Naked Stage: Matter of Interpretation

What came first, the word or the movement? Does the spoken thought determine the body or does the movement trigger the thought? How do movement and the interpretation of movement compete for dominance, how do they stimulate, determine and limit each other? In this playful exploration of the relation between movement and text, also the relation between the performers and the relation between the performers and the audience is unfolded.

Three dancers improvise movements, which are interpreted on the fly by a fourth performer. Every now and then there is music, every now and then one of the dancers withdraws for a while, every now and then someone in the audience coughs. Everything is subject to interpretation. Everything is a matter of interpretation.

The performance is in Slovene.

The ticket price is €7, and €12 for both performances of the evening.

Concept and choreography: Kristina Aleksova
Co-authors and performers: Anita Wach, Luka Piletič, Sara Janašković
Lights: Borut Cajnko
Production: Zavod SPLOH
Producer: Špela Trošt

Kristina Aleksova is a dancer, choreographer and performer.
Anita Wach is a dancer, choreographer and performer.
Sara Janašković is a dancer, choreographer and pedagogue.
Luka Piletič is an actor, performer and clown.
All four are passionate improvisers.

Matter of Interpretation is part of the Zavod SPLOH’s Ventilator cycle, where each year a selected author, author duo or collective that crosses and connects the fields of music and performing arts is given the opportunity to develop their artistic potential. Ventilator introduces new creative approaches to musical-dance-performative expression and highlights innovations in the understanding of the artistic act, different relationships between structured form and improvisation, and a thoughtful relationship with space and audience.