Interested in hosting a show?

The Wholly-Water is, Ibsen Scope's Awarded 2026, a site-specific performance, staged inside an abandoned swimming pool.

The jury finds The Wholly-Water to be an exciting project. An art-project that, inspired by Ibsen’s Brand, examines contemporary systems of moral absolutism, militarized state power, and silenced dissent. Developed into a near‑water, site‑specific performance and ritual to create an immersive, tactile experience. Dafa Theatre’s background and artistic composition present a compelling fusion of traditional Czech object‑theatre with influences from Arab visual and musical aesthetics. The work combines objects, bodies, live music, in all over intriguing combinations. The visual material, including figures and installations, particularly impressed the jury for its depth, poetry, and artistic quality. The project carries an implicit engagement for Palestine and the ongoing war in Gaza. Brand’s uncompromising “all or nothing” becomes an artistic engine when placed against the backdrop of militarism and conflict. The jury is moved by the company’s insistence on art as a possibility—creating sensory physical encounters, and rituals as ways of public reflections. With strong visual and tactile expressions at its core, the project demonstrates the continued relevance of art as an active and driving force in times marked by war. We are eager and excited to follow the development of this fine and compassionate work.