Nikola Orešković (contramestre Cavalo)

A pioneer of  capoeira scene in Croatia. He was the first person in Croatia that got the rank of Capoeira professor in 2012 and was officially recognised as contramestre in 2021 by a wider Capoeira community.

Now actively teaching in Slovenia (Balanço da Meia Lua) with contramestra Katjuša; they are also active in Borneo with a group Arvore da Vida lead by estagiario Bocao; the 3 of them organise a yearly Capoeira festival: Gathering of tribes in Slovenia and Borneo. He travels a lot and has taught Capoeira and Fluid Balance – Creative Acrobatics workshops in Europe, Americas, Asia and Africa.

Nikola has over 30 years of experience as a teacher and performer in various mind/body/movement practices and works with individuals from different artistic disciplines, abilities and walks of life.

Since 2003, he has been professionally active as a stuntman (Game of Thrones, Hitman’s wife’s bodyguard, The Union, Dig, Strike Back, The Ipcress file…).