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| organised by      = Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture
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| managed by 2      = Nomad Dance Academy Slovenia
 
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| duration weeks    = 21,22,23 (2012) 25,39 (2013)
 
| duration weeks    = 21,22,23 (2012) 25,39 (2013)
| festival dates    = 18.10.2014, 26.11.2015 - 7.12.2015
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| festival dates    = 18.10.2014, 26.11.2015 - 7.12.2015, 25.11.2016 - 4.12.2016, 16.9.2017 - 24.9.2017, 22.11.2018 - 28.11.2018, 22.11.2019 - 27.11.2019, 20.11.2020 - 25.11.2020, 28.5.2021 - 31.5.2021, 25.11.2021 - 2.12.2021, 25.11.2022 - 1.12.2022, 24.11.2023 - 1.12.2023, 22.11.2024 - 29.11.2024
 
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In May and June [[established::2012]] the [[CoFestival]] brought together two young contemporary dance festivals, the [[Ukrep - Festival of Dance Perspectives]] and [[PLESkavica Festival]], and joined forces with the international Nomad Dance Academy Slovenia to reflect on their contents, positions, and aesthetic stances. The festival takes place at the [[Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture]], a member of the European Dancehouse Network, its main theme being ''The Art of Co-Living''.
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Based on the principles of cooperation and participation, [[CoFestival]] is an international festival of contemporary dance, organised annually since [[established::2012]]. With an ambitious programme ranging from dance performances and workshops to lectures, film screenings and interviews, it is the biggest such dance endeavour in Slovenia. The festival is a a member of the European Dancehouse Network.
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The bulk of the festival takes place at the [[Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture]]. Some of the other venues used are the [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]], the [[Mladinsko Theatre]], and the [[Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station]].
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In 2020 the first part of the festival takes place in November on web, while the second one - live - in April 2021.
 
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Based on the principles of cooperation, coworking, participation, and process-oriented work, the festival's programme ranges from performances, works-in-progress, and different workshops to lectures, lecture-performances, discussions and interviews, with plenty other forms of artistic and social gatherings, thus enabling arts professionals to network and share a "coworking" space with makers from their or other fields.
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==Background==
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When CoFestival was first held in 2012, it came about as a result of three different dance festivals and initiatives, coming together for various reasons. One of them was an outgrowth of the international ''Nomad Dance Academy'' project, called the [[PLESkavica Festival]] (produced by [[Fičo Balet]] and the [[Nomad Dance Academy Slovenia]]); the other one was the European project Modul-dance, led by by [[Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture|Kino Šiška]]; and the third one was [[Ukrep - Festival of Dance Perspectives]], a still running biennial production done by the [[Dance Theatre Ljubljana]].
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=== The Art of Co-Living ===
  
 
The first edition of the festival took shape largely in the context of cooperation and coworking, and has featured a number of collaborative performances and lecture-performances, improvisations, and open debates, with each day rounded off by a public discussion.  
 
The first edition of the festival took shape largely in the context of cooperation and coworking, and has featured a number of collaborative performances and lecture-performances, improvisations, and open debates, with each day rounded off by a public discussion.  
  
The 2013 edition was held in the months of June and September. Programme highlights included the first public presentation of Jurij Konjar’s piece ''Still'', the show ''Au Contraire'' (based on Jean-Luc Godard) by the prize-winning Geneva-based artist Foofwa d“€™Imobilité, ''The Seagull'' directed by Tomi Janežič and produced by Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre. It featured a choreographic workshop by [[Matej Kejžar]] and the performance ''Lil' Dragon'' by Eric Minh Cuong Castaing, who continued his research of the relationship between the body and the image in collaboration with Cie Shonan and fifteen children from Ljubljana. The programme also included an evening of short dance films and a showing of Wim Wender's ''Pina''.
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In the years that followed – especially since 2015 onward – CoFestival stands as the biggest international dance festival in Slovenia, incorporating plenty of other forms of artistic and social gatherings, enabling arts professionals to network and also to reflect on their contents, positions, and aesthetic stances.
  
The 2015 edition has delved even more deeply into the topic of co-living by questioning and reflecting on the position of marginalized groups in our society. The festival opened with the performance ''More Than Naked'' by Doris Uhlich and featured, among other, hybrid performances ''KamPaKam'' by [[Vlado Repnik]] and ''Princess Play'' by the director Michał Borczuch, which analysed "the conditions of women captured between Being and Nothingness" by bringing on stage some female archetypes, such as Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and ,Jackie Kennedy, as well as female iconic writers Sylvia Plath, Ingeborg Bachman, and Elfriede Jelinek. The festival also included a workshop and a solo improvisational performance by the internationally acclaimed Andrew Morrish.
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== Programming ==
  
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The festival's programme is prepared by the artistic team including dancers, theoreticians, and producers [[Dragana Alfirević]], [[Goran Bogdanovski]], [[Mitja Bravhar]], [[Dejan Srhoj]],  [[Jasmina Založnik]], and [[Rok Vevar]].
  
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A few of the highlights from the programme over the years were the first public presentation of [[Jurij Konjar|Jurij Konjar’s]] piece ''Still''; the show ''Au Contraire'' (based on Jean-Luc Godard) by the prize-winning Geneva-based artist Foofwa d“€™Imobilité; ''The Seagull'', directed by [[Tomi Janežič]] and produced by Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre; the performance ''More Than Naked'' by Doris Uhlich; the hybrid performance ''KamPaKam'' by [[Vlado Repnik]]; the show ''Princess Play'', led by the director Michał Borczuch; and a workshop and a solo improvisational performance by the internationally acclaimed Andrew Morrish.
  
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The programme also included some short dance films and a 3D screening of Wim Wender's ''Pina''; an exhibition about the work and the historical contexts of [[Ksenija Hribar]], the initiator of the [[Dance Theatre Ljubljana]]; and a discussion with Guy Cools, who presented his book Imaginative Bodies.
  
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== See also ==
  
== See also ==
 
 
*[[Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture]]
 
*[[Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture]]
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*[[Ukrep - Festival of Dance Perspectives]]
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*[[Nomad Dance Academy Slovenia]]
 
*[[Fičo Balet]]
 
*[[Fičo Balet]]
*[[Dance Theatre Ljubljana]]
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.cofestival.si/2015/en CoFestival web page]
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* [http://www.cofestival.si/  CoFestival website]
 
* [http://ednetwork.eu/ European Dancehouse Network website]
 
* [http://ednetwork.eu/ European Dancehouse Network website]
* [http://www.cofestival.si/2015/en/program-nov/ Programme of the 2015 edition]
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CoFestival


Frequencyannual (2020 edition only took place online)
Festival dates22.11.2024 - 29.11.2024




Based on the principles of cooperation and participation, CoFestival is an international festival of contemporary dance, organised annually since 2012. With an ambitious programme ranging from dance performances and workshops to lectures, film screenings and interviews, it is the biggest such dance endeavour in Slovenia. The festival is a a member of the European Dancehouse Network.

The bulk of the festival takes place at the Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture. Some of the other venues used are the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, the Mladinsko Theatre, and the Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station.

In 2020 the first part of the festival takes place in November on web, while the second one - live - in April 2021.


Background

When CoFestival was first held in 2012, it came about as a result of three different dance festivals and initiatives, coming together for various reasons. One of them was an outgrowth of the international Nomad Dance Academy project, called the PLESkavica Festival (produced by Fičo Balet and the Nomad Dance Academy Slovenia); the other one was the European project Modul-dance, led by by Kino Šiška; and the third one was Ukrep - Festival of Dance Perspectives, a still running biennial production done by the Dance Theatre Ljubljana.

The Art of Co-Living

The first edition of the festival took shape largely in the context of cooperation and coworking, and has featured a number of collaborative performances and lecture-performances, improvisations, and open debates, with each day rounded off by a public discussion.

In the years that followed – especially since 2015 onward – CoFestival stands as the biggest international dance festival in Slovenia, incorporating plenty of other forms of artistic and social gatherings, enabling arts professionals to network and also to reflect on their contents, positions, and aesthetic stances.

Programming

The festival's programme is prepared by the artistic team including dancers, theoreticians, and producers Dragana Alfirević, Goran Bogdanovski, Mitja Bravhar, Dejan Srhoj, Jasmina Založnik, and Rok Vevar.

A few of the highlights from the programme over the years were the first public presentation of Jurij Konjar’s piece Still; the show Au Contraire (based on Jean-Luc Godard) by the prize-winning Geneva-based artist Foofwa d“€™Imobilité; The Seagull, directed by Tomi Janežič and produced by Novi Sad Serbian National Theatre; the performance More Than Naked by Doris Uhlich; the hybrid performance KamPaKam by Vlado Repnik; the show Princess Play, led by the director Michał Borczuch; and a workshop and a solo improvisational performance by the internationally acclaimed Andrew Morrish.

The programme also included some short dance films and a 3D screening of Wim Wender's Pina; an exhibition about the work and the historical contexts of Ksenija Hribar, the initiator of the Dance Theatre Ljubljana; and a discussion with Guy Cools, who presented his book Imaginative Bodies.

See also

External links

Gallery

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