Premik v Maribor / Move to Maribor

Jasmina Križaj, Cristina Planas Leitao

The very delicious piece

dance performance, premiere

Schedule:

The very delicious piece <em>Photo: Saša Huzjak</em>

Photo: Saša Huzjak

Concept & Performance: Cristina Planas Leitão, Jasmina Križaj
Light design & Music selection: Cristina Planas Leitão, Jasmina Križaj
Dramaturgical advice: Robert Steijn, Igor Dobričić
Vocal coach: Simon Wehrli
Production: Plesna Izba Maribor

A Very Delicious Piece is first and foremost a search for the long lost essence, intensity and insistency. It is a limbo meeting of entertainment, being in love, a personal experience in two and how our own vibrant transformation still reaches an audience.

Jasmina Križaj graduated from the SNDO - De Theaterschool, School for New Dance Development of Amsterdam in 2006. Before finishing her studies, worked as a performer for renowned Slovenian choreographers. Her piece Zebra in the Hair Saloon received the 1st price of best creation at the Act Festival in Bilbao, in 2006. Sugar Rush, produced in 2009 was support by the European Cultural Foundation - ECF. In 2010, she was selected to participate in the project "50 days in Costa Rica” with David Zambrano, where she acquired the necessary qualifications to teach, use and renew the techniques of "Flying-Low" and "Passing through”, being currently part of 50collective, with whom she recently toured in the USA. In the years 2011 she was named the modul dance artist of Plesna Izba Maribor in the network of 22 European dance houses in the framework of the project Modul-dance.

Cristina Planas Leitão was born in Porto, Portugal. Graduated in Dance Performance from Artez – Arnhem Dansacademie, in Holland in 2006. Since then she works as dancer, choreographic assistant and rehearsal director for the Italian/ Dutch based choreographer Gabriella Maiorino and Dansmakers Amsterdam. In 2008, received the 3rd choreography prize with the solo Skinned, in Estonia, given by Wim Vandekeybus and Teet Kask. In 2009, received the prestigious DanceWEB scholarship within the frame of Impulstanz Festival, Vienna (AT), having as mentors Philipp Gehmacher and Christine de Smedt. In 2010, was selected to participate in the project "50 days in Costa Rica” with David Zambrano, where she acquired the necessary qualifications to teach, use and renew the techniques of "Flying Low" and "Passing Through”, being supported by the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian – PT. Since then has been teaching regularly at: Escola de Dança Ginasiano (PT), na Codarts Rotterdam (NL), Dansateliers Rotterdam (NL), Marameo Berlin (DE), Danstraining Brabant (NL), K3 Hamburg (DE), Henny Jurriens Foundation, etc.