il sonetto

Continuing the research begun in figure, figure, il sonetto seeks to find possible dance translations of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Using as inspiration their melody, unique sonority, their symmetries and repetitions and the rhythm that holds these together and intimately binds them, we discover a density whose sonorous landscapes brim with situations, emotions and characters. Translation thus first and foremost becomes listening to Shakespeare, and then a multiplication of the geometry of his characters’ desires, a dance construction made of a Shakesperean body of language, the reading of its ellipsis, discovering of its art of omission and possible meanings, impossible to stabilize. Divided into four segments bearing Shakespearean names countless, assassination, unreal and frugal, and using language as texture that sometimes touches on and sometimes collides with movement, il sonetto is a carousel ride that sometimes makes us scream and sometimes simply fall.

Martina Tomić (Zagreb, 1983) is a dancer, choreographer, and dance educator. She has been a member of the Studio for Contemporary Dance, Upuh, and HZSU since 2011. Martina received her dance education at the ZKM School and through various workshops in Croatia and abroad. She has participated in numerous dance productions with various choreographers and ensembles. As a co-founder of Tras Studio, she is involved in numerous projects as a dancer and producer and received an award for the best performance in 2019. Martina is also a member of the Genijator arts organization, collaborating on interdisciplinary projects. She completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training program and holds a BA in contemporary dance from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. Martina has taught at the Institute for Artistic Dance in Belgrade and was a European dance educator at the CEEC Summer Dance Camp in China. She served as the president of the Croatian Dancers’ Association (UPUH) from 2018 to 2020.

Choreography: Martina Tomić
Dramaturgy: Ivana Đula
Performers: Viktoria Bubalo, Koraljka Begović, Ida Jolić, Marta Krešić, Ana Mrak, Ana Novković, Mia Zalukar
Music: Nenad Kovačić
Costumes: Ana Mikulić
Lighting Design: Saša Fistrić
Set Design: Stefano Katunar
Graphic Design: Bruno Isaković
Production: UO Genijator, Domino, Studio za suvremeni ples
Special Thanks: Nataša Govedić, Filipa Bavčević, Sara Stanić

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