Pieces were created through the course Choreography 3 during the second year of the undergraduate program in Contemporary Dance at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, under the mentorship of Associate Professor of Arts, Irma Omerzo.

EMA VRANIĆ: Interview

Choreographer: Ema Vranić
Performer: Viktor Konstantinović
Sound design: Jurica Nikolić

By exploring the relationship between the sound and movement, the choreography called “Interview” brings a sequence of abstract movements that come out of the hecticness and turbulence of everyday life.

Ema Vranić is a third-year undergraduate student of contemporary dance at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. She previously completed the School of Contemporary Dance at Juraj Dalmatinac Elementary School in Šibenik, the Ivan Lukačić Elementary Music School in Šibenik, and the Ana Maletić High School of Dance in Zagreb. Dance has always been a significant part of her life, and through numerous workshops, she has explored various dance cultures and techniques.

Viktor Konstantinović comes from Novi Sad and is a third-year student in the Department of Contemporary Dance at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. His interest in dance began at the “Dance Factory” dance club, after which he worked as a dancer with various pop artists in Serbia. He was part of the dance troupe “Yada Dance Company” (Malta). Attending physical theater workshops in Belgrade, he developed an interest in dance performance art. He is a member of the dance troupe “Inspire Concept” and collaborates with the cultural center Barka (Novi Sad) and KC Magacin (Belgrade) as an independent dance artist.

ISABELA EVA LJUBIČIĆ: How can I be here if I know I’ll disappear?

Choreographer: Isabela Eva Ljubičić
Performer: Lea Filipčić
Music: Adam Semijalac “Tanac za crnega vraga”

Choreography “How can I be here if I know I’ll disappear?” deals with the feeling of being trapped in a state between constant worry, fear of the future and death, and returning to the past through nostalgia for childhood, for the beginning.

Isabela Eva Ljubičić is a third-year undergraduate student of Contemporary Dance at the Academy of Dramatic Art. From the age of three, she creates a relationship with dance and it becomes an integral part of her life. Along with dancing, she learned to play the piano and completed four years at the Blagoje Bersa Elementary School, where she connected with music and rhythm, which are now an important part of her performing and choreographic creativity. She received her dancing education at Silvija Hercigonja Primary and Secondary School. She also participated in various workshops and festivals, and in 2022 she was part of the “Unknown” project as a solo performer and choreographer with author Maja Drobac. That same year, she began her studies at the Academy of Dramatic Art, where she creates her own language and expresses herself creatively with the support of contemporary dance.

Lea Filipčić is a third-year student at the Department of Contemporary Dance at the Academy of Dramatic Art. In 2021, she graduated from Ana Maletić primary and secondary dance school, and in 2022 she was a member of Podmladak 2.0. She attended various workshops and participated in the 37^th and 39^th Contemporary Dance Week and the 23^rd Požega Dance Festival. This is her first time at Monoplay, although she was already a spectator and participant in the Stream Zadar workshop.