Federacija Institute
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4 Nov 2018
10 Nov 2018
The performances Little Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre; Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre; The Forest of Songs, directed by Peter Kus and produced by Federacija Institute; and Shockheaded Peter, directed by Ivana Djilas and produced by the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica,
at the International Puppet Theatre Festival
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6 Oct 2017
10 Oct 2017
A premiere of the Bumm, Krach, Peng! object music theatre performance by Peter Kus, coproduced by Federacija Institute,
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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 International Puppet Theatre Festival SommerTraumHafen
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18 Nov 2015
20 Dec 2015
Moi, femme, veuf inconsolable, a solo dance performance by Etcha Dvornik (Federacija Institute), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Paris,
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3 Nov 2015
7 Nov 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
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23 Oct 2015
Forest of Songs, conceived, directed and music by Peter Kus, with art by Kaja Avberšek, co-produced by Glej Theatre and Federacija Institute,
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3 Sep 2015
5 Sep 2015
The Call of the Woods or Your Mother's Kiss, conceived and choreographed by Vesna Eča Dvornik, produced by Federacija Institute and Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre,
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1 Sep 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
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7 Jul 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 Kotor Festival of Theatre for Children
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4 Jun 2015
7 Jun 2015
A screening of Should I stay or should I go? by Kolektiv Narobov (Federacija Institute) and lectures, workshops, debates by or with the project participants in the framework of the international conference on improv and film
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16 Nov 2014
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15 Nov 2014
17 Nov 2014
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17 Oct 2014
19 Oct 2014
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17 Sep 2014
26 Sep 2014
Sound Animation: Original Musical Instruments in Theatre and Creating on Original Musical Instruments in School, workshops by Peter Kus (Federacija Institute),
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30 Jun 2014
6 Jul 2014
Marjeta Kamnikar, Radharani Pernarčič, Torvald Silver, Timon Jelen, Klemen Papež, Tehvan Ratsanik, Srečko Jorš, and Urban Kmet (Federacija Institute) participating with various projects at the FACK MSUV Festival
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22 Jun 2014
7 Jul 2014
The Tinderbox, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and the interactive exhibition The Garden of Sound by Peter Kus (Federacija Institute, Forum Ljubljana), at the 54th International Children’s Festival
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27 Apr 2014
Awaiting Resonance, a dance performance by Kaja Lorenci and Ivan Mijačević, performed by Katja Legin and Ivan Mijačević, produced by Federacija Institute and co-produced by Dance Theatre Ljubljana, at the 15th International Festival Platforma.hr
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10 Apr 2014
12 Apr 2014
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27 Jun 2013
28 Jun 2013
Sound theatre A King Listens by Peter Kus, co-produced by Federacija Institute and Cankarjev dom, and the performance The Singing Castle by Peter Kus, produced by Forum Ljubljana, the International Children’s Festival Šibenik
at the International Children’s Festival Šibenik
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3 Oct 2012
30 Nov 2012
Le Jardin Musical, an interactive exhibition of various musical instruments by Peter Kus, organised by the Centre Culturel - Centre de Créations pour l’Enfance / Maison de la poésie - Antenne slovène (Slovenska hiša poezije)
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13 Apr 2012
16 Apr 2012
Not-all-ways by Ryuzo Fukuhara and Samo Potokar produced by Federacija Institute, B-51 Cultural Society) and Cankarjev dom
at the International Improvisation Dance Festival
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22 Oct 2011
Sound theatre A King Listens by Peter Kus, co-produced by Federacija Institute and Cankarjev dom
at the BEMUS Belgrade Music Festival
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20 Oct 2011
Sound theatre A King Listens by Peter Kus, co-produced by Federacija Institute and Cankarjev dom
at the Cikl Cakl Festival
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21 Dec 2010
Background
The institute was founded by the artists Gregor Kamnikar, Andreja Podrzavnik and Snježana Premuš as a continuation of the activities of the OPS! Institute, established in 1997.
Exploring various strategies of contemporary art production, OPS! collaborated with numerous Slovene festivals and venues. It participated in a number of international projects with, for example, the Drama Theatre Pazardžik (BG), the Theatre of New Forms (BG), the Touch of Dutch Festival (NL), the Theatre in a Suitcase (BG), the Welser Figurentheaterfestival (AT) and the Festival of Children's Theatres (RS).
Projects
Numerous projects have taken place under the wing of Federacija. While most of them feature the core crew of about a dozen artists, works by other performers (coming from abroad as well) are frequently produced. Their venues of choice are often the Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station and the Španski borci Culture Centre, yet their works take place elsewhere as well.
They have ventured into a number of artistic media, film and books included, as well as into theory. In the realm of the latter, Federacija has co-published a book (with the Maska Institute), titled Collective improvisation from Theatre to Film and Beyond and written by Sonja Vilč and in 2020, the book Poiesis of the Self, based on the performance and movement research undertaken by Snježana Premuš and Rok Vevar was issued in English and Slovenian versions.
In 2013, the collective absorbed (or merged with) the Kolektiv Narobov, with whom they organised the Naked Stage International Improvisational Theatre Festival.
Workshops
Federacija runs a number of different workshops for various age groups. They span from exploring dance in museums to presenting various correspondences between voice and movement.
International activities
In 2017, Federacija embarked on a two-year international project called Our Lives, which includes the creation of 8 new theatre productions and 52 public events (theatre performances, workshops, panels, lectures, etc.) in 18 different EU countries. Hosting artists from all 28 countries of EU, Our Lives explores the diverse ways of living in different countries and the question of their synergies and resonances.
During the Should I stay or should I go? project (2013–2014), 5 theatre companies from Austria, France, Germany, Slovenia and Sweden collectively created performances, workshops, a book and a feature film surrounding the question why people stay in or leave a place. It was conducted by 5 partner organisations: Die Gorillas (DE), Stockholms Improvisationsteater (SE), Combats Absurdes (FR), Theater im Bahnhof Graz (AT) and Kolektiv Narobov, represented by the organisation Federacija Institute Ljubljana (SI).