{"id":18144,"date":"2026-02-26T16:43:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slogi.si\/?post_type=dogodki&p=18144"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:54:28","slug":"cveta-mirnik_costume_designer_and_her_world","status":"publish","type":"dogodki","link":"https:\/\/www.slogi.si\/en\/dogodki\/cveta-mirnik_kostumografinja-in-njen-svet\/","title":{"rendered":"Cveta Mirnik: Costume Designer and her World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Costume designer Cveta Mirnik (1951\u20132021) responded in 1989, in the theatre bulletin of the Celje City Theatre, to the question of what she still hoped to achieve in her theatrical work: \u00bbI have already said that I am probably an incurable optimist \u2013 therefore I hope for the best, both in my personal development and in the development and capacities of theatre institutions. I would like to remain a costume designer \u2013 in the best possible sense.\u00ab<\/p>\n

Living in the Municipality of \u017dalec, she began her theatre career at the nearby Celje City Theatre, and later designed for theatres in Nova Gorica, Maribor, and Ptuj, as well as for the Ljubljana City Theatre and the SNT Drama Ljubljana. She created 45 costume designs at various Slovenian theatre institutions, but collaborated in film and television as well.<\/p>\n

She was awarded the Bor\u0161tnik Prize twice, in 1979 and 1985. Except for theatre stages, she presented sketches and costumes in the frame of individual exhibitions in \u017dalec, La\u0161ko, Celje and Maribor, as well as at group exhibitions at home and abroad.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the Slovenian Theatre Institute, which preserves Mirnik\u2019s realized sketches (those that came to life either on stage or on film), joined with the Intermunicipal Public Library \u017dalec, which holds her unrealized costume concepts and study drawings, the ZK\u0160T \u017dalec Institute for Culture, Sport and Tourism and curator Alenka Domjan, Mirnik\u2019s friend since childhood. This collaboration resulted in the exhibitions Cveta Mirnik: Costume Designer and Her World<\/em>, opened in March 2026 at the Slovenian Theatre Institute in Ljubljana and at the Savin Art Salon in \u017dalec, as well as in a joint exhibition catalogue. The exhibition in Ljubljana places greater emphasis on sketches that were realized on stages, while the exhibition in \u017dalec focuses primarily on unrealized works. The exhibitions are complemented by costumes from productions of Celje City Theatre and SNT Nova Gorica.<\/p>\n

In 2026, the travelling exhibition Cveta Mirnik: Costume Designer and Her World<\/em> will be on display: from mid-June to the end of August at the Intermunicipal Public Library \u017dalec (partial presentation); in September and October at the Celje City Theatre; in November and December at the SNT Nova Gorica.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, an immeasurable love for the theatre drove Mrs. Cveta Mirnik to dream of <\/em> theatre even in her free time and without a theatre commission. Is there any greater love for one\u2019s profession, which can always be fully realized only on the stage?\u201d<\/em>
\nFrom the exhibition catalogue (Vinko M\u00f6derndorfer: <\/em>Cveta Mirnik \u2013 A Single, All-Encompassing Love for the Theatre)<\/em><\/p>\n

Public Guided Tours:<\/h4>\n

\u2013 on Wednesday, 25th March 2026, at 5.30 p.m.<\/strong>,<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0on Tuesday, 14th April 2026, at 5.30 p.m.<\/strong>,<\/p>\n

\u2013 on Sunday, 17. maja 2026, ob 18.00<\/strong>,<\/p>\n

\u2013 on Thursday, 21st May 2026, at 5.30 p.m.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Educational program accompanying the exhibition:<\/h4>\n

How to Dress a Performance<\/strong>, Guided Tour with Workshop<\/p>\n

At the temporary exhibition, we will explore the works of costume designer Cveta Mirnik and learn how theatrical performances used to be dressed for the stage. Participants will gain insight into the creative process, from the text and initial ideas to sketches and the final costumes. They will also engage in a creative activity in which they will develop the visual concept for an imagined performance and sketch theatre costumes. This interdisciplinary programme connects literary, theatre, and visual arts and is suitable for kindergartens, primary schools, and secondary schools. The content, approach, and duration of the programme are adapted to the participants\u2019 age group.<\/p>\n

Schedule<\/strong>: Monday to Friday, 9:00\u201316:00 Duration<\/strong>: 60\u2013120 minutes Price<\/strong>: 2,50 EUR per participant<\/p>\n

More information and registration for the educational program: sandra.jenko@slogi.si<\/a><\/p>\n

The exhibition was opened on Tuesday, 3rd March 2026, at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Opening and installation of the exhibition. Photo: SLOGI.<\/h5>\n