Plesni forum Celje
Trubarjeva 1a (Office: Tkalska 9), SI-3000 Celje
Phone386 (0) 3 541 3125, 386 (0) 31 413 409
Celje Dance Forum
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Background
Originally established as the dance ensemble of Damir Zlatar Frey, the group – which later evolved into the Celje Dance Forum – created numerous projects in the 1970s that were fundamental to the development of Slovenian dance theatre, among them Metastases [Metastaze] (1977) and Triptych [Triptih] (1978), and received wide acclaim.
Since 1980, Dance Forum has been led by choreographer and pedagogue Goga Stefanovič Erjavec, recipient of the Golden Bird Award in 1984.
Education
Over five decades of activity, Dance Forum Celje has grown into an important educational centre for contemporary dance, offering classes in contemporary and modern techniques, ballet, and other body-awareness practices, as well as movement workshops for children, young people, and adults. Many young dancers begin their training here before continuing their studies at academies abroad — in New York, Salzburg, Brussels, Amsterdam, London, and Vienna.
The productions of Dance Forum Celje are widely presented across the region, with appearances at Slovenian festivals of youth dance creativity including the Transgenerations Festival of Youth Creativity, Lent Festival, and Kunigunda Festival of Young Cultures, as well as the competition "OPUS 1" and the young dancers' festival "Živa", organised by the Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia. The Forum also organises Korpus, a festival platform for young dance makers. The group has also been hosted by international festivals in Ireland, India, and China, and at the Festival de l'Europe in France.
Programme
Alongside its own productions, Dance Forum Celje presents work by other Slovenian producers – among them Plesna izba - Maribor Dance Room, Dance Studio Intakt, and Dance Theatre Ljubljana – as well as occasional international guests.
On its own stage, the Forum hosts an extensive cultural programme of concerts and events featuring prominent figures from the worlds of theatre, music, dance, literature, and multimedia art, making it a vital presence in the wider region.
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