Festival Plavajoči grad
Kozarišče 67, SI-1386 Stari trg pri Ložu
Organised byTeatro matita
Frequencyannual
Festival dates7.8.2025 - 10.8.2025
Floating Castle Festival
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Background
The festival actually started in 2013 as the Burning Castle Festival, derived from the experience of the HISTeRIA Festival (held in Istria).
The central idea behind the festival in Snežnik was of incorporating and inclusivity. It tried to involve people from the local village by setting up performances and workshops in the village itself; it tried to be friendly to children, to the elderly, and to the disabled; it was international and multilingual; it encouraged visitors to be involved in the realisation of the festival; and it hosted numerous types of artists and other creative spirits, who brought a variety of art forms and methods and who throughout the whole day and night allowed for both mindless as well as thoughtful and reflective entertainment.
An important part of the festival was the design and making of the atmosphere. It took place before the official festival starts and was still a part of it, as the artists and volunteers gathered for a conceptually-minded set-up of the site. Land-art, the usage of in situ materials, and also the already existing "spots", environment-friendly practices and place-specific allusions were the principles by which the location was manipulated and transformed into the festival grounds.
Principles
One of the underlying modes of production which allows for all of this to happen is volunteerism. Not only do the organisers and their team of helpers work for free, so do the artists and others involved in the festival, and only some of the mentors for specific projects get paid for their travel expenses. This not only enables the festival to happen and draws the people that really want to be there for the social and cultural experience, but it also makes it possible to invest the profits into expanding and enriching the following year's edition.
Last but not least is the principle of sustainability. All the waste produced is recycled, the festival goes for minimal energy consumption and the participants are encouraged not to litter the grounds, not even with cigarette stubs.
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