From 23.–29. August, the Performance Situation Room Pokretnica takes place within the 8th edition of Pokretnica Contemporary Dance and Performance Festival in Novi Sad.

This year the Pokretnica collective will host the artists Dragana Alfirević (finally back with Pokretnica collective since its founding, 9 years ago), Dejan Srhoj, and Jasmina Založnik. Dejan will show his work The Evening of Dance Solos, Dragana and Dejan will give a three-day dance workshop focusing on tools they use in making and watching dance and reflect on their recent collaboration with Deborah Hay, and Jasmina will present her book Claiming of Space - New Performative Art Practices in Yugoslavia analyzing the period between 1965 and 1987.

The PSR Pokretnica also presents Reflektor Theatre from Belgrade with a showing of Manifesto 2.0 by Filip Petkovski. The show is based on key artistic and social manifestos that have shaped our world; exploring the performativity of a manifesto, the director and the performers explored the tradition of the avant-garde. 

Pokretnica collective will show their work Compost, a poetic actualization of their work principles, support, and solidarity through dance improvisation scores; Pokretnica’s Dunja Crnjanski and Frosina Dimovska will give a lecture talk entitled This is/this is not/this will be - manifesto as thought exercise, and the members of Praktikabl will host a social game dealing with the conditions of work of freelance artists and NGOs What you can do with dance in Serbia.

The PSR Pokretnica is supported by LLB program through NDA Slovenia, organized by Praktikabl - platform for contemporary art and culture, hosted by Fabrika Student Cultural Center of Novi Sad, and curated by the Pokretnica collective.