Linda Kapetanea and ArtD. Jozef Frucek, Mgr. Art, began their paths as athletes and later expanded into movement, performance, and education.
Over decades, their work has been presented across international art stages, training environments, research contexts, and educational institutions. They have created and directed works for theatres, collaborated with artists and companies worldwide, and contributed to the development of somatic and movement-based training approaches within both artistic, research and educational frameworks. Alongside their artistic activity, they have been invited to teach, lecture, and share their practice in a wide range of contexts — from universities to professional training programs, research platforms, and international seminars across Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas.
Their work has engaged diverse communities — artists, athletes, educators, therapists, and researchers — across disciplines and cultural contexts.
Rather than separating performance, physical, mental training, and teaching, they approach each context as a site of investigation — examining how coordination, decision-making, communication, and adaptability emerge under real conditions.
Fighting Monkey grew from this long-term exploration and continues to evolve through international workshops, research dialogue, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.