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Gledališče Glej
http://www.glej.si
info@glej.si
Gregorčičeva 3, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 421 9240
RegionSI-1
Inga Remeta, President
inga@glej.si
Barbara Poček, Producer, head of international projects
barbara@glej.si
Tjaša Pureber, Public relations
tjasa@glej.si
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Past Events
  • 21 February 2020
    The theatre performance Who Am I, directed by Tijana Zinajić and co-produced by Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, Glej Theatre, delleAli Teatro, Das Letzte Kleinod, Théâtre du Pélican and @The Albany, in the frame of the international project ID:Babylon, at DelleAli teatro in Sulbiate, Italy
    programme organiser
  • 18 November to 25 November 2018
    The devised theatre performance The Lords, produced by Glej Theatre, at Ryan International Schools in Mumbai, India more
  • 18 October to 21 October 2018
    The visual essay and performance Tea for 5 - Opium Clippers by Neja Tomšič (MoTA Museum of Transitory Art), ceramics by Anja Slapničar, supported by Glej Theatre, at UN8 msdm gallery in London, United Kingdom
  • 13 October 2018
    The visual essay and performance Tea for 5 - Opium Clippers by Neja Tomšič (MoTA Museum of Transitory Art), ceramics by Anja Slapničar, and the poetry reading by Gašper Torkar, supported by Glej Theatre, at Brutal Beauty in Vienna, Austria
    programme
  • 6 October to 7 October 2018
    The visual essay and performance Tea for 5 - Opium Clippers by Neja Tomšič (MoTA Museum of Transitory Art), ceramics by Anja Slapničar, supported by Glej Theatre, in the frame of the exhibition Postcolonial Frames/Ex Oriente at B#S Gallery in Treviso, Italy
    programme
  • 14 October 2017
    Potential Performance by Urška Brodar, Eva Nina Lampič, Melissa Krodman and Dani Modrej, produced by Glej Theatre and Ballhaus Ost (DE), at the DISKURS 17 Festival at Probebühne 2 in Giessen, Germany
    programme
  • 8 September to 14 September 2017
    How to temper the existential revolution?, co-produced by Divja misel Institute, The Second Freedom, produced by Bunker Institute, Pekinpah Association and Kink Kong, Life®Anti, produced by Glej Theatre, Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, KD TNK and School of Arts Nova Gorica, and Chairs, produced by Mini Theatre, at the FIAT Festival of International Alternative Theatre at KIC Budo Tomović, Kuslev’s House, Montenegrin Nationa Theatre in Podgorica, Montenegro
    programme
  • 14 July to 19 July 2017
    Madame Bovary, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, A Conference of Birds, produced by Glej Theatre, and A Continental Divide by Barbara K. Anderlič, at the International Theatre Institute World Congress at Women's Prison in Segovia, Spain
    programme
  • 6 June to 7 June 2017
    A Potential Performance by Urška Brodar, Eva Nina Lampič, Melissa Krodman and Dani Modrej, produced by Glej Theatre and Ballhaus Ost, Berlin, organised by the Theatre Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, at Suvilahti Cultural Centre in Helsinki, Finland
    programme
  • 20 May 2016
    Something Is Missing, produced by Glej Theatre, in the framework of the project Generation to Generation at Cour des Trois Coquins in Clermont-Ferrand, France
    programme
  • 8 May 2016
    Forest of Songs, conceived, directed and music by Peter Kus with art by Kaja Avberšek, co-produced by Glej Theatre and Federacija Institute, Animal Farm, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and Turlututu, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 27th International Puppet Theatre Festival SommerTraumHafen at Schlosstenne Burgstall in Wies, Austria
    programme
  • 7 May 2016
    The Conference of the Birds, produced by Glej Theatre and the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT), at MIT Fest Montenegro International Theatre Festival at Royal Theatre Zestki dom in Cetinje, Montenegro
    programme
  • 15 April 2016
    This Is It, Like It or Not!, produced by Glej Theatre, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia The Hague, at Compagnietheater in Amsterdam, Netherlands
    programme
  • 3 November to 7 November 2015
    Forest of Songs, conceived, directed and music by Peter Kus, with art by Kaja Avberšek, co-produced by Glej Theatre and Federacija Institute, Animal Farm, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and Turlututu, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 20th Festival of Puppet Theatre Rijeka at Croatian Cultural Centre Šušak in Rijeka, Croatia
    programme
  • 23 October 2015
    Forest of Songs, conceived, directed and music by Peter Kus, with art by Kaja Avberšek, co-produced by Glej Theatre and Federacija Institute, at Trešnja Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
    programme
  • 1 September 2015
    Forest of Songs, conceived, directed and music by Peter Kus, with art by Kaja Avberšek, co-produced by Glej Theatre and Federacija Institute, at the Luaga & Losna Festival at Pförtnerhaus Feldkirch in Feldkirch, Austria
    programme
  • 7 July 2015
    Forest of Songs, conceived, directed and music by Peter Kus, with art by Kaja Avberšek, co-produced by Glej Theatre and Federacija Institute, at the 23rd Kotor Festival of Theatre for Children at Summer stage in Kotor, Montenegro
    programme
  • 21 September 2014
    The Passsion of John, produced by Glej Theatre, at the 1st International Festival of Young Audience Korzo at Mostar Youth Theatre in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    programme
  • 8 September to 14 September 2014
    Liferanti, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, Cultural Association Teater na konfini, School of Arts, University of Nova Gorica, and Glej Theatre, The Second Freedom, produced by the Pekinpah Association and Bunker Institute, at F I A T Festival of International Alternative Theatre, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Podgorica, at KIC Budo Tomović in Podgorica, Montenegro
    programme
  • 28 May 2014
    The Passsion of John, produced by Glej Theatre, at the Tact Festival 2014 at Silvio Pellico Theatre in Trieste/Trst, Italy
    programme
  • 15 November to 17 November 2013
    Reasons to be happy and How Jaromir Sought Happiness produced by Glej Theatre at Teater Sláva in Stockholm, Sweden
    programme
  • 23 October 2013
    Always the Same Story, co-produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, and Edge, co-produced by the MKC Maribor Youth Culture Centre, Glej Theatre, and Maribor Puppet Theatre, at the 4th International Puppet Theatre Show Lutkokaz in Osijek, Croatia
    programme
  • 16 October to 20 October 2013
    Videk’s New Shirt by Fru Fru Puppet Theatre, Forest of Song by Glej Theatre, Thumbelina by Mini Theatre, and The Enormous Turnip by Bobek Puppet Theatre at the International Puppet Festival Cikl Cakl in Bleiburg/Pliberk, St. Michael/Šmihel, Austria
    programme
  • 14 October to 19 October 2013
    Plays Whore by Vedrana Rudan and directed by Marko Bulc (Glej Theatre) and Happily Divorced by Iztok Valič and directed by Jaša Jamnik (Valič Theatre), and a screening of the film Good to go directed by Matevž Luzar (PAKT Media) with a special guest Milena Zupančič, and other events at the Days of Slovene culture Istria in Pula, Croatia
    programme
  • 12 October to 14 October 2013
    Jure Novak’s Reasons to Be Happy, produced by Glej Theatre, at the Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Budapest, in Budapest, Hungary
    programme
  • 6 June 2013
    How Jaromir Sought Happiness, produced by Glej Theatre, at Mohorjeva hiša in Klagenfurt/Celovec, Austria
    programme
  • 5 June to 17 June 2013
    Christmas at the Ivanovs, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, Women's Comedy, by Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL), 25.671, by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, and Whore, by Glej Theatre at the Fadil Hadžić Satire Days at Kerempuh Satirical Theatre, Zagreb Youth Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
    programme
  • 19 May to 25 May 2013
    Forest of Song produced by Glej Theatre and Little Sleepy Star produced by Mini Theatre at the International Festival of Children's Theatres in Subotica, Serbia
    programme
  • 3 May to 5 May 2013
    Doctor Faustus produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Forest of Song co-produced by Glej Theatre at the SLUK Festival Osijek at Branko Mihaljević Children's Theatre, Gallery of Fine Arts in Osijek, Croatia
    programme
  • 12 March 2013
    Forest of Song, directed by Peter Kus and produced by Glej Theatre, at Lojze Bratuž Cultural Centre in Gorizia/Gorica, Italy
    programme
  • 31 January 2013
    Vedrana Rudan's Whore, directed by Marko Bulc and produced by Glej Theatre at Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste in Trieste/Trst, Italy
    programme
  • 27 January to 29 January 2013
    Forest of Song, directed by Peter Kus and produced by Glej Theatre, at Dubrava Children Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
    programme
  • 22 December 2012
    How Jaromir Sought Happiness, produced by Glej Theatre, at the Neapolis Festival in Nabeul, Tunisia
    programme
  • 11 December 2012
    Vedrana Rudan’s Whore, directed by Marko Bulc and produced by Glej Theatre, at Students' City Cultural Centre in Belgrade, Serbia
    programme
  • 6 December to 9 December 2012
    Forest of Song, directed by Peter Kus and produced by Glej Theatre, at Dubrava Children Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
    programme
  • 24 November to 25 November 2012
    Reasons to be Happy produced by Glej Theatre and Zavod Poza; Damned be the Traitor of his Homeland! and Re-/de-/construction: Class Enemy produced by Mladinsko Theatre at the Desire Festival in Subotica, Serbia
    programme
  • 15 October 2012
    Forest of Song, directed by Peter Kus and produced by Glej Theatre, at the Assitej Festival at Čakovec Cultural Centre in Čakovec, Croatia
    programme
  • 11 October to 15 October 2012
    Forest of Song, directed by Peter Kus and produced by Glej Theatre, at Dubrava Children Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
    programme
  • 6 October to 11 October 2012
    Lalanit and Doctor Faustus produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Mišmaš Bakery and Snow-White produced by Mini Theatre, When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw by Maribor Puppet Theatre, and How Jaromir Sought Happiness produced by Glej Theatre at the Banja Luka International Festival of Children's Theatre in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    programme
  • 1 October 2012
    Jure Novak’s Reasons to Be Happy, produced by Glej Theatre, at Impact – International Festival of Performing Arts at J.H.K.Dzinot Theatre in Veles, Macedonia
    programme
  • 23 August to 27 August 2012
    When I Was Dead by Ernst Lubitsch, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, Whore by Vedrana Rudan, produced by Glej Theatre at the Festival of Mediterranean theatre - Purgatorije in Tivat, Montenegro
    programme
  • 29 June to 1 July 2012
    Scream, directed by Boris Kadin and produced by Glej Theatre, Misterio Bufo, directed by Marko Bratuš and produced by Glej Theatre, and How Jaromir Sought Happiness, produced by Glej Theatre, at Antic Teatre in Barcelona, Spain
    programme
  • 15 April 2012
    How Jaromir Sought Happiness produced by Glej Theatre at Dječje kazalište Dubrava in Zagreb, Croatia
    programme
  • 5 March 2012
    Scream by Boris Kadin, performed by the Glej Theatre at the Sarajevo Winter Festival at Chamber Theatre in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    programme
  • 29 September 2011
    Stephen King's Šajning directed by Borut Bučinel, produced by Glej Theatre at the PLArtFORMA festival Klaipeda in Klaipėda, Lithuania
    programme
  • 16 September to 26 September 2010
    Damned Be the Traitor of His Homeland!, directed by Oliver Frljić and produced by Mladinsko Theatre; The Bridge Over Blood by Damir Avdić, directed by Marko Bulc and produced by the Glej Theatre; and Exit the King, co-produced by Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana and Ex Ponto International Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje, at the International Theatre Festival MOT at Youth Cultural Centre in Skopje, Macedonia
    programme



Established in 1970, Glej Theatre is the oldest independent performing arts venue in Ljubljana. An important theatre production and education institution, Glej has been striving to explore theatrical practices in novel and daring ways ever since its early days. It remains a place open to unorthodox approaches and theatrical research, fore-fronting the upcoming generations of artists.


Glej Theatre 2010 In the name of the people Photo Urška Boljkovac.jpg


Background

Glej, which first emerged under the name "Experimental theatre Glej", was initially a response to the need for an alternative space for independent theatrical productions in Ljubljana. It was founded by a group of directors – who were inspired by the evolving experimental theatre approaches and who also introduced them into the Slovene space – among Lado Kralj, Dušan Jovanović and Zvone Šedlbauer. The name of the theatre (which can be translated as "Look!", "See!" or "Behold!") is a nod to the notions developed by the American theatre theorist and director Richard Schechner.

Works that did not (and do not) fit into the existing institutional theatre structures are Glej's staple. Already in its formative years it staged a number of highly acclaimed performances, most notably Bojan Štih's Monument G (Spomenik G, 1972), directed by Dušan Jovanović, and Milan Jesih's The Bitter Fruits of Justice (Grenki sadeži pravice, 1974), directed by Zvone Šedlbauer, which strongly influenced the theatre production in then-Yugoslavia.

During the 1980s, the theatre slowly moved away from radical experimental production. However, it retained its main orientation towards emerging and innovative authors able to offer new aesthetics and emphases. In the coming decades, it collaborated with a number of (still influential) directors and authors such as Vinko Möderndorfer, Eduard Miler, Iztok Kovač, Matjaž Pograjc, Matjaž Berger, Igor Štromajer, Jernej Lorenci, Tomi Janežič, Sebastjan Horvat, Diego DeBrea, Ivana Djilas, Ivica Buljan and Emil Hrvatin, to name but a few.

Programme

A rather small place in the old city centre, Glej has profiled itself as an alternative theatre of a diverse nature, setting up "devised theatre" alongside classical dramatic works, puppetry and even dance performances. It fosters numerous collaborations with Slovene as well as international organisations and often lends its premises for various independent artistic productions and festivals. Its challenging performances are frequently invited to international festivals, collecting several awards.


Glej Theatre 2015 The Conference of the Birds. Photo Suncan Stone.jpg

Art direction

As of the 2016/17 season, the theatre is led by a collective body, an "artistic council", which comprises personnel from different fields (production, criticism, public relations and organisation) and cooperates with the artists from conception to post-production to foster collaboration and safeguard high-quality art production. This gives Glej the flexibility to swiftly respond to any potential initiatives and needs in the theatre community.

Production through artist development

The theatre annually produces or co-produces several performances of different genres and styles. To counter hyper-productivity and fragmentation of the contemporary performing arts scene, Glej aims to develop and offer sustained support to artists (both those with established careers and those who are new to making work) by providing them the conditions for continuous production and opportunities for future work (also outside of the production itself, through education and visiting projects).

Glej Theatre 2014 Prihajamo We are coming Photo Mankica Kranjec.jpg

As of 2013, the theatre runs Glej, Resident, a unique residency programme offering upcoming artists the opportunity to research, develop and produce their own poetics over a period of one year as an antidote to the prevailing fast-production models. Glej also runs a platform for short experimental theatre pieces, regardless of whether they are completed works or works in progress, called Glej, Miniatures. Glej strives to keep its programme structure open also through a year-round open call for theatrical and multidisciplinary projects.

Glej Theatre frequently collaborates with other institutions, be they fellow theatres or those coming from other artistic fields. One of its more striking collaborative enterprises is Transferzala, a combined season ticket for six independent Ljubljana theatres: Mini Theatre, Dance Theatre Ljubljana, Španski borci Culture Centre, Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station, Vodnik Homestead and Glej Theatre. It is also one of the producers of the Trigger Festival.

Glej also publishes a journal called Glej, Paper, reflecting on the state of contemporary theatre and on how this particular theatre house deals with it.

Empowering less privileged groups through education and cultural production

Glej differs from other theatres in Slovenia by its unique way of identifying and addressing challenges in the performing arts community in Slovenia. (It has initiated a number of platforms that were later used by major institutions, one of them being the now defunct PreGlej na glas! Playwriting Festival, meant for the development of quality Slovene playwriting.) Recognising the urgency for addressing the needs of less privileged social groups (teenagers, seniors), Glej runs the Generation 2 Generation programme, with partners from the Netherlands, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and France, which aims to culturally empower these groups by developing their skills and offering them suitable contents. To this purpose, the theatre runs the project ŠtudenTeater (StudenTheatre), which encourages and facilitates cultural production amongst students who are not studying at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT). Here its partners are GT22, the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, Moment Arts and Culture Association and the Public Fund for Cultural Activities.


Regardless of particular endeavours, Glej, a member of the East European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP), remains dedicated to young artists who often take their first steps in the theatre between the four pillars in Glej.


See also

External links

Gallery

Puppet created by Jasna Vastl for Kako je Jaromir iskal srečo, directed by Ajda Rooss, Jasna Vastl & Brane Vižintin, premiere at Glej Theatre 11 March 2011Puppet created by Jasna Vastl for Kako je Jaromir iskal srečo, directed by Ajda Rooss, Jasna Vastl & Brane Vižintin, premiere at Glej Theatre 11 March 2011
Screech Orchestra Å krip Orkestra,performing at Glej Theatre, 2009Screech Orchestra Å krip Orkestra,performing at Glej Theatre, 2009
Press image for Šajning [Shining], directed by Borut Bučinel, premiere in Glej Theatre, 2010Press image for Šajning [Shining], directed by Borut Bučinel, premiere in Glej Theatre, 2010
V Imenu Ljudstva [In the name of the people], directed by Jure Novak, producer Maska Institute, co-producer Glej Theatre, 2010V Imenu Ljudstva [In the name of the people], directed by Jure Novak, producer Maska Institute, co-producer Glej Theatre, 2010
Kuhinja po meri, vsakdanje srhljivke [Kitchen by Measure], directed by Igor Samobor, producer Ptuj City Theatre, co-producer Glej Theatre, 2010Kuhinja po meri, vsakdanje srhljivke [Kitchen by Measure], directed by Igor Samobor, producer Ptuj City Theatre, co-producer Glej Theatre, 2010
Press image for Life®ranti, actors Maja Nemec and Luka Cimprič, directed by Miha Nemec, premiere at Glej Theatre 6 March 2011Press image for Life®ranti, actors Maja Nemec and Luka Cimprič, directed by Miha Nemec, premiere at Glej Theatre 6 March 2011
R9-42U, directed by Marko Čeh, Glej Theatre 2010R9-42U, directed by Marko Čeh, Glej Theatre 2010
Butcher Shop, conceived and directed by Sabina Schwenner as a musical and physical operation for the dismemberment of everyday questions. Produced by Glej Theatre in 2011.Butcher Shop, conceived and directed by Sabina Schwenner as a musical and physical operation for the dismemberment of everyday questions. Produced by Glej Theatre in 2011.
Misterio Bufo, directed by Marko Bratuš, premiered at Glej Theatre, 8 April 2011Misterio Bufo, directed by Marko Bratuš, premiered at Glej Theatre, 8 April 2011
Prometheus: An apology for a split personality and a chorus of hungry men, based on Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, directed by Simon Belak. Produced by Glej Theatre, 2013.Prometheus: An apology for a split personality and a chorus of hungry men, based on Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, directed by Simon Belak. Produced by Glej Theatre, 2013.
Alice directed by Tjaša Črnigoj. Produced by Glej Theatre (Glej Miniature series), 2014.Alice directed by Tjaša Črnigoj. Produced by Glej Theatre (Glej Miniature series), 2014.
Katarina Stegnar and Jure Novak in a devised performance entitled Katarina on Demand at Glej Theatre, 2014.Katarina Stegnar and Jure Novak in a devised performance entitled Katarina on Demand at Glej Theatre, 2014.
We are coming, the third part of the theatre trilogy Silent City staged within the Glej Theatre residency programme under the direction of Jaša Koceli, 2014.We are coming, the third part of the theatre trilogy Silent City staged within the Glej Theatre residency programme under the direction of Jaša Koceli, 2014.
Freedom based on Ivan Cankar's essay White Chrysanthemum, conceived and performed by Branko Jordan and Miha Golob. Produced by Glej Theatre, 2014.Freedom based on Ivan Cankar's essay White Chrysanthemum, conceived and performed by Branko Jordan and Miha Golob. Produced by Glej Theatre, 2014.
Sebastjan Starič in a devised performance entitled Razor: a duet for a performer and his character at Glej Theatre, 2015.Sebastjan Starič in a devised performance entitled Razor: a duet for a performer and his character at Glej Theatre, 2015.
Performance The conference of the birds, directed by Glej’s 2015 resident Nina Rajić Kranjac at Glej Theatre.Performance The conference of the birds, directed by Glej’s 2015 resident Nina Rajić Kranjac at Glej Theatre.
The conference of the birds, performance directed by Nina Rajić Kranjac; at Glej Theatre, 2015.The conference of the birds, performance directed by Nina Rajić Kranjac; at Glej Theatre, 2015.
A Potential Performance by Urška Brodar and Eva Nina Lampič at Glej Theatre, 2016.A Potential Performance by Urška Brodar and Eva Nina Lampič at Glej Theatre, 2016.
Devised performance Nikita. Born in 1985. by Miha Golob, Maruša Majer and Maja Šorli at Glej Theatre, 2016.Devised performance Nikita. Born in 1985. by Miha Golob, Maruša Majer and Maja Šorli at Glej Theatre, 2016.
Documentary performance Stranger Than Paradise by Mark Požlep at Glej Theatre, 2016.Documentary performance Stranger Than Paradise by Mark Požlep at Glej Theatre, 2016.
Katarina Stegnar in An Orgy at Glej Theatre, 2017.Katarina Stegnar in An Orgy at Glej Theatre, 2017.
sz3 residency project led by Ivan Mijačević and Aleš Zorec; at Glej Theatre, 2017.sz3 residency project led by Ivan Mijačević and Aleš Zorec; at Glej Theatre, 2017.
Soulshine guerrilla - lighting graffiti by Borut Bučinel at Glej Theatre, Lighting Guerrilla Festival, 2013Soulshine guerrilla - lighting graffiti by Borut Bučinel at Glej Theatre, Lighting Guerrilla Festival, 2013
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