Iza Szostak

I applied for the residency out of a need to look at myself from a distance. I dream of working towards change. My daily childcare responsibilities bring a routine, a pyramid of obligations built on a sense of responsibility for the health and safety of my little ones. I wonder how this can be balanced – being there for my children, but also for myself. I decided that this kind of programme would give me time to reinvent what I stand for and what interests me at this stage of my life and how it relates to the caregiving phase of my life. It’s not about the classic fight for myself, because I have no problem delegating childcare to other people. Instead, I’m trying to connect with other adults. I want to distance myself and discover where and how I can continue to fulfil my potential. I have considered using this time to work out the concept for my new choreographic performance, which is planned for late 2025 in Prague, or just to give myself time to map out my thoughts.