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Predstava je brendirana,
dobila je svoj logotip:
„Opa! je novi brend“,
kaže prateći slogan
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The show is branded
and gained its logo:
“Opa! is the new brand,”
reads the accompanying
slogan
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The Una Saga Serbica
troupe’s ambition to enchant
a new generation with the
folk tradition is not a new
idea. Back in the 1960s,
maestro Branko Marković,
a champion ballet dancer
of the National Theatre in
Belgrade, introduced the
ethno-choreo direction
in col-
laboration with the Branko
Krsmanović Academic
Cultural and Artistic Society
of the University of Belgrade.
During that period the avant-
garde performances of the
popular “Krsmanac” thrilled
the world.
Fifty years on, the
Krsmanac Cultural and
Artistic Society once again
brings folk dance and folk
music in the one-act folklore
show
Opa! Oro s ovoga sveta
,
which made its premiere
performance at the National
Theatre in Belgrade in
December 2014. The chore-
ographer is Mojca Horvat,
a contemporary “jazzerina”
with a world famous voice.
- Opa
is a true picture of
Serbia today: a contemporary
exterior, with folklore in its
soul - says Tanja Malevanov,
director of Krsmanac.
Opa!
Oro s ovoga sveta
is a humor-
ous dance show with folk
movements and modern
dance, folk costumes and
urban clothing... The danc-
ers come together in a
kolo
dressed in jeans and sports
shoes, then immediately af-
terwards they are in national
costumes, performing move-
ments that are characteristic
of modern ballet and street
dance.
Una Saga Serbica is seek-
ing to bring folklore closer
to young people, through
elements of the modern the-
atrical spectacle; Krsmanac
starts from Serbia today,
evoking images and situa-
tions that are familiar to the
viewer. Thus, a completely
different approach:
–
Opa
is not a spectacle,
it is not a pretentious show,
thus it is close to everyone
– emphasises Malevanov. –
The most appealing parts are
those which address Serbian
peculiarities in a humorous
way. For instance, Serbian
macho guys preparing for
an evening out, invoked
with movements from
Swan
Lake
and the sounds of the
Serbian
kolo
. Mass scenes
produce immense energy!
And the music of the accor-
dion, but also the saxophone
and the orchestra as a whole,
is dictated by passion, hu-
mour, tenderness, beauty.
No matter how varied, in
terms of style and produc-
tion level, these two shows
both emphasise the artistic
value of folk dances in a
similar way.
And what is actually
the most valuable element
of Serbian folklore? What
makes it still so special,
exclusive, attractive and chal-
lenging today?
– In Serbian folklore
there are many different
styles of dance, and my
favourites are irregular
rhythms, which are specific
to our area – says Krstić.
The director of Krsmanac
sees a broader context to
everything.
– The energy of collec-
tive subconscious, the colour
of music, movement and
costumes, metaphysics, all of
which merges in the dancer –
concludes Malevanov.
Una Saga Serbica pokušava da uklopi folklorne elemente i moderni ples
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Una Saga Serbica endeavours to blend folklore elements and modern dance
