Kristina Bajza Marcinko

Name: Kristina Bajza Marcinko
Date of birth: 2 October 1980
Place of Birth: Zagreb
E-mail: k.bajza.marchinko@gmail.com

EDUCATION
1989 School of Classical Ballet
1990 - 1998 Secondary School of Contemporary Dance Ana Maletic (Zagreb)
1992 - 1998 Rhythmic Gymnastics:
- Croatian champion, repeatedly
- European Championship, Bucharest (1993), Gymnasiade, Cyprus (1994), World Championship, Vienna (1995) European Championship, Norway (1996) World Championship, Berlin (1998)
...and many other international tournaments in Italy, Austria, Slovenia, France, Portugal, Hungary

Workshops & seminars:
2007 Nicola Humpel / Nico and the Navigators (acting), Caden Manson (Big Art Group), Benjamin Verdonck, Gustavo Frigerio, Dalija Acin, Ivo Dimchev
2006 Chloé Ban, Simona Dimitrov-Palatinus (acting), Juan Kruz Diaz de Garaio Esnaola
2005 Rasmus Olme, Tomi Janezic (acting), Gregor Lustek, Keren Levi
2003 Boris Charmatz, Gabriel Castillo
2002 Vicente Silva Sanines, Akram Khan, Karina Holla / physical acting
1997 Laban centre
1996 workshop in Holland, teachers from Rotterdamse dansacademie

WORK EXPERIENCE

Performer:

2009 - Stade sunce cudo gledajuci, choreographed by Rajko Pavlic
- Magic Act Show, directed by Rene Bitorajac and Tarik Filipovic (Satirical Theatre Kerempuh)
- Parachutists or on the art of falling, directed by Ivica simic for Mala Scena Theater

2008 - Magic Act Show, directed by Rene Bitorajac and Tarik Filipovic (Satirical Theatre Kerempuh)
- Circus sardam, directed by Mario Kovac for Tigar theatre
- Domesticus Vulgaris, choreographed by Rajko Pavlic, participation at EXPO, Zaragoza, Spain
- Just Samba, directed by Maja Kovac and Kristina Bajza Marcinko, participation at XIII Biennial of Young artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, Bari, Italy
- Pirat Academy, directed by Anica Tomic for Tvornica lutaka Theater
- Parachutists or on the art of falling, directed by Ivica simic for Mala Scena Theater
- Etno - unlimited, directed by Rajko Pavlic

2007 - Magic Act Show, directed by Rene Bitorajac and Tarik Filipovic (Satirical Theatre Kerempuh)
- Circus sardam, directed by Mario Kovac for Tigar theatre
- Domesticus Vulgaris, choreographed by Rajko Pavlic / participation at V Internacional Mujeres en la danza Festival in Ecuador

2006 - Just Samba, directed by Maja Kovac and Kristina Bajza Marcinko
- Domesticus Vulgaris, choreographed by Rajko Pavlic / Dance Week Festival, Zagreb
- Circus sardam, directed by Mario Kovac for Tiger Theatre
- Magic Act Show (Satirical Theatre Kerempuh)
- touring with performance Jutro (Morning)

2005 - Birds birds birds, directed by Mario Kovac, Maja Kovac, Sanja Tropp and Kristina Bajza Marcinko
- Witches, choreographed by Aleksandra Misic
- Domesticus Vulgaris, choreographed by Rajko Pavlic
- Magic Act Show (Satirical Theatre Kerempuh)
- touring with performance Jutro (Germany, Finland, Argentina), also chosen for the Biennial of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean in Naples, Italy

2004 - touring with performance Jutro in Croatia
- Magic Act Show, directed by Rene Bitorajac and Tarik Filipovic (Satirical Theatre Kerempuh)

2003 - El puerco enamorado, directed by Vicente Silva Sanines, participation at the 6th Teatar Fest in Sarajevo - Jutro, directed by Mario Kovac, Maja Kovac, Sanja Tropp and Kristina Bajza Marcinko (fragments of Psychosis 4, 48, a play by Sarah Kane)

2002 - Monologues in orange. And the tires are?, choreographed by Nensi Lazic
- Pyrtaneion, site-specific piece combined of contemporary dance and fire juggling, 19th Dance Week Festival in Zagreb

2001 - Run to slow down the life or slow up to accelerate the passing, Platform of Young Choreographers
- Restricted Movement, choreographed by Katarina Durdevic

1998 - Member of "Ensemble of Absolute Movement"

1997 - Member of "Zagreb Dance Company"

Author:

2009 - Choreography for Children's Theatre Dubrava, Povuci - potegni, directed by Mario Kovac
2006 - co-author of Just Samba, with Maja Kovac, participation at XIII Biennial of Young artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, Bari, Italy
2005 - co-author of Birds birds birds, with Mario Kovac, Maja Kovac and Sanja Tropp (fragments of Daha, a play by Radovan Ivsic)
2003 - co-author of Jutro, with Mario Kovac, Maja Kovac and Sanja Tropp (fragments of Psychosis 4, 48, a play by Sarah Kane), participation at Biennial of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean, Naples, Italy
2002 - co-author of project Pyrtaneion, site-specific piece combined of contemporary dance and fire juggling, 19th Dance Week Festival in Zagreb
2001 - author of Run to slow down the life or slow up to accelerate the passing, Platform of Young Choreographers

AWARDS

2005 Award for Best performance, Jutro, European Woman's Theatre Festival, Finland

2004 "Kaplja" Award for acting achievements, Jutro, Pula Art Festival, Croatia

1998 First prize, group category, 4^th Croatian Dance School Students Competition
First prize, Competition of contemporary dance in Hungary (Pecs)

1997 First prize, solo, 3^rd Croatian Dance School Students Competition

1996 First prize, solo; First prize, group category - 2^nd Croatian Dance School Students Competition