Artists Lukáš Matejka (TRAKT) and Štefan Oliš (TRAKT), in cooperation with Peter Štuller, participate in the festival with a new author´s visual work of art that was directly inspired by a couple of stained glasses. The release is planned for the 2^nd of July 2021 (after twilight) on the façade of the House of Culture in Považská Bystrica.

The House of Culture in Považská Bystrica was built in September 1969. During the 70s, it was one of the richest houses in Slovakia. On the inside, it was decorated with travertine, crystal chandeliers, stained glass from glass workshops around Brno and with tapestry from Matejka. It was built during the times of Slovak normalization. Povazšká Bystrica was a very rich town – the employment rate was almost 100 % thanks to engineering plants the (even during the economic crisis). Up until 1989, when the production of arms was closed, and the company with almost 9 billion in the assets became a delicious bite for privatizers, Považská Bystrica begun to decay and has lost its status of one of the richest places in Slovakia. (source: Cooltajner, narration of J. Smatana)

The first year of the festival will take place on the premises of the Cultural Center Cooltajner and other rooms of the House of Culture OZK and its exterior from the 28^th of June 2021 until the 4^th of July. The program of the festival will be teased during the month of June 2021. Main partner of the festival is the Slovak Arts Council which supported the festival from the public resources.

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A special animated videospot for Roma speaking population was created by Lukáš Matejka/TRAKT (animation), Marián Balog (voice), Dávid Tišer (text).

“Som Rom u som (upre) pro’da barikano. Pro Slovačiko uľiľom, adaj bariľom, peršival man adaj čumidľom, iľom vera, kerav adaj buťi u jekhvar adaj the merava. Na ladžav man vaš oda, hoj som Rom, na ladžav man vaš peskeri daj the dad the vaš miri čhib. Vaš oda andro dživesa 15 dži 31. marciste tele činava miri romaňi nacija.

Som Rom, dikhav anglal, kerav oda (vaš) anglal amende.

“I am Roma and I am duly proud. I was born in Slovakia, I grew up here, I had my first kiss here, got married, I work here and I am going to die here. I am not ashamed of being Roma, I am not ashamed of my parents or my mother tongue. And that is the reason why I am going to register with the Roma nationality at the population census between the 15^th and 31^st March.

I am Roma, I am looking into the future, I am doing this for us. (English translation)

Translation: Karin Mikossiová

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creative team / authors:

Radoslav Piovarči – concept, choreography, direction, performer

Paulína Šmatláková – co-author, performer

Michal Paľko – music, performer

Lukáš Matejka – video art, video documentation

Alexandra Rychtarčíková – dramaturgy, texts

Martin Kotúček – costumes

Jan Čief – lighting design

BIO

TRAKT:

TRAKT is a citizen’s association and an organized formation focused on activities related to art and culture. The tradition of big organizations is replaced by young spirit, innovation and activity of its members. Trakt believes in the intersection of contemporary art, dance, theatre via interactive forms, installations, digital events, vj projections and environments into the public space. Radoslav Piovarči is a long-time member of Trakt realizing various dance, theatrical and multi-genre projects in Slovakia in cooperation with Trakt citizen´s association.

RADOSLAV PIOVARČI:

Dancer, performer, choreographer. He is active on the international scene of contemporary dance and physical theatre since 2009. Since then, he has collaborated with creators, theatres and ensembles like Lenka Vágnerová & company, Staatstheatre Kassel, Štúdio tanca (Dance studio, translator´s note), Total Brutal company, Verte dance, Veronika Riz, Viirus theatre, Artyci dance company, En Knap Group (co-production of Nature Theatre of Oklahoma) and others. Besides working as a performer on the international scene, he is dedicating his time to author multi-genre production. Since 2009, he has created or co-created plays like: MUNNIE, TAJ DYCH, SET UP, PRA(C)H, MIMO, SONETY 2016, 100 SUOMI FINLAND, ROZPRÁVKY…, DOBRÝ DEŇ PANE, POMÔŽEM? and others. He took part in more than 50 projects under different forms of participation, as an interpreter, creator or production manager.

PAULÍNA ŠMATLÁKOVÁ

She is actively working on international contemporary dance scene. She has graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London where she studied Contemporary Dance. During her time in the Great Britain, she became a member of an interdisciplinary group of physical theatre as a choreographer and performer, where she participated in the creation of the artwork entitled Lingering Games that was introduced at the festival in Taipei. Paulína was a member of a dance ensemble called Blackbox Dance Company in Denmark from 2017 to 2020. She has worked with choreographers like Ben Wright, Jason Mabana, Marie Brolin-Tani and Tina Tarpgaard and has also partaken in tours in Denmark and abroad (Sweden, Greenland, Tanzania, South Korea, Rwanda). With the choreographer Tendai Makurumbandi, she was a part of a project in Norway which resulted into a dance film in September 2020. Since October 2020, Paulína works as a freelance artist in Bratislava, where she also teaches contemporary dance.

6. – 19. 2. 2021, The Pôtoň Theatre, Bátovce

1. – 7.3. 2021, Záhrada Centrum nezávislej kultúry, Banská Bystrica

15. – 28.3. 2021, Salaš Zbojská, Pohronská Polhora

5. – 13.4. 2021, The Pôtoň Theatre, Bátovce

13. 4. 2021, 19:00 – online premiere

5. 6. 2021, 21:00, Skautský dom, Banská Štiavnica

21. 6. 2021, 19:00, Štúdio 12, Bratislava

3. 7. 2021, 20:00, Festival V novom svetle, Považská Bystrica

7. 8. 2021, Festival Atmosféra, Hontianske Nemce

25. 8. 2021, Nová Cvernovka, Bratislava

28. 8. 2021, Kultúra pre dolinu, Katolícky dom, Liptovský Mikuláš

1. 9. 2021, Divadlo Pôtoň, Bátovce

11. 11. 2021, Záhrada Centrum nezávislej kultúry, Banská Bystrica

YOU CAN BUY THE TICKETS AT: https://tootoot.fm/sk/events/606c9a79965fb811a438c70f

Keep an eye on fresh information about the Charon project on the special Facebook page. The project was supported from public resources by the Slovak Arts Council. Thank you.

Translation: Karin Mikossiová

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Young art projects will sensitively open the theme of the union in their wide cultural and social spectrum by their ideological legacy. Projects will focus on networking, collaboration (multi-generation, multi-genre, cross-species), networking, networking, connectivity and finding new ways. The festival’s priority is to provide space for young, un-established artists from Slovakia and the European environment. The festival wants to be the engine at the start of their professional artistic career. We want to inspire, educate and entertain the general public. We promise to the public, viewers and visitors truly unusual experiences. When? 20 September 2019 after dark.

You can find more info on social networks and on www.svetlo-tien.sk

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Young art projects will sensitively open the theme of the union in their wide cultural and social spectrum by their ideological legacy. Projects will focus on networking, collaboration (multi-generation, multi-genre, cross-species), networking, networking, connectivity and finding new ways. The festival’s priority is to provide space for young, un-established artists from Slovakia and the European environment. The festival wants to be the engine at the start of their professional artistic career. We want to inspire, educate and entertain the general public. We promise to the public, viewers and visitors truly unusual experiences. When? 27 September 2019 after dark.

You can find more info on social networks and on www.svetlo-tien.sk

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This method will create a thematic story inspired by a selection of songs with different genres. The aim of the performance is to bring the general public to the development of new digital artistic tools used in the direction of visual music.

The project will take place at EMÓCIA Gallery & Caffe Club in Žilina and is a part of his diploma thesis in Drawing and Audiovisual Arts for the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Granada, Spain.

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The roofing project was provided by students Mgr. art Andrej Poliak and Tutors was Mgr. art Lukas Matejka. Ten students in the composition of Matus Astrab, Lucia Devečková, Eliska Harnušková, Barbora Horská, Bibiána Hudáková, Filip Kmeť, Jan Krška, Kornélia Mucsková, Sebastián Pavlis and Marek Šalata completed the first phase of field research. Subsequently they began consultations and after dusk artistic realization. Luminography is an ancient technique that is determined by darkness. Evening environment countryside – village Dúbravica for this workshop was very useful. Students created original collections luminographic photo. The project implies new opportunities for cooperation and seeking common themes in the form of digital art in the country.

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