Due to the actual circumstances of COVID-19 pandemic, the regulatory measures that different EU states took and disciplinary cautions we have been faced with in the months from the beginning of 2020, the CoFestival co-curatorial team decided to take into account a human voice (a medium of subject) that seemed to erode in the contemporary dance to much greater extent than almost in any other contemporary artistic practice. Much less protected than traditional artistic practices and disciplines, it seemed to be vanished from the public (cultural) sphere to a critical extent.

Once the body is publicly regulated and physical contact limited to zero, dance does not loose only its primary source, an instrument, a medium of expression, action or movement but in the context of an artistic labor also the working territory and therefore its political voice. In the given circumstances the latter could be considered as recognized only, once it is counter-balanced by the systemic measures of the cultural and social policies: considered and included in the measures taken by them in order to reduce the negative consequences of the deficit of dance labor.    

Therefore co-curatiorial team decided to introduce the topic of a voice in contemporary dance as our common case study, problem, topic and question in another edition of EDN Atelier. The two days programme combines theory and practice, historical and contemporary examples and offers lectures, workshops and debates on the proposed topic. The EDN Atelier is recommended for dramaturges, artistic directors, programmers, curators and producers.

The EDN Atelier will take place online, prior registration is obligatory.

Moderated and led by: Irena Tomažin – Zagoričnik, Jasmina Založnik and Rok Vevar, members of the co-curatorial team of CoFestival 2020. 

Full programme with descriptions is available here.

Friday, November 20th 2020
10.00-13.00 
14.00-15.30 
Focus of the day: CONTEXTUALIZATIONS

10.00-11.15 Irena Tomažin – Zagoričnik, Rok Vevar: 
A MAPPING OF VOICE IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE (selected cases), lecture

11.30-12.30 Luka Zagoričnik – Tomažin: 
A COUNTER-VOICING IN THE AVANT-GARDE AND EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC (selected cases), lecture 

12.30-13.00 
QUESTIONS AND DEBATE with Irena Z. Tomažin, Luka T. Zagoričnik, Rok Vevar

14.00-15.30
VOICE, BODY AND DANCE: A SELECTION OF THE EXAMPLES 
(selection made by curators) - OPTIONAL


Saturday, November 21st 2020
10.00-14.00
Focus of the day: APPLICATIONS

10.00-10.30 
QUESTIONS FROM PREVIOUS DAY
moderated by Irena Z. Tomažin, Rok Vevar

10.30-12.00
Jule Flierl: CHOREO-VOICING
practical workshop

12.15-13.45
Igor Dobričić: 
DRAMATURGY AND APPROACHES TO VOICE IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE
lecture/workshop

13.45-14.30
WRAP-UP by Irena Z. Tomažin, Rok Vevar

Registration Process

The EDN Atelier THE AMPLIFIERS OF VOICES is is recommended for dramaturges, artistic directors, programmers, curators and producers and open to both EDN member and non-members alike. 

Participation fee is 10 EUR for the whole atelier.

Bank transfer is obligatory for legal entities and individuals who require original invoice (Kino Šiška payment details here).

In case you do not need original invoice, you can pay via PayPal (PayPal account kinosiska@gmail.com). 

Follow this link to register. 

Deadline for registration: 19 November at noon. Zoom links will be provided upon registration. More info needed? Contact EDN Production Manager Gaja Luznik.