Битеф

26 th 09. / 17:00 / 60’ Bitef Theatre

Bitef Dance Company and Srebrno drvo

CITY Concept and Direction: Dina Radoman Caranović Choreography; Isidora Stanišić Composer: Aleksandra Đokić Choreographer’s Assistants: Majda Milak i Milica Pisić Costume Design: Aleksandra Zdravković Video Author: Jelena Jovčić Animation: Sandi Caranović Photography and Design: Jelena Janković Production: Jasmina Urošević and Anđelka Janković Organisation: Jovana Đurić Translation of Sign Language: Tijana Jakšić and Katarina Kralj Poetry: Ivan Rastegorac Verse Read by: Damjan Kecojević Performers: Milica Pisić, Nevena Jovanović, Miona Petrović, Ana Simanic, Nikola Tomašević, Strahinja Lackovic, Danijel Todorović, Stojan Simić Support: Ministry of Culture and information of the Republic of Serbia Partner: Children’s Cultural Centre Belgrade

* Discussion with authors and performers after the performance ■

■ City is a product of a series of activities we engaged in to study how we see the urban space. The experiences were both alike to a degree and different. A city is more than a sum total of those who live in it; it has its will, its character, its atmosphere, its face and its underground. It is well-intentioned for some and inhospitable to others. It all depends on where you come from, which part of it you live in, your age, your habits and wishes. This difference persists on the stage because the participants in the production are of different genders, origins, with different attitudes to life, experiences, possibilities and limitations they come across, their approach to art, their dance education, whether they are disabled in any way... What they all share is that they live in a big city. We hope that this production will contribute to the intention to include disabled persons in the work and creative processes of professional theatres and make the productions they appear in a part of the regular theatre offer in the city of Belgrade. We chose the disabled performers during workshops organised by Srebrno Drvo (Silver Tree) Association with the help of Hajde da (Let's) Group.

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