REFLECTION

Dance performance

Plesna izba Maribor, 2024

As part of the "Youth Platform programme"

The dance performance lasts 40 minutes and has no intermission.

Author: Katja Kučina
Choreographers: Neža Banovec, Katja Kučina
Dancers: Neža Banovec, Katja Kučina, Vita Trantura
Mentor: Urša Rupnik
Choreographic consultation: Urša Rupnik
Dramaturg: Petra Horvat
Production: Plesna Izba Maribor
Co-production: Studio za svobodni ples
Audio production: David Nik Lipovac

Caught in a toxic relationship. She feels that something is wrong, yet lacks the strength to leave. She doesn’t understand why the relationship is turning into anxiety and a burden. Her inner voice tells her there is another path. But she must decide for herself whether she will choose it. 

Katja Kučina is a student of social work and a contemporary dancer. She completed the international dance program NOD (Nuova Officina della Danza) in Turin and holds a certificate from lower ballet school. She was also a member of the group Ursus Dancers. In her artistic journey, she combines natural movement and emotional expression, creating choreographies that explore the depths of the human psyche. Through choreography, Katja questions how psychological themes can be conveyed through movement and how dance can encurage self-reflection in the audience. Her most notable projects include: dance film Mind Game (nominated for the LOK award), dance film Reflection of Depth (screened at the Slovenian Cinematheque during the 5th Dance Film Evening) and the dance performance Reflection.