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  • Park camp 8

    Park camp 8

    The eighth year of the summer workshop Park CAMP focuses on participatory and interactive art, art in the public space of the city park in Trebišov (in cooperation with the Koniareň gallery – space for contemporary art – koniarengallery.com). The aim of the event is to create a professional-educational space for students, graduates and teachers at art colleges in Slovakia and abroad. The aim of the project is gaining new knowledge and experience in the field of contemporary art, intermedia art and interdisciplinary overlaps. The project which was created for the city park in Trebišov and the KONIAREŇ cultural space focuses on the interaction with the spectator via social interventions within natural environment of the park where participants can, aside from participatory an interactive art, work with site-specific art, performance, sound art, public art, conceptual art and new media-technologies art strategies. Apart from the theoretical phase of the workshop, participants can be a part of the practical phase where they can create visual and acoustic arts – interventions into the natural environment of the park, together with professional lecturers (Miroslav Nicz and Peter Valiska-Timečko). The goal is to create such works of art, with which participants will try out the work right on the field in confrontation with the audience. The intention is to react to the specific park environment (site-specific art) or to thematically respond to the direct relationship between the city and natural environment (public – private, natural vs. technological, online – offline).

    Authors: Stanislav PIATRIK (SK), Peter VALISKA-TIMEČKO (SK), Monika VITANYI (SK), Miloš MOZDÍK (SK), Martin BIZÍK (SK), Lucia VEČERNÁ (SK), Mária PIATRIKOVÁ (SK), Michaela IHNÁTOVÁ (SK), Juliana SVITKOVÁ (SK), Lukáš MATEJKA – TRAKT (SK) and Štefan OLIŠ – TRAKT SK)

    Koniareň is an independent cultural space (former riding hall) located on the premises of the museum and the cultural center of south Zemplín in Trebišov. It is a connection of an art lab, a cultural institution, a community space and a group of activists. The space is situated on the premises of a manor house in one of the biggest forest parks in the Central Europe.

    Gardens, fountains, a pond and other natural landmarks are part of the park. There, the visitors can find the Mausoleum of Count Július Andrássy, an amphitheater, the Parič castle ruins, wine cellars, a French garden and various recreational zones. The final exhibition in the Koniareň gallery under the theme INTER-ACTION is part of the event including a guided tour on the marked trail with visual interventions in the city park. Associate professor, a conceptual and multimedia artist and a university lecturer Miroslav Nicz with a degree in painting will be the curator and the lecturer of the event. The workshop will provide a direct experience and confrontation of the author with the public.

    Title: PARK CAMP 8. /International workshop of visual art/

    Place: Trebišov city park and Koniareň – space for contemporary art

    Date: 16th of August – 21st of August 2021

    Preview: 20th of August 2021 /Friday/ at 6 pm.

    Lecturers: associate prof. Miroslav Nicz (with a degree in painting) and Mgr. art. Peter Valiska-Timečko, ArtD

    Organizer: Slovak organization of Art and Culture (civic association) and KONIAREŇ

    Co-organizers: the city of Trebišov and the museum and cultural center of the south Zemplín

    The event was funded by the Slovak Arts Council from public resources.

    Photographs: Stanislav Piatrik, Eva Čarnoká

    Translated by: Karin Miklossiová

  • CL!CR!

    CL!CR!

    “On a global scale, climate change is going to have radical ecological, social, economic and political impact which will also affect our country in a dramatical way. If we want the consequences to be less impactful, we must reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in the next decades.”

    Videoart/mapping projections entitled KL!KR! (CL!CR!, translator´s note) react to and work with the theme of climate change. Each one of us imagines something different under the notion of climate crisis. Art research carried out by Mgr. art. Lukáš Matejka, ArtD. and a team of contemporary artists relies on collecting oral-personal interpretations of the climate crisis from a wider spectrum of people (children, youth, adults, pensioners) also reaching out to different social classes. These “notes” define some kind of a subject matter or sub-themes for the micro artworks of the project.

    Following this is searching for locations which define the places for the implementation of projections intervening in the public space. The new map (Trenčín and surroundings) shows locations where the three time-limited site-specific performances will take place for 3 nights. In total, the project will introduce 9 independent visual artworks to the public. Each artwork will be documented in detail followed by postprocess/ post-production.

    The final stages are defined by a thorough selection of presentable photographs for an exhibition in a gallery space. Following the exhibition is a creation of an expanded online concept – in text (professional text) and in picture (photographs, photo documentation, video) on a website.

    “The project follows and processes various local and personal views/ attitudes/ understandings/ misunderstandings/ conspiracies into artworks within an important global issue.”

    The realization of the project was funded from public resources in the form of a scholarship by the Slovak Arts Council. The implementation of the project was financially supported by the city of Trenčín – youth program. More information will be added.

    Translation: Karin Mikossiová

  • Charon

    Charon

    Dance-visual performance entitled CHARON is inspired by the mythological creature Charon – the ferrymen of souls, and the Joseph Campbell thesis about mythology being a power able to create moral systems. The Charon´s character was selected to personify human qualities in their self-reflection. It shows a contrast in the characters reflecting the attitudes to the ancient story. The theme that had already resonated in Ancient Greece highlights the fact how much is the value of money deep rooted into the human conscience. We may find the inspiration in several mythos, paintings by famous artists, ancient songs and texts. The cornerstone of the creative process is the very recitation of sound-quaint ancient texts and their transformation into the movement, performance and musical composition. The stories of our myths of the current being transcend the borders of worlds and shift the movement and the music into a more intense relationship. A series of video arts will be created during the creative process.

    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

  • Embroidered tower

    Embroidered tower

    The Christmas markets at Peace Square in Trenčín will start on 5 December 2019 with the arrival of St. Nicholas and will end on 22 December 2019. TRAKT will conclude on 21 and 22 December from 5 pm to 8 pm with an innovated visual project that will be presented for the third time . The embroidered tower will be seen by the public after dark with a large-screen projection directly on the facade of the City Tower.

  • The Festival of Light and Shadow 2019 in Trnava

    The Festival of Light and Shadow 2019 in Trnava

    In 2019 the Festival of Light and Shadow is expanding from the public space of Banská Bystrica to “Little Rome” to Trnava. In Trnava’s environment, the project will not offer viewers a superficial superficial lighting “show”, but will present contemporary visual and lighting art in the public space of the historical center.

    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

  • The Festival of Light and Shadow 2019 in Banska Bystrica

    The Festival of Light and Shadow 2019 in Banska Bystrica

    The Festival of Light and Shadow will traditionally light up the public space of Banská Bystrica in 2019. The 5th year will present contemporary visual forms and light art in the public space of the town below Urpín.

    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

  • Atopic

    Atopic

    It is said that “the skin is the window into the body” and therefore we can see various manifestations of the skin in health and in many diseases. For example, try examining “dermographism” with yourself or your child. Make a line or cross on your upper chest by pressing your finger. In a moment in people with increased irritation, a distinctive pattern appears, rising above the surface, as is known in urticaria.

    Premiere: November 16, 2019 in Zahrada – Center of Independent Culture, Banská Bystrica

    The idea of ​​a contemporary dance performance called ATOPIC is a theme in relation to herself (artist – dancer) and influencing the mental state based on the diagnosis “atopic exema”.

    Dance: Michaela Nezvalová
    Choreography: Lucia Bielik
    Dramaturgy: Katarina Hitzingerová
    Music: Matej Smutný
    Video projection, lighting design and electronic music modification: Lukáš Matejka (TRAKT)
    Kinect: Veronika Šmírová
    Director of photography: Marek Durdiak
    Photo: Dušan Hein and Katarína Baranyai
    Music recording: tatra_music_studio_slovakia

  • Interpellation

    Interpellation

    A full-length dance performance / conceptual movement form for four dancers where choreography overlaps with fine art.

    The author / director of the project is Tomáš Moravanský, working in the field of intermedia, conceptual and dramatic works. He focuses on audiovisual projects, opera direction, gallery installations, music and choreography. The production line of the project is covered by TRAKT.

    The introduction of Interpellation deals with human movement as a daily, work or social programmed form – a register of civil movements that do not fall into dance but can be its starting material. These are activities related to the creation and interpretation of a work of art and leisure activities in which the actor automatically enters ecstatic state and in which the process itself is important. The project adopts a choreography understood as a system of power control over the human body in activities that are understood in society as a manifestation of freedom or individualism.

    Interpretation: Miriam Budzáková, Simona Štangová, Nikola Majtanová

    Work in progress: 3. – 8.1.2020 / Žilina, Stanica

    Work in progress: 16. – 18.2.2020 / Brno, Dom Umenia

    Work in progress: 22. – 29.2.2020 / Bátovce, Divadlo Pôtoň

    Work in progress: 22. – 25.3.2021 / Banská Bystrica, Záhrada CNK

    Premiere: 26.3.2021, 19.00 / Banská Bystrica, Záhrada CNK

    From the public sources, it supported the Arts Support Fund. We thank you.

  • Mysterious Levoca 2019

    Mysterious Levoca 2019

    Levoča summer is traditionally rich in cultural and social events. After the popular Levočská pilgrimage at the beginning of the summer holidays, locals, but not only them, can prepare for the next upcoming event. Every year the town pays tribute to the phenomenal work of the carpenter from Levoča, the altar in the Basilica of Sts. James. The City Cultural Center in Levoča, under the leadership of its director, Zuzana Kamenická, covers the preparations every year and takes over the patronage of this grand event, which is traditionally attended by thousands of visitors. Otherwise it will not be this summer and the celebration will culminate in the form of the festival Mysterious Levoca 2019.

    TRAKT will present a project triptych in the form of video mapping at the Town Hall, interactive project “Levočské graffiti” and last but not least a magical laser harp at the event from 16th to 17th August 2019. Spectators are therefore looking forward to.

  • Park camp 6

    Park camp 6

    The Park CAMP workshop is the sixth edition currently focusing on Landart & Videoart. The project from the workshop Koniareň / space for contemporary art / will bring art in public space to the city park in Trebišov in cooperation with the Museum and Cultural Center of Southern Zemplín in Trebišov.

    The aim of the project is to create space and suitable conditions for students and fresh graduates of art universities in Slovakia (VŠVU in Bratislava, AU in Banská Bystrica, TU FU in Košice) for the purpose of improvement and progress in the field of contemporary art, new media and media. The project aims to bring the cultural center closer to the natural environment of the Trebišov park in the form of social interventions, where participants, in addition to land art & video art, can work with strategies of site-specific art, performance, sound art, public art, conceptual art and new media.

    An important aspect of the event will be the final presentation of the project in the gallery Koniareň and directly in the city park in Trebišov, where during the weekend the city park will come alive thanks to the created works of individual participating artists. Within the project Lukáš Matejka (TRAKT) will present himself with a new videoart – video mapping directly on the facade of the manor house in Trebišov.