Slovene Puppetry Biennial

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Bienale slovenskih lutkarjev

Puppetry Creators Institute (ULU), Draveljska 44, SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://www.ulu.si/

info@ulu.si

Phone386 (0) 41 663 904

Organised byPuppetry Creators Institute (ULU), Koper Theatre

Silvan Omerzu, President

Phone386 (0) 31 640 828

The Slovene Puppetry Biennial was launched in 2001 by the Puppetry Creators Institute (ULU) in place of the earlier puppetry festival Klemenčič's Days. Featuring both major puppetry institutions and small puppetry groups, it includes small- and large-scale performances aimed at an adult audience, several based on classic literary texts. An expert jury confers the Slovene Puppetry Biennial Prizes. The accompanying programme includes exhibitions of puppets, sketches, stage sets and photo documentation, plus some additional high-quality performances aimed at young audiences.

The first two biennials took place at Maribor Puppet Theatre and featured about 15 performances, presenting various puppetry genres, techniques, and aesthetics. The 2005 edition has taken place at Koper Theatre, at the Praetorian Palace in Koper, and in the Koper Regional Museum. The 2007 biennial featured 16 shows, a workshop by well-known puppeteer and dancer Duda Paiva, and an exhibition of puppets created by Tomaž Kržišnik. The 2009 festival took place in Ljubljana and Maribor and also presented its events across Slovenia's borders, in Carinthia, Austria.

See also

• Puppetry Creators Institute (ULU)
• Slovene Puppetry Biennial Prizes

External links

• Slovene Puppetry Biennial website (in Slovenian)