Playing body – Koraljka Begović

Trening

Playing Body
In this class, we work on an amalgam of the playing and playful body. Through the intertwining of different approaches to working with the body, from more intense physical fitness training, through motor and sensory exercises, all the way to working with flexibility, we prepare the body for alertness, playfulness, speed, agility and explosiveness, which we use in the second portion of the class in improvisational tasks and exercises, questioning the notions of the playful and the playing body, in the context of performance and presence. We will also work in pairs, becoming aware of our own and the weight of others, the subtlety and concreteness of touch and contact, and we will examine different ways of moving together. The main goal of the training is to relate to your own body’s readiness for unpredictability and challenges, as well as to work on being present through grounding and breath. Participants can expect to work on dynamic and meditation exercises as well as different improvisational tasks.

Koraljka Begović – biography
Koraljka Begović is a dance artist and yoga teacher based in Zagreb. She works as a dance creator, performer, choreographer and pedagogue. In 2016, she completed her MA studies in contemporary dance performance at the University of Limerick, and after returning to Croatia, she focuses on developing her own artistic work while continuing to collaborate with numerous domestic and foreign choreographers and playwrights. Some of these are: Martina Tomić, Ana Kreitmeyer, Matija Ferlin, Goran Ferčec, Aleksandra Janeva Imfeld, Jasmina Založnik, Nikolina Rafaj, Petra Hrašćanec, Saša Božić, Jasna L. Vinovrški, Mila Pavičević, Sabina Perry, Naomi Brand, Bruno Isaković, Sanja Tropp Fruhwald, etc… Her works have been shown across Croatia and in Europe. She has been a member of the Croatian Association of Independent Artists since 2017, and a member of the Croatian Dancers Association (UPUH) since 2012. She completed her BA studies in preschool education in Zagreb and studies in Cultural Communication in Zadar. From 2007 to 2020, she was active as a creative producer and collaborated with numerous organisations in the field of film and dance art. For the past 12 years, she has been regularly leading individual and group yoga classes as well as numerous workshops, masterclasses and lectures as part of educational programs for yoga teachers. She was the artist in residence of the Zagreb Dance Center in 2021 with her solo piece Paravan, her authorial work Reversing proximity was included in the selection of the Croatia Dance Network for 2019, while in 2020 she was selected as the artist for the production of the piece Playing Reality through the BeSpectactive network, and the piece has been shown throughout Croatia and Europe over the last four years.
She holds workshops for amateurs and professionals, and occasionally teaches stage practice classes at the Silvija Hercigonja Art Dance School.
In 2024, she was a participant in the ATLAS program within the ImPulsTanz festival, which brings together dance artists from all over the world, and participated in an intensive program under the mentorship of Angelique Willkie, developing a new authorial piece TRACE.

The training is free, and you can reserve a place at info@zagrebackiplesnicentar.hr