PRESENTATION: Locomotive

Full stem ahead into new art initiatives
 

The centre for new initiatives in art and culture - "Locomotive", is a new association that will be active in several fields: visual and media arts, modern dance and art management. "Locomotive" was founded, as its members say, "with an aim to create space and conditions for development of the independent art scene, to integrate young art potentials, to realize the new initiatives and ideas through its programmes and activities in the form of education, production and presentation on national and international level".

The studio "Locomotive dance", as a special project of this association, has already had its first workshop, and in the following period they plan to organize several workshops, a video-dance festival and presentation of things in progress of young Macedonian dancers, in cooperation with international dancers and choreographers.

The goal of this project is to contribute to the development of an independent space for modern dance in Macedonia. The studio Locomotive dance consists of six dancers from Macedonia, working with five dancers from Albania, trained by choreographers and dancers from the Swiss Carambole dance and theatre company. This project will be realized with help from the British Council in Skopje, the Swiss Cultural Programme in Macedonia and the Centre for Modern Arts from Skopje.

Besides this project, "Locomotive" is planning and preparing other activities that will emphasize the creativity and the initiative of young artists. "Locomotive" is planning to go "full steam ahead" at the alternative art scene in Macedonia.

 

M.I.