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ll International Festival of Contemporary Dance Duets Diversia
29-30 of April
Kostroma Drama Theatre
Performances begin at 19.00

Every event of Dialogue Dance is a step which creates a new platform of contemporary dance in Russia. Diversia in the life of Kostroma signifies the main dance event of the year. Currently Diversia Festival is the only international festival in Russia that presents a special form of contemporary dance which is a duet. The difference of the Festival from the set of dance events happening in Moscow is the unique program that includes dance performances of independent duets which are not a part of world dance establishment.

This year the program of the festival will present duets from Russia, Hungary, USA, Czech Republic, Latvia, South Africa. In the course of three nights 8 contemporary dance performances will be shown on the stage of the theater. Diversia 2008 will undermine all possible ideas about contemporary art. This multisided event will unite punk rock duet from Chicago, ironic as always Dialogue Dance, African dancers genuinely open in their energy and shrilly lyric duets from Eastern Europe. The Festival will be a true explosion for the audience and will engage and attract new admirers of contemporary art.

Dialogue Dance school will conduct master classes with Festival participants in body slam and African contemporary technique, as well as discussions with specially invited contemporary dance critics.

In this year the Festival is organized by Dialogue Dance School and Company, with the support of TSEH Agency of Dance Theaters, Ford Foundation, Czech Culture Center, Hungarian Republic Culture Center.