dancEUA – Contemporary Resilience: Reinventing Dance in Ukraine (2025-2027) is a European cooperation project dedicated to strengthening the Ukrainian contemporary dance scene through artistic residencies, professional training, the creation of new works, international exchange and touring. The project is coordinated by Studio Contemporary Dance Company (Croatia) in partnership with Central Europe Dance Theatre (Hungary), M Studio (Romania), Vitlycke – Centre for Performing Arts (Sweden) and UA Contemporary Dance Platform (Ukraine). Co-funded by the European Union through the Creative Europe program. The dancers who will present their short works on Monoplay festival are Daria Cristea, Julia Tytska, Lea Amneby Snickers, Nikita Sulko, Valeria Churai i Valeria Lysenkovska.
STOŠIJA ZRINSKI
Dwelling Place
Dwelling Place is an ongoing choreographic research that explores the possibilities of expression through the genre of urban fantasy. The project began during the studies at the London Contemporary Dance School, where the initial research focused on atmosphere, imagination, and narrative through movement. The research has, so far, resulted in two solo works, or episodes within the broader project. In both, the performer unexpectedly encounters a place that feels different from its surroundings, marked by mystery and an uncanny silence. Inspired by moments of unusual stillness within busy urban environments, the work engages with the urban fantasy genre, a genre that holds particular significance for the artist. The project continues to evolve through choreographic methods explored during the ChoreoLab program at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, including processes that step away from movement and reach for ideas or stories, and from ideas and stories back to movement.
Stošija Zrinski is a dancer, choreographer, actress, and multimedia artist from Zadar, based in London. She holds an MA in Contemporary Dance from London Contemporary Dance School and a BA in Fashion Design from the Faculty of Textile Technology at the University of Zagreb. She is the author of dance solos and group choreographies, including Travelogue, Dwelling Place, and 18 Degrees Below the Horizon. She has collaborated with theatres and organizations including Budilica Theatre, SAVVY Theatre, 4 Kingdoms Adventure Park, Coddiwomple Theatre, Chessington World of Adventures Resort, and Zadar Dance Ensemble. She also holds dance workshops for children and adults with various organizations in Croatia and the United Kingdom.
