CONTEMPORARY DANCE ASSOCIATION (CDA)

- a non-governmental organisation, founded in 1996 by the contemporary dance students, teachers and dancers IN Bratislava, Slovakia

- working in the field of contemporary dance, physical theatre and performing arts

- the membership is based mainly on the interest in contemporary dance, physical theatre and performing arts, on the will to help the improvement of the situation and the position of the mentioned art genres in Slovakia

MISSION STATEMENT

- to contribute to the improvement process of the conditions of the Slovak contemporary dance, physical theatre and performing art, by associating the independent dancers / choreographers / pedagogues / persons interested in mentioned art fields - via a closer communication and definition of the common interests.

MAIN CDA COLLABORATORS:

ˇ Particularly the projects made under the legal subject of CDA are provided by the members, so we can not speak about collaborators in this sense. In some cases, students of the Academy for Performing Arts are helping - mainly because of personal relations, friendship, professional interests. All of them are volunteers.

ˇ Since January 2002: two volunteers working in the PR and sponsoring areas (payed under a project based contract), one part time project manager - dancer (payed under a project base contract).

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

Institutions / organisations:

- Ministery of Culture
- CCA Fundation
- Academy of Perfoming Arts
- French Institute
- CULTUS - culture house Ružinov (DKR)
- Primary Art School in Liptovsky Mikulas
- Municipality administration - Old Tow, Bratislava

Privat supporters:

- ŠEVT, a.s.
- ETP Foundation
- EMEL, s r.o.

TARGET GROUPS:

- we are addressing especially the younger generation (students of universities and high schools) - the relationship is first of all personal, then via publicity (posters, flyers). In a small "scale", we personally communicated with the teachers of the esthetics at the high schools (invitations, materials), but it was not efficiant.

- relationship with the artists from the other art genres depends again on personal contacts - it is particuralarly based on the cooperation in concret projects (fine artists, musiciens, …)

LAST TWO YEARS ACTIVITIES

2001

1 Area of cultural activities

a) DANCE IN ARENA

- September - December

- 2 - 4 times per month

- 8 evenings presenting the work of 8 independent choreographers/groups (1200 spectators)

b) CO-PRODUCTIONS OF THE DANCE WORKS
-"In a Minor Key" - dir. Peter Groll, PG&Friends, premiere March 15, 2001 in the frame of the Contemporary Dance Scene series

- "One Yin for Every Yang" - TS Artyci, premiere March 15, 2001 in the frame of the Contemporary Dance Scene series

- "Večierok/Party" - chor. Marty Poláková, premiere May 2001 in the frame of Bratislava in Movement Festival

-"Trio C" - AS Project, chor. Anna Sedlačková, premiere July 6, 2001

c) CONTEMPORARY DANCE SCENE

- regular presentation of the premiere works of Slovak artists - in co-operation with Culure House Ružinov, Bratislava

- March 15, 2001 - "TWINS"

- April 24, 2001 - performance of the students of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava

- 280 spectators

d) DANCE IN THE COHERENCES

- continuation of the regular series of lectures and discussions with invited guests from different art fields

- February 1, 2001 - "Composition and improvisation", lecturer Daniel Lepkoff, USA - in co-operation with Academy of Perf. Arts and BMA

- March 13, 2001 - "Dance and site-specific projects", lecturer Tomáš Žižka, mamapapa/DAMU, Prague - in co-operation with Czech Centre in Slovakia

- 30visitors

2. Area of education

a) WORKSHOP "Team building and co-operation in a art community"

- February 25 - 27, 2001, in co-operation with MAPA

- led by Eva van der Molen

- designed for members and co-operators of CDA

- 10 pariticipants

c) SUMMER DANCE SCHOOL

- July 2 - 7, 2001, Liptovský Mikuláš, in co-operation with Primary Art School in L.M.

- set of intensive workshops/practical seminars/lectures

- designed for amateur dancers, beginners-proffesionals, dance teachers

- participants form Slovakia and Czech Republic

- closing performance in the frame of the Cultural Summer in L.M.

- 40 participants

d) WORKSHOP "Burlesque and its use in the performing arts"

- September 25 - October 2, 2001, in co-operation with the Academy if Perf. Arts Bratislava

- led by Norbert Aboudarham, France

- designed for dancers, actors, directors

- supported by French Institute in Bratislava

- 15 participants

3. newsletter "Tanec na dosah"/"Dance within
the Reach"

- periodicity 2 months

- focused on the contemporary dance and physical theatre

2002

1. Area of cultural activities

a) DANCE IN ARENA

- January - October (willing to go on since November - depending on the finacial sources)

- 2 - 4 times per month

- untill June 15 evenings presenting the work of 18 dancers/ choreographers/groups

- planned untill June 2003

- untill June 2002: 2000 spectators

b) CO-PRODUCTIONS OF THE DANCE WORKS

- "Blue Moon" - chor. Anton Lachký, premiere January 29, 2002, in the frame of the Dance in Arena

- "Hartans" - chor. Tomáš Danielis, premiere March 12, 2002, in the frame of the Dance in Arena

- "Mystery" - chor. Marta Poláková, premiere planned in October 2002

c) "H2O/Danubiana/H2O" PROJECT/WORKSHOP

- April 26 - May 12, 2002

- three years co-operation closing workshop/production of four organisation, covered by MAPA, Holland

d) CONTEMPORARY DANCE SCENE

- regular presentation of the premiere works of Slovak artists - in co-operation with Culure House Ružinov, Bratislava

- February 26, 2002 ("Blue Moon"-chor. A. Lachký, "CULTural Practice" - concept. P. Fornayová, M. Čertezni, "It is simply like that" - concept. T. Danielis)

- 50 spectators

2. Area of education

SUMMER DANCE SCHOOL
- August 19 - 24, 2002, Liptovský Mikuláš

3. newsletter "Tanec na dosah"/"Dance within the Reach"

- periodicity 2 months
- focused on the contemporary dance and physical theatre

PERFORMANCES PRESENTED WITHIN THE FRAME OF "DANCE IN ARENA" 01/02

NUROFEN
- inner world, psychic lability, wanting, impossible finding
Solo dance piece
Chor. and dance: Peter Jaško
Lenght: 20 min.

PERMANENT ABYSS
- today is just craziness...
Dance piece for 5 dancers
Chor. : Zuzana Sliacka
Music mix: Miso Obal
Videoprojection: Lucia Toporcerova, Igor Korec
Lenght: 50 min

NOAH
- people,which are on my boat, are just like people are
Dance piece for three dancers
Chor.: Jozef Fruček
Dance: Jozef Fruček, Pavel Krištofek, Katarína Mojžišová
Lenght: 30 min

NO ENTRE IN A COUPLE
- you want to be free, go where you want, I will be back, quickly, repeat it three times, I feel like I am for nothing...
Dance piece for one women and one man
Chor.: Jozef Fruček
Dance: Jozef Fruček, Anna Caunerová
Lenght: 30 min

JOŽO A PIPKA
- an ironical look - or how also a dance can look like
Duo dance piece
Chor. and Dance: Daniel Raček and Renáta Bubniaková
Lenght: 30 min.

ZLUFTU
- relationship... they come together and try to pass thorugh different objections... they help each other by improvisation and learned phrases ... the objections are for the whole tine form the air (z luftu)
Duo dance piece
Chor. Katarína Mojžišová
Dance: Katarína Mojžišová, Milan Tomášik
Lenght: 40 min.

HALFMOON BEAR
- the primary and unifying outline is an old japanese legend. "... the bear stood on the four legs and intesely stared at the woman ´s terrified face... for a moment she felt she could see in his eyes everything..."
Solo dance piece
Dance and chor.: Petra Fornayová
Music: Peter Machajdík
Lenght: 20 min.

IN A MINOR KEY
- when love is over, one asks if there has been even any
Dance duet
Direction, Music and Chor.: Peter Groll
Dance and Choreography: Petra Fornayova, Daniel Raček
Lenght: 30 min.
www.minor-key.miesto.sk

SORTON
- personal change, fascination and the power of rituals... about moments when the old dies and the new comes...
Solo dance piece
Dance and Chor.: Jaroslav Viňarský
Lenght: 25 min.

INNER RIGHTS / duWa Dance
- piece as a personal statement... true account of the relationship taking place in front of the audience
Dance piece for two men
Chor. and Dance: Jaroslav Viňarský and Tomáš Krivošík
Lenght: 30 min.

BLUE MOON
- weakness which is possible to pass through... let´s fly and dream… about Love"…
Duo dance piece
Chor.: Anton Lachký
Dance: Monika Čewrtezni, Anton Lachký (Tomáš Krivošík - altern.)
Lenght: 30 min.

HARTANS
- after the rain... blood.. bones... hungry...
Solo dance piece
Chor. and Dance: Tomáš Danielis
Lenght: 30 min.

TODAY I HAVE ALMOST MET YOU + video
- inspired by a six years old girl fairy tale ... improvisation, pictures, fantasy
Solo dance impro
Dance: Tomáš Danielis
Lenght: 30 min.

MY TRI MY TRY
- three women, three stories, three ways
Trio dance piece
Chor. and Dance: Lucia Kašiarová, Renata Bubniakova, Stana Vlcekova
Lenght: 50 min.

KRYK
- "two creatures of the unknown go on a pilgrimage with their guide to find a human being - the man of the masses. That was before the second entering of the river." Vank
Solo dance piece
Chor. and dance: Katarína Mojžišová
Lenght: 20 min.

BODY THOUGHTS
- the body has its own way of expression - a very intelligent one: first it feels, then it reacts. Their complexity hides many secrets …
Trio dance piece
Choreography: Marta Poláková
Dance: Danuša Hruškovičová, Linda Konrád, Marta Poláková
Music: Jozef Lupták, Jozef Vlk
Lenght: 25 min.