Zavod za sodobno umetniško prakso in teorijo 0.1
Trnovska ulica 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana
0.1 Institute
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Concept
While at first glance it retains all the features of a contemporary dance company, particularly for an audience perhaps unaware of the institute's theoretical underpinnings, the professional profiles of the three main players show the wider perspectives they are keen to bring to movement: Jernej Bizjak is a contemporary dancer, choreographer and teacher; Sara Živkovič Kranjc, a scriptwriter and producer; and Klemen Janežič, an actor and director. The institute's commitment to research and to an interdisciplinary approach is exemplified by Za Ludwiga (For Ludwig), a project developed in Denmark to coincide with the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 2020. Its premiere took place in 2020 at the Front@ Contemporary Dance Festival in Murska Sobota and was included in the regular programme at the Bora Bora Dance and Visual Theatre in Aarhus.
![[RESEARCH TRAILER] For Ludwig](/images/thumb/oembed/vimeo/384462550__576.jpg)
Projects
The 0.1 Institute began with two projects in its first year of operation: Torzo (Torso), performed by Janežič at the Slovenian Railway Museum in Ljubljana and co-produced with UL AGRFT; and V objemu sprožilca ali pot do točke nič (In the Embrace of a Trigger, or the Road to Point Zero), Jernej Bizjak's first self-choreographed work, an intimate exploration of anxiety and powerlessness.
The institute's educational concerns were highlighted in the first of three projects in 2020. Gibarna was a series of workshops given by Janežič, Bizjak and several Slovenian and international mentors, largely online as a result of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, that aimed to explore how movement intersected with a range of performing arts. It was supported financially by the public institute Mladi zmaji (Young Dragons). Postaja samobitno (Station Selbstein), choreographed and performed by Janežič, examined the effect of contemporary Western environments on notions of integration and autonomy. It was produced by Flota, with 0.1 and Bunker co-producing, and premiered at Stara Elektrarna in March 2020. It was reportedly the last live cultural event to take place in Slovenia before the first Covid-19 lockdown.