Beyond is a contemporary dance performance, choreographed by Miloš Isailović, that expands the perspective from the individual toward the complex world of human relationships. It explores encounters, distances, attraction, separation, loss, and renewed closeness, reflecting on our fundamental need to connect with others and to find our place within a community.
On stage, a constantly shifting network of relationships unfolds. Individuals meet, influence one another, connect and separate, disappear and return, continuously redefining the space between themselves and others. The body becomes a means of communication—a place where trust, tension, vulnerability, support, and belonging can emerge.
Through movement, Beyond explores the delicate balance between individuality and togetherness. How much of ourselves do we preserve when we become part of a group? How do our encounters shape and transform us? And how can we move beyond our individual perspectives to create something collectively?
The performance gradually moves from individual experiences toward a shared physical space, where connection and collaboration become a source of transformation. Beyond reflects on the idea that change does not happen only within the individual, but also through our relationships with others. It invites the audience to experience the body not only as an individual presence, but as part of a larger, constantly evolving network of human connection.
Youthful and Playful
The outdoor stage likewise featured only a few scenic elements, scattered across different parts of the space. The lighting was completely different: unlike the indoor performance, where the dance action took place almost exclusively in the central part of the stage, here it unfolded across different areas. Nevertheless, the most striking ensemble scenes — performed by eight dancers — took place in the centre, beneath a focused light.
Serbian choreographer Miloš Isailović conceived Beyond as a fairly dynamic work, at times infused with a youthful playfulness. The theme he developed centred on the individual’s search for connection with others and on both successful and unsuccessful attempts at intimacy. Different pairings emerged; at times a third person intervened, misunderstandings arose, and conflicts had to be confronted and resolved. The choreography consists of scenes featuring dancers individually and in smaller groups, before bringing them together in the final section in what resembles a kind of cleansing ritual.
Breda Pahor, Primorski dnevnik / 1. Jul 2026
BEYOND
Choreographer: Miloš Isailović
Assistant choreographer: Anja Moderndorfer
Music: Ana Krstajić
Light designer: Matjaž Bajc
Sound designer: Stojan Nemec
Dancers: Eri Nishibara, Nathan Dhugues, Elia Zahnd, Iva Ilievska, Alessandra Russo, Nicoletta Carenzi, Uhaina Montet, Lucy Woodhouse
Miloš Isailović
Anja Moderndorfer
Uhaina Montet
Iva Ilievska
Alessandra Russo
Elia Zahnd
Eri Nishibara
Lucy Woodhouse
Nicoletta Carenzi
Nathan Dhugues
Youthful and Playful
The outdoor stage likewise featured only a few scenic elements, scattered across different parts of the space. The lighting was completely different: unlike the indoor performance, where the dance action took place almost exclusively in the central part of the stage, here it unfolded across different areas. Nevertheless, the most striking ensemble scenes — performed by eight dancers — took place in the centre, beneath a focused light.
Serbian choreographer Miloš Isailović conceived Beyond as a fairly dynamic work, at times infused with a youthful playfulness. The theme he developed centred on the individual’s search for connection with others and on both successful and unsuccessful attempts at intimacy. Different pairings emerged; at times a third person intervened, misunderstandings arose, and conflicts had to be confronted and resolved. The choreography consists of scenes featuring dancers individually and in smaller groups, before bringing them together in the final section in what resembles a kind of cleansing ritual.
Breda Pahor, Primorski dnevnik / 1. Jul 2026
