Zasnova platforme Improvokacij: Andreja Kopač, Žigan Krajnčan, Gorazd Pakozdi
Zasnova druge sezone Improvokacij: Gorazd Pakozdi
Uprizoritelji_ce: Billy Kissa, Radharani Pernarčič, Jacob Banigan, Nikolina Komljenović, Kasia Chmara
Gostitelj: Gorazd Pakozdi
Luč: Borut Cajnko
Produkcija: International Dance Terrorist Organization
Koproducija četrte epizode druge sezone Improvokacij: Goli oder
Konferenca poteka v angleškem jeziku.
Improvokacije so leta 2016 Gorazd Pakozdi, Andreja Kopač in Žigan Krajnčan začeli z namenom preučevati improvizacijo skupaj z domačo skupnostjo in kako ljudje v tej skupnosti razumejo ter uporabljajo improvizacijo. Improvokacije za vsako sezono izberejo format. Prva sezona Improvokacij je bila tako v formatu studijskega srečanja, druga v formatu uprizoritvene konference, tretja v formatu predstave in četrta (od oktobra 2021 dalje) je v formatu uprizoritvene publikacije. Improvokacije na Golem odru bodo četrta epizoda druge sezone, to je, vzele bodo format druge sezone: uprizoritvene konference.
Uprizoritelji_ce druge konference bodo Radharani Pernarčič, Nikolina Komljenović, Kasia Chmara, Jacob Banigan in Billy Kissa. Gostitelj Improvokacij S2E4 bo Gorazd Pakozdi.
Urnik konference
17.00 – 18.30 Prvi del: Uvod in prispevki uprizoriteljic_ev
18.30 – 19.00 Premor
19.00 – 21.00 Drugi del: Uprizoritveno pretresanje na osnovi prispevkov uprizoriteljic_ev ter zaključek
V prvem delu bo vsak_a izmed uprizoriteljev_ic s svojim prispevkom v poljubnem in njej_mu najustreznejšem mediju podal_a videnje, doživljanje in uporabo improvizacije v svojem delu. V drugem delu pa bo potekalo uprizoritveno pretresanje vprašanj improvizacije na osnovi prispevkov uprizoriteljic_ev.
Kot pove že ime formata, konferenca ne bo potekala samo na ravni jezika, govora, izjave, predavanja, pač pa tudi v drugih uprizoritvenih oblikah.
Konferenca bo imela svoje zaključke, ki bodo objavljeni najprej na spletni strani, potem pa, upamo, tudi v obliki časopisa.
Gorazd Pakozdi raziskuje igrivost v vlogah kot so plesalka/ec, izvajalka/ec, koreograf/inja, klovn/esa, pedagog/inja, piska/ec, producent/ka, MC (če omenimo samo nekatere); v oblikah predstava, ples, igra, dogodek, koreografija, eksperiment, instalacija, predavanje, delavnica, publikacija, klovnska točka, video, partitura (če omenimo samo nekatere). Je član DISKOlektiva, ki se od leta 2010 igra Igro imen, v kateri si člani izmenjujejo in sposojajo imena drug drugega za svoja umetniška dela. Da je življenje toliko bolj zabavno.
Kasia Chmara je študirala na Mednarodni akademiji za film, gledališče in televizijo v Lodzu. Je soustvarjalka številnih improvizacijskih zasedb in projektov: wymyWammy (Bydgoszcz), Two Sisters, Impro Atak (Lodz), evropska improvizacijska mreža Ohana, mednarodni projekt 7 žensk različnih starosti, irsko-poljski duo Which is Which, mednarodna zasedba The Allnighters. Chmara je umetniška vodja Improdroma, mednarodnega festivala improvizacije v Bydgoszczu. Trenutno zaključuje doktorski študij, kjer se posveča ustvarjanju likov z improvizacijskimi tehnikami za pisanje scenarijev. Nastopala in poučevala je na Poljskem, v Španiji, na Češkem, v Indiji, na Irskem, v Sloveniji, v Franciji, v Estoniji, v Nemčiji, v Latviji, v Grčiji in na Švedskem. Redno dela kot igralka v gledališču Kameralny v Bydgoszczu.
Jacob Banigan je kanadski improvizator in igralec, ki živi v avstrijskem Gradcu. Loteva se najrazličnejših oblik improvizacije, kratkih in dolgih formatov, maratonskih predstav velikih zasedb in solo nastopanja. Veliko potuje po Evropi in Severni Ameriki, kjer nastopa in poučuje. Ustvarjanje likov, gradnja domišljijskih svetov in raziskovanje zgradbe zgodb ga neskončno navdihujejo.
Leta 1990 se je pridružil gledališču Rapid Fire Theatre v Edmontonu, med letoma 1995 in 2004 je tam deloval kot umetniški vodja. Je član zasedb gledališča Theater im Bahnhof v Gradcu, English Lovers na Dunaju in Rocket Sugar Factory kjerkoli na svetu že pač.
Radharani Pernarčič je dipl. antropologinja in dipl. koreografinja in plesalka. Deluje kot interdisciplinarna umetnica. Izdala je dve pesniški zbirki. V ansamblu Icy Noctiluca je pisala in izvajala tudi poezijo za glasbo. 2012 je ustanovila SENSEncePICNIC, platformo za somatsko, senzorično prakso. Sodelovala je tudi v skupnih projektih Knjiga oglja in Figura doma z Mihaelo Ciuha. Leta 2017 je v Modeni (Italija) izvedla odmevno samostojno instalacijo Skin-deep jag. The doors to deep skin, ki jo je postopoma razširila v celovito likovno-tekstovno razstavo Izumije in pra-skice Castra Fik Arke (Layerjeva hiša, Kranj 2019, Cirkulacija2, Ljubljana 2021). V okviru projekta Na stalnem naslovu najinega početja s Srečkom Joršem ustvarja vizualno-performativne inštalacije (galerija MOTA, Jakopič, Simulaker, Goga, Cirkulacija2 itd.) in improvizacijske perfomanse. Improvizacijo je med drugim raziskovala tudi v svojem antropološkem diplomskem delu Improvizacija kot način umetnosti, kot način življenja (2005). Zadnje čase uživa tudi v pisanju esejistično-recenzentskih zapisov za platformo Neodvisni.
Billy Kissa je dramska igralka, ki jo je osvojilo in prevzelo improvizacijsko gledališče. Živi v Atenah v Grčiji, a od leta 2012 potuje po vsem svetu, poučuje, se uči in nastopa. Je članica evropske improvizacijske mreže The SIN, članica evropskega združenja za ženske v impru Project.Eve in soustvarjalka mednarodne zasedbe 3 Deadly Sinners. V Grčiji poučuje improvizacijo v okviru HoI, House of Improv.
Nikolina Komljenović je uprizoritvena umetnica s širokim znanjem. Njen pristop temelji na gibu, delu z nezavednim in notranjimi mehanizmi, ki na različne načine vključujejo občinstvo. S pomočjo prenosa teže dela s strukturami, ki vznikajo iz odnosov in vzajemnosti. Deluje na področjih uprizoritvene, vizualne in cirkuške umetnosti. Sodeluje z umetniki kot so Božidar Šumi, Bruno Pocheron, Isabelle Schad, Rosalind Crisp, Sidney Leoni, Luis Miguel Felix and Ben Evans, Anne Juren, Eric Lecomte, Žak Valenta, Boris Bakal, Saša Božić, Boris Barta, s Studijem za sodobni ples Zagreb… Poučuje zračno akrobatiko za otroke in odrasle, pa tudi sodobni ples za profesionalne plesalce. Je producentka plesne organizacije Eksperimentalna svobodna scena (ekscena). Diplomirala je iz umetnostne zgodovine in primerjalne književnosti.
Performative conference, the fourth episode of the second season
Basic concept of the platform: Andreja Kopač, Žigan Krajnčan, Gorazd Pakozdi
Concept of the second season: Gorazd Pakozdi
Enactors: Billy Kissa, Radharani Pernarčič, Jacob Banigan, Nikolina Komljenović, Kasia Chmara
Host: Gorazd Pakozdi
Lights: Borut Cajnko
Production: International Dance Terrorist Organization
Coproduction of the fourth episode of the second season: Naked Stage
The conference is in English.
Improvocations were developed in 2016 by Gorazd Pakozdi, Andreja Kopač and Žigan Krajnčan with the aim of researching improvisation together with the local community and exploring how people in this community understand and use improvisation. Improvocations choose a different format for each season. The first season of Improvocations was in the format of a studio meeting, the second in the format of a performative conference, the third in the format of a performance and the fourth season (from October 2021 onwards) is in the format of a performative publication. Improvocation at the Naked Stage will be the fourth episode of the second season, which means it will use the format of the second season: performative conference.
The enactors of the conference will be Radharani Pernarčič, Nikolina Komljenović, Kasia Chmara, Jacob Banigan and Billy Kissa. The host of Improvocation S2E4 will be Gorazd Pakozdi.
The schedule of the conference
5pm – 6.30pm First part: Introduction and contributions by the enactors
6.30pm – 7pm Break
7pm – 9pm Second part: Performative reflection based on enactors’ contributions and conclusion
In the first part each of the enactors will share their vision, experience and use of improvisation in their work. They will do so in their own way, in the medium they find most appropriate. In the second part there will be a performative discussion on improvisation based on the contributions of the enactors.
As the name of the format suggests, the conference will take place not only at the level of language, speech, statement, lecture, but also in other performative mediums.
The conference will have its conclusions which will be published first on the website and later, hopefully, also in the form of a newspaper.
Gorazd Pakozdi explores playfulness in roles such as dancer, performer, choreographer, clown, pedagogue, writer, producer, MC (to name just a few). He does so in the forms of performance, dance, play, event, choreography, experiment, installation, lecture, workshop, publication, clown number, video, score (to name just a few). He is a member of DISCOllective, which has been since 2010 playing the Game of Names, in which members exchange and borrow each other’s names for their works of art. For the sake of introducing more fun to life.
Kasia Chmara studied at the International Film, Theatre and Tv School in Lodz. She performs with numerous impro groups and is involved in many projects and network: wymyWammy (Bydgoszcz), Two Sisters, Impro Atak (Lodz), European impro network Ohana, international project 7 Women of Different Ages, Irish-Polish duo Which is Which, international ensemble The Allnighters. Chmara is the artistic director of Improdrom, the international impro festival in Bydgoszcz. Currently she is finishing her PhD on creating characters for scripts through improvisational techniques. She guestperformed and taught workshops in Poland, Spain, Czech Republic, India, Ireland, Slovenia, France, Estonia, Germany,Latvia, Greece and Sweden. Nowadays she is an actress at the Kameralny Theatre in Bydgoszcz.
Jacob Banigan is a Canadian improviser and actor living in Graz, Austria. He performs and co-creates various formats of improvisation, short-form, long-form, marathon performances by large ensembles or solo shows. He travels extensively throughout Europe and North America, where he performs and teaches. Jacob joined the Rapid Fire Theater in Edmonton, Canada in 1990, and served as Artistic Director of RFT from 1995 to 2004. He is an ensemble member of the Theater im Bahnhof in Graz, English Lovers in Vienna and Rocket Sugar Factory anywhere in the world. Character creation, world-building and challenging story structure are infinitely inspiring to him.
Radharani Pernarčič is an anthropologist, a choreographer and a dancer. She works as an interdisciplinary artist. She published two poetry collections. She wrote and performed poetry for music in the ensemble Icy Noctiluca. In 2012 she founded SENSEncePICNIC, a platform for somatic practice. She collaborated in the projects Knjiga oglja and Figura doma with Mihaela Ciuha. In 2017 she had a resounding solo installation in Modena, Italy, entitled Skin-deep jag. The doors to deep skin, which was gradually expanded into a holistic visual-art-text exhibition Izumije in pra-skice Castra Fik Arke (Layer House, Kranj 2019, Cirkulacija2, Ljubljana 2021). Together with Srečko Jorš she creates visual-performative installations and improvisational performances within the project Na stalnem naslovu najinega početja (galleries MOTA, Jakopič, Simulaker, Goga, Cirkulacija2). She graduated from university with her final anthropological thesis on Improvisation as a Way of Art, as a Way of Life (2005). Lately she has also been enjoying writing essay-reviews for the online platform Neodvisni.
Billy Kissa is an actress won over by improvisational theatre. She lives in Athens, but has been travelling around the world extensively since 2012, teaching, learning and performing. She is a part of the European network for improvisers The SIN, a member of the European collision for women in impro Project.Eve and a co-creator of the international ensemble 3 Deadly Sinners. Back in Greece she is a teacher at HoI, House of Improv.
Nikolina Komljenović is a performing artist with a wide range of knowledge. Based on movement, starting from the subconscious, internal mechanisms that interact with the audience. She works on structures that arise from relations, from reciprocity, and builds them by weight transfer.
She works in the field of performing and visual arts, also circus arts. She collaborated with Božidar Šumi, Bruno Pocheron, Isabelle Schad, Rosalind Crisp, Sidney Leoni, Luis Miguel Felix and Ben Evans, Anne Juren, Eric Lecomte, Žak Valenta, Boris Bakal, Saša Božić, Boris Barta, Studio for contemporary dance and more. Nikolina teaches aerial acrobatics to children and adults and contemporary dance for professional dancers. She is a producer of a dance association Experimental free scene (ekscena). She holds a MA of Art History and Comparative Literature.