Udruga Domino

Udruga Domino (literally 'Domino Association') is a Croatian non-governmental cultural organization based in Zagreb. It operates as a producer and platform for contemporary performing arts, visual arts, film and activism, and is best known for running a portfolio of recurring festivals and programmes under the umbrella identity 'Domino'. Its public-facing website presents the organization as the home of several distinct programme strands: the Perforacije Festival (Festival Perforacije / Festival izvedbenih umjetnosti), Queer Zagreb (including Queer Zagreb Sezona), Sounded Bodies, Noć performansa (Night of Performance), the visual-arts strand Q izlog, the film strand QueerMomenti, publishing (Izdavaštvo), and educational activities such as the Ljetna škola umjetnosti i aktivizma (Summer School of Art and Activism). The organization also participates in and coordinates European cooperation projects, including ACT: Art, Climate, Transition, Be SpectACTive!, ETNO QUEER, Island Connect, Mreža izvedbenih umjetnosti (Network of Performing Arts), Povijest političkog performansa (History of Political Performance), Tragovima drugih, and Pravo žena na život bez nasilja (Women's Right to a Life Without Violence). It maintains an archive of past festival editions, with pages documenting Festival Perforacije editions from 2018 through 2024, earlier GANZ NOVE PERFORACIJE editions in Zagreb and Rijeka (2019, 2020), the Homesick Festival 2019, Queer Zagreb seasons from 2018 to 2023, Sounded Bodies editions from 2020 to 2025, and Noć performansa 2020 in both Zagreb and Rijeka. As a cultural NGO rather than a commercial manufacturer or retailer, Udruga Domino's 'products' are festivals, seasons, exhibitions, publications and educational programmes. Its website lists sections for donors (Donatori), documents and reports (Dokumenti i izvješća), logos (Logotipovi) and contact (Kontakt), reflecting the transparency and funding-reporting obligations typical of publicly supported non-profit cultural organizations. The site is bilingual, offering Croatian and English versions. Recent news items on the site include the announcement of the Sounded Bodies 2026 programme, scheduled for 1–3 October 2026 at the Zagrebački plesni centar (Zagreb Dance Centre), and the news that the film 'Tiha misa' (Silent Mass), directed by Karla Jelić, won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Short Documentary at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival. These items illustrate the organization's continued activity across performance, film and festival production in Croatia and the wider region.

Udruga Domino is a Croatian non-governmental organization active in the cultural sector, based in Zagreb. Public records describe it simply as a non-governmental organization from Croatia, and its own website presents it as the umbrella for a family of festivals and programmes branded under the 'Domino' name. The organization's online identity is expressed through the domain thisisadominoproject.org and the header 'Udruga Domino - Queer Zagreb - Perforacije - Sounded Bodies', which links its legal name to its three most prominent festival brands. Over the years documented in its archive, Domino has produced recurring editions of several festivals. The Festival Perforacije (Festival of Performing Arts) has archived editions from 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, with earlier iterations appearing as GANZ NOVE PERFORACIJE in Zagreb and Rijeka in 2019 and 2020. Queer Zagreb, one of the organization's longest-running identities, has archived seasons for 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Sounded Bodies, a festival exploring relations of the body through performance practices, has archived editions from 2020 through 2025, with a 2026 edition announced for 1–3 October 2026 at the Zagreb Dance Centre. Noć performansa (Night of Performance) has archived editions from 2020 in both Zagreb and Rijeka, and the Homesick Festival is archived for 2019. Beyond festivals, Domino operates a visual-arts exhibition strand (Q izlog), a film strand (QueerMomenti), a publishing activity (Izdavaštvo), and educational programming including the Summer School of Art and Activism (Ljetna škola umjetnosti i aktivizma). It also engages in European and regional cooperation projects such as ACT: Art, Climate, Transition, Be SpectACTive!, ETNO QUEER, Island Connect, the Network of Performing Arts (Mreža izvedbenih umjetnosti), History of Political Performance (Povijest političkog performansa), Tragovima drugih, and Women's Right to a Life Without Violence (Pravo žena na život bez nasilja). A Feminist Conference was held in 2023. The organization maintains a public archive of its festival editions and publishes documents and reports, and it lists donors on its website, consistent with the accountability practices of publicly and philanthropically funded cultural NGOs. Its website is bilingual in Croatian and English. Recent news highlights include the announcement of the Sounded Bodies 2026 programme and the win of the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Short Documentary at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival by 'Tiha misa', directed by Karla Jelić, indicating that Domino's network and activities extend into film production and regional festival circuits.

• 2026

  Sounded Bodies 2026 announced for 1–3 October at Zagreb Dance Centre; 'Tiha misa' wins Heart of Sarajevo for Best Short Documentary at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival

• 2025

  Sounded Bodies edition

• 2024

  Festival Perforacije and Sounded Bodies editions

• 2023

  Festival Perforacije, Queer Zagreb season, Sounded Bodies edition and Feminist Conference

• 2021

  Festival Perforacije, Queer Zagreb season and Sounded Bodies editions

• 2020

  GANZ NOVE PERFORACIJE in Rijeka; Noć performansa in Zagreb and Rijeka; Sounded Bodies edition

• 2019

  GANZ NOVE PERFORACIJE in Zagreb and Rijeka; Homesick Festival; Queer Zagreb season

• 2018

  Archived editions of Festival Perforacije and Queer Zagreb season

Non-profit cultural NGO and festival producer focused on contemporary performing arts, queer culture and activism in Croatia and through European cooperation projects.

• Festival Perforacije

  Festival of performing arts (Festival izvedbenih umjetnosti) with archived editions from 2018 to 2024.

• Queer Zagreb

  Long-running queer culture festival and season with archived editions from 2018 to 2023.

• Sounded Bodies

  Festival exploring relations of the body through various performance practices; editions from 2020 to 2025 and announced 2026 edition.

• Noć performansa

  Night of Performance, with archived 2020 editions in Zagreb and Rijeka.

• Q izlog

  Visual arts exhibition strand.

• QueerMomenti

  Film programme strand.

• Izdavaštvo

  Publishing activity.

• Ljetna škola umjetnosti i aktivizma

  Summer School of Art and Activism.

1. 1Udruga Domino - Queer Zagreb - Perforacije - Sounded Bodiesthisisadominoproject.org
2. 2Udruga Dominowikidata.org