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The Dance Company "Liberdance" was founded in 1979 by Rajko Pavlić, who is also its artistic director.
Two components prevail in the work of the Company: dance-and-education
and art-and-creative. Since the very beginning the Company commits
itself to professional education of its dance-and-education activity,
and creates a respectable professional education staff, which,
to a great number of dancers, offers a possibility of dance education
and possible professional recognition. In this context, the Company
organizes already traditional "Summer Dance Workshop"
in cooperation with the Istrian National Theatre, particularly
the International Youth Theatre Festival in Pula, and with the
financial help of the Department for Culture of the City of Zagreb.
So far the following persons have choreographed
within the Company: Robert Kljavin, Aleksandra Janeva and
Rajko Pavlić.
Composers: Tomislav Uhlik, Toni
Prug, Stanko Juzbašić, Masimo Brajković, Hrvoje Nikšić, Sven Pavlović
and Mate Matišić.
Domestic guest performances:
"Dance Week Festival" in Zagreb, "Zadar snova", "Split Summer Festival",
"Špancir fest" Varaždin, "Golden Lion" International Chamber Theatre Festival in Umag, Dance & Non-Verbal Theatre Festival in San Vincenti.
Guest performances abroad:
• "Biennale dei Giovani Artisti dell'Europa e Mediterraneo",
Rome, Italy, 1999
• "EXPO 2000", Hannover, Germany, 2000
• "XXI Festival Nacional de Danza Contemporánea",
San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 2001
• "Festival de Verano", Zacatecas, Mexico, 2001
• "IV Festival Nacional de Danza Contemporánea",
Morelia, Mexico, 2001
• V Festival Internacional "Mujeres en la Danza", Ecuador, 2007
• "EXPO 2008", Zaragoza, Spain, 2008
• "III Front@ of Contemporary Dance", Murska Sobota, Slovenia, 2008
• VII Festival Internacional "Mujeres en la Danza", Ecuador, 2009
• II International Festival of Contemporary Dance "Zvrk", Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2009
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In the Mood |
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VJESNIK • The Age Blew
Over
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By the performance In the Mood
The Dance Company Liberdance offered nostalgic dance backward
view. In this way the project very successfully incorporated
itself in the contemporary world, and recent domestic trend,
based on restring of musical and scenic events from past.
Nina Ožegović
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Surimi |
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VEČERNJI LIST
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And the last word for moving expression of Rajko
Pavlić and his Liberdance ideally match past (traditional)
with present in the light of contemporary, urban choreographic
ritual. The explosion of rhythm and technique with no contractions,
thanks to the work relaxed Rosas-arms, excitingly follows
the same exciting folklore guidance of Jean marc Zelwer with
post-cataclysmic percussionist signs of Tambour de Bronx.
Branko Magdić
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| The Sun
Stopped Gazing at the Miracle |
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VIJENAC • Call for Richness
and Spirituality
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The Sun Stopped Gazing at the Miracle
is conscious call for richness and spirituality of movement
which the popular dance of the community had as a primeval
expression.
With the show The Sun Stopped Gazing at the Miracle Liberdance
participated at:
• Biennale dei Giovani Artisti dell'Europa e Mediterraneo,
Rome, Italy (1999)
• Expo 2000, Hannover, Germany (2000)
• XXI Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporánea,
San Luis Potosi, Mexico (2001)
• Festival de Verano, Zacatecas, Mexico (2001)
• IV Festival Nacional de Danza Contemporánea, Morelia,
Mexico, 2001
Maja Đurinović
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Ready, Steady, Go... |
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VEČERNJI LIST • High
Energy Movement
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It's a performance of a series of isolated movements
in expressed counterpoint of raw electronic music and primeval
singing where Rajko Pavlić is searching and finally finds
his "high energy movement". Its athletic acrobatic
dimension and sincere delight in the brisk communication system
of the beat per minute provokes reaction of additional movement
as a desire for dancing activation of the spectator.
Branko Magdić
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Between Sound Tissue Us |
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Dance performance of the contemporary dance group lead by Sonja Pregrad
Choreographer: Sonja Pregrad
Performances: 11 & 12 December 2009 at the Zagreb Dance Centre
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CONTACT: LIBERDANCE Jurišićeva
7, Zagreb, Croatia; tel. & fax: ++385 1 4813 655; e-mail:
ADMISSION AND INFORMATION: every
day from 10 AM to 12 AM and from 5 PM to 7 PM
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