23.9., 11:15 -12:45, presentation, talk + video work INTIME  within The Saddest Method. Ever. @ MM centre How do we cultivate empathy for more-than-human entities at the crux of climate change? Canadian-Icelandic artist Angela Rawlings will introduce a creative practice interwoven with this question. Her talk will span sensorial poetries, ecopoetics, cancer rituals at glaciers, performing geochronology in the Anthropocene, and artistic practice as transformative action. This artist talk follows Rawlings’ five-day workshop Activating the Geopoetic in the Student Centre where she shared her practice-as-research methods, including vocal improvisation, listening exercises, extended vocal technique, alternative conducting practices, automatic writing, and conversations with landscapes. ANGELA RAWLINGS is an interdisciplinary artist. Her books include Wide slumber or lepidopterists (Coach House Books, 2006), Gibber (online, 2012), o w n (CUE Books, 2015), and si tu (MaMa Multimedijalni Institut, 2017). Wide slumber for lepidopterists was adapted to music theatre by Valgeir Sigurðsson and VaVaVoom (2014). Her libretti include Bodiless (for Gabrielle Herbst, 2014) and Longitude (for Davíð Brynjar Franzson, 2014). She is one-half of the new music duo Moss Moss Not Moss. Rawlings held the position of Queensland Poet-in-Residence (2012) and was shortlisted for the Leslie Scalapino Award for Innovative Women Playwrights (2013). She is pursuing a PhD at the University of Glasgow on performing geochronology in the...

22.9. 16:00, 20:00, 23:00 23.9. 12:00, 16:00, 19:00, 23:00 @ SEK hall Around a small table, in an intimate, salon setting, a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invokes old memories and invents new ones. Through this miscellany of sights and sounds, objects and photos, a fascinating story unfolds in a powerful sequence exploring memory and identity. Like a magician, or medium at a séance, Xavier Bobés manipulates both past and future. Xavier Bobés is a self-taught actor, scenic creator and manipulator. Passionate about the poetry of objects, he’s been researching it for around 12 years with all kinds of everyday objects. He collaborates with other artists both as a performer and as a manipulator. Through the creation, testing and teaching he’s researching the symbolic content, theatre of objects and all that appears banal. Created and performed by Xavier Bobés Costume: Antonio Rodríguez Co-production: Xavier Bobés, Festival TNT 2015 – Terrassa Noves Tendències, in co-operation with L’Animal a l’Esquena   1.What would you say Goodbyeto in the social and political context of your own city and country? Goodbye to the factional interference in cultural politics in favor of critical and independent thinking. 2.What would you say are good (positive) practices of cultural politics in your city and country? What impact did the implementation of these practices had on the cultural scene in your city and country? Listen to the citizens for big little changes in the neighborhood, promoting little scale cultural events, far from touristic interests to be able to believe that another city is possible, and that this is still human....

23. 9., 20:30, open rehearsal  (60′)@ &TD semicircular hall We will embark on a dystopia of the collectiveness. We want to speak out about the fragility of the performance in order to outline the void and create myths about bodies of the theatre and bodies of the TV spectacle, and deal with the passage of time. We want to expose the fiction we encounter in the unfulfilled fantasies about the so-called better life.  As a part of the project On entertainment dealing with the relationship between performers and the audience we want to examine the promise of the fulfillment opposite to the disappointment of the failure, we want to explore ways how to include this failure to fulfill and how to put the disappointment into the function of the political force. We want to play with directness and promiscuity that are more or less typical in the relationship between performers and the audience and are missing in the big television spectacles. Saša Božić is a director and dramaturge. He graduated from theatre directing at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, Croatia. He acquired additional education in contemporary dance and choreography in the non-institutional educational programs. He works in different fields ranging from theater directing, dramaturgy, choreography and creating plays to organizing promotional cultural actions and strategic planning of the cultural projects. Directed by: Saša Božić Performers: Future: Petra Hrašćanec, Nataša Dangubić, Jerko Marčić; Game of Thrones: Ugo Korani, Boris Barukčić Stage movement: Petra Hrašćanec Production: de facto Producers: Ivan Mrđen, Mario Gigović Co-production: Student centre, University of Zagreb – Culture of Change – Theatre &TD (Ganz new festival) as a part of the project apap-Performing Europe 2020 co-founded by Creative Europe Program of the European Union.   1.What would you say Goodbyeto in the social...

21. 9., 20:00, performance (50′) @ &TD semicircular hall Happily or sadly, there are times in life one must say goodbye. Michikazu Matsune’s performance is based on farewell letters, written by various people for different reasons – featuring letters from Empress Maria Theresa to her daughter Marie Antoinette given on the day of her departure for France, from a blind man to his deceased guide-dog, from Kamikaze pilot to his children before his mission, singer Kurt Cobain’s suicide note, among many others. Combining reading and dancing, Goodbye tells stories of personal relationships, love and complication, read between the lines. Michikazu Matsune is a performance-artist and choreographer who works in various contexts and spaces such as stage, museums, public and private spaces. His interest lies in testing poetic absurdity to reflect our society critically and playfully. His interdisciplinary performances investigate themes such as the relationship between body and objects, action and language, place and behavior. Michikazu Matsune is originally from Kobe, Japan, and based in Vienna, Austria. Performance: Michikazu Matsune Artistic assistant: Andrea Gunnlaugsdóttir Research assistant: Almud Krejza Support: The Cultural Department of the City of Vienna / MA7 Tour in Zagreb is part of apap- Performing Europe 2020 project, co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.  Part of Austrian Artists´ Focus with the support of Austrian Cultural Forum in Zagreb and “DANCE ON TOUR AUSTRIA-a project by Tanzquartier Wien in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs”.   1.What would you say Goodbyeto in the social and political context of your own city and country? Goodbye to following the right direction. 2. What would you say are good (positive) practices of cultural politics in your city and country? What impact did the implementation of these practices had on...

20. 9.,21:30 @ performance (50′) @ &TD big hall In Your Majesties, Navaridas & Deutinger present President Barack Obama’s Nobel Lecture, held at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo. The performer Alex Deutinger recites the legendary speech of the President of the United States. From behind the audience, Marta Navaridas performs as a gesturing puppeteer, manipulating and guiding his movements. The President´s speech is revived, a piece of World History is updated and the techniques of political rhetoric are laid bare in a surprisingly clear and simple way. A fascinating dance about war, peace, and hope. Marta Navaridas (San Sebastián, Spain) studied Translation at Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona, Choreography at ArtEZ University Arnhem and Mime at HKA Amsterdam. Alex Deutinger (Salzburg, Austria) studied Translation at Karl-Franzens University Graz and Contemporary Dance at the Institute for Dance Arts (IDA) of Anton Bruckner University Linz. They have been developing text-based performance works since 2007. They are based in Graz, Austria. Concept and performance: Marta Navaridas and Alex Deutinger Text: Barack Obama and Jon Favreau With the support of Kulturamt der Stadt Graz, Kultur Land Steiermark and Bundeskanzleramt. Tour in Zagreb is part of apap- Performing Europe 2020 project, co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.  Part of Austrian Artists´ Focus with the support of Austrian Cultural Forum in Zagreb and “DANCE ON TOUR AUSTRIA-a project by Tanzquartier Wien in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs”   1.What would you say Goodbyeto in the social and political context of your own city and country? When commissions or boards are configured according to their political affiliation rather than according to their actual expertise in a given field, we face the problem that people take decisions on how to regulate practices and...

20. 9., 19:00, dance performance (30′), Dance Inn Autumn x Ganz @ SC Gallery With Turning Solo, Isabelle Schad continues a series of works which attempt to create distinct and personal portraits through a purely physical approach, moulding respective rhythms and energies into choreographed experiences. Turning Solo – the portrait for Naïma Ferré – is founded on her ability to spin for long periods. This whirling practice is brought into dialogue with Schad’s research around axial and weight shift, around inner movement material and its extension into the world, around energetic fields that characterize oneself and others. Little by little an initially minimalist study in movement becomes a shimmering jewel, a rotating sculpture, the choreographic portrait of a dancer. Isabelle Schad is a dancer and choreographer. She studied classical dance in Stuttgart and worked with many choreographers until she started developing her own projects from 1999 on. Her research focuses on the body and its materiality, the body as process, place and space, the relationship between body, choreography, (re)presentation, form and experience, community and political involvement. Her projects work at the interface of dance, performance and visual arts. Naïma Ferré is a contemporary dancer and performer. Her work focuses on exploring the relationship between body and mind. Mostly through solo dance improvisation – largely influenced by the work of Rosalind Crisp, she pushes the limits of this exploration and looks for new spaces within this relationship through the whirling dance. Concept and choreography: Isabelle Schad Co-choreography and performance: Naïma Ferré Dramaturgical support: Saša Božić Sound: Damir Šimunović Lighting: Bruno Pocheron and Emese Csornai Costumes: Charlotte Pistorius Head of production: Heiko Schramm Production: Isabelle Schad Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin   1.What would you say Goodbye to in the social and political context of your own city and country?...

23. 9., 22:00, performance (60′) @ French pavilion The performance Moved by Voice by Irena Tomažin Zagoričnik continues her exploration of the relation between the body, voice, and space. Tomažin and her collaborators undertake a research into the multiple sources of voice, its flesh, its materiality and metaphysical properties, and scrutinize its meaning and place in everyday life. This is an investigation of the processes that take place when the will of the cultivated flesh slackens and permits the presence of the voice, disburdened of the dichotomy between subject and object, culture and nature, the individual and the social, between the vulnerable body and the power of performance, to grow out of the cautious and delicate space/flesh. Irena Tomažin Zagoričnik graduated from philosophy at the Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is active in the fields of theatre and performance as well as in experimental improvised music. Concept: Irena Tomažin Zagoričnik Co-created and performed by: Adriana Josipović, Nika Rozman, Irena Tomažin Zagoričnik, Nataša Živković Dramaturgy: Barbara Korun Sound space: Tomaž Grom Light design: Urška Vohar Costumes: Mateja Fajt Design and photography: Hanna Juta Kozar / Tomaž Šantl Executive producer: Sabina Potočki Production: EMANAT Co-production: Sploh Partner: Bunker/SMEEL Financial support: Slovenian Ministry of Culture, Ljubljana County 1.What would you say Goodbyeto in the social and political context of your own city and country? I would say goodbye to the hatred speech, of course, on all the levels and in general but also towards the culture and art itself; lately the selfemployed artist, artistic venues and festivals are seen as parasites on the state’s or city’s finances and as unnecessary expense, and economic crisis was all the time the proper excuse how to grow in society’s mind that culture and art are not just necessary but a...

22. 9., 21:30, performance (85′)@ &TD semicircular hall Daniel is a sex worker. In the solo performance Traumboy he reports on his experiences as a male prostitute. Without shame, honestly and interactively. He talks about the reasons for choosing this profession, describes his clients and their desires. The audience meets a young man who prostitutes himself deliberately. The only problem: the stigma that comes with it. Having sex with strangers for money is still considered a taboo. Traumboy questions the double standards of our capitalistic and hypersexualized society. With this ambiguous self-staging the spectators are challenged to scrutinize their sexual ideals and to take a close look at the sexual being that they consider themselves. Are the boundaries in your mind where you expect them? Daniel Hellmann has made a name for himself as a multifaceted artist in the swiss dance, theatre and music scene – through exceptional concert-formats like Home Opera, the music-theatre piece Nach Lampedusa – Wandererfantasien or with the two music-dance-theatre productions K. (Cultural Award of the City of Zurich 2013) and untold, which he created with his 3art3 Company and the choreografer Quan Bui Ngoc. Concept/Performance: Daniel Hellmann Dramaturgy: Wilma Renfordt Assistant: Ivan Blagajcevic Set/Costumes & Stage manager: Theres Indermaur Sound/Music: Leo Hofmann Lighting: Gioia Scanzi Producer: Daniela Lehmann English translation: Melanie Jame Wolf Production: 3art3 Co-production: Gessnerallee Zürich i Festspiele Zürich Booking, Tour manager Florence Francisco – Les Productions de la Seine A production by 3art3 in co-production with Gessnerallee Zürich and Festspiele Zürich / Supported by Stadt Zürich Kultur, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kultur- stiftung, Migros Kulturprozent, Nestlé Fondation pour l’Art, Schweizer Tanzarchiv — Preis für Videodokumentation, wpZimmer Antwerpen. Zagreb tour is supported by The Swiss Arts Council— Pro Helvetia.   1.What would you say Goodbyeto in the...

21. 9., 22. 9., 23. 9., 18:00, performance  (60′) &TD big hall Listening Party is a party on stage where the hosts are a group of teenagers eager to share their favorite music with you and each other. They hang out and listen to music in support and celebration of one other and teenage-hood. They might sing along or dance along or tell stories. Listening Party is about listening; listening to music and listening to teenagers. Created in close collaboration with teenagers living in Zagreb, it is a unique opportunity to engage with an often misrepresented group and be taken back to what, for most of us, is a long gone era. You are invited, but remember it’s their party and they cry if they want to. Ásrún Magnúsdóttir, dancer, choreographer and performer. With her works she wants to stretch the dominant modes of dance and choreography. At the moment she is interested in working with people that have not thought so much about dance or dancing and trying to make invisible choreographies visible. She has a great experience with working with different groups of people, like teenagers, children, her own neighbors… For her work Listening Party Ásrún Magnúsdóttir was nominated Choreographer of the Year at the Icelandic Theatre Awards Author: Ásrún Magnúsdóttir Performers and co-autors: teenagers living in Zagreb The artist is supported by apap-Performing Europe 2020, a project co-founded by Creative Europe Program of the European Union. The project was supported by Lókal & RDF within the frame of  Into the City onto the Stage, supported my Ministry of Culture and Education and Urban Heat, supported by European Union. 1. What would you say Goodbyeto in the social and political context of your own city and country? I would say goodbye to homelessness, hierarchy, class division, racism and all...