.webp)
Water lilies
“Water Lilies” was created in 2025 for the 4th year contemporary dance students at the Elementary School for Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance, at the Elementary School Vežica, Rijeka. Inspired by Monet’s “Water Lilies” and set to Claire de Lune by Debussy, the work is a meditation on peace, interdependence and the flow of water.
All dates
Water lilies
“Water Lilies” was created in 2025 for the 4th year contemporary dance students at the Elementary School for Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance, at the Elementary School Vežica, Rijeka. Inspired by Monet’s “Water Lilies” and set to Claire de Lune by Debussy, the work is a meditation on peace, interdependence and the flow of water. The dancers investigated aspects of flow, falling, stability and instability in partnership.
The dancers investigated aspects of flow, falling, stability and instability in partnership. Monet worked on this cycle of paintings, inspired by the water garden he created, for several decades, and offered the crowning series to the French State on the day that followed the Armistice of November 11, 1918, as a symbol for peace.
Dancers: Laura Banić, Lucija Dapčić, Ema Krnelić, Karla Pešut, Maša Štakić
Choreography: Kate Foley in collaboration with the dancers
Photo Sandro Donda
©Photo Sandro Donda
Kate Foley
Kate Foley choreographs and directs projects for stage, film, video, new media and specific sites. She founded and directed chamber dance companies in New York and San Francisco from 1986 to 1998. She then worked on a variety of large-scale collaborations, including Theater Ulysses’ site-specific productions of King Lear (2001) and Medea (2002), visual artist Mike Kelley’s epic Day is Done (2005/2006, 2009), and her Fulbright Fellowship project Angels of Suđerac (2006). In 2007 she moved to Rijeka to work as a strategist, teacher and contributing artist at Prostor Plus Association for the Performing Arts, and at the Primary School for Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance at Primary School Vežica, where she currently directs the student ensemble.
In 2010 she co-founded the interdisciplinary, international collective Language Anonymous to explore open form improvisation in archeological sites. 2012-2014 her new media project International Harvester engaged a variety of collaborating artists, students and venues. Recent projects include directing the full-length dance-film fairy tale The Journey of Halima (2023) filmed with 110 young dancers and 6 adults during the pandemic of 2021, and the site-specific inaugural performance and dance film for architect Ivan Juretić’s Hatched Egg in the Nest (2023) in Učka Nature Park, Croatia. A member of the Croatian Association of Dance Artists, she holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance from California Institute of the Arts and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Choreography from UCLA School of Arts and Architecture, Department of World Arts and Cultures.
Photo Sandro Donda
Practical information
Address
Quai Karolina Rijeka
Accessibility
Dates and times
Saturday September 13, 17:00 to 18:00
Safety
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
EXPERIENCES On board
Immersive exhibition "Présentes
Created with the exceptional collaboration of the Musée du Louvre, this exhibition highlights female figures in Mediterranean civilization, thanks to the digitization and modeling of part of the Louvre's collections. A two-stage experience: an introductory film to provide context, followed by an immersive experience in a 16-meter-long tunnel covered by 120 m2 of LED screens.
A sound journey through the Mediterranean
An immersive sound experience designed by Ircam, inviting the public to explore the richness and diversity of the Mediterranean through headphones equipped with spatialized sound.
.webp)
© Elisa Von Brockdorff
The artists
Frequently asked questions
Yes, the boat is freely accessible on site. However, you can pre-book your time online on our website.
For reasons of safety and preservation of the boat, high heels and stilettos may not be worn on the boat.
The museum boat is open to all free of charge. To find out on which quay it will be moored, or to pre-book your slot, consult the page dedicated to your town.
Appropriate facilities have been set up on the Festival site for the reception and access of people with reduced mobility. The boat is equipped with a 1m-wide ramp, accessible to people with reduced mobility, but may require the accompaniment of a third party due to its gradient of over 6%. Access to the aft deck and immersive exhibition is possible. However, the upper deck is not accessible. Please inform us in advance of any special accessibility requirements, so that we can make the necessary arrangements.