Moving Balkans – Contemporary Dance Platform

Friday, 29 November at 3:00 p.m.
presentation
Kino Šiška, upper foyer

Moving Balkans Contemporary Dance Platform is a new and dynamic collaboration of dance professionals from across the Balkans, established at the beginning of 2024. The mission of the platform is to elevate contemporary dance in the region and position it competitively within Europe. Through a regional partnership network, showcase festivals, initiatives promoting artist mobility, workshops, co-creations, and capacity-building activities, it aims to empower dance professionals and raise awareness of the vibrant and diverse dance scene flourishing in the Balkans.

At the heart of the platform are esteemed international partners, each playing a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of contemporary dance in the region: Albania Dance Meeting (AL), Art Link Foundation (BG), Contemporary Dance Association Slovenia (SI), Croatian Cultural Center Rijeka (HR), Croatian Institute for Movement and Dance (HR), DAN.C.CE UNITIVA (GR), EN–KNAP Productions (SI), Interart Culture Center (MK), Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture (SI), The National Center for Dance Bucharest (RO), Students’ Cultural Center Novi Sad (RS).

The 1st edition of the Moving Balkans – Contemporary Dance Showcase will be held in Ljubljana (Slovenia), Rijeka (Croatia) and Zagreb (Croatia) between 10–13 of May 2025. The festival will highlight the best in contemporary dance from the Balkan region, offering a platform for creators to share their work with local audiences and international professionals.

The presentation will be delivered by Teja Reba (Contemporary Dance Association Slovenia) and Tibor Mihelič Syed (Kino Šiška).

Organised by: Kino Šiška and DSPS

This presentation is in English.

Free entry

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