Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station

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Stara elektrarna

Slomškova 18, SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://www.bunker.si/slo/stara-elektrarna/

bunker@siol.net

Phone386 (0) 1 971 0001, 386 (0) 51 269906

Managed byBunker Institute

Nevenka Koprivšek, Director

Protected as a cultural, industrial, and historical monument, Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station is one of the most important performing arts venues in Ljubljana. Still owned by Elektro Ljubljana (Enterprise for Distribution of Electric Energy, Co.), the brick building of the Old Power Station was the first electricity plant in Ljubljana. In 2004, Ljubljana Urban Municipality and the Ministry of Culture decided to hire the space and make it available to independent performing arts scene. Following an open call for NGOs to run the space, the contract went to Bunker Institute and was renewed in 2008.

As shown in a recent study on contemporary performing arts venues, Ljubljana lacks performing arts rehearsal spaces. Stara elektrarna was originally planned as a space for rehearsals, but it is now being developed as a venue for dialogue and various artistic practices. The Power Station hosts various educational programmes, including contemporary dance workshops run by En-Knap Dance Group, contemporary art workshops, seminars and panels, and is also used regularly for the pre-production of performances. In September 2004 Mladi levi Festival initiated the space as a new venue for presenting Slovene and international stage production, and in October 2004 Stara elektrarna was one of the venues of the City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts. In November 2004 the Power Station hosted a new festival of contemporary electronic music.

Venue

Type of venue: black-box theatre; main use: contemporary theatre, dance, music, multimedia events, rehearsal space and space for workshops; seating: 300 seats total; performing area: 25m W x 15m D x 3.5m H to grid, floor suitable for dance; suspension equipment: overhead pipe grid for suspension of masking and lighting; forestage: dance floor; lighting: details on request; sound: details on request; stage equipment: details on request; backstage: 2 dressing rooms accommodating 15 persons total; climate control: air-conditioned.

See also

• Bunker Institute

External links

• - Old Power Station web page (in English)
• Plans of Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station
• Bunker Institute website