Matija Debeljuh

After more than 160 years of existence and numerous magnificent ships that sailed from its facility, the Pula shipyard "Uljanik" became a graveyard of abandoned workshops, steel wrecks and unmovable cranes. In this post-apocalypse landscape, which today is inhabited by loud seagulls, half-starved cats and crayfish, we are caught up with the emotional testimonies of former workers..

Istrian traditions, singing, culinary delights. All that in the time-honoured ritual of pig slaughter or prašćina. What is the importance of meat today and can we give up its utilitarian rudimentarity in the face of political, ecological, nutritionist, and other contemporary trends?

In all its beauty, youth can be so naive that we cannot discern the important things… Love is the most wonderful and the most destructive thing in the world, all at the same time…

Contrada is an experimental video collaboration with the contemporary dancer Roberta Milevoj. It attempts to connect the elements of dance and movement in a natural forest environment. The camera records a new interpretation of the body, where the focus is on the human being and his relationship with the environment – on the individual confronting the natural world. Here, through the art of dance, the need for non-linear stories is expressed. It has its roots in nature, from which the choreography draws its inspiration, and ultimately finds a new form of expression through dance.