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Established in 2006 by actor and theatre director Primož Ekart, Imaginarni Institute (meaning, "the imaginary") is a unique production house producing smaller-scale theatre performances. Collaborating with renowned Slovenian actors, directors, musicians and designers, Imaginarni aims to address spectators using universal stories, confronting them to find their own position toward complex societal questions.

Programme

Imaginarni is the producer or co-producer of numerous resounding productions, especially the first Slovenian stagings of international dramatic texts or premières of Slovenian dramatic texts. The common thread running through Imaginarni's projects is telling stories based on real people and events and telling stories of people who are forced into the margins of society.

Imaginarni enters co-productions with other theatre houses and independent producers, most frequently with Mini Theatre. Their 2017 co-production Powerlessness, directed by Primož Ekart, won the Borštnik Grand Prix at the prestigious Maribor Theatre Festival. Imaginari's performances appear also at the Week of Slovenian Drama, the Slovene Festival of Chamber Theatre (SKUP), etc.

Imaginarni often collaborates with the electronic music duo Silence. Director Primož Ekart has also directed several plays by the award-winning Slovenian playwright Simona Semenič.

International cooperation

Imaginarni is an associate partner of the project "The Global State of Art: Theatre for Development Education", coordinated by Ekvilib Institute, Slovenia, and co-financed by the European Union.

External links

Imaginarni Institute Producer Page on Sigledal.org (in Slovenian)
Institute on the Sigledal.org Wiki (in Slovenian)
The portal "Global State of Art" (in Slovenian)

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-Established in [[established::2006]] by the actor and theatre director [[Primož Ekart]], [[Imaginarni Institute]] (meaning, "the imaginary") is a very interesting production house producing smaller-scale theatre performances, often co-productions with other Slovene theatres and institutions. The common thread running through Imaginarni's projects is telling stories based on real people and events and telling stories of people who are forced into the margins of society. Collaborating with renowned Slovene actors, directors, musicians, and designers, Imaginarni aims to address the viewer with universal stories, confronting him to find his own position toward complex societal problematics.
+Established in [[established::2006]] by actor and theatre director [[Primož Ekart]], [[Imaginarni Institute]] (meaning, "the imaginary") is a unique production house producing smaller-scale theatre performances. Collaborating with renowned Slovenian actors, directors, musicians and designers, Imaginarni aims to address spectators using universal stories, confronting them to find their own position toward complex societal questions.
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 == Programme ==
-Imaginarni is the producer or co-producer of several resounding productions, especially the first Slovene stagings of international dramatic texts or premières of Slovene dramatic texts, as for example, a solo performance ''I Am My Own Wife'', a play by Doug Wright based on his conversations with German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who survived the Nazi and Communist regimes in East Berlin as a transvestite, which premièred at [[Cankarjev dom Culture and Congress Centre]]. The play starred and was directed by [[Primož Ekart]].
+Imaginarni is the producer or co-producer of numerous resounding productions, especially the first Slovenian stagings of international dramatic texts or premières of Slovenian dramatic texts. The common thread running through Imaginarni's projects is telling stories based on real people and events and telling stories of people who are forced into the margins of society.
-Imaginarni and [[Bunker Institute]] co-produced the play ''The Swing'' [Gugalnica] (2007) by the young Slovene playwright [[Nejc Gazvoda]], directed by the film director [[Janez Lapajne]], which was also presented in the accompanying programme of the 2008 [[Week of Slovenian Drama]]. The performance ''Ella'' (2008), written by the German author Hebert Achternbusch, directed by Ekart, and co-produced by [[Cankarjev dom Culture and Congress Centre]], a story about a mentally disabled woman who is the object of physical and mental abuse because of her condition, was extremely well received by the critical audience. Also in 2008, Imaginarni, [[Cankarjev dom Culture and Congress Centre]], and [[City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts]] produced Jane Shepard's play ''Commencing'' [Zaciklani], a play about two women with different sexual orientations and their prejudices. [[Janez Starina]] received the Satyr for Best Actor at the 2009 [[Slovene Festival of Chamber Theatre (SKUP)]] for his role in the play ''Blackbird'' [Črni kos] by David Harrower, a co-production of Imaginarni and [[Cankarjev dom Culture and Congress Centre]].
+Imaginarni enters co-productions with other theatre houses and independent producers, most frequently with [[Mini Theatre]]. Their 2017 co-production ''Powerlessness'', directed by [[Primož Ekart]], won the [[Borštnik Ring Award and Borštnik Awards|Borštnik Grand Prix]] at the prestigious [[Maribor Theatre Festival]]. Imaginari's performances appear also at the [[Week of Slovenian Drama]], the [[Slovene Festival of Chamber Theatre (SKUP)]], etc.
-Imaginarni co-produced with [[Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL)]] [[Gregor Fon]]'s debut play ''Pooch, Pussy, and Poof'' [Pes, pizda in peder] (2010), directed by [[Primož Ekart]], which was nominated for the [[Grum Award]] at the 2008 [[Week of Slovenian Drama]]. The staging of Venedict Yerofeyev's poem in prose ''Moscow-Petushki'' [Moskva-Petuški] (2010), co-produced by [[Familija]], was presented at the Generations section of the 2010 [[Borštnik Theatre Festival]].
+Imaginarni often collaborates with the electronic music duo [[Silence]]. Director Primož Ekart has also directed several plays by the award-winning Slovenian playwright [[Simona Semenič]].
-Imaginarni often collaborates with the electronic music duo [[Silence]].
 ==International cooperation==
-Imaginarni is the associate partner of the project ''Global State of Art: theatre for development education'', which is coordinated by Ekvilib Institute, Slovenia, and co-financed by the European Union.
+Imaginarni is an associate partner of the project "The Global State of Art: Theatre for Development Education", coordinated by Ekvilib Institute, Slovenia, and co-financed by the European Union.
 ==See also==
-* [[Cankarjev dom Culture and Congress Centre]]
 * [[Week of Slovenian Drama]]
+* [[Mini Theatre]]
 * [[Silence]]
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.imaginarni.si/Imaginarni Imaginarni website]
+* [http://veza.sigledal.org/producent/imaginarni-zavod-za-kulturno-dejavnost Imaginarni Institute Producer Page on Sigledal.org] (in Slovenian)
-* [http://www.mladina.si/tednik/201006/primoz_ekart Interview with Primož Ekart] (2010, in Slovenian)
+* [http://sigledal.org/geslo/Imaginarni Institute on the Sigledal.org Wiki] (in Slovenian)
+* [http://sofaglobal.org/ The portal "Global State of Art"] (in Slovenian)
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Difference between revisions of "Imaginarni Institute"

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