Mosaics
Concept: Milan Tomášik
Choreography and dance: Milan Tomášik & Andreja Rauch Podrzavnik
Musicians: Slovenian percussion ensemble SToP (Gal Krančię, Matev¾ Bajde, Franci Krevh, Luka Jahn k.g.)
Music:
Franci Krevh: Mozaiki 1, Mozaiki 2
Alojz Ajdič: Kvartet F-K
Steve Reich: Piano phase
Elliot Cole: Postludes for Bowed Vibraphone; nr. 3., 5., 6., 8.
Light design: Alja¾ Zaletel
Photos: Nada ®gank
Production manager: Milan Tomášik
Production: SToP, KUD Cortesia
With the support: Grad Ljubljana, Ministarstvo kulture Republike Slovenije / Municipality of Ljubljana, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia
Mosaics is a dynamic and immersive dance-concert, performed by two dancers and four percussionists. The audience is invited to traverse a journey of ever-changing constellations which sees the duo of dancers navigate a dynamic spectrum of movement qualities, emotions, and states. Music, movement and light combine to build a rich tapestry of texture, space, time and architecture. The work utilises musical compositions that exude ritual pulse and rich sonority, scaffolding the piece with atmospheric charge.
Milan Tomašik (SK/SLO) is a choreographer, performer and teacher dedicated to teaching, creating and performing. His training includes the Conservatory J. L. Bellu (SK), and P.A.R.T.S (BE). Milan has performed professionally for twenty years, collaborating with artists across Europe. He is co-founder of the Les SlovaKs dance collective with whom he created and performed critically-acclaimed works internationally. His choreographic experience includes commissioned work for companies, theatres and schools, solo productions and a trilogy for his own company, Milan Tomášik & Co. Milan is regularly invited as a guest teacher around the world to deliver his signature workshops ‘Happy Feet’ and ‘Playful Presence’.
Andreja Rauch Podrzavnik (1975, Kranj, Slovenia) is a pedagogue and choreographer of numerous award-winning stage, research, and educational projects. Understanding dance as a mode of behaviour, Andreja has been researching the topicality and relevance of the structures and formats she uses in her work and studying the idea and practice of art in a given context. In terms of dance as an art form, she studies the boundaries that define dance, and these boundaries are precisely what sparks her interests and allows her to realise her ideas and inspirations. Her projects are often collaborative and include different musicians, actors, designers and, of course, dancers. She teaches dance improvisation, composition, and contemporary techniques.
The Slovenian Percussion Project, also known as SToP, is a percussion ensemble made up of academically educated musicians which was founded in 1999. The unique ensemble consists of established percussionists from different parts of Slovenia and they have played on numerous stages in Slovenia and abroad.
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