MARIJA ANDROVA

A Ča Ćete Takovo Je Vrime, short multimedia performance emerges from the story of how big corporations affected everyday life of local people on a small island in the Adriatic sea, after a bridge was built there in the year 1980. The story follows the development and effects of globalization on geologically remote areas such as islands. The piece aims to immerse the audience with language (Chakavian and old Icelandic language), music (microtonal music from island Krk and traditional Icelandic singing style) and minimalist scenography inspired by traditional Japanese Noh theatre style, combining unique traditions from three islands: Krk (Croatia), Iceland and Honshu (Japan). Integrating cutting-edge technology such as movement sensors and audio-reactive visuals, it explores identity, diversity, and the fragile balance between cultural heritage and modernity.

By ANDRO MANZONI & ÁKI FROSTASON

The works were born from the artist’s desire to make her grandparents relive the colors and sensations of the lands they come from: Istria and Dalmatia, to which she herself feels deeply connected. Considering the message behind the exhibition, the Fittke Room has been used as a set, where Margherita invited some international musicians to perform and share their own reflection on the “sense of belonging to a place”. Speciality of the composition Veglia is the timbre of the musical instrument sopile, an ancient traditional woodwind instrument of island Krk (Croatia).

Choreography BENEDETTA AGOSTINIS
Art installation MARGHERITA BAGGI
Concept & Music ANDRO MANZONI