Kondenz 2025, day one: Compost
Last night, in a full Magacin, the 18th Kondenz was opened with the performance COMPOST by the Novi Sad collective Pokretnice, in collaboration with numerous partners and collaborators. It was the kind of opening of the festival we wish for: one that nurtures togetherness, tenderness, diversity, care, and solidarity within art as a part of life. After a long pause due to everything happening in our country, we were reminded of how important it is to gather through artistic work and how much it strengthens us in all forms of struggle.
Concept and performance: Željka Jakovljević and Frosina Dimovska
Co-authors and performers: Jelena Alempijević, Jovana Rakić, Jelena Stefanoska, Anna Belorukova
Collaborators in the process: Ina Madžar, Staša Blečić, Vesna Pašćanović, Nađa Davidović
Sound / composition: Ivan Marković; Artistic associate: Dunja Crnjanski; Illustration: Marina Milanović
Stage design: Željka Jakovljević
Costume: Balenciga
Special thanks to Mina Petrić, Vitomirka Trebovac, Nataša Vranešević, Marina Milanović, Natalija Vladisavljević, Olivera Kovačević Crnjanski, SKCNS Fabrika and Skup – Alliance for Collective Artistic Practice.
Supported by the Council for Culture of the City of Novi Sad (2024).