A group of ten dancers will present a work in the authentic environment of historical architecture during four performances. Their purpose is to draw attention to the multicultural character of Bratislava as a city that grew up on multinational dialogue.

“Our ambition is to create a vibrant, colorful performance that reminds us of the diversity of Bratislava’s communities. They have always been, are and will be an important essence of Bratislava’s metropolitan identity. Together with the performers, the audience will experience the dynamically changing nature of the public space on Hviezdoslav Square,” Slovak choreographer Juraj Korec, who works under the artistic brand Yuri Korec & Co, explains the purpose of the work. He has several successful full-length dance works to his credit and is also a co-author of internationally awarded dance films.

Contemporary dance resonates in urban culture thanks to the international contemporary dance festival Bratislava in Movement. “For 28 years, our festival has been creating opportunities to show contemporary dance even outside the classical spaces of theaters. The festival therefore initiates the creation of site-specific projects, which give artists the opportunity to create and enliven the streets and squares, or other public places of Bratislava. With the Pulse of Pressburg, we continue to fulfill this idea,” stated the artistic director of our festival and at the same time the dramaturg of the performance, Miroslava Kovářová.