Jura Ruža i Martina Terzić | Artists in Residence | Kamov Residency

Photo: Dražen Šokčević

• Biography
• The Project
• Organized by

• Jura Ruža i Martina Terzić

  Jura Ruža graduated in 2022 at The Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek , Croatia. He holds a Master's degree in Non-Verbal Theatre and Bachelor's degree in Acting & Puppetry. As part of Erasmus student exchange program, he spent one semester studying Digital Interactive Arts at the Faculty of Theatre and Film in Cluj-Napoca (Romania).

  He attended numerous workshops in the fields of acting (M. Čehov, S. Meisner, Grotowski...), physical theatre (Hannes Langolf, Jan Fabre Teaching Group, Lecoq) and contemporary dance (Gaga, Ferenc Feher, Francesco Scavetta).

  He has collaborated with institutional and independent theatres across Croatia and performed in drama, puppet and children's plays and musicals. He is the author of several theatre plays; Self-isolation in 40 minutes (2020), Morphin' (2023) and Display Bar (2024), which were performed at numerous theatre festivals in Croatia (Eurijala, TranziT, PiF, Lutkokaz, Rasplesani park, Dani monodrame, ReUma). He also appeared in feature films directed by Damir Čučić and Matija Benić.

  He has held numerous workshops in fields of acting, puppetry and non-verbal theater workshops for both children and adults. He currently lives in Zagreb.

  Martina Terzić is a contemporary dancer and teacher who earned her BA in Contemporary Dance Education from ADU, Zagreb. Her passion for bridging contemporary dance and theater led her to pursue Nonverbal Theater, and in 2022, she completed her MA of Arts at AUKOS in Osijek.

  Terzić has made significant contributions in the fields of dance, teaching, and choreography, particularly through her collaborative work with various artists. Her development in this regard has been shaped by the guidance and mentorship of both Croatian and internationally acclaimed dance pedagogues: Petra Hrašćanec, Ana Mrak, Nikolina Pristaš, Joan van der Mast, Matija Ferlin, Alen Čelić, Guy Nader, Milan Tomašik, Tomasz Rodowicz, Jasmin Novljaković, Elina Toneva…

  Martina has been actively involved in several dance and drama productions as choreographer, author and performer. Some of her notable performances over the past three years: Instant (solo dance performance, M. Terzić, 2024), Display Bar (J. Ruža, 2024), Živa (dir. M. Vavan; chor. M.Terzić, 2024), Slučajni izbor/Choosing by chance (Dujmić/Špekuljuk, 2023), Pakao/Inferno (dir.Lemo; chor. Mujić, 2021).

  In addition to her performances, Martina is an active member of dance organizations in Croatia; Croatian Dancers Association, UPUH and DaCi – Croatia: Dance and the Child.

• Black Sheep

  19.-24.11.2024.

  "Black Sheep" (2024) is a performance art research project and a continuation of devised and physical theatre work by independent theater artist Ivana Peranić from Rijeka. This project will further explore material created during the "Magic Theater" (2023) research, which focused on the complexity and duality of human nature, leading to themes around ancestry and the concept of the 'black sheep' in families. Over two weeks, the work will be conducted under the guidance of Ivana Peranić, along with performers and creators Martina Terzić from Osijek and Jura Ruža from Varaždin. The aim is to refine the scenic and choreographic material, which will ultimately be finalized for a premiere in 2025 across Rijeka, Varaždin, and Osijek. The public presentation of this stage of the research will take place at the HKD in Sušak on December 7, 2024, followed by a discussion with the audience.

  Concept, choreography, and direction: Ivana Peranić 

  Performers and creators: Martina Terzić and Jura Ruža 

  Production: Creative Laboratory of Contemporary Theatre KRILA 

  Financial support: City of Rijeka 

  Logistical support: HKD na Sušaku and Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Kamov Residency)

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• Arts organisation KRILA

  → https://krila.org

  Arts organisation KRILA is a laboratory for contemporary theatre promoting progressive practices and creating engaging art works for local communities and citizens of Rijeka as well as supporting professionals and small independent European cultural operators in the field. In the development of our audiences: 1) we use unconventional theater spaces, 2) we engage the audience in the creative process and/or performance, 3) we approach the process of audience segmentation as an articulation of values. The strategic goals of the organization are:

  - to ensure stimulating conditions for the work, research and strengthening of the capacities of domestic freelance contemporary performing artists and raising the quality and visibility of their artistic production.

  - to develop and implement international cooperation projects with a special focus on contemporary performance practices, connecting and cooperating with international artists, educators, organizations and institutions.

  - to contribute to the improvement of the personal and professional development of children, young people and adults through educational theater content that meets their needs, relying on contemporary, collaborative, engaged and inclusive theater practices.