HA

About Jana Jacuka

Jana Jacuka (1995, NL/LV) is a choreographer and performer, recently graduated from the DAS Theater masters programme in Amsterdam. She is curious to create performances almost out of nothing and uses her body, voice and text as the departure points. For the past two years, she has been exploring the voice and the letters H and A, investigating how the voice can become an extension of the body, creating choreography with voice and how it can move the audience. Her work HA received the International Bursary Award 2025 at Amsterdam Fringe Festival 2025 and was nominated by Latvian Culture Awards 100g of Culture.

“HA is bold, original, and uncompromising, with impeccable control of voice and body, creating a performance that is at once emotional, alienating, and unforgettable” – Theaterkrant

“…lead me to believe that this work can be considered a turning point in performative art” – LSM.lv

“A performance unlike anything the jury had ever seen before: daring, original, and uncompromising”  Amsterdam Fringe Festival jury 

Credits:

choreographer / performer Jana Jacuka tutor Miguel Melgares external advisor Bruno Listopad, Ira Brand outside eye / dramaturgy advice Eva Susova, Sam Scheuermann, Toni Steffens text advisor Joachim Robbrecht text editing in collaboration with Nicolas Lange vocal advisors Moa Holgersson, Monica Janssen, Maria Magdalena Kozłowska graphic designer Estere Betija Gravere photographer Peteris Viksna

Traces left by Stina Force and Amparo Gonzales.

This work wouldn’t be possible without Veronika Abdul-Visocka, DAS theater tutor and peer support. This performance was developed within the context of the DAS Theatre master programme and with financial support from the ATD-Aart Janszen Fund (NL) and State Culture Capital Foundation (LV).

Co-produced by Theatre on Gertrude Street (LV)