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Bunker Institute
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Primož Bezjak, Branko Jordan, and Katarina Stegnar from collective Beton Ltd. in their performance Grosse Erwartungen. Author: Nada Žgank
Established in 1997, the NGO Bunker produces and presents cultural events – from contemporary theatre and dance performances to workshops and other educational programmes. It also carries out research methods in the field of culture, produces one of the most noted international festivals, the Mladi levi Festival, and runs the Ljubljana venue, Old Power Station.
Bunker aims to refresh and invigorate the Slovenian cultural space, encourage the mobility of artists and their works both in Slovenia and abroad and promote the intertwining of different art disciplines. It also actively collaborates with numerous artists, theatres, festivals and networks throughout Europe. Through its artistic programmes and events, Bunker stimulates discussion on contemporary artistic practices and topics.
Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station
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Performance Trans-Plant by Luka Martin Škof and Nika Švab at Old Power Station, 2020. Author: Nada Žgank
Set in a former power plant, the aptly named Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station has become one of the most important contemporary performing arts venues in Ljubljana. Run by the NGO, the Bunker Institute, it is primarily used for theatre and dance performances and as a rehearsal and residency space. Various workshops (ranging from cultural management to dance techniques), lectures, round tables, concerts and multimedia events also take place here.
The Old Power Station is the venue for numerous Slovenian festivals (partially or entirely), including the Mladi levi Festival, the City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts, the Gibanica (Moving Cake) Biennial of Slovenian Contemporary Dance Art, MENT Ljubljana, Animateka International Animated Film Festival and the Lutke International Puppet Festival.
Audience at the Mladi levi Festival, Old Power Station. Author: Nada Žgank
The opening of the Mladi levi Festival in Old Power Station. Author: Nada Žgank
Mladi levi Festival
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Performance Duos by Czech artistic group Temporary Collective at the Mladi levi Festival in 2023. Author: Nada Žgank
The Mladi levi Festival (in English: Young Lions Festival) is an annual international festival of contemporary performing arts, organised by the Bunker Institute. It presents original approaches to theatre and dance, focusing on talented and emerging stage performers, along with presenting already established progressive authors. It takes place every August and was initiated in 1998 under the auspices of the international network Junge Hunde.
The festival has a distinctive atmosphere marked by creativity, vibrancy and a social nature. It is an interdisciplinary place of exchange and cooperation, extending beyond the habitual local or international concepts.
Audience at the Mladi levi Festival, Old Power Station. Author: Nada Žgank
Drugajanje Festival
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The Drugajanje Festival is an annual festival initiated in 2002, co-organised by the Bunker Institute at the Second Grammar School in Maribor, which hosts the festival. The festival was conceived as a response to the gap in the supply of cultural content for youth in the city of Maribor and aims to affirm contemporary dance and performing arts, especially among teenage audiences, with a programme of performances, workshops and lectures.
Beton Ltd.
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Primož Bezjak, Katarina Stegnar, and Branko Jordan from collective Beton Ltd. in their performance Grosse Erwartungen. Author: Nada Žgank
One of the leading Slovenian performing arts collectives, Beton Ltd., was formed in 2010 by performers Primož Bezjak, Branko Jordan and Katarina Stegnar as a spin-off of the acclaimed Slovenian physical theatre group Betontanc, which had been active since the 1990s.
Reinventing International Mobility
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The Responsible Mobility infographic by Coline Robin, from the Motovila/CED Slovenia conference "Mobility4Creativity" in 2019.
Transnational mobility brings essential economic and social benefits to the culture and creative sectors (CCS), through access to new markets, partnerships, networks and jobs. For artists and cultural workers, this can mean establishing themselves internationally, learning new skills, meeting potential partners. The effects of such mobility are even broader, from increasing audiences to promoting cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue, thus helping promoting values of plurality, diversity, integration and cooperation.
Remembering World War I
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This ridge encompassing the mountain tops Vršič, Vrh Rus, Oblo Brdo, Vrata, Krnčica (2142 m), Srednji vrh and Krn (2244 m) is known for being the site of the Isonzo Front in World War I. Photo: Brane Blokar, Wikipedija.
Through crowd-sourcing memory collection actions such as the one from Europeana organised to gather and digitise memorabilia about World War I, descendants of those who lived through the Great War and history buffs can gain a new look at the deadliest conflict in history. Alenka Pirman tells of how Slovenia was involved in the collection efforts.
The Rebirth of Industrial Spaces through the Prism of Culture and Creativity
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Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station, 2006
