Rehearsals are currently underway in Sweden for Nowhere Like Here, a new international dance production developed within the Beyond Front@: Bridging Periphery project. The performance will premiere in September at the HERE:2025 International Performing Arts Festival.

The rehearsal process for Nowhere Like Here is currently underway at Vitlycke – Centre for Performing Arts in Sweden. The piece is being developed during a five-week residency, as part of the project’s Common Creation programme, which supports collaborative artistic processes through international exchange.

Choreographed by Francesco Scavetta, the performance features six dancers from the project’s partner countries. They were selected through a series of auditions held in autumn 2024 in Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, and Slovenia.

The work is inspired by Home Movie, a 2022 production by Wee/Francesco Scavetta, which explored our emotional relationship to the idea of ‘home’ and the everyday experiences that shape our lives.

An informal showing will take place at Vitlycke – CPA on Saturday, 14 June, offering audiences a glimpse into the creative process behind this unique performance.

Meet the six dancers who bring Nowhere Like Here to life:

Margareta Firinger (Croatia)
Based in Zagreb, Margareta Firinger is a freelance dancer and choreographer, and a graduate of SEAD in Salzburg. She was a member of the Zagreb Dance Company from 2019 to 2022 and is part of the Škvadra collective, creating original works across stage and film. In collaboration with Jovana Zelenović, she has developed several performances exploring personal and physical narratives. Since 2022, she has been active in various European projects, working with artists like Ana Kreitmayer, Saša Božić, and Toma Savić Gecan.

Magalí Camps (Spain/Sweden/Denmark)
Magalí Camps is a dancer and choreographer based between Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Barcelona. A graduate of the Danish National School of Performing Arts, she has worked with Cullberg and collaborated with artists such as Alma Söderberg and Renan Martins. Her solo Double You Single View premiered in 2024 at Bora Bora (Denmark). She is also part of the La Verema collective, co-curating the L’ARREPLEGADA festival.
Her artistic research centers on the interplay between language, writing, and singing—often intersecting with themes of intimacy and performance. Camps investigates the tension between the symbolic and the sensorial, tracing the blurred boundaries between music and speech.

George-Alexandru Pleșca (Romania)
George-Alexandru Pleșca is a freelance performer and choreographer based in Bucharest. He holds both a BFA and MFA in Choreographic Arts and has developed an eclectic movement style influenced by ballroom, hip-hop, martial arts, and contemporary dance. His work is shaped by a deep interest in film, poetry, visual arts, and theatre—fusing these elements into a distinctive artistic language.
He is currently a member of the Contemporary Creative Dreamers dance company and the artistic group Late Field Collective. He frequently collaborates with organizations such as Delazero Association, Linotip, and CNDB, and teaches dance and movement classes to both beginners and advanced students, locally and across Romania.

Jerneja Fekonja (Slovenia)

Jerneja Fekonja is a Slovenian performing artist and dancer based in Europe. She holds a BA in Contemporary Dance from BCDA in Budapest and has further training in physiotherapy from Germany. Since 2023, she has been a member of the NETZWERK AKS ensemble and has worked with artists and companies such as Unusual Symptoms (Theater Bremen), Willi Dorner, Lali Ayguadé, and Marco Torrice.
Alongside her performance career, Jerneja has experience in film production and cultural management, currently studying at Erasmus University. She has also worked as a rehearsal director and choreographic assistant in both independent and institutional settings. Since 2016, she has been active in Brussels with the MELTING POT dance practice, contributing as both performer and teacher in international dance events.

Michał Przybyła (Poland)

Michał Przybyła is a performer, choreographer, and yoga teacher with a BA in Dance and Choreography from the University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź. He also studied Social Arts and Polish Sign Language Philology at the University of Warsaw. Michał trained with Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company in Israel and danced with the Polish Dance Theater in Poznań (2016–2020). He has been a resident artist at several international institutions and is a recipient of prestigious scholarships, including danceWEB 2025.
He is the co-creator of the shows Black is my happy color, Bromance, and HUMANIMAL, and founder of the Queer School of Movement—a socio-educational project for queer youth. Since 2024, Michał has been a member of the Centrum w Ruchu collective.

Laura Tóth (Hungary)
An award-winning choreographer and performer, Laura has presented her work at international festivals such as Masdanza and Stuttgart Solo-Dance-Theatre. She has performed with leading Hungarian companies like Gangaray and Central Europe Dance Theatre and is currently active with Willany Leó Improvisational Dance Theatre and the international ICODACO program. Her work bridges structured choreography and improvisational depth.

The performance Nowhere Like Here, choreographed by Francesco Scavetta, is being created as part of the Beyond Front@ Bridging Periphery project.