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Nastja Bremec Rynia

Artistic Director Choreographer

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Nastja began her career in ballet and modern dance when she was six years old. She has won many awards at competitions in both ballet and modern dance. After graduating from high school (Secondary Preschool Education School and Gymnasium Ljubljana – specializing in modern dance) she was chosen by the Italian choreographers Mauro Astolfi and Erika Silgoner to receive a scholarship for training with their dance ensembles (Spellbound Dance Company and Esklan).

After finishing this six-month course she successfully passed entrance exams at CODARTS – Rotterdam Dance Academy. Among 900 candidates from all over the world, she was admitted directly into the 3rd year of study.

She graduated in 2008. During her stay in the Netherlands, she worked with numerous choreographers such as Nacho Duato, Mauro Bigonzeti, Michele Pogliani, Neel Veerdorn, Jerome Meyer, and Isabelle Chaffaud. In addition, she was a member of the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam dance ensemble.
Nastja has presented some of her choreographic miniatures at various choreographers’ competitions. She worked as a choreographer in Classics and Tango at the Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet of Ljubljana and collaborated with the Slovene National Theatre of Nova Gorica as movement director or choreographer on multiple occasions. In 2009 she founded MN Dance Company together with Michal Rynia. They call their dance style ‘Contemporary Fusion’.


 

PROJECTS

2021

  • ICARUS,  M. Rynia and N. Bremec MN Dance Company with Cankarjev dom Ljubljana., GO! 2025, MONG, Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, Artisti Associati – SNG N.Gorica, Cankarjev dom Ljubljana.

2020

  • GO! BORDERLESS,  M. Rynia and N. Bremec MN Dance Company with GO! 2025, MONG, Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica – Europe Square. 

2019

  • DE-SET,  M. Rynia and N. Bremec MN Dance Company with Cankarjev dom Ljubljana, Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica – SNG N.Gorica, Horizon Festival Hungary.

2018

  • LABYRINTH, M. Rynia and N. Bremec MN Dance Company with Sloven National Theatre Nova Gorica, Theatre Nova Gorica – SNG N.Gorica, International Storytelling Festival Graz, DAP festival Pietrasanta.

2017

  • S/HE, M. Rynia and N. Bremec MN Dance Company with Sloven National Theatre Nova Gorica, – SNG N.Gorica, Theater Rotterdam Theater Netherlands, Cankarjev dom Ljubljana.

2016 

  • CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE, M. Rynia and N. Bremec MN Dance Company with Slovene National Theater Nova Gorica – SNG N.Gorica, Teatro Comunale di Cormons, Italy, Rotterdam Schouwburg Theater, Netherlands.

2014

  • URBAN TALES – ROOM WITH A VIE, TIE, M. Rynia and N. Bremec, MN Dance Company with Sloven National Theater Nova Gorica – SNG N.Gorica, Cankarjev dom Ljubljana, Scena Otwarta Poland, Cultural House Gorizia, Kosovelov dom Sežana.

2011

  • THE MYTH, M. Rynia and N. Bremec, MN Dance Company with De Gouvernestraat Theatre Rotterdam and Cankarjev dom Ljubljana – De Gouvernestraat Theater Rotterdam, Cankarjev dom Ljubljana, SNG N.Gorica, Belef Summer festival in Belgrade.

2009 

  • DUST IN THE WIND, M. Rynia, N. Bremec, MN Dance Company – Theater Lantaren Venster Rotterdam, Korzo Theater Den Haag; Center kulture Španski borci Ljubljana; Anfiteatro delle Cascine Firence, Italia.

     

CHOREOGRAPHIC MINIATURES

2019 

  • ALL DIRECTIONS, M. Rynia and N. Bremec MN Dance Company, Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, New York USA.

2019 

  • TO THE SIDE AND AROUND, M. Rynia and N. Bremec MN Dance Company for Codarts – Rotterdam Dance Academy, Rotterdam Netherlands.

2015 

  • FRAMED, M. Rynia and N. Bremec MN Dance Company, City Gallery Nova Gorica, Teatro dei Giovanni Udine, Serbian National Theatre Belgrade.

2011

  • CHAINED, M. Rynia and N. Bremec MN Dance Company, Cankarjev dom Ljubljana, Avditorij Portorož, Slovene National Theater Maribor,Teatro dei Giovanni Udine, Lutkovno gledališče Maribor, Serbian National Theater Belgrade.

2010

  • THE STORY WE TELL, M. Rynia and N. Bremec MN Dance Company, Cankarjev dom Ljubljana, Avditorij Portorož, Slovene National Theater Nova Gorica, Theater Pordenone, Theater Udine, Serbian National Theater Belgrade.

2009 

  • SWITCHED, M. Rynia and Z. Markovic, NDT, Netherlands Dance Theatre, Opera House Hannover.

2006

  • SANJE, N. Bremec, Association of Ballet Artist of Slovenia, Opera and Ballet Ljubljana, Opera and Ballet Maribor

2005

  • FRAGMENTI, N. Bremec, for ballet competition, Opera and Ballet Ljubljana.

2008

  • INFINITO, N. Bremec and N. Pilipovič, for choreography competition Opus 1, SLG Celje.

     

FILM / VIDEO

2021

  • HORIZON,  dance film; M. Rynia and N. Bremec, MN Dance Company, recording and editing: F. Šulin, M. Rynia.

2021

  • WAITING,  dance film; M. Rynia and N. Bremec, MN Dance Company, recording and editing: U.Košir, M. Rynia.

2020

  • BLACK SWAN, dance film; BTS, Big Hit Entertainment, Freenjoy,Y.Choi (Lumpens) M. Rynia and N. Bremec, MN Dance Company.

2020

  • CONTEMPORARY DANCE DUET,  dance film; M. Rynia and N. Bremec, MN Dance Company, recording and editing: U.Košir, F. Šulin, M. Rynia.

2020

  • SET,  series of dance films; M. Rynia and N. Bremec, MN Dance Company, recording and editing: F. Šulin, U.Košir, M.Rynia

2016

  • LAND OF ALL,  dance film; M. Rynia and N. Bremec, MN Dance Company, recording and editing: G. Ippolito.

2015

  • ROOM WITH A VIEW, dance film, M. Rynia and N. Bremec, MN Dance Company, recording and editing F. Sulin and A. Novak.

2010

  • INFRA, dance film, M. Rynia & N. Bremec, MN Dance Company, recording and editing F.Sulin and A.Novak.

2013 

  • PERSEVERANCE, whole evening film, director: Miha Knific (Michal Rynia & Nastja Bremec made 7 min, long choreography, for dancers from SNG Opera in Balet Ljubljana and Sng Opera in Balet Maribor), Nukleus film, Slovenski filmski sklad.

2012

2012

  • MOMENT OF FEVER, dance film, director: Svetlana Dramlić, choreography and dance: Michal Rynia and Nastja Bremec, MN Dance Company, RTV Slovenija, Studio Arkadena.