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Set in a former power plant, the aptly named Stara Elektrarna can be translated as the ''Old Power Station''. One of the most important contemporary performing arts venues in Ljubljana, it is run by a non-governmental organisation, the [[Bunker Institute]]. The place is primarily used for theatre and dance performances, yet also frequently utilised 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.
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Numerous Slovene festivals have been (or still are) hosted by Stara Elektrarna (in part or in their entirety), among them 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 also the [[Lutke International Puppet Festival]], etc.
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Stara Elektrarna is included in the ''Transferzala'' project, a combined season ticket for 5 independent Ljubljana performing arts venues: besides Stara Elektrarna, also [[Dance Theatre Ljubljana]], [[Španski borci Culture Centre]], [[Glej Theatre]] and [[Vodnik Homestead]].
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The venue's foyer features a small museum displaying various pieces of now-defunct equipment from the old power station.  
  
Protected as a cultural, industrial, and historical monument, [[Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station]] has become one of the most important contemporary performing arts venues in Ljubljana. Owned by Elektro Ljubljana (Enterprise for Distribution of Electric Energy, Co.), the brick building of the Old Power Station was the first electricity plant in Ljubljana (opened in 1898 and closed in the 1960s). In [[established::2004]], [[Ljubljana Urban Municipality]] and the [[Ministry of Culture]] decided to hire the space and make it available to the independent performing arts scene. Following an open call for NGOs to run the space, the contract went to [[Bunker Institute]] and was renewed in 2008.
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==Programme==
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As shown in a study on contemporary performing arts venues, Ljubljana lacks performing arts rehearsal spaces. Stara Elektrarna was originally planned as a space for rehearsals, but is now being developed as a venue for interdisciplinary dialogue and various artistic practices. The Old Power Station hosts various educational programmes, including different workshops (ranging from cultural management to dance techniques), seminars, lectures, round tables, and panels, it regularly offers space for pre-production of contemporary performing arts performances (rehearsals, residencies), and presents performances and other multimedia events by home-based and foreign artists. Further, Stara Elektrarna hosts numerous Slovene festivals, such as the [[Mladi levi Festival]], [[City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts]], [[Gibanica (Moving Cake) Festival of Slovene Dance]], [[Exodos International Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts]], etc.
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==Venue==
 
==Venue==
  
In the mid-1980s the potential of the old industrial architecture was discovered by alternative artists, Ema Kugler's ''Mankurt I'' opened the space as a performance venue and during the 1990s several site-specific performances, for example the Enrique Vargas's piece, were staged here. In 1989 the adaptation of the abandoned power station started and in 2004 the [[Mladi levi Festival]] opened the new hall for contemporary performing arts. The foyer features a small museum displaying some old power station equipment.
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Type of venue: black-box theatre; main use: contemporary theatre, dance, music, multimedia events, rehearsal space, and workshops; seating: 300 seats total; performing area: 25m W x 15m D x 3.5m H to grid, floor suitable for dance; suspension equipment: overhead pipe grid for suspension of masking and lighting; forestage: dance floor; lighting: details on request; sound: details on request; stage equipment: details on request; backstage: 2 dressing rooms accommodating 15 persons total; climate control: air-conditioned.
  
Type of venue: black-box theatre; main use: contemporary theatre, dance, music, multimedia events, rehearsal space and space for workshops; seating: 300 seats total; performing area: 25m W x 15m D x 3.5m H to grid, floor suitable for dance; suspension equipment: overhead pipe grid for suspension of masking and lighting; forestage: dance floor; lighting: details on request; sound: details on request; stage equipment: details on request; backstage: 2 dressing rooms accommodating 15 persons total; climate control: air-conditioned.
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Though leased to [[Bunker Institute]], the place is still owned by Elektro Ljubljana (Enterprise for Distribution of Electric Energy, Co.).
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[Bunker Institute]]
 
* [[Bunker Institute]]
 
* [[Mladi levi Festival]]
 
* [[Mladi levi Festival]]
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* [[City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts]]
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* [[Gibanica (Moving Cake) Festival of Slovene Dance|Gibanica Festival of Slovene Dance]]
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* [[Exodos International Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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* [http://www.bunker.si/eng/the-old-power-station Old Power Station web page]  
 
* [http://www.bunker.si/eng/the-old-power-station Old Power Station web page]  
* [http://www.bunker.si/eng/the-old-power-station-plan-and-sections Plans of Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station]
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* [http://www.bunker.si/slo/ Bunker Institute website]  
* [http://www.bunker.si/slo/ Bunker Institute website] (in Slovenian and English)
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* [http://www.transferzala.si/ Transferzala website]
* [http://www.theatre-architecture.eu/en/db/?theatreId=279 Stara Elektrarna architecture] - the history of the building from the ''Theatre Architecture in Central Europe'' web database
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* [http://www.theatre-architecture.eu/en/db/?theatreId=279 Stara Elektrarna architecture] – the history of the building from the ''Theatre Architecture in Central Europe'' web database
  
 
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Stara mestna elektrarna - Elektro Ljubljana (SMEEL)
Slomškova 18, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 1 231 4492, 386 (0) 51 269 906
Managed byBunker Institute
Špela Kopitar, Old Power Station Programme Head







200610 TRANS-Plant 023 1foto.nada.zgank.jpgPerformance 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 can be translated as the Old Power Station. One of the most important contemporary performing arts venues in Ljubljana, it is run by a non-governmental organisation, the Bunker Institute. The place is primarily used for theatre and dance performances, yet also frequently utilised 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.

Numerous Slovene festivals have been (or still are) hosted by Stara Elektrarna (in part or in their entirety), among them 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 also the Lutke International Puppet Festival, etc.

Stara Elektrarna is included in the Transferzala project, a combined season ticket for 5 independent Ljubljana performing arts venues: besides Stara Elektrarna, also Dance Theatre Ljubljana, Španski borci Culture Centre, Glej Theatre and Vodnik Homestead.

The venue's foyer features a small museum displaying various pieces of now-defunct equipment from the old power station.

Foto Nada Žgank publika Mladi levi IvoDimchev P project 001.jpgAudience at the Mladi levi Festival, Old Power Station. Author: Nada Žgank

160819 Mladi levi otvoritev 039foto.nada.zgank.jpgThe opening of the Mladi levi Festival in Old Power Station. Author: Nada Žgank



Venue

Type of venue: black-box theatre; main use: contemporary theatre, dance, music, multimedia events, rehearsal space, and workshops; seating: 300 seats total; performing area: 25m W x 15m D x 3.5m H to grid, floor suitable for dance; suspension equipment: overhead pipe grid for suspension of masking and lighting; forestage: dance floor; lighting: details on request; sound: details on request; stage equipment: details on request; backstage: 2 dressing rooms accommodating 15 persons total; climate control: air-conditioned.

Though leased to Bunker Institute, the place is still owned by Elektro Ljubljana (Enterprise for Distribution of Electric Energy, Co.).

See also

External links

Gallery