Programme announced for 59th Festival Borštnikovo srečane
The programme for the 59th edition of the Festivala Borštnikovo srečane features two performances of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America.
Lea Kukovičič: “We set out to save men from the patriarchy”
Theatre maker Lea Kukovičič talks to Borisav Matić about why she staged a symposium on the oppression of men by the patriarchy and why we should stop performing Hamlet
The Argonauts
Director Michał Borczuch and dramaturg Tomasz Śpiewak’s adaptation of Maggie Nelson’s semi-autobiographical novel explores non-traditional family structures in Slovenia.
Michał Borczuch: “When one side remains silent, the other side may get loud”
Polish director Michał Borczuch talks to Karolina Bugajak about his production of The Argonauts based on the book by Maggie Nelson, putting queer stories on stage and the differences between the Polish and Slovenian theatre scenes.
The Last Fiction Piece
Director Boris Nikitin’s layered exploration of truth, faith and theatre at the Mladinsko Theatre is half sermon, half TEDtalk
Nina Ramšak Marković: “Comedy is an overlooked genre”
Rising star of the Slovenian scene, Nina Ramšak Marković talks to Živa Kadunc about straddling the institutional and independent sectors, her interest in comedy and the changing role of the director.
Goran Injac: “I’m always looking for ways to initiate a public debate”
Mladinsko Theatre’s Goran Injac on making socio-politically engaged theatre and how he views the role of the artistic director.
Angels in America
Nina Rajić Kranjac stages a bold, nuanced and partially open-air six-hour production of Tony Kushner’s modern American classic
The Morning Star
Engrossing, dynamic staging of Karl Ove Knausgård’s novel directed by Ivica Buljan for SNG Drama Ljubljana.
How a Tree Fell
Captivatingly written and performed exploration of communities and crisis, written by Katarina Morano and directed by Źiga Divjak for SNG Drama Ljubljana.