SPACE IN SPACE – Scenography in Slovenia from the 17th century to 1991

Book by Ana Kocjančič SPACE IN SPACE – Scenography in Slovenia from the 17th century to 1991 is a comprehensive professional monograph »which helps the reader travel through important stages in the history of Slovenian scenography, theatre, fine arts and culture in general,"as the reviewer Dr. Tomaž Toporišič wrote.

The monograph is divided into two booksIn the first book, the author discusses the period from the beginnings to World War II, while the second book deals with contemporary theatre after World War II until Slovenia's independence in 1991.

Reviewer Dr. Gašper Troha wrote about the book: »Ana Kocjančič traces the long journey of Slovenian theatre, or rather its scenography, from the 17th century to the present day. Her monograph is a fundamental work of Slovenian theatrology, as it synthetically outlines the development of scenographic solutions from improvised solutions and the two-dimensionality of Enlightenment theatre, through the plasticity of stage solutions and the slight splash of historical avant-gardes, to the emptying of the stage after World War II, its dematerialization and happening in the seventies. From there, the theatre space became independent in some autopoetics, and today it once again fluctuates between an empty stage and dazzling scenographies that fully exploit the possibilities of modern media (lights, video, film, etc.). What is most surprising and gratifying about all this is the fact that when reading it, we become aware of how we actually read the history of Slovenian theatre, albeit through the specific optics of the theatre space."

Art historian M.Sc. Ana Kocjančič (1977) completed her postgraduate studies at the Department of Art History of the Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana in 2006 on the topic "Scenography in Slovenian Drama Theatres between the Two Wars (1918–1941)". She was a professional associate in the field of scenography and theatre technique in the preparation of a new theatre terminology dictionary and co-author of the published publication (2008, SAZU, Ljubljana). She is currently an external professional associate of the Slovenian Theatre Institute. She researches the history of Slovenian scenography, its connection with the development of Slovenian fine arts and the influence of European theatre movements and European fine arts on its development. She is the author of articles and television and radio programmes on the development of Slovenian scenography at home and abroad.

Index

Editor: Mojca Jan Zoran

Reviewer: Tomaž Toporišič and Gašper Troha

Text and data review: Anja Rosker

Selection of visual material: Ana Kocjancic

Digitization and preparation of image material for printing: Andrej Ovsec

Assistance in preparing materials: Tea Rogelj and Anja Rošker

Summary translation: Jana Renée Wilcoxen

Proofreader: Andraž Polončič Ruparčič

List of performances discussed: Ksenija Kaučič and Anja Rošker

Index: Ksenija Kaučič, Anja Rošker and Nina Šturm

Proofreading: Anja Rosker