PERFORMANCE – ADULTS AND YOUTH – SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2026 AT 8:00 PM
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LOKACIJE PROGRAMA:
MOVE IN DANCE DVORANA (Industirijska cesta 6, 6310 Izola) – CONTACT IMPROVISATION , FLOW ACROBATICS, COUNTER TEHNIQUE (intermediate/advanced/beginner), PLESNO GIBALNE DELAVNICE ZA OTROKE (3-9)
KULTURNI DOM IZOLA (Ulica Oktobrske revolucije 1, 6310 Izola) – POGOVOR Z UMETNIKI, PLESNA PREDSTAVA V SOBOTO IN NEDELJO, DRUŽENJE, FLOW ACROBATICS (mladinska/youth)
IZOBRAŽEVANJE za: pedagoge, starše, dijake, študente, učitelje in vse željne zananja o otroku in gibu.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM for: educators, parents, high school students, university students, teachers, and anyone eager to learn more about children and movement.
PEDAGOGIKA GIBANJA: ustvarjalni ples kot prostor učenja
Predavanje obravnava ustvarjalni ples kot celosten pedagoški pristop, ki gibanje razume kot temeljni način učenja, izražanja in vzpostavljanja odnosov. Poseben poudarek bo namenjen metodičnim pristopom dela z otroki v starostnih skupinah 1–3 leta ter 3–6 let, pri čemer bo izpostavljeno razvojno ustrezno spodbujanje ustvarjalnosti, telesnega zavedanja in participativnega učenja.
Predstavljeni bodo ključni teoretični okviri ter modeli za sistematično vključevanje gibanja v vzgojno-izobraževalni proces. Izbrani koncepti bodo podprti s kratkimi praktičnimi ponazoritvami, ki omogočajo neposreden prenos v pedagoško prakso.
O predavatelju:
Mag. Vid Lenard je umetnostni zgodovinar, sociolog kulture in plesni pedagog. Predava na Pedagoški fakulteti Univerze na Primorskem, kjer deluje na področjih vizualne umetnosti, oblikovanja in predšolske vzgoje. Njegovo delo je usmerjeno v povezovanje umetnosti, gibanja in sodobnih pedagoških pristopov, s poudarkom na ustvarjalnem plesu kot prostoru otrokovega izražanja, kreativnosti in celostnega razvoja.
PEDAGOGY OF MOVEMENT: Creative Dance as a Space for Learning
The lecture explores creative dance as a holistic pedagogical approach that understands movement as a fundamental mode of learning, expression, and relationship-building. Special emphasis will be placed on methodological approaches to working with children in the age groups of 1–3 years and 3–6 years, highlighting developmentally appropriate ways of fostering creativity, body awareness, and participatory learning.
Key theoretical frameworks and models for systematically integrating movement into the educational process will be presented. Selected concepts will be supported by short practical demonstrations, enabling direct application in pedagogical practice.
About the Lecturer
Mag. Vid Lenard is an art historian, sociologist of culture, and dance pedagogue. He lectures at the Faculty of Education at the University of Primorska, where he works in the fields of visual arts, design, and early childhood education. His work focuses on connecting art, movement, and contemporary pedagogical approaches, with particular emphasis on creative dance as a space for children’s expression, creativity, and holistic development.
SKLOP PREDSTAV – ODRASLI IN MLADINA – SOBOTA 7.3.2026 OB 20:00
PLENIR – Daša Grgič –
– posvečeno babicam in dedkom – dedicato alle nonne e nonni
»Kaj je naša kulturno-zgodovinska-folklorna dediščina? Kateri del zapuščine je še vedno živ in
koliko je pomembna za skupnost?”
“Cos’è il nostro patrimonio culturale-storico-folcloristico? Quale parte dell’eredità è ancora viva e
quanto è importante per la comunità?”
PLENIR je plesno gleadiška predstava, ki je nastala po idejni zasnovi koreografinje Daše Grgič na
pobudo avtorskega projekta slovenske plesalke Mojce Majcen v sodelovanju z Balkan dance project
v koprodukciji Festivala Danceproject Trst, Festivala Velenje, Plesnega teatra Ljubljana, v
sodelovanju s Slovenskim Stalnim Gledališčem Trst.
V plesno gledališki predstavi Plenir nastopajo Mojca Majcen, Urša Rupnik, Luka Ostrež, Igor
Sviderski iz Slovenije in Branko Mitrovic iz Bosne in Hercegovine.
PLENIR è uno spettacolo di danza contemporanea con la coreografia e concept di Daša Grgič
nell’ambito del progetto d’autore della danzatrice slovena Mojca Majcen in collaborazione con il
Balkan Dance Project con il supporto finanziario del Ministero della cultura della Repubblica
Slovenia, in coproduzione del Festival Danceproject di Trieste e rete ON/OFF, Festival Velenje,
Plesni teater di Lubiana, in collaborazione con il Teatro Stabile Sloveno di Trieste.
Nello spettacolo Plenir danzano Mojca Majcen, Urša Rupnik, Luka Ostrež, Igor Sviderski dalla
Slovenia e Branko Mitrovic dalla Bosnia ed Erzegovina.
Plenir je dragocena košara, s katero so mlekarice, kruharice, šavrinke, hodile v Trst
prodajat kmečke pridelke. Središčna točka ustvarjanja koreografske ideje Daše Grgič
so izjemne primorske žene, ki so s svojo dejavnostjo pripomogle k preživetju v
preteklih težkih časih. Zaslužijo si pozornost, saj so nenadomestljiv del kulturne
dediščine. Njihove zgodbe in spomini so navdih za sodobno plesno predstavo, ki se
prepleta med gibom, besedo in glasbo.
Plenir è la preziosa cesta che le lattaie del Carso, pancogole di Servola, saurine
dell’Istria trasportavano sulla testa per recarsi a Trieste e vendere i prodotti agricoli.
Il punto cardine dell’ idea coreografica di Daša Grgič sono le corraggiose donne che
con la loro attività hanno contribuito alla sopravvivenza nei difficili tempi passati.
Oggi rappresentano una parte insostituibile del patrimonio culturale sloveno. Le loro
storie e i loro ricordi hanno ispirato lo spettacolo di danza contemporanea che si
intreccia tra movimento, voce e musica.
Produzione BALKAN DANCE PROJECT .
Coproduzione FESTIVAL VELENJE Slo / FESTIVAL DANCEPROJECT
Mednarodna plesna produkcija
Produzione internazionale di danza
Balkan Dance Project
PLENIR – Daša Grgič
– dedicated to grandmothers and grandfathers – dedicato alle nonne e ai nonni
“What is our cultural-historical-folkloric heritage? Which part of this legacy is still alive, and how important is it for the community?”
PLENIR is a dance-theatre performance created based on the conceptual idea of choreographer Daša Grgič, initiated by the authorial project of Slovenian dancer Mojca Majcen in collaboration with Balkan Dance Project. The production is co-produced by the Danceproject Festival Trieste, Festival Velenje, Plesni Teater Ljubljana, in cooperation with the Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste.
The dance-theatre performance Plenir features Mojca Majcen, Urša Rupnik, Luka Ostrež, Igor Sviderski from Slovenia, and Branko Mitrović from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A plenir is a precious basket once used by milkmaids, bread sellers, and Šavrinke women who would travel to Trieste to sell farm products. The central point of Daša Grgič’s choreographic concept is dedicated to the remarkable women of the Primorska region, who contributed to survival during difficult times through their work. They deserve recognition as they represent an irreplaceable part of cultural heritage. Their stories and memories serve as inspiration for a contemporary dance performance interwoven with movement, word, and music.
International Dance Production
Produzione internazionale di danza
Balkan Dance Project
SLEDI
Sledi je duetno plesno delo, ki se poglablja v kompleksno dinamiko človeških odnosov. Kar se začne kot preprosta, igriva interakcija, se kmalu preoblikuje v dinamično izmenjavo, kjer vsak gib postane hkrati odgovor in izziv za drugega. V tem skupnem prostoru njuni telesi postaneta sredstvi za eksperimentiranje—preizkušanje meja, sprejemanje ranljivosti in odkrivanje novih dimenzij zaupanja. Ko se spuščata v raziskovanje občutljivega ravnovesja med avtonomijo in sodelovanjem, razkrivata globlje plasti tega, kako nas povezave z drugimi lahko oblikujejo in preoblikujejo na nepričakovane ter pomenljive načine.
Ples vabi občinstvo k razmisleku o krhkem ravnovesju med upiranjem in sprejemanjem in kritično preučuje pomen osebnih meja v človeških odnosih.
Predstava je primerna tudi za mlajše občinstvo.
Ustvarjalci: Alja Turk Hvala in Beti Polanec (koreografija in ples); Niko Kaliterna
(skladatelj)
TRACES
Traces is a duet dance piece that delves into the complex dynamics of human relationships. What begins as a simple, playful interaction soon transforms into a dynamic exchange, where each movement becomes both a response and a challenge to the other. Within this shared space, their bodies become tools for experimentation—testing boundaries, embracing vulnerability, and discovering new dimensions of trust. As they explore the delicate balance between autonomy and cooperation, they reveal deeper layers of how our connections with others can shape and reshape us in unexpected and meaningful ways.
The performance invites the audience to reflect on the fragile balance between resistance and acceptance, while critically examining the importance of personal boundaries in human relationships.
The piece is also suitable for younger audiences.
Creators: Alja Turk Hvala and Beti Polanec (choreography and performance); Niko Kaliterna (composer)
WHAT WE HOLD INSIDE (odlomek)
Ob razmisleku o kompleksnosti sveta, v katerem živimo danes, se ta plesna predstava vrača k tistemu, kar si vsi delimo: k telesu in njegovi prirojeni inteligenci, njegovi sposobnosti zaznavanja, čutenja ter njegovemu potencialu za komunikacijo.
Imam telo – toda kdo je tisti, ki govori? Soočen z nenehno spreminjajočim se in eksponentno rastočim digitalnim okoljem, soočen z vprašanjem, kako umetna inteligenca spreminja naše načine mišljenja in pomnjenja, ta predstava na oseben in poetičen način raziskuje povezavo med telesom in umom, med zavestjo in gibanjem. Kdo je ta plešoči jaz in kaj sporoča? Katere kulturne vtise razkrivamo na tej poti?
Ko se izvajalka vrti okoli teh vprašanj, združuje in povezuje gib ter glas v edinstven performativni »jezik«: ples asociacij in referenc – od znanih in neznanih gibov, gest, do zvokov in petja, ki se postopoma prevesijo v govor – se razgrinja, ob tem pa na površje postopoma prihajajo prepoznavne oblike in pomen.
Z nihanjem med gibanjem in glasom, med notranjim in zunanjim, plesalka ustvarja natančno uglašen kozmos v dialogu s svojim okoljem in živo glasbeno zasnovo. Plast za plastjo razkriva občinstvu, kako notranji procesi mišljenja in čutenja dobivajo obliko.
Koreografija, izvedba: Eva-Maria Schaller
Kompozicija, oblikovanje zvoka, živa elektronika: Manuel Riegler
Predstava je bila realizirana s prijazno podporo D.ID Dance Identity Choreographic Centre Burgenland, ttp – tanz, theater, performance WUK in Breaking Art / Athens Megaron Concert Hall, Sofia Mavragani, Thanos Polymeneas Liontiris, Bundeskanzleramt Österreich.
WHAT WE HOLD INSIDE (excerpt)
Reflecting on the complexity of the world we live in today, this dance performance returns to what we all share: the body and its innate intelligence, its capacity to perceive and feel, and its potential for communication.
I have a body — but who is the one speaking? Confronted with an ever-changing and exponentially expanding digital environment, and with the question of how artificial intelligence is transforming the ways we think and remember, this performance explores—on a personal and poetic level—the relationship between body and mind, between consciousness and movement. Who is this dancing self, and what does it communicate? Which cultural imprints do we reveal along the way?
As the performer circles around these questions, she merges and connects movement and voice into a unique performative “language”: a dance of associations and references—from familiar and unfamiliar movements and gestures to sounds and singing that gradually shift into speech—unfolds, while recognizable forms and meanings slowly rise to the surface.
Oscillating between movement and voice, between the inner and the outer, the dancer creates a finely attuned cosmos in dialogue with her surroundings and the live musical composition. Layer by layer, she reveals to the audience how inner processes of thinking and feeling take shape.
Choreography, performance: Eva-Maria Schaller
Composition, sound design, live electronics: Manuel Riegler
The performance was realized with the kind support of D.ID Dance Identity Choreographic Centre Burgenland, ttp – tanz, theater, performance WUK, Breaking Art / Athens Megaron Concert Hall, Sofia Mavragani, Thanos Polymeneas Liontiris, and the Federal Chancellery of Austria.
OTROŠKA PLESNA PREDSTAVA – NEDELJA 8.3.2026 OB 15:30
CHILDREN’S DANCE PERFORMANCE – SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2026 AT 3:30 PM
POVODNI MOŽ AMBROŽ / WATER MAN AMBROŽ
O predstavi
Ambrož živi v svetu, v katerem ni nobenih strojev, nobenih tovarn in nobenih trgovin. Vse, kar potrebuje, raste in plava v njegovem jezeru. Da mu ni preveč dolgčas, nagaja ribičem in se igra z vodnimi živalmi in predmeti, ki jih v njegovo jezero vržejo kopenski ljudje. Ko pa v jezero pade čevelj, ki je drugačen od tistega, ki že leži na dnu jezera, se Ambrož naenkrat spomni, da sta mu starša, preden sta ga zapustila in odšla v toplejše vode, naročila, da si mora nujno poiskat ženo, saj se sicer njihov rod ne bo nadaljeval. A kje naj jo najde? Povodnih ljudi je namreč veliko manj kot kopenskih in Ambrož ne pozna niti ene same povodne žene. Zato se odpravi na kopno, kjer pa je svet zelo drugačen. Tamkajšnji ljudje nosijo obleke, namesto vode pijejo čudne tekočine in počnejo Ambrožu povsem nerazumljive reči. Da se ga ne bi bali, se mora zavit v njihove obleke in se delat, da je eden od njih. A tudi tak se ne upa približati nobeni kopenski ženi. Dokler ga ena ne prosi, da bi ji odmašil odtok, skozi katerega spušča vso nesnago iz svoje hiše naravnost v reko. Ambrožu se to ne zdi prav, a če se ji hoče prikupit, mu ne ostane drugega, kot da ji pomaga. Ko pa se potopi v reko, da bi odmašil odtok, spozna nekoga, ki se z njegovo pomočjo pri zastrupljanju reke nikakor ne strinja.
Izseki iz kritik
“Predstava Povodni mož Ambrož zabava in spodbuja otroško radovednost ter ustvarjalnost … Predstava kar dobro osvetli obstoječe stanje, da človek tega sveta ni ogrožen, ampak je sam tisti izvor nesnage in odpadkov, ki ogrožajo in uničujejo nedolžna življenja drugih prebivalcev mirnega in barvitega sveta na tej naši Zemlji. Že zarana je treba ozaveščati mladi rod o tej kruti resnici, kar se v dobro zastavljeni zgodbi o povodnem možu Ambrožu tudi primerno otrokom predstavi in odigra.” Daliborka Podboj, Parada plesa
“Plesno-gledališka uprizoritev temo povodnega moža izpiše povsem na novo, kot ljubezensko zgodbo z ekološko in družbeno noto. Osnovno dogajanje začrta z jedrnatim pripovedovanjem, odrski prostor pa odmeri predvsem bogastvu uprizoritvenih oblik in izoblikuje dinamično ter večplastno odrsko celoto, ki se odlikuje po gibalni, zvočni in vizualni igrivosti. Domiselna raba scenografskih elementov in zvočil ter pestrost impulzov in asociacij v koreografski ter vizualni podobi podpirajo ustvarjalno dojemanje umetniških izrazil, s katerimi uprizoritev zarisuje Ambroževo pot ter življenje in odnose v podvodnem ter kopenskem svetu – polno domišljije v poteku in z relevantnimi indici na problematične plati naše družbe.” Nika Arhar, Martina Peštaj in Adriana Gaberščik, mnenje strokovne komisije platforme Zlata Paličica.
About the Performance
Ambrož lives in a world without machines, factories, or shops. Everything he needs grows and swims in his lake. To keep himself entertained, he teases fishermen and plays with aquatic animals and objects that people from the land throw into his lake.
But when a shoe falls into the water—different from the one already lying at the bottom—Ambrož suddenly remembers something important. Before leaving him to swim in warmer waters, his parents told him he must find a wife; otherwise, their lineage would come to an end. But where can he find her? There are far fewer water people than land people, and Ambrož does not know a single water woman.
So he ventures onto land, where the world is very different. People there wear clothes, drink strange liquids instead of water, and do things Ambrož finds completely incomprehensible. To avoid frightening them, he wraps himself in their clothes and pretends to be one of them. Even so, he does not dare approach any land woman—until one asks him to unclog her drain, through which she dumps all the waste from her house directly into the river. Ambrož feels this is wrong, but if he wants to win her favor, he has no choice but to help.
Yet when he dives into the river to clear the drain, he meets someone who strongly disagrees with his involvement in poisoning the river.
Excerpts from Reviews
“The performance The Water Man Ambrož entertains while stimulating children’s curiosity and creativity … It clearly highlights the reality that humans are not endangered by the world, but are themselves the source of pollution and waste that threaten and destroy the innocent lives of other inhabitants of our peaceful and colorful Earth. From an early age, the younger generation must be made aware of this harsh truth, which is thoughtfully and appropriately presented to children through the well-constructed story of the Water Man Ambrož.”
— Daliborka Podboj, Parada plesa
“The dance-theatre staging reimagines the theme of the water man entirely anew, shaping it into a love story with ecological and social undertones. The core narrative is outlined through concise storytelling, while the stage space is devoted to a richness of performative forms, creating a dynamic and multilayered whole distinguished by playful movement, sound, and visual expression. The inventive use of scenographic elements and sound objects, as well as the diversity of impulses and associations in both choreography and visual design, support a creative engagement with artistic expression. The performance traces Ambrož’s journey and explores life and relationships in both the underwater and terrestrial worlds—imaginative in its development and marked by relevant insights into the problematic aspects of our society.”
— Nika Arhar, Martina Peštaj and Adriana Gaberščik, expert jury opinion of the Zlata Paličica platform
Plesno-gledališka predstava za otroke 4+ / a dance-theatre performance for children 4+
Avtorstvo, koreografija in režija / Authored, Choreographed and Directed by: NATALIJA MANOJLOVIĆ VARGA
Soavtorstvo, avtor besedila in soustvarjanje / Co-authored, Written and Co-created by: ANDREJ ROZMAN ROZA
Avtorska glasba in izvedba / Original Music and Performance: BLAŽ CELAREC
Soustvarjanje in izvedba / Co-created and Performed by: BARBARA KANC, KATARINA BARBARA KAVČIČ / VERONIKA VALDÉS, TINES ŠPIK, ANDREJ ROZMAN, BLAŽ CELAREC
Oblikovanje svetlobe in tehnične rešitve / Lighting Design and Technical Solutions: JANKO OVEN
Produkcija / Produced by: PLESNI TEATER LJUBLJANA
Program Plesnega Teatra Ljubljana sofinancirata Ministrstvo za kulturo RS in Mestna občina Ljubljana, Oddelek za kulturo / The programme of Plesni Teater Ljubljana is subsidized by the Ministry of Culture RS and Municipality of Ljubljana, Department for Culture
FOTO: DRAGO VIDEMŠEK, JAKA VARMUŽ
