Festival

Dance Collective Magija : Inclusive Scene Festival preOKRET (2016)

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Person(s) / Collective: Dance Collective Magija
Title:Inclusive Scene Festival preOKRET
Date of Premiere: 2016
Venue: Hrvatski kulturni dom na Sušak

artistic director: Gordana Svetopetrić
: Sanja Josipović

Synopsis

Inclusive Scene Festival preOKRET (2016)

Dance Collective Magija, founded in 2008 by artistic directors Gordana Svetopetrić and Sanja Josipović, emerged from workshops organized by the Association of People with Cerebral Palsy and Child  Paralysis in Rijeka. In Croatia, it is a pioneering collective, whose members are dancers with different kinds of physical disabilities, collaborating artistically with  professional contemporary dancers and choreographers, also organizing the Inclusive scene festival preOKRET which focuses on including people with disabilities in the world of contemporary dance and performance art. The festival encourages collaboration, presents performances, organizes workshops, and enables space for choreographic experimentation, research, education, and innovation in dance.