Rijeka

As part of the Ringside project, the Croatian Cultural Centre (HKD) presents the dance performance Body Monologue by Greek choreographer Anastasia Valsamaki, filmed and translated into virtual reality in an impressive abandoned quarry near Athens.

In her lecture-performance ARCHAEOBOTANY & THE APOCALYPSE, via narrative and media content, Raščić presents ongoing artistic research begun in 2023 for her new project and lifelong endeavor. With the aim of covering the entirety of her Sarajevo studio with paintings in the 'buon fresco' technique, the project was inspired by the artist's encounter with two historical figures. One is the Roman empress Sabina Poppaea and the other is Wilhemina Jashemski, an archaeobotanist who revolutionized this discipline in the 1970s with work on the excavation site of Sabina Poppaea’s villa in Oplontis near Pompeii.

The transnational project FURY SEA OF CARBON links the marginal exaltation of matter in the Mediterranean by Ivan Martinac and Damir Očko, through the volcanic song of Cape Verde, to the mosaic of the Sahel where The Otolith Group condenses the saturation of Ousmane Sembène and Djibril Diop Mambéty.

No, this is not about tourists, even though it is connected to tourism. Luckily, this is not about drones, either, but we may say it has something to do with fighting off attacks. Every day, we see reports and sightings of numerous little-known or entirely unknown marine animal and plant species being shared on social and other media. This is not a recent phenomenon but a consequence of a process that has been ongoing for years, and the trend is accelerating.

Love Will Tear Us Apart is a solo that combines the elements of a rock concert, confessional form, and abstract dance. It is also the first part of Saša Božić’s and Petra Hrašćanec’s trilogy that explores the relationship between contemporary dance and popular music (Love Will Tear Us Apart / Boys Don’t Cry / the_beatles). The “love” from the title is transferred into a love for dance itself.

“Ultramarine” is a 2018 experimental film and multimedia art installation by Belgian artist Vincent Meessen, featuring African‑American spoken word poet Kain The Poet – a late ‑’60s forerunner of hip‑hop – accompanied by improvised drumming from Belgian percussionist Lander Gyselinck.