Filip Zahradnický

Nothing to See Here

Juggling

Nothing to See Here explores darkness not as the absence of light but as a material that shapes perception. Combining juggling, object manipulation, and visual dramaturgy, the performance uses fragile light sources to reveal only fragments of action. As objects emerge and disappear, the audience is encouraged to engage with what remains unseen, questioning how we construct meaning from incomplete information.

Biography

Filip Zahradnický is a Czech contemporary circus artist and juggler. He began his circus training in a juggling class at Cirqueon, Prague’s circus centre, while also developing his skills in acrobatics, physical theatre and movement. In 2015, he was accepted into the Academy of Modern Circus in Copenhagen (Denmark), where he refined the technical aspects of juggling and movement. He graduated with his juggling act VERMILION, which he presented at the Cirque de Demain festival, where it received two awards.

He spent six months performing at Chamäleon Theatre as a member of the Czech company Cirk La Putyka. He has also been involved in award-winning and award-nominated productions, including Goldbergvariations with the Swedish company Kompani Giraff and Thin Skin with Eliška Brtnická.