In the period from 7 to 13 June 2021, a residency program was held at the Mediterranean Dance Center in Svetvinčenat, during which dance artists Nikolina Komljenović and Irma Unušić started the second phase of work on the performance Which planet are you?
The residency was held as part of the Generator Platform program. This residency was preceded by a stay on Cres (10.5.-23.5.2021.) supported by the European project Island connect. It is a performance based on the concept of Nikola Komljenović and Vivian Defazio, which was created within the Touche (ed) Artistic and Moving Lab for choreographers organized by the Generator Platform (European Collaborative Platform of Contemporary Dance for Young Audiences) during 2020 in Vienna and Varaždin (Kliker festival).
The idea stems from the experience of touch that takes us to extremes - understanding, feelings and needs - in the context of today. Listening to the effects of the dichotomy of simultaneous isolation and immersion in a new space of research and connection, the artists work on creating a poetic performance in which they play with concepts and concepts: "who we are" or as the name suggests, "who is which planet". Find out what happens when two planets (persons) meet. How do they perceive differences and how much do they rejoice in similarities? Do their peculiarities and the peculiarities of others make them curious and how do the multitude of individual planets make the universe a glittering cloak of opportunities for friendship? In this phase of the work, the artists explored how ideas are transmitted through abstract artistic language and how the audience perceives them, and how the audience contributes to the further shaping of the dance art project for children.
During this stay in the Mediterranean Dance Center artists held a workshop, a presentation of the work in progress and a conversation with the audience, which was very important for the further development of the work.
The project is supported by: Generator platform, Creative Europe, Island Connect
Photos: Andi Bančić
Dance performance Astronauts was held in Požega on June 26, 2021.
It was the final guest performance with which the Art Organization Dance Workshop of Ilijana Lončar in this turbulent theater season, with great effort, completed the project "Everyone to a dance show" supported by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia.
The Den is a project of creating a virtual place of ideas for dance and movement. The project's launch was supported by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia as part of the Public Call for digital adaptation programs and the creation of new cultural and creative content. Part of the project is also the official website, a platform for Den content. The Den is intended for children, young people, and anyone who wants to move their body in new and creative ways. The ideas are easy to implement at different places like homes, parks, woods, etc. We also recommend the use of Den to all pedagogical staff who work with children in kindergarten, school or dance halls.
Check out the photo gallery to see some “behind the scene” moments!
The den is designed to embrace.
Hug you.
The den is for every day.
It's a place where you can feel good,
where you can explore things, be who you are, and discover much more.
The den wants to encourage you to create what carries you, takes you away, holds, and sustains you through good times and those other times that challenge our stability and psychophysical health.
The den is a virtual home of creative ideas that move the body and mind.
Authors: Irma Unušić, Tea Maršanić
Camera and editing: Tara Ivanišević
Animation, design, website visuals: Peter Zlonoga
Music: Vanesa Petrac, Ivan Marojević
Illustrations: Vedran Markulin
Performers: Rita Ravenščak, Neo Unušić Vujnović, Gea Unušić Vujnović,
Irma Unušić, Tea Maršanić
Photo: Darko Hlušička
Web design: MOOD.works
The project is supported by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and the City of Bjelovar.
