Vesna Mackovic

Author, performer and producer working in areas of live and video performances, contemporary dance and multimedia experimental theatre. Also creates video art and radio-phonic sound art. Co-founder of educational program PAP (Performing Arts Program) in Zagreb, Croatia. Awarded with 3rd prize at THT@MSU 2016. yearly exhibition of contemporary arts for video performance 'Salute'. Awarded in New York with International audio fiction award in category Sarah Lawrence college students jury for her radio-phonic drama 'Krleza, stand in line!'. Resident at Robert Wilson's Watermill center in New York in 2017. She performed at 4 continents and collaborated in New York, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazahstan, Brazil. She performed in international trio for improvised music with Russian pianist Roman Stolyar and Austrian electric violinist Mia Zabelka. She represented Croatia at international Art's birthday manifestation. Her long term improvisational music project "Whisper to me, I wanna yell!" had so far 3 international editions: Brazilian (solo), Kazahstan (3-language performance with ensemble Eegeru) and Croatian (6-languages concert with music collective ARKTIK - broadcast live on 20 European and North American radio stations). Currently she is developing program of newly founded non-profit arts organization ARKTIK - The Institute for the Future focused on producing art works in the fields of music, theatre video, film and visual arts dealing with socially engaged and activist topics.