Pleteršnikova 12
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
- Arts
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Research
- Youth and education
Institute for Cultural Activities, Studio 25 was established due to the need for the production of independent dance, music and theatre projects. We operate with our own dance and music Studio XXV which offers regular dance and music courses for children, youth and adults. We also organize various dance and music workshops with renowned domestic and foreign educators. We are creating our own projects that are focused on dance and music production. We also run Studio XXV Events with a strong focus on event management, development, presence and connection. We organize our own society resposible projects, non profit festivals and giva a hand in international science conferences. Structure of the organization, including number of staff employed and/or partners: Andreja Potočnik - founder, director, event director Masa Kagao Knez - co-founder, art director, dancer, actor, dance mentor, choreographer Ursa Rupnik - dancer, actor, dance mentor, choreographer Kaja Lin Avgustin - dancer, actor, dance mentor, choreographer Kristina Sicherl - dance mentor, dancer Lea Menard - puppetier, dance mentor for children Issiaka Sanou - corepetitor, musician Mamorou Sanou - corepetitor, musician Partners: KUD Baobab, Dance Theatre Ljubljana, Drustvo za svobodni ples, Urbana scena, Drustvo Vitkar, PD Rož (A), Flota, Emanat, Plesna izba Maribor, Mednarodni zavod Ritem Afrike, Zavod Tugende etc. Budgetary resources available in a year: between 50.000 - 150.000 euros Sources of funding: regular dance and music classes, Ministry of culture of RS Slovenia (MZK), Municipality of Ljubljana (MOL), Public founds RS Slovenia (JSKD), EU social funds and postproduction of our own dance and music projects, organizing events Modalities of action: * Dance and music production and coproduction (Free Standing 2020, Concert for MAM 2018, Lakeless 2017, Momentum - Avenue of catured moments 2016, Dia Diasso Diasspora 2015, etc) * producers or partners in projects fonded by EU social founds or Slovenian support: Through Culture To Work 2018/20, Dance and music workshops for children and adults 2015-2019, Alleyne dance workshops 2017-18, Fuzija / Fusion - ethno dance and music evening 2015- 2020, Dance group Studio XXV / Rhythm of dance (establishemnt or our own ethno dance group led by Maša Kagao Knez * international scinece conferences: Molecular life of Stem cells 2016, EMBo meeting 2019 * festivals: Kraljica Veselica 2020 (planned for national music festival, june 2020), Festival Fuzija (june 2020) Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities: Zavod Global, Ritem Afrike, Zavod Tugende, Društvo Odnos, KUD Boabab, Plan Fest d.o.o.
Our mission an objective are aimed toward integration of marginal group, Africans and their transcendants who live in Slovenia and with our projects helping them through culture get better possibilities in employment in a filed they feel and do best. We also produce oru own projects, especially dance and music performaces which include conteporary dance and africah cultural heritage. We also want to differ from other dance and music Studios by being supportive to all kind of culture production, mainly independent one, where we help among others young people with talents to practice and give them opportunities for proforming in our own projects. The last but not least objectiove is to organize festivals and non profit conferences whith aim to help either artists or scientists to get contacts and being seen by promotors of their field of future employment or engagement.
Main projects /activities for 2020 are: * postroduction of dance performance Free Standing (premiere 9.1.2020) * organizing festival Fuzija, festival of ethnic African culture mixed with modern techniques fro children, youth and adults, open air (beginning of June 2020) * organizing music festival Kraljica Veselica in Planica (25-27.6.2020) * further project upgrade Through Culture To Work with Zavod Global and Društvo Odnos (2020/2021) * moving owr dance and music Studio to more spacious place to develope our activities and adding new classes (September 2020)
We can be reliable partners in project with similar aims and activites. We are already contributing to owr contry's identity by emerging different ethnic groups in a a quite introverting country. By being part of this network we can expand our partnership in Medditerannean and also upgrade our knowledge.
We would like to join ALF Network because we feel strong connection to partnerships which Network provide. For such a small country as Slovenia it is hard to penetrate to foreugh countries with oru production projects and we see opputunity here for exchaning perfomances and add a value to our production as such. Among that we see oppurtunity also in exchanging good practices and knowledge through projects we are involved with.