Cultural policies after the crisis, Abstract of the lecture by Robert Alagjiovski

Cultural policies after the crisis lecture by Robert Alagjiovski  6 May 2017, 12 – 2 p.m. Skopje, Youth Cultural Center (Младински Културен Центар Скопје)   Abstract Based on definitions and theoretical approaches from authors like Matarasso, Bianchini, Landry, etc. this presentation would focus on some general dilemma and problems in the goals and understanding of …

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SCHEDULE OF THE GATHERING IN SKOPJE, 2 – 7 MAY 2016

Critical practice (made in Yugoslavia): Cycle 3 Schedule of the gathering in Skopje, 2 – 7 May 2016   2 May: arrival…   3 May: 11 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. intro: presentation of the project by Biljana Tanurovska-Kjulavkovski and Ana Vujanović; discussion about participants’ ideas, questions and wishes 3 – 5 p.m. “An overview of …

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CP3_READER

CP3_Reader (2016): Contents Agamben, Giorgio (2011). “Toward a Theory of Destituent Potential“. in The Use of Bodies. Stanford Uni Press: Stanford CA. Badiou, Alain (2004). “Dance as a metaphor for thought“, in Handbook of Inaesthetics. Stanford Uni Press: Stanford CA. Bohm, David (1989). “Meaning and Information“. in Pylkkanen, Paavo (ed.), The Search for Meaning – …

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CYCLE 3: SCHEDULE OF GATHERINGS

The schedule of gatherings and group work structures, within the third programme cycle (May 2016 – May 2017)*     Skopje, 2 – 7 May 2016 programme focus: a seminar & reading group with Ana Vujanović host: Biljana Tanurovska Kjulavkovski of Lokomotiva – Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture   Berlin, 26 – …

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List of participants of the third programme cycle (2016/2017)

The jury selected the following applicants to participate to the third programme cycle of Critical Practice (Made in Yugoslavia): Alexandra Balona (Portugal) Nassia Fourtouni (Greece) Aleksandar Georgiev (Macedonia) Nina Gojić (Croatia) Ana Letunić (Croatia) Ellen Söderhult (Sweden) Mateusz Szymanówka (Poland) The names are listed by alphabetical order.   Explanation of the selection process and criteria: …

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2016-2017: SECOND ROUND

The list of the applicants who are selected for the second round: Richard Aslan Alexandra Balona Ana Dinger Nassia Fourtouni Inge Gappmaier Aleksandar Georgiev Nina Gojic Jorge Gosalves Ana Letunic Milisava Petkovic Thomas Schaupp Ellen Söderhult Mateusz Szymanówka The names are listed in alphabetical order. Skype interviews with selected applicants will take place on 6 …

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2016-2017

Critical Practice (Made in Yugoslavia) Mentor: Ana Vujanovic Deadline: January 18, 2016 Emerging authors (writers, critics, researchers, theoreticians) and those interested in further professional development in the field of critical practice in contemporary performing arts can advance their writing and discussing skills within the Critical Practice (Made in Yugoslavia). This Critical Practice edition draws on …

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GATHERING IN SKOPJE: LOCOMOTION FESTIVAL, 24 OCTOBER – 26 NOVEMBER 2014

Focus of the gathering: LocoMotion #8  Festival for contemporary dance and performance Skopje, 24 – 26 October   Saturday 24.10.2015 10:00-12:00 Critical Practice program:  Presentation of the festival and local scene in Skopje, by Biljana Tanurovska Kjulavkovski internal working session 20:00 STREAMLINED/ Authorship & performance: Igor Koruga/ @YCC Sunday 25.10.2015 10:00-14:00 Critical Practice program: internal working session 20:00 -das marionette- : …

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Critique and Exhibition Practice; abstract of the lecture by Jelena Vesić

This lecture will deal with the “critical writing” in the exhibition space, assuming that each exhibition presents a kind of “scripted space” generated through communication and socialization, sometimes a joint action – as the space of both the stage and the everyday life, or their mutual interconnection. We will look at the examples of experimental and alternative forms of exhibition practice, focusing on several “cases” of artistic and curatorial critical interventions performed in (post) Yugoslav space of the 1970s and now.

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