Theatre for birds
Venue
Premiere
Španski borci, Ljubljana
October 2010, 2nd @ 8pm, 4th @ 8pm,
Produced by Zavod Emanat, Ljubljana, Slovenia
120 Minutes
About
The performance Theatre for Birds, in a production of EMANAT Institute, explores the open territory between acting and life in the theatre, the no man’s land between personal and professional. With the mysterious text by Daniel Veronese, the ensemble of six performers (3 dancers and 3 actors), a director, two dramaturges and light, sound and space designers are opening the ambiguous space between performing and being, theatre and life. The team deals with questions of performers playing performers, characters who may or may not know what they want… players in makeshift wings who step out and grab hold of the rail of that dangerous balcony 12 flights up where things fall fast, where life, death and love seem to move in the balance on a hot summer night in Buenos Aires, or maybe Brazil, or maybe just anywhere in this world — and let go.
Katja Praznik & Eric Dean Scott
Credits
Director: Eric Dean Scott (USA/Slovenia)
Author of the play: Daniel Veronese (Argentina)
Cast: Maja Delak, Boris Kos, Robert Prebil, Aljoša Ternovšek, Irena Tomažin, Nataša Živković
Translator: Barbara Juršič
Dramaturge: Katja Praznik
Assistant dramaturge: Mirta Zajc
Scenography & costumes: Barbara Kapelj Osredkar
Soundscape: Luka Prinčič
Light designer and technican: Urška Vohar
Sound technician: Omar Ismail (Španski borci)
Tech and organisation support: Spanski borci team
Short biographies of collaborators
SUPPORT
Production: Zavod EMANAT / Emanat Institute
Executive production and coordination: Sabina Potočki
Emanat office: Nina Janež
Partner: Španski borci
Financial support: Ljubljana – World Book Capital 2010; Ministry of Culture of Republic Slovenia
With the help of: Rdeči križ Ljubljana; Solos; Fabiani nogavice
Media sponsor: Mladina
The Slovene translation of the play Gledališče za ptice (Teatro para pájaros / Theatre for Birds) was published in the book series Transitions, part of Institute Emanat’s publishing program in May 2010.
The premiere of Theatre for Birds will be included in the events of Ljubljana – World Book Capital 2010.
TOURING
Premiere: 2nd October 2010 at 8pm at 8pm – Španski borci, Ljubljana