TRAKT will participate in the 5th edition of the Beast Film Festival in Porto (Portugal) with a video art exhibition under the curatorial direction of Štefan Oliš. The section is composed of a selection of videos from the Videoart match project to which it is loosely related. Štefan Oliš, a contemporary artist and educator from Slovakia, will present videos by students from different V4 countries. He will introduce the audience in Porto to the variety and diversity of video art – the play with video, sound and animation. Defining beauty in motion, movement in time, capturing the world around them as they perceive it. Video art is the impetus for everything and the artist is its image.
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Garage
The GARAGE: X Fest Art Opening / Divotvorba and Concerts in Garage / Rap in Garage project is coordinated by our member Patrik Kubizna on behalf of TRAKT and Trenčín 2026, who is assisting Yasmina Cabanova and Marek Niejadlik.
6.8.2022 (Saturday) Garage opening in the Park x Fest Art
Garage, an alternative space for culture, is moving to M.R. Štefánik Park. Come and experience the atmosphere of this place! First of all, the Fest Art group will take over the Garage and create a unique work of art with the musical accompaniment of DJs from the Face2bass crew and friends. Bands Random Choices and Charms’ detispolu with Matúš Oravec, JAAN and DJ Matwe will perform. Tamara Kramar is the main star of the opening night.
19.8.2022 (Friday) Divotvorba and concerts in Garage
Come and relax in the Garage on Friday. Divotvorba will feature author readings of both prose and poetry, with guest Shimpe Ondrus reading from his Dictionary of Alien Dreams. This will be followed by concerts by three artistic formations, each of which, though different, are united by their ability to mirror emotions and evoke dreamlike moods. Singer, musician and emerging composer Veronika Jarábková will stir our emotions with her unique vocals and piano. The instrumental Trenčín band Personal Spaces playing atmospheric post rock will christen their newly released EP Tiberghien.Video projection of their music will be accompanied by Analogrunner with Lara Aba Hamdan.
2.9.2022 (Friday) Rap in Garage
The rap evening in Garage will feature young names from the Trenčín rap scene, who will get a chance to promote their work. At the end of the show will be President Lourajder, a Slovak rapper and MC from Bratislava, one of the few representatives of the so-called alternative rap in our country. He will bring hip-hop hits with a classic sound and a reference to the 90s. He will also arrive with his prominent beatmaker Emil, with whom they will play a special set together with video projection. Electronic music producers DJ Goblin and Snowfake will round off this event.
3.9.2022 (Saturday) PRIESTOR x Garage
Formaat – a project of Trenčín artists. Camera obscura Garage – transforming the Garage into a large working camera obscura, where the viewer can get acquainted with this old technology, where reality is projected onto the wall through a small hole in the wall. Art workshop – plein air contemporary art. Audiovisual workshop – the visitor can try interacting with contemporary audiovisual electronic technologies
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Night tour of Strečno Castle 2022
Experience the atmosphere of a medieval castle and enjoy a night tour! On Wednesday, July 20, 2022 and August 10, 2022 you can enjoy the performance of the theatre and play group RAZCA called Hey Partisan, Take Me With You! The story will take place in the castle premises against the background of the Slovak National Uprising, which did not bypass the Strečno Castle. The events at the castle and its history will be presented through video mapping by the TRAKT civic association. The programme will also include a breathtaking fire show performed by Black Evils, medieval cuisine will flourish thanks to the association Guild Terra de Selinan and the castle cannon will be brought to life by OZ Turiec.
We recommend taking torches to shine under your feet.
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Park camp 9
The international project Park CAMP 9 creates space and suitable conditions for students, recent graduates and teachers of art colleges in Slovakia and abroad to improve and progress in the field of contemporary art – intermedia and interdisciplinary overlaps in the form of educational activities – workshops. The final output of the wokshops are visual works – interventions created for the specific environment of the city park in Trebišov (site-specific art) and the final exhibition focused this year on interactive art forms, in the environment of the park, where the participants work with the strategies of site-specific art, performance, public art, conceptual art and art of new media – technology.
The exhibition featured Lukáš Matejka / TRAKT (tech. collaboration Alžbeta Bobulová), with the work Home X. Home – Time – Humanity – Technology – Space. Using digital video mapping, the author contrasts the dwelling of the past (the ruins of Parič Castle) and the possible home of the future (the universe).
During the theoretical phase of the workshop, the participants improved their technical, technological and software skills while learning about current trends in the art field. During the practical phase, in cooperation with expert lecturers, they used the acquired experience directly in the field of the park. The educational laboratory provided direct experience with the realization of the work and confrontation with the viewer, where the participants gained new creative impulses, experience and knowledge in the field of contemporary visual art. The event included an accompanying activity GEO-Caching, an interactive game based on GPS coordinates designed for parents with children.
FRIDAY 26/8/2022 – FINISSAGE
18:00 Opening of the accompanying exhibition.
19:00 Opening of the exhibition PARK CAMP 9 and guided tour of the park with curator Miroslav Nicza
21:00 MAPPING to Parič Castle: Lukáš Matejka and TRAKT o.z.
22:00 Musical solitaire – Raptor Koch – Koniareň
23:30 End of the event and de-installation of works in the exterior of the park
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Trenčín korzo 2022
On Saturday 25.6.2022, the bustle of the city market will be carried along the 1st May Street in Trencin. The one-day market of local vendors and regional artists will bring an exceptional atmosphere to the heart of Trenčín.
In addition to the stalls in which the vendors will offer their products, in front of the Gymnasium Ľ. Štúr, there will be theatres, playrooms for children, discussions for adults, various concerts, workshops and interactive art installations. One of them is the interactive work HAPPY AUDIO from the workshop of TRAKT.
The aim of the project is to enliven a public space other than the traditional Peace Square and to promote cultural and social events in the city.
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Nocturno 2022
Trenčín on the riverbedFor the second time, the Akropola Kremnica Cultural Centre is preparing the NOCTURNO event, which will take place on 30 July 2022 in the Zechenter Garden in the picturesque town of Kremnica. Surrounded by the hills of Kremnica, this year we will immerse ourselves in a magical world in which light will play the main role on the penultimate night of July.
The name NOCTURNO comes from the word “nocturne” which means night music or instrumental piece played outdoors, for example as a serenade. The night during NOCTURNO should also be a kind of composition, a beautiful music of visual art. 30 July will be in the spirit of light projections and installations, in the former botanical garden built by the writer Gustáv Kazimír Zechenter-Laskomerský near his house.
During the event, artworks by artists such as Palo Truben, Lukáš Matejka (Martina Vargová collaboration), Tomáš Tulis, Tomáš Eniac Cíger, Ivana Laila Drobná and others will shine. The light installations will be complemented by a rich accompanying programme for children, screening of short films, night chilling with the band Chill on the sun, as well as a movement performance performed by the Dance Studio from Banská Bystrica.
Don’t miss the open-air night gallery and come and experience the magic of art in the golden Kremnica.
We look forward to your visit.
Text: gregi.net
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Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/1Y1v17Ph7
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Severus – Soldier of Laugaritium
The seventh continuation of the Tales from Trenčín takes visitors back to the 2nd century, when the Romans appeared on the territory of the future Trenčín. The main character will be Severus, a soldier from Laugaricio.
Come and see an extraordinary open-air show, full of spectacular light displays and breathtaking acrobatic feats. The story this year will take place in the city centre, in the spaces around the Army House. You can see the performance on 1 and 2 July at 9.30 pm. The start will be at the service – side entrance of the Army House.
The main role of Severo will be played by Dušan Tadlánek from the Normani fencing group, the role of Mark Valerius will be played by Štefan Richtárech, an actor from the Municipal Theatre of Trenčín. The acrobatic show will be performed by acrobats from Vertigo and professional slackliner Lukáš Černý. MusicaMusicantica from Mojmírovce near Nitra will take care of the period music, interesting lighting and projection visuals have been prepared by Trenčín Trakt, the Roman soldiers will be taken care of by the historical fencing group Wagus. The story of Severus was compiled and directed by Trenčín’s Vlado Kulíšek, again, as in the previous six stories. You can buy a small booklet with the story of the soldier Severus at the Cultural Information Centre on Mierovo Square or directly at the venue before the performance. For more information, visit facebook.com/kic.trencin
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Hiding dance
Hiding dance is a new site-specific concept from TRAKT, which consists of dance performances (contemporary dance and performance) in unconventional places in Trenčín and its periphery. As part of the field artistic research, we chose exteriors – slightly on the urban periphery, at the same time in easy spectator accessibility. With reference to the strong specificity of the places and the distinctive principle of genius loci. The project is a public confrontation of the results of professional dance-performative artists and interprétés Lucia Bielik, Michaela Šeligová, Radoslav Piovarči and Ján Gonda. Hidden Dance counts on the participation of the general public – casual spectators.
The project took place on Saturday 16 July 2022 in the public space of Trenčín and its peripheries.
The project was implemented with the financial support of the Trenčín Self-Governing Region and the City of Trenčín. Thank you.
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International Roma Day Celebration 2022
The festive evening marking International Roma Day returns after a two-year hiatus. The theme of this year’s – the eighth – edition in 2022 is Baripen / Pride, because despite difficult times in the past and present, we have much to be proud of. In the cultural and social programme at the Archa Theatre, Prague, visitors can look forward to performances by Ida Kelarova and Desider Dužda, Ondra Gizman Sr., Natalia Kuchárová, Sara Kaliášová, Ivan Herák, Veronika Kačová and Richard Adam. The artists will be accompanied by the Live Band of Milan Krok. Visual projections during the gala evening will be realized by Lukáš Matejka (TRAKT).
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Babylon
The Chaldean empire finds itself at war with the Persians under King Cyrus II, thanks to the treachery of the Babylonian priests. The commander of the Babylonian army, Nebuzar, searches the land for Persian spies and in the course of his wanderings meets the beautiful Nanai with whom he and she fall in love, unaware that it is because of this encounter that Nanai is sold to the mercy of the rich. She is saved from her fate by the Persian spy Ustiga, with whom she falls in love, but later, because of her endless and devoted love for Babylon and also for Nebuzar, Ustiga turns her over to the Babylonian army. Everything crumbles, the priests kill even the last resisters, and only a single commander of the armies sounds the alarm against the Persian threat. The plan to defend Babylon is in the hands of the Persians, and so the Babylonian army finally arises. The war lasts for two long years after which the Persians retreat for all the world. Babylon celebrates, Nanai pleads for Ustig’s liberation. The Persians take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Babylonians and, through the deflated riverbeds, attack and conquer Babylon. Only a few survive, among them Nanai, who remains in the vision of building a new free Babylon….
Premiere: 3 May 2022 at 18:00, in Studio of Dance Theatre, Banská Bystrica
Theme, music by Pavol Janíček
Musical arrangement, conductor. Ihor Vlakh
Choreography, dramaturgy. Michaela Šeligová, Lucia Bielik DiS.art
Visualization, projections. Mgr. art Lukáš Matejka, ArtD.
Ján Čief
Choirmaster: PaedDr. Katarína Koreňová, PaedDr. Miroslava Matisovámain characters: Nanai – Ema Vrábelová, Nebuzardar – Ľubomír Kútnik, Ustiga – Adrián Skácel
Performers: Company of the Dance Department of the J.L.Bella Conservatory in Banská Bystrica
co-performers: orchestra and choir of the J.L.Bella Conservatory in Banská BystricaThe project was implemented with the support of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region.
