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Mini Theatre was founded in 1999 by the actor and puppeteer Robert Waltl and director Ivica Buljan with the purpose to enhance creativity in post-dramatic theatre and in theatre for the young. The company holds a small hall at Ljubljana Castle where puppet and theatre performances for children, youth, and adults are presented. A new theatre hall at Križevniška Street in the old city centre of Ljubljana opened in 2009. Mini Theatre regularly participates in major Slovene theatre festivals and received awarded several times at the Borštnik Theatre Festival and at the Slovene Puppetry Biennial as well as from the Slovene Drama Artists Association.

Programme

Mini Theatre's produces quality puppet and theatre performances in cooperation with artists from different artistic environments, staging about 500 performances in Slovenia and abroad annually. The theatre is dedicated mainly to puppetry performances of various genres but also produces acted contemporary theatre performances for adults and youth within its "Post-drama Theatre" section, working with Slovene and international stage directors and actors, such as Robert Waltl, Ivica Buljan, Philippe Calvario, Jaka Ivanc, etc. Next to staging Slovene texts (preferably from Slovene national heritage), Mini Theatre's programme promotes contemporary world drama texts for adults as well as develops new approaches in directing. Mini Theatre's newly-obtained venue at Križevniška Street also hosts performances of other producers, concerts, and exhibitions.

In 2005 Mini Theatre collaborated with Wax Factory, New York, on a multimedia production She Said... with a soundtrack by Random Logic. In 2006 and 2007 its productions included Quartet [Kvartet] by Heiner Mueller, Mad About Vincent by Herve Guibert as well as 5 performances for children: Little Red Riding Hood by Brothers Grimm and Caliph Stork by Wilhelm Hauff, The Mishmash Bakery [Pekarna Mišmaš] by the Slovene poet Svetlana Makarovič, The Wishing Table by Brothers Grimm and Marek Becka, and The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen and Robert Waltl. Some of the recent most-recognised performances by Mini Theatre include Macbeth After Shakespeare [Macbeth po Shakespearu] (2009), co-produced by Cankarjev Dom and ZeKaM, Croatia, which was awarded the best performance at the 2009 Borštnik Theatre Festival, Jackie by Elfriede Jelinek, directed by Ivica Buljan and co-produced by New Theatre Zagreb, Croatia, Bernard-Marie Koltès' The Night Just Before the Forests [Noč čisto na robu gozdov] (2009), directed by Buljan and co-produced by ARL Dubrovnik and New Theatre Zagreb, Croatia, Ingmar Bergman's Persona (2010), directed by Janez Pipan, and so on.

Behind the ancient walls of the Ljubljana castle, Mini Theatre organises the "Summer Castle Afternoons". It also annually organises two festivals: the Mini Summer - International Festival for Children and since 2005 the Festival of Medieval and Renaissance Music.

International cooperation

Mini Theatre regularly collaborates with internationally renowned theatre makers and puppeteers. In 2004, it staged Pushkin's The Tale of Tsar Saltan [Car Saltan], which was directed by the prominent director Alexander Anurov, it collaborated twice with Aleksei Leliavski, who directed Pushkin's Little Tragedies [Male tragedije] and the 2010 staging of Cinderella [Pepelka], produced in the frame of the project Puppet Nomad Academy.

Mini Theatre's partners are New Theatre Zagreb (Croatia), ARL Dubrovnik (Croatia), ZeKaeM - Zagreb Youth Theatre (Croatia), Zadar of Dreams International Festival (Croatia), Teatar ITD (Croatia), and Croatian National Theatre Rijeka, with which Mini Theatre regularly enters co-productions. The theatre's activity (also the adaptation of the venue at Križevniška Street) is supported by a grant from Iceland, Lichtenstein, and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norway Financial Mechanism. Since 2009, Mini Theatre is involved in the international project of workshop exchange "Puppet Nomad Academy", which is supported by the Culture Programme of the European Commission.

In the time of its activity, Mini Theatre has appeared worldwide at international festivals over 180 times. The performances were performed in Italy, Egypt, Venezuela, Denmark, USA, Austria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, United Kingdom, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, etc.

External links

Mini Theatre website (in English)

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-[[Mini Theatre]] was founded in [[established::1999]] by the actor and puppeteer Robert Waltl and director Ivica Buljan with the purpose to enhance creativity in post drama theatre and in the theatre for the young. The company holds a small hall at [[Ljubljana Castle]] where puppet and theatre performances for children, youth, and adults are presented. A new theatre hall at Križevniška ulica in the old city centre of Ljubljana was opened in 2009. The theatre has won a number of awards and recognitions for its theatrical achievements in Slovenia and abroad.
+[[Mini Theatre]] was founded in [[established::1999]] by the actor and puppeteer Robert Waltl and director Ivica Buljan with the purpose to enhance creativity in post-dramatic theatre and in theatre for the young. The company holds a small hall at [[Ljubljana Castle]] where puppet and theatre performances for children, youth, and adults are presented. A new theatre hall at Križevniška Street in the old city centre of Ljubljana opened in 2009. Mini Theatre regularly participates in major Slovene theatre festivals and received awarded several times at the [[Borštnik Theatre Festival]] and at the [[Slovene Puppetry Biennial]] as well as from the [[Slovene Drama Artists Association]].
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 ==Programme==
-Mini Theatre’s basic activity is production of quality puppet and theatre performances in co-operation with artists from different artistic environments, staging about 500 performances in Slovenia and abroad annually. The theatre is dedicated mainly to puppetry performances of various genres but also produces acted contemporary theatre performances for adults and youth within its ''Post-drama Theatre'' section, working with Slovene and international stage directors and actors, such as Robert Waltl, Ivica Buljan, Philippe Calvario, Jaka Ivanc, etc. Next to staging of Slovene texts (preferably from Slovene national heritage), contemporary world drama texts for adults are promoted as well as development of new approaches in directing. Mini Theatre's newly obtained venue at Križevniška Street also hosts performances of other producers, concerts, and exhibitions.
+Mini Theatre's produces quality puppet and theatre performances in cooperation with artists from different artistic environments, staging about 500 performances in Slovenia and abroad annually. The theatre is dedicated mainly to puppetry performances of various genres but also produces acted contemporary theatre performances for adults and youth within its "Post-drama Theatre" section, working with Slovene and international stage directors and actors, such as Robert Waltl, Ivica Buljan, Philippe Calvario, Jaka Ivanc, etc. Next to staging Slovene texts (preferably from Slovene national heritage), Mini Theatre's programme promotes contemporary world drama texts for adults as well as develops new approaches in directing. Mini Theatre's newly-obtained venue at Križevniška Street also hosts performances of other producers, concerts, and exhibitions.
-In 2005 Mini Theatre collaborated with Wax Factory, New York, on a multimedia production ''She Said...'' with a soundtrack by [[Random Logic]]. In 2006 and 2007 its productions included ''Quartet'' [Kvartet] by Heiner Mueller, ''Mad About Vincent'' by Herve Guibert as well as five performances for children: ''Little Red Riding Hood'' by Brothers Grimm and ''Caliph Stork'' by Wilhelm Hauff, ''The Mishmash Bakery'' [Pekarna Mišmaš] by the Slovenian poet Svetlana Makarovič, ''The Wishing Table'' by Brothers Grimm and Marek Becka, and ''The Ugly Duckling'' by Hans Christian Andersen and Robert Waltl. Some of recent most recognised performances by Mini Theatre include ''Macbeth After Shakespeare'' [Macbeth po Shakespearu] (2009), co-produced by [[Cankarjev Dom]] and ZeKaM, Croatia, which was awarded as the best performance at the 2009 [[Borštnik Theatre Festival]], ''Jackie'' by Elfriede Jelinek, directed by Ivica Buljan and co-produced by New Theatre Zagreb, Croatia, Bernard - Marie Koltès' ''The Night Just Before the Forests'' [Noč čisto na robu gozdov] (2009), directed by Buljan and co-produced by ARL Dubrovnik and New Theatre Zagreb, Croatia,  Ingmar Bergman's ''Persona'' (2010), directed by Janez Pipan, and so on. Mini Theatre was awarded several times at the [[Borštnik Theatre Festival]] and at the [[Slovene Puppetry Biennial]] and has received an award from the [[Slovene Drama Artists Association]]. It regularly participates in major Slovene theatre festivals.
+In 2005 Mini Theatre collaborated with Wax Factory, New York, on a multimedia production ''She Said...'' with a soundtrack by [[Random Logic]]. In 2006 and 2007 its productions included ''Quartet'' [Kvartet] by Heiner Mueller, ''Mad About Vincent'' by Herve Guibert as well as 5 performances for children: ''Little Red Riding Hood'' by Brothers Grimm and ''Caliph Stork'' by Wilhelm Hauff, ''The Mishmash Bakery'' [Pekarna Mišmaš] by the Slovene poet Svetlana Makarovič, ''The Wishing Table'' by Brothers Grimm and Marek Becka, and ''The Ugly Duckling'' by Hans Christian Andersen and Robert Waltl. Some of the recent most-recognised performances by Mini Theatre include ''Macbeth After Shakespeare'' [Macbeth po Shakespearu] (2009), co-produced by [[Cankarjev Dom]] and ZeKaM, Croatia, which was awarded the best performance at the 2009 [[Borštnik Theatre Festival]], ''Jackie'' by Elfriede Jelinek, directed by Ivica Buljan and co-produced by New Theatre Zagreb, Croatia, Bernard-Marie Koltès' ''The Night Just Before the Forests'' [Noč čisto na robu gozdov] (2009), directed by Buljan and co-produced by ARL Dubrovnik and New Theatre Zagreb, Croatia,  Ingmar Bergman's ''Persona'' (2010), directed by Janez Pipan, and so on.
-Behind the ancient walls of the Ljubljana castle, Mini Theatre organises the ''Summer Castle Afternoons''. It also annually organises two festivals: the [[Mini Summer - International Festival for Children]] and since 2005 by [[Festival of Medieval and Renaissance Music]].
+Behind the ancient walls of the Ljubljana castle, Mini Theatre organises the "Summer Castle Afternoons". It also annually organises two festivals: the [[Mini Summer - International Festival for Children]] and since 2005 the [[Festival of Medieval and Renaissance Music]].
 ==International cooperation==
 Mini Theatre regularly collaborates with internationally renowned theatre makers and puppeteers. In 2004, it staged Pushkin's ''The Tale of Tsar Saltan'' [Car Saltan], which was directed by the prominent director Alexander Anurov, it collaborated twice with Aleksei Leliavski, who directed Pushkin's ''Little Tragedies'' [Male tragedije] and the 2010 staging of ''Cinderella'' [Pepelka], produced in the frame of the project ''Puppet Nomad Academy''.
-Mini Theatre's partners are New Theatre Zagreb (Croatia), ARL Dubrovnik (Croatia), ZeKaeM - Zagreb Youth Theatre (Croatia), Zadar of Dreams International Festival (Croatia), Teatar ITD (Croatia), and Croatian National Theatre Rijeka, with which Mini Theatre regularly enters co-productions. The theatre's activity (also the adaptation of the venue at Križevniška Street) is supported by a grant from Iceland, Lichtenstein, and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norway Financial Mechanism. Since 2009, Mini Theatre is involved in the international project of workshop exchange ''Puppet Nomad Academy'', which is supported by the Programme Culture of the European Commission.
+Mini Theatre's partners are New Theatre Zagreb (Croatia), ARL Dubrovnik (Croatia), ZeKaeM - Zagreb Youth Theatre (Croatia), Zadar of Dreams International Festival (Croatia), Teatar ITD (Croatia), and Croatian National Theatre Rijeka, with which Mini Theatre regularly enters co-productions. The theatre's activity (also the adaptation of the venue at Križevniška Street) is supported by a grant from Iceland, Lichtenstein, and Norway through the [[EEA and Norway Grants|EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norway Financial Mechanism]]. Since 2009, Mini Theatre is involved in the international project of workshop exchange "Puppet Nomad Academy", which is supported by the Culture Programme of the European Commission.
-In the time of its activity, Mini Theatre appeared at international festivals world-wide over 180 times. The performances were performed in Italy, Egypt, Venezuela, Denmark, USA, Austria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, United Kingdom, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, etc.
+In the time of its activity, Mini Theatre has appeared worldwide at international festivals over 180 times. The performances were performed in Italy, Egypt, Venezuela, Denmark, USA, Austria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, United Kingdom, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, etc.
 == See also ==

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