Undertree is an art production by Uroš Marolt, a multidisciplinary artist, teacher and traveller from Slovenia. I work in mediums of contemporary circus, street theatre, film and poetry. After graduating in teacher education (2012) and forestry engineering (2015), I studied street theatre at the School of Contemporary Street Arts organised by Ana Monro Theatre in Ljubljana (2017). Since 2015 I have been active member of Cirkokrog, the Slovenian circus association, with juggling as my main discipline. In my creation I focus on outdoor and site-specific events, combining various artistic fields and exploring different forms of poetic. I have presented my work in many countries across several continents, including Croatia, Italy, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, North Macedonia, Spain, France, Morroco, Senegal, Madagascar, Turkey, Pakistan and India.
“My artist mission is to bring together different disciplines to create a new language and form a small world, happening here and now, between performer and audience, gathered in an unexpected place – be it a street corner, yard or a riverbank. In my artistic research I often work with natural materials (plants, wood, soil, water, bones), seeking expressions of the primal in human relations and exploring our connections with nature, our dependence on it and our fascination with it. Through sound and visual aesthetics, merged with circus virtuosity and inventive interaction, I aim to share both vulnerability and strength. While creating art, I remain traveller.”
“My artist mission is to bring together different disciplines to create a new language and form a small world, happening here and now, between performer and audience, gathered in an unexpected place – be it a street corner, yard or a riverbank. In my artistic research I often work with natural materials (plants, wood, soil, water, bones), seeking expressions of the primal in human relations and exploring our connections with nature, our dependence on it and our fascination with it. Through sound and visual aesthetics, merged with circus virtuosity and inventive interaction, I aim to share both vulnerability and strength. While creating art, I remain traveller.”
Balochistan, Iran 2024