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Originally established in 1955 as Gorica City Theatre and upon going professional, changing its name in 1969 to Primorsko dramsko gledališče, the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica is one of the youngest professional theatres in Slovenia. It became one of the three state-owned theatres in 2003 (see also Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana and Slovene National Theatre Maribor). Its geographic position – situated at the junction of the Slovene and Italian culture – has exerted a substantial influence on the role and orientation of the theatre.

Designed by award-winning architect Vojteh Ravnikar and featuring a fully-equipped 360-seat hall, the SNG Nova Gorica building remains to date the only new theatre built in Slovenia in the 2nd half of the 20th Century. The new Small Stage (108 seats) was opened in March 2011.

About

SNG Nova Gorica stages around eight premières per season with guest actors often joining the permanent cast of 22 actors. The theatre’s repertoire comprises contemporary and classical plays staged by established as well as younger Slovene directors and occasionally directors from abroad. The programme features stagings of new and classical Slovenian plays, Slovenian first stagings of plays by foreign authors as well as new readings of world classics. Special emphasis is placed on Mediterranean authors (Goldoni, Ruzante, Machiavelli, Držić, etc.), and particularly on comedies, which are marked by Mediterranean temperament and often by the usage of dialect and are well accepted by both the critics and the audience. The theatre is also successfully producing communicative works that intertwine theatre performance and (vocal and instrumental) music, which has resulted in several award-winning musical experiments, such as the performance Passion Play (2015), written and composed by singer-songwriter Iztok Mlakar, also member of the theatre’s ensemble, and the musical play by the cult London group The Tiger Lillies Shockheaded Peter, directed by Ivana Djilas, both winners of the Gracious Comedy Awards.

The theatre also offers a strong programme of performances for children and young adults. Three of its season ticket programmes are aimed at children (Tiny Snail, Big Snail, Puppet Snail). The Gorizia Roundabout [Gorški vrtiljak] presents a number of guest children's performances of different Slovene theatres and theatre groups. The theatre also produces amateur youth performances at the Amateur Youth Stage (AMO). Over the recent years SNG Nova Gorica has been a co-producer of dance performances by MN Dance Company.

SNG Nova Gorica often presents site-specifics versions of individual productions, especially at the Primorska Summer Festival. Its productions appear at different festivals, such as Borštnik Theatre Festival or the Slovene Festival of Chamber Theatre (SKUP), collecting several awards, including the Borštnik Grand Prix in 1999 and 2005. The theatre also received awards at the Slovene Drama Week and Days of Comedy festival.

Since 2011 the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, Koper Theatre, and the Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste present the Tantadruj Awards, honouring excellence in artistic achievements in the coastal region.

Networking and international cooperation

The theatre often realises its programme through co-productions with fellow theatres from the region, especially with Koper Theatre and Slovenian Permanent Theatre in Trieste, but often also with Prešeren Theatre Kranj, as well as with international co-producers from the wider region. It also organises guest performances by Slovene and foreign theatres, music, ballet, and dance groups.

Almost half of SNG Nova Gorica productions are presented on tour in Slovenia or abroad and are often shown at theatre festivals across the world (Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Macedonia), collecting also several awards. SNG Nova Gorica was one of initiators of the [[New European Theatre Action (NETA)] (2005-2016)]. It joined the European Theatre Convention (ETC) in 2001.

External links

Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica website (in Slovenian)
European Theatre Convention (ETC) (in English)
Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica architecture - the history of the building from the Theatre Architecture in Central Europe web database
Post on the article about the Small Theatre Hall of the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica published in Piranesi Magazine, 2012

Gallery

The circular shaped Nova Gorica City Gallery, a high-profile contemporary arts space located in the premises of the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, 2015

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 Since 2011 the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, [[Koper Theatre]], and the [[Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste]] present the Tantadruj Awards, honouring excellence in artistic achievements in the coastal region.
-==Programme==
+==Networking and international cooperation==
-SNG Nova Gorica stages six (or more) premières per season with guest actors often joining the permanent cast of 22 actors. Reflecting on the thirty years of the theatre's professional activity, the '''2009/2010 season''' programme included works that played a significant role in the theatre's history, namely: Carlo Goldoni's ''A Curious Mishap'' [Nenavadna prigoda], directed by [[Luka Martin Škof]]; Chekov's ''Uncle Vanya'' [Striček Vanja], directed by [[Mateja Koležnik]]; Pirandello's grotesque ''Right You Are - If You Think You Are'' [Kaj je resnica?], directed by [[Dušan Mlakar]]; ''Colloquies, Soliloquies'' [Pogovori, samogovori] directed by [[Jaša Jamnik]]; Pierre de Marivaux's ''The Island of Slaves'' [Otok sužnjev], directed by [[Zvone Šedlbauer]]; and [[Andraž Golc|Andraž Golc's]] ''Ducks'' [Race], based on motifs from Salinger's ''Catcher in the Rye'' and directed by [[Nika Melink]].
+The theatre often realises its programme through co-productions with fellow theatres from the region, especially with [[Koper Theatre]] and [[Slovenian Permanent Theatre in Trieste]], but often also with [[Prešeren Theatre Kranj]], as well as with international co-producers from the wider region. It also organises guest performances by Slovene and foreign theatres, music, ballet, and dance groups.
-In addition to its regular programme, the theatre participates in co-productions and organises guest performances by Slovene and foreign theatre, music, ballet and dance groups. Its most recent co-productions include the performance ''Eda - The Rusjan Brothers Story'' [Eda - zgodba bratov Rusjan] (2009) by [[Neda Rusjan Bric]], co-produced by [[Mladinsko Theatre]]; ''A Passage to Jajce'' [Pot v Jajce] (2009) by [[Sebastijan Horvat]], [[Andreja Kopač]], and [[Eva Nina Lampič]], co-produced with [[Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana]], ''The Cabinet Minister's Wife'' [Gospa Ministrica] (2008), directed by [[Dušan Jovanović]] and co-produced with [[Koper Theatre]], etc.
+Almost half of SNG Nova Gorica productions are presented on tour in Slovenia or abroad and are often shown at theatre festivals across the world (Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Macedonia), collecting also several awards.
+SNG Nova Gorica was one of initiators of the [[New European Theatre Action (NETA)] (2005-2016)]. It joined the [[European Theatre Convention (ETC)]] in 2001.
-The theatre also offers programmes for children and youth. Two of its season ticket programmes are aimed at children (Tiny Snail, Big Snail).  The ''Gorizia Roundabout'' [Gorški vrtiljak] presents a number of guest children's performances of different Slovene theatres and theatre groups (in 2009, the programme included performances by [[Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana]], [[Mini Theatre]], [[Ljubljana Puppet Theatre]], etc.).
-In addition the theatre produces amateur youth performances at the ''Amateur Youth Stage'' (AMO).
-==Touring==
-Almost half of SNG Nova Gorica productions are presented on tour in Slovenia or abroad. [[Vito Taufer|Vito Taufer's]] staging of ''The Bald Soprano'' [Plešasta pevka], in the repertory since 1995, has toured to many theatre festivals across the world (Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Macedonia) and was proclaimed the best performance of the ''Festival Internacional Teatro a Mil'' in Santiago, Chile.
-==International cooperation==
-In 2001 SNG Nova Gorica joined the [[European Theatre Convention (ETC)]], and in 2004 it organised the ETC festival with the title ''Theatres of Europe: Mirror of Displaced Populations'', which was funded by the [[European Commission]] and its Culture 2000 programme. The Festival took place in early 2004 and included 16 performances from around the world, including groups from Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Italy, France, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Slovakia, Norway, Lithuania, and Slovenia. Four of these performances were world premières. SNG Nova Gorica was one of initiators of the [[New European Theatre Action (NETA)]].
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Networking and international cooperation

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