Dates

06.07.2026 / 10:00–12:00

Information

MAMALAND is a research project in which dance artist Nastasja Štefanić Kralj explores what does it mean to be „a good mother“.

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One part of the research is organizing meetings of moms who are also dance artists. At each meeting, mothers deal with a specific topic related to motherhood, such as my body and my dance before and after childbirth, the issue of overload, time for yourself, tips on how to raise a child, etc. Each topic is addressed in different ways, such as creative writing, creating mood boards, exploring through movement, and each meeting ends with a discussion of each individual topic. At the workshop at Studio ALTA, the gathered mothers will have the opportunity to address a specific topic related to motherhood through various creative tasks, share their own experiences, and take some time for themselves.

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Nastasja Stefanic Kralj is a dance artist, musician, dance and music teacher. She holds a BA and an MA degree in viola which she received from the Music Academy in Zagreb and a BA degree in contemporary dance that she studied at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Nastasja makes her own pieces and collaborates regularly with both Croatian and foreign artists. Her choreographic works were performed at festivals in Croatia and abroad- Zagreb Dance Week (Croatia), Echo Echo Dance Festival (UK), L1danceFest (Hungary), Monoplay (Croatia), Soundance (Germany),Suffolk Shorts Film Festival (UK), Athens Video Dance Project (Greece). As a dancer she performed in Serbia, Montenegro, Belgium, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Romania, Slovenia, Italy, Germany and Greece. 

In 2022, she was awarded by Croatian professional dance associations, for the best solo dance performance in the 2021/2022 season. From 2017 to 2024 she was a teaching assistant at the Drama department and from 2019 she has been a guest teacher at the Dance department, both at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb.  She is a member of Croatian Dancers Association and Croatian Freelance Artists Association.In 2024 she became a member of the Studio- contemporary dance company. 

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The program is part of Studio ALTA’s exchange residency with the Zagreb Dance Centre in Croatia. You can find more information about this international collaboration here.