Mladinsko Theatre

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Mladinsko Theatre is one of two municipal theatres in Ljubljana and is considered to be a laboratory for actors, directors, choreographers and musicians to research and develop, risk and create.

History

Mladinsko Theatre was established in the 1950s as the first professional theatre for children and youth in Slovenia. In the 1980s Mladinsko Theatre initiated a unique interdisciplinary research on stage and its productions during the 1980s (Missa in A Minor, The Class Enemy, Romeo and Juliet, The Persians, Ana, etc) were widely acclaimed for their political engagement as well as for their innovative approach to mis-en-scene. During the 1990s and later Mladinsko Theatre continued to work with stage directors whose dialogue with dramatic texts and personal poetics was inventive and avant garde (eg Vito Taufer, Matjaž Pograjc, Dragan Živadinov). In 2007 the SMG celebrated its 50th anniversary, publishing an illustrated book about its history.

Venues

The Mladinsko Theatre incorporates two venues - the Upper Hall (Zgornja dvorana) and the Lower Hall (Spodnja dvorana)

Upper Hall (Zgornja dvorana)

Type of venue: Multipurpose hall; main use: theatre, puppetry, film, music; seating: 275 seats total; proscenium opening: 8m W x 4.4m H; performing area: 9m W x 12m D x 4.4m H flat wooden stage floor, suitable for dance; forestage: 2m D; wing spaces: 2m W SR, 2m W SL; soft hangings: black house curtain, black tabs, legs and borders; lighting: Euro system lighting desk, 500-1000W beamers; sound: Euro system mixer, power amplifiers and loudspeakers; stage equipment: 35mm projection equipment, cinema screen, technical staff available; backstage: dressing rooms for 40 persons total; climate control: air-conditioning; availability: available for hire

Lower Hall (Spodnja dvorana)

Type of venue: Multipurpose hall (non-conventional space); main use: theatre, puppetry, film, music; seating: 200 seats total; performing area: 8m W x 25m D x 3.15-4.47m H, flat stage floor suitable for dance; wing spaces: 2m W SR, 2m W SL; soft hangings: black house curtain, black tabs, legs and borders; lighting: Euro system lighting desk, 500-1000W beamers; sound: Euro system mixer, power amplifiers and loudspeakers; stage equipment: 35mm projection equipment, cinema screen, technical staff available; backstage: dressing rooms for 20 persons total; climate control: air-conditioning; availability: available for hire

Programme

Nowadays Mladinsko theatre prepares around five new productions each year, some of them in co-operation with guest directors and in co-production with independent producers. Since 2008 the Mladinsko Theatre runs its own festival called Mladinsko Festival. In 2009 the Mladinsko Theatre initiated the programme for children.

International cooperation

Mladinsko Theatre regularly makes guest performances at international festivals worldwide (Nancy, Hamburg, Belgrade, London, Moscow, Essen, Cardiff, Lisbon, Madrid, Bogoa, New York) and also hosts selected performances from other countries. Its most acclaimed recent performances included Alice in Wonderland, Drama Observatorium Zenith, Scheherezade, Roberto Zucco, Miss Juliet, Silence Silence Silence, Othello, Che Guevara, Queen Margot, Fragile! and Gilgamesh.

Mladinsko Theatre is a member of the European Theatre Convention (ETC) and the Informal European Theatre Meeting (IETM).

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