Balkan Ballerinas

Concept & Choreography: Anca Stoica & Sergiu Diță
Performers: Sergiu Diță, Sofia Sitaru-Onofrei & Andreea Vălean
Sound Design: RAW Creatives
Music: Daniel Stănciucu, Adrian Piciorea, David Luncă
Lighting Design: Dorian Bolca
Anthropological Studies: Laura Maria Ilie
Production: Platforma 13

Platforma 13 is an artistic duo initiated by choreographers Anca Stoica and Sergiu Diță, focused on overturning the norms and conventions of the performing and performing arts. Their research starts from collaborative and transdisciplinary practices, being an independent initiative dedicated to experimentation and the current needs of artistic expression. The idea of platform proposes openness and dialog with the public in search of diversity. Their collaborations, partnerships and projects aim to intensfize the visibility of contemporary dance and penetrate spaces where access to culture is limited.

Anca Stoica (b. 1999) & Sergiu Diță (b. 1999) are graduates of the Bachelor and Master program in Choreographic Art of the National University of Theatrical and Cinematographic Art “I. L. Caragiale. The two graduated in 2023 from the Dance and Performance Academy of the Bucharest National Dance Center (CNDB).
In 2024 Platforma 13 was the AREAL associated collective. The artistic residencies in which they participated: ID’s in Sync (2024) – residency in Rome (IT) in collaboration with ARPRO School, funded by Culture Moves Europe; ȘAH – Hundorf School of Dance with the multidisciplinary project Azi nu (2024) in collaboration with Mihai Ivascu; Balkan Ballerinas: research residency at AREAL (2023).
Projects realized by Platform 13 include Balkan Ballerinas (2024), Play Replay Remix (2023) & Pop Recycling Body Work (2022).
Platforma 13 participated in Bucharest Biennale 10, Hell’s Mole Festival, Mittelfest Young & Artown Festival.

More information about Balkan Ballerinas can be found by following Platform 13.

Institutional partners: National Book Center – Romanian Cultural Institute, National Center for Dance Bucharest, “Andrei Mureșanu” Theatre Sfântu Gheorghe, Hungarian State Theatre “Csiky Gergely” Timișoara, KC Magacin, Toplocentrala Center for Contemporary Arts

Media partners: ISCOADA, Happening, Teatrul Azi

With the support of
Administration of the National Cultural Fund (AFCN)

Main partner
Linotip – Independent Choreographic Center

Partners
Galateca, Bucharest City Hall through ARCUB – Cultural Center of Bucharest, Universitatea Națională de Artă Teatrală și Cinematografică „I.L. Caragiale”, Liceul de Coregrafie „Floria Capsali”, Cinema Union, Cărturești, 5 to go

Main media partner
Radio Guerilla

Media partners
Adevărul, Agerpress, Elle, Happ.ro, Liternet, TVR Cultural, Radio România Cultural, Revista Arta, The Institute, Zile și nopți, Zeppelin, ISCOADA, Revista Golan, Feeder, Visit Bucharest, Ziarul Metropolis, Scena9, IQads, Ceașca de Cultură, Modernism.ro, Haute Culture Magazine, munteanurecomanda.ro, Daily Magazine

The performance is presented within the Dans.Context.Showcase project. Co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund (AFCN). The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the grantee.