FLORENTINA HOLZINGER

Florentina Holzinger (A) izučavala je ples i performans u Beču i surađivala s Theatercompany Kopergieterey u Ghentu prije nego što se preselila u Amsterdam zbog studija koreografije u School for New Dance Development (SNDO). Izučila je kompoziciju, ples i koreografiju te je sudjelovala u projektima Umjetnika u rezidenciji – Deborah Hay i Benoita Lachambrea. Dobitnica je Danceweb Europe stipendije na na Impulstanzu (Beč) za godinu 2008. Bila je i u nizu rezidencija: Impulstanz (Beč), Workspace (Bruxelles), Frascati (Amsterdam), PACT  Zollverein (Essen) te Performance Mixu (New York). Između ostaloga, surađivala je na projektima Roba Lista, Ann Liv Young i Jeremyja Wadea. Diplomski solo „Silk“ i  suradnje s Vincentom Riebeekom osigurale su joj međunarodnu pozornost. Svoj je rad predstavila u Nizozemskoj, Belgiji, Njemačkoj, Austriji, Švicarskoj, Poljskoj i New Yorku.

Florentina Holzinger trained dance and performance in Vienna and worked with the Theatercompany Kopergieterey in Ghent/ Belgium before she moved to Amsterdam to study choreography at the School for New Dance Development (SNDO). She received education in composition, dance and choreography and performed in works by Artists in Residence Deborah Hay and Benoit Lachambre. Florentina received the Danceweb Europe Scholarship 2008 at Impulstanz Vienna. She received residencies at Impulstanz Vienna, Workspace Brussels, Frascati Amsterdam, PACT Zollverein Essen and Performance Mix in New York.  Amongst others she performed in works of Rob List, Ann Liv Young and Jeremy Wade. Her graduation Solo Silk and her collaborations with Vincent Riebeek drew international attention. She presents her work in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and New York.

Vincent i Florentina započeli su sa suradnjom na projektima u ranim školskim danima u School for New Dance Development. Njihov duet ‘ Kein Applaus für Scheiße’ proglašen je otkrićem na Batard Festivalu za mlade stvaratelje u Bruxellesu u listopadu 2010., a s kojim su trenutačno na turneji po raznim međunarodnim izvedbenim festivalima u Europi. Vincent i Florentina premijerno će izvesti svoju novu predstavu „Show“ u listopadu 2012. u Campo, Ghentu.

Vincent and Florentina started collaborating in early school years at the SNDO. Their duet Kein Applaus fuer Scheisse was called one of the revelations of the Batard festival for young makers in Brussels October 2010 and is currently touring at various international performance festivals around Europe. Vincent and Florentina are premiering their newest show Spirit in October 2012 at Campo/Ghent.

Intervju

1. Od kud počinješ i kako?

Kazalište je zapravo dijeljenje iskustva, zato većinom biramo materijal koji vrijedi podijeliti i iskusiti s većom grupom ljudi. Generalno, radimo samo one stvari koje su nam važne. Važan je trenutak u kojemu vam je dopušteno pozvati ljude u taj svijet, a za nas same jako je važno da smo osjetljivi na njihovo iskustvo tog svijeta, ali i da shvaćamo da ga to mijenja, i što ćemo naposljetku ugraditi u taj svijet i trenutak. Volimo neposrednost kazališta u tom obliku. Uživamo i u svim elementima kazališta – zvuku, svjetlu, sve što može naglasiti iskustvo; na kraju krajeva, rad se svodi na tijelo, potrebu da se bude sveprisutan u prostoru, ali i da tako odašiljemo sve naše nade i snove i pokušamo susresti sve te ljude negdje na pola puta.

2. Kojim putem ideš?

Nas dvoje (Florentina i Vincent, op. prev.) susreli smo se u školi; studirali smo u Školi za novi ples i razvoj. Novi ples, ime kojemu je teško dorasti. Stalno učimo, pa i kako raditi jedno s drugim; svaka prezentacija koju radimo može potpuno izokrenuti stvari oko nas i ukazati nam na nove, neotkrivene. Nije stvar toliko u potrazi za novinama koliko u pokušaju da radimo ono što želimo raditi i što nam predstavlja izazov. Nije dovoljno samo odrediti cilj i ići za njim, važno je ići i za onim što nas može iznenaditi. Ako išta želimo postići, onda je to dovođenje ljudi do stanja u kojemu osjećaju energiju zbog našega rada, da iskuse život na drugačiji način kroz male potrese koji će zaiskriti bezimenu vatru u njihovim prsima.

3. Kuda želiš stići?

Sve više i više postajemo svjesni da smo okruženi hrpom divnih ljudi, prijatelja, kolega i super je imati ih na okupu. Ne rade svi u mediju plesa i kazališta, ali ni mi nismo zauzeti definiranjem tih stvari. Počinjanje projekata super je prilika za okupljanje različitih ljudi, dok s druge strane ne mislimo da ti naši projekti funkcioniraju odvojeno jedni od drugih. Svaki projekt se nekako uključuje u drugi, npr. preko naših prijatelja. Pokušavamo uhvatiti što je moguće više prilika da pokrenemo sve (ljude) oko sebe; ali tko zna kuda idemo, vjerojatno u puno različitih smjerova istovremeno. Super je kad vidiš da ljudi rade ono što vole, beskompromisno. Izazov je misliti iznad onoga što nam je već dano, ali to je i izazov na koji smo spremni, a biti okružen ljudima koji rade isto, oslobađajući je osjećaj. Ako ste i plaćeni za ono što radite, sve je lakše – pokretniji ste, ali novac nikad nije cilj – povjerenje je nova valuta.

Interview

1. Where are you starting from and how?

The theatre is all about sharing an experience, so we mainly select our material thinking what is worth sharing with a larger amount of people. In general, we only do things that are of value to us. It’s a very precious moment to be allowed to invite people into that world and therefore to us extremely important to be really sensitive to their experience of it and realize how that alters it, incorporate that and feed that back in the moment. We love the immediacy of the theatre like that. We love all the gadgets the theatre has to offer, the sound, the light, all what can amplify the experience but in the end the work really comes down to our bodies, that need to be ultra present in the space and then somehow channel all our hopes and dreams and try to meet the people somewhere in the middle.

2. Which way are you going?

We met each other in the school; we studied at the School for New Dance Development. New Dance, that is quite a name to live up to. We are constantly learning, also how to work with each other; each presentation we do can totally flip things around for us and show us new things. It’s not so much about looking for the new thing but really about trying to really do what you want to be doing and in our case we love to challenge ourselves. It’s not enough to just set a goal and then try to reach that, we really try to be ambitious towards the unknown so we can surprise ourselves. If there is anything we try to achieve then it is to get people to that place where they get kind of energized by what we do so they experience things on another plane, getting shaken up a bit can totally help for that, just to start a fire in the chest without having to name it.

3. Where are you going to?

We are more and more aware of the fact that we are surrounded by a lot of great people, friends, colleagues, and it’s great to bring them together. Not all of them work in the field of dance or theatre but actually we are not so busy with defining those things. Starting projects is a great opportunity for bringing different people together, but we never feel that these projects stay separated one from another. When one of us gets involved in a project then this also involves the other, or our friends, for example. We are trying to grasp as many possibilities to get everybody up and going; who knows where we are heading, preferably in as many directions at the same time. It’s so great when you see people really do their thing, uncompromised. It’s really a challenge to think beyond what is already given, but that’s exactly the challenge we are ready to face and being surrounded by people who do the same is really liberating. Getting paid for what you do makes things easier, it can make you more mobile, but money is never the goal, trust is the new currency.