the second diversion start!

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booklet

Hugarian Art of Movement Company, foto

The Hugarian Art of Movement Company was formed in the September 1995 under the name of "1 More Movement Theather" leaded by Mark Fenyves and Istvan Palosi, who've been the part of the company ever since then. Their first individual whole evening piece titled "Vagy Variaciok" (Lust Variations) was first performed in 1998 September. The company created four duets during these years. The Hungarian Art of Movement Company's main goal is to preserve, and consistently and practically resurrect and continue the traditions of the traditional Hungarian modern dance, the art-of-movement. The Hungarian Art of Movement Company is the youngest generation of the almost hundred-year-old art-of-movement tradition, that's been banned after 1948. Their artistic and creative work is backed up by extensive theoretical and research work by fostering Valeria Dienes' heritage - her movement-sience, - the Orchestika-, her movement theory and artistic works.

additional prorgam

Dialogue Dance Studio

April, 27
5 p.m. body slam technique class (Atalee Judy)

April, 29
3.30 p.m. discussion of the first festival day(participants, critics, spectators)

April, 30
5 p.m. discussion of the second day of the festival (participants, critics, spectators)

May,1
3 p.m lecture “Contemporary dance in art context” (Konstantin Bohorov)
4 p.m. discussion of the third day (participants, critics, spectators)
5 p.m. body slam techique class (Atalee Judy)
6.30 p.m. african contemporary techique class (Dada Masilo, PJ Sabbagha)

Guntis Spridzans & Elina Breice, foto

The duet was created as an initiative of Sergei Zemlyanskiy with the assistance of «Anatomy of dance» project.

Elina Breice
In 2007 graduated the Latvian Academy of Culture, Contemporary Dance departament. In 2003 graduated Latvian Culture collegue (contemporary dance performer). Choreographer and leader of contemporary dance project Anatomy of dance. Since year 2000 artistic director, teacher and choreographer in Dance Studio Ritms.

Guntis Spridzans
In 2003 graduated the Latvian Academy of Culture, Contemporary Dance departament. From 2003-2005 dancer in Olgas Zitluhinas dance company (Latvia); 2006- 2007 dancer in Xaris Dance company (Germany). Since 2005 hip-hop teacher in Latvia Academy of Culture. Now working as independent choreographer and dancer

Breakbone Dance Company, foto

Atalee Judy can be seen teaching her codified style of extreme dance, The Bodyslam Technique, and has established herself as one of Chicago's premiere performers and visionaries. Atalee started Breakbone in 1996 after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Chicago in Choreography & Dance Performance (with Honors in Outstanding Achievement) and wanted a company to house her extreme emotional and athletic nature while exploring and exploiting her background in the 1980's punk hardcore scene of New York City and her experiences in the martial arts.

Tabitha Faes completed her studies in 2004 and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Columbia College Chicago. She is a founding member of Breakbone DanceCo. and was a featured soloist on the company’s 2006 tour to Canada. Courtesy of the Peace Corps, Tabitha traveled to Paraguay to teach dance workshops for building stronger community ties. She has also taught workshops at University of Hawaii.

main program

DIVERSIA'08
April, 28 -30, 7 p.m.
Kostroma Drama Theatre

April, 28

*Dialogue Dance Company (Kostroma, Russia)
*Company 42 (St.-Petersburg, Russia)
*Hungarian Art of Movement Company (Hungary)

April, 29

*Breakbone Dance Company (USA)
*Po.V.S.Tanze Dance Company (Moscow, Russia)
*Verte Dance Company (Czechia)

April, 30

*Guntis Spridzans & Elina Breice (Latvia)
*Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative (South Africa)

diversia'08, release

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.