Marko Bulc

Marko Bulc: PRVA ALTRUISTIČNA PREDSTAVA, Stara mestna elektrarna, nov.2017

Marko Bulc a.k.a. Mare Bulc (1974) is award winning theater director and performer based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Bulc creates also as an actor, drama writer and intermedia artist. His works have been presented in Europe and the United States. He was the artistic director of Institute for contemporary art No History (2003 – 2010) and artistic director of Glej Theatre for three years (2010 – 2013).

Bulc is known for his author’s theatre projects such as No History/Known History – Part 3, Study for the Last Egoistic Performance, Last Egoistic Performance, Slovenes Uprised by Slovenes, When I Hear the Word Actor I Reach for My Wallet (co-author Matej Recer), All Together Now! (co-authors and performing musicians Miha Blažič – N’toko, Irena Preda, Polona Janežič, Tina Perić, Jaka Berger in Matija Dolenc), Novo mesto – readymade (performing co-authors  Grega Zorc, Miha Blažič – N’toko, Jana Menger, Damir Leventić, Jaka Berger and Andreja Kopač), Back to the Promised Land (co-authors Miha Blažič – N’toko, Tjaša Ferme, Mirel Knez, Damir Leventić).

He ofthen (dramatizes and) directs texts of contemporary authors for exsaple: Čefurji raus! by Goran Vojnović, Most na krvi (Bridge over Blood) by Damir Avdić (co-author Damir Avdić), Kurba (Whore) by Vedrana Rudan, Semenič in Bulc na prodaj Simone Semenič (Semenič and Bulc on sale) co-directed by Simona Semenič, Kaj pa če (What if) and Svetloba (Light) by Nebojša Pop Tasić, The Heart in hand and Zavednozavedno by draga Potočnjak. He also directed his own dramatic text Vse o Ivanu (All about Ivan).

Mare Bulc is the author of intermediary projects: SilentCell Network (co-authors: Bojana Kunst, Igor Štromajer and Janez Janša), P.E.A.C.E. (co-author Janez Janša), Cream of Contemporary Slovenian Art (co-authors Katarina Petrov and Jana Flego), Prêt-à-Portrait (co-author Jure Novak) and Mare Bulc works on Jasmina Cibic. He also acted in fims (Desperado Tonic, directed by Boris Petković and Apoptosis, Satisfaction, Victim, Sandwich, directed by Tomaž Gorkič). In 2016 he directed national Prešern’s celebration. His first and last one.

On the 22nd of Novembre 2017 he made his First Altruistic Performance.