Workshops

SCULPTURE WORKSHOP/MODELING | Mentor: Marijan Mirt

On sculpture workshop, we will learn the technique of modeling. Participants will realize their own ideas. The sculptures will be built with Teraton clay. The structure (skeleton) will be made of welded steel construction. Each participant will have the possibility to create a small or medium sculpture (50 to 90 cm). At the end of the workshop, the sculptures will be painted with acrylic paint or patinated (bronze sculptures imitation).

The workshop will be held under the supervision of the academic sculptor Marijan Mirt and is appropriate for complete beginners and those who already have experience in sculptural expression, there are no age limits!

Mentor: Marijan Mirt

PRICE = 40 € for all days (the price includes materials) from Tuesday to Sunday between 11 AM and 6 PM with a lunch break.

The number of participants is limited, registration is required.
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LET’S MAKE A TENDER THINGS/WOOL I Mentor: Vesna Vesić

Vesna is coming back to Sotočje with new ideas for the creative use of the wool.

Felting wool is the oldest technique for processing wool. In old times people used it for making warm clothes and blankets. Nowadays this technique is used only by creative handcrafters who create unique, sustainable products. Felting wool is a special art in which we use our own hands to make something creative and in the meantime, we develop our creative potential. Out of felting wool, we can create blankets, toys, scarfs, carpets, bags, and more. Mentor: Vesna Crnobrnja

Time of the workshop: Every day from Wednesday 6.7. to Saturday 10.7., from 11 AM to 5 PM with a lunch break.

Application FORM The number of participants is limited, registration is required.

The price of the workshop: with a festival ticket is 20€ per day. It is possible to apply for a separate day.

DANCE WORKSHOP “MY MOVEMENT, MY VOICE” I Mentor: Zala Erznožnik Podreka

My movement, My voice – a concept

by Zala Erznožnik Podreka

This workshop is intended for all those who wish to get to know themselves on a physical level, as movement performers/dancers and who wish to connect with their inner creative voice. At my workshop I will invite the participants into a space and time where we will define movement, dance and voice and interpret it in our own way. We will be exploring our body and its capabilities and limits as well as open doors  to new movement patterns, new ways of controlling the body. We will take the time to listen to our body as a whole (physical, psychological, emotional).

We will look for inspiration in nature, touch, in ourselves and in others and express our impressions through our voices and movement/dance. It is a disconnection of the head and mind, releasing of the tension and stress and a dive into ourselves. Playing with our inner child, our imagination, folly and fun with other participants. 
The main method is improvisation, open and guided. individual work, work in pairs, groups. 

The workshop will be located indoors, but also outside in nature. We will also be using some kind of stereo system for music while working indoors.
No prior knowledge of dance, music, etc. is required, only an open mind and a willingness to explore.

The number of participants is limited to 12, ages 15 and above. Application FORM

Zala Erznožnik Podreka

About me:               

I have been working in the field of various types of expression all my life. In my youth I was working with puppet theatre and music, followed by expressive and modern dance. I have many years of dance and theatre performance experience at various events and productions in Slovenia and abroad. I have come into contact with different dance and expression techniques, from contact improvisation, partnering, to techniques of moving across the floor and through space. I finished my education in Germany, where I finished my studies in movement, improvisation, dance and performance arts. Since then I have also been working with the body through massage, I gained my knowledge at the school for Thai massage in Thailand

SOUND WORKSHOP – FIELD RECORDING I lead by Simon Širc and Martina Testen

Sound workshop – Field recording

Mentors: Martina Testen & Simon Šerc

The field recording workshop will be introducing contemporary concepts in field recording, sound art, installations, architecture and sound design, with the use of field recordings as a basis. Participants will be crating special palettes which can be used as compositions, for experimentation and performances.

The first step one has to take when working with sound is learning how to listen. First we will listen to a selection of field recordings and discuss the information they provide about time and space in which they were created and about the way they affect the listener. This will be followed by an introduction into various recording techniques and strategies used in field recording. The second part of the workshop will be dedicated to practical work, sound recording and the selection and organising of the recordings – post-production (noise removal etc.)

Recommended gear: a recording device (mobile recorder, mobile phone,…), laptop, headphones.

The workshop will be hosted by  Martina Testen and Simon Šerc, experienced and internationally renowned audio-visual artists from our back yard! On this year’s Sajeta we also present them with the Biodukt and PureH projects.

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MUSICAL WORKSHOP – Contradictions and balances in improvised music | Mentor: Jaka Berger (Slo)

The workshop will raise awareness of the building blocks of sound and question the use of contradictions and the search for balance within the process of improvising and creating sound / music. We will focus on raising awareness of our own expression and the emotions that we pass on to our fellow musicians and listeners through our music making. The thematic focus of the workshop will be focused on polarities in expression, such as joy / sadness, hot / cold, light / dark, anger / peace, … and try to create a balance or a sonic experience that vibrates with the unpredictability and genius of a given moment.

Workshops can be attended by musicians of all ages, genres, levels of knowledge and experience. Artists from other fields are also invited.

The workshop is a part of the “Slow Light – Seeking Darkness” project.

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MUSICAL WORKSHOP/ “Listening player and playing listener”| Mentor: Riccardo La Foresta

Listening player and playing listener is a workshop addressed to musicians, non-musicians, performers, non-performers, actors, non-actors, artists, non artists, etc. It is open to anyone interested in using the body as a tool for listening and its capacity of movement in relation to sound and space.

In the psychoacoustic field, the experience of hearing is oriented toward sound sources—not the sounds themselves: if hearing is at the essence of playing and listening music, adding distance from the instrument brings the player closer to the listener, and vice versa.

Starting from the artistic practice of La Foresta, dedicated to language and vocabulary building on percussion instruments, the workshop will question the quality of listening in its broadest sense, with exercises focused on the surrounding sound environment and on the resonances of the Drummophone.

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