Body Confessions

"Body Confessions" is a solo dance piece by Aleksander Zain. It represents an intimate confession of an artist’s relation to his own body, as well as other things in life that are touched or influenced in any way by that relation. Through three parts of the piece, we can see the contrast of body relation that has been indicated to us through society, and relation to one’s own body that is personal and selfknowing. 

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The piece premiered on May 17th 2021 (IDAHOBIT) at Center for Cultural Decontamination in Belgrade (Serbia). Further on it was shown in other theaters in Belgrade (Bitef theater, Heartefact House, etc.), different cities in Serbia (Novi Sad, Pančevo), as well as in Timisoara (Romania), and Berlin (Germany). The documentation of Body Confessions was exhibited in 2024/25 in the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb (Croatia) during the exhibition by Nomad Dance Academy –(Non)Aligned Movements, and is recognized as one of the important pieces with queer thematics in the Balkan dance scene.

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Spoken language: English/Serbian

Length: 45-50min

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Von:

Aleksander Zain

Choreographie & Dance: Aleksander Zain

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Aleksander Zain (born in Belgrade/Serbia, in 1992) is a dancer, choreographer, and new media artist based in Berlin/Germany. He studied philosophy at the University of Belgrade, trained at MAPA in the Netherlands, the Puzzle program of Station – Service for Contemporary Dance, and Tanzfabrik in Berlin, alongside regular dance and athletic training. His artistic practice is grounded in the idea that the human body is stronger than we are taught to believe.