Week of Slovenian Drama
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9 Mar 2024
A performance of "Antigone and Trifold Life of Antigone - Antigona in Trojno življenje Antigone" by director Mateja Koležnik, adapting Sophocles's drama and Slavoj Žižek's specific reinterpretation of the myth and the drama. Produced by Residenztheater München in the scope of Week of Slovenian Drama. at the Week of Slovenian Drama
Programme
Besides showcasing national productions, the programme also includes presentations of international stagings of Slovenian plays. The festival has hosted performances from Austria, Japan, Montenegro, Great Britain, Serbia, Slovakia, Luxembourg, etc. Prešeren Theatre Kranj works hard to further expand the international part of the festival by devising roundtable discussions involving famous dramatists, experts on theatre, producers, and publishers.
An important contribution to the promotion of the creation of Slovenian drama are annual playwriting workshops led by prominent playwrights from Slovenia and abroad, as well as reading performances and Days of the Nominees, intended for comprehensive presentations of nominated plays and created in cooperation with the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (UL AGRFT) and the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana.