Anagoor at a residency in Zagreb!
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- Created on Monday, 26 March 2012 12:09
- Written by Silvija Stipanov - Student Center Zagreb
APAP ARTISTIC RESIDENCY – ANAGOOR "L.I."
26th to 31st of March 2012 / APAP ARTISTIC RESIDENCY – ANAGOOR "L.I." @ Theatre &TD – SEK hall
Culture of Change (Student Centre) - Apap Performing Europe network is organizing an artistic residency from 26th to 31st of March 2012 for Italian theatre group ANAGOOR from Veneto. Anagoor is coming to Zagreb to artistic residency to research and create for their new theatre project „L.I.“
Anagoor on their new project „L.I.“:
During Anagoor's theatrical research and after the design of the dramaturgical elements, there are two creative paths that precede any figurative invention. On one side we have research and musical composition through constructing architecture and sound landscapes; and on the other side we have scenography designing in order to realize the physical ambient using recordings to support the designing process.
During their stay in Zagreb, Anagoor's prime interest is to focus on the montage of the video material collected for the “L.I.” project and to set up the sound landscape of the video, all to be ready for the premiere of the performance on the 26th of April 2012 at the International Film Festival in Trent (Il Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Trento).
“L.I.”, Aangoor's new project begins from the historical deliberation over the „man hunt“ theme trying to investigate some of the aspects of memory, token and sacrifice, and their connection to the problem of ethnos and language, often understood as two true merits of democracy we can use to differentiate and separate people among each other.
The clashing point of this fierce vortex is the mountain massive of Caucasus taken as an excuse for the mystic hill, the mountain is there to interline elements of historical reality and, just like some broken mirror, reflect images similar to those from dreams and nightmares.
About Anagoor:
Theatre project Anagoor was founded in 2000 and its activity is mostly connected to Castelfranco Veneto in Italy. Anagoorbears and combines experiences of few different performers, dramaturgical, visual and musical artist. Education span of Aangoor members is diverse: from classical philology, art history, architecture, fine arts, dance and music to other practices of theatre work. Today, Anagoor is one of the most engaged new theatre companies in Italy, and together with BabilioniaTeatri and Pathosfermel the leader of the Renaissance of the Venetian Contemporary Theatre, which made the north east culture scene of Italy visible to public and media.
Anagoor is a member of Apap network since 2011. In 2009, Anagoor was awarded with Special recognition for the play Tempesta at the Scenario Award 2009. Since 2009,Anagoor is supported byFies Factory. In 2008, Anagoor was one of the finalists of Extra Prize 08.
Anagoor's research is based on the archetypes which are then developed by Anagoor in the direction of inventing new iconographies and new paths of writing and scene designing, trying to find new myths by mixing and distilling everything that is remembered in our cultural DNA. Anagoor's theatre is in the eternal tension between stammering barbarism and crystal clear neoclassicism.
"_replacements for Years of Refusal" by Irena Čurik
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- Created on Thursday, 22 March 2012 11:19
- Written by Silvija Stipanov - Student Center Zagreb
He told her that he spins a lot in bed before he finally falls asleep and she asked him will he include her.
Showings: March, 28 & 29 at 18:00 @ Tanzfabrik Berlin Wedding, Uferstraße 8/23, Berlin
ENTRANCE FREE!
Premiere: April, 23 at 20:00 @ &TD Theatre, Zagreb
Performances: April, 24 & 25 at 20:00 @ &TD Theatre, Zagreb
Theater maker Irena Čurik (Zagreb) is basing her new performance piece, called upon music record ‘Years of refusal’, on the theme of personal and professional failings, failures, misfortunes, refusals, fiascos, shortly: fizzles.
The performance is being constructed from the mosaic of personal fragments made of memories, abandoned bodies, ex-lives, wasted concepts and broken illusions. Illusions that have lost their powers to protect us. So we must find some new ones; travelling through reflections of the present moment, moment of a live performance. There's something ceremonial in it. In a way it's very similar to the ceremony of protecting yourself from the evil fairies; they say that even if the good fairies do exist, they certainly aren't in the woods. You must always protect yourself before entering a forest. Weird things have happened.
Concept, dramaturgy and directing: Irena Čurik
Performed by: Irene Cortina Gonzalez, Alicia Grant, Nikos Konstantakis, Ana Monteiro
Music composed and performed by: Paul Dill and Olaf Hollmann
Video by: Drago Car
Stage manager: Vedran Hleb
Production: University of Zagreb-Student Centre Zagreb-Culture of Change-&TD Theatre within the „Apap-Performing Europe“ project
Residency and support: Apap Production Studio in Tanzfabrik Berlin (Uferstudios), Germany
Sponsors/donators: Embasada de Portugal Zagreb, Instituto Camoes de Portugal, Hotel Laguna Zagreb.
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While Irena Curik was selecting the team for her next play, Michael Laub confirmed to us he will be her mentor!
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- Created on Thursday, 16 February 2012 10:10
- Written by Silvija Stipanov - Student Center Zagreb
In two-day audition held on February 11 and 12 in Tanzfabrik Berlin and between 35 applied performers Irena Curik selected 4 of them for her new project „Replacements for Years of Refusal“ within the European project „Apap-Performing Europe“. Rehearsals begin on March 5 in the Apap Production Studio in Berlin and the first two showings are set for March 28 and 29. After Berlin, the project team takes a two week break after which they move to Zagreb on April 12 where they finish the project in &TD Theatre and premiere it on April 23.
During last week of rehearsals in Zagreb, the project will be joined by the author's mentor, renowned Belgian theatre director and choreographer Michael Laub.
The selected performers for the play „Replacements for Years of Refusal“ are actor and dancer Nikos Konstantakis from Crete, performer, dancer and author Ana Isabel Vieria Monteiro from Portugal, dancer Irene Cortina Gonzales from Spain and performer and dancer Alicia Grant from Newfoundland, Canada. As a part of the research for the play, Irena Curik will hold three workshops on personal and professional failures. The first of the workshops, the one for children, will be held inZagrebbefore Irena's departure to the residence in Berlin. The workshops for the adults will be held in Berlin during the first week of the rehearsals.
More on mentor: http://www.michael-laub.com/
More on Ana Monteiro: http://thisisasolo.blogspot.com/
More on Irene Cortina Gonzales: http://irenecortina.wordpress.com/
