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| name                = Borštnik Theatre Festival
 
| name                = Borštnik Theatre Festival
 
| local name          = Festival Borštnikovo srečanje
 
| local name          = Festival Borštnikovo srečanje
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| street              = Slovenska 27
 
| street              = Slovenska 27
 
| town                = SI-2000 Maribor
 
| town                = SI-2000 Maribor
| telephone          = 386 (0) 2 250 6227, 386 (0) 2 250 6100
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| telephone          = 386 (0) 2 250 6148, 386 (0) 2 250 6100
 
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| organised by        = Slovene National Theatre Maribor
 
| organised by        = Slovene National Theatre Maribor
 
| frequency = annual
 
| frequency = annual
| dates and duration  = October, 10 days  
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| dates and duration  = October, 10 days (shortened in 2020, due to Covid-19); in 2021 shifted to June
 
| duration weeks      = 40,41,42 (2012) 42,43 (2013) 42,43 (2014)
 
| duration weeks      = 40,41,42 (2012) 42,43 (2013) 42,43 (2014)
| festival dates      = 15.10.2015 - 25.10.2015, 14.10.2016 - 23.10.2016, 20.10.2017 - 29.10.2017
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| festival dates      = 15.10.2015 - 25.10.2015, 14.10.2016 - 23.10.2016, 20.10.2017 - 29.10.2017, 19.10.2018 - 28.10.2018, 14.10.2019 - 27.10.2019, 12.10.2020 - 16.10.2020, 14.6.2021 - 27.6.2021, 30.5.2022 - 12.6.2022, 5.6.2023 - 18.6.2023, 3.6.2024 - 16.6.2024
 
| contacts = {{Contact
 
| contacts = {{Contact
| name                = Alja Predan
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| name                = Aleš Novak
| role                = Festival Director
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| role                = Artistic Director
| email              = alja.predan@sng-mb.si
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| email              = ales.novak@borstnikovo.si
| telephone          = 386 (0) 51 675 251
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| telephone          =  
 
}}{{Contact
 
}}{{Contact
| name                = Aleš Novak
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| name                = Mojca Kolar
| role                = President of the Borštnik Festival Council
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| role                = Assistant Director
| email              =  
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| email              = mojca.kolar@borstnikovo.si
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| telephone          = 386 (2) 250 61 48
 
}}{{Contact
 
}}{{Contact
 
| name                = Daša Šprinčnik
 
| name                = Daša Šprinčnik
 
| role                = Producer and Public Relations
 
| role                = Producer and Public Relations
| email              = dasa.sprincnik@sng-mb.si
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| email              = dasa.sprincnik@borstnikovo.si
| telephone          = 386 (0) 2 250 6148, 386 (0) 31 342 178
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| telephone          = 386 (2) 250 61 48, 386 (2) 250 61 00
}}{{Contact
 
| name                = Špela Lešnik
 
| role                = International Programme Producer
 
| email              = spela.lesnik@sng-mb.si
 
| telephone          = 386 (0) 41 743 485
 
 
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Every autumn since [[established::1966]], various Slovene theatres have gathered in Maribor for the [[Maribor Theatre Festival]] (known in Slovene as Borštnikovo srečanje). This prestigious event, organized by and held at the Slovene National Theatre Maribor, is the largest annual review of Slovene theatre production. The festival awards the [[Borštnik Ring Award and Borštnik Awards|Borštnik Ring Award]], the highest accolade for theatre actors in Slovenia. Additionally, [[Borštnik Ring Award and Borštnik Awards|Borštnik Awards]] are bestowed for outstanding achievements in directing, acting, and other categories.
  
Every Autumn since [[established::1966]], various Slovene theatres have met in Maribor at the [[Maribor Theatre Festival]] (its Slovene name being ''Boršnikovo srečanje''), organised by and held at the [[Slovene National Theatre Maribor]]. This most prestigious theatre event is the largest annual review of Slovene theatre production. The festival awards the [[Borštnik Ring Award and Borštnik Awards|Borštnik Ring]], the highest accolade for theatre actors in Slovenia, further Borštnik Awards are bestowed for best achievements in directing, acting, set design, etc.
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On its 45th anniversary the festival was reorganised and internationalised. In addition to the selected Slovene performances by repertory theatres from Maribor, Ljubljana, Nova Gorica, Celje, Kranj, Ptuj, Koper, and Trieste, as well as by a few independent theatre producers, the festival's programme features also international performances. A special Showcase selection is addressed to international professionals who participate also in debates and symposia.
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==History==
 
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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 Slovene name is still Festival Borštnikovo srečanje, but it has come to be known as the Maribor Theatre Festival in English). Prior to 1990, the festival was also held in other Slovene towns; in the 1990s, there were several unsuccessful attempts to move the festival from Maribor to Ljubljana. Until 1992, all professional Slovene theatres presented at least one production at the festival's competition program, 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.
Since 2011 the festival publishes a Contemporary European Drama collection, till now it comprises a number of selected cutting edge Slovak, Czech, Dutch, Spanish and Polish pieces translated into Slovenian.
 
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On its 45th anniversary, the festival was reorganised and internationalised. In addition to selected Slovene performances by repertory theatres from Maribor, Ljubljana, Nova Gorica, Celje, Kranj, Ptuj, Koper, and Trieste, as well as by a few independent theatre producers, the festival's program featured international performances. A special showcase selection addressed international professionals who also participated in debates and symposia.
  
==History==
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Since 1994, the selector of the festival has had a two-year mandate. The jury usually comprises four to five persons (critics, directors, writers, theorists, artists, etc.). The [[Borštnik Ring Award and Borštnik Awards|Borštnik Ring Award]] recipient is selected by a different jury.
The festival took place for the first time in 1966 under the name Slovene Drama Week and was re-named Borštnik Meeting in 1972 (today its Slovene name still being ''Boršnikovo srečanje'', but it has lately come to be known as the Maribor Theatre Festival in English). Prior to 1990 the festival was also held in other Slovene towns; in the 90s there were several unsuccessful attempts to move the festival from Maribor to Ljubljana. Until 1992 all professional Slovene 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 the protest of numerous independent theatre producers and makers, arguing that with the festival's existing conceptually-closed orientation, it did not present the actual theatre production nor acknowledge the variety of aesthetics, poetics, approaches, and procedures.  
 
  
Since 1994, the selector of the festival has been given a two-year mandate. The jury usually comprises four to five persons (critics, directors, writers, theoreticians, artists, etc.). The [[Borštnik Ring Award and Borštnik Awards|Borštnik Ring Award]] recipient is selected by a different jury.  
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The festival is named after [[Ignacij Borštnik]] (1858–1919), a director, actor, playwright, translator, and the founder of the Slovene artistic theatre. He was the first Slovene 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 festival is named after [[Ignacij Borštnik]] (1858–1919), director, actor, playwright, translator, and the founder of the Slovene artistic theatre. He was the first Slovene 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.
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==Programme==
 
==Programme==
Each year, around 10 new performances are presented in the selected competition programme of the Maribor Theatre Festival (recent selectors were [[Gregor Butala]], [[Primož Jesenko]], [[Amelia Kraigher]] and [[Petra Vidali]]). These stagings compete for the following awards: best performance, best director, best actor, best young actor, other achievements (set design, costume design, light design, musical score, and other artistic categories), plus a special jury award, and the [[Dominik Smole Award]], awarded for best original dramatic text or best translation, dramatisation, or adaptation. At the festival an award of the [[Association of Theatre Critics and Researchers of Slovenia]] for best performance is presented, too.
 
  
Along with an accompanying non-competitive programme consisting of interesting performances of the previous season, a selector and the festival director [[Alja Predan]] select also a dozen of Slovene performances for the ''Showcase'' for international professionals. The ''Bridges'' section presents invited international performances. Maribor Theatre Festival presents also the annual young production of the [[Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT)]].
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Each year, around 10 new performances are presented in the selected competition program of the Maribor Theatre Festival. These stagings compete for the following [[Borštnik Ring Award and Borštnik Awards|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 2010 edition offered for instance 47 performances, 35 other events, 500 artists, 40 experts, and over 8,000 visitors.
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The accompanying non-competitive program 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.
  
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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 program.
  
==International symposia and conferences==
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{{Image|Zene v testu Borstnik 2023.jpg}}
  
In 2014 the conference programme was dedicated to the opus of [[Vitomil Zupan]], the ''Silent Character(s) in Dramatic Literature, on Stage and in Reality'', and the ''Theatre of Resistance'', in 2013 the ''EX:pert Table'' on media and culture was organised, and an international conference on theatre archives organised by the [[Centre for Theatre and Film Studies, Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT)]]. In 2012 the ''4+4+4 Contributions on the Visions of Theatre'' were presented at the [[Vetrinjski dvor]], the ''Literature in the Streets'' programme was presented in Maribor as well as in the partner cities of the [[Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012]].  
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In 2011 the [[Association of Theatre Critics and Researchers of Slovenia]] organised the symposium ''How Much Politics, How Much Fascism?'', Maribor Theatre Festival hosted the 6th research workshop of the European Festivals Research Project (EFRP) to tackle the issues concerning artistic festivals and continuously operating cultural organizations. Young theatre critics from around the world were invited to Maribor to engage in critical writing at the Young Critics’ Seminar.
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In 2010 the [[Association of Theatre Critics and Researchers of Slovenia]] co-organised in collaboration with the international network of theatre critics AICT/IATC a conference on ''Inter-Criticism''. The International Theatre Institute (ITI) prepared a symposium on ''Dramaturgy Between the Reality and Vision: Role of Dramaturgy – The Key for Theatre-making Process''.
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==International symposia and conferences==
  
In 2009 the festival hosted the first two international symposia, namely, ''Art, Culture, City'', organised by the [[Association of Theatre Critics and Researchers of Slovenia]], which focused on the role of the city in the context of its artistic production, highlighting the forthcoming project [[Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012]], and the symposium co-organised with the Slovene Centre of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) entitled ''The Intertwining of the Festivals of the Western Balkans'', featuring 15 international panelists.
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Each year, the festival cooperates closely with the [[Association of Theatre Critics and Researchers of Slovenia]] in organizing 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 network of theatre critics AICT/IATC.
  
 
== E-xhibitions ==
 
== E-xhibitions ==
  
Digital collections (photo galleries) presenting outstanding authors (e.g. [[Alenka Bartl]], a costume designer, and actors who won the Borštnik Ring award) were compiled by the [[Slovenian Theatre Institute]] in collaboration with Novi zato, Prodok teater TV, Slovene theatre houses and regional archives. Further digital galleries present some recent Grand Prix performances, referential documentary photos, video and audio excerpts thus being accessible to wide public on the [[Sigledal.org - Slovene theatre portal]].
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Digital collections (photo galleries) presenting outstanding authors (e.g., actors who won the Borštnik Ring Award) were compiled by the [[Slovenian Theatre Institute]] in collaboration with the institute Novi zato., Prodok teater TV, Slovene 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]].
 
 
 
 
== Contemporary European Drama book collection ==
 
 
 
The Focus programme section devotes special attention to playwriting and theatre of a selected country. In 2011 it was the Slovak drama and theatre: three contemporary Slovak plays were published in Slovene language. In 2012 the ''Contemporary Czech Drama'' translations were published, in 2013 the ''Contemporary Dutch Drama'' featured the four plays selected by the two Dutch experts, while in 2014 the ''Focus Spain'' resulted in the ''Contemporary Drama in Spain'', edited by [[Alja Predan]].
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [http://www.borstnikovo.si/ Maribor Theatre Festival website]  
 
* [http://www.borstnikovo.si/ Maribor Theatre Festival website]  
 
* [http://www.sng-mb.si/ Slovene National Theatre Maribor website]
 
* [http://www.sng-mb.si/ Slovene National Theatre Maribor website]
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* [https://www.borstnikovo.si/en/e-xhibition-archive/ Maribor Theatre Festival's E-xhibition archive]
 
* [http://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacij_Bor%C5%A1tnik Ignacij Borštnik on Wikipedija] (in Slovenian)
 
* [http://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacij_Bor%C5%A1tnik Ignacij Borštnik on Wikipedija] (in Slovenian)
* [http://ms.sta.si/2010/10/borstnik-meeting-head-takes-prominent-theatre-festival-international Interview with the festival director Alja Predan] from [[Slovene Press Agency (STA)|''Misli slovensko'' STA website]]
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* [http://www.borstnikovo.si/f/docs/aktualno/FBS2011_at_oct11_global.pdf Article in American Theatre October 2011]
 
* [http://www.borstnikovo.si/en/news-archive/o-fbs-v-hystriu_2/ Hystrio on Maribor Theatre Festival 2013] (in Italian)
 
* [http://infoactualidad.ccinf.es/articulos-corresponsalias/2950-el-drama-contemporaneo-espanol-se-aproxima-a-eslovenia Focus Spain 2014 in Spanish media] (in Spanish)
 
* [http://www.borstnikovo.si/f/docs/news/Theater-Heute.pdf Theater Heute article on Maribor Theatre Festival 2014, PDF] (in German)
 
  
 
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Festival Borštnikovo srečanje
Slovenska 27, SI-2000 Maribor
Phone386 (0) 2 250 6148, 386 (0) 2 250 6100
Frequencyannual
Festival dates3.6.2024 - 16.6.2024




Prometej Drama SNG Maribor Peter Giodani.jpgPrometheus: A Beautiful Apocalypse (Slovene National Theatre Maribor), selected for the competition program at the 59th Maribor Theatre Festival, 2024. Author: Peter Giodani


Every autumn since 1966, various Slovene theatres have gathered in Maribor for the Maribor Theatre Festival (known in Slovene as Borštnikovo srečanje). This prestigious event, organized by and held at the Slovene National Theatre Maribor, is the largest annual review of Slovene theatre production. The festival awards the Borštnik Ring Award, the highest accolade for theatre actors in Slovenia. Additionally, Borštnik Awards are bestowed for outstanding achievements in directing, acting, and other categories.



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 Slovene name is still Festival Borštnikovo srečanje, but it has come to be known as the Maribor Theatre Festival in English). Prior to 1990, the festival was also held in other Slovene towns; in the 1990s, there were several unsuccessful attempts to move the festival from Maribor to Ljubljana. Until 1992, all professional Slovene theatres presented at least one production at the festival's competition program, 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 Slovene performances by repertory theatres from Maribor, Ljubljana, Nova Gorica, Celje, Kranj, Ptuj, Koper, and Trieste, as well as by a few independent theatre producers, the festival's program featured international performances. A special showcase selection addressed international professionals who also participated in debates and symposia.

Since 1994, the selector of the festival 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 Slovene artistic theatre. He was the first Slovene 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.

195A0750.jpgThe 58th Maribor Theatre Festival, 2023. Author: Boštjan Lah

Programme

Each year, around 10 new performances are presented in the selected competition program 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 program 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 program.

Zene v testu Borstnik 2023.jpgWomen 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

0I6A2847.jpgYoung 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 organizing 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 network of theatre critics AICT/IATC.

E-xhibitions

Digital collections (photo galleries) presenting outstanding authors (e.g., actors who won the Borštnik Ring Award) were compiled by the Slovenian Theatre Institute in collaboration with the institute Novi zato., Prodok teater TV, Slovene 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

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