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Daytime meeting spaceLocation: Foyer, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Foyer, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility The foyer at Toplocentrala will act as a space for you to meet up with old and new friends and take a break between or during sessions. You may want to grab a coffee or explore possible collaborations with international peers. It’s your space! |
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Relaxed RoomLocation: Hall 4, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 4, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility A quiet space for participants to unwind. |
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Accreditation and information deskLocation: Foyer, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Foyer, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility Our staff will be at the accreditation desk to answer your questions and provide you with your badge if you weren’t able to get it the day before. The first session on Thursday starts at 10:00. |
| 09:30-10:30 | 22 |
Burn In: Connecting bodyLocation: Hall 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility Offering so many impressions, IETM meetings can be intense for the mind. Тo sustain your energy, good mood, freshness and curiosity, we’re offering this gentle physical session with your body - which is always here and now and ready to support your ‘burn in’ experience. Maximum number of participants: 30 Just turn up - first come, first served. Please consider bringing spare change of clothes. Moderators Veselin Dimov, Toplocentrala, Bulgaria |
| 09:30-11:00 | 18 |
Breakfast with the Global Connectors [FULL]Location: Hall 1, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 1, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility Following the Global Connect 'Conversation Starters' Online Sessions held on 30 April, 30 participants have the opportunity to share breakfast with the 10 Global Connectors 2024 to deepen the discussions and ideas sparked online in a face-to-face setting. You can watch the sessions recordings with the presentations of each Global Connector here. Please note that this session is now FULL. |
| 09:30-11:00 | 22 |
Artistic Walk: City Sensory Journey [FULL]Meeting point: In front of National Gallery Interested participants
Meeting point: In front of National Gallery Interested participants
Address: pl. "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski" 6 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility The City Sensory Journeys present an unusual point of view towards the city and its many dimensions. These journeys allow us to reach a deeper state of awareness about the space outside and within ourselves. An experience beyond words engaging all senses of the participants (sights, hearing, touch, smell, taste). These are journeys for those of you who like to explore and experiment, and those of you looking for poetry and the soul of the world around you. Last but not least, these are journeys which help you slow down, stop time, even lose yourself completely. It depends entirely on you how far you will go. Guide: Sensory Theatre Sofia and the Institute for Silence Research Accessibility: The walk is about 3.5km long and participants will be blindfolded for most of the walk. It is not suitable for people with mobility difficulties. Maximum number of participants: 20. This Artistic Walk has reached its maximum capacity. Price: Free of charge with an optional discretionary donation at the end of the walk |
| 10:00-21:00 | 22 |
Exhibition Toplo Gallery - CUBE Toplocentrala - A Dream For a Space 7+3 Years ToplocentralaLocation: Gallery-CUBE Toplocentrala, Hall 3 Interested participants
Location: Gallery-CUBE Toplocentrala, Hall 3 Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility CCA Toplocentrala presents a retrospective exhibition following the birth and development of the project from its dream-phase to the active cultural institution that it is today. ‘A Dream For a Space 7+3 Years Toplocentrala’ is a recollection of official, archival material enriched with the private database of the people, who have helped build the art centre, thus combining the institutional narrative with that of the individual. The Toplocentrala Gallery - Cube will be the host of a spatially non-invasive exhibition titled 'ToploCentering', which occupies the walls in such a delicate way, as to allow for the hall to become a platform for the numerous events and meetings on the IETM agenda. Opposed to each other will be two centres aka clusters of data (visual, textual and tangible), revealing the past of Toplocentrala on one side and the present on the other. The rich history of planning, fighting for and defending the realisation of this project will face or mirror its vivid present of organising, maintaining and preserving this haven for theatre, dance, music, painting, sculpture, photography and many more. An extension to the cluster of operative years of Toplocentrala will be a smaller-scale exhibition situated in front of the Cube - in the dedicated ‘Project Space’. There will be a key timeline of Toplocentrala with additional photographs and video, as well as a display of the most important achievements for the performative and visual art worlds, including a variety of statistics that emphasise the colourful, diverse and ever-growing world of Toplocentrala and the local art scene. The exhibitions aim to pay homage to the many years and people, efforts and ambitions that sparked this dream and continuously create the flame that keeps burning today. Accessibility: You can take the walk at your own pace. See the Practical Information for details about accessibility at Toplocentrala. |
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Who's there?Location: Terrace, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Terrace, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility A speed-meeting session for those who want dedicated time to make new connections. This is the most joyful and fun way to start your meeting experience. Moderator Filip Pawlak, Freelance artist, Poland |
| 10:00-19:00 | 21  |
Planetarium - Understanding dark matterLocation: Planetarium, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Planetarium, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility This immersive movie experience about space takes place every 30 minutes. Duration: up to 30 min Credits: Planetarium Andromeda Get in touchContact: Sofia Planetarium How to book?You can purchase your tickets on the spot at the reception - no pre-booking required. |
| 11:00-12:30 | 19  |
International Networks and their role in developing Sustainable International VenuesLocation: Hall 3, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 3, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility When the last IETM Sofia Plenary Meeting took place in 2014, the need for an independent performing arts centre in the city was one of the main topics of discussion; we visited a number of potential spaces and discussed the development and sustainability of interdisciplinary cultural venues. And together with IETM members and participants, Toplocentrala was selected as the most suitable location. The city of Sofia accepted their expertise and developed the space into the new centre for contemporary performing arts in Sofia. Now, a decade later, we return to celebrate Toplocentrala. IETM and similar international networks played a crucial role in the development of the centre - sharing knowledge, gathering feedback and fostering collaboration between stakeholders. Using Toplocentrala and other performing arts centres as examples, we will discuss a roadmap for how international networks can support the development of new venues. Be ready to talk about your own projects, because we will use this practical session to discuss the challenges and opportunities together. Speakers Vikram Iyengar, Pickle Factory Dance Foundation, Global Connector 2024, India |
| 11:15-12:45 | 19 |
Sensing Earth WorkshopLocation: Hall 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility This workshop encourages practitioners to further reflect on the environmental, organisational and political aspects of their practice, and to explore tangible new ideas for the development of greener, more resilient, and ecologically connected performing arts. Participants will break into three groups, each of which will tackle one of the themes below. Tackling the tension between artistic autonomy and environmental responsibility placed on artistic work - whether art is being instrumentalised for ecological purposes and how growing demands for ‘climate proof’ art may change the aesthetics of its works. How can we develop autonomous aesthetics that are closer to the Earth, to nature and our ancestors, perhaps by drawing lessons from indigenous cultural practices? Sensing Earth Organisations: How Can We Constitute Ecologically Sustainable Art Institutions? Given the potential influx of greening regulations aimed at benefiting our ecosystems, which can be challenging for cultural organisations, we look at how to take environmental sustainability into our own hands. We look at strategies for self-organisation based on the principles of the commons, which offer a third space between state (government subsidies) and market (creative industries). How could the performing arts make cultural organisations greener, yet more resilient, by managing natural and cultural resources independently and in a circular manner? Sensing Earth Politics: How Can We Influence Decision-Making that serves People and Planet Political decision-making focuses too much on greening existing industry sectors through technological innovation. Arts and culture are expected to deliver the creative resources that drive such innovations, to increase citizens’ ecological awareness and to mitigate socio-economic decline in places that are undergoing profound climate-related transition processes. We will attempt to design elements of more advanced cultural policies that respect culture and nature as one ecosystem that serves people and planet rather than already powerful industries and lobbies. Moderators |
| 14:00-15:30 | 19 |
How do we make it work? A panel on working conditions and status of the artistLocation: Hall 1, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 1, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility Amidst the challenges magnified by the pandemic, the importance of the 'status of the artist' has become increasingly evident in both national and international dialogues. This concept has not only influenced numerous discussions but has also been incorporated into the names of new laws. The topic of working conditions in the cultural sector has gained momentum at the European Union level, and several national governments across the globe introduced new measures to tackle it. However, UNESCO’s recent study investigated the global situation and concluded that despite the increase in various laws and measures to address artists’ status, conditions are worsening for many artists worldwide. What are the reasons? Is political will insufficient to effect change, especially in the face of rapid changes and constantly emerging global challenges? Are these measures too progressive for their rather conservative contexts? Or is there a lack of recognition of both old and emerging issues that artists really face today? This panel aims to make a breakthrough in the ongoing quest for better working conditions in the arts sector by gaining deeper insight into the types of solutions in place and the obstacles to their success, and shedding light on the nuances crucial for advocating or designing policies in this complex field. Moderator Elena Polivtseva, Independent Researcher, Belgium Speakers Tom Fleming, Tfc Consultancy, United Kingdom |
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Sensory Theatre - PortalLocation: On the river towards the left side of the bridge, towards the mountains Interested participants
Location: On the river towards the left side of the bridge, towards the mountains Interested participants
Address: Ivan Vazov District, 3 Petko Karavelov Blvd., Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility This site specific performance will be located on a steep slope heading down to the river and is not accessible for people with limited mobility. The performance requires good walking shoes and comfortable clothes to enjoy the experience. The sensory experience requires silence, touch from the facilitator and contact with the water. It's a unique individual experience. IF WATER IS A DOOR, A PORTAL… …then what lies on the other side - and have we already passed through? Indeed - who is the ‘water’? Is it possible for the answers to these questions to be available not to THINKERS and their rational minds, but to EXPERIENCERS through their senses and intuition? And if so, would you become one of them? PORTAL is an immersive sensory performance created by SENSORY THEATRE SOFIA, in a site-specific context of the river and the water park next to TOPLOCENTRALA. Duration: 30 min. Individual entrance is permitted every 10 minutes at the following time: 15:00 Genre: Sensory theatre, site specific theatre Get in touchProduction contact : Zlatina Toleva, PR Manager Global Vision Circle tel:(+359)0885 617 207 Status: Available for local versions and ready for touring How to book?Tickets are available to purchase on the spot, in the Foyer at Toplocentrala. There will be a printed schedule and you can book your preferred time slot for either June 12, 13 or 14,4 from 15:00 until 18:00. It’s a personal experience, so you canwill enter individually at your allocated time. The performance is limited to 20 people per day. Important: After you register at the Toplocentrala reception and receive a ticket with the exact entry time of your performance, please arrive at the location 10 minutes before to be able to enjoy the performance. |
| 15:30-17:00 | 19 |
What we burn for and what we burn out from [FULL]Location: Hall 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility In this small group session led by a psychotherapist, artist and writer with over 24 years’ practice, you will learn practical techniques to help centre your thoughts and feelings as you move through your day – whether you have five, three or only a minute! Participants will be asked to share the biggest points of stress in their lives, and we will draw on a range of techniques - breathing, body work, meditation and creative activities – to discover the most useful tools for tackling them. Working with the group, you’ll have the opportunity to rehearse putting the tools into practice. Wear loose clothing, warm socks and comfortable shoes for walking and moving. Please note that registrations for this session are now FULL. Moderator Virginia Zaharieva, Artist & Psychotherapist, Bulgaria |
| 15:45-17:15 | 19 |
Defining a professional artist - measure for measureLocation: Hall 1, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 1, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility Europe hosts a wide variety of contexts for artists to work within. Some of them include more and some less obvious ways on how an artist can survive and live sustainably by practising their profession and the adjacent competencies. As a follow-up to the panel How do we make it work? on working conditions and the status of the artist, this session will provide a practical and hands-on approach to help us get on the same page in the rich contextual environment. We will form working groups to explore further local contexts and possible ways to define what a professional artist is, based on a variety of social, economic and cultural factors. We will aim at developing an ‘Are you an Artist?’ calculator in order to help better ‘quantify’ what a professional artist is. Moderators |
| 16:00-17:00 | 18 |
Create and Collaborate with France and GermanyLocation: Hall 3, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 3, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility An informative session hosted by Institut francais, ONDA - Office National de Diffusion Artistique and Goethe-Institut. IETM is proud to present a new session to be hosted at IETM plenaries from now on, starting at IETM Sofia 2024. Aimed at demystifying processes and giving IETM members and our international guests an insight into the work of our Associate Members, three of them, Institut francais, ONDA - Office National de Diffusion Artistique and Goethe-Institut, will host an informative session about opportunities they offer for performing arts professionals based outside of France and Germany. The session will start with a short presentation of current opportunities and programmes, and representatives from all three organisations will remain available for questions from participants. Speakers Catherine Faudry, Institut Français, Serbia |
| 17:30-18:20 | 21 |
Art Office - The oranges and love of…Location: Amphitheatre, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Amphitheatre, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility The popular play by the Italian playwright Carlo Gozzi ‘The Love of Three Oranges’, together with the poem by Jacques Prevert ‘Like A Miracle’, are the foundation of the play The oranges and love of… by Anastasia Subeva. It is a vibrant celebration honouring humans’ foolishness and naivety, while at the same time talking about how wonderful man can be in their inability to achieve their beauty and dreams. Through the prism of street comedy the authors mock excessive ambition, greed, ignorance and naivety. Clown performance, music, songs, dance and acrobatics are among the main means of expression of the actors Augustina-Kalina Petkova, Ventseslav Dimitrov and Nikolay Nikolaev, who put their gravity and plasticity to the test. All of this happens in close proximity to the audience - on the square, without the constraints and vanity of the theatre hall. Duration: 50 minutes Credits: Adapted and directed by: Anastasia Subeva Get in touchStatus: Available for local versions and ready for touring How to book?Free of charge. |
| 18:00-18:30 | 21 |
TanTou - RE(W)RITE! - human specific performanceLocation: Toplocentrala yard, near BAR STAGE Terrace Interested participants
Location: Toplocentrala yard, near BAR STAGE Terrace Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility RE(W)RITE! is an immersive performance, a ritual space devoid of fictional elements, roles or characters, that takes the audience on an emotional, participatory, journey. Duration: 25 min. Credits: Performers: Nullo Facchini, Maria Stoyanova Get in touchProduction contact: www.tantou.dk How to book?Enter your name at the participation list and be at the BAR STAGE terrace 10 minutes the scheduled time: 18:00 or 18:30. |
| 18:30-19:00 | 21 |
TanTou - RE(W)RITE! - human specific performanceLocation: Toplocentrala yard, near BAR STAGE Terrace Interested participants
Location: Toplocentrala yard, near BAR STAGE Terrace Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility RE(W)RITE! is an immersive performance, a ritual space devoid of fictional elements, roles or characters, that takes the audience on an emotional, participatory, journey. Duration: 25 min. Credits: Performers: Nullo Facchini, Maria Stoyanova Get in touchProduction contact: www.tantou.dk How to book?Enter your name at the participation list and be at the BAR STAGE terrace 10 minutes the scheduled time: 18:00 or 18:30. |
| 19:00-20:15 | 21 |
36 Monkeys - 37 MatchesLocation: Hall 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility 37 Matches is a play that walks on the edge of the crime story genre. It is also a play about social inequalities in Western societies, which are increasingly exacerbating the tensions between people. These dynamics threaten to explode our connective social fabric. It is no coincidence that the title refers to Andersen's The Little Match Girl. The play will take us directly into the life of Elena, who is a caregiver and at this very moment goes to see yet another client. Everything seems as usual, even better than usual. The agency offers good conditions, the house is nice and the family seem kind. However, she starts feeling pressured from all sides. Her own family needs the money she earns in Germany, and the clients are proving to be less than trouble-free. Duration: 1h15m Credits: Zdrava Kamenova and Gergana Dimitrova Get in touchStatus: Available for local versions and ready for touring How to book?Tickets are available for purchase through URBO APP. The discount is automatically applied through the affiliate link below.
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| 19:00-23:00 | 21 |
Planetarium - Amazing journey to the solar systemLocation: Planetarium, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Planetarium, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility This immersive movie experience about space takes place every hour between 19:00-23:00. Duration: up to 40 min Get in touchContact: Sofia Planetarium How to book?You can purchase your tickets on the spot at the reception - no pre-booking required. |
| 19:30-20:30 | 21 |
Yalta Art Room - Morphine by Mikhail BulgakovLocation: Yalta Art Room Interested participants
Location: Yalta Art Room Interested participants
Address: Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 20, Sofia, Bulgaria | Event Map | Venue Accessibility The one-man play Morphine zeroes in on the human condition and explores the disintegration of character, arising from the clash of reason and emotion, the divine and the earthly, the real and the unreal. Where do self-isolation, alienation, lack of intimacy and love, the search for meaning, and the yearning for connection lead? These are just a few of the unsettling questions Dr. Polyakov must confront... What dreams does he have? What visions plague his hallucinations? What is he fleeing from, and is there anyone capable of rescuing him? Duration: 1 hour Credits: Polyakov: Petar Petrov – Pero Get in touchStatus: Available for local versions and ready for touring How to book?Tickets are available for purchase through ePayGo ticketing platform. The discount is automatically applied through the affiliate link below.
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| 19:30-01:00 | 18 |
Late night meeting pointLocation: BAR STAGE Terrace, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: BAR STAGE Terrace, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility An informal moment to come back together, network, relax with colleagues and friends and meet new faces on the large terrace at Toplocentrala. DJ set by Partymeneva |
| 19:30-20:10 | 21 |
Derida Stage - FractusLocation: Derida Stage Interested participants
Location: Derida Stage Interested participants
Address: 32 Tsar Samuil St., 1000 Sofia Center, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility FRACTUS is a visual dance performance in which bodies interact with each other in a certain geometric structure. In the performance, this internal relationship develops in many layers, building a universal pattern in the relationship, which associatively leads the viewer to a personal experience. This visual expression follows the natural regularity of fractals, which are geometric shapes made up of smaller, similar parts. They move in the so-called organised chaos, in which each component develops its own trajectory, limited to a common geometric figure. The concept of the performance provides an opportunity to observe from different perspectives, which allows the viewer to build their own three-dimensional space. Jivko Jeliazkov was awarded IKAR 2017 for a contemporary dance performance for S INNER and is one of the TOP 20 choreographers of Europe in the frame of 'Aerowaves - dance across Europe' with F63.9 performance. Duration: 40 min Concept & Choreography: Jivko Jeliazkov Get in touchStatus: Available for local versions and ready for touring How to book?Tickets are available for purchase through ePayGO ticketing platform through the link below. The discount of 20% will be applied when enter a promo code WELCOME24
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Yanitsa Atanasova - AwlLocation: Hall 1, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 1, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility Awl is a performance that aims to highlight the state of being ‘stuck’ in one place and how the body can transform even the most limited environment around it. To provoke reflection on the idea of ‘comfort’ and its relationship to social and cultural norms. The awl is a symbol of the desire for physical and emotional liberation, a reminder of how the body can rebel against constraints and seek its sense of comfort and satisfaction. The performance is also a meditation on the experience of sitting and the sensations that can arise in the body when we allow ourselves to be still. An exploration of sitting as not just physiology but as culture. An insight into the circumstances that keep us ‘stuck’ and how we can get out of there, push our boundaries, and discover new potentials to help us move further than just surviving. Awl is the third co-production between One Dance and Toplocentrala. Credits: Concept/Choreography: Yanitsa Atanasova Duration: 50 min. Get in touchProduction contact: Yanitsa Atanasova How to book?Book your tickets through URBO APP via the link below.
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| 21:30-22:30 | 21 |
Stephan A. Shtereff & Ligna - Nonument 2.0Location: Hall 4, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 4, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility Nonument 2.0 is a film about the radio ballet premiered at the Park-monument of the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship in Varna in October 2022. As a trilogy, it presents the monuments which have lost their meaning over time, and from places of memory and tribute became such of worship of ideological myths and convenient historical narratives. The so-called ‘no-numents’ are ideologically charged, surrounded by hate, nostalgia, attitudes of revisionism and destruction, but also by desire for protection, conservation and rethinking of their function in the present. Can a theatrical interference (performance) demythologise a NO-nument? Can it make a contemporary interpretation of it so that we change the imposed perceptions of the past, we can live the same emotional and critical sense of the present and provide a meaningful future without any lies? Duration: 1 hour Credits: The performance was realised with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the National Culture Fund, Goethe-Institut Bulgaria, ‘Fraport Twin Star’ – concessionaire of Varna Airport and Burgas Airport. Nonument 2.0 is part of the project Life Long Burning – about a sustainable ecosystem of contemporary dance in Europe, which is performed with the financial support of the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
Get in touchProduction contact : Storycatchers How to book?This performance is free of charge and requires no pre-booking - just turn up! |
| 21:30-23:00 | 21 |
VOX POPULI - ExhibitsLocation: Alley 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Alley 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility Exhibits is an outdoor theatrе installation in which viewers meet unique ‘exhibits’ in their personal bio-space of 1 sq.m. Exhibits reveals the strength, eccentricity and worldview of people deviating from the social standard. These are stories of real-life individuals, conveyed by the actors through verbatim earphone technique. 1 sq.m is our untouchable zone, an arm's length away, the small circle of attention and the limit of intimacy. The spectator and the actor enter into direct human contact, which can hardly happen in the theatre hall. Genre: Verbatim theatre Credits: Neda Sokolovska Get in touchProduction contact : VOX POPULI Status: Available for local versions and ready for touring How to book?The spots where the artist is going to perform are located outside Toplocentrala, in the park alley. You can join and listen to a story at whichever time you like. No tickets required. |
| 22:00-22:50 | 21 |
Ana Dankova - OratoriaLocation: Hall 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 2, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility Oratoria is a contemporary performance that creates a neo-dramaturgy consisting of music articulations based on a variety of genres ranging from opera to trash and hardcore by using only the intonation and sound extraction of speech. It choreographs a contemporary dance from the gestures we use while speaking. The project traces human verbal development solely through the non-rational, automatic and affective aspects of speech - intonation (music) and gesture (dance). Thus Oratoria ‘reconstructs; a universal ‘authentic’ proto-language, that everyone can understand, and opens up a space for research into the causes and the functions of speech as a human phenomenon. Duration: 50 minutes Credits: The performance is realised with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria and ‘Etud’ Foundation, co-production with Toplocentrala. Written and directed by Anna Dankova Get in touchProduction contact : Anna Dankova How to book?Tickets are available for purchase through URBO APP. The discount is automatically applied through the affiliate link below.
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| 22:30-23:59 | 21 |
Christian Bakalov - One-Two - Show 1 & 2Location: Hall 1, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Location: Hall 1, Toplocentrala Interested participants
Address: ul. "Emil Berzinski" 5, 1408 Yuzhen, Sofia | Event Map | Venue Accessibility Please note that this performance consists of two separate shows. You only need to book and pay for one show at either 22:30 or 00:15 via the booking link below. breathing (inhale One - exhale Two). The hyperventilation that the dancers are under the influence of at all the time makes their body movements sensitive, with heightened sensibility and devoid of theatricality or acting, referring to one of Marina Abramović's early works - ‘Rhythm 4’, 1974. One Two is a breathing story about life, love, despair, pain, hope before death and dance as a way to go through them to make sense of them. Time: First performance at 22:30 and second performance at 00:15 Credits: Christian Bakalov Get in touchProduction contact: Christian Bakalov How to book?Enter the URBO APP via the link below and select the date and time of the performance. You can select the first show at 22:25 or the second show at 00:15. This performance is limited to 25 people and is an immersive performance using infra-red cameras, requiring audience participation.
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