LocoMotion-Мрдни се ! - Festival de danse contemporaine
Lokomotiva – Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture
& Macedonian National Theatre
Have the honor to invite you to :
LocoMotion – Мрдни се !
Contemporary dance festival
26 October – 01 November 2008
With the idea of creating a fresh new concept on the Macedonian cultural scene, the Lokomotiva – Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture initiated the LocoMotion festival.
LocoMotion aims to present contemporary dance practices and innovative choreographies by international authors, with an emphasis on authors from the Balkan region and Macedonia.
LocoMotion would like to inform and allow reflection on current practices and discourses in the field of contemporary dance, locally and worldwide.
By realizing the festival we would like to stress the importance of independent, innovative authors and productions by familiarizing the audience with contemporary dance. With the festival we would like to fill the void on our local scene, that is, the space not reserved for grand productions but for presenting new, progressive, innovative forms and independent authors.
Festival programme
26th October, Sunday
20:30
Enter Achilles, 45`
dance video projection, DV8 Physical Theatre
(Točka Cultural Centre)
27th October, Monday
20:00
НЕЕМ, 35`
Concept : Aleksandra Janeva (BE/HR) & Pisteffo (BE)
Choreography : Aleksandra Janeva
(Macedonian National Theatre, main stage)
Intermission
JOHN, 20`
Creation and performance : Goran Bogdanovski (SI)
Креативен процес и режија/ Creation process and directing : Tomi Janežič (SI)
(Macedonian National Theatre, main stage)
29th October, Wednesday
20:00
IMAGO, 30`
Concept : Violeta Vitanova, Stanislav Genadiev (BG)
Choreography : Violeta Vitanova, Stanislav Genadiev, with the cooperation of the dancers
(Macedonian National Theatre, main stage)
Intermission
VILLAGER, 10`
Choreography and Dance : Marijana Savovska (MK/DE)
(Macedonian National Theatre, main stage)
Intermission
FORMULA, 25`
Macedonian Premiere
Concept, choreography and performance : Iskra Šukarova (MK) & Dejan Srhoj (SI)
(Macedonian National Theatre, main stage)
30th October, Thursday
20:00
What is Contemporary Dance?
Presentations of the contemporary dance scenes in Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the partner organizations of the NOMAD Dance Academy project ; discussion on the stage needs, the cultural policy and development of the art form in the region, the cultural and political influence of contemporary dance and its significance in creating new theoretical discourses
(Točka Cultural Centre)
1st November, Saturday
20:00
ONE WAY INSIDE, 17`
Choreography and performance : Kire Miladinoski (MK)
(Macedonian National Theatre, main stage)
Intermission
HOMO CANIS, 15`
Choreography and performance : Kire Gjorevski (MK)
(Macedonian National Theatre, small stage)
Venues :
Macedonian National Theatre – Kliment Ohridski St, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
Točka Cultural Centre – 15 Kliment Ohridski, behind the Kliment Ohridski Church
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The festival is supported by :
Swiss Cultural Programme in the Western Balkans, European Cultural Foundation, Kultur Kontakt, City of Skopje and Cultural Programme of European Union
Thanks to : Točka Cultural Centre, press to exit project space, French Cultural Centre, British Council in Macedonia and Macedonian Centre for Photography.
Special thanks to the partner : Macedonian National Theatre
Тhe festival is realized in the frame of the NOMAD Dance Academy project
