Published:

11/03/2019
Novi Sad Hosted Austrian Artist and Performer Willi Dorner
11/03/2019

Willi Dorner, an artist (choreographer) from Austria, visited our city within the ‘Grooving’ Street Dance Festival, which is part of the Bid-Book of the ‘Novi Sad 2021’ Foundation, in order to work with the local partner ‘Groove’ Dance Association on an unusual performance ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces.’ During the two day visit he made a selection and did the first rehearsal with dancers from Novi Sad, and mapped objects in public spaces, where he will perform within the Kaleidoscope of Culture in September.

According to the artist, the aim of the ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces’ performance is to emphasise the function of the urban structure, possibilities of restricted moves, behaviour, as well as rules and limitations. The movements of dancers encourage people to think, by placing them in specific places. Passers-by, citizens and audience stay motivated and willing to experience their everyday surroundings in a whole different way.

‘This project is a kind of fight for freedom in cities. Thus, I see surroundings as a playground where we can do whatever we want. Mostly we get permission for this, and if not, it is interesting to me why we did not get it. In that way, the whole project shows how much freedom we actually have in the city, how freely we can move and behave in the city we live in. This becomes increasingly important because this is the place where we build our future, and it is up to us to decide the way it is going to look like,’ said Dorner.

His performance, set for a group of dancers, is a temporary intervention, which is taking place in different urban-architecture surroundings. It is made of a series of movements set in a moment, movements that are temporary, and in that manner they empower observers to experience a well-known place in a whole different way.

This kind of mutual communication does not leave physical trace, but it stays deep in the memory of the viewer. While walking in groups, people start to talk, so it becomes a social event, a momentum that encourages interaction among citizens.

         

Willi Dorner works as a choreographer since 1990. Along with performing his choreographies within international tours, Dorner was involved with film-making, and is especially interested in organising events that help audience to experience new things, see and perceive everyday life in a different way. He presented his work on festivals and interesting locations in Europe, Africa, North and South America, China, as well as other European Capitals of Culture like Riga and Valletta. Almost the whole world has experienced Willi Dorner’s unusual ideas.

Tags:

Connected news >

Vreme i vaseljena – izložba o vremenu

Time and Universe – Exhibition About Time

Izložba „Vreme i vaseljena – izložba o vremenu” povešće nas na putovanje od tame do svetlosti, od haosa do kosmosa, okvirena pričom o srpskom naučniku Milutinu Milankoviću kroz prizmu umetnosti.
Autor vizuelno-umetničkog dela postavke je Dušan Jovović, koji je ujedno i autor prestižnih multimedijalnih i interaktivnih izložbi koje su imale međunarodni odjek. Autor narativa je prof. dr Aleksandar Petrović, izuzetan poznavalac života i dela Milutina Milankovića, kojim se bavi preko 50 godina.

Džimi Tenor

Jimi Tenor

Finski muzičar i kompozitor Džimi Tenor prisutan je dugi niz godina na muzičkoj sceni. Prvi album objavio je 1988. godine sa bendom Jimi Tenor & His Shamans, da bi solo karijeru otpočeo 1994. albumom Sähkömies. Nastup ovog muzičkog vizionara, koji na autentičan način spaja džez sa drugim umetničkim žanrovima, gledaćemo u okviru Dočeka 2022. godine.

Karminjo

Carminho

Jedna od najboljih portugalskih pevačica dolazi u Evropsku prestonicu kulture početkom 2022. godine! Nova kraljica fado muzike Karminjo potiče iz muzičke porodice i svojim radom spaja tradicionalni i savremeni fado, ali se bavi i drugim žanrovima, kao što je brazilska muzika.

Кармињо

Carminho

Једна од најбољих португалских певачица долази у Европску престоницу културе почетком 2022. године! Нова краљица фадо музике Кармињо потиче из музичке породице и својим радом спаја традиционални и савремени фадо, али се бави и другим жанровима, као што је бразилска музика.

Џими Тенор

Jimi Tenor

Фински музичар и композитор Џими Тенор присутан је дуги низ година на музичкој сцени. Први албум објавио је 1988. године са бендом Jimi Tenor & His Shamans, да би соло каријеру отпочео 1994. албумом Sähkömies. Наступ овог музичког визионара, који на аутентичан начин спаја џез са другим уметничким жанровима, гледаћемо у оквиру Дочека 2022. године.

Време и васељена – изложба о времену

Time and Universe – Exhibition About Time

Изложба „Време и васељена – изложба о времену” повешће нас на путовање од таме до светлости, од хаоса до космоса, оквирена причом о српском научнику Милутину Миланковићу кроз призму уметности.
Аутор визуелно-уметничког дела поставке је Душан Јововић, који је уједно и аутор престижних мултимедијалних и интерактивних изложби које су имале међународни одјек. Аутор наратива је проф. др Александар Петровић, изузетан познавалац живота и дела Милутина Миланковића, којим се бави преко 50 година.