THE SHOCKING GALA SHOW

EVENTS AT THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUPILJA FERKEVERK GROUP

Short-lasting but nevertheless powerful work of the Pupilija Ferkeverk group managed to leave a lasting mark on the theatre neo-avant-garde in Slovenia and former Yugoslavia. The group adopted an innovative and uncompromising approach in order to introduce several novelties within the theatre arena, encompassing everyday life and popular culture, dramaturgy of the collage and video as well as elements of performance and happening. All of these novelties gave rise to a new, fresh and interdisciplinary approach towards art and society. Numerous events, symposiums, debates, shows and performances will take place during 21st and 28th October at various locations in Ljubljana to honour the 40th anniversary of the group’s existence. Anniversary is an appropriate occasion to bring attention to the previous work of the group, as well as to place the latter within a wider cultural and artistic, domestic and international context, while giving the whole thing a subtle flavour of an almost innocent speech, which also easily catches attention of a contemporary audience member.
The following events are to take place at the Stara mestna elektrarna – Elektro Ljubljana during that time, which will be followed by conversations with Slovene and internationally renowned hosts:

	Janez Janša: FAKE IT! 23rd October at 8 pm If the originals cannot be afforded, we might as well dance fakes. performance will be followed by a conversation (hosted by Hans-Thies Lehmann)
	BADco.: 1 POOR AND ONE 0 24th October at 8 pm Theatre underpinned with moving pictures and moving pictures, underpinned with theatre of movement. performance will be followed by a conversation(hosted by Isabel de Naveràn)
	Andrei Andrianov&Oleg Soulimenko: MADE IN RUSSIA 26th October at 8 pm A hot post-communist battle, arising between the Eastern and the Western clichés. performance will be followed by a conversation (hosted by Arnd Wesemann)
	Urška Vohar: LEOTARD (TRIKO) Irena Tomažin, Hanna Preuss: PTIH! 27th October at 8 pm The research projects have been designed in a way to define the format through research and to be introduced to the audience in the format thus established. It is time now to reveal the format of the performance. performance will be followed by a conversation (hosted by Rok Vevar)

Organizers and partners of the event: Maska Ljubljana, Muzej in galerije mesta Ljubljana, Slovenski gledališki muzej, Cankarjev dom, RTV Slovenija, Akademija za gledališče, radio, film in televizijo, Kinodvor.Mestni kino
The project is supported by: Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije, Mestna občina Ljubljana, Erste Stiftung, Allianz Kulturstiftung, European Cultural Fundation
Media sponsors: Mladina, časopisno podjetje, www.vest.si, Radio Študent, www.parada-plesa.com