SUN CITY is a space between the everyday life and dance. An intimate dance spectacle and a full length dance performance for seven dancers. With their diversity they covers almost all dance fields. One of starting points for reflection was positive utopia "The City of the Sun" by 16-century Dominican theologian, philosopher and poet Tommaso Campanella. First step which placed us into Sun City was searching for common language, expression and the question, are Love and Understanding possible in such a constellation of individuals? Men and women principles were developed, stories about the city inhabitants and their extreme relationships, individual expressions and collective movements. Through dance, they manifest themselves as different changes of energetic and emotional fields. Part of the most eclectic and uplifting music is performed live by Michael Wadada / Suns of Arqa (UK).

Author: Goran D. Bogdanovski
Dance: Magda Raiter, Dejan Srhoj, Jurij Konjar, Teja Reba, Željko Božič, 
             Kristina Aleksova, Sebastjan Starič
Music: Suns of Arqa, Gayan Uttejak Orchestra, Borut Bernik
Live sitar: Wadada
Sound: Torul
Dramaturgic advice: Tomi Janezič
Light design: Miran Šušteršič
Set design: Irena Pivka
Costume design: Bjanka Adžić Ursulov
Production: APT – Anton Podbevšek Theatre, Fičo Balet
Co-production: O Espaco do Tempo, Bunker production, Kapelica Gallery
Supported by: Ministry of Culture Slovenia, City Ljubljana, City Novo mesto,
                       British Council, Krka d.d.
Pre- premiere: 20. 10. 2006 - O Espaco do Tempo, Montemor-o-novo (p)
Premiere: 26. 1. 2007 – Anton Podbevšek Teater, Novo mesto (slo)

Civitas solis, one of the most resounding utopian texts, was written in 1623 by a Calabrian philosopher and Dominican theologist Tamasso Campanella (1568–1639). This scholar wrote the largest part of his opus (comprising more than eighty works) during long years of imprisonment in a dungeon, after being tortured, trialled and condemned by the Inquisition for his heretic learning and conflict with authorities. In the manner of Plato's Republic and More's Utopia, Campanella described his ideal of the state in Sun City, arguing for the Republic governed by Reason by means of Wisdom, Power and Love, and with communal life and wealth leading to universal harmony.  A. D.

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