Artists of the project Magnetic Field of Play (work in progress) are planning a residency within (Non)Aligned Movements at Antistatic International Festival for Contemporary Dance and Performance in Sofia.
(Non)Aligned Movements is the project developed in the frame of the Balkan dance network – Nomad Dance Academy.
Artists in residence: Melita Spahić Bezjak and Larisa Lipovac Navojec
about residency project:
Magnetic Field of Play is inspired by Nikola Tesla and imagined as a multidisciplinary performance that plays with physical terms, phenomena, laws and rules, invented games and stories – trying to connect scientific and artistic starting points in creative work.
The creative team will explore objects, stories, poetry and theremin, that operates on the principle of a magnetic field. And each of that starting point becomes part of the equations and formulas that might be formed during the research process.
The performative space and scenography, as well as certain parts of the performance, will be questioned in relation to specific spaces (Nikola Tesla’s Demonstration Cabinet), text research works, inventions. The idea is also to study the poetic starting points that inspired Tesla, as well as the artist’s own notes during the work process, and to connect them creatively.
Likewise, starting from observing the performance as an experiment that seeks to find an invention in which the work is observed through creative equations, templates, formulas, this journey of process will be completed within its own process map.
Artistic collaboration team: Melita Spahić Bezjak, Branko Banković, Larisa Lipovac Navojec, Mario Kovač.
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Biographies:
Larisa (Lipovac) Navojec
She is the CEO of TALA dance center in Zagreb since 2000.
She completed high school for contemporary dance Ana Maletić School in Zagreb, then graduated from AAADC, N.Y. (Independent Study and Certificate Program). In 2018 she finished studies at MA SODA/HZT program in Berlin and received the title sc.mag.Art.
Over the years she participated in making more than 90 different performances (from contemporary dance, musicals, drama to children and youth theater). She created 17 performances as author. Today she works as performer, choreographer, creator, author, pedagogue, producer and organizer of different dance projects in theater, commercial industry, video and film. She collaborates with number of international and Croatian artists making music videos, performances, concerts, tours and openings of biggest events in Croatia and worldwide. Also, involved in activities and initiatives that create environment and conditions for contemporary and performing Art sin Balkans.
Currently the main focus is on opening the first HUB of performing Art sin the region.
(check some theater works @ https://vimeo.com/user18801920)
Melita Spahic Bezjak has been professionally engaged with dance and theatre since 1993. She studied dance at the Ana Maletic School for Contemporary Dance in Zagreb, Croatia and continued her studies at London Contemporary Dance School (MA in Contemporary dance , 2007). She is the author and choreographer of numerous dance and theatre projects in both the UK and Croatia. Currently, she is based in Karlovac, Croatia where she founded Free Dance – non-profit organisation in culture and initiated Karlovac dance festival.
Following on her artistic ethos to connect with nature, universe and humans she is exploring various projects in collaborative laboratory with different art practices and artists active in those disciplines.
Melita is practising dance, developing on diferent methods to create and working as a choreographer, performer, producer, curator and teacher. Melita is working within a variety of contexts which range from theatre, site-specific, installations, video to commissions.
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About residency program,
the project “Magnetic field of play” – work in progress
Artists in residence: Melita Spahić Bezjak and Larisa Lipovac Navojec
This work continues on previous works where we continue to question and explore the possibilities of artistic ideas inspired by Nikola Tesla, which we find to be educational, promotional and connect science, art and culture within the field of play.
The project brings together a team of collaborators, artists and experts who together share and exchange positive thoughts on scientific discourse and theatrical instinct: Melita Spahić Bezjak, Larisa Lipovac Navojec, Branko Banković and Mario Kovač
Magnetic field of play is imagined as a multidisciplinary performance that plays with physical terms, phenomena, laws and rules, invented games and stories – trying to connect scientific and artistic connections in creative work.
Research topics #magneticfiledofplay
magnetic induction || unit of measure T (Tesla) || inspirations from the research of Nikola Tesla and his life || connecting imagination, games with scientific settings
The process:
– defining a score, set of instructions, stories, formulas (encoded with/into our movements and dramaturgy of experiment)
– finding tools from score of documentation, research process
– inventing a score which invites to explore games, plays and interactions
Starting points for the work process: magnet, magnetic field, game, frequency, Tesla’s life story, his poetry, legacy to us, written work process as a reminder / signpost to inspirations, objects and subjects.
The performance space and scenography, as well as individual parts of the play, will be questioned in relation to specific spaces (Nikola Tesla’s Demonstration Cabinet), text research works, inventions. The idea is also to study the poetic starting points that inspired Tesla, as well as the artist’s own notes during the work process, and to connect them creatively.
Likewise, starting from observing the performance and possible games (play) as an experiment that seeks to find an “invention” in which the work is observed through creative equations, templates, formulas. We will play with this journey of process to be completed within its own process map and its own formula to lead collaborative team.
The creative team will explore objects, stories, poetry and theremin, that operates on the principle of a magnetic field. And each of that starting point becomes part of the equations and formulas that will be formed during the research process.
Artistic collaboration team: Melita Spahić Bezjak, Branko Banković, Larisa Lipovac Navojec, Mario Kovač.
Production: Center for Dance and Performing Arts F.R.E.E. D.A.N.C.E. Karlovac
Co-production: Tala Dance Center
Support: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, “Kultura nova” Foundation
