40. Zimska plesna šola / 40th Winter dance school

This was already ninth Winter dance school in a row for me, next year will be 10th! Already looking forward! :)

I’m always flabbergasted by the easiness and grace dancers perform their acts, maybe even more when it comes to the pole dancers. Simply amazing! :)

Dancers in studio photo shoot: Vanja Kolanovič

Tuesday, 12/04/2022

First in my new series of dancers in studio photoshoots features amazing dancer and dance teacher Vanja Kolanovič :)

"Plesni utripi" featured dance schools and groups from Maribor region and it was divided into two nights - some amazing performances there, I really enjoyed it photographing!

My 8th Winter dance school in a row, but this time in a way different.

30. Odprta plesna scena (30th Open Dance Scene)

Third and the last day of the annual 30. Odprta plesna scena (30th Open dance scene) festival brought the dynamic duo of Marina Abib and Beno Novak with their performance "Kup kuncev" (400 rabbits) which was a pure joy to photograph :)

30. Odprta plesna scena (30th Open Dance Scene)

First night of 30th Open Dance Scene was reserved for "Plesni utripi mladih" (Youth Dance Beats) - presentation of dance miniatures of young dancers from various local dance schools and selection for Živa, the Festival of young dance creativity in Slovenia.

Once again, I was very privileged to be surrounded with amazing young talents and their great dance mentors - really inspiring weekend! :)

This past weekend I was very happy and privileged, to document 32nd Winter dance school (32. Zimska plesna šola) - my third in a roll - that was organised by JSKD and held in Plesna izba Maribor. Full of very talented young dancers and their great mentors, this workshop was again, just as last two years, a joy to photograph! :)

Continuing our successful collaboration from the last year, I was hired again this year to document the international Winter Dance School that has been happening in Maribor for 31 years now!

Last weekend, I've been very privileged to photograph amazing young dancers from whole Slovenia (plus some foreign guests) with their amazing mentors, during the 30th Winter dance school (30. Zimska plesna šola). Such passion and talent in one place - simply, for a lack of better word, amazing!

Book (p)review: Jordan Matter: Dancers among us - A Celebration of Joy in the Everyday

Monday, 16/02/2015

Workman Publishing, 2012

New York Times bestseller that I heartily recommend it to anyone interested in dance and/or dance photography!

Plesna izba Maribor's annual winter dance show production

Continuing our great collaboration with Maribor’s well know dance school & dance company Plesna Izba Maribor, I documented another annual winter show production of the most of their different classes - from small kids to jazz and modern/contemporary dancers!

Moment - Monja & Domen - the dancing couple, a quick photo shoot

Monday, 22/12/2014

Monja Lorenčič and Domen Žugelj, known also under their artistic name Moment, are two great, young and very talented dancers from Slovenia that needed some fresh pics for their portfolio - I was very honoured to work with them on a quick photo shoot last month and am sure will do this again, since all three of us had a great time :)

During this 16 days of Festival Lent, I also shoot some (contemporary) dance performances and theatre for children - find some of those images in this gallery :)

Movie (p)review - Ride, Rise, Roar

Tuesday, 30/04/2013

Hillman Curtis, 2010

Concert documentary showing performances and behind the stage shots from the David Byrne's "The Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno" tour, including not just musicians but some modern dancers too. For all fans of David Byrne, Talking Heads and the ones that like the good mix of modern dance with pop music!

Spacial installation called "Bodies in Urban Spaces", authored by Willi Dorner, took place during Front@ contemporary dance festival in Murska Sobota.

Contemporary dance festival

Ten days contemporary dance festival called "Premik v Maribor / Move to Maribor" in, well, Maribor! :)

The Moving Gallery - group photography exhibition plus contemporary dance

Thursday, 30/08/2012

Murska Sobota, August 31st and September 1st 2012

Some of the photos that I took at the recent dance photography workshop with Chris Nash, along with the ones from my fellow photographers, will be shown as part of The Moving Gallery project in the next two days, as part of Front@, contemporary dance festival.