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Ljubljana Puppet Theatre
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| Lutkovno gledališče Ljubljana | |
| http://www.lgl.si/ | |
| info@lgl.si | |
| Krekov trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana | |
| Phone | 386 (0) 1 300 0970 |
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| Fax | 386 (0) 1 300 0980 |
| Region | SI-1 |
| Founded by | Municipality of Ljubljana |
| Uroš Korenčan, Director | |
| uros.korencan@lgl.si | |
| Ajda Rooss, Artistic Director | |
| ajda.rooss@lgl.si | |
| Petra Škofic, Public relations | |
| petra.skofic@lgl.si | |
| Phone | 386 (0) 1 548 45 43 |
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- Puppets & Design, 2019
Project summary - ConnectUp – The Life of the Others | European Theatres for Young Audience in a Union of Diversity, 2019
Project summary - MAPPING - A Map on the aesthetics of performing arts for early years, 2018
Project summary - Numeric’s Art Puppetry Project, 2017
Project summary - All Strings Attached: Pioneers of the European Puppetry Behind the Scenes, 2015
Project summary - Small Size, Performing Arts for Early Years, 2014
Project summary - European Puppetry Knowledge Exchange (EPKE), 2013
Project summary - Small Size Big Citizens - widening of the european network for the diffusion of the performing arts for early years, 2009
Project summary - Small Size, The Net, 2006
Project summary - Small Size – European Network for the Diffusion and Development of the Performing Arts for Early Childhood, 2005
Project summary
Past Events
- 15 September to 17 September 2019
The puppet miniature Goodbye, directed by Jasna Vastl, and Session Bulgakov, directed by Matija Solce, both produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre; and Snow Queen, directed by Tin Grabnar and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, at the International Puppet Theatre Festival at Cultural Information Centre, Grič Tunnel, Kunst Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
programme organiser - 29 January 2019
The performance The Little Prince, directed by Yulia Roschina and co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Rijeka City Puppet Theatre, at Rijeka City Puppet Theatre in Rijeka, Croatia
programme organiser info - 4 November to 10 November 2018
The performances Little Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre; Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre; The Forest of Songs, directed by Peter Kus and produced by Federacija Institute; and Shockheaded Peter, directed by Ivana Djilas and produced by the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, at the International Puppet Theatre Festival at Croatian Cultural Centre at Sušak, Rijeka City Puppet Theatre in Rijeka, Croatia
programme - 16 September to 17 September 2018
White Camel, directed by Nika Bezeljak and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, and Goose the Bear, directed by Ivana Djilas and produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the PIF Zagreb, International Puppet Theatre Festival at Scena F22, Zagreb Dance Centre in Zagreb, Croatia
programme organiser more - 6 September 2018
Open the Owl, directed by Renaud Herbin, a co-production of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and TJP – Centre Dramatique National d’Alsace, Strasbourg, France, at the Synergura International Puppet Theatre Festival at Theater Erfurt Studio in Erfurt, Germany
programme organiser info - 1 July 2018
The performance Somewhere Else, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the Mediteraneo Festival at Duke's Palace in Zadar, Croatia
programme info - 26 June 2018
Open the Owl, directed by Renaud Herbin, a co-production of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and TJP – Centre Dramatique National d’Alsace, Strasbourg, France, at the International Puppet Theatre Festival Blickwechsel at Schauspielhaus in Megdeburg, Germany
programme organiser info - 13 April 2018
Elder's Tale , produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at K&K Center in St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjanž v Rožu, Austria
programme - 22 March to 24 March 2018
Open the Owl, directed by Renaud Herbin, a co-production of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and TJP – Centre Dramatique National d’Alsace, Strasbourg, France, at the Les Giboulées Festival - International ‘Body-Object-Image' Biennial at the Les Giboulées Festival at TJP Petite Scène in Strasbourg, France
programme organiser - 4 March to 13 March 2018
Little Blue and Little Yellow, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, Goose the Bear and Somewhere Else, both produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Ankara, at the Izmir International Puppet Days at Han Theatre, Izmir Sanat, Ziya Gökalp Culture Center in Izmir, Turkey
programme organiser - 9 February to 10 February 2018
The interactive performance Little Salamander Goes Across The Road, directed by Matija Solce and produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Paris, at Le Carré Blanc in Tinqueux, France
programme - 1 February 2018
Aquarius, a puppet show performed underwater, directed by Miha Golob and produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, in the framework of Wide Eyes, a European celebration of performing arts for the very young, at the Baboró international Arts Festival for Children at An Taibhdhearc in Galway, Ireland
programme organiser - 6 January to 7 January 2018
A Little Lamp, Pea and Feather, written and directed by Katja Povše and produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at Black box Thater, The Tuen Mun Town Hall Cultural Centre in Hong Kong, China
programme - 29 December 2017 to 1 January 2018
A Little Lamp, Pea and Feather, written and directed by Katja Povše and produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at Macao Cultural Centre in Macao, China
programme - 9 November 2017
Katja Gehrmann's Goose the Bear, directed by Ivana Djilas and co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the Revue of Puppet Theatres in Rijeka at Gradsko kazalište lutaka Rijeka (GKL) in Rijeka, Croatia
programme organiser - 18 September to 19 September 2017
Open the Owl, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the World Puppet Festival in Charleville-Mézières at Salle Mantova in Charleville-Mézières, France
programme - 18 September to 20 September 2017
Somewhere Else, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and A Child’s Dream of a Star, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, at the PIF Zagreb, International Puppet Theatre Festival at Zagreb Puppet Theatre, Zagreb Youth Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
programme organiser - 30 June to 30 September 2017
The pioneers of European puppetry, an exhibition featuring Milan Klemenčič's puppets (Museum of Puppetry), in the framework of the All Strings Attached: Pioneers of the European Puppetry Behind the Scenes, a Creative Europe project organised in cooperation with Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at International Centre Vittorio Podrecca – Maria Signorelli’s in Cividale del Friuli/Čedad, Italy
programme - 28 June to 2 July 2017
Seminars, workshops, an exhibition and Doctor Faustus, a performance produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, in the framework of the Creative Europe project All Strings Attached: Pioneers of the European Puppetry Behind the Scenes at Teatro Adelaide Ristori Cividale in Cividale del Friuli/Čedad, Italy
programme - 19 March to 20 March 2017
A Little Lamp, Pea and Feather, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the Teatralia International Dramatic Arts Festival for Children and Young Adults at Sala Cuarta Pared in Madrid, Spain
programme - 10 March to 11 March 2017
Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the Festival de Casteliers International Festival of Puppet Theatre for Adults and Children at Théâtre Outremont in Montreal, Canada
programme - 18 November to 30 November 2016
Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, You Catch!, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre, and Doctor Faustus, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 7th Lutkokaz Puppetry Festival at Branko Mihaljević Children's Theatre in Osijek, Croatia
programme - 4 November to 6 November 2016
Little Blue and Little Yellow, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, and Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 21st International Puppet Theatre Festival at City Puppet Theatre in Rijeka, Czech Republic
programme - 15 October 2016
Goose the Bear, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at K & k in St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjanž v Rožu, Austria
programme - 29 September to 30 September 2016
Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and Goldilocks, produced by Mini Theatre, at the 23rd International Children’s Theatre Festival Subotica at Dezső Kosztolányi Theatre, Subotica Children's Theatre in Subotica, Serbia
programme - 24 September to 25 September 2016
Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at Museu da Marioneta in Lisbon, Portugal
programme - 17 September 2016
Turlututu, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 11th International Puppet Theatre Festival Synergura at Theater Waidspeicher in Erfurt, Germany
programme - 14 September to 15 September 2016
Freaks, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, Tomorrow’s Party, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, In the Land of Finger Puppets, produced by Zapik Theatre in association with the House of Children and Art, and Snow White, produced by Mini Theatre, as well as a book presentation of Edi Majaron’s Vera v lutko at 49th International Puppet Theatre Festival PIF at Etno Art Gallery, Travno Cultural Centre, Zagreb Dance Centre, Zagreb Puppet Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
programme - 3 September 2016
Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 22nd International Puppet Theatre Festival Three Are Too Many, Two – Not Enough at Chamber Hall Drama Theatre Nikolay Masalitinov in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
programme - 25 June 2016
Scary Fairy, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the Šibenik International Children’s Festival at Croatian National Theatre in Šibenik, Croatia
programme - 17 June to 21 June 2016
Practical Advice to Well-Behaved Children, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, and Mission X, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 22nd International Festival Theatre European Regions at Drak Theatre in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
programme - 12 June 2016
Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 32nd Skupa´s Pilsen International Theatre Festival at Theatre Alfa in Plzeň, Czech Republic
programme - 9 June 2016
Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 28th International Theatrical Festival Valise at Miejski Dom Kultury in Łomża, Poland
programme - 3 June 2016
A Little Lamp, Pea and Feather, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the NuQ Treff Festival at Vene Teater in Tallinn, Estonia
programme organiser - 8 May 2016
Forest of Songs, conceived, directed and music by Peter Kus with art by Kaja Avberšek, co-produced by Glej Theatre and Federacija Institute, Animal Farm, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and Turlututu, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 27th International Puppet Theatre Festival SommerTraumHafen at Schlosstenne Burgstall in Wies, Austria
programme - 6 April to 11 April 2016
Catch Me!, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre at the Puppet Animation Festival in Scotland at Cumbernauld Theatre, Lochgelly Centre, North Berwick Community Centre, Rothes Halls, The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen, Cumbernauld, Glenrothes, Lochgelly, North Berwick, United Kingdom
programme - 29 March to 31 March 2016
Animal Farm, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 16 Festival MARTO at Théâtre La Piscine in Châtenay-Malabry, France
programme - 19 March to 20 March 2016
A Little Lamp, Pea and Feather, written and directed by Katja Povše and produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the Teatralia International Dramatic Arts Festival for Children and Young Adults at Teatro Cuarta Pared in Madrid, Spain
programme - 3 March to 20 March 2016
A Little Lamp, Pea and Feather, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, A Story about a Boy and a Penguin and Little Blue and Little Yellow, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, and Little Night Tales and Pulcinella, produced by Teatro matita, the exhibition Contemporary Slovenian Puppet Theatre, the workshop Secret of Life Buttons, and the conference Slovenian Puppetry Today with Jelena Sitar and Mojca Redjko (Maribor Puppet Theatre) during Focus Slovenia, at the Izmir International Puppet Days at Balçova Kipa AVM, Çiğli Kipa AVM, Fatih Koleji, Han Tiyatrosu, İzmir Mimarlık Merkezi, İzmir Sanat in Izmir, Turkey
programme organiser - 30 November 2015
Emil and the Detectives, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste in Trieste/Trst, Italy
programme - 3 November to 7 November 2015
Forest of Songs, conceived, directed and music by Peter Kus, with art by Kaja Avberšek, co-produced by Glej Theatre and Federacija Institute, Animal Farm, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and Turlututu, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 20th Festival of Puppet Theatre Rijeka at Croatian Cultural Centre Šušak in Rijeka, Croatia
programme - 17 October 2015
Mojca Pokrajculja, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at K&K Center in St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjanž v Rožu, Austria
programme - 24 September 2015
Krabat, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre, at the 9th International Puppet Theatre for Adults Festival "Pierrot" at State Opera in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
programme - 21 September to 25 September 2015
Turlututu, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, The Trial or The Woeful Story of Joseph K., produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, and The Room, produced by Nebo Puppet Theatre, at the World Puppet Theatre Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Paris, at 75 Forest Avenue No. 2, Le Temple in Charleville-Mézières, France
programme - 18 September 2015
Animal Farm, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 21st Subotica International Festival of Children's Theatres at Dezső Kosztolányi Theatre in Subotica, Serbia
programme - 15 September to 18 September 2015
Little Blue and Little Yellow, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and This Is Ernest, produced by Nebo Puppet Theatre, at 48th International Puppet Theatre Festival PIF at Travno Cultural Centre, Zagreb Dance Centre, Zagreb Puppet Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
programme - 10 August to 11 August 2015
Turlututu, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the International Festival of Puppet Theatre, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tel Aviv, at The Khan Theater in Jerusalem, Israel
programme - 17 June 2015
You Catch!, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre, at the MATEŘINKA Festival at Naive Theatre of Liberec in Liberec, Czech Republic
programme - 5 June to 7 June 2015
Turlututu, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and The Trial or The Woeful Story of Joseph K., produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, at the NuQ Treff Festival at NUKU Theatre, Patarei Prison in Tallinn, Estonia
programme organiser - 2 June 2015
Turlututu, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the Kaunas International Puppet Theatre Festival at Kaunas Chamber Theatre in Kaunas, Lithuania
programme organiser - 18 May 2015
Animal Farm, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the Subotica International Festival of Children’s Theatres at Dezső Kosztolányi Theatre in Subotica, Serbia
programme - 19 March 2015
Turlututu, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the Izmir International Puppet Days at İTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Okulları in Izmir, Turkey
programme organiser - 27 September 2014
Four Black Ants, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at K&K Center in St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjanž v Rožu, Austria
programme - 11 September to 20 September 2014
100 Years of Slovene Puppet Art, an exhibition by Mini Theatre, Little Salamander Goes across the Road, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and The Boy Who Became a Hedgehog, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, at the 47th PIF International Puppet Theatre Festival at Kulturni center Travno in Zagreb, Croatia
programme - 1 July to 5 July 2014
She, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and The Night Porter, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Maribor, at the Golden Lion - the international festival of the chamber theatre in Umag, Croatia
programme - 24 June 2014
Little Salamander Goes across the Road, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 20th International Festival Theatre European Regions in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
programme - 22 June to 7 July 2014
The Tinderbox, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and the interactive exhibition The Garden of Sound by Peter Kus (Federacija Institute, Forum Ljubljana), at the 54th International Children’s Festival at Croatian National Theatre, Šibenik Museum in Šibenik, Croatia
programme - 5 June 2014
The Bremen Musicians, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the NuQ Treff Festival at NUKU Theatre in Tallinn, Estonia
programme organiser - 10 May 2014
Turlututu, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 2014 international festival The Magic Curtain in Targovishte, Bulgaria
programme - 11 April to 16 April 2014
Little Luna and Big Luna, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at the 14th International Naj, naj, naj Festival at City Theatre Žar ptica in Zagreb, Croatia
programme - 15 March 2014
Hervé Tullet’s Turlututu, performed by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, stages at K&K Center in St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjanž v Rožu, Austria
programme - 8 February 2014
You Catch!, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre, at the Small Size, Big Festival in Newry, United Kingdom
programme - 29 November 2013
Dragica Potočnjak's Real Bad produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste/Trst, Italy
programme - 9 November to 13 November 2013
You Catch!, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre, at the Festival Culturescapes Balkan 2013 at Theater im Waaghaus in Winterthur, Switzerland
programme - 3 November to 4 November 2013
You Catch!, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre, and The Trial or The Woeful Story of Joseph K. produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, at the 18th Puppet Theatre Festival Rijeka in Rijeka, Croatia
programme - 26 October 2013
You Catch!, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre, at K&K Center in St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjanž v Rožu, Austria
programme - 13 October to 14 October 2013
The Bremen Musicians, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the 15th Puppet-Mime Festival of Kilkis at Municipal Theatre Kilkis in Kilkis, Greece
programme - 26 September 2013
The Bremen Musicians and Bestiaires, (co) produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the Spectaculo Interesse Festival Ostrava at Divadlo loutek Ostrava in Ostrava, Czech Republic
programme organiser - 20 September to 23 September 2013
Animal Farm and Bestiaires, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes at Salle Arthur, Théâtre de Charleville-Mézières in Charleville-Mézières, France
programme - 9 September to 14 September 2013
Puppetry performances The Gruffalo, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and Salto Mortale, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, and the exhibition Worlds and Heroes, co-organised by Mini Theatre at the PIF Zagreb, International Puppet Theatre Festival at Cultural Centre Travno, Kerempuh Satirical Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
programme organiser - 22 June 2013
The Bremen Musicians, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at the International Puppet Festival at Divadlo Drak in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
programme - 15 June 2013
The Bremen Musicians, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the Bratislava Puppet Theatre Festival at Bratislava Puppet Theatre in Bratislava, Slovakia
programme - 6 June to 8 June 2013
Morrison and the Four Seasons, produced by Mini Theatre, Hole and Little Salamander Goes Across the Road, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and Bestiaires, co-produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the NuQ Treff Festival at NUKU Theatre, Tallinn City Theatre in Tallinn, Estonia
programme organiser - 15 May 2013
You Catch! produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and co-produced by Konj Puppet Theatre at the International Festival of Puppet Theatre for Children - LUT Fest in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
programme - 3 May to 5 May 2013
Doctor Faustus produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Forest of Song co-produced by Glej Theatre at the SLUK Festival Osijek at Branko Mihaljević Children's Theatre, Gallery of Fine Arts in Osijek, Croatia
programme - 15 April to 17 April 2013
Little Luna and Big Luna, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste/Trst, Italy
programme - 13 April 2013
Hans Christian Andersen's Elder’s Tale produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at K&K in St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjanž v Rožu, Austria
programme - 24 March 2013
Snow Queen, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the Naj, naj, naj Festival Zagreb at Žar ptica theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
programme - 23 March to 1 April 2013
When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre and Forbidden Loves produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the Izmir International Puppet Days in Izmir, Turkey
programme organiser - 23 March to 1 April 2013
When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre and Forbidden Loves produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the Izmir International Puppet Days in Izmir, Turkey
programme organiser - 14 January 2013
Snow Queen, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, at KC Lojze Bratuž in Gorizia/Gorica, Italy
programme - 9 November 2012
All Different, All Strange, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the Revue of Puppet Theatres in Rijeka in Rijeka, Croatia
programme organiser - 6 October to 11 October 2012
Lalanit and Doctor Faustus produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Mišmaš Bakery and Snow-White produced by Mini Theatre, When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw by Maribor Puppet Theatre, and How Jaromir Sought Happiness produced by Glej Theatre at the Banja Luka International Festival of Children's Theatre in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
programme - 7 September to 8 September 2012
Romeo and Juliet by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw by the Maribor Puppet Theatre at the 45th International Puppet Theatre Festival in Zagreb, Croatia
programme - 10 June 2012
Romeo and Juliet directed by Jaka Ivanc and produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the 10th TIBA Festival in Belgrade, Serbia
programme - 27 May to 2 June 2012
The Tinderbox directed by Jan Zakonjšek Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the UNIMA Congress at the Chengdu International Puppet Festival in Chengdu, China
programme - 26 May to 27 May 2012
Love Dolls and All Different, All Strange, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Snow-White produced by Mini Theatre, at the NuQ Treff Festival in Tallinn, Estonia
programme organiser - 20 September 2011
Forbidden Loves by Silvan Omerzu produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre at the Spectaculo Interesse Festival Ostrava at Divadlo loutek Ostrava in Ostrava, Czech Republic
programme organiser - 8 September 2011
Black Cat goes courting directed by Jiří Vyšohlíd, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at K&K Center in St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjanž v Rožu, Austria
programme - 5 September to 11 September 2011
Four musicians by Mitja Solce, Lost tone by Peter Kus, produced by Forum Ljubljana and Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the PIF Zagreb, International Puppet Theatre Festival at Zagrebačko kazalište lutaka - Scena Travno in Zagreb, Croatia
programme organiser - 2 September 2011
Forbidden Loves by Silvan Omerzu produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre at 43th International Puppet Theatre Festival PIF in Zagreb, Croatia
programme - 20 August 2010
Forbidden Loves by Silvan Omerzu produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Konj Puppet Theatre at the Pécs International Puppet Festival for Adults in Pécs, Hungary
programme - 3 June 2010
Sleeping Beauty produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre at the XXIII. International Puppet Festival Valise in Łomža, Poland
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Contents
Background
Established as the City Puppet Theatre, LPT emerged as a follow-up to numerous semi-professional puppet groups organised in the region since the beginning of the 20th century. The theatre fast developed its own mode of expression and soon became the leading puppet theatre in the then Yugoslavia. At first, the performances were based on the marionette technique, but later it also got engaged in the possibilities of hand puppetry. However, from the seventies onward the theatre has been consistently trying to advance the technological and dramatic possibilities of puppetry, cultivating a captivating mixture of classical contents and experimentation.
Though it initially focused on works by Slovene authors, the theatre's most important early performances were adaptations of foreign works. One such production is the Spotty the Ball [Žogica Marogica], written by the Czech puppeteer Jan Malik, which remains unchanged in the repertory ever since its premiere in 1951. Another timeless hit appears to be the Twinkle Sleepyhead [Zvezdica zaspanka], written by Frane Milčinski - Ježek and in the repertory since 1955. It was followed by the same-titled film, the first Yugoslav colour marionette film that greatly contributed to its huge success.
Main activities
Besides its regular performances the theatre runs two festivals and is extremely active on the international stage. It also organises puppetry workshops and is generally devoting a lot of attention to various educational activities through which it wishes to advance the art of puppetry. To this end it thus systemically collaborates with schools across Slovenia.
The theatre cultivates all the main puppetry genres (marionette, hand puppets, Java puppets, shadow puppets, mimic puppets; it also develops new ones), and preserves more than 2000 puppets from past performances. It keeps an important collection relating to the Slovene puppetry heritage – see the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre Museum Collection, now partly incorporated into the Museum of Puppetry.
Repertoire
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre repertory programme is divided into two segments, puppet performances and drama performances, with about fifteen premières annually. The programme includes stagings of classical works as well as performances based on fresh texts by emerging as well as established Slovene authors (Svetlana Makarovič, Boris A. Novak, and Silvan Omerzu being among the more prominent ones), yet also of many writers from elsewhere.
LPT has collaborated with several Slovene directors specialised in puppetry as for example Silvan Omerzu, Jan Zakonjšek, Brane Vižintin, Eka Vogelnik, Barbara Bulatović, Matija Solce, or Anja Valcl, and with a great number of renowned theatre directors Zvone Šedlbauer, Mile Korun, Janez Pipan, Vinko Möderndorfer, Jaka Ivanc, Ivana Djilas, Jaša Kocelli. They hosted also international directors Yulia Roschina, Chiara Guidi, Jiří Havelka, Renaud Herbin, and Fabrizio Montecchi,
Notable performances
With all the curious new productions, many of which stand out in significant ways, but a few important works can be mentioned. For example, a few striking creations by the renowned Slovene artist Silvan Omerzu (Konj Puppet Theatre), i.e. Forbidden Loves, based on antique motifs, and awarded in Hungary, Croatia and Bulgaria in 2010, and an interpretation of Pinnochio, featuring different puppet techniques and dimensions, acting, shadows and music.
Doctor Faustus [Doktor Faust] is based on the motifs from the first Slovene production of the play (1938) by Milan Klemenčič, the founder of Slovene puppetry, after whom the most prominent Slovene award for achievement in puppetry is named (Klemenčič Award). The slightly refreshed performance still uses puppets from the original staging.
Tours and international awards
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre has toured through more than 80 cities in 30 countries and received many awards at international festivals, such as the International Puppet Theatre Festival Pierrot (Bulgaria), PIF Festival (Croatia), International Puppet Festival Golden Sparkle (Serbia), World Festival of Puppet Art (Czech Republic), International Theatrical Festival Valise, etc.
International projects
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre has been awarded funds from the Creative Europe programme of the European Union for a project entitled All Strings Attached: Pioneers Of European Puppetry Behind the Scenes. A more recent international project is also the Numeric’s Art Puppetry Project, an enterprise of developing and staging the various intersections between puppetry, technology and digital arts.
An example of international co-production was LPT's 2009 performances that included a highly engaged puppet performance for adults about alienation in contemporary society. Love Dolls (2009), co-produced with the Dutch DudaPaiva Company, curiously fused modern dance, puppetry, music and multimedia.
The theatre is a member of the International Puppetry Association UNIMA, of which first congress was held in Ljubljana in 1933, and then repeated in 1992 again (the Lutke festival was initiated on that occasion). It also a member of ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People; Small Size, the international association focused on productions for early years (under six years of age); and is one of the founding members of NEECPA, a network of puppet centres joining primarily the key players from Scandinavia, the Baltic region and Russia.
Venues
- Large hall, 253 seats total.
- Small Hall, 100 seats total.
- Stage Under the Stars, 300 seats total.
- Culturoom, 70 seats total.
- Tunnel
See also
- Museum of Puppetry
- Lutke International Puppet Festival
- Golden Stick Festival
- Ljubljana Puppet Theatre Museum Collection
External links
- Ljubljana Puppet Theatre website
- Milan Klemenčič presented on the All Strings Attached project website
- Digitalised almanac Po stopinjah lesene Talije, 60 let Lutkovnega gledališča Ljubljana (in Slovenian)
- A short history of Slovene puppetry, LPT web page
- Ljubljana Puppet Theatre architecture - the history of the building from the Theatre Architecture in Central Europe web database
- Twinkle Sleepyhead, a reconstruction of the 1955 puppetry performance, video
Gallery
The Numeric’s Art Puppetry Project supported by the Creative Europe fund is led by the Centre de la Marionnette de la Communauté Française de Belgique (BE), the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre being among the 3 partner organisations, 2017-2019
Svetlana Makarovič's Kosovirs again! directed by Barbara Hieng Samobor, visual concept by Barbara Stupica and music by Nino de Gleria. Produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre in 2000; 2011 remake.Granny with the drums and Granddad with the Lajna instrument, joined by the Speckles the Ball that has flied in through the window. The puppets were fabricated by Jan Malik, the performance saw its première at the City Puppet Theatre (today's Ljubljana Puppet Theatre) in 1951 and got immensely popular round Slovenia.Doctor Faustus performance staged in 2005 with the puppets made in 1938 by Milan Klemenčič. Directed by Jelena Sitar, music by Igor Cvetko, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre
Fran Levstik's Who Made Videk's Shirt puppetry performance conceived by Eka Vogelnik, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2006
Svetlana Makarovič's Vila Malina, co-directed by the writer and Brane Vižintin, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2006
Hübner Lutz's A Boxer's Heart puppetry show directed by Samo M. Strelec premiered at the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre in 2008
The Sleeping Beauty directed by Katarina Aulitisova and Lubomir Piktor, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2008Love dolls by Duda Paiva (Brazil/Netherlands), a puppetry/objects extravaganza with live music, coproduced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Duda Paiva Company in 2009
![Twinkle Sleepyhead [Zvezdica zaspanka], staged for the first time in 1955 but still in the repertory today.](/en/File:Ljubljana_Puppet_Theatre_2009_Zvezdica_Zaspanka.jpg)
Twinkle Sleepyhead [Zvezdica zaspanka], staged for the first time in 1955 but still in the repertory today.
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Cultroom, 2010Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Cultroom, 2010
The Stones by Tom Lycos Tom and Stefo Nantsou, directed by Ivica Šimić, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2010Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Large hall, 2010
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Large hall, 2010
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Large hall, 2010
Boris A. Novak's Little Luna and Big Luna directed by Vinko Möderndorfer, costumes by Alan Hranitelj, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2010
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Šentjakob stage, also known as Šentjakob Theatre, 2010
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Šentjakob stage, also known as Šentjakob Theatre, 2010Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Small Hall, 2010
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Small Hall, 2010Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Stage Under the Stars, 2010
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Stage Under the Stars, 2010
The Four Musicians by Matija Solce, visual concept by Marianna Stránská, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2010
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Tunnel, 2010Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Tunnel, 2010
The Thief of Bagdad by Jan Zakonjšek, visual concept by American artist Utchenik Shoshanna, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2011
Josip Ribičič's Black Cat Goes Courting by Jiří Vyšohlíd and Jelena Sitar, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2011
Romeo and Juliet puppetry play directed by Jaka Ivanc, with puppet design by Miha Knific, coproduced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre and Koper Theatre, 2011
Maja Borin's Žužkerada directed by Jaša Jamnik, stage set by Vasilija Fišer, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2011
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2012
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2012. At every full hour puppet of Martin Krpan, famous fictional hero in Slovenian literature, and his mare step out of interesting roof turret with a clock, which was put there in 1987.
Ana Hribar in the The Golden Shot, a monodrama on teens drug addicts written by Tamara Matevc and directed by Marko Čeh; Tunnel venue of the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, 2012
The staging of Nekje drugje (Somewhee else), a 'puppet' play by Tim Grabnar and starring Asja Kahrimanović Babnik, depicting the horrors of war through children's eyes, 2016
The staging of Nekje drugje (Somewhee else), a 'puppet' play for children that deals with the delicate subject of war, directed by Tim Grabnar, 2016
The staging of Peter Pan, the popular fairy tale staged as a play with dancing and singing. Inspired by the Noh Theatre, where the performers are passing on the role of narrator to each other, it was directed by Jera Ivanc, 2016
The staging of Peter Pan, a children's theatre play directed by Jera Ivanc, 2016
The staging of Virginija Volk (Virginia Wolf), directed by the Italian director Fabrizio Montecchi, one of the greatest masters of Shadow Theatre, 2017The staging of Virginija Volk (Virginia Wolf), based on the motifs from the picture book by Kyo Maclean and Isabelle Arsenault, 2017Categories:
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