WHIRLNG- An essay in movement

HLEB TEATAR

WHIRLING

Created as an “essay in movement’ with scenes interlaced with footnotes, this dynamic, interactive and lively performance tells the story of an actors/dancers/director’s journey into the world of whirling.

Whirling as a skill has been developed, researched, and performed in many ways by Sanja Krsmanović Tasić for 32 years.

It started as a skill necessary for a scene in a performance to become a spiritual and artistic journey towards enlightenment and health.

The last part of the “essay in movement” dwells in the world of the origin of the form, the Sufi Dervish world of Mevlana Rumi, unveiling his poetry and life.

Texts by: Octavio Paz, Jalaluddin Rumi and Sanja Krsmanović Tasić

Written, directed, and performed by Sanja Krsmanović Tasić

Video and music: Jugoslav Hadžić

Scene and total design: Anastasia Tasić

Costume: Gradimir Kostić-Krsmanović, Suzana Tasić Anović and Hleb teatar Photography: Lidija Antonović

Video: Milutin Labudović

Organisation: Tamara Vranić and Aleksandra Popović PR: Slavica Hinić and Julijana Vincan

Technical director: Ljubomir Radivojević Set manager: Maja Jovanović

Lights: Dragan Đurković i Igor Milenković Sound Miroljub Vladić i Jugoslav Hadžić

Production: Udruženje Umetnička Utopija (Association Artistic Utopia)  and Hleb teatar

Support: Ministarstvo kulture i informisanja Republike Srbije (Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia)

Partners: Bitef Theatre and Cultural Center Magacin, Belgrade