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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

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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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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.

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Likewise, the term TRACTATE, meaning “reflection” or “debate”, mirrors the thinking of authors whose works reflect the surrounding reality. The event financed from public funds was supported by the Slovak Arts Council.

Translated: Jana Stupňanová

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The fascinating flow of the river, in its excess, can flow out of the bed. This casting can be twofold: once it is a blessing when it dries the dry earth and gives new life and energy; Sometimes, when he floods the dwelling, he dugs the dungeon and takes his life. Thus, our inner river of emotions can be ejected in a different way, either growing or oblagging, or growing in perdition. What do you predominate?

Directed by Zuzana Ďuricová Hájková
Choreography Tibor Trulik and Zuzana Ďuricová Hájková
Music Matej Háasz
Light design Jan Čief
Videoart Lukáš Matejka
Premiere casts Tibor Trulik, Lenka Rajchmanova, Michaela Mirtova, Isabel Paladin, Luca Tomao, Michaela Turcerova, Pavol Pondelik, Samuel Juras

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There was a field trip of the old city center guided by M. Urban, Slovak wine tasting and several educative presentations e.g. Koniareň platform, sound technologies by J. Ančič,  art projects by L.Matejka and Š.Oliš, history of intermedial projects in Slovakia by M.Murin, students work exhibition, Maroš Kontroš’s vernissage and Milan Ladyk’s performance. The highlight was a night tour intended for the general public guided by curator Michal Murin.

The park came alive with young authors’ pieces of art: Ján Krška‘s „Mausoleum video mapping Realitta“ reflecting current political and social situation, FIlip Kmeť’s sound installation „Dutiny“ and interactive installation „Ostrov“, Matúš Gavorník’s sound installation „Enter the Wild„ expressing the difference between artificially created green zones in urban areas and wild nature, which was paradoxically depicted by movement of little electric machines, Martin Hreha’s sound installation, Martin Koniar’s dance performance „Trebishow+“ in which the dribbling performer with lights attached to his body accompanied with musical composition presented a kind of modern ritual. The performer was interacting with the audience by passing the ball to them.

Matej Ivan’s audiovisual experiment creating a dialogue took place in the park as well. It was based on site specific connection of the dog shelter, fox coursing, which are supposed to start again in the park, game hunting and animal protection exhibitions.  Jana Mikleová’s installation “Pólo“ referred to a historical polo match.

„Nová Koniareň“ is an independent cultural centre in Trebišov. It merges a cultural laboratory, cultural institution and collective of activists. There are ateliers in Trebišov castle situated in one of the biggest forest parks in Slovakia. The park has many gardens, fountains, lakes and cyclopaths. There is also the Július Andrássy’s Mausoleum, ruins of Parič’s castle, wine taverns, a French garden and several recreation zones.  

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Participated authors: Lukáš Matejka: 20m / Radovan Bries: Light and digital / Juraj Ondráš: Aut´OR / Barbora Darmová: Cyberspace / Martin Palkov: Game / Lukáš Matejka: Digital sculler / Matej Ivan: Borderline / Jozef Pollák : Horizon / Mária Júdová: Our silent Conversation / Stanislav Veselovský : Reality Digital – Digital Utopia / Ondrej Vozárik : Time / Ivana Kohlhammerová : Anytime / Matej Ivan : … / Milan Mazúr ml. : Past / Peter Kollár : Politics / Matej Ivan : Contact / Hernich Banáš : Lili / Milan Mazúr ml. : My night known / Martin Sabol : Swallows / Lukáš Matejka : Transfer / Jozef Pollák : We Europeans / Martin Škubník : Jason Liberty City / Ondrej Vozárik : Outdoor communication / Henrich Banáš : Bag life / Tomáš Rafa : EURO2012 / Matej Myslovič : We Europeans  

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The project seeks to revive the space of the train station underpass within one day, offering video advertising format, as we are used to, but it tries to bring culture among ordinary people who travel by train every day. It focuses on a community of travelers, who are not assessed by age or social class. This particular installation in a public space is trying to bring the benefits of arts to the general audience while simultaneously is trying to improve the area where we live and remove stereotype of public space.
 
The project was financially supported by Healthy City Community Foundation – YouthBank magnet. The implementation of this project was made by informal group consisting of Stephen Olis, Lukas Matejka and Maria Judova, who are also part of the civic association TRAKT.

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