Final presentation of the developmental Urban Performing Workshop conceived and directed by Boris Bakal in  collaboration with Emma Szabo and artist-participants of workshop: Layla Betti, Lara Finadri, Sosso Hatzimanoli, Elisa Pinna, Sara Ricci, Christian Trafficante on July 12th and July 13th  (2012) @ 18.00 – 23.00  at FESTIVAL PERGINE OPEN PERFORMANCE – Pergine Valsugana (Trento), Italy.

BACAČI SJENKI (SHADOW CASTERS) – non-profit international theatre, artistic and production platform dedicated to interdisciplinary collaboration, creation, exploration as well as reflection of new artistic languages, especially in the domain of performing arts, urban and public art, new media and its hybrids, co-founded by Boris Bakal and Katarina Pejovic.

SC continuously instigate dialogue and active exchange between Croatian and international artists/professionals through: questioning the existing concepts of individual and collective identities; exploring the nature of globalization processes; dealing with social, political and cultural issues such as the politics of public space, the consequences of transition processes, the status and forms of intimacy and systematic production of amnesia and discontinuity.

SC activities range from intermedia performances, cultural memory projects, urban-human networks, artivist projects, informal education, workshops, to lectures, conferences, urban performances, installations and exhibitions.

For their work, SC have received various recognitions and awards, among them Special Jury Award at the 2007 Belgrade BITEF – Ex-Position; Avaz Dragon Award at the 2008 Sarajevo MESS – the entire trilogy Process_City; the main award Cloud at the 2009 PUF in Pula – Ex-Position; Special Jury Award at 2009 BITEF – Vacation From History; the main award Cloud at the 2010 PUF – Vacation From History.

SC projects have thus far gathered over 300 artists and professionals from 26 countries world-wide. The projects have been produced and presented at festivals and manifestations in Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Bologna, Graz, Pisa, Ljubljana, Udine, Bjelovar, Belgrade, Marseille, Maribor, Leiden, Križevci, Genoa, Subotica, Split, Szeged, Cluj, Vukovar, Aman, Krakow and New York, in collaboration with local partners.

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