La Place
Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022
Last weekend I was commissioned (and privileged!) to photograph the premiere of the "La Place", great dance & music performance created by Dalanda Diallo and Maša Kagao Knez (produced by KUD Baobab), with amazing music performed live and made by Kris Korat and Damir Mazrek. Co-creators of the performance were Joseph Nzobandora – Jose, Željko Božić, Jan Marolt, Miha Furlan, Irena Yebuah Tiran, Leticia Slapnik Yebuah and Marko Gregorčič – Murat while amazing stage light was done by Danilo Pečar.
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
La Place @ Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
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Pot (Path)
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31. Odprta plesna scena (31st Open Dance Scene)
Choreographed by internationally renowned choreographer Mojca Ussar, this great performance was a pure joy to photograph!
Pandora TV - Pandorina skrinjica 2022
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I’m always flabbergasted by the easiness and grace dancers perform their acts, maybe even more when it comes to the pole dancers. Simply amazing! :)
Plesni utripi 1&2
Lutkovno gledališče Maribor, Maribor (Slovenia), 22/03 > 23/03/2022
"Plesni utripi" featured dance schools and groups from Maribor region and it was divided into two nights - some amazing performances there, I really enjoyed it photographing!
37. Zimska plesna šola / 37th Winter dance school
Zimska plesna šola / Winter dance school, Maribor (Slovenia), 25/02 > 28/02/2022
My 8th Winter dance school in a row, but this time in a way different.
Kup kuncev (400 rabbits)
Odprta plesna scena, Maribor (Slovenia), 24/06/2021
30. Odprta plesna scena (30th Open Dance Scene)
Third and the last day of the annual 30. Odprta plesna scena (30th Open dance scene) festival brought the dynamic duo of Marina Abib and Beno Novak with their performance "Kup kuncev" (400 rabbits) which was a pure joy to photograph :)
Plesni utripi mladih
Odprta plesna scena, Maribor (Slovenia), 22/06/2021
30. Odprta plesna scena (30th Open Dance Scene)
First night of 30th Open Dance Scene was reserved for "Plesni utripi mladih" (Youth Dance Beats) - presentation of dance miniatures of young dancers from various local dance schools and selection for Živa, the Festival of young dance creativity in Slovenia.
Besede Telesa - zaključna predstavitev Plesne izbe Maribor
Karantena, Maribor (Slovenia), 12/06/2021
Plesna izba Maribor's annual summer dance show performance
Although was the school year 2020/21 anything but normal due to COVID-19, with a big pause in classes and regular practices for young dancers, Plesna izba Maribor decided to produce its annual summer dance performance, with the situation getting a bit better and restrictions for groups of people gathering lifting here in Slovenia.
Odprti studio za gledalce - Nagib k procesu
Minoritska cerkev, Maribor (Slovenia), 10/10/2020
Nagib is well known Maribor based society for cultural production that have been working in the field of contemporary dance for some years now. This season, they’ve organised community gathering for artists who live or work in Maribor in the field of contemporary dance...
32. Zimska plesna šola / 32nd Winter dance school
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This past weekend I was very happy and privileged, to document 32nd Winter dance school (32. Zimska plesna šola) - my third in a roll - that was organised by JSKD and held in Plesna izba Maribor. Full of very talented young dancers and their great mentors, this workshop was again, just as last two years, a joy to photograph! :)
Mično pomično 2015 - Gathering of belly dance groups in Maribor
Dom kulture Pekre, Pekre (Slovenia), 05/06/2015
Besides live music and festivals, dance is probably my favourite subject to photograph, so when I got a chance to shoot gathering of local belly dance groups last week, I was immediately on board! :)
30. Zimska plesna šola / 30th Winter dance school
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Last weekend, I've been very privileged to photograph amazing young dancers from whole Slovenia (plus some foreign guests) with their amazing mentors, during the 30th Winter dance school (30. Zimska plesna šola). Such passion and talent in one place - simply, for a lack of better word, amazing!
Book (p)review: Jordan Matter: Dancers among us - A Celebration of Joy in the Everyday
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Workman Publishing, 2012
New York Times bestseller that I heartily recommend it to anyone interested in dance and/or dance photography!
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Dvorana Union, Maribor (Slovenia), 31/01/2015
Plesna izba Maribor's annual winter dance show production
Continuing our great collaboration with Maribor’s well know dance school & dance company Plesna Izba Maribor, I documented another annual winter show production of the most of their different classes - from small kids to jazz and modern/contemporary dancers!
Moment - Monja & Domen - the dancing couple, a quick photo shoot
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Monja Lorenčič and Domen Žugelj, known also under their artistic name Moment, are two great, young and very talented dancers from Slovenia that needed some fresh pics for their portfolio - I was very honoured to work with them on a quick photo shoot last month and am sure will do this again, since all three of us had a great time :)
Festival Lent 2014: (Contemporary) dance + children theatre
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During this 16 days of Festival Lent, I also shoot some (contemporary) dance performances and theatre for children - find some of those images in this gallery :)
Movie (p)review - Ride, Rise, Roar
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Hillman Curtis, 2010
Concert documentary showing performances and behind the stage shots from the David Byrne's "The Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno" tour, including not just musicians but some modern dancers too. For all fans of David Byrne, Talking Heads and the ones that like the good mix of modern dance with pop music!
The Moving Gallery - group photography exhibition plus contemporary dance
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Murska Sobota, August 31st and September 1st 2012
Some of the photos that I took at the recent dance photography workshop with Chris Nash, along with the ones from my fellow photographers, will be shown as part of The Moving Gallery project in the next two days, as part of Front@, contemporary dance festival.
Impressions from Dance Photography Workshop with Chris Nash
Thursday, 30/08/2012
Great photography workshop with one of the worlds leading dance photographers
Two days photography workshop with great energy and fun!
