koreografska fantazija br. 2: a continuity

koreografska fantazija br. 2: a continuity is the second work in the award-winning series (Croatian Theatre Award for the Outstanding Choreographic Achievement and Annual Award of the Croatian Dance Artists Association for the choreographic achievement of the year) which explores choreography as a structural practice.

Created in returning, perpetual layers and performed by six dancers, the work focuses on a range of fluctuations. It simultaneously contemplates the end of time, where the tension of the event falls into the abyss of form and duration, resisting some kind of annihilating compactness. What does it mean to be together, navigating structures and time? How do we proceed, and in what order? The choreographic structure continuously tightens and disperses, allowing dancers to respond attuned to each given moment. As the dance travels through its structural panorama, the formal language of the piece emerges and disappears. Sensing and listening, proposing and echoing, finding space, and inventing a different kind of time. The sound is a homage to Electronics by Reinhold Friedl (Zeitkratzer) & Carsten Nicolai, an experimental sound album.

The work was programmed by the Croatian Association of Artists and Meštrović Pavilion, a gallery for contemporary art in Zagreb. Designed by sculptor and architect Ivan Meštrović and built in 1938, the building has served several functions in its lifetime. Transformed into the Museum of the Revolution, it now houses the Croatian Association of Artists.

Duration: 60 minutes. / Author, choreography, concept: Marjana Krajač / Performed by: Filipa Bavčević, Lana Hosni, Irena Mikec, Sara Piljek, Katarina Rilović and Mia Zalukar / Music: Reinhold Friedl and Carsten Nicolai / Assistance: Irena Tomašić / Graphic Design: Valentina Toth / Sound Technicals: Jasmin Klarić / Technical Director: Duško Richtermoc / Technical Assistance: Leonardo Krakić / Communication: Anita Klapan / Production: Sodaberg Koreografski Laboratorij / Realized with the support of Ministry of Culture of Republic Croatia, City Office for Culture Zagreb, and Foundation Kultura Nova. Created with the support of Croatian Institute for Movement and Dance, Zagreb Dance Center, and House of HDLU in Zagreb. Performed at Showroom of Contemporary Sound, a festival of contemporary music and contemporary sound, Zagreb, 2016. / Premiere: September 18, 2015 / program notes pdf