CELINKA creators of contemporary dance

Uršula Teržan - biography (pdf)



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CV of CELINKA

Celinka is an association of women creators of contemporary dance founded in 2000. As a group, Celinka began to form already in 1998 during the production of the play 100%, choreographed by Uršula Teržan, dramaturgized by Klavdije Zupan and produced by the Ljubljana Dance Theater, within the framework of the Champions program.

Since the creation of the group, Celinka has produced dance performances:
200% (2000 – Theater across the street), Space 2002 (2001 – PTL), Doma, se mi mi (2002 – LGL), Sirens (2003 – MGL, Small Stage), Carnival (2004 – Veliki oder MGL), Masks ( 2005 – Veliki oder MGL / Šentjakobsko theater), Etudes on Crime and Punishment (2006 – MGL, Mala scena), Kingdom of Proteus (2006 – Postojna Cave, Ljubljana Castle), Lassana hair show (2007 – Cankarjev dom, Lj), Double Evil (2007 – MGL, Mala scena), Lili (2008 – MGL, Mala scena), Takt (2009 – Cankarjev dom, Lj), Nekropola (2010 – co-production of Celinka, Dvasta pod topoli and MGL), Friends forever (2012 – co-production with Cankarjev dom), Lassana hair show (2012 – Lassana, Španski borci), Prehajaj se (2013, members of Celinka in cooperation with DBUS – Society of Ballet Artists of Slovenia), Variations on walking (2013 – 5th Plesna Nacional, Španski borci), Friends still (2014 – co-production with Cankarjev dom), Dry fish (2015 – 7th Plesna Nacionala, Spanski borci), Tempestatis (2017 – co-production with Mest Designs, 9th Plesna Nacional, Spanish fighters).

The permanent artistic co-creators of Celinka are:
choreographer Uršula Teržan, producer and dramaturg Klavdija Zupan, composer Mario Marolt, make-up and costume designers of One fiction factory: Meta Megušar Bizjan and Irena Tozon Mrhar, set designer and lighting designer Sanja Vatić, technical master Anže Kreč, seamstress Marija Pogačnik and graphic designer Miran Klenovšek. While the rest of the artistic collaborators and members gather for the project - so far they have participated: Dominika Kacin, Tanja Skok, Marinka Ribič, Elena De Vega, Neja Kos, Nina Skrbinšek, Jana Menger, Petra Žist, Irena Pivka, Gašper Jarni, Žak Valenta , Mojca Funkl, Pepi Sekulić, Nataša Živkovič, Juta Žuraj, Urša Vidmar, Sonja Kerin, Rosana Štorgelj, Matevž Biber, Gašper Malnar, Milko Lazar, Igor Sviderski, Alena Medič, Lane Stranič, Klemen Adamlje, Pavle Ravnohrib, Polona Juh, Evin Hadžialjević, Iza Skok, Tajda Podobnik, Veronika Valdes, Taja Devi.

Festivals with the show 200%:
Break 21 - Ljubljana (2000), Gledos - Kranj (2000), Ana Desetnica - Ljubljana (2001), Summer coastal festival - Koper (2001), Sarajevo - 2001, 10th biennial of young creators of Europe and the Mediterranean, Infant - Novi Sad ( 2002), BELEF - Belgrade (2002), Gibanica - Ljubljana (2003)
Festivals with the play Double Evil:
Exodus (2007)
Festivals with the show Necropolis (2010 - 2012):
Ljubljana Festival (Ljubljanska Castle); on the occasion of the Year of Ljubljana - the world capital of books and with guest appearances
Festivals with the play Tempestatis:
Klovnbuf (2017), National Dance (2017)

The play Friends forever (2012) was declared play of the year 2012 at the Parada plesa!

List of Celinka productions and co-productions: