The first issue of the eighth year of the Amphitheatre is entirely dedicated to amateur theater themes. The latter is not often the subject of scientific research either in Slovenia or abroad. We have approached amateur theatre from different perspectives, as it has a rich history in Slovenia and elsewhere in Europe. Some key periods in the development of Slovenian theatre have been analysed by Aldo Milohnič (The Workers' Stage under Bratko Kreft and Ferd Delak), Tomaž Toporišič (the connection of Slovenian avant-garde movements from the late 1960s to the contemporary American avant-garde) and Barbara Orel (the turn towards non-acting).
Of course, Slovenian amateur theatre is still a vital part of the theatre landscape today. By comparing the current situation in Malta, Estonia and Slovenia, we have tried to place it in a European context.
The issue is complemented by studies of various cases of amateur theatres and projects in Slovenia and abroad, and two reviews of current book editions (Katarina Podbevšek and Nina Žavbi, eds.: Speech in pedagogical practice and Florence Dupont: Aristotle or the Vampire of Western Theater).
Articles
Aldo Milohnić
The workers' stage and the amateur effect of the "proletarian play"
The Workers' Stage and the Amateur Effect of “Proletarian Acting”
Ana Kocjančič
Tomaž Toporišič
Between the seduction and suspicion of experimental, amateur and professional theatre
Between Seduction and Suspicion: Experimental, Amateur and Professional Theatre
Barbara Orel
Gašper Troha
The position and image of contemporary amateur theatre in Slovenia
The Situation and Image of Contemporary Amateur Theater in Slovenia
Anneli Saro, Hedi-Liis Toome
Challenges of the amateur theatre field in Estonia
The Challenges of the Estonian Amateur Theater Field
Vicki Ann Cremona, Marco Galea
Tomaz Krpic
"Passion has healing powers!" Contradictions of the Škofja Loka Passion Flower
“The Passion Play has a Healing Power!”: The Controversies of the Bishop Loka Passion Play
Ana Vrtovec Beno
Preservation, presentation and use of cultural heritage through the examples of amateur theatre
The Preservation, Presentation and Use of Cultural Heritage in Amateur Theatre
Louise Ejgod Hansen
Barbara Polajnar
Theater of the Oppressed as a form of artistic theater in Slovenia
The Theater of the Oppressed as a Form of Artivist Theater in Slovenia
Kaja Novosel
Čufar's Days: from meeting to festival
Čufar Days: From a Meeting to a Festival
Tara Milcinski
Amateur Theaters in Urban and Rural Environments: a comparison between Loka Stage and Bela Theatre
Ajda Sokler
70 years of amateur theater in Studenec
70 Years of Amateur Theater in Studenec
Reviews / Book Reviews
Tjasa Jakop
Nenad Jelesijevic
Editor-in-chief: Assistant Professor Gašper Troha (UL FF, UL AGRFT)
Editorial Board: Prof. Dr. Bojana Kunst (Institute for Applied Theatre Sciences, Justus-Liebig University, Gießen, DE), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Barbara Orel (UL AGRFT), Mag. Primož Jesenko (SLOGI), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Blaž Lukan (UL AGRFT), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aldo Milohnić (UL AGRFT), Dr. Maja Šorli (self-employed in culture), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tomaž Toporišič (UL AGRFT)
International Editorial Board: Mark Amerika, MFA (University of Colorado, US), Assoc. prof. dr. Marin Blažević (University of Zagreb, HR), Ramsay Burt, PhD (De Montfort University, GB), Joshua Edelman, PhD (Manchester Metropolitan University, GB), Jure Gantar, PhD (Dalhousie University, CA), Janelle Reinelt, PhD (The University of Warwick, GB), Anneli Saro, PhD (Tartu Űlikool, EE), prof. dr. Miško Šuvaković (Singidunum University, RS), prof. Stephen Elliot Wilmer (Trinity College Dublin, IE)
Co-Publisher: Slovenian Theatre Institute, (Mojca Jan Zoran, director) and University of Ljubljana, Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (Tomaž Gubenšek, dean)
The journal Amfiteater was founded by the University of Ljubljana AGRFT. In 2015, the journal began publishing in co-publishing with SLOGI. It remains a university scientific journal, with two issues per year.