Reset
The word RESET is used in the world of modern technology to mean “correct the current error and return the system to operational or initial state.” Electronic systems have their own life. They come into being and function. They also die. They are attacked by viruses. They lose energy due to demands for multiple subsystems to work simultaneously. Sometimes they fail to recognize other systems, establish communication, or collaborate compatibly. Sometimes they freeze, enter uncontrollable states, and “crash.” They must be halted, all activity must be stopped so that the processors can restart and that satisfying humming sound can be heard again.
It seems to be the same with people.
The performance RESET is, in fact, a story about awakening, about restarting.
Choreography: Danica Arapović
Music: Aleksandra Đokić
Dramaturgy: Marko Pejović
Costume, set, and lighting design: Boris Čakširan
Performers: Ana Ignjatović Zagorac, Danijel Todorović, Jelena Stojiljković, Jovana Rakić, Senad Sopnić, Stojan Simić
The performance received an award at the 37th International Festival of Alternative and New Theatre (INFANT) in Novi Sad and was nominated for the “Dimitrije Parlić” award, given by the Association of Ballet Artists of Serbia.
…This time with a maturity that impresses, Danica Arapović delivered a piece that formally includes group play of three pairs, trios, duets, and solos, which are not only colored by a natural elegance and marked emotionality, but are also interesting and original in their choreographic flow. By applying the technological term ‘reset’ to her performers, Danica Arapović successfully portrayed the ‘crashing’ of the dance system, its temporary halt, and its reactivation—its awakening through movement.
Milica Zajcev, DANAS Daily, 14.12.2009.
Dramaturge Marko Pejović played a crucial role in this, once again confirming that contemporary dance must have a well-conceived and carefully developed dramaturgy.
Aleksandra Đokić’s music, essentially composed of pleasant, lyrical harmonies, inspired the choreographer and dancers to perform with rare harmony and mutual understanding.
This contributed to erasing the boundary between the movements expressed by the professional, highly expressive dancers—Ana Ignjatović-Zagorac, Jelena Stojiljković, and Jovana Rakić—and those danced by Danijel Todorović, Senad Sopnić, and Stojan Simić.
This was evident even when the young men were alone on stage, opposed to one another, as their dedication to the art they practice radiated with sincere inspiration and awareness that they are part of a world, a fate, and a continuity they experience not just with full strength, but with full heart…
