11 May, Ljubljana (SI)
Duration: 40 minutes
Contains: nudity
Saline Nebula is a striking anti-utopia project that transforms the abstract into the tangible, and the unseen into the visible. Through choreography, it brings chaos, loneliness, and beauty to the forefront, turning shadows into images and form. This exploration of the primal human condition reveals a universe both alien and deeply human, capturing an ethereal world on the edge of the unknown.
“... In all chaos there is a cosmos.” — C.G. Jung
Critic Mila Iskrenova describes Saline Nebula as “beautifully startling…a picture of insurmountable abandonment in a lonely and threatening world.” She observes that Violeta Vitanova and Stanislav Genadiev's vision “delves deeply into the unconscious, generating images of primordial loneliness with a cosmic nature and dimension.” The piece offers audiences a raw, haunting glimpse into a universal void, balancing the surreal with the intensely human.
More about the authors: HERE
Authors: Stanislav Genadiev, Violeta Vitanova, in partnership with El Vasileva
Performer: El Vasileva or Marion Darova
Sound Environment: Stanislav Genadiev
Visual Environment: Iliana Kancheva
Lighting: Elina Ivanov, Stanislav Genadiev
Concept Consultant: Stanislava Simeonova
Movement Consultant: Galina Borisova
Cinematography: Marin Kafedjiiski
Photography: Martin Atanasov
Produced by: “Areality” Association
The project was implemented with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture, in partnership with the “DOM” club - Sofia, Bulgaria.