The international project Danube Dance Alliance takes contemporary dance out of traditional centers and connects it with architecture, immersive technology, and, above all, the community. Through collaboration between artists, the creative team, and local stakeholders, five dance performances have been created, inviting audiences in Trbovlje, Velenje, Svetvinčenat, Belgrade, and Sarajevo into an abandoned chimney, a former coal mine, a deserted swimming pool, a fountain, and a park—actively involving them in co-creating the experience.
Each choreography is tailored to the community in which it was created, while all five are connected by a common thread that weaves their future through the memories of these spaces. At the same time, the performances have also been developed in a 360° environment. With the help of modern immersive technology, the individual performances will be able to travel between countries, fostering deeper understanding between cultures and contributing to greater accessibility of contemporary dance in the Danube region. The co-production brings together more than 11,000 creators and representatives of local communities who have left their mark on the final performances.
The dance performances were created by internationally recognized choreographers Nik Rajšek, Aleksandar Ilić, Maša Kolar, Ognjen Vučinić, and Branko Mitrović, in collaboration with an artistic board led by Mojca Majcen. The VR film was directed by the Slovenian director and dancer Enya Belak.
We warmly invite you to join us on the tour.
Premiere dates:
- 30th May 2026: Museum of Yugoslavi – Fountain of Youth, Belgrade, Serbia
- 4th June 2026: Swimming Pool Bentbaša, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 30th June 2026: Coal Mine Museum, Velenje, Slovenia
- 5th July 2026: Žlinja, Svetvinčenat, Croatia
- 17th September 2026: Trbovlje Chimney, Trbovlje, Slovenia
For details and more upcoming dates of the VR film tour check the website D.Dance Alliance.
The project was initiated by the international dance platform Balkan DANCE Project in cooperation with our award-winning network New European Bauhaus on the Danube and is co-financed by the European Union under the Creative Europe programme. Zavod Iskriva participates in the project as a partner together with Delavski dom Trbovlje as the lead partner and the partners Festival Velenje, Kolektiv (Колективът), Zagrebački plesni ansambal, Institute for Artistic Dance and the Sarajevo War Theatre SARTR. The project is carried out in collaboration with the Živimo balet association from Sarajevo, Mediterranean Dance Centre, and associated partners: MOME Budapest, Europäische Donau-Akademie, Donaubüro, Ars Electronica and Stiftung HfG Ulm.
