By performing the dance show ‘ππΕ π ππππx’ by the Austrian choreographer Simon Mayer, last night in the Great Hall of the Student Cultural Center in Belgrade, the Belgrade Dance Institute celebrated ten years of continuous work.
βNAΕ E SELOxβ’OUR VILLAGExβ is a unique performance jointly created by renowned choreographer Simon Mayer and talented students of the Belgrade Dance Institute in Belgrade. In the spirit of celebrating a decade of work at the Belgrade Dance Institute, we are marking this milestone with a performance that focuses on the theme of the celebration. The piece explores the art, power and diversity of celebration, addressing the various emotions and experiences that come with celebration, highlighting the challenges and triumphs along the way to joy, vitality and festivity.
βNAΕ E SELOxβ’OUR VILLAGExβ celebrates the entire spectrum of human emotions and feelings – from joy and happiness to sadness, anger and satisfaction. We invite you to experience our village – a place where the movements of well-being have become our game, and the sounds of well-being have become our music. It is a place where everyone is welcome to share in our magic, to become part of our community and to be a flower that shines under the protection of the great trees. Join us in this celebration of life and the colorful, varied emotions that make our existence so rich and meaningful.
Performed by: Katarina BuΔiΔ, Sanela Ε½oljiΔ, Vanja Gerzina, Ryan Koh Yik Heng, Kyra Photiou, Julia Arzumanova, Olga Omeljanenko, Iva Ilijevski, Anja StojankiΔ, Olga MuraΕ‘ova and Tamara Ljesar.
Assistant choreographers are: Katarina BuΔiΔ, Ognjen VuΔiniΔ and Lisa Anetsmann, costume for the show didΒ SneΕΎana ArnautoviΔ StjepanoviΔ.
Simon Mayer (Austria 1984), in his work insists on the dialogue between cultures – on the productive conflict of tradition and modernity. Meyer is a classically trained dancer, but also a performance artist and musician, who in his work travels between genres, as well as between the cultural worlds that shaped him: from rural folk culture to the Vienna State Ballet, and to Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker, with whom he made several productions before making a name for himself as a solo artist on the international dance scene. In the creative process, Simon Mayer pursues free artistic expression, mixing all kinds of genres and styles to enable sensual, exciting forms of performance. Time and again, the group’s dynamic interactions lead to trance-like moments where perception and physical strength combine to create a mesmerizing rhythm. Gravity and seriousness give way to playful improvisations, giving the audience the joy of discovering performers inventing new sounds, lighting effects and choreography.
Photographer: Belkisa Beka Abdulovic
