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9th Belgrade Dance Festival / National Theatre, Belgrade 1 In the time when ballet and dance were facing serious crisis in Serbia, Belgrade Dance Festival made a significant contribution in re-positioning this art form by recruiting new, young audience and popularizing dance in general, always presenting choreographic accomplishments of highest artistic level. Festival managed to bridge the gap that was created by cultural isolation of Serbia in the last decade of 20th century. It presented most significant contemporary dancers, performers and choreographies, by carefully choosing artistic accomplishments that, each in it’s own way, achieved continuity and naturally outflowed one from another. In that way audience that went through complex but unique education in a short period of time was introduced and tied to art of dance. The audiences received a very special celebration of dance, every April in their city. Festival also gave a particular artistic impulse to the local artists, both performers and choreographers. It has made a strong impact on the Serbian contemporary dance scene not only through performances themselves, but also through meetings with the authors, workshops, exhibitions, video screenings, expert’s discussions and different presentations. The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia recognized the potential of the Belgrade Dance Festival at the right moment, and we are confident that Belgrade Dance Festival will successfully carry out its cultural mission for a long time. Bratislav Petković Minister of Culture/Republic of Serbia 1 Era of New Fairytales When Aja Jung first told me, “in confidence” of course, and not so long before the event, for which this jubilee and book take place, with intentions of starting something in Belgrade that has never taken place here before - a big festival of dance - my first thought was: abandon your juvenile dream. It appeared to be a very high leap, even for the young and brave, for the people ready for action such as herself. But I was extremely mistaken with my skepticism! Indeed, she accomplished even more than she was set out to do - I was quickly convinced of this. During one coincidental meeting, in a totally normal and unexpected place - a tram is where I heard the same story about the dance festival in Belgrade, as told to me by Nebojsa Bradić, well known theatre director. After this, it was clear to me that dreams had evolved and this was no longer a laughing matter. Something huge, wonderful and unstoppable was bound toward the cultural scene of the city. And in just under 6 months, that dream became reality; Belgrade Dance Festival was presented to the audience. It arrived quietly and quickly; such achievements you do not encounter frequently here. 1 When it comes to festivals, Belgrade is no orphan; on the contrary it has an abundance of various events. However, the city was lacking world class dance. Periodically they have been reaching our region. The best were usually “wrapped” in under different theatre and music festivals, as were not so frequent individual presentations of the dance companies from abroad. In regards to “The Festival” as it is referred to by those who rejoice it, it arrived filling a gap within Belgrade’s theatre scene. Today, it is a city with substantially changed vision of performing arts, justly having to thank and without a doubt the best dance festival in this part of Europe. Belgrade’s Drama Theatre, a nice and comfortable venue, located in the Vračar area of the city, in the beginning had been the scene of the largest number of performances, while the glitz and glamour of the festival - such as the opening and closing performances were accommodated in the all so reliable theatre hall of Sava Center in New Belgrade. After a short time, the festival established itself throughout the city and beyond. Soon other renowned Belgrade theatres began opening their doors. It was obvious that it wasn’t just a question of solidarity, in assisting this young new thriving dance festival, but a genuine expression of hospitality toward artists and performances with creative emblems of a new era, putting at stake their own reputation and demonstrating openness toward a program which fits into its daily repertoire profile. It is for certain that the soul and vibrant colors of world class dance is spreading throughout our theatres, and within the festivals performances, which fall into the high class category. The art of dance also arrived to other Serbian cities, bringing their audiences closer to the standards of the new ballet and dance repertoire and actual productions. Throughout the years the numbers in both quantity and quality have expanded for „the biggest dance in Balkans“. It all started without a lot of fanfare and noise, on tip-toes, with a kind of mixed groups from within the circles of the ballet and dance world, both big and small troupes. But most importantly was to slowly get the wheels in motion and with this force, label the new (non)existing movement into a brand name within the modern age of dance in Serbia, a country which lacked a higher level of contemporary dance professionalism. Lack of funds also played a key role within the cultural art of dance and prolonged adequate maintenance in quality for the public. With the arrival of the Belgrade Dance Festival, much of this has changed and evolved. With its positive vibes, the festival has strengthened vital signs within the scene of local modern dance, and perhaps also influencing the creation of a new, more demanding audiences. This is especially true among the newer generations, whom upon new dance horizons have risen. In brief, the festival has taken the creative dance scale to the next, higher level, there’s no turning back, and this is evident today from a far. The festival is now a brand, recognized by many world renowned companies whose sleeves had to be pulled in the past, in attempt to convince them to even come over and participate. But today it’s a different story, as now they openly request to be invited. Foremost, the festival’s growth has expanded enormously and it has promoted a complete pallet of styles among today’s dance scene in Europe, and beyond. So far, a decade of this festival characterizes and coincides with a vast variety of choreographers within the world’s top class. They usually concern and are based on themes of modern man and the universe within. Among them, there were choreographer’s originating from the East who presented us with their “universal dance”, an entrance to sensibility and mystical climate of their homeland, thus far exposing new faces less known to the West. Taking into consideration what has been on display at this festival so far, it is a brief history of contemporary dance. Even though, these productions are of a newer age, within them you will recognize and associate with performing artists of the past times, through modern dance presented by pioneer performers and other great artists, whose influence still remains intact today through the works of the upcoming performing artists of the present. The festival has also brought us world renown dance companies, with truly remarkable and spectacular performances, as well as lesser known performing artists from more modest, but nevertheless, superb community dance companies throughout the world. Today, it seems as if the whole world has danced in Belgrade. The festival’s founder was once told: “we chose a dance that creates yearning for beauty with love and truth”. To that can be added, the risk was not that great, considering that quality was always the primary goal. That’s why we ask ourselves today: Who of the great performers of this day and age, has not yet performed in Belgrade? And for the end, a bit of personal experience in this adventureous game. If I counted correctly, and I think I have: throughout all the years of the festivals existence, I have missed and not seen only 3 performances; for two of them I had justifiable personal reasons! And, of course, I have never regretted all those hours that “dance” has dwelled upon me. Those same hours understandably, haven’t presented the public with gifted artistic equality, but surely all that time had not been wasted in vain. We have reached another, the tenth spring season of the great Belgrade Dance Festival, the miraculous April in Belgrade, as per Jung’s calendar. The new magic awaits us! Muharem Šehović, journalist POLITIKA 1 Dance Theatre of State Theatre of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece EgriBianco Dance Company, Torino, Italy Ballet of Macedonian National Theatre, Skoplje, Macedonia Albanian Dance Theatre, Tirana, Albania 1 Dance Theatre of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia Ballet of Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersbourg, Russia Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel 2004 I 1 1 The story about this Festival has started in 2003. The project was initiated by 1 dancer and 1 theatre director. The first edition took part in April 2004. 11 April 18th, Sava Centar Dance Theatre of State Theatre of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece Winterreise, Konstantinos Rigos 2004 12 13 April 19th, Belgrade Drama Theatre EgriBianco Dance Company, Torino, Italy L’apres midi d’un faune, Raphael Bianco The Miraculous Mandarin, Susana Egri Beyond the Time, Raphael Bianco 2004 April 20th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Ballet of Macedonian National Theatre, Skoplje, Macedonia Par-A-Bol, Iskra Šukarova Accumulations, Silvain Groud 2004 14 15 April 23rd, Belgrade Drama Theatre Albanian Dance Theatre, Tirana, Albania Contrast, Gjergj Prevazi 2004 April 25th, Belgrade Drama Theatre, main stage Dance Theatre of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia Golem, Stefan Maria Marb 2004 16 17 April 29th, Sava Centar Dance Day Celebration & 100 years Anniversary of George Balanshine Ballet of Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersbourg, Russia Apollo, George Balanshine Ballet Divertissement 2004 May 1st, Sava Centar Suzanne Dallal Center, Tel Aviv, Israel So said Herzel, Sahar Azimi But the Virgin was more available..., Javier De Frutos 2004 Ballet of Paris Opera, France Homunculus Dance Theatre, Vienna, Austria Jody Oberfelder Dance Project, New York, USA Corte Sconta Dance Company, Milan, Italy National Ballet of Sofia, Bulgaria Yasmeen Godder Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Philippe Saire Dance Company, Lausanne, Switzerland Young Lyon Ballet, France 2005 II 1 1 Every year, we were managing to bring more groups, gain larger numbers of audience, better media attendance, have a super program… After a decade, BDF is still organized by 3 persons during the year… and 6 during the Festival. 21 April 10th, Sava Centrer Ballet of Paris Opera, France Ballet Divertissement, M. Bejart, R. Noureev, K. MacMillan, W. Forsythe, H. Lander 2005 22 2005 23 April 13th, Belgrade Drama Theatre, new stage Homunculus Dance Theatre, Vienna, Austria On the Way into the Promised Land, Manfred Aichinger April 14th, Belgrade Drama theatre Jody Oberfelder Dance Project, New York, USA Landmarks of Dreams, Jody Oberfelder Line Age, Jody Oberfelder 2005 24 25 2005 April 16th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Corte Sconta Dance Company, Milan, Italy Maggio, Laura Balis April 18th, Belgrade Drama Theatre National Ballet of Sofia, Bulgaria Who Cares, George Balanshine Ghetto, Mario Piazza 2005 26 27 April 21st, Belgrade Drama Theatre, new stage Yasmeen Godder Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel 2 Playful Pink, Yasmeen Godder 2005 2005 April 23rd, Belgrade Drama Theatre Philippe Saire Dance Company, Lausanne, Switzerland (OB)SEEN, Philippe Saire National Dance Company, Madrid, Spain National Ballet, Maribor, Slovenia Athens National Ballet, Greece Niv Sheinfeld Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel 28 Alias Dance Company, Geneva, Switzerland Company Bernardo Montet, Tours, France Nederlands Dans Theatre II, The Hague, The Netherlands 2006 III 2005 April 26th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Young Lyon Ballet, France From Classical to Contemporary, R. North, D. Bagouet, J. Garnier, F. Lescure 1 Belgrade Dance Festival has no address, or office. There is a million of empty spaces owned by Belgrade’s Municipality, but nobody ever asked if we might use one... There is a certain power in philosophy that the performances and artists are always the most essential reason for one manifestation to exist. 31 April 6th, Sava Centar National Dance Company, Madrid, Spain Rassemblement, Nacho Duato Castrati, Nacho Duato Por Vos Muero, Nacho Duato 2006 32 2006 33 April 10th, Belgrade Drama Theatre National Ballet, Maribor, Slovenia Radio & Juliette, Edward Clug April 12th, Sava Centar Athens National Ballet, Greece Canto General, Ray Barra 2006 34 2006 35 April 14th, Belgrade Drama Theatre, new stage April 15th, National Theatre, Niš Niv Sheinfeld Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Pig, Niv Sheinfeld Covariance, Niv Sheinfeld April 17th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Alias Dance Company, Geneva, Switzerland The Weight of Sponges, Guilherme Botelho 2006 36 37 2006 April 19th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Company Bernardo Montet, Tours, France O.More, Bernardo Montet April 20th, Sava Centar Nederlands Dans Theatre II, The Hague, The Netherlands Sleepless, Jiri Kylian Shutters Shut, Paul Lightfoot & Sol León Subject to Change, Paul Lightfoot & Sol León Minus 16, Ohad Naharin 2006 Nederlands Dans Theater, The Hague, The Netherlands Ballet Biarritz, France Prague National Ballet, Czech Republic Ismael Ivo, Sao Paolo, Brasil/Berlin, Germany Pretty Ugly Tanz, Cologne, Germany 1 Talia Paz, Tel Aviv, Israel/New York, USA Tulsa Ballet, USA Cullberg Ballet, Stockholm, Sweeden 2007 IV 1 1 41 After a short time, BDF was considered among the best European dance festivals. Kind of a trendsetter. It counts more than 18.000 people attending, every April. April 14th, Sava Centre Nederlands Dans Theater, The Hague, The Netherlands Tar and Feathers, Jirí Kylián Wings of Wax, Jirí Kylián Speak for yourself, Paul Lightfoot & Sol León 2007 42 2007 43 April 15th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Ballet Biarritz, France Les Petit Rien, Thierry Malandain Don Juan, Thierry Malandain April 17th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Prague National Ballet, Czech Republic Stamping Ground, Jirí Kylián Les Bras de Mer, Petr Zuska Through Nana’s Eyes, Itzik Galili 2007 44 45 April 20th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Ismael Ivo, Sao Paolo, Brasil/Berlin, Germany Delirium of a Childhood, Ismael Ivo 2007 April 22th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Pretty Ugly Tanz, Cologne, Germany Giselle, Amanda Miller 2007 46 47 April 26th, Belgrade Drama Theatre April 28th, National Theatre, Niš Tulsa Ballet, USA Without Words, Nacho Duato Back Stage, Young Soon Hue Nine Sinatra Songs, Twyla Tharp 2007 April 24th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Talia Paz, Tel Aviv, Israel/New York, USA Magnolia, Stijn Celis Habayata, Nigel Charnock Love, Sharon Eyal 2007 Ballet of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy Inbal Pinto Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Henri Oguike Dance Company, London, UK Alias, Geneva, Switzerland Shen Wei Dance Arts, New York, USA Club Guy & Roni, Groningen, The Netherlands 48 SpellbounDance, Rome, Italy National Ballet, Maribor, Slovenia Marseille National Ballet, France 2008 V 2007 April 28th, Sava Centre Cullberg Ballet, Stockholm, Sweeden Aluminium, Mats Ek As If, Johan Inger 1 1 We know that this Festival was, and probably still is, a nightmare for some of the local cultural organizations and manifestations. Always too good and too big, too well organized, overcoming the traditional frame. Powered by very few people. Supported by many friends :) 51 April 4th, Sava Centar Ballet of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy Mediterranea, Mauro Bigonzetti 2008 52 53 April 6th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Inbal Pinto Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Shaker, Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak 2008 April 8th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Henri Oguike Dance Company, London, UK Little Red, Henri Oguike Expression Lines, Henri Oguike Tiger Dancing, Henri Oguike Front line, Henri Oguike 2008 54 55 April, 12th, Opera Madlenianum Shen Wei Dance Arts, New York, USA Rite of Spring, Shen Wei Folding, Shen Wei 2008 April 10th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Alias, Geneva, Switzerland Approaching the Dust, Guilherme Botelho 2008 56 2008 57 April 13th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Club Guy & Roni, Groningen, The Netherlands Poetic Disasters, Roni Haver & Guy Weizman April, 14th, National Theatre, Niš Shen Wei Dance Arts, New York, USA Connect Transfer, Shen Wei 2008 58 59 April 17th, Sava Centar National Ballet, Maribor, Slovenia Prêt-à-Porter / Edward Clug 2008 April 15th, Belgrade Drama Theatre SpellbounDance, Rome, Italy Nafas, Mauro Astolfi Emotional Balance, Mauro Astolfi 2008 Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Monaco Random Dance, London, UK Conny Janssen Dance Company, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Sociedade Masculina, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bale da Cidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil TheaterHaus Sttutgart & Stuttgart Ballet, Germany 60 Emanuel Gat Dance, Istres, France 1 Cullberg Ballet, Stockholm, Sweden Baryshnykov Arts Centre, New York, USA 2008 April 19th, Sava Centar Marseille National Ballet, France Metapolis II, Frederic Flamand & Zaha Hadid 2009 VI 2008 1 The most current dance performances from all around the globe are presented every April in Belgrade and Serbia, thanks to the embassies and foreign cultural centers, important local and foreign institutions and foundations, theatres & their technical staffs, sponsors & donors, as well as local media & journalists... 63 April 1st, Sava Center Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Monaco Pays Sage, Jean-Christophe Maillot Altro Canto, Jean-Christophe Maillot 2009 64 2009 65 April 3rd, Sava Center Random Dance, London, UK Entity, Wayne McGregor 2009 April 5th, Yugoslav Drama Theatre Conny Janssen Dance Company, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Rebound, Conny Janssen 66 2009 67 April 7th, Theatre Atelje 212 April 9th, National Theatre, Niš Sociedade Masculina, Sao Paulo, Brazil Palpable, Andonis Foniadakis Between the Body and the Blue, Henrique Rodovalho April 9th, Sava Center Bale da Cidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil Lac, Sandro Borelli dualidade@br, Gagik Ismailian Dichotomy, Luiz Fernando Bongiovanni 2009 68 2009 69 April 11th, Theatre Atelje 212 TheaterHaus Sttutgart & Stuttgart Ballet, Germany Don Q, Christian Spuck April 13th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Emanuel Gat Dance, Istres, France Winter Voyage, Emanuel Gat Rite of Spring, Emanuel Gat 2009 70 2009 71 April 15th, Sava Center Cullberg Ballet, Stockholm, Sweden Empty House, Johan Inger Walking Mad, Johan Inger 16th & 17th May, 2009 Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad Baryshnykov Arts Centre, New York, USA Mihail Baryshnikov & Ana Laguna Three Solos and A Duet Valse Fantasie, Alexei Ratmansky Solo for Two, Mats Ek Years later, Benjamin Millepied Place, Mats Ek 2009 AterBalletto, Reggio Emilia, Italy Akram Khan Company & National Ballet of China, London, Great Britain/Beijing, China Company Paolo Ribeiro, Lisbon, Portugal Peeping Tom, Brussels, Belgium Kibuttz Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Compagnie Blanca Li, Paris, France Jasmin Vardimon Company, London, Great Britain Emio Greco | PS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Switzerland 2010 VII 1 1 Belgrade Dance Festival was every time honored with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Serbia, Government of Vojvodina, Ministry of Foreign Affaires of Serbia, municipalities of Belgrade, Novi Sad, Zrenjanin, Sombor, Pančevo, Stari Grad, Vračar… Thank you Vip mobile, Société Générale Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, Mercedes Benz, Grand Casino Belgrade, Fiat Serbia, Merkur Insurance, Bambi Banat, Delhaize Serbia, Strauss Adriatic, Delta Generali, Vojvodjanska Bank, Alcatel-Lucent Serbia, Teri Engineering, Super Vero, Nestea, Siemens, Schweppes, Hotel Hyatt Regency Belgrade, Lasta, Roche, Ford, Volvo, Frey Wille, Actavis, Avital, SNC Lavalin Fenco, US Steel Serbia, Hotel Continental Belgrade, JAT Airways, PTT Communications Serbia, Heineken, Amstel, Holcim, Alstom, SGS, Delta Holding, Imperial Tobacco, Swatch, Sintelon, Piraeus Bank, Whirlpool, Roggenart, Sapient Merkator, Balkan Lift, ABB, Cote d’Or, Telekom Serbia, National Bank of Serbia, Alumil, Arxikon, Diesel… and many others, for bringing the best of Dance to Serbia. 75 April 9th, Sava Centar AterBalletto, Reggio Emilia, Italy Come un Respiro, Mauro Bigonzetti Terra, Mauro Bigonzetti 2010 76 2010 77 April 10th, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad AterBalletto, Reggio Emilia, Italy Certe Notti, Mauro Bigonzetti April 11th, Opera Madlenianum Akram Khan Company & National Ballet of China, London, Great Britain/Beijing, China Bahok, Akram Khan 2010 78 2010 79 April 12th, National Theatre, Niš Company Paolo Ribeiro, Lisbon, Portugal Maiorca, Paolo Ribeiro 2010 April 13th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Peeping Tom, Brussels, Belgium 32, rue Vandenbranden, Gabriela Carrizo & Franck Chartier 80 81 April 16th, National Theatre, Sombor Kibuttz Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Kef-Kafim, Rami Be’er 2010 April 15th, Sava Centar Kibuttz Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Upon Reaching the Sun, Rami Be’er 2010 82 2010 83 April 17th, Opera Madlenianum (postponed to May, 2nd) Compagnie Blanca Li, Paris, France Le Jardin des Délices, Blanca Li April, 19th, Sava Centar (postponed to May, 4th) Jasmin Vardimon Company, London, Great Britain Justitia, Jasmin Vardimon 2010 84 2010 85 April 21st, Yugoslav Drama Theatre Emio Greco | PS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Hell, Emio Greco 2010 April 23rd, Sava Centar Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Switzerland Para-Dice, Saburo Teshigawara Selon Desir, Andonis Foniadakis Loin, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Royal Ballet of Flanders, Antwerp, Belgium Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel Balletto di Torino, Italy Yasmeen Godder Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Les SlovaKs, Bratislava, Slovakia Graz Ballet, Austria Nederlands Dans Theater, The Hague, The Netherlands Scapino Ballet, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Festival Ballet Providence, USA 1 Compagnie Maguy Marin, Rillieux la Pape, France 1 Goteborg Ballet, Sweden Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, London, UK 2011 VIII 1 During the years, the Festival got many headlines in international press. Parallely, few small official recognitions arrived on a local level. Nothing worth to mention. In Serbia, people and projects are awarded, prized, sculptured and painted after they are gone. When nothing really counts, but sounds good for the History. 89 April 3rd, Sava Center Royal Ballet of Flanders, Antwerp, Belgium Artifact, William Forsythe 201 1 90 2 01 1 91 April 5th, Opera Madlenianum Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel Rooster, Barak Marshall April 6th, Theatre Atelje 212 Balletto di Torino, Italy Primo Toccare, Matteo Levaggi 201 1 92 93 2 01 1 201 1 April 7th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Yasmeen Godder Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Love Fire, Yasmeen Godder April 8th, Belgrade Drama Theatre new stage Les SlovaKs, Bratislava, Slovakia Opening Night, Les SlovaKs Dance Collective 94 95 April 10th, Sava Center Nederlands Dans Theater, The Hague, The Netherlands 27’52’’, Jirí Kylián Gods and Dogs, Jirí Kylián Cacti, Alexander Ekman 2 01 1 April 9th, Belgrade Drama Theatre April, 10th, National Theatre, Zrenjanin Graz Ballet, Austria Sketches, Edward Clug 201 1 96 97 April 12th, Opera Madlenianum Scapino Ballet, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Bravo, Charlie!, Marco Goecke Holland, Ed Wubbe 2 01 1 Vip is inviting Mihailo Đuric April 13th, National Theatre, Belgrade Festival Ballet Providence, USA Surrender, Viktor Plotnikov Rhyme, Viktor Plotnikov Coma, Viktor Plotnikov 201 1 98 2 01 1 99 April 14th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Compagnie Maguy Marin, Rillieux la Pape, France May B, Maguy Marin April 15th, Sava Center Goteborg Ballet, Sweden Falter, Johan Inger La La Land, Alexander Ekman & Medhi Walerski 201 1 Sadler’s Wells / Sylvie Guillem, London, UK / Paris, France National Dance Company, Madrid, Spain Jacoby & Pronk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/New York, USA Liquid Loft, Vienna, Austria Emanuel Gat Dance, Istres, France Yossi Berg & Oded Graf Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel/Copenhagen, Denmark Kidd Pivot, Frankfurt, Germany 100 La La La Human Steps, Montreal, Canada Netheralands Dans Theater I, The Hague, The Netherlands Hofesh Shechter Company, London, UK 2012 IX 2 01 1 April 16th, Opera Madlenianum April 18th, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad Wayne McGregor | Random Dance, London, United Kingdom FAR, Wayne McGregor 1 1 Belgrade Dance Festival is more than Dance. It takes the name of the city all around the world. There is no dancer or choreographer, ballet or dance company that did not heard about The Festival in Belgrade. From an unnecessary place, to a “must city” in professional biographies of choreographers, dancers, companies… A long way! 103 2012 March 28th & 29th, Opera Madlenianum Sadler’s Wells / Sylvie Guillem, London, UK / Paris, France PUSH, Russell Maliphant 104 2012 105 March 31st, Sava Center National Dance Company, Madrid, Spain Extremely Close , Alejandro Cerrudo In Transit, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Walking Mad, Johan Inger Vip is inviting Leo Mujic April 1st, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad April 4th, National Theatre, Belgrade April 5th, National Theatre, Zrenjanin Jacoby & Pronk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/New York, USA Le Beau est Toujours Bizarre, A. King, L. Mujic, A. Lopez Ochoa, I. Gallili, M. Bigonzetti 2012 106 107 April 5th, Theatre Atelje 212 Emanuel Gat Dance, Istres, France Brilliant Corners, Emanuel Gat 2012 April 3rd, Belgrade Drama Theatre Liquid Loft, Vienna, Austria Talking Head, Chris Haring 2012 108 2012 109 April 6th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Yossi Berg & Oded Graf Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel/Copenhagen, Denmark Animal Lost, Yossi Berg & Oded Graf April 7th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Yossi Berg & Oded Graf Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel/Copenhagen, Denmark 4 Man, Alice, Bach and the Deer, Yossi Berg & Oded Graf 2012 110 111 April 8th, Opera Madlenianum Kidd Pivot, Frankfurt, Germany Dark Matters, Crystal Pite 2012 2012 April 9th, Sava Centar La La La Human Steps, Montreal, Canada New Work, Edward Lock 112 113 April 12th, Opera Madlenianum Hofesh Shechter Company, London, UK Political Mother, Hofesh Shechter 2012 April 11th, Sava Centar Netheralands Dans Theater I, The Hague, The Netherlands Sehnsucht, Sol León & Paul Lightfoot Schmetterling, Sol León & Paul Lightfoot 2012 Les Ballets Jazz de Monteral, Canada Danish Dance Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Ballet Preljocaj, Aix-en-Provence, France Peeping Tom, Brussels, Belgium Carlos Akosta & Zenaida Yenovsky, Principles of The London Royal Ballet, United Kingdom Vienna State Ballet, Vienna, Austria Beijing Dance Theatre, Beijing, China Alias, Geneva, Switzerland MaggioDanza, Florence, Italy Ultima Vez, Brussels, Belgium Cullberg Ballet, Stocholm, Sweden 2013 X 1 The citizens are aware of the importance of this Festival. And, we never lose our hope that the official Belgrade will understand the benefits of this world’s class cultural event. Someday. Hey, we are only 10 years old :) ! 117 April 5th, Sava Centar Les Ballets Jazz de Monteral, Canada Zero In On, Cayetano Soto Fuel, Cayetano Soto Zip Zap Zoom, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Night Box, Wen Wei Wang 2013 118 2013 119 April 6th, Opera Madlenianum Danish Dance Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark Love Songs, Tim Rushton April 6th, Cultural Centre, Pancevo April Belgrade Drama Theatre, small stage Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Ship of Fools, Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor 7th, 2013 120 121 April 9th, Theatre on Terazije Peeping Tom, Brussels, Belgium For Rent, Gabriela Carrizo & Franck Chartier 2013 April 8th, Yugoslav Drama Theatre Ballet Preljocaj, Aix-en-Provence, France What I call Forgetting, Angelin Preljocaj 2013 122 123 2013 April 10th, Opera Madlenianum Carlos Akosta & Zenaida Yenovsky, Principles of The London Royal Ballet, United Kingdom On Before, William Tuckett, Yuri Yanowsky, Russell Maliphant, Kim Brandstrup, Edward Liang (Performance was still not confirmed when this book was printed) Vip is inviting Vesna Orlic April 12th, Sava Centar Vienna State Ballet, Vienna, Austria Windspiele, Patrick de Bana A Million Kisses to My Skin, David Dawson Le Souffle de l Esprit, Jiri Bubenicek Glow Stop, Jorma Elo 2013 124 2013 125 April 14th, Opera Madlenianum Beijing Dance Theatre, Beijing, China Haze, Wang Yuan Yuan April 15th & 16th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Alias, Geneva, Switzerland The Weight of Sponges, Guilherme Botelho (remake, 2013) 2013 126 2013 127 April 17th, Opera Madlenianum April 18th, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad MaggioDanza | Florence, Italy 2 x Stravinsky, Francesco Ventriglia, Andonis Foniadakis April 18th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Ultima Vez, Brussels, Belgium Booty Looting, Wim Vandekeybus 2013 128 2013 April 19th, Sava Centre Cullberg Ballet, Stockholm, Sweden A Study of Entertainment, Alexander Ekman April 18th , Sava Centar Dance Theatre of State Theatre of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki, Greece Winterreise, Konstantinos Rigos April 19th, Belgrade Drama Theatre EgriBianco Dance Company, Torino, Italy L'apres midi d'un faune, Raphael Bianco The Miraculous Mandarin, Susana Egri Beyond the Time, Raphael Bianco 2004 I Since 2011, Vip is inviting prominent Serbian dance artists who are living and working abroad, to present an owerview of their work and important international career, during the Festival. Whether they are dancers, choreographers, directors of ballet companies, ballet masters or pedagogues, many of them are completely unknown to the Serbian audiences. 2013 April 20th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Ballet of Macedonian National Theatre, Skoplje, Macedonia Par-A-Bol, Iskra Šukarova Accumulations, Silvain Groud 11 12 13 April 23rd, Belgrade Drama Theatre Albanian Dance Theatre, Tirana, Albania Contrast, Gjergj Prevazi 14 April 25th, Belgrade Drama Theatre, main stage Dance Theatre of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia Golem, Stefan Maria Marb 15 April 29th, Sava Centar Dance Day Celebration & 100 years Anniversary of George Balanshine Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersbourg, Russia Apollo, George Balanshine Ballet Divertissement 16 May 1st, Sava Centar Suzanne Dallal Center, Tel Aviv, Israel So said Herzel, Sahar Azimi But the Virgin was more available..., Javier De Frutos 1 17 21 April 10th, Sava Centre Ballet of Paris Opera, France Ballet Divertissement, M. Bejart, R. Noureev, K. MacMillan, W. Forsythe, H. Lander 22 April 13th, Belgrade Drama Theatre, new stage Homunculus Dance Theatre, Vienna, Austria On the Way into the Promised Land, Manfred Aichinger 23 24 25 26 27 28 April 6th, Sava Centar National Dance Company, Madrid, Spain Rassemblement, Nacho Duato Castrati, Nacho Duato Por Vos Muero, Nacho Duato 14th, April Belgrade Drama theatre Jody Oberfelder Dance Project, New York, USA Landmarks of Dreams, Jody Oberfelder Line Age, Jody Oberfelder April 16th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Corte Sconta Dance Company, Milan, Italy Maggio, Laura Balis 18th, April Belgrade Drama Theatre National Ballet of Sofia, Bulgaria Who Cares, George Balanshine Ghetto, Mario Piazza 21st, April Belgrade Drama Theatre, new stage Yasmeen Godder Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel 2 Playful Pink, Yasmeen Godder 2005 2006 23rd, April Belgrade Drama Theatre Philippe Saire Dance Company, Lausanne, Switzerland (OB)SEEN, Philippe Saire 26th, April Belgrade Drama Theatre Young Lyon Ballet, France From Classical to Contemporary, R. North, D. Bagouet, J. Garnier, F. Lescure 2013 II III 31 April 10th, Belgrade Drama Theatre National Ballet, Maribor, Slovenia Radio & Juliette, Edward Clug 32 April 12th, Sava Centar Athens National Ballet, Greece Canto General, Ray Barra 33 April 14th, Belgrade Drama Theatre, new stage April 15th, National Theatre, Niš Niv Sheinfeld Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Pig, Niv Sheinfeld Covariance, Niv Sheinfeld 34 April 17th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Alias Dance Company, Geneva, Switzerland The Weight of Sponges, Guilherme Botelho 35 April 19th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Company Bernardo Montet, Tours, France O.More, Bernardo Montet 36 April 20th, Sava Centar Nederlands Dans Theatre II, The Hague, The Netherlands Sleepless, Jiri Kylian Shutters Shut, Paul Lightfoot & Sol León Subject to Change, Paul Lightfoot & Sol León Minus 16, Ohad Naharin 1 37 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 April 14th, Sava Centre Nederlands Dans Theater, The Hague, The Netherlands Tar and Feathers, Jirí Kylián Wings of Wax, Jirí Kylián Speak for yourself, Paul Lightfoot & Sol León April 15th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Ballet Biarritz, France Les Petit Rien, Thierry Malandain Don Juan, Thierry Malandain April 17th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Prague National Ballet, Czech Republic Stamping Ground, Jirí Kylián Les Bras de Mer, Petr Zuska Through Nana’s Eyes, Itzik Galili April 20th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Ismael Ivo, Sao Paolo, Brasil/Berlin, Germany Delirium of a Childhood, Ismael Ivo April 22th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Pretty Ugly Tanz, Cologne, Germany Giselle, Amanda Miller April 24th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Talia Paz, Tel Aviv, Israel/New York, USA Magnolia, Stijn Celis Habayata, Nigel Charnock Love, Sharon Eyal April 26th, Belgrade Drama Theatre April 28th, National Theatre, Niš Tulsa Ballet, USA Without Words, Nacho Duato Back Stage, Young Soon Hue Nine Sinatra Songs, Twyla Tharp April 28th, Sava Centre Cullberg Ballet, Stockholm, Sweden Aluminium, Mats Ek As If, Johan Inger 2013 April 4th, Sava Centar Ballet of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy Mediterranea, Mauro Bigonzetti 51 April 6th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Inbal Pinto Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Shaker, Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak 52 April 8th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Henri Oguike Dance Company, London, UK Little Red, Henri Oguike Expression Lines, Henri Oguike Tiger Dancing, Henri Oguike Front line, Henri Oguike 2007 2008 IV V April 10th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Alias, Geneva, Switzerland Approaching the Dust, Guilherme Botelho April 12th, Opera Madlenianum Shen Wei Dance Arts, New York, USA Rite of Spring, Shen Wei Folding, Shen Wei 53 54 55 1 April 14th, National Theatre, Niš Shen Wei Dance Arts, New York, USA Connect Transfer, Shen Wei 56 April 13th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Club Guy & Roni, Groningen, The Netherlands Poetic Disasters, Roni Haver & Guy Weizman 57 April 15th, Belgrade Drama Theatre SpellbounDance, Rome, Italy Nafas, Mauro Astolfi Emotional Balance, Mauro Astolfi 58 April 17th, Sava Centar National Ballet, Maribor, Slovenia Prêt-à-Porter / Edward Clug 59 April 19th, Sava Centar Marseille National Ballet, France Metapolis II, Frederic Flamand & Zaha Hadid 60 63 April 1st, Sava Center Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Monaco Pays Sage, Jean-Christophe Maillot Altro Canto, Jean-Christophe Maillot 64 April 3rd, Sava Center Random Dance, London, UK Entity, Wayne McGregor 65 April 5th, Yugoslav Drama Theatre Conny Janssen Dance Company, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Rebound, Conny Janssen 66 April 7th, Theatre Atelje 212 April 9th, National Theatre, Niš Sociedade Masculina, Sao Paulo, Brazil Palpable, Andonis Foniadakis Between the Body and the Blue, Henrique Rodovalho 67 68 69 70 April 9th, Sava Centar AterBalletto, Reggio Emilia, Italy Come un Respiro, Mauro Bigonzetti Terra, Mauro Bigonzetti April 9th, Sava Center Bale da Cidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil Lac, Sandro Borelli dualidade@br, Gagik Ismailian Dichotomy, Luiz Fernando Bongiovanni April 11th, Theatre Atelje 212 TheaterHaus Sttutgart & Stuttgart Ballet, Germany Don Q, Christian Spuck April 13th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Emanuel Gat Dance, Istres, France Winter Voyage, Emanuel Gat Rite of Spring, Emanuel Gat 16th & 17th May, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad Baryshnykov Arts Centre, New York, USA Mihail Baryshnikov & Ana Laguna Three Solos and A Duet Valse Fantasie, Alexei Ratmansky Solo for Two, Mats Ek Years later, Benjamin Millepied Place, Mats Ek 75 April 10th, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad AterBalletto, Reggio Emilia, Italy Certe Notti, Mauro Bigonzetti 76 April 11th, Opera Madlenianum Akram Khan Company & National Ballet of China, London, Great Britain/Beijing, China Bahok, Akram Khan 77 April 12th, National Theatre, Niš Company Paolo Ribeiro, Lisbon, Portugal Maiorca, Paolo Ribeiro 78 April 13th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Peeping Tom, Brussels, Belgium 32, rue Vandenbranden, Gabriela Carrizo, Franck Chartier 79 April 15th, Sava Centar Kibuttz Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Upon Reaching the Sun, Rami Be’er 80 April 16th, National Theatre, Sombor Kibuttz Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Kef-Kafim, Rami Be’er 81 April 17th, Opera Madlenianum (postponed to May, 2nd) Compagnie Blanca Li, Paris, France Le Jardin des Délices, Blanca Li 82 April, 19th, Sava Centar (postponed to May, 4th) Jasmin Vardimon Company, London, Great Britain Justitia, Jasmin Vardimon 83 April 21st, Yugoslav Drama Theatre Emio Greco | PS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Hell, Emio Greco 84 2009 2010 VI VII April 23rd, Sava Centar Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Switzerland Para-Dice, Saburo Teshigawara Selon Desir, Andonis Foniadakis Loin, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui 1 85 89 April 3rd, Sava Center Royal Ballet of Flanders, Antwerp, Belgium Artifact, William Forsythe 90 April 5th, Opera Madlenianum Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel Aviv, Israel Rooster, Barak Marshall 91 April 6th, Theatre Atelje 212 Balletto di Torino, Italy Primo Toccare, Matteo Levaggi 92 April 7th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Yasmeen Godder Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Love Fire, Yasmeen Godder 93 April 8th, Belgrade Drama Theatre new stage Les SlovaKs, Bratislava, Slovakia Opening Night, Les SlovaKs Dance Collective 94 95 96 97 98 99 April 9th, Belgrade Drama Theatre April, 10th, National Theatre, Zrenjanin Graz Ballet, Austria Sketches, Edward Clug April 10th, Sava Center Nederlands Dans Theater, The Hague, The Netherlands 27’52’’, Jirí Kylián Gods and Dogs, Jirí Kylián Cacti, Alexander Ekman April 12th, Opera Madlenianum Scapino Ballet, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Bravo, Charlie!, Marco Goecke Holland, Ed Wubbe Vip is inviting Mihailo Đuric April 13th, National Theatre, Belgrade Festival Ballet Providence, USA Surrender, Viktor Plotnikov Rhyme, Viktor Plotnikov Coma, Viktor Plotnikov April 14th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Compagnie Maguy Marin, Rillieux la Pape, France May B, Maguy Marin 15th, April Sava Center Goteborg Ballet, Sweden Falter, Johan Inger La La Land, Alexander Ekman & Medhi Walerski 2013 100 April 16th, Opera Madlenianum April 18th, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad Wayne McGregor, Random Dance, London, United Kingdom FAR, Wayne McGregor March 28th & 29th, Opera Madlenianum Sadler’s Wells / Sylvie Guillem, London, UK / Paris, France PUSH, Russell Maliphant March 31st, Sava Center National Dance Company, Madrid, Spain Extremely Close, Alejandro Cerrudo In Transit, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Walking Mad, Johan Inger Vip is inviting Leo Mujic April 1st, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad April 4th, National Theatre, Belgrade April 5th, National Theatre, Zrenjanin Jacoby & Pronk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/New York, USA Le Beau est Toujours Bizarre, A. King, L. Mujic,A. Lopez Ochoa, I. Gallili, M. Bigonzetti 2011 2012 VIII IX 103 104 105 April 3rd, Belgrade Drama Theatre Liquid Loft, Vienna, Austria Talking Head, Chris Haring 106 April 5th, Theatre Atelje 212 Emanuel Gat Dance, Istres, France Brilliant Corners, Emanuel Gat 107 April 6th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Yossi Berg & Oded Graf Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel / Copenhagen, Denmark Animal Lost, Yossi Berg & Oded Graf 108 April 7th, Belgrade Drama Theatre Yossi Berg & Oded Graf Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel / Copenhagen, Denmark 4 Man, Alice, Bach and the Deer, Yossi Berg & Oded Graf 109 April 8th, Opera Madlenianum Kidd Pivot, Frankfurt, Germany Dark Matters, Crystal Pite 110 April 9th, Sava Centar La La La Human Steps, Montreal, Canada New Work, Edward Lock 111 April 11th, Sava Centar Netheralands Dans Theater I, The Hague, The Netherlands Sehnsucht, Sol León & Paul Lightfoot Schmetterling, Sol León & Paul Lightfoot 112 April 12th, Opera Madlenianum Hofesh Shechter Company, London, UK Political Mother, Hofesh Shechter 113 1 April 5th, Sava Centar 117 Les Ballets Jazz de Monteral, Canada Zero In On, Cayetano Soto Fuel, Cayetano Soto Zip Zap Zoom, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Night Box, Wen Wei Wang April 6th, Opera Madlenianum 118 Danish Dance Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark Love Songs, Tim Rushton April 6th, Cultural Centre, Pancevo April 7th, Belgrade Drama Theatre, small stage 119 Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor Dance Company, Tel Aviv, Israel Ship of Fools, Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor April 8th, Yugoslav Drama Theatre 120 Ballet Preljocaj, Aix-en-Provence, France What I call Forgetting, Angelin Preljocaj April 9th, Theatre on Terazije 121 Peeping Tom, Brussels, Belgium For Rent, Gabriela Carrizo & Franck Chartier April 10th, Opera Madlenianum 122 Carlos Akosta & Zenaida Yenovsky, Principles of The London Royal Ballet, United Kingdom On Before, William Tuckett, Yuri Yanowsky, Russell Maliphant, Kim Brandstrup, Edward Liang… Vip is inviting Vesna Orlic April 12th, Sava Centar 123 Vienna State Ballet, Vienna, Austria A Million Kisses to My Skin, David Dawson Le Souffle de l Esprit, Jiri Bubenicek Windspiele, Patrick de Bana Glow Stop, Jorma Elo 2013 1 X April 14th, Opera Madlenianum 124 Beijing Dance Theatre, Beijing, China Haze, Wang Yuan Yuan April 15th & 16t, Belgrade Drama Theatre Alias, Geneva, Switzerland 125 The Weight of Sponges, Guilherme Botelho (remake, 2013) April 17th, Opera Madlenianum April 18th, Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad 126 MaggioDanza | Florence, Italy 2 x Stravinsky, Francesco Ventriglia, Andonis Foniadakis April 18th, Belgrade Drama Theatre 127 Ultima Vez, Brussels, Belgium Booty Looting, Wim Vandekeybus 2013 April 19th , Sava Centre 128 Cullberg Ballet, Stocholm, Sweden A Study of Entertainment, Alexander Ekman 9th Belgrade Dance Festival / Sava Centre Cover photograph: Bill Wadman Bill Wadman is an American photographer living in New York City. His editorial portrait work has been seen on the covers and pages of major magazines throughout the world. In 2007 he has completed a year-long portrait project, which won him praise from USA Today and the Times of London, among the rest. His images have been featured in numerous magazines including Eloquence, Popular Photography and PhotoYou. He has been a contributor to Time, BusinessWeek, Improper Bostonian, Popular Photography, The New York Times, La Monde, Der Spiegel, Wharton Magazine, Times of London, USA Today, Corriere della Sera... Inspired by a number of professional dancers, Wadman created “Motion” project in 2009. www.billwadman.com / Book & Limited-edition prints available at www.wadmaneditions.com Flip-animation photographs: Eadweard Muybridge Eadweard Muybridge (1830 – 1904) was an English photographer important for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motionand in motion-picture projection. 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