The Blog features theoretical reflections on SE.S.TA Centre for Choreographic Development’s activities and interviews with artists participating in our programs. Their authentic testimony serves as the guide for other interested parties who may be wondering what to expect from a stay with us and how their artistic work might develop.
Choreography forum which takes place also this year during Czech dance platform invites Lorenzo Conti - professor of History of Theater and Performance on Academy of Susanna Beltrami in Milan in Italy to be one of two moderators discussing and reflecting current palpable themes in contemporary dance creations. His current research is focused on Audience development and we are glad to share his paper which will be part of his upcoming publication.
The night long reading performance Useless lands by Catalina Insignares and Carolina Mendonca, which is a compilation of fictional and theoretical texts that speak about a pre-industrial-revolution world takes place in the Music school in Žďár nad Sázavou on Friday 29th of March 2019 from midnight till the morning in the frame of the interdisciplinary residency Incubator organised by centre of choreographic development Se.s.ta in the castle in Žďár nad Sázavou. In order to introduce the way how both artists think choreography and why they consider expanded choreography as a tool to gather and act, we introduce the excerpt of their interview which was released in Watt - contemporary dance magasine in 2018 and which can guide you in the process of their thinking.
The centre for choreographic development Se.s.ta within its residency program in the castle Žďár nad Sázavou established last year a cooperation with a new partner institution - centre for contemporary art and residency house Meetfactory in Prague. Both institutions are hosting artists, choreographers, thinkers, performers, musicians, writers and people with interest to explore their research in the city of Prague and in the bucolic industrial environment of baroque castle in Žďár nad Sázavou in Czech republic in the frame of newly established residency program Choreographic studio. During November 2018 Swedish choreographer based in Germany Else Tunemyr was the first resident who took part in both residencies.
