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The Elizabeth Project Ideas Centre ([[EPI Centre]]) was established in 1997 by theatre artists Sebastijan Horvat (stage director), Nataša Matjašec, Klavdija Zupan and Petra Veber (set designer). The Centre aims to operate in line with the basic ideas of 'first performance': minimalism, reduction and limiting of theatrical expression. Verbal and artistic languages are accorded equal status: every project deals with a literary model and a visual concept, which are created anew. The first performance was the eponymous Elizabeth Project, and in 1998 the Centre produced its second show Ion, which won an award at the [[Slovene Drama Week]] in Kranj. Horvat's productions Instruction, Caligula, Ion, Makbet and Sharpen Your Senses divided both critics as well as the Slovene public.
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The now defunct Elizabeth Project Ideas Centre ([[EPI Centre]]) was established in [[Established::1997]] by the theatre director [[Sebastijan Horvat]] and set designer [[Petra Veber]]. The group of renowned artists who worked within the framework of EPI Centre seeked new collaborators and new ideas related to innovative drama theatre, with a focus on the epic and the poetic, the image and the body, and philosophy.  
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EPI Centre's last production was the theatre project ''Manifest K'' (2010), directed by Horvat, which set out to stage the Communist Manifesto, not as a political programme but as a formal score, thus opening doors to contemporary artistic procedures and effects.
 
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The group of renowned artists who work within the framework of the EPI Centre continuously seek new collaborators and new ideas related to innovative drama theatre, with a focus on the epic and the poetic, philosophy, the image and the body. The EPI Centre’s past productions include: Juliette Justine staged at Ljubljana Central Post Office, and A Story about O, all directed by Sebastijan Horvat, School Notebook, directed by Ivana Djilas, Cioran, conceived by stage director Jernej Lorenci, and Oidipus by Jaka Ivanc. In 2005 the performance Misfits(z), a drama opera inspired by the text The Hip Hop Waltz of Euridyce by Reza Abdolah, was staged. The last production was the Vorher/Nacher (Schimmelpfennig). The performances were usually co-produced by [[Ptuj City Theatre]], [[Slovene National Theatre (SNG) Maribor]], [[Slovene National Theatre (SNG) Ljubljana - Drama]], [[Mladinsko Theatre]], [[Glej Theatre]] and [[Ljubljana Dance Theatre (PTL)]].
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==Performances by Horvat==
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The centre operated in line with the basic ideas of "performance first": minimalism, reduction, and the limiting of theatrical expression. Verbal and artistic languages were accorded equal status: every project deals with a literary model and a visual concept, which are created anew. The first performance was the eponymous ''Elizabeth Project'' [Elizabeth] (1997), and in 1998 EPI Centre produced its second show ''Ion'', which won an award at the [[Slovene Drama Week|Week of Slovenian Drama]] in Kranj. Horvat's productions ''Instruction'' [Inštrukcija] (1995), ''Ion'', Ionesco's ''Macbett'' [Makbet] (1999), and ''Sharpen Your Senses'' (2000) divided both critics as well as the Slovene public.
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In 2005, Horvat received the Montblanc Young Directors Project Award at the Salzburg Festival for his direction of [[Vladimir Bartol|Vladimir Bartol's]] ''Alamut''. Horvat has staged a number of works in recent years that make direct reference to communism and Brecht's radical theatre. Besides the stagings of ''A Passage to Jajce'' [Pot v Jajce] (2009), co-produced by [[Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana]] and [[Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica]], and [[Ivan Cankar|Ivan Cankar's]] ''For the People's Welfare'' [Za narodov blagor] (2008), produced by [[Slovene National Theatre Maribor]], the production that garnered the most attention was ''Ragged People (Pupils and Teachers)'' [Raztrganci (Učenci in učitelji)] (2007), the legendary play written by [[Matej Bor]] in 1943 between the battles he participated in as a member of the Slovene Partisan army, which underscored today's need for a didactic theatre and the importance of communicating with the viewer.  
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==Other productions==
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EPI Centre's past productions by other directors include: ''School Notebook'' [Šolski zvezek] (2003), directed by [[Ivana Djilas]]; ''Still Life'' [Tihožitje] (2004), conceived by the stage director [[Jernej Lorenci]]; and ''Oidipus'' [Ojdip] by [[Jaka Ivanc]]. In co-production with [[Dance Theatre Ljubljana]], EPI Centre has staged choreographies by [[Matjaž Farič]], [[Snježana Premuš]], [[Valentina Čabro]], and Ariella Vidach. EPI Centre's performances were often co-produced by [[Ptuj City Theatre]], [[Slovene National Theatre Maribor]], [[Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana]], [[Mladinsko Theatre]], [[Glej Theatre]] and [[Dance Theatre Ljubljana]].
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==Venues and festivals==
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EPI Centre productions often premièred at [[Glej Theatre]] and [[Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station|Old Power Station]] in Ljubljana and also appeared at numerous festivals, including the [[Mladi levi Festival]] and the [[Exodos International Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts]] in Ljubljana; Neighbouring Voices in Bulgaria; the New European Theatre Festival in Moscow; the Biennial Festival of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean; the Four Days in Motion Festival in Prague; and Mittelfest in Cividale, Italy.
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==See also==
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* [[Glej Theatre]]
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* [[Stara Elektrarna - Old Power Station]]
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==External links==
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* [http://www.bunker.si/eng/archives/431 Announcement of EPI Centre's première of ''Manifest K'' at Bunker website]
  
In co-production with Ljubljana Dance Theatre, the EPI Centre has staged choreographies by Matjaž Farič, Snježana Premuš, Valentina Čabro and Ariella Vidach. EPI Centre productions have also appeared at several festivals, including the [[Mladi levi Festival]] and the [[Exodos International Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts]] in Ljubljana, Neighbouring Voices in Bulgaria, the New European Theatre Festival in Moscow, the Biennale dei giovani artisti dell'Europa e del Mediterraneo in Rome, the Four Days in Motion Festival in Prague and the Mittelfest in Čedad in Cividale, Italy.
 
  
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The now defunct Elizabeth Project Ideas Centre (EPI Centre) was established in 1997 by the theatre director Sebastijan Horvat and set designer Petra Veber. The group of renowned artists who worked within the framework of EPI Centre seeked new collaborators and new ideas related to innovative drama theatre, with a focus on the epic and the poetic, the image and the body, and philosophy.

EPI Centre's last production was the theatre project Manifest K (2010), directed by Horvat, which set out to stage the Communist Manifesto, not as a political programme but as a formal score, thus opening doors to contemporary artistic procedures and effects.


Performances by Horvat

The centre operated in line with the basic ideas of "performance first": minimalism, reduction, and the limiting of theatrical expression. Verbal and artistic languages were accorded equal status: every project deals with a literary model and a visual concept, which are created anew. The first performance was the eponymous Elizabeth Project [Elizabeth] (1997), and in 1998 EPI Centre produced its second show Ion, which won an award at the Week of Slovenian Drama in Kranj. Horvat's productions Instruction [Inštrukcija] (1995), Ion, Ionesco's Macbett [Makbet] (1999), and Sharpen Your Senses (2000) divided both critics as well as the Slovene public.

In 2005, Horvat received the Montblanc Young Directors Project Award at the Salzburg Festival for his direction of Vladimir Bartol's Alamut. Horvat has staged a number of works in recent years that make direct reference to communism and Brecht's radical theatre. Besides the stagings of A Passage to Jajce [Pot v Jajce] (2009), co-produced by Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana and Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, and Ivan Cankar's For the People's Welfare [Za narodov blagor] (2008), produced by Slovene National Theatre Maribor, the production that garnered the most attention was Ragged People (Pupils and Teachers) [Raztrganci (Učenci in učitelji)] (2007), the legendary play written by Matej Bor in 1943 between the battles he participated in as a member of the Slovene Partisan army, which underscored today's need for a didactic theatre and the importance of communicating with the viewer.

Other productions

EPI Centre's past productions by other directors include: School Notebook [Šolski zvezek] (2003), directed by Ivana Djilas; Still Life [Tihožitje] (2004), conceived by the stage director Jernej Lorenci; and Oidipus [Ojdip] by Jaka Ivanc. In co-production with Dance Theatre Ljubljana, EPI Centre has staged choreographies by Matjaž Farič, Snježana Premuš, Valentina Čabro, and Ariella Vidach. EPI Centre's performances were often co-produced by Ptuj City Theatre, Slovene National Theatre Maribor, Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, Mladinsko Theatre, Glej Theatre and Dance Theatre Ljubljana.

Venues and festivals

EPI Centre productions often premièred at Glej Theatre and Old Power Station in Ljubljana and also appeared at numerous festivals, including the Mladi levi Festival and the Exodos International Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts in Ljubljana; Neighbouring Voices in Bulgaria; the New European Theatre Festival in Moscow; the Biennial Festival of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean; the Four Days in Motion Festival in Prague; and Mittelfest in Cividale, Italy.

See also

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