Via Negativa : SHAME

“Be yourself, express yourself! There’s nothing to be ashamed of!”

That’s one of the most notorious imperatives of contemporary society. It seems that today the world is completely open, ready to accept us, as we are – no more restraints, no more shame. Contemporary media culture demands of us to be open, to share opinions, to express feelings, to be critical, to be entertaining… It looks like shame is something from the past century, something pre-modern. Shame simply doesn’t fit in our contemporary identities. (more…)

KUL ABONMA presents: NOSTALGIA’S NOSTALGIA

Arts High School in Ljubljana – Department of Contemporary Dance and Theatre
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Jana Menger: IN PROCESS

Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible.
Albert Einstein
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Via Negativa, Boris Kadin: MITING OF TRUTH

Concert performance by Boris Kadin.
Self-ironic retrospective of former Yugoslavia’s political and ideological heritage tail or ed from remakes of Croatian popular songs. (more…)

Andreja Rauch: TUESDAY

performance for a mother, a child and a musician

Tuesday is a collage of poetic dimensions, normally present in everyday situations and in questions we normally all share and experience. These dimensions come forth through the character named Suzana, played by Suzana Koncut. (more…)

Betontanc Ltd.: SO FAR AWAY introduction to ego-logy

a matinee for primary school children
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17th International Festival of Contemporary Arts – CITY OF WOMEN

The word embedded with mystical powers Abracadabra! represents this year’s main festival theme. It is considered a magic word; its letters had been placed in a pyramid turned upside down and people had carried them around their necks as an amulet to protect themselves against disease and trouble. We therefore decided to place our focus on magic, mystery, illusions, parallel reality, reality ‘as it really is’, rituals and pure imagination, because we wish to take a step aside from the cruel reality, embracing the present day world in the form of general distress and economic crisis. At the same time, we would like to make our way back to the parallel reality and revisit these very hardships through the perspective of different, other and borderline. Instead of ignoring the present state of affairs, we have our mind set on offering an unconventional view on human existence and perhaps even hope, which can be brought about by playfulness and awe, dreams and worship of life with openness, joy and pure wonderment.
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BITEF Dance Company hosted by Stara mestna elektrarna – Elektro Ljubljana

For the first time in its artistic history, Belgrade has a contemporary dance ensemble; the dance company embraces both classical and contemporary dance styles and cooperates with various choreographers and directors from home and abroad. Stara mestna elektrarna – Elektro Ljubljana will host three of their visiting performances.
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Marjeta Kamnikar & Timon Jelen: M (version 2.3)

documentary performance

What it is. What we are. What we have. This is what we work with. This is what we create with. What it is. What we are. What we have. Performance is the best form of a documentary film. Of what it is. Of what we are. Of what we have. You are kindly invited to check, to examine, to consume, to co-create and to enjoy. The event.
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VIA NEGATIVA & EMANAT: SHAME

Thursday, 3. 11. at 19h: Via Negativa / at 21.30: Emanat
Friday, 4. 11. at 19h: Emanat / at 21h: Via Negativa
Saturday, 5. 11. at 19h: Via Negativa

Via Negativa and Emanat announce a joint project, which is to join forces of two independent authorial groups on the basis of common conceptual ground on the one hand and different creative approaches on the other: Via Negativa, under the conceptual guidance of director Bojan Jablanovec, and collaborators in production of Emanat, under artistic leadership of choreographer Maja Delak. At the moment, each group of artists works on its own respective scenic approach to the thematic focal point: disgrace. Both artists and producers see this creative merging as an open door to a mutual point of creative breakthrough, organically melting together ideas, concepts and performative strategies. (more…)