SEZNAM DELAVNIC PPŠ 2025 / LIST OF WORKSHOPS SDS 2025

BALET / BALLET II

REPERTOAR ZA DEKLETA / REPERTOIRE FOR GIRLS II-III

Bgirl Mala & Bboy Vid: BREAKDANCE

Enya Belak: VIDEO PLESNA DELAVNICA Pespektiva telesa / VIDEO DANCE WORKSHOP Body perspectives

Goran Bogdanovski: FIČO TRENING / FITCHO TRENING + Dance Impro Solo & Duet Tools *

Patricija Crnkovič: MODERN I

Darko Dragičević: KOREOGRASKI LABORATORIJ - Pisanje koreografskih partitur / CHOREOGRAPHIC LAB Writing Choreographic scores *

Ryuzo Fukuhara: BUTOH II

Sebastian Geč: VOGUING NIGHT OUT *

Maja Kalafatić: JOGA - Radovedno Telo / YOGA - Curious body II

Maja Kalafatić: SODOBNI PLES / CONTEMPORARY DANCE III

Ahmed Kullab: ACROBATIC HIP HOP II

Nina Ogrinc: PRIPRAVA / PREPARATION (Fizična priprava za plesalce / Physical preparation for dancers)

Nina Ogrinc: BALET / BALLET I

Nina Ogrinc: BALETNA DELAVNICA / BALLET WORKSHOP I-II

Vita Osojnik: SODOBNI BALET / CONTEMPORARY BALLET II

Ana Pandur: FLAMENCO

Ann Papoulis: Energy Activation

Ann Papoulis: CUNNINNGHAM III

Ann Papoulis: CUNNINNGHAM for ballet dancers II-III

Snježana Premuš: VIJUGANJE - Delavnica za učitelje plesa / MEANDERING - Workshop for dance teachers *

Nastja Štefanić: SPIRALNA FLUIDNOST / SPIRAL FLUIDITY I

Nastja Štefanić: SPIRALNA FLUIDNOST / SPIRAL FLUIDITY II

Paula Zacharias: A dialogue between Aleksander technique & Material for the spine *

Paula Zacharias: Contact Improvisation and Tunning scores II

Lucas Zuschlag: BALET / BALLET III

Mateja Železnik: KOREOGRAFSKA DELAVNICA / CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP I-II

Mateja Železnik: KOREOGRAFSKA DELAVNICA / CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP II-III

CONTACT IMPRO JAM  (brezplačno / for free) *

I BASIC: plesno predznanje ni potrebno  / dance knowledge is not necessary (priporočljivo za začetnike in plesalce do 14 let / recommended for beginners and dancers up to 14 years old)

II INTERMEDIATE: osnovno plesno znanje potrebno / basic dance skills are necessary (najnižja starost 14 let / the minimum age is 14 years)

III ADVANCED: visok nivo plesnega znanja / high level of dance knowledge

* - minimalna starost je 18 let, plesno znanje NI potrebno. / minimum age 18, dance knowledge is NOT necessary.

Kjer nivo ni naveden, ni omejitev. / Where no level is listed, there is no limit.

DELAVNICE PPŠ 2025 / WORKSHOPS SDS 2025

Bgirl Tamala & Bboy Vision: BREAKDANCE

Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini in angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in Slovenian and English.

SLO:
Na delavnici bo udeležencem predstavljen breakdance ter njegov nastanek in specifike. Originalno ime za ta ples je “bboying ali bgirling”, v zadnjem času pa se uporablja samo “breaking”. Na delavnici bodo udeleženci spoznali osnove in nadgradnje ter se prav tako posvetili muzikalnosti. Največ pozornosti bo namenjene footwork-u in floorwork-u,  ki sta za breaking zelo pomembna, prav tako pa se lahko te elemente prenese tudi v druge plesne stile. Edinstven koncept, ki ga je prinesel breaking v svet plesa je t.i. “battle” ali “plesna bitka”; to je neke vrste dialog s plesnimi gibi, ki bo prav tako predstavljen in prakticiran na delavnici.

ENG:
The workshop will introduce breakdancing and its origins and specifics to participants. The original name for this dance is “bboying or bgirling”, but recently only “breaking” has been used. At the workshop, participants will learn the basics and upgrades and will also focus on musicality. The most attention will be paid to footwork and floorwork, which are very important for breaking, and these elements can also be transferred to other dance styles. A unique concept that breaking brought to the world of dance is the so-called “battle” or “dance battle”; this is a kind of dialogue with dance movements, which will also be presented and practiced at the workshop.

Enya Belak: VIDEO PLESNA DELAVNICA Pespektiva telesa / VIDEO DANCE WORKSHOP Body perspectives

Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini in angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in Slovenian and English.

SLO:
Delavnica 'Perspektiva telesa' je namenjena vsem, ki jih zanima ples, gib in koreografija v odnosu s kamero. Skupaj bomo raziskovali različne načine gledanja na gibajoče telo ter perspektive, ki jih ponuja koreografija za film. V prvem delu delavnice se bomo posvetili raziskavi koreografije skozi osnovne tehnike filmske montaže. Na osnovi koreografskih sekvenc bomo razvijali ideje za film, pri čemer se bomo osredotočili na postavitev telesa v prostoru v odnosu do kamere. Kamera lahko postane plesalec in soustvarjalec koreografije. Ko postavimo telo pred kamero, oblikujemo in sprejemamo odločitve o tem, kako ga bomo predstavili. Odločamo, kaj bo vidno, kaj bo skrito ali prikrito, kdaj bomo prikazali celo telo in kdaj se bomo osredotočili na določen detajl. Filmi bodo predvajani na predstavitvi delavnic ob koncu plesne poletne šole.

SLO:
Enya Belak je multidisciplinarna umetnica, filmska ustvarjalka in koreografinja, katere delo zajema različne umetniške prakse in discipline, ki se med seboj prepletajo. Po končanem magisteriju filmske režije na Univerzi Goldsmiths v Londonu je ustvarila in sodelovala pri številnih projektih. Kot režiserka je predstavila eno-urni dokumentarec ‘Aerowaves at 25’ ter nabor videospotov slovenskih in tujih glasbenikov, med drugim tudi s Siddharto. Koreografirala je plesno predstavo ‘Modro črnilo’. Izvirno idejo predstave je priredila in zrežirala plesni film v virtualni realnosti. Nedavno je predstavila plesno-vizualno predstavo ‘Razkriti trenutki’, ki jo je soustvarila s plesalko in koreografinjo Kristýno Peldovó. S svojimi dosežki je bila večkrat vidno izpostavljena in nagrajena. Za svoj prvi film ‘Šok horizontale’, je na Festivalu neodvisnega filma v Sloveniji prejela nagrado za najboljšo fotografijo. Med drugim je prejela nagrado Ksenije Hribar za perspektivno plesalko, nominacijo za Under25 Award za režijo svojega magistrskega filma Luminary ter zlato značko Mete Vidmar.

ENG:
The workshop 'Body Perspective' is intended for anyone interested in dance, movement and choreography in relation to the camera. Together we will explore different ways of looking at the moving body and the perspectives that choreography offers for film. In the first part of the workshop, we will focus on exploring choreography through basic film editing techniques. Based on choreographic sequences, we will develop ideas for a film, focusing on the placement of the body in space in relation to the camera. The camera can become a dancer and co-creator of choreography. When we place the body in front of the camera, we shape and make decisions about how we will present it. We decide what will be visible, what will be hidden or disguised, when we will show the whole body and when we will focus on a specific detail. The films will be screened at the workshop presentation at the end of the Summer Dance School.

ENG:
Enya Belak is a multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker and choreographer whose work encompasses various artistic practices and disciplines that intertwine. After completing her MA in Film Directing at Goldsmiths University in London, she created and collaborated on numerous projects. As a director, she presented the one-hour documentary ‘Aerowaves at 25’ and a set of music videos by Slovenian and foreign musicians, including Siddharta. She choreographed the dance performance ‘Blue Ink’. She adapted the original idea for the performance and directed a dance film in virtual reality. She recently presented the dance-visual performance ‘Revealed Moments’, which she co-created with dancer and choreographer Kristýna Peldovó. Her achievements have been prominently exposed and awarded several times. For her first film ‘Shock Horizontal’, she received the award for best cinematography at the Independent Film Festival in Slovenia. Among other things, she received the Ksenija Hribar Award for Promising Dancer, a nomination for the Under25 Award for directing her master's film Luminary, and the Meta Vidmar Gold Badge.
More: Več na: www.enya-belak.com

Goran Bogdanovski: FIČO TRENING / FITCHO TRENING + Dance Impro Solo & Duet Tools *

Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini in angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in Slovenian and English.

SLO:
FIČO trening je trening telesa, uma in duha skozi plesno improvizacijo in kreacijo.
Je edinstven prostor, kjer se že od leta 2006 razvija in preizkuša Fičo metoda ter Dance Alchemy orodja. Ta združujejo sodobno plesne prakse in starodavna vedenja za podporo osebni in profesionalni transformaciji. Gre za študijo plesne in kontaktne improvizacije, body-mind-spirit prakse ter plesne terapije, ki udeležence spodbuja k odkrivanju lastne avtentičnosti, svobode in kreativnega izraza skozi ples. Trening je sestavljen iz dveh delov. V prvem delu, ki traja 1 uro, delamo na moči prisotnosti, energiji in popolnem zavedanju telesa. V drugem delu se osredotočamo na razvoj svojega unikatnega giba in plesnega izraza z uporabo orodij plesne improvizacije. Na koncu ozavestimo izkušnjo ter podelimo uvide in opažanja.
Delavnica je odprta za vse odrasle, ki se želijo poglobiti vase in v svet plesa, ne glede na predhodne plesne izkušnje. Holističen pristop, igriv proces in vključujoče okolje omogočajo vsakemu telesu, da najde svojo pot.

SLO:
Goran Bogdanovski že od leta 1990 profesionalno živi in diha ples ter se je uveljavil kot vsestranski umetnik na področju uprizoritvenih umetnosti, vključno s klasičnim baletom, sodobnim plesom in fizičnim gledališčem. Več kot desetletje je plesal v SNG Opera in Balet Ljubljana, od baletnega zbora do solističnih vlog. Hkrati je razvil bogato kariero svobodnega umetnika in sodeloval s številnimi sodobnimi koreografi in gledališkimi režiserji v Sloveniji in Evropi.
Leta 2000 je začel raziskovati improvizacijo in svobodo kot utelešen življenjski slog. Soustanovil je plesno skupino Fičo Balet, ustvarjal koreografije in plesne produkcije ter z njimi gostoval po vsem svetu. Njegova predanost umetnosti je segla tudi onkraj odrskih desk, saj je soustanovil številne umetniške prostore, akademijo, festivale, platforme in mreže, kot so Nomad Dance Academy, Kino Šiška, CoFestival, Gibanica in Center sodobno plesnih umetnosti Slovenije (ki ga je na novoizvoljena vlada v imenu recesije zaprla še predno je zaživel), ter pomembno prispeval k razvoju plesne in umetniške skupnosti. Od leta 2006 svoje znanje deli kot učitelj, mentor in coach ter je delal z več kot 3.000 posamezniki v 23 državah. Njegove edinstvene metode črpajo iz bogate življenjske izkušnje na področjih baleta, sodobnega plesa, plesne improvizacije

ENG:
FICHO training is training of the body, mind, and spirit through dance improvisation and creation.
It is a unique space where, since 2006, the FIČO method and Dance Alchemy tools have been developed and refined. These methods combine contemporary dance methodologies with ancient wisdom to support personal and professional transformation. The practice draws from dance and contact improvisation, body-mind-spirit practices, and dance therapy, encouraging participants to discover their authenticity, freedom, and creative expression through dance.
The training consists of two parts. In the first part, lasting 1 hour, we focus on developing presence, energy, and complete body awareness. In the second part, we work on developing unique movement and dance expression using tools of dance improvisation. At the end, we reflect on the experience and share insights and observations.
Workshop is open to all adults who wish to dive into themselves and the world of dance, regardless of prior dance experience. Holistic approach, playful process, and inclusive environment allow everybody to find its own path.

ENG:
Goran Bogdanovski has lived and breathed dance professionally since 1990, establishing himself as a multifaceted artist in the performing arts, including classical ballet, contemporary dance, and physical theatre. For over a decade, he performed with the Slovene National Ballet Company, from corps de ballet to principal roles. Simultaneously, he cultivated a rich freelance career, collaborating with numerous contemporary choreographers and theatre directors across Slovenia and Europe.
In 2000, Goran embarked on a journey of exploring Improvisation and Freedom - embodied Lifestyle. He co-founded a dance company Fičo Balet, choreographed performances, and toured extensively worldwide. His dedication to the arts extended beyond the stage as he co-founded venues, academy, festivals, platforms, and networks such as Nomad Dance Academy, Kino Šiška, CoFestival, Gibanica, and the Center for Contemporary Dance Arts of Slovenia (which was shut down by the newly elected government in the name of recession before it could even begin its work), contributing significantly to the development of the dance and artistic community.
Since 2006, Goran has shared his expertise as a teacher, coach, and mentor, working with over 3,000 individuals across 23 countries. His unique methods draw from a lifetime of experience in Ballet, Contemporary Dance, Dance Improvisation, Contact Improvisation, Theatre, Meditation, Yoga, Martial Arts, Spirituality, Therapy, Personal Growth, Team Building, and Embodied Leadership.

Patricija Crnkovič: MODERN I

Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini in angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in Slovenian and English.

Darko Dragičević: KOREOGRAFSKI LABORATORIJ - Pisanje koreografskih partitur / CHOREOGRAPHIC LAB Writing Choreographic Scores *

Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in English.

ENG:
This advanced-level workshop focuses on dance and choreography as central compositional methods, using tools such as mapping, translation, and choreographic scoring. Participants will explore how to translate concepts from literature, film, and selection of performance works, into choreographicstructures that incorporate bodies, text, and objects. The workshop includes task-based exercises where participants create choreographic scores, emphasizing the development of choreography through interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches. Open to participants from diverse artistic backgrounds, including dance, performance, visual arts, and filmmaking, this workshop aims to advance the practice of choreographyby integrating media and expanding its creative possibilities.

ENG:
Darko Dragičević (1979, Belgrade) is a Berlin-based performance and visual artist, filmmaker, and lecturer. He explores the interfaces between choreography, performance, visual art, and film across different media in his artistic practice. Dragičević’s work reflects a critical examination of the conditions of artistic production in a post-capitalist, high-performance society. It focuses on the aesthetics of economy, identity, labor, activism, and social organization. In addition to his involvement in interdisciplinary projects and cross-media collaborations, he publishes, lectures, and curates collaborative projects.
Dragičević teaches at institutions such as SKH Stockholm University of the Arts, Freie University Berlin, Folkwang University of the Arts Essen, ZZT/HfmT Cologne, Y-Institute/ Bern University of the Arts and Tanzquartier Vienna.

Ryuzo Fukuhara: BUTOH II

Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in English.

SLO:
Butoh plesna delavnica Tihi dialog odpira celostni odnos med duhom in telesom, domišljijo in zaznavo, gibanjem in mislijo, bivanjem in okoljem ter temelji na Butoh plesu. Skozi notranji pogled bomo glede na svoja čutenja in misli vzpostavili tih dialog s sabo, svojim plesom. Spoznali bomo vaje, ki temeljijo na Noguchijevi gimnastiki, jogi. So uglašene z varnimi mejami telesa in duha vsakega posameznika ter služijo k sprošeni pripravi telesa na plesna sola, duete in skupinska soustvarjanja, ki sledijo v drugem delu vsake delavnice.
Oblačila naj bodo lahka, prinesite mehko podlago in vodo.

SLO:
Ryuzo Fukuhara, v Sloveniji živeči Japonec, dobitnik nagrad in akademski profesor plesa, ki deluje po vsej Evropi, Aziji in Ameriki prisrčno vabi vse ljudi, ki vas zanima ples, uprizoritvena umetnost in bivanje v soustvarjanju.

ENG:
Worksho Silent Dialogue is based on Butoh dance and aims to create an enhanced relationship between physical movement and the imagination. Fukuhara supports participants in finding their own movements and exploring their unique relationship between mind and body. You will also gain a finer understanding of the possibilities of synchronizing body and mind, experience in transforming your ideas into physical movements.
Wear comfortable, loose clothing, bring a yoga mat or blanket to use for stretching exercises & water.

ENG:
Ryuzo Fukuhara is a Japanese dancer, living in Slovenia, he has been receiving several awards and is performing and teaching throughout Europe, Asia and America. 
Ryuzo Fukuhara graduated from the Nagoya University of Arts in Japan in 1989, where he majored in Experimental Design. During his studies he began to dance with two important Butoh dancers, Semi-Maru from Sankaijuku and Min Tanaka, from whom he learned his Butohtechnique. In 2000 he started to work as a dance artist in Europe. During his residency in Europe, Ryuzo developed his own dance method and in 2006 he was awarded the 2nd prize at the solo dance contest in 11MASDANZA - the International Contemporary Dance Festival in the Canary Islands, Spain. In 2010 he was invited to teach a dance master class at <Arsenaledella Danza> directed by Ismael Ivo at La Biennale di Veneziain Italy. In the same year, Ryuzo was awarded the Status of the Independent Cultural Workers from Ministry of Culture in Slovenia. In September 2016, he was invited as a guest lecturer at the post graduate theatre course and dance master class in Towson University, USA. 
Ryuzo has been teaching Butoh dance at the faculty of Arts in the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia since 2013.

More:
http://ryuzofukuhara.blogspot.com/; http://www.geocities.jp/ryuzodance; http://www.youtube.com/Alchemicsisters

Sebastian Geč: VOGUING NIGHT OUT *

Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini in angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in Slovenian and English.

SLO:
Na tej delavnici Voguinga se bomo vrinili v začetke ballrooma. Kako je nastala voguing scena v New york-u od koder je njeno izrazoslovje in kaj pomenijo kategorije na Ball-u. Osredotočili se bomo na runway in njene različice. European runway, american runway in All American runway. Hoja po barveh in modne revije so le inspiracija za tako imenovani ballroom runway. Predznaje ni pomebno je pa možno prinesti s seboj visoke petke in pa odnos do sebe.

SLO:
Sebastijan Geč je sodobni plesalec in koreograf in ima dolgo plesno zgodovino za seboj. Živi in dela na Dunaju od koder je spoznal vogue tehniko in njeno subkulturo. Svojo plesno izobrazbo je pričel pri Plesni izbi v Mariboru od koder je kasneje nadaljeval na SEAD-u v Salzburgu. V svojem repertoarju ima veliko znanja od kontakt-improvizacije do yoge, sodobne plesne tehnike, performance, drag in seveda voguing. Tako se je leta 2009 pridružil kompaniji Cie. Willi Dorner s katero je nastopal po vsem svetu. 2012 je sodeloval z Jerome Bél-om na Dunaju v predstavi The show must go on. Zadnja leta pa sodeluje z priznano kongoleško koreografinjo Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe. Svoje lastne koreografske dosežke pa je dokazoval na festivalu Gibanica 2015 in na Platformi istega leta. Zadnja leti se je odločil igrati v umetniških filmih in celovečercih. Zadnji film The mask of Schwarz Löwenbergs v katerem igra, je premiero doživel na Dunaju marca tege leta. Njegovo življenje je polno preobratov v iskanju tistih momentov na katere se lahko vedno spominjamo. Tako ni presenečenje, da se je leta 2015 pridružil, takrat prvič nastali voguing družini Kiki house of Vivi´s. Ta ista skupina je bila prva v Avstriji, katera se je poistovetila z ballroomom in tako je leta kasneje postavila na noge, kar danes imenujemo Voguing scena na Dunaju. Voguing je stil življenja v katerem poizkušaš najti sebe, svojo pravo podobo in ne tisto katera ti je bila dana. Izraz je življenje.

Maja Kalafatić: JOGA - Radovedno Telo / YOGA - Curious body II

Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini in angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in Slovenian and English.

SLO:
Ura bo posredovala principe hatha joge, bodyworka in različnih somatskih praks.  Namen je podpirati vadeče za preostanek dneva in jih pripraviti na enostavno in lahkotno izvajanje drugih praks. Poudarek je na razumevanju funkcionalnosti asan kot tudi na porazdelitvi energije, mehkobe in moči kot kvaliteti ter pogleda kot notranjega in zunanjega objektiva. Delali bomo na dinamičnih sekvencah ter se poglobili v posamezne položaje in delali v parih. Vadba namerava vaditi veselje in igrivost.

SLO:
Maja Kalafatić (1984, Celje), samozaposlena v kulturi, je plesalka, koreografinja, pedagoginja in učiteljica joge, ki živi in ustvarja med Slovenijo, Finsko in Srbijo. Leta 2006 je diplomirala na salzburški eksperimentalni akademiji plesa SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy Of Dance). Magistrirala je na dveh univerzah, leta 2015 na Univerzi za glasbo in ples v Kölnu HfMT (Univerza za glasbo in ples Köln) na področju plesne diseminacije in leta 2023 na Univerzi za umetnost Helsinki (Uniarts) iz plesnega performansa. Trenutno nadaljuje z izobraževanjem na doktorskem študiju Transdisciplinarnih umetnosti in medijev v Beogradu.
Kot plesalka in koreografinja je sodelovala s številnimi domačimi in tujimi ustvarjalci in ustvarjalkami. Leta 2015 je s soavtorico predstave Betwixt, Mario De Dueñas Lopez / DG Collective nastopila na bienalu slovenske sodobne plesne umetnosti Gibanica.
Njeno delo temelji na plesnem ustvarjanju, vendar posega v različne smeri in perspektive, kot sta socialna koreografija in aktivizem. Tesno je povezana z vizualno umetnostjo in rada združuje teorijo in prakso sodobnega plesa. Deluje interdisciplinarno in pozornost usmerja v nove formate sodelovanja in plesnega izvajanja. Med pomembnimi aspekti njenega dela je distribucija plesa zunaj plesno-gledališkega konteksta in vključitev lokalne skupnosti v umetniške procese. Je članica kolektiva Bunch of Scrumps (skupaj z Jacqueline Aylward in Jesse Ojajärvi), ki ustvarja eksperimentalne plesne in glasbene performanse.
Deluje na področju giba, koreografije, gledališča ter vstopa v področje teorije. Vrsto let poučuje v polju sodobnega plesa, joge in se ukvarja z izvedbo in organizacijo delavnic za otroke in odrasle.

ENG:
This class conveys the principles of hatha yoga, bodywork, and different somatic practices. It aims to support the practitioners for the rest of the day and prepare them to perform any other practice easily and smoothly. The focus is on understanding the functionality of asanas as well as the distribution of energy, softness and strength as qualities and gaze as an inner and outer objective. We will work on dynamic sequences as we delve into individual positions and work in pairs. The practice intends to practice joy and playfulness.

ENG:
Maja Kalafatić (1984, Celje), self-employed in culture, is a dancer, choreographer, pedagogue and yoga teacher who lives and works between Slovenia, Finland and Serbia. In 2006 she graduated from the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance SEAD. She received her master's degree from two universities, in 2015 from the University of Music and Dance in Cologne HfMT (University of Music and Dance Cologne) in the field of dance dissemination and in 2023 from the University of the Arts Helsinki (Uniarts) in dance performance. She is currently continuing her education at the doctoral study program in Transdisciplinary Arts and Media in Belgrade.
As a dancer and choreographer, she has collaborated with numerous domestic and foreign artists. In 2015, she performed at the Biennial of Slovenian Contemporary Dance Art Gibanica with the co-author of the performance Betwixt, Mario De Dueñas Lopez / DG Collective.
Her work is based on dance creation, but touches on different directions and perspectives, such as social choreography and activism. She is closely connected to visual art and likes to combine the theory and practice of contemporary dance. She works interdisciplinary and focuses on new formats of collaboration and dance performance. Among the important aspects of her work is the distribution of dance outside the dance-theatre context and the inclusion of the local community in artistic processes. She is a member of the collective Bunch of Scrumps (together with Jacqueline Aylward and Jesse Ojajärvi), which creates experimental dance and music performances.
She works in the field of movement, choreography, theatre and enters the field of theory. She has been teaching in the field of contemporary dance, yoga for many years and is involved in the implementation and organization of workshops for children and adults.

Maja Kalafatić: SODOBNI PLES / CONTEMPORARY DANCE III

Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini in angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in Slovenian and English.

SLO:
Cilj ure je locirati težo, domišljijo in performativnost giba. Delali bomo na artikulaciji telesa in odnosu do prostora v in izven telesa. Praksa temelji floor worku, release tehniki in somatskih principih. Osredotočili se bomo na različe sekvence, preko katerih bomo delali na kvaliteti fluidnosti. Poseben poudarek je na muzikalnosti in izvedbi plesno-gibalnega materiala. Spraševali se bomo o pojmovanju veščine in razumevanju, kako se gibalna veščina preoblikuje v performativni izraz.

ENG:
The class aims to identify the weight, imagination and performativity of the movement. We will work on the articulation of the body and the relation towards the space in and out of the body. The practice is informed by floor work, release techniques and somatic principles. We will focus on different sequences through which we will work on the quality of fluidity. Particular emphasis is on the musicality and performance of the dance/movement material. We will question the notion of skill and understanding of how the movement skill transforms into performative expression.

Ahmed Kullab: ACROBATIC HIP HOP II

Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in English.

SLO:
ACROBATIC HIP HOP je delavnica, ki združuje eksplozivno moč hip hopa s tekočo ustvarjalnostjo akro plesa. Na delavnici se boste potopili globoko v svet akro plesa, kjer se akrobatika sreča z umetniškim gibanjem. Naučili se boste, kako z nadzorom, tekočnostjo in izražanjem združiti obrate, ravnotežja in dinamično delo na tleh v svoj ples. Raziskovali boste, kako povezati vsak trik z namenom, da bodo vaši akrobatski elementi ne samo močni, ampak tudi pomenljivi. Skozi ustvarjalne prehode in glasbeno interpretacijo boste odkrili, kako povedati svojo zgodbo z uporabo svojega telesa kot plesalca in akrobata.

SLO:
Ahmed Kullab je akro plesalec, cirkuški umetnik in trener cirkuških akrobacij iz Palestine, ki trenutno živi v Sloveniji. Med leti 2014 in 2021 je bil performer in umetniški vodja  Palestinske cirkuške šole.  Je tudi soustanovitelj skupine Terhal Circus ter cirkuški trener in performer v Circus Fuskabo v Sloveniji ter akro plesalec v Stereo 48. Sodeloval je v številnih plesnih predstavah v Palestini in po Evropi.  Na Hip-Hop Game festivalu v Lillu (Francija, 2019) je dosegel 1. mesto za najboljši akro solo ples. Je tudi prejemnik zlatega gumba in finalist oddaje Slovenija Ima Talent 2023. Zadnja leta poučuje mojstrske tečaje akrobatike v Sloveniji in Italiji.

ENG:
ACROBATIC HIP HOP is a workshop that blends the explosive power of hip hop with the fluid creativity of acro dance. On the workshop you will dive deep into the world of acro dance—where acrobatics meet artistic movement. You’ll learn how to blend flips, balances, and dynamic floorwork into your dance with control, fluidity, and expression. You’ll explore how to connect each trick with intention, making your acrobatic elements not just powerful, but meaningful. Through creative transitions and musical interpretation, you’ll discover how to tell your story using your body as both a dancer and an acrobat.

ENG:
Ahmed Kullab is an acro dancer, circus artist and circus acrobatics trainer from Palestine, currently living in Slovenia. Between 2014 and 2021, he was a performer and artistic director of the Palestinian Circus School. He is also a co-founder of the Terhal Circus group, a circus trainer and performer at Circus Fuskabo in Slovenia and an acro dancer at Stereo 48. He has participated in numerous dance performances in Palestine and across Europe. At the Hip-Hop Game festival in Lille (France, 2019), he won 1st place for the best acro solo dance. He is also a recipient of the Golden Button and a finalist of the show Slovenia’s Got Talent 2023. In recent years, he has been teaching acrobatics master classes in Slovenia and Italy.

More:
https://www.24ur.com/video/slovenija-ima-talent-ahmed-kullab-avdicijski-nastop_63148294.html
(Slovenia's Got talent);
https://www.instagram.com/ahmadkollab?igsh=MWdoazBnbW5lZ2d2Yg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

BALET  I / BALLET  I (10 – 14 let)
Nina Ogrinc

Baletni klas je namenjen učenkam/cem baleta, ki imajo osnovno baletno znanje in so seznanjeni z osnovnimi baletnimi pojmi. Klas sestavljajo začetne vaje za ogrevanje, sledijo vaje pri drogu, na sredini prostora in skoki. Posvetili se bomo utrjevanju znanja in spretnosti izvajanja baletne tehnike, ter povezovanju posameznih elementov v kompleksnejše baletne kombinacije. Baletni klas je primeren za učenke/ce od 10 do 14 let, težavnost pa bo prilagojena prijavljenim kandidatkam/om. Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini.

The ballet class is for ballet students who have a basic knowledge of ballet and are familiar with basic ballet concepts. The class consists of warm up exercises, followed by exercises in the barre, centre and jumps. We will focus on deepening the knowledge and skills of ballet technique, and integrating individual elements into ballet combinations. The class is suitable for students aged 10 - 14 years and the difficulty level will be adapted to the registered candidates. The workshop will be held in Slovene.

BALETNA DELAVNICA/BALLET WORKSHOP (10 – 14)
Nina Ogrinc

Na baletni delavnici bomo spoznali krajši plesni odlomek iz klasičnega baleta. Skozi učenje krajše baletne koreografije se bodo udeleženci seznanili z osnovami ansambelskega plesa. Poleg tega bo mentorica udeleženke/ce vodila skozi proces sestavljanja krajše avtorske koreografije, kjer bodo lahko ustvarili svoja lastna krajša koreografska dela. Primerno za učenke/ce od 10 do 14 let. Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini.

In the ballet workshop, we will learn a short dance excerpt from classical ballet. By learning a short ballet choreography, participants will learn the basics of ensemble dance. In addition, the mentor will guide the participants through the process of composing a short original choreography, where they will be able to create their own short choreographic works.  Suitable for students aged 10 - 14 years. The workshop will be held in Slovene.

PRIPRAVA/PREPARATION
Nina Ogrinc

Celovito gibalno funkcijo sestavljajo gibljivost in mobilnost, koordinacija in spretnost, funkcionalne sposobnosti, stabilnost in ravnotežje ter jakost in moč. Tako kot hiša ne bo stala brez dobrih temeljev, tudi telo potrebuje za uspešno plesno vadbo dobro postavljene temelje. Z izboljšanjem telesne pripravljenosti se lahko namreč izboljša tudi umetniška izvedba ter preprečijo poškodbe ali zmanjšajo že prisotne (kronične) bolečine. Cilj delavnice je seznaniti udeležence s pomenom telesne priprave in izvedbo podpornih vaj, ki so za potrebe dobrega in zdravega plesalca ob vsakodnevnem plesnem treningu ključne. Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini.

Comprehensive movement function consists of flexibility and mobility, coordination and skill, functional abilities, stability and balance, and strength and power. Just as a house will not stand without a good foundation, the body also needs a well-established foundation for successful dance performance. By improving physical fitness, artistic performance can also be improved and injuries can be prevented or existing (chronic) pain can be reduced.  The goal of the workshop is to familiarize participants with the importance of physical preparation and the implementation of support exercises, which are crucial for the needs of a good and healthy dancer during daily dance training.The workshop will be held in Slovene.

NINA OGRINC

Nina Ogrinc je po končani Srednji glasbeni in baletni šoli v Ljubljani nadaljevala študij baleta na Central School of Ballet v Veliki Britaniji, kjer je uspešno diplomirala. Leta 2005 je postala stalna članica baletnega ansambla SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana in od leta 2009 solistka v baletnem zboru. V 15 letih aktivne baletne kariere je odplesala številne vloge v klasičnih in sodobnejših predstavah Labodje jezero, Bajadera, Don Kihot, Romeo in Julija, Silfida, Serenada, Coppelia na Montmartru, Trnuljčica, Giselle, Pepelka, Hrestač, Mozart vs. Schumann, Pet tangov, Picko in Packo, Kdo je najmočnejši na svetu, Renske nimfe, Turek v Italiji, Nori malar, Vesela vdova, Knez Igor, Knjeginja čardaša, Območje udobja, Pod zvezdami, Črne maske, Otroci z roba resničnosti, Svatba, Balet 100 in Orfična himna.
Željna novih znanj je med aktivno plesno kariero nadgrajevala svoje znanje na področju kineziologije in leta 2019 zaključila magistrski študij na Fakulteti za vede o zdravju Univerze na Primorskem na temo telesnih asimetrij pri baletnih plesalcih in njihov vpliv na prisotnost mišično-skeletnih poškodb. Leta 2020 je zaključila aktivno kariero baletne plesalke in začela svoje znanje prenašati na mlajše generacije na Konservatoriju za glasbo in balet Ljubljana. Prav tako je od leta 2020 predavateljica na Višji baletni šoli, kjer poučuje predmete Klasični balet, Repertoar ter Variacije in dueti.

After graduating from the Secondary Music and Ballet School in Ljubljana, Nina Ogrinc continued her ballet studies at the Central School of Ballet in Great Britain, where she successfully graduated. In 2005 she became a permanent member of the ballet ensemble SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana and since 2009 a soloist in the ballet choir. In her 15 years of active ballet career, she has danced numerous roles in classical and contemporary performances: Swan Lake, La Bajadera, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, Sylphide, Serenade, Coppelia in Montmartre, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Mozart vs. Schumann, Five Tangos, Picko and Packo, Who is the Strongest in the World, Rhine Nymphs, The Turk in Italy, The Mad Malar, The Merry Widow, Prince Igor, The Princess of Csárdaš, Comfort Zone, Under the Stars, Black Masks, Children from the Edge of Reality, The Wedding, Ballet 100 and Orphic Hymn.
Eager for new knowledge, she upgraded her knowledge in the field of kinesiology and in 2019 completed her master's degree at the Faculty of Health Sciences (University of Primorska) on the topic of Body asymmetries in ballet dancers and their impact on the presence of musculoskeletal injuries. In 2020, she completed her active career as a ballet dancer and began to transfer her knowledge to younger generations at the Conservatory of Music and Ballet Ljubljana. Since 2020, she has also been a lecturer at the Ballet College (Višja baletna šola), where she teaches the subjects Classical Ballet, Repertoire, and Variations and Duets.

Vita Osojnik: SODOBNI BALET / CONTEMPORARY BALLET II

Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini in angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in Slovenian and English.

SLO:
Sodobni balet je prilagojen potrebam sodobnega plesa in se izogne običajni rigoroznosti klasicizma, išče pa vzporednice z mehanizmi v sodobnih plesnih tehnikah. Klas je sestavljen iz vaj pri drogu s poudarkom na delu stopal, raztegu, koordinaciji in organizaciji telesa, sledi delo na sredini prostora, ki se osredotoča na smeri v prostoru, tranzicijska gibanja, elevacijo in obrate.

SLO:
Vita Osojnik je samozaposlena v kulturi - plesalka, koreografinja, plesna pedagoginja in ulična umetnica. Maturirala je na Gimnaziji Kranj, na Srednji glasbeni in baletni šoli smer balet in zaključila študij sodobnega plesa in koreografije na Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD). Redno je bila zaposlena na Umetniški gimnaziji v Ljubljani, kot mentor in pedagog deluje v okviru društva Qulenium v Kranju, na Alma Mater Europea- akademiji za ples, v okviru Šugle (Šola uličnega gledališča) in številnih drugih društvih. Veliko let je bila gostujoča profesorica in koreografinja na SEAD-u. L. 2015 je bila povabljena s strani Tisch School of ARTS v New Yorku na rezidenco in delo z njihovimi študenti na podiplomskem študiju. Je avtorica in soustvarjalka številnih celovečernih plesnih predstav. Lani je kot mentorica sodelovala v projektu mladinskega odra Amo v Novi Gorici na temo medvrstniškega nasilja. V letih 2022/2023/2024 je ustvarila solo trilogijo Vse kar se je že zgodilo, Izven osi in Prostor z razgledom v Plesnem teatru Ljubljana.

ENG:
Contemporary ballet is adapted to the needs of contemporary dance and avoids the usual rigor of classicism, looking for parallels with mechanisms in modern dance techniques. The class consists of pole exercises focusing on footwork, stretching, coordination and body organization, followed by mid-space work focusing on directions in space, transition movements, elevation and turns.

ENG:
Vita Osojnik is self-employed in culture - dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and street artist. She graduated from Kranj High School, majored in ballet at the High School of Music and Ballet, and completed studies in contemporary dance and choreography at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD). She was regularly employed at the Art High School in Ljubljana, works as a mentor and pedagogue within the Qulenium association in Kranj, at Alma Mater Europea - the dance academy, within the framework of Šugla (Street Theater School) and many other associations. She was a visiting professor and choreographer at SEAD for many years. L. 2015 she was invited by the Tisch School of ARTS in New York to reside and work with their graduate students. She is the author and co-creator of many full-length dance performances. Last year, she participated as a mentor in the project of the youth stage Amo in Nova Gorica on the topic of peer violence. In the years 2022/2023/2024, she created the solo trilogy Everything That Has Happened, Off-axis and Space with a View at the Ljubljana Dance Theater.

Ana Pandur: FLAMENCO

Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini in angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in Slovenian and English.

SLO:
Uglašeno telo - utelešanje ritma je delavnica sodobnega flamenka, ki združuje spoznavanje gibalnih potencialov lastnega telesa plesalk_cev in osnov plesa flamenka (ritem, perkusivnost, odnos do zvoka, komunikacija med telesom in zvokom). Na delavnici bodo plesalci_ke spoznali orodja in vaje zapateada, specifično estetiko zgornjega dela telesa,  veščine obvladovanja telesa v prostoru in odnosu do glasbe,  izhajajoč iz iskanja občutka ugodja in odloč(e)nosti v telesu v varnem ustvarjalnem okolju.
Delavnica je primerna za vse stopnje predznanja, tako za plesalce_ke, ki imajo za seboj že dolgoletne izkušnje bodisi v flamenku ali drugih plesnih žanrih, pa tudi za vse, ki bi se s flamenkom in sodobnim flamenkom želeli spoznati. Skupaj bomo ustvarili varno in navdihujoče okolje za raziskovanje lastnega plešočega telesa skozi ritem!

SLO:
Ana Pandur je avtorica, koreografinja, plesalka, hispanistka in filozofinja, ki je je že v času študija na FF v Ljubljani kot izhodišče svojega umetniškega ustvarjanja in preučevanja privzela flamenko in njegovo aplikacijo v sodobne uprizoritvene prakse. Po izobraževanju iz klasičnega baleta je med letoma 2002 in 2004 študirala flamenko ples in teorijo na akademiji Amor de Dios v Madridu. Po povratku v Slovenijo je ustanovila PKD Flamenko, ki ga vodi še danes in iz katerega izhajajo najvidnejša imena sodobne flamenko panorame v našem prostoru. Zadnjih dvajset let deluje kot plesalka, koreografinja in plesna pedagoginja, povezuje flamenko s sodobnimi uprizoritvenimi praksami, s sodobnim plesom in gledališčem. Je avtorica številnih plesnih predstav, s poudarkom na interdisciplinarnem pristopu k flamenku, v katerih vzpostavlja svojstven avtorski, koreografski in uprizoritveni jezik. Kot koreografinja, plesalka ali performerka sodeluje s številnimi glasbeniki, režiserji in koreografi doma in v tujini, v zadnjem času pa se intenzivno posveča oblikovanju giba za gledališče in ustvarjanju lastnih avtorskih projektov. Na Akademiji za ples v Univeze Alma Mater Europaea predava kot nosilka predmeta Medkulturne plesne prakse.

ENG:
The tuned body - embodying rhythm is the contemporary flamenco workshop that combines the discovery of the movement potentials of the dancers' own bodies and the basics of flamenco dance (rhythm, percussiveness, relationship to sound, communication between body and sound). In the workshop, the dancers will learn the tools and exercises of the Zapateado, the specific aesthetics of the upper body, the skills of controlling the body in space and in relation to the music, starting from the search for a sense of comfort and decisiveness in the body in a safe creative environment.
The workshop is suitable for all levels of experience, for dancers who have many years of experience in flamenco or other dance genres, and for those who would like to get acquainted with flamenco and contemporary flamenco. Together we will create a safe and inspiring environment to explore your own dancing body through rhythm!

ENG:
Ana Pandur is an author, choreographer, dancer, Hispanist and philosopher, who has taken flamenco and its application in contemporary performance practices as the starting point for her artistic work and studies since her studies at the Faculty of Performing Arts in Ljubljana. After training in classical ballet, she studied flamenco dance and theory at the Amor de Dios Academy in Madrid between 2002 and 2004. After returning to Slovenia, she founded PKD Flamenko, which she still runs today and from which the most prominent names of the contemporary flamenco panorama in our region emerge. For the last twenty years she has been working as a dancer, choreographer and dance pedagogue, connecting flamenco with contemporary performance practices, contemporary dance and theatre. She is the author of numerous dance performances, focusing on an interdisciplinary approach to flamenco, in which she establishes a unique authorial, choreographic and performance language. As a choreographer, dancer or performer, she collaborates with many musicians, directors and choreographers at home and abroad, and has recently focused intensively on creating movement for theatre and her own original projects. She is a lecturer in Intercultural Dance Practices at the Academy of Dance of the Alma Mater Europaea University.

More:
SINKOPA /SYNCOPATION PROMO II on Vimeo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0qus274e6Q

Ann Papoulis: ENERGY ACTIVATION

Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in English.

ENG:
Energy Activation class begins on the floor with relaxation, followed by stretching and strengthening exercises. Time is given to use deep breathing to deepen the range of your stretch in each position.
The last part of the class is done standing and involves simple exercises to feel energy from your body moving in the space around you.
It is open to all, no previous dance technique required. The class serves as preparation for a dance technique class ; or simply to get your body moving.
Ann Papoulis developed the content of this class as a preparatory ritual for her work as a dancer. She continues to use it for her own warm-up, and she teaches it to groups and individuals as a daily physical ritual.

SLO:

Ann Papoulis je vizualna in plesna umetnica ter aktivatorka domišljije. Pri 23 letih je začela poučevati v studiu Cunningham na Manhattnu in je poučevala tehnike in delavnice domišljije za plesne in gledališke družbe in šole po vsej Evropi in ZDA, predvsem Opéra de Lyon, Anna Teresa de Keersmaeker, Angelin Preljocaj, Maguy Marin, Jean-Claude Gallotta.

Njeno multimedijsko delo je bilo nazadnje predstavljeno v Atelier de la Main d'Or v Parizu in je vključevalo fotografije, abstraktne filme in ples. Njene predstave vključujejo samospeve in opero, ki jo je režirala, komponirala in koreografirala po naročilu Narodne hiše opere in baleta v Ljubljani.
Več: about ANN PAPOULIS

ENG:
Ann Papoulis is a visual and performing artist and an Imagination Activator. She began teaching at the Cunningham Studio in Manhattan at age 23 and has taught the technique and imagination workshops for dance and theater companies and schools throughout Europe and in the US, notably Opéra de Lyon, Anna Teresa de Keersmaeker, Angelin Preljocaj, Maguy Marin, Jean-Claude Gallotta.
Her multimedia work was most recently presented at the Atelier de la Main d’Or in Paris and involved photographs, abstract films and dancing. 2-minute excerpts: WANDERING THE UNKNOWN - YouTube. Her performances have included solos and an opera she directed, composed and choreographed, that was a commission of the National House of Opera and Ballet in Ljubljana.
More: about ANN PAPOULIS

Ann Papoulis: CUNNINGHAM III

Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in English.
SLO:

Na tem klasu se boste naučili osnov plesne tehnike Cunningham, ki vključuje celovito delo hrbta in nog s središčem v medenici. Po ogrevanju boste izboljšali sposobnost uporabe svoje energije za gibanje v prostoru okoli sebe in dialog z njim, skozi adagio -  frazo, ki se premika skozi prostor in skokih. Poudarek celotnega klasa je na osredotočenju telesa in uma, da sprostite svojo fizično moč.

ENG:
In this class you will learn the fundamentals of the Cunningham technique — comprehensive back & leg work centered in the pelvis. After the warm-up you will enhance your ability to use your energy to inhabit and dialogue with the space around you through an adagio, a phrase moving across the floor and jumps. Emphasis throughout the class is on focusing both the body and mind in order to unleash your physical power.

Ann Papoulis: CUNNINGHAM for ballet dancers II-III

Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in English.

Snježana Premuš: VIJUGANJE - Delavnica za učitelje plesa / MEANDERING - Workshop for dance teachers *

Delavnica bo potekala v slovenščini in angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in Slovenian and English.

ENG:

We will meander through various principles such as breathing and stable and dynamic structures in the body and space. Where does the body end and space begin?

ENG:
Snježana Premuš graduated from the London Contemporary Dance School in 1998, after which she continued to expand her knowledge and skills within various international choreographic and improvisation projects. In 2012, she completed a specialisation in Body Mind Centring, obtaining a certificate in embodied anatomy and yoga. Her artistic interests focus on the body and corporeal presence. In addition to her performance work, she has been involved in socially engaged projects and has worked regularly with young people and socially vulnerable groups.

Nastja Štefanić: SPIRALNA FLUIDNOST / SPIRAL FLUIDITY I

Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in English.

ENG:
The workshop will focus on awareness and exploration of spiral movement patterns from simple to more complex and playful variations. We begin the class with warm-up exercises and short improvisational tasks in which we will focus on moving and strengthening the spine, joint fluidity, and grounding. The emphasis is on the head-tail connection and opening the front of the body, which through a series of preparatory exercises leads the body towards different back band variations and simpler acrobatic elements.
Most of the class involves moving on the floor with dynamic changes of levels. After warming up, we will work on short sequences through space with the aim of mastering certain coordination principles and working on fluidity of movement.
The final part of the class includes learning a longer final sequence characterized by playing with momentum, precision and speed.

ENG:
Nastasja Stefanic Kralj is a dance artist, musician, dance and music teacher. She holds a BA and an MA degree in viola which she received from the Music Academy in Zagreb and a BA degree in contemporary dance that she studied at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb.
Nastasja makes her own pieces and collaborates regularly with both Croatian and foreign artists. Her choreographic works were performed at festivals in Croatia and abroad- Zagreb Dance Week (Croatia), Echo Echo Dance Festival (UK), L1danceFest (Hungary), Bazaar Festival (the Czech Republic), Monoplay (Croatia), Perforacije (Croatia), Soundance (Germany), ANTISEZONA (Croatia), Suffolk Shorts Film Festival (UK), Athens Video Dance Project (Greece). As a dancer she performed in Serbia, Montenegro, Belgium, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Romania, Slovenia, Italy and Greece.
Nastasja has won numerous awards and scholarships; among them is the Rector's award for her work Cadenza per 6.  In 2022, she was awarded by Croatian professional dance associations, for the best solo dance performance in the 2021/2022 season.
From 2017 to 2024 she was a teaching assistant at the Drama department and from 2019 she has been a guest teacher at the Dance department, both at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb.
She is a member of Croatian Dancers Association and Croatian Freelance Artists Association.
In 2024 she became a member of the Studio- contemporary dance company.

Nastja Štefanić: SPIRALNA FLUIDNOST / SPIRAL FLUIDITY II

Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in English.

ENG:
The workshop will focus on awareness and exploration of spiral movement patterns from simple to more complex and playful variations. We begin the class with warm-up exercises and short improvisational tasks in which we will focus on moving and strengthening the spine, joint fluidity, and grounding. The emphasis is on the head-tail connection and opening the front of the body, which through a series of preparatory exercises leads the body towards different back band variations and simpler acrobatic elements.
Most of the class involves moving on the floor with dynamic changes of levels. After warming up, we will work on short sequences through space with the aim of mastering certain coordination principles and working on fluidity of movement.
The final part of the class includes learning a longer final sequence characterized by playing with momentum, precision and speed.

Iryna Tzymbal: BALET / BALLET II

Iryna Tzymbal: REPERTOAR ZA DEKLETA / REPERTOIRE FOR GIRLS II-III

Paula Zacharias: A dialogue between Aleksander technique & Material for the spine *

Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in English.

ENG:
Paula Zacharias is Alexander Technique teacher (graduated from ETABA 2014) and dance improvisation and composition. Bachelor in Communication Sciences (UBA), photographer, videographer and dancer. Trained in contemporary dance, Butoh and Contact Improvisation. She teaches Alexander Technique applied to movement, improvisation and scenic composition inspired by Lisa Nelson’s Tuning Scores (TS) method. She collaborates in research and production with artists such as Andrew Harwood, Lisa Nelson, Chris Aiken, Benno Voohrman, Ko Murobushi, Rhea Volij, Minako Seki, Yuko Kaseki, Natalia Tencer, Lucas Condro, Carmen Pereiro Numer among others. She participates in residencies and festivals for training, teaching and performance programs, touring internationally between Europe and South America. She is part of the organizing team of Eimcila 2012 -BsAs and 2013 Gamboa- Brazil. Co-directs the Contact Cuba Festival since 2018. She is part of the creation and research group Sus Derivas, which won the FNA 2021 training grant for somatic studies of Rabine and Feldendrais method, focused on research on movement, voice and performance. Paula’s work will focus on the opening towards the visual and sensory field of perception towards improvisation from the approach to the practice of Tuning Scores (created by choreographer Lisa Nelson): A system of communication and editing of movement in real me that allow to establish a relationship of observation and composition between the action and the attention of movement - including in this relationship the sensory fields that are involved as parts of the sense of organization between image, sound, perception, attention and imagination. The scores offer tools and practices of internal and external communication that highlight the ways in which each of us feels, sees and makes sense of movement.

Paula Zacharias: Contact Improvisation and Tunning scores II

Delavnica bo potekala v angleščini. / The workshop is going to be in English.

ENG:
The workshop is designed to immerse participants in the practice of Tuning Scores (practice created by Lisa Nelson). This investigation will explore two complementary approaches to improvisation and composition. The sensory field of perception, which awakens and “tunes” the imagination, towards improvisation and the language of these scores that allow tuning the senses in relation to their habits of survival, imagination, memory and their relationships between me, rhythm, space and composition.

BALET  II (14 – 16 let) / BALLET  II (age 14 – 16)
Irina Prokofieva

Trening klasičnega baleta na stopnji II bo sestavljen iz baletnih vaj pri drogu in na sredini. Na tej stopnji bo poudarek na nadgradnji tehnične izvedbe in pripravi telesa na napore baletnega plesalca. Vaje bodo zasnovane po metodiki Veganova ob uporabi varne prakse, s katero lahko baletni pedagog potek in težavnost treninga prilagaja prijavljenim kandidatom, njihovemu predznanju in telesnim predispozicijam.
Trening je primeren je za dekleta in fante od 14. let naprej, ki plešejo balet že nekaj let (5. in 6. razred baletne šole, 1. in 2. letnik srednje baletne šole). Izjemoma se v baletni klas lahko vključijo tudi starejši ali mlajši kandidati, s potrebnim baletnim predznanjem.

Classical ballet training on this level consists of ballet exercises at the barre and in the center. At this level, the emphasis will be on upgrading ballet technique and performance and preparing the body for the exertions of a ballet dancer.

The exercises will be designed according to the Vaganova methodology using safe practice, with which the ballet teacher can adjust the course and difficulty of the training to the registered candidates, their prior knowledge, and physical predispositions.

The training is suitable for girls and boys from the age of 14 who have been dancing ballet for several years (5th and 6th grade of ballet school, 1st and 2nd year of secondary ballet school). Exceptionally, older, or younger candidates, with the necessary prior knowledge of ballet, can also join the ballet class.

REPERTOAR ZA DEKLETA  II, III (14 +) / REPERTOIRE FOR GIRLS II, III (14+)
Irina Prokofieva

Pouk repertoarja bo vključeval vaje na konicah prstov, skozi katere bodo učenke utrjevale mišice stopal in baletno tehniko ''na špicah'', ki sestoji iz vaj pri drogu in na sredini. Nadalje bodo spoznala določene ženske variacije iz klasičnih baletov, ki jih bodo izdelovale najprej  po delih in nato povezale v solistično celoto.
Pouk je primeren za dekleta od 14. let naprej, ki obvladajo osnove plesanja na ''špicah'', pa vse do profesionalnih baletnih plesalk. Izbor in izvedba variacij bo prilagojena prijavljenim kandidatkam ter njihovemu baletnem predznanju.

The girls will begin the repertoire lesson with exercises on points, through which they will strengthen the muscles of the feet and the ballet technique "on points", which consists of exercises at the barre and in the center. Furthermore, they will get to know certain female variations from classical ballets, which they will first make in parts and then connect them into a solo whole.
The class is suitable for girls from 14 years of age who master the basics of pointe work, up to professional ballet dancers. The selection and performance of variations will be adapted to the registered candidates and their prior ballet knowledge.

IRINA PROKOFIEVA

Irina Prokofieva, baletna mojstrica in koreografinja, gostujoča baletna mojstrica Astana Opera in HNK Split. Svoje življenje je posvetila baletu, diplomirala je na baletni akademiji Vaganova, začela kot izvajalka v Mariinsky Theatre in kasneje delala kot baletna mojstrica v Madžarski državni operi, nato pa je kot koreografinja in baletna mojstrica delala po Evropi in Aziji.
Irinine izkušnje segajo od postavljanja večjih produkcij, kot sta Grand Pas Paquita za Madžarsko državno opero in Šeherezada za HNK Split, do ustvarjalnih sodelovanj, pri čemer si vedno prizadeva za uravnoteženje tradicije, sprejemanje inovativne koreografije, ki navdihuje plesalce, da dosežejo svoj najvišji potencial. Irina je izdala tudi knjigo, posvečeno razredu enega glavnih baletnih mojstrov Mariinskega gledališča Sergeja Vikhareva.
Irina Prokofjeva je bila 5 let baletna mojstrica Madžarske državne opere v Budimpešti, gostujoča koreografinja World Ballet Company in Jean M Wong School of Ballet v Hong Kongu.

Irina Prokofieva ballet master and choreographer, guest ballet master at Astana Opera and HNK Split. She has dedicated her life to ballet, graduated from Vaganova Ballet Academy, beginning as a performer at the Mariinsky Theatre and later working as a ballet master at Hungarian State Opera, and after as a choreographer and ballet master across Europe and Asia Irina's experience ranges from staging major productions as a Grand Pas Paquita for the Hungarian State Opera and Sheherezade for HNK Split to creative collaborations, always aiming to balance tradition while embracing innovative choreography to inspire dancers to reach their highest potential. Also Irina published the book dedicated to the classes one of the main of the ballet master of Mariinsky Theater Sergei Vikharev.
Irina Prokofieva was a ballet master of the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest for 5 years, a guest choreographer of the World Ballet Company and the Jean M Wong School of Ballet in Hong Kong.

BALET  III (16+)
Ana Klašnja in Lukas Zuschlag

Nadaljevalni baletni klas je primeren za fante in dekleta od 16. leta dalje (3. in 4. letnik srednje baletne šole in profesionalne baletne plesalce). Namenjen je tistim, ki želijo svoje znanje nadgraditi in izpopolniti. Ta intenzivni program se osredotoča na obvladovanje telesa, koordinacijo in natančno delo nog in stopal, kar je bistveno za doseganje tehnične odličnosti v baletu. Baletni klas se bo posvečal vajam pri drogu, vajam na sredini in delu na špicah. Cilj je, da udeleženci izboljšajo njihovo natančnost in umetnost.
V začetku tedna bo delavnico vodila priznana solistka baletnega ansambla SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana, Ana Klašnja. Naslednje dni pa bo delavnico nadaljeval trenutni umetniški direktor SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana Lukas Zuschlag.
Delavnica bo potekala v slovenskem in angleškem jeziku.

Advanced ballet class is suitable for boys and girl aged 16 and above (3rd and 4th year of secondary ballet school and professional ballet dancers). It is designed for those who wish to upgrade and refine their skills. This intensive program focuses on mastering body alignment,coordination, and footwork, essential for achieving technical excellence in ballet. Participants will engage in rigorous training, including barre work, center exercises and pointe shoes work, all aimed at enhancing their precision and artistry.

The workshop is led by Ana Klašnja, soloist of the ballet ensemble SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana and experienced teacher, choreographer and head of SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana by proxy, Lukas Zuschlag.

The workshop will be held in Sloveninan and English language.

LUKAS ZUSCHLAG

Lukas Zuschlag prihaja iz Feldkirchna v Avstriji.V SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana se zaposlil leta 2004, leta 2007 je postal solist, kasneje tudi priznani solist. Nastopil je v številnih baletnih predstavah, med drugim kot Romeo (Romeo in Julija), Živago v (Doktor Živago), Franc (Coppelia na Montmartru), Tristan (Tristan in Izolda), Albrecht (Giselle), James (Silfida), Rothbart (Labodje jezero), Princ (Pepelka), Espada (Don Kihotu) Packo (Picko in Packo), Scrooge (Hrestač), Mišji princ (Kdo je najmočnejši na svetu), George B. Wilson (Veliki Gatsby), Duende (Maria de Buenos Aires). Za svoje umetniško delo je prejel več priznanj, med drugim stanovsko nagrado Lidije Wisiakove, nagrado Guest Star Award in avstrijsko nagrado Kulturförderpreis na področju uprizoritvenih umetnosti.Poleg plesne kariere se je že vrsto let intenzivno posvečal tudi koreografiji in pedagoškemu delu, tako v Sloveniji kot v tujini. Na domačem odru je kot koreograf sodeloval pri številnih opernih produkcijah, med njimi Otello, Ksenija/Carmina burana, Prodana nevesta, Cavalleria rusticana/Glumači, Capuleti in Montegi, Koda L, Italijanka v Alžiru, Netopir, Requiem, Stabat Mater in drugi. Za Teater Verdi v Trstu je ustvaril koreografijo za opere Netopir in Orfej in Evridika. V Ostravi je sodeloval pri češki premieri koprodukcijske predstave Prodana nevesta in Monteverdijeve opere Il Ballo delle Ingrate. Leta 2024 je zasnoval koreografijo za scenski nastop in videospot slovenske predstavnice Raiven na Eroviziji ter ustvaril svoj koreografski celovečerni prvenec – otroški balet Mali Princ na glasbo Aleksandre Naumovski Potisk. Od marca 2025 je vodja baleta SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana po pooblastilu direktorja.

Lukas Zuschlag comes from Feldkirchen, Austria. He joined SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana in 2004, and in 2007 he became a soloist, later a renowned soloist.He has performed in numerous ballet performances, including Romeo (Romeo and Juliet), Zhivago in (Doctor Zhivago), Franc (Coppelia in Montmartre), Tristan (Tristan and Isolde), Albrecht (Giselle), James (Silfide), Rothbart (Swan Lake), Prince (Cinderella), Espada (Don Quixote), Packo (Picko and Packo), Scrooge (The Nutcracker), Mouse Prince (Who is the Strongest in the World), George B. Wilson (The Great Gatsby), Duende (Maria de Buenos Aires).
He has received several awards for his artistic work, including the Lidija Wisiakova Professional Award, the Guest Star Award and the Austrian Kulturförderpreis in the field of performing arts.
In addition to his dance career, he has been intensively involved in choreography and teaching for many years, both in Slovenia and abroad. On the domestic stage, he has participated as a choreographer in numerous opera productions, including Otello, Xenia/Carmina burana, The Bartered Bride, Cavalleria rusticana/Actors, Capuleti in Montegi, Code L, The Italian Woman in Algiers, The Bat, Requiem, Stabat Mater and others. For the Verdi Theater in Trieste, he created choreography for the operas The Bat and Orpheus and Eurydice. In Ostrava, he participated in the Czech premiere of the co-production of The Bartered Bride and Monteverdi's opera Il Ballo delle Ingrate. In 2024, he designed the choreography for the stage performance and video clip of the Slovenian representative Raiven at Eurovision and created his choreographic full-length debut - the children's ballet The Little Prince to the music of Aleksandra Naumovski Potisk. Since March 2025, he has been the head of the SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana by proxy.

ANA KLAŠNJA

Ana Klašnja je priznana slovenska balerina, ki je leta 1998 zaključila šolanje na Srednji glasbeni in baletni šoli v Ljubljani ter prejela Škerjančevo nagrado. Leta 2001 je postala stalna članica, od leta 2015 pa solistka baletnega ansambla SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana.
Že v mladosti je blestela na baletnih tekmovanjih: leta 1995 je prejela zlato medaljo na 2. tekmovanju mladih slovenskih baletnih plesalcev, leta 1997 srebrno na 3. državnem prvenstvu, leta 2001 se je na tekmovanju na Dunaju uvrstila med finaliste, leta 2003 pa znova osvojila zlato na državnem prvenstvu v Mariboru.
Njena prva solistična vloga je bila Klara v baletu Hrestač (2002), za katero je prejela priznanje Lidije Wisiak. Kritike in občinstvo je navdušila kot Pepelka (2004), za vlogo Julije v Romeu in Juliji pa prejela Župančičevo nagrado.
Plesala je v številnih glavnih vlogah, med drugim v baletih Don Kihot, Giselle, Labodje jezero, Trnuljčica, Bajadera, Silfida, Coppélia, Gusar, Apolon, Svatba, Veliki Gatsby ter v sodobnih koreografijah kot so Yin & Yang, Tango za Rahmaninova, Sss in Urbanobalet. Gostovala je v Španiji, Italiji in Južni Ameriki.
Že več sezon sodeluje tudi kot žirantka v priljubljeni televizijski oddaji Slovenija ima talent, kjer s strokovnostjo in karizmo pomembno prispeva k promociji plesne umetnosti širši javnosti.

Ana Klašnja is a renowned Slovenian ballerina who graduated from the Secondary Music and Ballet School in Ljubljana in 1998 and received the Škerjanc Award. In 2001 she became a permanent member and since 2015, a soloist of the ballet ensemble SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana.
She already excelled in ballet competitions in her youth: in 1995 she received a gold medal at the 2nd Competition of Young Slovenian Ballet Dancers, in 1997 a silver medal at the 3rd National Championship, in 2001 she was among the finalists at the competition in Vienna, and in 2003 she won gold medal at the National Championship in Maribor.
Her first solo role was Klara in the ballet The Nutcracker (2002), for which she also received the Lidija Wisiak Award. She impressed critics and audiences as Cinderella (2004), and received the Župančič Award for her role as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.
She has danced in numerous leading roles, including in the ballets Don Quixote, Giselle, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, La Bajadera, Sylphide, Coppélia, Pirate, Apollo, The Wedding, The Great Gatsby, and in contemporary choreographies such as Yin & Yang, Tango for Rachmaninoff, Sss and Urbanobalet. She has toured in Spain, Italy, and South America.
For several seasons, she has also participated as a judge in the popular television show Slovenia's Got Talent, where she contributes significantly to the promotion of dance art to the general public.

KOREOGRAFSKA DELAVNICA / CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP I-II Mateja Železnik

Delavnica je odprta za vse plesalce in gibalce, ki želijo gibanje raziskovati na sproščen, igriv in oseben način. Je priložnost za osvoboditev telesa in misli, namenjena tistim, ki si prizadevajo poglobiti stik s sabo in se skozi gibanje izraziti bolj avtentično.
Začeli bomo z vodeno improvizacijo, usmerjeno v prebujanje prisotnosti, fluidnosti in zavedanja telesa v trenutku – tukaj in zdaj. Raziskovali bomo različne intenzitete in dinamike gibanja ter se ob tem nežno dotaknili tudi osnov baletne tehnike in vaj za moč. Prvi del je namenjen aktivaciji telesa, prebujanju čutov ter telesni in miselni pripravi na prihajajoči drugi del delavnice. 
V drugem delu se bomo naučili kratke sekvence, ki bo združevala različne gibalne kvalitete. Material bo prehajal med lahkotnejšimi, sproščenimi gibi in hitrejšimi, bolj eksplozivnimi deli ter elementi, ki bodo zahtevali tehnično natančnost in kontrolo. Raziskovali bomo tudi ritmične spremembe kot priložnost za razvijanje prilagodljivosti in prisotnosti v gibanju. Cilj je izkusiti raznolik in kontrasten gibalni material znotraj ene same fraze ter opazovati, kako se naše telo nanj odziva, kako ga znamo usmeriti in voditi pri prehajanju med različnimi kvalitativami.

This workshop is open to all dancers and movers interested in exploring movement in a relaxed, playful, and personal way. It offers an opportunity to free the body and mind and is intended for those seeking a deeper connection with themselves and a more authentic expression through movement.
We will begin with a guided improvisation designed to awaken presence, fluidity and bodily awareness in the moment - here and now. We’ll explore variations in intensity and dynamics, while gently incorporating elements of ballet technique and strength exercises. This first part is about tuning in, activating the body and building the physical and mental readiness needed to approach the second part of the workshop.
In the second part we will learn a short phrase that combines a range of movement qualities. The material will shift between soft, released movement and faster, more explosive sections, as well as include moments that require technical clarity and control. We will also explore rhythmic changes to encourage adaptability and presence in movement. The aim is to experience how contrasting physical ideas can coexist within a single phrase, and to observe how the body responds to these shifts, how we guide it and how we can develop control in transitioning between different movement qualities.

KOREOGRAFSKA DELAVNICA II- III (16+)/ CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP II – III (16 +)
Mateja Železnik

Delavnica je odprta za vse plesalce in gibalce, ki želijo gibanje raziskovati na sproščen, igriv in oseben način. Je priložnost za osvoboditev telesa in misli, namenjena tistim, ki si prizadevajo poglobiti stik s sabo in se skozi gibanje izraziti bolj avtentično.
Začeli bomo z vodeno improvizacijo, usmerjeno v prebujanje prisotnosti, fluidnosti in zavedanja telesa v trenutku – tukaj in zdaj. Raziskovali bomo različne intenzitete in dinamike gibanja ter se ob tem nežno dotaknili tudi osnov baletne tehnike in vaj za moč. Prvi del je namenjen aktivaciji telesa, prebujanju čutov ter telesni in miselni pripravi na prihajajoči drugi del delavnice. 
V drugem delu bo v ospredju individualno raziskovanje. Kot izhodišče bo služila skupna tema ali vprašanje, na katerega bodo udeleženci povabljeni odgovoriti z lastnim gibalnim izrazom. Vsak bo imel možnost razviti kratko sekvenco, ki bo izražala njegovo razmišljanje, občutke ali trenutni navdih. Skupaj bomo poskušali prepoznati in preseči ustaljene vzorce ter notranje ovire, ki nas zadržujejo pri odkrivanju neznanega. 
Brez pričakovanj do sebe ali drugih bomo soustvarjali varen in sprejemajoč prostor, kjer si bomo lahko skozi gib dovolili biti to, kar smo.

This workshop is open to all dancers and movers interested in exploring movement in a relaxed, playful, and personal way. It offers an opportunity to free the body and mind and is intended for those seeking a deeper connection with themselves and a more authentic expression through movement.
We will begin with a guided improvisation designed to awaken presence, fluidity and bodily awareness in the moment - here and now. We’ll explore variations in intensity and dynamics, while gently incorporating elements of ballet technique and strength exercises. This first part is about tuning in, activating the body and building the physical and mental readiness needed to approach the second part of the workshop.
The second part will be dedicated to individual research. A shared theme or question will serve as a starting point, inviting participants to respond through their own movement expression. Everyone will have the opportunity to develop a short sequence that reflects their inner state and thought process. Together, we will work on recognising and overcoming habitual patterns and internal barriers that may limit our ability to explore the unknown. 
With no expectations towards ourselves or others, we will co-create a safe and welcoming environment, allowing our movement to be who we are.

MATEJA ŽELEZNIK

Mateja Železnik - plesalka, koreografinja, asistentka koreografa - s širokim znanjem različnih plesnih stilov in 20-letnimi izkušnjami nastopanja. Svojo plesno pot je začela v Plesni šoli Urška z modernimi plesi. Po končanem šolanju iz klasičnega baleta na Konservatoriju za glasbo in balet Ljubljana je nadgrajevala svoje znanje kot članica Kjara’s Dance Project, Elephant in the Black Box junior company in Mladega Slovenskega Baleta. V temu času je zaključila tudi študij Radiološke tehnologije na Zdravstveni fakulteti v Ljubljani. Leta 2017 se je pridružila ansamblu SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana, kjer je delovala kot plesalka, soustvarjalka in asistentka koreografa. Leta 2021 je za koncert (P)Osebno (SNG Ljubljana) ustvarila krajšo solo koreografijo. Aktivno je sodelovala s Slovenskim narodnim gledališčem Maribor in delovala zunaj gledališča na sodobni plesni sceni. Od leta 2023 deluje na svobodi. Je dolgoletna soustvarjalka Lukasa Zuschlaga, Sanje Nešković Peršin in Kjare Starič Wurst. KVADRAT1 (2023) je njen plesni prvenec v sodelovanju s Polett Kasza (produkcija DUM). Leta 2024 je ustvarila je tudi koreografijo za Višjo baletno šolo v Ljubljani - 3 SEKUNDE, ki je bila izbrana za festival Živa 2024. Na poletni plesni šoli Ballet Stage 2024 je vodila improvizacijsko delavnico ter poučevala repertoar. V letošnjem letu pa v lastni produkciji ustvarja svojo novo predstavo v sodelovanju z Luko Ostrežem.

Mateja Železnik - dancer, choreographer, assistant choreographer - with extensive knowledge of various dance styles and 20 years of performance experience. She began her dance career at the Urška Dance School with modern dances. After completing her studies in classical ballet at the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet ljubljana, she upgraded her knowledge as a member of Kjara's Dance Project, Elephant in the Black Box junior company and the Young Slovenian Ballet.
During this time, she also completed her studies in Radiological Technology at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Ljubljana. In 2017 she joined the SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana ensemble, where she worked as a dancer, co-creator and assistant choreographer. In 2021, she created a short solo choreography for the concert (P)Osebno (SNG Ljubljana). She actively collaborated with the Slovenian National Theatre Maribor and worked outside the theatre on the contemporary dance scene. Since 2023, she has been working independently. She is a long-time co-creator of Lukas Zuschlag projects, Sanja Nešković Peršin projects and Kjara Starič Wurst projects.
KVADRAT1 (2023) is her dance debut in collaboration with Polett Kasza (production DUM). In 2024, she also created choreography for the Ballet College in Ljubljana - 3 SECONDS, which was also selected for the Živa 2024 festival. She led an improvisation workshop and taught repertoire at the Ballet Stage 2024 Summer Dance School. This year, she is creating her own new performance in collaboration with Luka Ostrež.

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