{"id":2285,"date":"2025-06-11T13:03:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freedance.hr\/kdf-eng\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2025-06-11T13:10:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:10:27","slug":"tesla-on-the-beach-kdf015-summer-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freedance.hr\/kdf-eng\/tesla-on-the-beach-kdf015-summer-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla on the Beach @ KDF015 Summer Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KARLOVAC DANCE FESTIVAL<\/strong>
Festival of Contemporary Dance and Performing Arts
KDF015 Summer Edition \/ 30 June \u2013 4 July 2025 \/ Karlovac, Croatia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tesla on the Beach | 2 July 2025 | 20:00 | Kino Edison<\/strong>
Kino Edison, \u0160etali\u0161te dr. Franje Tu\u0111mana 13, 47000 Karlovac<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tesla on the Beach<\/em> is a multidisciplinary dance performance that unfolds through three foundational narratives from Nikola Tesla\u2019s childhood, each giving rise to an act accompanied by a \u201cknee play\u201d \u2014 a brief transitional \u00e9tude.
The production is both conceptually and thematically enriched by the portrayal of three distinct episodes from Tesla\u2019s life, each intimately connected with rivers that mirror his visionary insights.
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The performance explores profound themes \u2014 the elemental power of water, feelings of vulnerability and loss, alongside a prophetic vision of what lies ahead. Through these interwoven motifs, Tesla on the Beach<\/em> transcends the conventions of dance theatre, becoming a medium for contemplation, understanding, and inspiration, drawing strength and energy from the symbolism of rivers.
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The waterways that shaped Tesla\u2019s formative years, and later inspired his pioneering ideas on wireless energy transmission, serve as the foundation for an exploration of the delicate balance between technology and nature.
In this work, Tesla emerges as a beacon of inspiration, while the rivers embody a source of vitality, together crafting a space for meditation, reflection, and harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creative Team:
Choreography: Melita Spahi\u0107 Bezjak
Direction and Texts: Mario Kova\u010d
Co-authors \/ Performers: Branko Bankovi\u0107, Larisa Lipovac Navojec, Melita Spahi\u0107 Bezjak, Mario Kova\u010d
Music: Damir \u0160imunovi\u0107
Voice Consultant: Davorka Horvat
Lighting Design: Sa\u0161a Fistri\u0107
Technical Direction: Robert Pavli\u0107
Costume Design: Ana Mikuli\u0107
Costume Assistant: Ana Pauli\u0107
Video: Majda D\u017eani\u0107
The Performance\u2019s Guiding Spirit: Deborah Husti\u0107
Firefighters in the Film: Dra\u017een Petri\u0107, Luka Meja\u0161i\u0107, Stjepan Pirin\u010di\u0107, Martin Rado\u010daj, Dra\u017een Ljubenko
Photography: Denis Sto\u0161i\u0107
Video Footage: Miran Barjakovi\u0107
Visual Identity: Hrvoje Jelin\u010di\u0107
Set Design: Majda D\u017eani\u0107 and the performance\u2019s creative team
Set Construction: Vladimir Bezjak
Public Relations: Ivana Sansevi\u0107
Project Collaboration: Radiona.org \u2013 Zagreb Makerspace
Video Support and Collaboration: Firefighting Association of the City of Karlovac, Karlovac Volunteer Fire Brigade, and the Firefighting Association of Karlovac County
Production: Free Dance
Co-production: PC TALA, Melita Spahi\u0107 Bezjak, UPUH
Financial Support and Patronage: Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Karlovac, Croatian Association of Dance Artists, Kultura nova Foundation.




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Previous Performances

Zagreb Premiere & Reprise:
\ud83d\uddd3 5 & 6 April 2025, 19:00 | TALA PLE(J)S, Zagreb

Karlovac Premiere:
\ud83d\uddd3 11 April 2025, 19:00 | Kino Edison, Karlovac<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Karlovac Dance Festival is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, the City of Karlovac, and with financial support from the \u201cKultura nova\u201d Foundation.<\/strong>
KDF015 Summer Edition takes place as part of Karlovac\u2019s Zvjezdano ljeto (Stellar Summer)<\/strong>.
Admission to all events is free of charge.<\/strong>
More information about the festival: https:\/\/freedance.hr\/kdf-hr\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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