Milan Tomášik, coming from Previdza, Slovakia, lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He has collaborated with numerous artists, created and contributed to several collective works before establishing his own company Milan Tomášik & Co. The biggest influence is internationally known Les SlovaKs dance collective, with whom Milan collaborated for almost 12 years. In 2006 Milan has made his debut with a mesmerizing solo Within, shown in a major european festivals, followed by solo works Off-beat and Solo 2016. Launching an international dance company was therefore a natural continuation of his solo career and at the same time a need to sharpen his ideas which was possible only through group works. The core of the company consist of long term collaborators and friends Alessandro Sollima (Italy), Tina Valentan, Špela Vodeb (Slovenia) and a new member, dancer, Diego Alvarez Sanóu (Costa Rica).
Milan Tomášik & Co has created three full evening dance performances The Hunting Season (2014), Silver Blue (2015) and the newest Fight Bright (2018). The company has performed at numerous festivals in Europe including Gibanica festival (Ljubljana, SLO), Lent festival (Maribor, SLO), Fronta festival (Murska Sobota, SLO), Burgelandishe Tanztage (Oberwart, A), Aarschot, Brussels (B), Dance Days (Chania, GR), Divadelni Flora (Olomouc, CZ), Move Fest (Ostrava, CZ), Hybaj Ho! (Prague, CZ), Bratislava v Pohybe (SK), KioSk (Žilina, SK), Tabačka (Košice, SK), Summer Academy (Koln, D), Tanz/Modern/Tanz festival (Chemnitz, D), Pierrot festival (Stara Zagora, BG) and across Sweden in Jonkoping, Kunsgbacka, Falkhalen and Umea.
Milan Tomášik & Co became an associate company of Scenario Pubblico in Catania for the 2018-2020 period.
Awards:
- ‘POČIN [POUČN] AWARD’, KioSk festival, Žilina, Slovakia, 2015 – ‘The Hunting Season’ for the best light design/Luka Curk
- ‘KSENIJA HRIBAR AWARD’ at Gibanica festival 2015 – for ‘The Hunting Season’ for the best light design/Luka Curk
- ‘KSENIJA HRIBAR AWARD’ at Gibanica festival 2017 for productions ‘The Hunting Season’ and ‘Silver Blue’ for the best dancer/Tina Valentan
Binary Resonance (2026)
Fight Bright (2018)
Silver Blue (2015)
Hunting Season (2014)
