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Diskusia Pútničky v ruinách
Discussion Pilgrims in ruins
Event by: Trenčín 2026, Kino Družba, Nu Dance Fest
Location: Družba Drama Studio, Soblahovská 1508/4, Trenčín
Discussions and lectures, Art Exhibitions
About event
💬 We invite you to a discussion called Pilgrims in ruins.
📅 When? 7.12. 2025,
📍 Where? Druzhba Drama Studio, Soblahovská 1508, Trenčín
✨ What will we discuss?
Ruins disrupt the relations of space and time, they break them down. But at the same time they layer them. They acquire the ability to connect the past, the present and ask about the future. We will continue with the theatrical performance Tankodróm, which is a time-lapse performance. He examines the territory and its sediments, asks about its past, present and future significance. It not only maps its historical and cultural image, but above all captures socio-political transformations. What will happen to the territory of the Bystrička tankodrome?
🎤 Guests: Katarína Marková and Marlene Ruther – performance artists
🧭 Moderator: Milo Juráni – dramaturg and theoretician
🕖 Start of discussion: 19:00
Free entry.
Capacity is limited.
🎭 The discussion will take place after the TANKODROM theater performance, which is part of the 20th Nu dance fest 2025 (International festival of contemporary dance and movement theater). The duration is about 45 minutes.
Entrance is free, capacity is limited. You can book a ticket worth EUR 0 at: https://tootoot.fm/sk/events/6915f881dc59ef16ca8209b8
More information about the show:
https://www.nudancefest.sk/clanok.php?lang=sk&id=327
📍 Where? Družba Drama Studio, Soblahovská 1508, Trenčín
🎬 Description of the show:
Marková & Ruther (SK/DE)
TANKODRÓM: Site of rifts and tank drifts
Tankodróm is a former training ground for tanks near the Slovak town of Martin. Directly below it, there is an abandoned factory of the steel industry, Závod úžiceho strojárstva, where tanks have been produced since 1952. In the 1980s, thanks to this factory, Czechoslovakia became one of the world's leading manufacturers of tanks.
After the end of military use, the Tankodróm was formally abandoned, but in reality it became a unique cosmos occupied by various creatures and stories. Intermedia artist Katarína Marková has been exploring this space for four years and regularly invites various guests here. Last year, they explored it together with the artist Marlene Ruther.
They recognized the Tankodrom as a place that is in constant decay and currently serves as a dump for soil from the construction of the hospital. Equipped with cameras and recorders, they walked through the 50-hectare area, where instead of tank tracks, they followed the tracks of deer, strange sounds, practices or trucks loaded with tons of earth. The result is a performative video essay with which they bring Tankodróm to Bratislava.
🎥 Concept & Performance: Katarína Marková
🎥 Guest & Performance: Marlene Ruther
📝 Dramaturgy: Milo Juráni
🌐 Language: English and Slovak
⏱ Duration: 40 min.
📸 Photo and video recordings will be made at the event, which will later be published.
#DakujemePartnerom #AjNasPodporujeTSK #AjNasPodporujeMestoTrencin #AjNasPodporujeMinisterstvoKultury #AjNasPodporujeEU #Trencin2026
💬 We invite you to a discussion titled Pilgrims in Ruins.
📅 When? 7 December 2025
📍 Where? Družba Drama Studio, Soblahovská 1508, Trenčín
✨ What will we talk about?
Ruins disrupt the relationships between space and time, breaking them apart—yet at the same time layering them. They gain the ability to connect the past and present and prompt questions about the future. We will build on the theater performance Tankodróm, a time-lapse performance. It examines a territory and its sediments, asking about its former, current and future significance. It maps not only its historical and cultural image, but above all captures socio-political transformations. What will happen to the area of the Bystrička tank training ground?
🎤 Guests: Katarína Marková and Marlene Ruther – performative artists
🧭 Moderator: Milo Juráni – dramaturg and theorist
🕖 Start of discussion: 19:00
Admission free.
Capacity is limited.
🎭 The discussion will take place after the theater performance TANKODRÓM, which is part of the 20th edition of Nu Dance Fest 2025 (International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Physical Theatre).
The theater performance Tankodróm starts at 18:00. Duration approx. 45 minutes.
Admission is free, capacity is limited. You can reserve your 0 EUR ticket at: https://tootoot.fm/sk/events/6915f881dc59ef16ca8209b8
More information about the performance:
https://www.nudancefest.sk/clanok.php?lang=sk&id=327
📍 Where? Družba Drama Studio, Soblahovská 1508, Trenčín
🎬 Performance description:
Marková & Ruther (SK/DE)
TANKODRÓM: Site of rifts and tank drifts
Tankodróm is a former tank training ground near the Slovak town of Martin. Directly beneath it lies an abandoned steel-industry factory of the Heavy Engineering Works, where tanks were produced from 1952. By the 1980s, thanks in part to this factory, Czechoslovakia had become one of the world's leading tank producers.
After its military use ended, Tankodróm remained formally abandoned, but in reality it became a unique cosmos inhabited by various beings and stories. Intermedia artist Katarína Marková has been exploring this site for four years and regularly invites guests to join her. Last year, she explored it together with artist Marlene Ruther.
They discovered Tankodróm as a place in constant decay, currently used as a soil dump from the construction of a new hospital. Equipped with cameras and audio recorders, they walked the 50-hectare area, where instead of tank tracks they followed deer trails, strange sounds and practices, and trucks loaded with tons of soil. The outcome is a performative video essay that brings Tankodróm to Bratislava.
🎥 Concept & Performance: Katarína Marková
🎥 Guest & Performance: Marlene Ruther
📝 Dramaturgy: Milo Juráni
🌐 Language: English and Slovak
⏱ Duration: 40 minutes
📸 Photo and video documentation will be taken at the event and may later be published.
📅 When? 7.12. 2025,
📍 Where? Druzhba Drama Studio, Soblahovská 1508, Trenčín
✨ What will we discuss?
Ruins disrupt the relations of space and time, they break them down. But at the same time they layer them. They acquire the ability to connect the past, the present and ask about the future. We will continue with the theatrical performance Tankodróm, which is a time-lapse performance. He examines the territory and its sediments, asks about its past, present and future significance. It not only maps its historical and cultural image, but above all captures socio-political transformations. What will happen to the territory of the Bystrička tankodrome?
🎤 Guests: Katarína Marková and Marlene Ruther – performance artists
🧭 Moderator: Milo Juráni – dramaturg and theoretician
🕖 Start of discussion: 19:00
Free entry.
Capacity is limited.
🎭 The discussion will take place after the TANKODROM theater performance, which is part of the 20th Nu dance fest 2025 (International festival of contemporary dance and movement theater). The duration is about 45 minutes.
Entrance is free, capacity is limited. You can book a ticket worth EUR 0 at: https://tootoot.fm/sk/events/6915f881dc59ef16ca8209b8
More information about the show:
https://www.nudancefest.sk/clanok.php?lang=sk&id=327
📍 Where? Družba Drama Studio, Soblahovská 1508, Trenčín
🎬 Description of the show:
Marková & Ruther (SK/DE)
TANKODRÓM: Site of rifts and tank drifts
Tankodróm is a former training ground for tanks near the Slovak town of Martin. Directly below it, there is an abandoned factory of the steel industry, Závod úžiceho strojárstva, where tanks have been produced since 1952. In the 1980s, thanks to this factory, Czechoslovakia became one of the world's leading manufacturers of tanks.
After the end of military use, the Tankodróm was formally abandoned, but in reality it became a unique cosmos occupied by various creatures and stories. Intermedia artist Katarína Marková has been exploring this space for four years and regularly invites various guests here. Last year, they explored it together with the artist Marlene Ruther.
They recognized the Tankodrom as a place that is in constant decay and currently serves as a dump for soil from the construction of the hospital. Equipped with cameras and recorders, they walked through the 50-hectare area, where instead of tank tracks, they followed the tracks of deer, strange sounds, practices or trucks loaded with tons of earth. The result is a performative video essay with which they bring Tankodróm to Bratislava.
🎥 Concept & Performance: Katarína Marková
🎥 Guest & Performance: Marlene Ruther
📝 Dramaturgy: Milo Juráni
🌐 Language: English and Slovak
⏱ Duration: 40 min.
📸 Photo and video recordings will be made at the event, which will later be published.
#DakujemePartnerom #AjNasPodporujeTSK #AjNasPodporujeMestoTrencin #AjNasPodporujeMinisterstvoKultury #AjNasPodporujeEU #Trencin2026
💬 We invite you to a discussion titled Pilgrims in Ruins.
📅 When? 7 December 2025
📍 Where? Družba Drama Studio, Soblahovská 1508, Trenčín
✨ What will we talk about?
Ruins disrupt the relationships between space and time, breaking them apart—yet at the same time layering them. They gain the ability to connect the past and present and prompt questions about the future. We will build on the theater performance Tankodróm, a time-lapse performance. It examines a territory and its sediments, asking about its former, current and future significance. It maps not only its historical and cultural image, but above all captures socio-political transformations. What will happen to the area of the Bystrička tank training ground?
🎤 Guests: Katarína Marková and Marlene Ruther – performative artists
🧭 Moderator: Milo Juráni – dramaturg and theorist
🕖 Start of discussion: 19:00
Admission free.
Capacity is limited.
🎭 The discussion will take place after the theater performance TANKODRÓM, which is part of the 20th edition of Nu Dance Fest 2025 (International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Physical Theatre).
The theater performance Tankodróm starts at 18:00. Duration approx. 45 minutes.
Admission is free, capacity is limited. You can reserve your 0 EUR ticket at: https://tootoot.fm/sk/events/6915f881dc59ef16ca8209b8
More information about the performance:
https://www.nudancefest.sk/clanok.php?lang=sk&id=327
📍 Where? Družba Drama Studio, Soblahovská 1508, Trenčín
🎬 Performance description:
Marková & Ruther (SK/DE)
TANKODRÓM: Site of rifts and tank drifts
Tankodróm is a former tank training ground near the Slovak town of Martin. Directly beneath it lies an abandoned steel-industry factory of the Heavy Engineering Works, where tanks were produced from 1952. By the 1980s, thanks in part to this factory, Czechoslovakia had become one of the world's leading tank producers.
After its military use ended, Tankodróm remained formally abandoned, but in reality it became a unique cosmos inhabited by various beings and stories. Intermedia artist Katarína Marková has been exploring this site for four years and regularly invites guests to join her. Last year, she explored it together with artist Marlene Ruther.
They discovered Tankodróm as a place in constant decay, currently used as a soil dump from the construction of a new hospital. Equipped with cameras and audio recorders, they walked the 50-hectare area, where instead of tank tracks they followed deer trails, strange sounds and practices, and trucks loaded with tons of soil. The outcome is a performative video essay that brings Tankodróm to Bratislava.
🎥 Concept & Performance: Katarína Marková
🎥 Guest & Performance: Marlene Ruther
📝 Dramaturgy: Milo Juráni
🌐 Language: English and Slovak
⏱ Duration: 40 minutes
📸 Photo and video documentation will be taken at the event and may later be published.