Albania Dance Meeting holds seventh edition

TIRANA, Oct. 10 – Albanian, Kosovo, Macedonian, Italian, Norwegian, and German dance troupes are participating in the seventh edition of the International Festival of Modern and Contemporary Dance from October 7 to 15 which is being held in Durres. Albania is represented in the festival by the Albanian Dance Theatre Company and a solo by Ardit Logu. Kosovo is participating with Labinot Rexhepi, Macedonia with Kire Miladinoski and Italy with Ersilia Danza Company.
Francesca Scaveta Company is staging the “Surprised Body Project while Germany is participating with an Extreme Makeover solo by Katharina Maschenka Horn.
The dance pieces are performed both in Durres at the Aleksander Moisiu theatre and at the Black Box of the University of Arts in Tirana.
Gjergj Prevazi, the festival’s director says this year finds the festival in financial difficulty which is also evidenced by the small number of participant troupes.
The International Festival of Modern and Contemporary Dance is intended to familiarize Albanian audience with various dance theatres and companies or independent dancers from abroad who develop professional modern and contemporary dance techniques and innovative forms of dance expression. “This event is an opportunity for its participants to exchange ideas and experiences of dance, which have been developed worldwide, as well as get acquainted with the development of contemporary dance in Eastern Europe. It is a great event not only for the spectators and dance professionals but also for the arts lovers from the whole country to get acquainted with the progressive world culture,” organizers say.