Juicegroove
2025
at the intersection of "Veslets" St. and "Tsar Simeon" St.
Juicegroove is an interactive dance performance for three dancers, directed by Kosta Karakashyan and choreographed in collaboration with the performers from Karakashyan & Artists dance company.
Juicegroove is an interactive dance performance for three dancers, directed by Kosta Karakashyan and choreographed in collaboration with the performers from Karakashyan & Artists dance company.
In the performance, dance becomes a way to connect with the people around us, creating new links between audience, performer and music. Spectators have the opportunity to influence the performance by choosing music, mood and costumes in real time and to observe how the dancers, in response, change their decisions.
The performance boldly combines the diverse dance aesthetics of contemporary and commercial dance, inspired by the sensation of synesthesia – a mixed perception of the senses – blending sound, touch and image in an unpredictable way.
The work was first presented in 2022 at the festival Ritual Gatherings on Kamchia Beach and in 2024 at the 24-hour theatre festival in Gabrovo – Theatre 24. It has been transformed into a new format specifically for the urban art festival Nine Elephants.
Duration: 30-45 min.
Team: Director and choreographer: Kosta Karakashyan / Dancers: Iskra Daskalova, Kalin Zhelev, Aleksandra Talyokova / Composer: Martina Stefanova
The performance is part of Sofia Performance Night.
Karakashyan & Artists is a multidisciplinary company of dance artists from Bulgaria that boldly explores various formats and disciplines with an emphasis on movement and telling powerful social stories. United by director and choreographer Kosta Karakashyan, the troupe creates innovative projects such as the dance-culinary immersive performances KITCHEN and Tales in Space: Unearthly Mysteries, the ecological immersive performance The Last Sunset, as well as the experimental video-game-style immersive show Insert Coin / Player One, a co-production of One Dance Festival. Their performances take over alternative spaces such as kitchens, waste depots, hotels, public spaces, offices, clubs, and beaches. Partners and supporters of the company include HRC Culinary Academy, Goethe-Institut, Singer-Zaharieff Foundation, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, One Dance Festival, and National Culture Fund.
In partnership with Oborishte District.
In partnership with Oborishte district.
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Presentation of an audio guide that can be listened to individually or in a group during a walk through the city