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− | + | Established in [[established::1970]], [[Glej Theatre]] is the oldest independent performing arts venue in Ljubljana. It is also a very important theatre production and education institution, one that has been striving to explore theatrical practices in novel and daring ways since its early days. Up to this day it remains a place open to unorthodox approaches and research, focusing mainly on the upcoming generations of artists. | |
− | + | A rather small place in the old city centre, Glej has profiled itself as an alternative theatre of a diverse programme, ranging from classical dramatic stagings to physical theatre and even dance works. It fosters numerous collaborations with Slovene as well international organisations and frequently lends its venue for various festivals and independent artists productions. Its challenging productions were invited to numerous international festivals, winning various awards. | |
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
− | + | Glej, initially emerging under the name ''Experimental theatre Glej'', was a response to the need for an alternative space for independent theatrical production in Ljubljana. It was founded by a group of directors, who were inspired by the evolving experimental theatre approaches and who also introduced them into the Slovene space, such as [[Lado Kralj]], [[Dušan Jovanović]], [[Zvone Šedlbauer]], and others. The name of the theatre (which can be translated as ''Look'') is a nod to the notions developed by the American avant-garde theatre theoretician Richard Schechner. | |
− | Since its beginnings, Glej has | + | Since its beginnings, Glej has been producing works that did not fit into the existing institutional theatre structures. Already in its formative years, Glej staged a number of highly acclaimed performances, most notably [[Bojan Štih|Bojan Štih's]] ''Monument G'' [Spomenik G] (1972), directed by [[Dušan Jovanović]], and [[Milan Jesih|Milan Jesih's]] ''The Bitter Fruits of Justice'' [Grenki sadeži pravice] (1974), directed by [[Zvone Šedlbauer]], which strongly influenced the theatre production in then Yugoslavia. |
− | During the 1980s the theatre slowly moved away from radical experimental production. However, it retained its main orientation to produce works by emerging, innovative authors who were able to offer new aesthetics and emphases | + | During the 1980s the theatre slowly moved away from radical experimental production. However, it retained its main orientation to produce works by emerging, innovative authors who were able to offer new aesthetics and emphases. In the coming decades it collaborated with a number of still influential Slovene directors and authors such as [[Vinko Möderndorfer]], [[Eduard Miler]], [[Iztok Kovač]], [[Matjaž Pograjc]], [[Matjaž Berger]], [[Igor Štromajer]], [[Jernej Lorenci]], [[Tomi Janežič]], [[Sebastjan Horvat]], [[Diego DeBrea]], [[Ivana Djilas]], and [[Emil Hrvatin]], to name but a few. |
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+ | Different artistic directors have influenced and introduced pioneer programmes, with some of the presented ideas being later adopted by other theatre institutions in Slovenia. However, since the start of the 2016/17 the theatre has been led by a collective body, the ''arts council''. | ||
==Programme== | ==Programme== | ||
− | + | Glej Theatre annually produces or co-produces over a dozen performances of different genres, from stagings of classical dramatic texts and comedies to puppet and "post-dramatic" performances. However, in terms of production one can say that in recent years "the process" itself became a very strong operational concept. The various programmes introduced recently have supported the upcoming artists' desire to focus on the process of their work. | |
− | Glej | + | As of 2007 Glej opened its programme structure in the form of the year-round open call (for theatrical and multidisciplinary projects) to anyone who wishes to work in the theatre. This gives Glej the flexibility to swiftly respond to any potential changes and needs in the theatre environment. As such it runs several innovative, engaged, and proactive programmes: |
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* ''Glej, Debut'' – offering young authors the opportunity to present their first project; | * ''Glej, Debut'' – offering young authors the opportunity to present their first project; | ||
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* ''Glej, Resident'' – a unique residency programme offering upcoming artists the opportunity to research, develop, and produce their own poetics over a period of one year. | * ''Glej, Resident'' – a unique residency programme offering upcoming artists the opportunity to research, develop, and produce their own poetics over a period of one year. | ||
− | + | ===Collaborations=== | |
− | + | Glej Theatre frequently collaborates with other institutions, be them fellow theatres or coming from other artistic fields. | |
− | + | One of its more striking collaborative enterprise is ''Transferzala'', a combined season ticket for five independent Ljubljana theatres – [[Mini Theatre]], [[Dance Theatre Ljubljana]], [[Španski borci Culture Centre]], [[Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station]] and Glej Theatre. | |
− | Glej | + | Glej also co-produces (together with the [[Mladinsko Theatre]]) the [[Overflight International Theatre Festival]] and runs the ŠtudenTeater [StudenTheatre], a project for enabling and developing student theatre groups. Its partners here are [[GT22]], the [[Youth Centre Koper]], [[Moment Maribor]] and the [[Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia|Public Fund for Cultural Activities]] |
− | + | ===Educational platform=== | |
− | + | Glej differs from other theatres in Slovenia by its unique way of identifying and addressing challenges in the performing arts community in Slovenia. Glej has initiated several educational platforms which have been widely recognised as original, fresh, among them the ([[PreGlej na glas! Playwriting Festival]], a programme for the promotion and development of quality Slovene playwriting; the ''TOP Program'' cycle, meant for the development of young theatre critics; workshops for light designers; and ''Poslušaj'', a programme for the development of theatre music). | |
− | + | Regardless of particular endeavours, Glej remains dedicated to young artists who often take their first steps in the theatre between the four pillars in Glej. | |
− | + | ==International cooperation== | |
− | + | [[Glej Theatre]] has been actively involved in several international projects and platforms, for example, Development of New Art (DNA) (an EU supported project 2011–2013, led by the Czech NOVA SIT Association, with partners from Denmark, Hungary, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia), the European Theater Night (2011, 2012), and the ''Call to Create'' platform. | |
− | Glej | + | In 2014 Glej initiated the ''Generation 2 Generation'' project, with partners from the Netherlands, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and France, which focuses on the development of theatre for teenage audiences and on audience development in general. |
− | + | Currently, it is a member of the International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts (IETM) and the East European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP). | |
==See also== | ==See also== |
10 Sep 2024
12 Sep 2024
Two performances of "You Are What You Eat - Si To, Kar Ješ", a youth author's theatre play under the mentorship of Anja Pirnat, Tatjana Peršuh and ISa Gardien, produced by Glej Theatre. The play is an omnibus of rebellions. From the most banal to the big and critical in the context of the time of the former Yugoslavia. It is full of both rebels and non-rebels. And even those who resist so much that the resistance no longer makes sense
25 May 2024
A performance of "Hero 4.0 - Business as usual", by Katarina Stegnar, Boris Bezić, Lea Čehovin, and Gašper Bohinc. Produced by Glej Theatre and Moment Arts and Culture Association.
at the TESZT Festival
2 May 2024
3 May 2024
Two performances of "You Are What You Eat - Si to, kar ješ", a show about rebellions in the context of former Yugoslavia. Produced by Glej Theatre. Supported by European Union, Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia, and Department of Culture of Municipality of Ljubljana.
at the RESISTANCE! Youth Festival of Modern European History
26 Nov 2023
"Heroj 4.0 - Business as Usual" - a performance by Moment Arts and Culture Association and Glej Theatre.
at the Desire Central Station
13 Jun 2023
25 May 2023
Serbia Belgrade Dom Kulture Studenski grad
Southwind directed by Mark Požlep and Maxime Berthou produced by Glej Theatre, SPRING Utrecht, Forceps Media
13 Apr 2023
15 Apr 2023
Spain Olot
13 Apr 2023
15 Apr 2023
Opium Clippers, a performance by Neja Tomšič, coproduced by Glej Theatre and MoTA Museum of Transitory Art. Related to the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Madrid
at the Festival Sismògraf
21 Feb 2020
The theatre performance Who Am I, directed by Tijana Zinajić and co-produced by Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, Glej Theatre, delleAli Teatro, Das Letzte Kleinod, Théâtre du Pélican and @The Albany, in the frame of the international project ID:Babylon,
18 Nov 2018
25 Nov 2018
India Mumbai Ryan International Schools
18 Oct 2018
21 Oct 2018
United Kingdom London UN8 msdm gallery
The visual essay and performance Tea for 5 - Opium Clippers by Neja Tomšič (MoTA Museum of Transitory Art), ceramics by Anja Slapničar, supported by Glej Theatre,
13 Oct 2018
The visual essay and performance Tea for 5 - Opium Clippers by Neja Tomšič (MoTA Museum of Transitory Art), ceramics by Anja Slapničar, and the poetry reading by Gašper Torkar, supported by Glej Theatre,
6 Oct 2018
7 Oct 2018
The visual essay and performance Tea for 5 - Opium Clippers by Neja Tomšič (MoTA Museum of Transitory Art), ceramics by Anja Slapničar, supported by Glej Theatre, in the frame of the exhibition Postcolonial Frames/Ex Oriente
14 Oct 2017
Potential Performance by Urška Brodar, Eva Nina Lampič, Melissa Krodman and Dani Modrej, produced by Glej Theatre and Ballhaus Ost (DE),
at the DISKURS 17 Festival
8 Sep 2017
14 Sep 2017
Montenegro Podgorica KIC Budo Tomović,Kuslev’s House,Montenegrin Nationa Theatre
How to temper the existential revolution?, co-produced by Divja misel Institute, The Second Freedom, produced by Bunker Institute, Pekinpah Association and Kink Kong, Life®Anti, produced by Glej Theatre, Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, KD TNK and School of Arts Nova Gorica, and Chairs, produced by Mini Theatre,
at the FIAT Festival of International Alternative Theatre
14 Jul 2017
19 Jul 2017
Madame Bovary, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, A Conference of Birds, produced by Glej Theatre, and A Continental Divide by Barbara K. Anderlič,
at the International Theatre Institute World Congress
6 Jun 2017
7 Jun 2017
A Potential Performance by Urška Brodar, Eva Nina Lampič, Melissa Krodman and Dani Modrej, produced by Glej Theatre and Ballhaus Ost, Berlin, organised by the Theatre Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki,
22 Oct 2016
23 Oct 2016
Eva Nina Lampič and Urška Brodar's Potential Performance, a collaborative residency project of the Glej Theatre, promoted by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Berlin),
20 May 2016
Something Is Missing, produced by Glej Theatre, in the framework of the project Generation to Generation
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
7 May 2016
The Conference of the Birds, produced by Glej Theatre and the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT), at MIT Fest Montenegro International Theatre Festival
15 Apr 2016
This Is It, Like It or Not!, produced by Glej Theatre, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia The Hague,
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
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,
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
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
21 Sep 2014
The Passsion of John, produced by Glej Theatre, at the 1st International Festival of Young Audience Korzo
8 Sep 2014
14 Sep 2014
Liferanti, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, Cultural Association Teater na konfini, School of Arts, University of Nova Gorica, and Glej Theatre, The Second Freedom, produced by the Pekinpah Association and Bunker Institute, at F I A T Festival of International Alternative Theatre, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Podgorica,
28 May 2014
15 Nov 2013
17 Nov 2013
23 Oct 2013
Always the Same Story, co-produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, and Edge, co-produced by the MKC Maribor Youth Culture Centre, Glej Theatre, and Maribor Puppet Theatre, at the 4th International Puppet Theatre Show Lutkokaz
16 Oct 2013
20 Oct 2013
Videk’s New Shirt by Fru Fru Puppet Theatre, Forest of Song by Glej Theatre, Thumbelina by Mini Theatre, and The Enormous Turnip by Bobek Puppet Theatre at the International Puppet Festival Cikl Cakl
14 Oct 2013
19 Oct 2013
Plays Whore by Vedrana Rudan and directed by Marko Bulc (Glej Theatre) and Happily Divorced by Iztok Valič and directed by Jaša Jamnik (Valič Theatre), and a screening of the film Good to go directed by Matevž Luzar (PAKT Media) with a special guest Milena Zupančič, and other events at the Days of Slovene culture Istria
12 Oct 2013
14 Oct 2013
Jure Novak’s Reasons to Be Happy, produced by Glej Theatre, at the Café Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Budapest,
6 Jun 2013
5 Jun 2013
17 Jun 2013
Christmas at the Ivanovs, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, Women's Comedy, by Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL), 25.671, by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, and Whore, by Glej Theatre
at the Fadil Hadžić Satire Days
19 May 2013
25 May 2013
Forest of Song produced by Glej Theatre and Little Sleepy Star produced by Mini Theatre
at the International Festival of Children's Theatres
3 May 2013
5 May 2013
Doctor Faustus produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Forest of Song co-produced by Glej Theatre
at the SLUK Festival Osijek
12 Mar 2013
31 Jan 2013
27 Jan 2013
29 Jan 2013
22 Dec 2012
11 Dec 2012
6 Dec 2012
9 Dec 2012
24 Nov 2012
25 Nov 2012
Reasons to be Happy produced by Glej Theatre and Zavod Poza; Damned be the Traitor of his Homeland! and Re-/de-/construction: Class Enemy produced by Mladinsko Theatre
at the Desire Festival
15 Oct 2012
11 Oct 2012
15 Oct 2012
6 Oct 2012
11 Oct 2012
Lalanit and Doctor Faustus produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Mišmaš Bakery and Snow-White produced by Mini Theatre, When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw by Maribor Puppet Theatre, and How Jaromir Sought Happiness produced by Glej Theatre
at the Banja Luka International Festival of Children's Theatre
1 Oct 2012
Jure Novak’s Reasons to Be Happy, produced by Glej Theatre
at the Impact, International Festival of Performing Arts
23 Aug 2012
27 Aug 2012
When I Was Dead by Ernst Lubitsch, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, Whore by Vedrana Rudan, produced by Glej Theatre at the Festival of Mediterranean theatre - Purgatorije
29 Jun 2012
1 Jul 2012
Scream, directed by Boris Kadin and produced by Glej Theatre, Misterio Bufo, directed by Marko Bratuš and produced by Glej Theatre, and How Jaromir Sought Happiness, produced by Glej Theatre,
15 Apr 2012
5 Mar 2012
29 Sep 2011
Stephen King's Šajning directed by Borut Bučinel, produced by Glej Theatre
at the
at the PLArtFORMA festival Klaipeda
16 Sep 2010
26 Sep 2010
Damned Be the Traitor of His Homeland!, directed by Oliver Frljić and produced by Mladinsko Theatre; The Bridge Over Blood by Damir Avdić, directed by Marko Bulc and produced by the Glej Theatre; and Exit the King, co-produced by Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana and Ex Ponto International Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
at the International Theatre Festival MOT
Glej, initially emerging under the name Experimental theatre Glej, was a response to the need for an alternative space for independent theatrical production in Ljubljana. It was founded by a group of directors, who were inspired by the evolving experimental theatre approaches and who also introduced them into the Slovene space, such as Lado Kralj, Dušan Jovanović, Zvone Šedlbauer, and others. The name of the theatre (which can be translated as Look) is a nod to the notions developed by the American avant-garde theatre theoretician Richard Schechner.
Since its beginnings, Glej has been producing works that did not fit into the existing institutional theatre structures. Already in its formative years, Glej staged a number of highly acclaimed performances, most notably Bojan Štih's Monument G [Spomenik G] (1972), directed by Dušan Jovanović, and Milan Jesih's The Bitter Fruits of Justice [Grenki sadeži pravice] (1974), directed by Zvone Šedlbauer, which strongly influenced the theatre production in then Yugoslavia.
During the 1980s the theatre slowly moved away from radical experimental production. However, it retained its main orientation to produce works by emerging, innovative authors who were able to offer new aesthetics and emphases. In the coming decades it collaborated with a number of still influential Slovene directors and authors such as Vinko Möderndorfer, Eduard Miler, Iztok Kovač, Matjaž Pograjc, Matjaž Berger, Igor Štromajer, Jernej Lorenci, Tomi Janežič, Sebastjan Horvat, Diego DeBrea, Ivana Djilas, and Emil Hrvatin, to name but a few.
Different artistic directors have influenced and introduced pioneer programmes, with some of the presented ideas being later adopted by other theatre institutions in Slovenia. However, since the start of the 2016/17 the theatre has been led by a collective body, the arts council.
Glej Theatre annually produces or co-produces over a dozen performances of different genres, from stagings of classical dramatic texts and comedies to puppet and "post-dramatic" performances. However, in terms of production one can say that in recent years "the process" itself became a very strong operational concept. The various programmes introduced recently have supported the upcoming artists' desire to focus on the process of their work.
As of 2007 Glej opened its programme structure in the form of the year-round open call (for theatrical and multidisciplinary projects) to anyone who wishes to work in the theatre. This gives Glej the flexibility to swiftly respond to any potential changes and needs in the theatre environment. As such it runs several innovative, engaged, and proactive programmes:
Glej Theatre frequently collaborates with other institutions, be them fellow theatres or coming from other artistic fields.
One of its more striking collaborative enterprise is Transferzala, a combined season ticket for five independent Ljubljana theatres – Mini Theatre, Dance Theatre Ljubljana, Španski borci Culture Centre, Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station and Glej Theatre.
Glej also co-produces (together with the Mladinsko Theatre) the Overflight International Theatre Festival and runs the ŠtudenTeater [StudenTheatre], a project for enabling and developing student theatre groups. Its partners here are GT22, the Youth Centre Koper, Moment Maribor and the Public Fund for Cultural Activities
Glej differs from other theatres in Slovenia by its unique way of identifying and addressing challenges in the performing arts community in Slovenia. Glej has initiated several educational platforms which have been widely recognised as original, fresh, among them the (PreGlej na glas! Playwriting Festival, a programme for the promotion and development of quality Slovene playwriting; the TOP Program cycle, meant for the development of young theatre critics; workshops for light designers; and Poslušaj, a programme for the development of theatre music).
Regardless of particular endeavours, Glej remains dedicated to young artists who often take their first steps in the theatre between the four pillars in Glej.
Glej Theatre has been actively involved in several international projects and platforms, for example, Development of New Art (DNA) (an EU supported project 2011–2013, led by the Czech NOVA SIT Association, with partners from Denmark, Hungary, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia), the European Theater Night (2011, 2012), and the Call to Create platform.
In 2014 Glej initiated the Generation 2 Generation project, with partners from the Netherlands, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and France, which focuses on the development of theatre for teenage audiences and on audience development in general.
Currently, it is a member of the International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts (IETM) and the East European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP).
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