Education
2014. MA program in Dance Dissemination, Hochschule fur Musik und
Tanz, Cologne, Germany
2007. Graduated on Faculty of Philosophy, department of Anthropology,
University Belgrade
2010. Educational program Nomad Dance Academy
2011. Academy for Hatha yoga instructors, Belgrade, Serbia
Dance education, workshops and training
Series of workshops in project „Dance Language Identity“ in organisation
of Mudra Theatre 2004 - 2005. Contemporary dance workshop, Bojana
Mišić, organized by Ergstatus Dance Theatre 2005. and DDT Creative
Centre 2007. Contemporary dance and improve techniques workshop,
Matej Kejžar, organized by STANICA, 2006. Contemporary dance
workshop, Martine Pisani, dance training with Odil Duboac organized by
STANICA, 2007. Contemporary dance training with people with
disabilities, Gisele Mason, project Body frame.2008.Contemporary dance
workshop with people with mixedabilities, Sanja Krsmanović–Tasić; project
Body frame.2008.Contemporary dance workshop with people with
disabilities, Boris Čakširan, project Body frame2008. Contemporary post
modern dance and improvisation training, Martin Sonderkamp, project
Puzzle, STANICA 2008. Contemporary dance workshop, Selma Banič,
project Puzzle, STANICA 2009. Contemporary dance training, Dragana
Bulut, project Puzzle, STANICA 2009. Contemporary dance and classical
Indian Barathanatjam dance workshop, Seeta Patel, Nomad dance studio,
2009. Nomad Dance Academy 2010. – trainings and workshops by Gregor
Luštek, Galina Borisova, Aleksandra Janeva Imfeld, Dejan Srhoj, Martin
Sonderkamp, Goran Bogdanovski, Dragana Alfirević, Dalija Aćin. Hatha
Yoga training for instructors- finished in 2012. Dance web scholarship
winner, Impuls tanz festival, Viena, july, august 2011. Emparts Open
Campus, lead by Anna Koch, Stockholm, 2011
Recently attended workshops and classes led by Jelena Alempijević, Ana
Kreitmeyer, Sonja Pregrad, Frosina Dimovska, Jurij Konjar…
PERFORMANCES
Authorships and collaborations
2025. „Gospa Nola“, choreography in theater performance, directed by
Sonja Petrović, Serbian National Theater
2024. „Marry Windsdor Wifes“- choreography in theater performance,
directed by Sonja Petrović, Kruševac theater
2024. Pevanje i ćutanje Sofke Nikolić- choreography in theater
performance, directed by Sonja Petrović, Gradsko pozorište Semberija,
BiH
2024. Prasetina na 178 načina- theater performance, written by
Aleksandra Jovanović, directed by Sonja Petrović, National Theater Niš
Dance performances
2023. JATO/FLOCK- intergenerational dance performance, authors
Jovana Rakić and Željka Jakovljević, dancers and creators: Mila Brkanić,
Lana Miladinović, Svetlana Makarova, Nađa Mijačić, Anja Belorukova,
Frosina Dimovska, Jelena Alempijević, Željka Jakovljević /Jovana Rakić,
music Dunja Crnjanski/ Sava Botić
2022. choreography for dance show performance VEEV, production IDEA
Plus, Philip Moris, TC Galeria, Belgrade
2022. Love is like life only longer- choreography and performance, dance
performance in collaboration with Marko Milić, KC Magacin
2022. Idiot, F. M. Dostojevski, choreography and movement in theater
performance, directed by Andrej Cvetanovski, Theater of Novi Sad
2021. Under the Dropplet- participatory dance performance for
children,artistic collaboration and performance: Milica Pisić, Marko Milić,
Milena Todorović, music: Bojan Palikuća, KC Magacin, production Station-
service for contemporary dance
2019. Museum of Dance / Dance Museum – participatory dance
performance for children
2017. Scrape-dance performance, performance and artistic collaboration:
Jana Milenković, Milica Pisić, Natascha Schmelz,dramaturgy: Marko
Pejović, Sound design: Bojan Palikuća, costume: Boris Čakširan
2015. Species- dance performance, Culture Centre REX, Belgrade,
production Station Service for Contemporary Dance
2015. Igranka /DanceBall- participatory performance – event, collective
autorship - Pokretnica collective, Novi Sad
2014. Choreography of imagination, performance, authorhip and
performance
Acumulated Figures solo performance, author and performer Jovana
Rakić, dramaturgical support Constanze Shellow, Cologne
2013.Temporaries event perormance, authors Ana Dubljević, Dušan
Broćić, Igor Koruga, Ljiljana Tasić, Marko Milić, Jovana Rakić
2012. SS and Above, performance, author Jovana Rakić, performers:
Boris Čakširan, Jelena Stojiljković; STANICA, Belgrade, Serbia
Concerto for three Bodies, authors Azra Ibrahimović, Jovana Rakić,
Aleksandar Georgiev, Plesni Teatar Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2010. It all leads to a smile, solo performance by Inti Šraj, choreography
by Jovana Rakić PTL, Ljubljana, Slovenia
A Mind Cut dance performance, concept and choreography by Jovana
Rakić, dramaturgy Rok Vevar, PTL, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009. Koža je zid -Skin is the Wall dance performance, authors: Andrijana
Lubina, Jelena Stojiljković, Jovana Rakić; Mudra Theatar UK „Vuk
Karadžić“ 2009.
Work in dance education as pedagogue:
2016-…. – workshops organized as a part of Pokretnica festival in Novi
Sad
2022- .. associate dance pedagogue for contemporary dance in the
Children's cultural center of Novi Sad
2022. Endless Beginnings – educational program in contemporary dance
for children in Children’s Culural Center of Novi Sad
2017- ongoing- educational program TEEN GENERATOR
2016. Save me the place – educational eperimental program in
contemporary dance with students of ballet school Lujo Davičo and School
of Design in Belgrade
2015- 2018. Teacher in various workshops for youngsters organized by
Pokretnica collective / Novi Sad
2015. Dance pedagogue in project: Aphanisis, Belgrade-Miami
2014. The Right to do Art- series of workshops with children and young
people with mixed abilities
2013. Profi trainings, Quartier am Haffen, Cologne, .
Dance classes for students in Centre for Contemporary Dance, Cologne,
Germany.
2012. Leader of dance and movement workshops for dancers and people
with mixed abilities during the project „Together“, Belgrade
Teacher and moderator of contemporary dance, physical theater and
movement workshops and trainings with young adults and high
school pupils 2011-2013, UK Vuk, Belgrade, Serbia, Dom Kulture,
Struga, Macedonia, Dance Center Tala, Zagreb, Croatia.
2010. Guest teacher in secundary school for ballet and contemporary
dance „Lujo Davičo“, Belgrade,
2009. Assisting teacher in workshops during project „Body Frame“, from
2009 till 2011.
Teacher and workshop facilitator in project „Together“, 2011.
Laboratories, research,residencies
2024. Residency in Bjelovar, Croatia- It all starts from a Dot with Irma
Unušić and Aleksandra Janeva Imfield
2018. Kliker Festival Varaždin- artistic lab for Teen Generator
methodology
2014-2016. Working as initiator and teacher in movement and dance
research programs and projects for children in regional projects
Kaleidoskop and Generator.
2015. project Species,Laboratories for personal naratives in dance and
performance
2013. project Temporaries- Uffer Studios, Berlin, Itd Zagreb, Weld-
Stockholm
project Accumulated Figures- Quartier am Haffen, Cologne
2012. Concerto for three Bodies- PTL, Ljubljana
Festivals
2023. FEP/ festival of Ecological Theatar for children, Bačka Palanka
performance- performance JATO/FLOCK
2021. FEP/ festival of Ecological Theatar for children, Bačka Palanka
performance Under the Dropllet – aword of the audience
2021. FAS festival- performance Under the Dropllet, Belgrade
2021. festival Pokretnica, performance Under the Dropllet, Novi Sad
2018. Tanzplatz festival, Novi Sad, dance performance Scrape
2017. Kondenz festival- performance Scrape
2015.
Off Frame festival and Kondenz festival- Belgrade, dance performance
“Species”
2014.
FKM- Festival of Choreographic Miniatures, Belgrade, Serbia,
choreography “Species”
Budavista, Kortrijk, Belgium, “Temporaries
2013.
Exteatar fest, Pančevo, Serbia, performance “Tanatos”,
2012.
Impuls Tanz, program 8:tensions, “Cocerto for three bodies” ,Vienna,
Off Frame Festival, “SS and Above” Belgrade
2011.
Tanz Scene Europa- Croatishe Serbishe Deutches festival, performance
“A Mind Cut” Cologne.
2010.
INFANT, Novi Sad, Serbia, - Award for a Particular Expressibility and
Aesthetic Renaming of Forms in the Border Field between the documents
of life and an artistic artifact for the performance Reset co produced by the
group Let’s... and Institution of Culture Vuk Karadzic from Serbia
Pleskavica, Ljubljana, performance “A Mind Cut”
2009.
DEUS, Podgorica, Montenegro, performance “Curve for Gaus”
The Creative Forum for Independent Theater Groups, Aleksandria, Egypt,
dance performance “Dance of Shadows on my Shoulder”
2008.
Exteatar fest, Pančevo, Serbia, dance performance “Htela bih”
2007.
Exteatar fest, Pančevo, Serbia, dance performance “Zaboravljeni jezik”-
“Forgotten Language”
2006.
Ecological festival, Bačka Palanka, Serbia- dance performance “Dum -
dum”
Performance Art Market, Tesaloniki, Greece dance performance “Senke” -
“Shadows”
BELEF, Belgrade, performance “Stones and Dreams”
FIAT, Podgorica, Montenegro - dance performance “Shadows”
BITEF FESTIVAL, Belgrade, dance performance “Shadows”
Awards:
2025 – Award for Stage Movement and Choreography for the
performance “Pevanje i ćutanje Sofke Nikolić”, Jajce, Bosnia and
Herzegovina
2023 – Special Award for Inclusion of Young Audiences for the dance
performance Jato, FEP Festival
2021 – Audience Award for the performance “Tu sam ispod polovine
kapi”, FEP Festival
2016 – Special Award of the Association of Ballet Artists of Serbia for an
innovative approach to contemporary dance theatre
