Born 1979. in Zageb. Finished Graphic school in Zagreb, lives in Samobor. Circus artist, poet and a DJ..
He is involved in circus arts and performing arts over ten years. He specialised in juggling with clubs and balls, contact juggling, and balancing on rola bolla.
He sees circus arts as a way to express himself and his feelings so he turns it into many performances and develop his clown durring this process.
He works in formes such as:
Contemporary Circus – themes of the performances are sociological and about human relationships.
Street art- in which his clown alter ego „Đon Kesten“ takes control
President and founder of circus group „Razbibriga“ (Samobor, Croatia
Courses:
F.B.A. program- enterpreneurship in knowledge economicks- enterpreneurship and continental turism, 2014.on faculty of economicks, Zagreb
CASA is a new European support programme designed to equip professionals from the contemporary circus and outdoor creation sectors to work and cooperate internationally.
Education:
His vast experience comes from many workshops nad courses, circus conventions and juggling school JonglirenKatakomben (in Berlin 2009.). He finished many dance courses (contemporary, butoh), clown and acting workshops. Some of them are listed below:
Juggling:
Malte Steinmetz, Juggling clubs workshop, Maribor, Slovenija 2006.
Alan Blim, Siteswap juggling – Ireland 2006.
Paul Anderson –How to make a street show – 2006.
Luke Burrage - How to lead a group + siteswaps with juggling balls
Vile Walo,clubs – 2007.
Phillipe Menard – Object manipulation, 2008.
Maksim Komaro, New technique of manipulation - Festival of contemporary circus in Zagreb 2008.
Moon Emanuele Marchione, Contact juggling – Carpi ,Italy
Johan Swartvagher, Object manipulation ,Zagreb,2010.
Stephan Sing – Fluid juggling, 2015.
Clown:
Tom Oskar, clowning - Festival of contemporary circus in Zagreb 2007.
Circus Klomp – Circus clown,
Went to many international clown workshops and ISH (Internacional School of Humor) in Vienna,with „Red noses – Clown doctors“ organisation (Zagreb) where he worked from 2010.-2012.
Gabriel Chame Buendia,Zagreb,2015.
Lee DeLong,Zagreb,2015.
Circus pedagogy:
Pierre Chartier – Circus pedagogy methods from circus school „Turbul“ France,2015.
Circus workshops and programs he led:
Matija led many thematic workshops such as: clown, juggling, object manipulation, equilibrism..
He is one of teachers in regular annual educational program „Cirkuliranje“ from 2013. In Samobor, this program is founded by the circus group „Razbibriga“ and appropriate for young adults as an introduction to circus skills.
Street shows:
„Unina buna“ – medieval circus show for children, 2010 - 2013.
„Hortenzija i odrešenje greha“ – medieval circus show, 2011.
„Aviokompanija Razbibriga“ - street show, 2012.
„Putujuća družina“ – medieval circus show for children, 2012.
Kesten & Papaja – street show, 2012. – 2016.
„Đon Kesten show“ - street show, 2008. -2016.
„Prometheus fire show“, 2012. – 2016.
„Sjene“ – pantomime, 2012. – 2016.
Shows:
- „5 do 12“ – acrobat-juggling show, SKAZ (amateur theatare show Zagreb) 2006.
- „Čišćenje“ - juggling show, SKAZ (amateur theatare show Zagreb) 2007.
- „Po vašem izboru“ – clown show, SKAZ (amateur theatare show Zagreb) 2009. and Festival of alternative theatare 2009.
- „MISTERIJ: Istok jednako Zapad“ show directed by Leo Katunarić, 2008.
Performances and Contemporary circus shows:
Kesten Impro Cabaret Kolektiv is a circus experimental group whcih was a part of circus group „Razbibriga“ from 2008.-2013.
Group was formed as a artist reaction on contemporary way of life, and could be presented as contemporary circus becouse of artistic expression.
Performances:
„Ptica u krletci pojedinca“ - Festival Humphrey Bogart, V.Gorica 2008.
„Odnosi“ - amateur theatare show Zagreb, 2009.
Opening ceremony show in club „Pauk“ for the group Ez3kiel 2009.
„Contactometria“ – Festival of contemporary circus, Circus Cabaret, Zagreb, 2009.
„Sivo“ – MUF (Small urban festival) in Sisak, 2010.
„Umjetnost odustajanja“ - Festival Humphrey Bogart, V.Gorica 2010.
„Shiva Om“ - Artstep, Zagreb, 2011.
„Zoom in, zoom out“ - Lost Theory festival, Deringaj, 2011.
„Life is just a game of balls“ – Contemporary circus festival, Ringišpil, Zagreb 2011.
„UV Impro“ - Memento Demento, Zagreb, 2012.
„Prolaznost trenutka“ - Diversity week, Zagreb, 2012. g.
„All is one“ - Rast Fest, Rastoke, Lost Theory festival, Deringaj, 2012.
„Vaere“ – Lost Theory festival, Deringaj, 2013
- numerous performances on „Circus Cabaret“ in Zagreb, Beograd, Pula from 2008.
- numerous performances on club programs of dubstep and trance culture
Performances on conventions:
- gala show performance- Italian contact juggling convention,Carpi, 2009.
- master of ceremonies- juggling games on 1.Croatian juggling convention, Zagreb, 2015.
Residences:
„Cirkobalkana“ – work on the show, and performing the show „Rado Van“ in cooperation with Cirkosfera,Cirkorama i My Laika companies 2015.
Festival and convention organisation:
Organizer and founder of CU'FUS festival (Circus street Festival in Samobor) from 2011.
www.cufus.net
Part of the organizing team of Croatian hula hoop convention in Samobor from 2014.
http://croatianhoopconvention.weebly.com/
One of the directors of the DZIU Medika (hall for the performing arts) in Zagreb 2008.- 2013.
Program selector on V.U.F. festival (street art festival in Virovitica) from 2014 - 2016
Program selector for „Terezijana“ street festival in Bjelovar 2015.
Television material:
Series:
„Game of Thrones“ – juggling ,2013.
„Zabranjena ljubav“ – supporting actor
„Urota“ – supporting actor
Commertials:
T-com – supporting actor, 2006.
Vip – main role, 2007.
Eva Sardina – juggler, 2008.
Ina – sporedna uloga, 2008 g
TV shows:
TV show „Ja to mogu“ („I can do that“) juggling performance and firejuggling performance 2015.
Numerous performances on national television (Dobro jutro Hrvatska, Studio 10, Exploziv)
Poetry: He writes poetry from young age, and „Matica Hrvatska“ publishes his independent collection of poems „Epicentar ludila“ (Epicenter of madness) in 2006.
His poems are regulary published in Samobor annual collection of poems and he reads his poetry on various poetry recitals.
Music: Music is indispensable part of his life so he started to play music at various places with circus character.
He is involved in circus arts and performing arts over ten years. He specialised in juggling with clubs and balls, contact juggling, and balancing on rola bolla.
He sees circus arts as a way to express himself and his feelings so he turns it into many performances and develop his clown durring this process.
He works in formes such as:
Contemporary Circus – themes of the performances are sociological and about human relationships.
Street art- in which his clown alter ego „Đon Kesten“ takes control
President and founder of circus group „Razbibriga“ (Samobor, Croatia
Courses:
F.B.A. program- enterpreneurship in knowledge economicks- enterpreneurship and continental turism, 2014.on faculty of economicks, Zagreb
CASA is a new European support programme designed to equip professionals from the contemporary circus and outdoor creation sectors to work and cooperate internationally.
Education:
His vast experience comes from many workshops nad courses, circus conventions and juggling school JonglirenKatakomben (in Berlin 2009.). He finished many dance courses (contemporary, butoh), clown and acting workshops. Some of them are listed below:
Juggling:
Malte Steinmetz, Juggling clubs workshop, Maribor, Slovenija 2006.
Alan Blim, Siteswap juggling – Ireland 2006.
Paul Anderson –How to make a street show – 2006.
Luke Burrage - How to lead a group + siteswaps with juggling balls
Vile Walo,clubs – 2007.
Phillipe Menard – Object manipulation, 2008.
Maksim Komaro, New technique of manipulation - Festival of contemporary circus in Zagreb 2008.
Moon Emanuele Marchione, Contact juggling – Carpi ,Italy
Johan Swartvagher, Object manipulation ,Zagreb,2010.
Stephan Sing – Fluid juggling, 2015.
Clown:
Tom Oskar, clowning - Festival of contemporary circus in Zagreb 2007.
Circus Klomp – Circus clown,
Went to many international clown workshops and ISH (Internacional School of Humor) in Vienna,with „Red noses – Clown doctors“ organisation (Zagreb) where he worked from 2010.-2012.
Gabriel Chame Buendia,Zagreb,2015.
Lee DeLong,Zagreb,2015.
Circus pedagogy:
Pierre Chartier – Circus pedagogy methods from circus school „Turbul“ France,2015.
Circus workshops and programs he led:
Matija led many thematic workshops such as: clown, juggling, object manipulation, equilibrism..
He is one of teachers in regular annual educational program „Cirkuliranje“ from 2013. In Samobor, this program is founded by the circus group „Razbibriga“ and appropriate for young adults as an introduction to circus skills.
Street shows:
„Unina buna“ – medieval circus show for children, 2010 - 2013.
„Hortenzija i odrešenje greha“ – medieval circus show, 2011.
„Aviokompanija Razbibriga“ - street show, 2012.
„Putujuća družina“ – medieval circus show for children, 2012.
Kesten & Papaja – street show, 2012. – 2016.
„Đon Kesten show“ - street show, 2008. -2016.
„Prometheus fire show“, 2012. – 2016.
„Sjene“ – pantomime, 2012. – 2016.
Shows:
- „5 do 12“ – acrobat-juggling show, SKAZ (amateur theatare show Zagreb) 2006.
- „Čišćenje“ - juggling show, SKAZ (amateur theatare show Zagreb) 2007.
- „Po vašem izboru“ – clown show, SKAZ (amateur theatare show Zagreb) 2009. and Festival of alternative theatare 2009.
- „MISTERIJ: Istok jednako Zapad“ show directed by Leo Katunarić, 2008.
Performances and Contemporary circus shows:
Kesten Impro Cabaret Kolektiv is a circus experimental group whcih was a part of circus group „Razbibriga“ from 2008.-2013.
Group was formed as a artist reaction on contemporary way of life, and could be presented as contemporary circus becouse of artistic expression.
Performances:
„Ptica u krletci pojedinca“ - Festival Humphrey Bogart, V.Gorica 2008.
„Odnosi“ - amateur theatare show Zagreb, 2009.
Opening ceremony show in club „Pauk“ for the group Ez3kiel 2009.
„Contactometria“ – Festival of contemporary circus, Circus Cabaret, Zagreb, 2009.
„Sivo“ – MUF (Small urban festival) in Sisak, 2010.
„Umjetnost odustajanja“ - Festival Humphrey Bogart, V.Gorica 2010.
„Shiva Om“ - Artstep, Zagreb, 2011.
„Zoom in, zoom out“ - Lost Theory festival, Deringaj, 2011.
„Life is just a game of balls“ – Contemporary circus festival, Ringišpil, Zagreb 2011.
„UV Impro“ - Memento Demento, Zagreb, 2012.
„Prolaznost trenutka“ - Diversity week, Zagreb, 2012. g.
„All is one“ - Rast Fest, Rastoke, Lost Theory festival, Deringaj, 2012.
„Vaere“ – Lost Theory festival, Deringaj, 2013
- numerous performances on „Circus Cabaret“ in Zagreb, Beograd, Pula from 2008.
- numerous performances on club programs of dubstep and trance culture
Performances on conventions:
- gala show performance- Italian contact juggling convention,Carpi, 2009.
- master of ceremonies- juggling games on 1.Croatian juggling convention, Zagreb, 2015.
Residences:
„Cirkobalkana“ – work on the show, and performing the show „Rado Van“ in cooperation with Cirkosfera,Cirkorama i My Laika companies 2015.
Festival and convention organisation:
Organizer and founder of CU'FUS festival (Circus street Festival in Samobor) from 2011.
www.cufus.net
Part of the organizing team of Croatian hula hoop convention in Samobor from 2014.
http://croatianhoopconvention.weebly.com/
One of the directors of the DZIU Medika (hall for the performing arts) in Zagreb 2008.- 2013.
Program selector on V.U.F. festival (street art festival in Virovitica) from 2014 - 2016
Program selector for „Terezijana“ street festival in Bjelovar 2015.
Television material:
Series:
„Game of Thrones“ – juggling ,2013.
„Zabranjena ljubav“ – supporting actor
„Urota“ – supporting actor
Commertials:
T-com – supporting actor, 2006.
Vip – main role, 2007.
Eva Sardina – juggler, 2008.
Ina – sporedna uloga, 2008 g
TV shows:
TV show „Ja to mogu“ („I can do that“) juggling performance and firejuggling performance 2015.
Numerous performances on national television (Dobro jutro Hrvatska, Studio 10, Exploziv)
Poetry: He writes poetry from young age, and „Matica Hrvatska“ publishes his independent collection of poems „Epicentar ludila“ (Epicenter of madness) in 2006.
His poems are regulary published in Samobor annual collection of poems and he reads his poetry on various poetry recitals.
Music: Music is indispensable part of his life so he started to play music at various places with circus character.