Mirror of Novi Sad

Name: Mirror of Novi Sad
Start: 2024-05-17T22:30:00+05:30
End: 2024-05-19T01:30:00+05:30
Location: Highschool Tvrđava

Schedule

Fri May 17 2024 at 10:30 pm to Sun May 19 2024 at 01:30 am

UTC+05:30

Location

Highschool Tvrđava | Kochi, KL

BETA CIRCUS
Participatory experience
Performative output
Mirror of Novi Sad
17 - 18 May 2024
Highschool Tvrđava
Novi Sad, Serbia
In the frame of Cirkus Danas festival
Artists:
Compagnie FENFIRE [AT]
Jovana Rakić, Marko Milic & Milena Todorović [RS]
Mentors:
Ana Bragança & Ricardo Baptista [PT]
How truthful is the reflection in the mirror? Do I exhibit different behaviour when a mirror is present in the room? What occurs when I hold a mirror up to the education system in Serbia? How do I perceive my situation, my surroundings, and myself in the mirror? And can I successfully balance a stick while gazing into a mirror? The Austrian circus company Fenfire, along with Jovana Rakić, Marko Milic and Milena Todorović from Serbia, are exploring these and other questions. Collaborating with students and staff from the private gymnasium Tvrđava in Novi Sad, they are engaging in a two-week participatory process to create a performance. This performance will take place within the school building and will be open to the public. The project is supported by the Ondamarela collective from Portugal, known for their participatory artwork with diverse communities. The primary materials being used include mirrors, manual light sources, and sound recordings. Additionally, the circus element as a form of expression will be empirically analysed. This experiment's outcomes and answers, much like in the fairy tale Snow White, may only be known by the mirror itself.