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| status       = 
| maintainer   = Katja Kosi
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{{Infobox
| name                = Golden Stick Festival
| local name          = Festival Zlata paličica
| street              = Krekov trg 2
| town                = SI-1000 Ljubljana
| telephone           = 386 (0) 1 300 0970
| fax                 = 386 (0) 1 300 0980
| email               = info@lgl.si 
| website             = http://www.lgl.si/si/festivali-in-dogodki/zlata-palicica-2019/program
| organised by        = Ljubljana Puppet Theatre
| frequency           = biennial
| dates and duration  = October, early, 1 week 
| duration weeks      = 40,41 (2011) 40 (2013)
| festival dates      = 5.10.2015 - 10.10.2015, 2.10.2017 - 7.10.2017, 28.9.2019 - 6.10.2019
| contacts = {{Contact
| name                = Ajda Rooss
| role                = Artistic director of Golden Stick Festival
| telephone           = 386 (0) 1 300 0970
| email               = ajda.rooss@lgl.si 
}}
{{Contact
| name                = Petra Škofic
| role                = Public relations
| email               = petra.skofic@lgl.si
| telephone           = 386 (0) 1 548 45 43
}}
}}


{{Teaser|
Launched in [[established::1985]], the [[Golden Stick Festival]] is a biannual festival of performing arts for children and young people. Intended to promote children and youth theatre production, it presents the best Slovenian theatre, puppet, music, dance, and experimental performances. It also features international performances and round tables. The festival devotes special attention to the development of special accompanying pedagogical materials.

Golden Stick is organised by the [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]], the [[Slovenian Theatre Institute]] and the [[Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre]] and presents the [[Little Golden Stick Awards]].
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==Background and creed== 

Initially organised by the [[Theatre for Children and Youth (GOML)]] at the [[Španski borci Culture Centre]], in 2009 the festival was taken over by the [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]], taking place in different locations in Ljubljana, besides the [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]] also [[Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre|Cankarjev dom]], [[Mini Theatre]], [[Dance Theatre Ljubljana]] and [[Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana]].

The festival aims to present the best Slovene production to foreign theatre professionals as well as to establish and develop quality exchange between the fields of culture and education. The festival is thus acting also as a platform for pedagogues who select contents for kindergartens and schools.

==Participants and programme==

The selection of Slovene theatre productions include performances by theatres such as [[Mini Theatre]], [[Maribor Puppet Theatre]], [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]], [[Dance Theatre Ljubljana]], [[Koper Theatre]], [[Ptuj City Theatre]], [[Teatro matita]], [[Fru Fru Puppet Theatre]], [[Prešeren Theatre Kranj]], [[Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana]], and [[ŠKUC Association]]. 

Part of the festival's programme is included in ''Mapping. A map on the aesthetics of performing arts for early years'', an international artistic research project focused on creating a sensory-based relationship with very young children, from 0 to 6 years, through performing arts.

====Golden Stick platform====

The festival is enriched with the ''Golden Stick (Zlata paličica) platform'', organised in the frame of the ''Gleda(l)išče project'', operated by the [[Slovenian Theatre Institute]]. It provides a comprehensive web-based environment that lists recommended, high-quality theatre performances for children and youth and recommended arts and cultural education content in the field of theatre. The platform is actively supported by partnerships between the educational institutions and creators.

== See also ==

*[[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]]
* [[Little Golden Stick Awards]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.lgl.si/en/festivals/golden-stick-festival/program Golden Stick Festival web page]
* [https://mapping-project.eu/ Mapping Project website]
* [https://www.zlatapalicica.si/ Golden Stick (Zlata paličica) platform website] (in Slovenian)

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