CREDITS

Directed by Enya Belak
Choreography: Nik Rajšek, Aleksandar Saša Ilić, Ognjen Vučinić, Branko Mitrović, Maša Kolar
Cinematography: Igor Crnković
Music: Marjan Crnković
Sound Recording and Mastering: Ivo Vičić

In partnership with Ringside, Pilot Media
Editing and Post-Production: Igor Crnković, Enya Belak
DDA Artistic board: Mojca Majcen, Petra Valentić, Aleksandar Saša Ilić, Nik Rajšek
Executive Producer: Mateja Softić
Executive Production: Zavod Iskriva, iskrišče za razvoj lokalnih potencialov

I.
The Trbovlje Chimney of the Power Station, Trbovlje, Slovenia
Choreographer & Performer: Nik Rajšek
Lighting Technician: Aljaž Kodrič. Klemen Zakrajšek
Making Of: Andrej Uduč
Producer: Špela Pavli Perko
Produced by Delavski dom Trbovlje

II.
Youth Fountain, Belgrade, Serbia
Choreographer: Aleksandar Saša Ilić
Dancer: Katarina Bućić, Jovana Grujić, Katarina Ilijašević, Hristina Popović
Costume Designer: Snežana Arnautović Stjepanović
Drone-filmed Making Of: Vukašin Ćirić
Making Of: Aleksandra Timofeva
Producer: Vladimir Tomašević
Produced by Institut za umetničku igru

III.
Žlinja, San Vincenti, Croatia
Choreographer: Ognjen Vučinić
Dancer: Lara Kapeloto, Iva Katarinčić, Silvija Musić, Linda Tarnovski
Costume Design: Ana Fucijaš, Zdravka Ivandija Kirigin
Producer: Petra Valentić, Petra Glad Mažar
Produced by Zagrebački plesni ansambl, Mediteranski plesni centar

IV.
Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina / Swimming pools Bentbaša, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Choreographer: Branko Mitrović
Actors: Davor Sabo, Emir Fejzić, Alen Konjicija, Iva Prgić, Merjem Šiljak, Lejla Hakalović
Costume designer: Adisa Vatreš Selimović
Assistant Choreographer: Zulejha Kečo Kapidžić
Stage Manager: Goran Filipović
Marketing Manager/ Project coordinator: Natalia Dmitrieva
Producer: Maja Salkić Burazerović, Ishak Jalimam, Nataša Hajdarević
Produced by Sarajevski Ratni Teatar SARTR, Udruženje Živimo Balet Sarajevo

V.
The Coal Mining Museum, Velenje, Slovenia
Choreographer: Maša Kolar
Dancer: Michele Pastorini, Luka Ostrež, Tuza Tamás, Mojca Majcen
Costume designer: Anka Rener Kremžar
Lighting Designer: Sašo Štih
Making Of: Peter Žagar
Producer: Barbara Pokorny, Silvija Pirtovšek, Staša Štajnpihler
In collaboration with: Premogovnik Velenje
Produced by Festival Velenje

Project partners
Delavski dom Trbovlje | Zavod Iskriva, iskrišče za razvoj lokalnih potencialov | Festival Velenje | The Collective Foundation | Zagrebački plesni ansambl | Institut za umetničku igru | Sarajevski Ratni Teatar SARTR

Associate partners
Europäische Donau-Akademie | Donaubuero | Ars Electronica | MOME Budapest | Stiftung HfG Ulm

In collaboration with
Balkan DANCE project | New European Bauhaus on the Danube | Udruženje Živimo Balet Sarajevo, Mediteranski plesni centar

Project co-financed by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union

Realised with the financial support of the
Ministry of Culture of Slovenia
Ministry of Public Administration of Slovenia
Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia
Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Culture Fund of Bulgaria
Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Fund

Filmed in VR 360° in Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the framework of the Danube Dance Alliance project.

2026

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

The film is an escape into dance—an ode to silent spaces and forgotten presence, where the body shifts silent voids. DANCESCAPES is a 360° virtual reality experience that brings together five choreographers and nineteen performers in a single journey through music, revisiting sites across the Adriatic–Balkan region. In a full-circle view, as one continuous momentum, we embrace the stories of the past while, through the dance, we reimagine the future. 

My vision for the film was to trace connections between distinct movement languages, soundscapes, the interplay of light and darkness, architectural resonances, and unique scenery. Finding what unifies us and brings us together moved me through the creative process as I visited locations across the region: The Chimney in Trbovlje, Fountain of Youth in Belgrade, Žlinja, a green lawn in Svetvinčenat, the abandoned Bentbaša swimming pools in Sarajevo, and the coal mine in Velenje.

The dance breathes life back into these spaces, like an echo travelling through landscapes. Some movements carry threads of the past, while others move through the rush of everyday life. We draw attention to the individual while diving deeper into a space where two worlds collide—where the burden of the past also brings the community closer together. It sparks collectiveness, alliance, and a movement that does not stop, continuing to exist in hope, where light is born from the cracks where dreams are built.

TOUR DATES

Premiere:
Festival Sola
29.5.2026, Belgrade, Serbia

Sarajevo War Theatre
3.6.2026, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Festival Velenje
1.7.2026, Velenje, Slovenia

Mediterranean Dance Center
5.7.2026, Savičenta, Croatia

DDT
16. & 17.9.2026, Trbovlje, Slovenia

Danube Dance Alliance

Danube Dance Alliance brings contemporary dance beyond traditional cultural centers by embedding it in local environments and abandoned public spaces across the Danube region. Through collaborations with architecture, tourism, and the performing arts, the project reactivates deserted buildings in Trbovlje, Velenje, Svetvinčenat, Belgrade, and Sarajevo as sites for site-specific dance performances created together with local communities.

Each city contributes its stories, knowledge, and resources through workshops involving residents, artists, craftspeople, companies

and educational institutions, resulting in five original dance productions. Alongside live performances, the works are transformed into immersive VR experiences, expanding accessibility and engaging younger audiences.

All five VR productions are connected into a shared virtual performance presented in 10 additional Danube-region cities. The project brings together 12 organizations from eight European countries, more than 50 international artists, and over 11,000 local participants, strengthening contemporary dance through international cooperation, cultural diversity, and innovative, sustainable practices.

www.balkandanceproject.com