The Slovenian Theatre Institute Launches Oder, the Slovenian Performing Arts Portal
The Slovenian Theatre Institute (SLOGI) has launched Oder, a new central online portal that, for the first time, brings together the entire heritage and contemporary production of the Slovenian performing arts in a single digital environment. Serving as a modern digital gateway, the portal integrates information on performances, artists, producers, extensive archival materials, and current stage productions, providing a comprehensive point of access for exploring Slovenian theatre and the performing arts.
Amfiteater, Journal of Performing Arts Theory, Volume 14, Number 1
The first issue of the fourteenth volume of Amfiteater: Journal of Performing Arts Theory, is largely devoted to articles developed from papers presented at the journal's international symposium, "Ecology and the Performing Arts," held in the autumn of 2025 at the Slovenian Theatre Institute in Ljubljana.
Breda Marušič: Iz romana na oder, Dramatizacija sodobnega slovenskega romana, nova publikacija
Prva celovita študija dramatizacije sodobnega slovenskega romana, ki prinaša pregled razvoja tega pojava od njegovih začetkov v 19. stoletju do danes. 30. junija 2026 ob 18. uri v Slovenskem gledališkem inštitutu bosta publikacijo predstavila avtorica Breda Marušič in urednik knjige Primož Jesenko.
Čestitamo nagrajencem 61. Festivala Borštnikovo srečanje
Čestitamo nagrajencem 61. Festivala Borštnikovo srečanje!
Ivanka Mežan, stoletnica
18. junija praznuje Ivanka Mežan, rojena leta 1926, ki se je igralskemu poklicu zapisala med drugo svetovno vojno.
Cveta Mirnik: kostumografinja in njen svet, gostujoča razstava v Občinski knjižnici Žalec
Potujočo razstavo, posvečeno delu kostumografinje Cvete Mirnik, Žalčanke po rodu, si v Občinski knjižnici Žalec lahko ogledate od 17. junija do 31. avgusta 2026.
From our collections – Zofka Kveder and the Theatre
Zofka Kveder in gledališče, razstava ob 100-letnici smrti. Poleg rokopisov, revialnih objav, knjižnih izdaj in gradiva o uprizoritvah razstavljamo del obsežne strokovne literature in pomembnejših poznejših izdaj. Razstava je odprta od 2. junija do 23. septembra 2026.
Pogovor s prejemnikom Borštnikovega prstana 2026, Alešem Valičem
V Slovenskem gledališkem inštitutu že vrsto let pripravljamo pogovor z vsakoletnim prejemnikom oziroma prejemnico Borštnikovega prstana. Najvišje igralsko odličje za življenjsko delo bo letos prejel Aleš Valič. Z njim se bo v četrtek, 4. junija 2026, ob 18. uri v Slovenskem gledališkem inštitutu pogovarjala teatrologinja in kustosinja Ana Perne.
Zofka Kveder and the Theatre: An Exhibition Marking the 100th Anniversary of Her Death
V letu 2026 v Sloveniji z več dogodki obeležujemo 100. obletnico smrti pisateljice in prve pomembnejše slovenska dramatičarka Zofke Kveder. Razstava predstavlja gledališko udejstvovanje Zofke Kveder kot dramatičarke, prevajalke in kulturne posrednice.
O uprizarjanju Srečka Kosovela – v oddaji Oder
Na kakšne načine so se na odru manifestirale njegove pesniške podobe, kako so zadoneli njegovi prodorni zvoki – o tem in mestu, ki ga ima Kosovel na zemljevidu slovenske umetniške scene si lahko poslušate v oddaji Oder na 3. programu Radia Slovenija – programu Ars, ki sta jo pripravili Ana Perne s Slovenskega gledališkega inštituta in urednica oddaje 𝘖𝘥𝘦𝘳 Petra Tanko.
Permanent exhibition IN PURSUIT OF A THEATRE. From the Jesuits to Cankar
The permanent exhibition WALK AFTER THEATRE – From the Jesuits to Cankar vividly presents the beginnings and main trends of theatre in Slovenia, its integration into European cultural developments and its role in shaping Slovenian national consciousness. The great story stretches from the theatre of the Reformers and Counter-Reformers and concludes with the appearance of the Slovenian playwright of European stature, Ivan Cankar, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, when …
Ob 150-letnici rojstva Ivana Cankarja
10. maja 2026 mineva 150 let od rojstva Ivana Cankarja, največjega slovenskega dramatika, ki smo se mu v Slovenskem gledališkem inštitutu posvetili ob različnih priložnostih. Vabljeni, da ob Cankarjevem rojstnem dnevu prisluhnete Ščuki v interpretaciji Vladimirja Skrbinška.
From our collections – 70 years since passing of Bertolt Brecht in 2026
In 2026, we mark 70 years since passing of Bertolt Brecht, theatre practitioner and one of the key theatre reformists whose theoretical framework in the 1930s challenged and stretched dramaturgical norms of contemporary theatre. Slovenian Theatre Institute is a part of the interdisciplinary project on Brecht’s work and its relevance today.
Accessibility of cultural heritage of the performing arts
Projekt Dostopnost kulturne dediščine uprizoritvenih umetnosti se osredotoča na povečanje dostopnosti zbirk Slovenskega gledališkega inštituta. Projekt financira Evropska unija – NextGenerationEU iz sklada Načrta za okrevanje in odpornost.
Gledališče kot muzej, publikacija
The Muzeum Institute, which made a decisive contribution to the introduction of visual arts and contemporary dance into Slovenian performing arts in the 1990s, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The publication Theatre as a Museum was co-published by the Slovenian Theatre Institute and the Muzeum Institute, directed by Barbara Novakovič, a producer and curator.
Dušan Jovanović – about the monograph in the Oder program
You are cordially invited to listen to a recording of the Oder program about the scientific monograph by Dušan Jovanović.
Dušan Jovanović – monograph
The first comprehensive monograph on the work of Dušan Jovanović was published in the collection Documents of the Slovenian Theatre Institute, conceived and edited by Dr. Diana Koloina.
Drago Jančar: The Great Brilliant Waltz, E-exhibition
Dr. Gašper Troha, direktor Slovenskega gledališkega inštituta, je pripravil e-razstavo, na kateri je s pomočjo fotografij in video posnetkov predstavil dosedanje uprizoritve Jančarjevega Velikega briljantnega valčka na Slovenskem. Razstava je na ogled na osrednjem spletnem portalu uprizoritvene dejavnosti SiGledal.
Tone Stojko, Theatre Photography, Novo Mesto staging of the traveling exhibition
The traveling exhibition – which is of course different each time, adapted to the spatial conditions and ambiance – was opened at the Anton Podbevšek Teatr in Novo Mesto on This Happy Day of Culture, Tuesday, December 3, 2024. The Novo Mesto exhibition will be on display until December 20, 2024.
Dušan Moravec: Glimpses of Memory
A book of memoirs by literary historian, writer and playwright Dušan Moravec (1920–2015) has been published in co-publishing with Beletrina and the Slovenian Theatre Institute.
Slovenian theatre publishers at the 40th Slovenian Book Fair
Jubilejni 40. Slovenski knjižni sejem, najpomembnejša prireditev na področju knjige in branja pri nas, poteka od torka, 26. novembra, do nedelje, 1. decembra 2024, na Gospodarskem razstavišču v Ljubljani, in sicer od torka do sobote med od 9. do 20. uro ter v nedeljo med 9. in 18. uro. V dvorani Kocka vas na skupni …
Duša Počkaj – ob 100-letnici rojstva
16. novembra 2024 mineva 100 let od rojstva Duše Počkaj, znamenite slovenske igralke moderne dobe, ki je bila igralsko izrazita v upodabljanju likov, razpetih med tragičnim in komičnim, z groteskno oziroma absurdno noto – tudi kot odzivom na dezorientiranost sočasne družbene stvarnosti.
Pogovor s prejemnikom Borštnikovega prstana 2024, Brankom Šturbejem
V Slovenskem gledališkem inštitutu že vrsto let pripravljamo pogovor z vsakoletnim prejemnikom oziroma prejemnico Borštnikovega prstana. Najvišje igralsko odličje za življenjsko delo pri nas je leta 2024 prejel Branko Šturbej. Z njim se bo pogovarjala teatrologinja Ana Perne.
Who and when does the rebel dance? At the Tango performance by Sławomir Mrożek at the Krško Cultural Center
Pred gostovanjem SNG Drama Ljubljana s predstavo Tango se bomo v Kulturnem domu Krško o tej igri poljskega dramatika Sławomirja Mrożka pogovarjali z dr. Gašperjem Troho, direktorjem Slovenskega gledališkega inštituta. Predavanje bo odstrlo pomenske tančine dramskega besedila, načine uprizarjanja pri nas in odmeve na to Mrożkovo igro. Kdo je torej plesal uporni argentinski ples? Proti …
From our collections – Touring Exhibition Tone Stojko, Theatre Photography
V oktobru in novembru 2024 je razstava Tone Stojko, Gledališka fotografija na ogled v Dvorani v prvem nadstropju Slovenskega gledališkega inštituta.
Don Quixote - the ballet classic in Slovenian professional theatres
A lecture before the premiere of the new Ljubljana production will present the difference in approaches of individual choreographers and how the productions were received by the audience, while a conversation with ballerinas Regina Križaj, Urša Vidmar and Tjaša Kmetec and choreographer Denis Matvienko will provide an insight into the creation of a ballet role and the different encounters with the ballet model. The event will be organised by Sonja Kerin Krek and Gašper Troha in collaboration with SNT Opera and Ballet Ljubljana and the Slovenian Theatre Institute.
Theater pedagogy in museums and at performance work
As part of the Erasmus+ project Engaged Audience 2.0, theater pedagogue and director Claudia Bühlmann will visit us from October 17 to 22, 2024. On Monday, October 21, 2024, she will hold the training Creating Theater in the Museum at the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum, and on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, she will participate in the conference Theater Pedagogy: Children on Stage and hold a workshop for professional theater creators.
Slovenian Theatre Annual 2022/2023
The Slovenian Theater Yearbook 2022/2023 has been published, the thirty-first in a row, which has been regularly published under this name since 1994, and is also the 36th continuation of the centenary Repertoarja of Slovenian theaters (1867–1967), which was first published on the centenary of the founding of the Drama Society (1967 ). The yearbook is based on an online database of Slovenian theater productions (on the portal sigledal.org), but it also significantly improves the data collected there - with editorials, data on festivals and awards, data on reruns and guest appearances, and a summary and comparison of data between individual theaters.
Connecting Avant-Gardes and Theatre: How to Revolutionise the Relationship between the Periphery and the Centre / Amfiteater Journal International Academic Symposium
The UL AGRFT research group, together with the scientific journal Amfiteater, the Slovenian Theater Institute and the Slovenian Society of Aesthetics, within the UL AGRFT research program Theater and inter-art research (P6-0376), has prepared an international scientific symposium in which more than 25 foreign and domestic experts will participate and artists. The aim of the symposium will be to map the various geographical and historical attempts to revolutionize the relationship between the periphery and the center in Europe and beyond.
ENICPA Meeting and General Assembly
Between October 7 and 9, 2024, the Slovenian Theater Institute hosted the regular annual meeting and general assembly of the European Network of Information Centers for the Performing Arts (ENICPA – European Network of Information Centers for the Performing Arts), of which SLOGI is also a member. The network currently connects 15 institutions from 11 different European countries (Belgium, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Germany, the Netherlands, ...