Curating in Context project which hosts this conference has been going on for two years. Curating in Context has been co-organized by two NGOs (Tanzfabrik Berlin and Lokomotiva Skopje), and two Higher Education Institutions (Stockholm University of the Arts and Academy of Dramatic Art University of Zagreb). The project aims to create knowledge, rethink curatorial and educational practices and valorisation of art, their socio-political and economic contexts, their relation to activism, social movements and self-organization, and in general impact of the cultural and civic sectors on society. The presentation will introduce you to the ideas, experiences, discussions, outcomes and outline of the future MA program, course and summer school program created and developed within the framework of the project.
Art institutions are capable to quickly reorient themselves towards the nominal integration of new artistic powers and, unconsciously replicating postfordist principles of production, invite artists over for an intervention and production of new collaborations. The institutions are capable of co-opting even the most progressive formats of political thinking, but how do they reflect or refract the changes of the context in which they operate? And what are the horizons of their responsibility?
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This panel aims to take a closer look at the specificity of the practice of dramaturgy that emerged from the context of former Yugoslavia, as a practice that later on travelled to the contemporary dance scenes of Western Europe. It reflects on its contribution on the articulation of Western contemporary dance and the critical thinking about dance since the 2000s. How did the conditions and the experiences of former Yugoslavia influence the thinking about dance? What has the West learned from the East and vice versa?
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Dealing with the concept of queerating in the field of performing and visual arts in three ex-Yugoslavia countries (Slovenia, North Macedonia, Croatia), this round table will tackle different challenges that both artists and curators working in this field are facing. On the one hand, from the perspective of the mainstream cultural field, queer art practices function as an almost invisible margin of an already marginalised territory, on the other they are faced with constant developments of queer concepts. Having almost none historical precedents, queer curating and art in ex-Yugoslavia have had the chance to define themselves from scratch, creating a completely new language, opening up space for a completely new practice.
The multiplier conference is a part of “Curating in Context” Erasmus+ project co-organized by two NGOs (Tanzfabrik Berlin and Lokomotiva Skopje), and two Higher Education Institutions (Stockholm University of the Arts and Academy of Dramatic Art University of Zagreb). The project aims to create knowledge, rethink curatorial practices and valorisation of art, its socio-political and economic contexts, its relation to activism, social movements and self-organization, and in general impact of the cultural and civic sectors on society.
The presentation was recorded, to watch the video on YouTube click below: