Dancing in Balkans

As a dancer I was always challenged with what was happening northern or western form Slovenia. ImPuls Tanz in Vienna, Rossas in Brussels, SEAD in Salzburg, Laban in London, EX.E.R.CE - CENTRE CHOREOGRAPHIQUE NATIONAL in Montpellier... Not just that - also meeting dancers and pedagoges with whome I worked on workshops and trainings were all in a way 'made in the West'. In that manner I could say that Slovenia has been a part of this big contemporary art map for many decades now - not in whole, but getting more involved as a whole every season. But beside some events happening in Belgrade or Croatia, I was never driven to investigate what is happening southern from us. But a sudden change of my lifetime path drove my heart and body so therefore my attention as a dancer to the 'balcans'. And I started researching what is happening in the lands 'down under'....

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CROATIA:

Dance week festival

Tjedan suvremenog plesa is Croatia’s primary international festival of contemporary dance, movement theatre and mime. This annual festival, organized by Institute for Movement and Dance was founded in 1982 by its Artistic Producer Mirna Žagar. This year festival will be held from 28.5-8. June and will present artists from Croatia, Slovenia, Belgium, Netherlands and Poland.

Check out more: http://www.danceweekfestival.com/en

MACEDONIA:

LocoMotion - Festival of Contemporary Dance and Performance

It was formed in 2008 by Lokomotiva - New initiative, It 'marks itself as a format that deals with challenges and questions concerning the context in which the art is produced and communicated'. In past few years they were able to present several local and international artist that deal with this subjects and remain experiment-oriented format. Festival is usualy held in late fall.

Check out more: http://www.lokomotiva.org.mk/index.html

Dance fest Skopje:

It was formed in 2005 by Risima Risimkin as a unique festival for ballet and dance in Macedonia. She is also an artistic director of Skopje Dance Academy, program established in collaboration with the prestigious Rotterdam Dance Academy from the Netherlands and also the artistic director of the First International Competition forYoung dancers and choreographers SKOPJE DANCELAB. This year Dance fest Skopje will be held from 12-25 April, showing diverse program of artists from all the Europe.

Check out more: http://www.dancefestskopje.com.mk/index.html

BULGARIA:

Derida Dance Center:

It is the first centre for contemporary dance and training center in Bulgaria. It offers contemporary and classical training courses and is considered a residence of the people of art and theory, approaching the contemporary performing arts. Look up for Dance PORT Derida - Training programe of Derida dance Company and a Residency programe.

Check out more: http://www.derida-dance.com/qs/

SERBIA:

Station - Service for Contemporary dance Belgrade

It is a service for contemporary dance community in Serbia founded by . It is a co-founder and member of Balkan Dance Network.

Check out more: http://www.dancestation.org/eng/index.html

Balcan Dance network:

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Critical writing in ex Yu

It is an interesting theoretical platform for contemporary art. Next session starting in May...

Get updates and reading list here:http://criticalpracticemade.ipage.com/2014/04/04/cp1_general-reader/

Vita perfomactiva

http://www.anavujanovic.info/

Nomad Dance Academy

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European Union brought this central european awarenes in all of us, giving us equal opportunities to travel and work in other countries. But there is a connection that no 'promise of a better life' can overtake. Historical and a bit romantic connection we have as ex residents of Yugoslavia. Probably I got it trough stories of my relatives or it runs trough my veins a bit. This Slavian connection in blood, language and culture. Eventhough in this period question about my national and cultural identity is becoming the main topic of my daily agenda I wish I'll be able to nurture and create in the Bačkan scene in the future more...