28 AUGUST – 6 SEPTЕMBER
This is the festival’s seventh edition will take place in Plovdiv. The program is organized in a number of modules in order to offer a variety of ways to experience dance.
The International Selection includes eight performances in different genres and aesthetics from Europe, Asia, and the U.S. The audience will be able to see the diversity of ideas and practices of contemporary dance in the context of international trends.
The Bulgarian Showcase emphasizes the most up-to-date and interesting productions from the Bulgarian dance scene and presents them to a wide audience and international presenters.
INTERNATIONAL SELECTION
Dragon Kung Fu / China
KungFu Dance “GATEWAY”
28 – 29 August / “Boris Hristov” House of Culture
Gilles Jobin
CIE Gilles Jobin / Switzerland
“QUANTUM”
30 August / “Boris Hristov” House of Culture
Ho Yeon Kim / Korea
“6 DEGREES”
30 August / Drama Theatre – Plovdiv
ТРО Company / Italy
“JAPANESE GARDEN”
31 August / “Boris Hristov” House of Culture” (2 shows)
Hoi Woong Ryu / Korea
„A COWARDLY PLEASANT WORLD“
31 August / Drama Theatre – Plovdiv
Ji Hee Lee / Korea
“BLIND”
5 September / “Boris Hristov” House of Culture
Sidra Bell Dance Compay / USA
“NUDITY”
6 September / “Boris Hristov” House of Culture
Delreves Vertical Dance Compay / Spain
“REPITE CONMIGO”
6 September / Open Stage
BULGARIAN SHOWWCASE
Irina Goleva
Based On Actual Events
„IDENTITY“
29 August / Tobacco Warehouse
Krassen Krastev
„Dance Connected“/ Bulgaria, Switzerland
„THE JUNGLE. PLOVDIV IS BURNING!“
29 August / Stage 51
Iva Sveshtarova and Willy Prager
„OUR LAST PAS DE DEUX”
30 August/ Plovdiv Drama Theater
Ida Daniel
„NO MOVEMENT NO SOUND“
30 August / Plovdiv Drama Theater
Mila Iskrenova
“TRAJECTORIE S OF DESIRE”
31 August / Plovdiv Drama Theate
Duende Dance Company
„MONOLOGUE FOR TWO“
„URGE“
31 August / Plovdiv Drama Theater
Galina Borissova
„anti-GONE – IT’S ME“
31 August / Tobacco Warehouse
Martin Penev & Stanislav Genadiev
„BIG GUN“
31 August /“Boris Hristov” House of Culture
Derida Dance
“MAYDAY”
5 септември / Държавна опера – Пловдив
KIDS WORKSHOPS
Classical Ballet with Duende
Choreographer: Ivaylo Ivanov
5 – 8 years
25 August / 3 September
Dance with Casa De Baile (Latin dance)
Choreographer: Garo Uzonian
27 August / 2 September
from 6 years above
Open Stage
Contemporary Dance
28 – 29 August
“Boris Hristov” House of Culture, Ballet Hall
from 6 years above
Hip Hop with Street Dance School The Center
Choreographer: Kalina Gaeva a.k.a. Kay Light
29 August / 4 September
from 6 years above
Open Stage
ONE DANCE WEEK Cinema
The Cinema Modul features films dedicated to legendary choreographers and companies from the contemporary dance scene. The program consists of films that will be screened for the first time as part of the festival, as well as of dance films that summarize the first seven years of the festival. Free entrance. English language.
“Einladung zum Tanz”
Germany / Nairobi / Kenia, 2006
Director: Gerhard Schick
Duration: 89 min
“Folkwang Meets Afrika”
Germany / Kameron, 2006
Directors: Ulrich Scholz,
Heide-Marie Haertel
Duration: 56 min
“Mary Wigman”
Germany, 2008
Directors: Norbert Buse,
Christof Debler
Duration: 29 min
“In spite of wishing and wanting”
Belgium, 2002
Director: Wim Vandekeybus
Duration: 50 min
“Silver”
Belgium, 2001
Director: Wim Vandekeybus
Duration: 14 min
“Dreams of Babel”
France, 2010
Director: Don Kent
Duration: 59 min
“Cage Cunningham”
France / USA, 2007
Director: Elliot Caplan
Duration: 100 min
“Martha Graham – An American
Original in Performance”
USA, 1988
Director: Peter Glushanok
Duration: 93 min
“A Good Man”
USA, 2011
Director: Bob Hercules,
Gordon Quinn
Duration: 86 min