Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje

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The Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje (Slovensko ljudsko gledališče Celje) was founded by the Municipality of Celje in 1950 as a professional theatre company with a resident artistic and technical crew, and agile administration. It typically produces up to 6 new productions, one of them dedicated to a young audience, and presents over 220 performances at home and on tours in Slovenia and internationally for about 60,000 spectators. SLG Celje remains firmly committed to meeting and exceeding the audience’s expectations and creating contemporary theatre of the highest quality and artistic excellence.

Since 1992, the theatre has organised a yearly festival Days of Comedy and a biennial public call for original Slovenian comedy texts, for which one is awarded the Gracious Comedy Quill Award.

Programme

The SLG Celje repertoire is diverse and challenging. The production is based on Slovenian and international dramatics, classical plays and new writing and is staged by eminent Slovenian theatre creators. A new stream of theatre directors has recently started involving innovative devised-theatre methods, treating relevant social, political, environmental and identity-related topics.

The theatre supports a young residential theatre director during creation and research, involving a guest creative team and ensuring their basic economic, artistic, and other essential conditions for creating.

Apart from the repertoire programme, SLG Celje also puts effort into addressing and including young audiences, developing new methods and forms of actively engaging young audiences. The programmes consist of various interwoven activities that align with participants' desires, needs and interests.

Organisation

The artistic team consists of approximately twenty resident actors, a dramaturg, a speech adviser and the artistic director. In all, the theatre team includes 70 employees.

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Days of Comedy

The Days of Comedy festival has become a trademark of the city of Celje. It was first organised from 14 February to 6 March 1992. The festival has gradually evolved from a local event into a significant Slovenian theatrical platform, yearly gathering top theatre creators from institutional and non-institutional theatres across Slovenia. It is the largest theatre event in the Celje region and the only Slovenian festival reviewing the best comedy genres from the past year.

The plays in the competition programme compete for awards such as the year's distinguished performance, director, actress and actor, named by a professional 3-member jury. The audience also evaluates the festival performances, choosing their favourite play. The audience selects a nightly comedian of the evening. Since 2003, the audience has also been selecting their distinguished comedy.

Since 1998, the Municipality of Celje and the SLG Celje have been supporting comedy writing through a biennial call for original Slovenian comedy texts. The Gracious Comedy Quill, which includes a financial award, is given to the best text, decided by an expert jury.

Venue

The theatre houses two venues, the 250-seat Main Stage and the 70-seat Small Stage.

type of venue: theatre
main use: performing arts, cultural education, music

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Main Stage

seating: 250 seats (parterre, balcony)
type of venue: proscenium arch stage
proscenium opening: 8m W x 8m H
performing area: 10m W x 11m D x 12m H, flat wooden stage floor suitable for dance
apron stage: 3m D
wing spaces: 2m W SR, 2m W SL
soft hangings: black house curtain, black legs and borders
lighting: 20-channel lighting desk, 20 x 2.5 kw dimmers
sound: 16-channel mixer, power amplifiers and loudspeakers, 12 wireless microphones
backstage: 2 dressing rooms accommodating 20 persons, technical staff available
availability: available for hire

Small Stage

seating: 70 seats (fixed)
type of venue: black box
performing area: 8m W x 7m D x 4,5m H, flat wooden stage floor suitable for dance
lighting: 20-channel lighting desk, 20 x 2.5 kw dimmers
sound: 16-channel mixer, power amplifiers and loudspeakers, 12 wireless microphones
backstage: 1 dressing room accommodating 6 persons, technical staff available
availability: available for hire

Jean-Paul Sartre ZAPRTA VRATA - trailer by Ansambel SLG Celje on YouTube

External links

Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje website
Festival Days of Comedy web page
Slovene People's Theatre architecture - the history of the building from the "Theatre Architecture in Central Europe" web database

Gallery

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The Noblemen of Teharje 2008

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Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje

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