GALEBI LETIJO ZGODAJ

Premiera: 8.9.2025 - lokacijsko pogojen gibalni sprehod v trajanju - Trasa poti: Grad Tivoli – Jakopičevo sprehajališče – Cankarjeva cesta – Čopova ulica – Prešernov trg , Ljubljana

Avtorja in izvajalca: Bojana Robinson in Gyula Cserepes
Izvirna glasba: Januš Aleš Luznar
Kostumi: Timotej Rošc
Dramaturgija: Maša Radi Buh
Fotodokumentacija: Nada Žgank
Videodokumentacija: Gaja Madžarevič
Grafično oblikovanje: Blanka Csasznyi in Dénes Csasznyi
Oblikovalec in svetovalec za prostor: Bor Pungerčič
Producentka in koordinatorka: Mojca Prešern Levstek
Svetovalka: Jasmina Založnik
Produkcija: Nomad Dance Academy Slovenija
Koprodukcija: Hrvatski kulturni dom na Sušku

Podpirajo: Culture Moves Europe, Goethe Institut, Hupa Brajdič, Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije, Mestna občina Ljubljana in Workshop Foundation

Posebna zahvala: Dragana Alfirević, CoFestival, Diana Csasznyi, Zoltán Cserepes, Zeynep Demir, Aleksa Denčić, Ivona Dunoski Mitev, Thiago Granato, Gordana Kvajo, Edvin Liverić, Milica Matade Mafrici, Rindra Rasoaveloson, Matt Robinson, Zdenka Šibalin Klepac in Rok Vevar

Delo je bilo ustvarjeno s finančno podporo Evropske unije. Mnenja, izražena v tem zapisu, nikakor ne odražajo uradnega stališča Evropske unije.
 Dom je kraj, kjer nas obdajajo spomini na toplino maminega objema. Varen kraj, kjer se počutimo varni. Dom je občutek ukoreninjenosti. Je občutek, ki ga poskušamo znova vzpostaviti vsakič, ko se preselimo.

V tej izvedbi v trajanju se avtorja-izvajalca Bojana Robinson (SRB/SLO) in Gyula Cserepes (SRB/HU) posvečata kulturni identiteti skozi prizmo čezmejnih migracij. Oba sta se rodila in odraščala v nekdanji Jugoslaviji, nato pa sta se preselila v druge evropske države. Čeprav Bojana živi v Sloveniji in Gyula v Franciji, oba menita, da imata enake korenine. Njuna radovednost izhaja iz te skupne identitete, saj sta bila na začetku svojega življenja oba Jugoslovana.

Duet raziskuje vprašanja, kot so: kateri običaji in tradicije oblikujejo našo identiteto? Kaj se z njimi zgodi, ko se preselimo v novo okolje? Kako nove izkušnje nadalje oblikujejo naš občutek identitete? Kako se lahko dejansko pogovarjamo o identiteti?

Galebi odletijo zgodaj temelji na gibanju in antropološki raziskavi. Gibalni material izhaja iz preprostega triolnega koraka. V predstavi oba izvajalca nenehno preoblikujeta ta motiv. Njuna koreografija hoje je predelava ljudskih plesov iz Karpatov in Balkana. Z uporabo teh motivov Bojana in Gyula ustvarjata izvedbo, ki sama po sebi migrira: je nenehno nastajajoče postajanje v teku.

Antropološka raziskava temelji na pogovorih z različnimi narodnimi manjšinami. Galebi odletijo zgodaj uporablja osebne zgodbe obeh izvajalcev skupaj s pripovedmi, ki sta jih zbrala med ustvarjanjem. To raziskavo nadaljujeta vsakič, ko nastopata v novem kraju. Na ta način se predstava vedno lahko poveže z lokalnim okoljem, obenem pa prehaja meje.

Galebi odletijo zgodaj vabi občinstvo, da se pridruži potovanju. Bojana in Gyula želita ustvariti prostor, kjer lahko publika razmišlja o svoji kulturi in identiteti. Poleg tega predstava želi raziskati izziv ponavljajočega se ukoreninjanja. Galebi odletijo zgodaj je ples nenehnega prehajanja venomer spreminjajočih se identitet. Ples ukoreninjanja v iskanju osebne kulturne zgodovine.

O avtorjih:
Bojana Robinson je plesalka in koreografinja, ki je diplomirala na Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD) in končala Erasmus program Dance as integrated in society and humanity (SEAD in SNDO). Kot plesalka je sodelovala v predstavah (izbor) Borisa Čakširana, Rebecce Murgi, Vite Osojnik, Boštjana Antončiča, Kaje Lorenci, Mateje Bučar, Snježane Premuš, Andreje R. Podrzavnik. Kot koreografinja je sodelovala v dramskih predstavah v režiji (izbor) Anđelke Nikolić, Ivane Đilas, Selme Spahić, Snežane Trišić, Juša Zidarja, Maše Pelko. Ustvarila je sodobno plesno koreografijo za Ansambl Kolo v Beogradu in gib za celovečerni film Vuka Ršumovića Ničije dete. Avtorska predstava Oh how very ordinary (koavtorica Katja Legin), je gostovala na festivalu Mladi levi 2022, Krušče Festival 2022, Desire Central Station Festival 2022 in Gibanica 2023. Predstava Žirafe ne znajo plesati v sodelovanju s Katjo Preša je del programa Vodnikove domačije in je gostovala na festivalu Bobri 2023. Avtorska predstva Mašina, je imela premiero oktobra v Cankarjevem domu in gosotvanje na Kondenz festivalu v Beogradu. Gyula Cserepes se je rodil v Jugoslaviji, odraščal v madžarsko govoreči družini in začel plesati pri 8 letih. Študiral je tradicionalne plese na Fóti Népművészeti Szakközép-és Szakiskola in sodobni ples na Budimpeštanski akademiji za sodobni ples. Najprej je bil član Central-Europe Dance Theatra, nato pa se je pridružil skupini En-Knap v Ljubljani. V preteklih letih je s švicarskima Cie József Trefeli in Cie Philippe Saire nastopal v mnogih državah sveta od Brazilije do Irana, Avstralije do Južne Koreje, Mozambika do Mehike. Njegove lastne predstave se gibljejo od specifične do interaktivne plesne predstave. Osnova njegovega dela je ritem kot univerzalni jezik: z združevanjem svojega ljudskega in sodobnega plesnega znanja ustvarja inovativna dela, ki raziskujejo bistvo plesa in njegov pomen v življenju.
SEAGULLS FLY EARLY

Premiere: September 8, 2025, Location-based walking tour
- Premiere route: Tivoli Castle – Jakopič Promenade – Cankarjeva Street – Čopova Street – Prešeren Square, Ljubljana

Authors and performers: Bojana Robinson and Gyula Cserepes
Original music: Januš Aleš Luznar
Costumes: Timotej Rošc
Dramaturgy: Maša Radi Buh
Photo documentation: Nada Žgank
Video documentation : Gaja Madžarevič
Graphic designer: Blanka Csasznyi and Dénes Csasznyi
Designer and space consultant: Bor Pungerčič
Producer and coordinator: Mojca Prešern Levstek
Consultant: Jasmina Založnik
Production: Nomad Dance Academy Slovenija
Coproduction: Hrvatski kulturni dom na Sušku

Supported by: Culture Moves Europe, Goethe Institut, Hupa Brajdič, Ministry for Culture Republic of Slovenia, Municipality of Ljubljana and Workshop Foundation

Special thanks to: Dragana Alfirević, CoFestival, Diana Csasznyi, Zoltán Cserepes, Zeynep Demir, Aleksa Denčić, Ivona Dunoski Mitev, Thiago Granato, Gordana Kvajo, Edvin Liverić, Milica Matade Mafrici, Rindra Rasoaveloson, Matt Robinson, Zdenka Šibalin Klepac and Rok Vevar

This work was created with the financial support of the European Union. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the official position of the
European Union.
Home is a place that reminds us of the warmth of our mother’s embrace. A safe space where we feel protected. Home is a sense of groundedness. It is a feeling we try to establish each time we migrate.

In this durational performance, author-performers Bojana Robinson (SRB/SLO) and Gyula Cserepes (SRB/HU), explore cultural identity through cross-border migration. They were born and raised in former Yugoslavia, before moving to other European countries. Even though Bojana lives in Slovenia and Gyula is based in France, they both recognise how they share the same roots. Their curiosity arises from this mutual identity of starting their lives as Yugoslavs.

The duo explores questions such as: what are the customs and traditions that shape our identity? What happens to them when we settle in a new environment? How do the new experiences shape our sense of identity further? How could we actually talk about identity?

Seagulls Fly Early is based on movement and anthropological research. The movement material is derived from a simple triola step. Through the performance, the two performers constantly transform this motif. Their walking choreography is a conversion of folk dances from the Carpathian and Balkan regions. Using these motifs, Bojana and Gyula create a performance that migrates itself: it is a constantly emerging happening of becoming.

The anthropological research is based on interviews with various ethnic minorities.Seagulls Fly Early features the personal stories of both performers along with stories they collected during the creation. They continue this research each time they perform in a new place. Using this method the performance can always connect to the local environment, yet migrate over borders.

Seagulls Fly Early invites audiences to join the journey. Bojana and Gyula want to hold a space where the audience could reflect on their own culture and identity. Furthermore, the performance wants to explore the challenge of putting down roots over and over again. Seagulls Fly Early is a dance of constant transition of ever-changing identities. A dance of grounding in the search of a personal cultural history. 
About aouthors:
Bojana Robinson is a dancer and choreographer, a graduate of the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD) and of the Erasmus program Dance as integrated in society and humanity (SEAD and SNDO). As a dancer, she has performed in works (selected) by Boris Čakširan, Rebecca Murgi, Vita Osojnik, Boštjan Antončič, Kaja Lorenci, Mateja Bučar, Snježana Premuš, and Andreja R. Podrzavnik. As a choreographer, she has collaborated in theater productions directed by (selected) Anđelka Nikolić, Ivana Đilas, Selma Spahić, Snežana Trišić, Juš Zidar, and Maša Pelko. She created contemporary choreography for the Kolo Ensemble in Belgrade and movement direction for the feature film No One’s Child by Vuk Ršumović. Her co-authored performance Oh how very ordinary (with Katja Legin) toured at the Mladi levi Festival 2022, Krušče Festival 2022, Desire Central Station Festival 2022, and Gibanica 2023. The performance Giraffes Can’t Dance, created with Katja Preša, is part of Vodnik’s Homestead program and appeared at the Bobri 2023 Festival. Her authorial piece Mašina premiered at Cankarjev dom in October and was later presented at the Kondenz Festival in Belgrade.Gyula Cserepes was born in Yugoslavia, grew up in a Hungarian-speaking family, and began dancing at the age of 8. He studied traditional dances at the Fót Folk Art Vocational School and contemporary dance at the Budapest Contemporary Dance Academy. He was first a member of the Central-Europe Dance Theatre and later joined the En-Knap Group in Ljubljana. In recent years, he has performed with the Swiss companies Cie József Trefeli and Cie Philippe Saire in many countries around the world – from Brazil to Iran, Australia to South Korea, Mozambique to Mexico. His own works range from site-specific to interactive dance performances. At the core of his work is rhythm as a universal language: by combining his folk and contemporary dance knowledge, he creates innovative works that explore the essence of dance and its meaning in life.