Festival Borštnikovo srečanje
Slovenska 27, SI-2000 Maribor
Phone386 (0) 2 250 6148, 386 (0) 2 250 6100
Organised bySlovene National Theatre Maribor
Frequencyannual
Festival dates2.6.2025 - 15.6.2025
Maribor Theatre Festival
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History
The festival took place for the first time in 1966 under the name Slovene Drama Week and was renamed the Borštnik Meeting in 1972 (today, its Slovenian name is still Festival Borštnikovo srečanje). Prior to 1990, the festival was also held in other Slovenian towns; in the 1990s, there were several unsuccessful attempts to move the festival from Maribor to Ljubljana. Until 1992, all professional Slovenian theatres presented at least one production at the festival's competition programme, with independent productions appearing only in the off-programme. Subsequently, the selection became more rigorous, including only the most representative theatre productions. The 1990s saw protests from numerous independent theatre producers and makers, arguing that with the festival's existing conceptually-closed orientation, it did not represent actual theatre production nor acknowledge the variety of aesthetics, poetics, approaches and procedures.
On its 45th anniversary, the festival was reorganised and internationalised. In addition to selected Slovenian performances by repertory theatres from Maribor, Ljubljana, Nova Gorica, Celje, Kranj, Ptuj, Koper and Trieste, as well as by numerous independent theatre producers, the festival's programme featured international performances. A special showcase selection addressed international professionals who also participated in debates and symposia.
Since 1994, the festival selector has had a two-year mandate. The jury usually comprises four to five persons (critics, directors, writers, theorists, artists, etc.). The Borštnik Ring Award recipient is selected by a different jury.
The festival is named after Ignacij Borštnik (1858–1919), a director, actor, playwright, translator, and the founder of the Slovenian artistic theatre. He was the first Slovenian theatre director in the modern sense of the word and a master craftsman of the most demanding roles, especially from turn-of-the-century modernist realism.
The 58th Maribor Theatre Festival, 2023. Author: Boštjan Lah
Programme
Each year, around 10 new performances are presented in the selected competition programme of the Maribor Theatre Festival. These stagings compete for the following Borštnik Awards: best performance (Borštnik Grand Prix), best director, best actor, best young actor and other achievements such as set design, costume design, lighting design, musical score and other artistic categories, along with a special jury award. The award of the Association of Theatre Critics and Researchers of Slovenia for the best performance in the previous season is also presented.
The accompanying non-competitive programme consists of interesting performances from the previous season, often created by a younger generation of authors whose innovative approaches to creating performances challenge the established concepts and boundaries of theatre. Additionally, performances by international artists and theatre houses are included.
The Maribor Theatre Festival also presents the annual production of the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT), and it has recently started running an international student programme.
Women in dough (Žene v testu) (Slovenian National Theatre Drama Ljubljana), awarded by the Association of Theatre Critics and Researchers of Slovenia for the best performance of the previous season, at the 58th Maribor Theatre Festival, 2023. Author: Boštjan Lah
Young Theatre, introductory event, Maribor Theatre Festival 2023. Author: Boštjan Lah
International symposia and conferences
Each year, the festival cooperates closely with the Association of Theatre Critics and Researchers of Slovenia in organising conferences, symposia, round tables, workshops, seminars and talks dedicated to relevant topics such as festival production, criticism, dramaturgy, archiving and intercultural exchange. The festival has also hosted several international symposia and conferences prepared with international partners such as the International Theatre Institute (ITI) and the International Association of Theatre Critics (AICT/IATC).
E-xhibitions
Digital collections (photo galleries) presenting outstanding authors (e.g., Borštnik Ring laureates) have been compiled by the Slovenian Theatre Institute in collaboration with the institute Novi zato., Prodok teater TV, Slovenian theatre houses and regional archives. Further digital galleries present some of the recent Grand Prix performances, referential documentary photos, video and audio excerpts which are accessible to the wider public on the Sigledal.org - Slovene theatre portal.
See also
External links
- Maribor Theatre Festival website
- Slovene National Theatre Maribor website
- Maribor Theatre Festival's E-xhibition archive
- Ignacij Borštnik on Wikipedija (in Slovenian)
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Every year since 1966, Slovenian theatres have gathered in Maribor for the Maribor Theatre Festival (Slo: Borštnikovo srečanje). +
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