Plesni utripi 1&2

Annual dance production of the pole dance school "Pandora - Art of Pole". "Stoletje preobrazbe plesa in glasbe".

What. A. Show!

This was already ninth Winter dance school in a row for me, next year will be 10th! Already looking forward! :)

Dancers in studio photo shoot: Jasha Robnik

Friday, 13/01/2023

Last year I had the privilege to work with another very talented young dancer (and dance teacher) Jasha Robnik!

Dancers in studio photo shoot: Edita Čerče (49,90 project)

Wednesday, 23/11/2022

2023 calendar photoshoot

Shooting Edita for a 2023 calendar was surely one of the longest, but also a photoshoot filled with many, many loud laughs that I had in years! :)

Premiere of a great dance & music performance created by Dalanda Diallo and Maša Kagao Knez and produced by KUD Baobab.

31. Odprta plesna scena (31st Open Dance Scene)

Choreographed by internationally renowned choreographer Mojca Ussar, this great performance was a pure joy to photograph!

Mojca pole dance calendar photo shoot

Wednesday, 01/12/2021

I was contacted recently by Mojca, a pole dance student of Pandora - Art of Pole pole dance school, with a very specific request - she wanted to do a photoshoot of herself doing pole dance poses for a calendar. Needless to say, the challenge sounded to good to be true so I jumped at the idea immediately :)

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.

Plesna izba Maribor's annual summer drummers performance

One week after the final dance performance of Plesna izba Maribor, drummers from different groups of different age and level took the venue outside of Karantena building and showed us their skills - great African rhythms made a hot summer temperature even hotter! :)

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.

Past weekend I had a privilege to photograph contemporary dance performance choreographed by Beno Novak and performed by the very talented girls of Plesna izba Maribor’s Š.I.K. collective.

Last week I was commissioned to photograph the new dance performance by Dalanda Diallo of Plesna izba Maribor titled "Bazen" ("The Pool"), which was a real joy.

Though I’ve been photographing dancers for about a decade now, I have to admit this was my first time I was shooting pole dancers — can’t believe what I was missing! :)

Once again, I was very privileged to be surrounded with amazing young talents and their great dance mentors - really inspiring weekend! :)

Plesna izba Maribor's annual winter drummers show production

As the custom goes, day after the winter dance production, drummers from Plesna izba Maribor get their spotlight and this year was no different!

Plesna izba Maribor's annual winter dance show production

I was very happy to be commissioned and to collaborate on another annual winter dance production by Plesna izba Maribor, Maribor’s well known dance school & dance company, photographing young talented dancers in another great performance!

Plesna izba Maribor's annual summer drummers production

Few days after the dancers of Plesna izba Maribor have their annual summer dance production, the young and more experienced drummers of the same school show their skills!

Plesna izba Maribor's 30 years jubilee dance show production

Plesna izba Maribor, dance school and production company that celebrates 30 years of all year round dance classes, had their annual summer production that was, given the jubilee, quite special!

Plesna izba Maribor's annual summer drummers show production

Another end of the school year means another annual summer production of Plesna izba Maribor can take place - traditionally, drummers went first! :)

Continuing our fruitful collaboration after last year’s debut, I had a privilege to photograph another gathering of belly dance groups in Maribor titled "Mično pomično".

Continuing our successful collaboration from the last year, I was hired again this year to document the international Winter Dance School that has been happening in Maribor for 31 years now!

Plesna izba Maribor's annual winter dance show production

Second night of annual winter show production of the Maribor's dance school & dance company Plesna izba Maribor featured great dancers of all age!

Plesna izba Maribor's annual winter drummers show production

First night of annual winter show production of the Maribor's dance school & dance company Plesna izba Maribor featured great drummers and their mentors from their drummers classes.

Third and final part of the annual summer production of Plesna Izba Maribor  featuring their numerous and talented drummers, with a little help of some other musicians, including famous guitarist Igor Bezget and yet to be famous cello player Ariel Vei Atanasovski.

Second part (out of three!) of the annual summer production of Plesna Izba Maribor featuring their more experienced dancers!

First part (out of three!) of the summer production of Plesna Izba Maribor featuring their youngest dancers!

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!

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 :)

Contemporary dance festival

Ten days contemporary dance festival called "Premik v Maribor / Move to Maribor" in, well, Maribor! :)

The Moving Gallery - group photography exhibition plus contemporary dance

Thursday, 30/08/2012

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!

MARIBOrient is a "musical-visual-dance ritual" by a group called Saltana whose members are oriental dancer Edita Čerče, three musicians (Tadej Furlan, Dani Marinič and Andrej Hrvatin) and a VJ Katja Hrvatin Jazbec.

Platforma sodobnega plesa 2011 was a three day festival of contemporary dance with the emphasis is on local artists who have their starting point in Plesna izba Maribor.