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Prešeren Theatre Kranj
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| Prešernovo gledališče Kranj | |
| http://www.pgk.si | |
| pgk@pgk.si | |
| Glavni trg 6, SI-4000 Kranj | |
| Phone | 386 (0) 4 280 4900 |
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| Fax | 386 (0) 4 280 4910 |
| Region | SI-4 |
| Founded by | Municipality of Kranj |
| Mirjam Drnovšček, Director | |
| mirjam.drnovscek@pgk.si | |
| Phone | 386 (0) 4 280 4912 |
| Marinka Poštrak, Artistic Director | |
| marinka.postrak@pgk.si | |
| Phone | 386 (0) 4 280 4916 |
| Robert Kavčič, Production Manager | |
| robert.kavcic@pgk.si | |
| Phone | 386 (0) 4 280 4913 |
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- Cankar Goes West, 2019
Project summary - Nachtasyl – Treffpunkt der Traüme, 2006
Project summary
- 7 March 2020
The performance Reisefieber, produced by the Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje and Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at Virovitica Theatre in Virovitica, Croatia
programme organiser info - 26 October to 27 October 2019
The Jewish Dog and The Carrot Dwarf, directed by Robert Waltl, both produced by Mini Theatre and co-produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Jewish Cultural Centre Ljubljana, at Mala Scena in Zagreb, Croatia
programme organiser - 13 October 2019
A Party for Boris, directed by Snežana Trišić and co-produced by Ptuj City Theatre and Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at the Joakim InterFest at Knjaževsko-srpski teatar in Kragujevac, Serbia
programme organiser - 16 May to 20 May 2019
The dance performance Tobelia by Rosana Hribar and Nick Upper, produced by Dance Theatre Ljubljana, and the theatre performance The Jewish Dog, produced by Mini Theatre and co-produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Jewish Cultural Centre Ljubljana, at the National Festival of Small Theater Forms in Vratsa, Bulgaria - 24 April to 25 April 2019
The theatre performances Our Class, directed by Nina Rajić Kranjac, produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and co-produced by Mini Theatre and Ptuj City Theatre, and The Bedbug, directed by Jernej Lorenci and produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at The Vasilyevsky Island Drama Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia - 1 November to 3 November 2018
The multi-media performance art event Webbing by Eva Petrič and the theatre performance The Jewish Dog, produced by Mini Theatre and co-produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Jewish Cultural Centre Ljubljana, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Washington, at the United Solo Theatre Festival at Theatre Row Theatres in New York, USA
programme organiser - 7 July 2018
The performance A Grain of Salt or Happy Birthday, Marina, directed by Neda R. Bric and produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and National Theatre Tuzla, at the Theatre Festival of Bosnia and Herzegovina at Culture Centre in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
programme organiser more - 13 May to 14 May 2018
Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, directed by Jernej Lorenci and produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at the REFLEX at Tamási Áron Theatre in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
programme - 11 May 2018
The Jewish Dog, produced by Mini Theatre and co-produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and the Jewish Cultural Centre Ljubljana, at F. X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec, Czech Republic
programme info - 27 April 2018
Branislav Nušić's Bereaved Family, directed by Igor Vuk Torbica and co-produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje, at Smederevo Center for Culture in Smederevo, Serbia
programme more - 18 April 2018
Helver's Night, directed by Alen Jelen and co-produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and ŠKUC Theatre, in St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjanž v Rožu, Austria - 9 April to 10 April 2018
The Jewish Dog, produced by Mini Theatre and co-produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Jewish Cultural Centre Ljubljana, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Tel Aviv, at Haifa Theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel
programme - 19 November to 14 December 2017
The performance A Grain of Salt or Happy Birthday, Marina, directed by Neda R. Bric and produced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and National Theatre Tuzla, at National Theatre in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
programme more - 5 July 2017
Branislav Nušić's The Grieving Family, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje at the Theatre City Festival Budva at Budva Old Town in Budva, Montenegro
programme organiser - 26 June 2017
Helver's Night, directed by Alen Jelen and produced by Škuc Theatre and Prešeren Theatre Kranj at the Zlatni lav - Leone d'Oro, International Festival of Chamber Theatre in Umag, Croatia
programme organiser - 14 June 2017
Branislav Nušić's Bereaved Family, directed by Igor Vuk Torbica and coproduced by Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Slovene People's Theatre (SLG) Celje, at Narodno pozorište Kikinda in Kikinda, Serbia
programme - 30 May 2017
The performance The Jewish Dog, co-produced by Mini Theatre, Prešeren Theatre Kranj and the Jewish Cultural Centre Ljubljana at the Kolkata International Theatre Festival in Kolkata, India
programme - 22 September to 26 September 2016
Simona Semenič's We, European Corpses, produced by Mladinsko Theatre, and Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at the 41st International Theatre Festival MOT at Youth Cultural Centre in Skopje, Macedonia
programme - 7 July 2016
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at the Barski ljetopis Festival in Stari Bar, Montenegro
programme organiser - 26 May 2016
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at Sombor National Theatre in Sombor, Serbia
programme - 24 May to 29 May 2016
The Second Time, a solo performance by Simona Semenič, produced by Integrali Cultural Association and City of Women Association for Promotion of Women in Culture, and Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at the TESZT - Euroregional Theatre Festival Timișoara, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Bucharest, at Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Military Casino in Timişoara, Romania
programme - 26 February to 4 March 2016
Lost Loves, produced by the Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje, and The President and Eve of Retirement, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at the 12th Virovitica Theatre Meeting Virkas at Virovitica Threatre in Virovitica, Croatia
programme - 17 December to 20 December 2015
Pretty Vida, co-produced by the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste and the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste in Trieste/Trst, Italy
programme - 15 December to 16 December 2015
Pretty Vida, co-produced by the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste and the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at Gorizia Cultural Centre in Gorizia/Gorica, Italy
programme - 25 November 2015
25.671, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste in Trieste/Trst, Italy
programme - 8 October 2015
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at Kulturni dom Pliberk - Bleiburg in Bleiburg/Pliberk, Austria
programme - 14 September 2015
Ivo Svetina’s ABC oder Krieg, produced by the Muzeum Institute and co-produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Cankarjev dom opens the Vukov sabor 2015 at Centar za kulturo Vuka Karadžića in Loznica, Serbia
programme - 29 August to 2 September 2015
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, Tobelija, co-produced by B-51 Cultural Society, Cyril and Methodius, Who Are You?!, co-produced by New European Theatre Action (NETA), Hurrah, Nosferatu!, directed by Simona Semenič and produced by Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica and Mladinsko Theatre, at the NETA 2015 International Theatre Festival at National Theatre of Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania
programme - 7 July 2015
Irena! or I can’t anymore, directed by Nick Upper (Niko Goršič), performed by Mirel Knez and co-produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj at the International Theatre Festival Actor of Europe at Saraj in Resen, Macedonia
programme organiser - 29 June to 30 June 2015
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, and Manipulations, produced by Via Negativa, at the 42nd International Festival of Alternative and New Theatre at Cultural Centre Novi Sad, Serbian National Theatre Novi Sad in Novi Sad, Serbia
programme - 22 June 2015
Ivo Svetina’s ABC oder Krieg, produced by the Muzeum Institute and co-produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Cankarjev dom at the Festival Grada Teatar in Budva, Montenegro
programme - 11 May 2015
I, Batman, directed by Vinko Möderndorfer and produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at Slovene Permanent Theatre Trieste in Trieste/Trst, Italy
programme - 21 April 2015
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Sweetheart, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at Slovene Permanent Theatre Trieste in Trieste/Trst, Italy
programme - 31 January 2015
Ivo Svetina’s ABC oder Krieg, produced by the Muzeum Institute and co-produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Cankarjev dom, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade, at Opera&Theatre Madlenianum in Belgrade, Serbia
programme - 27 January to 28 January 2015
Cat the Slipper Cobbler, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at Slovene Permanent Theatre Trieste in Trieste/Trst, Italy
programme - 24 June 2014
Svetlana Makarovič's Dead Man Comes for His Mistress, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at Moscow State Puppet Theatre in Moscow, Russia
programme - 11 June to 14 June 2014
Boris, Milena, Radko, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, and Dead Man Comes for His Mistress, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and Ptuj City Theatre, at the 38th Fadil Hadžić Days of Satire at Kerempuh Satirical Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
programme - 28 May to 2 June 2014
Peter Handke's Storm Still, co-produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana and Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste, and 25.671, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at the 59th Sterijino Pozorje Festival at Novi Sad Theatre in Novi Sad, Serbia
programme - 26 May 2014
25,671, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at the 22nd International Theatre Festival Kontakt at Teatr im. Wilama Horzycy in Toruń, Poland
programme - 7 May 2014
Marlene Dietrich, produced by the ŠKUC Association, Prešeren Theatre Kranj, and Imaginarni Institute, at K&K Center in St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjanž v Rožu, Austria
programme - 11 April 2014
Doubt, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at Bosnian Natioanl Theatre Zenica in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 - 4 March 2014
Nebojša Pop - Tasić's Marlene Dietrich produced by the ŠKUC Association, Prešeren Theatre Kranj, and Imaginarni Institute at Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste/Trst, Italy
programme - 20 February 2014
Dream, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste/Trst, Italy
programme - 9 December 2013
John Patrick Shanley's Doubt directed by Alen Jelen and produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj at Kulturni center Lojze Bratuž in Gorizia/Gorica, Italy
programme - 7 December 2013
John Patrick Shanley's Doubt directed by Alen Jelen and produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj at Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste/Trst, Italy
programme - 17 October 2013
Doubt, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, in Bleiburg/Pliberk, Austria
programme - 13 October 2013
25.671 produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj at the 8th International Theatre Festival JoakimInterFest at Knjaževsko-srpski teatar in Kragujevac, Serbia
programme - 12 October 2013
25.671, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at Center for Cultural Decontamination - Paviljon Veljković in Belgrade, Serbia
programme - 11 October 2013
25.671 produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj at National Theatre Sterija in Vršac, Serbia
programme - 30 September 2013
25.671, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at the International Festival Divadelna Nitra at DAB – Big Hall in Nitra, Slovakia
programme - 25 September 2013
Marlene Dietrich, a cabaret performance by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at K&k in St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjanž v Rožu, Austria
programme - 17 June to 19 June 2013
Marlene Dietrich, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, and The Forest Ends Here, by the Slovene National Theatre Maribor, at the 14th International Festival of the Chamber Theatre in Umag, Croatia
programme - 5 June to 17 June 2013
Christmas at the Ivanovs, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, Women's Comedy, by Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL), 25.671, by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, and Whore, by Glej Theatre at the Fadil Hadžić Satire Days at Kerempuh Satirical Theatre, Zagreb Youth Theatre in Zagreb, Croatia
programme - 18 May 2013
25.671, by Oliver Frljić and produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj at the BH Drama Festival at Bosnian National Theatre Zenica in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 - 10 February to 24 February 2013
Three Sisters directed by Oliver Frljić and produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj and The Storm directed by Jernej Lorenci and produced by the Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL) at the Sarajevo Winter Festival at Bosnian Cultural Center, National Theatre Sarajevo in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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History
During the first years of Prešeren Theatre's existence, it became known for experimental stagings, the introduction of modernist dramaturgical elements, and the first stagings of a number of drama texts, especially from the Anglo-Saxon area. The first Slovene staging of a text by Jean-Paul Sartre took place precisely in Prešeren Theatre Kranj, in December 1954. In the late 1950s, the political climate in Slovenia was not favourably disposed toward the theatre, which resulted in the theatre's suspension in the season 1957/58 and one of the biggest cultural scandals in the time of the communist regime in Slovenia. The theatre continued with its production as an amateur theatre until 1989. During this period, in 1971, it organised for the first time an overview of the stagings of Slovene dramatic texts, the now already firmly established annual festival – Week of Slovenian Drama, which proved to be of extreme importance for the artistic renown of the theatre and the subsequent professionalisation of the theatre in 1989.
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In its repertory Prešeren Theatre Kranj aims to include the plays by most visible contemporary national and international authors and present the most ground-breaking and original contemporary works by following the world trends in playwriting. Thus, it has recently produced plays by authors such as Paula Vogel, Roland Schimmelpfennig, Mark Ravenhill, Elfriede Jelinek, Martin Crimp, and Jaan Tätte. It also produces comedy works, such as the highly successful stagings of Desa Muck's best-selling youth novels Dead Serious About (Blazno resno ...), Partnership (Partnerski odnosi) (2008) by Tone Partljič, Mr. Chance (Gospod Chance) (2008) by Jerzy Kosinski, etc. The theatre has also entered several Slovene co-productions, for example, with the Ex Ponto International Festival in the performance Life in the Shadow of the Banana Plant (Življenje v senci bananovca) (2007) and with Anton Podbevšek Theatre in the 2010 performance The Bondsmen – Commented Edition (Hlapci - Komentirana izdaja) based on Ivan Cankar's play and directed by Matjaž Berger. Prešeren Theatre Kranj also includes in its programme performances by other Slovene production houses, for example, Koper Theatre, Glej Theatre, Mini Theatre, etc.
Awards
Prešeren Theatre Kranj and the members of its ensemble often receive prestigious awards at Slovene and international theatre festivals. In 2009, the performance Highway Crossing or a Tale of a Goldfish (Prečkanje avtoceste ali Zgodba o zlati ribici) (2008) was voted by the audience as the best performance at the Slovene Festival of Chamber Theatre (SKUP), the ensemble received the Little Golden Stick Award for acting achievement in the performance Cat the Slipper Cobbler (Muca Copatarica) (2009) at the 2009 Golden Stick Festival in Ljubljana, in 2008, Mateja Koležnik's performance Miss Julia (Gospodična Julija) (2008) received the SKUP Award for best performance and best direction, while the members of the ensemble have been awarded with the Sever Award (Primož Pirnat in 2009, Peter Musevski in 2007) and special mentions of the Slovenian Association of Dramatic Artists (Vesna Slapar in 2008). In 2001, the theatre was awarded the Grand Prix at the Golden Lion Festival in Umag, Croatia, for the staging of How I Learned to Drive (Kako sem se naučila voziti) (2001) by American author Paula Vogel, while the play Mayor’s Micka (Županova Micka) (2001), directed by Vito Taufer, was voted the best performance at the Week of Slovenian Drama in 2002.
Week of Slovenian Drama Festival
Prešeren Theatre Kranj also organises the annual Week of Slovenian Drama, which presents the most successful Slovene plays staged at home and internationally. The theatre aims to further expand the international part of the festival by devising round-table conferences involving famous dramatists, theatre experts, producers and publishers, whilst also trying to present more foreign plays based on Slovene drama texts. The festival presents the Grum Award for best original Slovene play and the Grün-Filipič Award for excellence in dramaturgy, as well as the jury-selected Šeligo Award for the best performance of a Slovene play at the festival and the audience-voted Audience Award.
In 2014 the Šeligo Award for best performance went to the performance 25.671 about the Erased, directed by Oliver Frljić, created by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj ensemble.
Venues
- type of venue: theatre hall
- main use: drama theatre performances
- seating: 253 seats total, comprising 192 stalls, 61 balcony
- proscenium opening: 11m W x 1.5m D x 10m H
- performing area: 10m W x 13m D x 8,5m H, flat wooden stage floor suitable for dance
- apron stage: 0.9m
- wing spaces: 1.5m W SR, 1.5m W SR
- suspension equipment: 13 electric lines, max load 150 kg
- soft hangings: black house curtain, black legs and borders
- lighting: 256-channel computer desk, extensive lighting rig including 20 profile 1000w, 46 PS 1000w, 20 PAR 1000 w
- sound: 36-channel mixer, 4+2 loudspeakers, 6 wireless microphones, 4 hand microphones;
- backstage: 4 dressing rooms accommodating 16 persons
- availability: available for hire
- technical staff: 4 technicians available
See also
External links
- Prešeren Theatre Kranj website (in Slovenian, with some English)
- Prešeren Theatre Kranj architecture – the history of the building from the Theatre Architecture in Central Europe web database
Gallery
Ivo Svetina's play ABC oder KRIEG, quasi una fantasia directed by Barbara Novakovič Kolenc, set in the 1830s in Vienna, a meeting place of literary personalities France Prešeren, Matija Čop, Jernej Kopitar, Vuk Karadžić. Production: Muzeum Institute, Prešeren Theatre Kranj, Cankarjev dom, and Opera & Theatre Madlenianum, Belgrade, 2015. From left to right: Vesna Pernarčič, Borut Veselko, Peter Musevski, Ivan Bakjarev, Jure Ivanušič, Aleksandra Balmazović
Elfriede Jelinek's Prinzesinnendramen (Der Tod und das Mädchen I-III) directed by Ivica Buljan, Prešeren Theatre Kranj, 2005
Oedipus the King directed by Vito Taufer, Prešeren Theatre Kranj, 2005
Martin Sperr's Hunting Scenes from Lower Bavaria directed by Ivica Buljan, Prešeren Theatre Kranj, 2010
John Patrick Shanley's Doubt directed by Alen Jelen, Prešeren Theatre Kranj, 2012
Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters directed by Oliver Frljić, Prešeren Theatre Kranj, 2012