13th international festival of improvisational theatre – NAKED STAGE

Photo: Gregor Gobec

Naked Stage is a small and yet propulsive festival. Because of persistently following the goals – exploration and development of artistic improvisation, showcasing international happening in the area of improvisational theatre, connecting local and international artists, professionalization of improvisational production – it is a powerful player on the field of co-creating European and Northern American impro scene.

The theme of this year’s festival is Crossing over. Crossing over in the sense of meeting other worlds, crossing over to different practices of work and life. And more factually crossing over at three levels:

Crossing over to other artistic approaches and fields. Improvisational performances, which get inspiration from other artistic areas or popcultural genres. Mixed profile workshops – a choreographer leading a workshop for theatre improvisers, improvisational artist sharing her artistic approach with performers from other areas, a musician inviting actors into his world. Public festival discussion on treasures of theatre improvisation and its contribution to other artistic fields and wider social context.

Crossing over between local production and international guests. New at the festival this year is strong focus on collectives active in Slovenia who will spice up their productions this times by collaborating with renowned international artists. Impro scene in Slovenia is financially, spacewise and critically malnourished but encouragingly alive and surprisingly versatile despite that. It is important to provide spaces for creation, development and collaboration.

And the core of improvisational theatre – crossing over between audience and performers, crossing over between spectators.

Glancing over to the other side is nice, but deep, committed crossing over to ideas, work and life of the other is even nicer!

Maja Dekleva Lapajne, Artistic Director of Naked Stage 2016

Poster

	23rd November at 8pmInternational festival ensemble: TANDEM
	24th November at 7pmIGLU (Slovenia) Crossing Over: CHAIRS
	24th November at 9pmTheater im Bahnhof (Austria): SERIES JUNKIES
	25th November at 7pmImproške (Slovenia) Crossing Over: INSPIRATION AT FIRST SIGH(T)
	25th November at 9pmIstanbulimpro (Turkey): ONCE UPON A TIME…
	27th November at 5pm Public discussion on artistic improvisation at 8pm International festival ensemble: COMMUNITY
	WORKSHOPS: 24 and 25 November, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m Hannu Risku (Fin): Feelgood Music Impro Workshop Union hall, Old Power Station 24 and 25 November, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Beatrix Brunschko (Aut): Ant Power Kreatorij DIC, Student home Ivan Cankar26 November from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., 27 November from 11 a.m. to 2. p.m. Andreja Rauch Podrzavnik (Slo): Dress Comfortably and Be Prepared to Move Union hall, Old Power Station26 November from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.,27 November from 11 a.m. to 2. p.m. Jacob Banigan (Kan): Ignore me! – closed workshop Kranj

Artistic director: Maja Dekleva Lapajne
Managing director: Juš Milčinski
Technical director: Borut Cajnko
Public Relations: Juš Milčinski, Sašo Stare, Polona Vozel
Graphic design: Žiga Testen
Translation: Anja A. Bizjak
Festival team: Eva Jus, Jošt Jesenovec, Mistral Majer, Peter Frankl, Rok Bohinc, Rok Štemberger, Sara Šoukal, Sašo Stare, Vid Sodnik
Production: Kolektiv Narobov, Zavod Federacija Ljubljana
Coproduction: Zavod Bunker, Kulturno umetniško društvo Kiks, Družina umetnosti Narobov
Coorganization: Društvo za kulturo in izobraževanje Impro, KD IGLU – Improvizacijsko gledališče Ljubljana
Thank you: Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije, Mestna občina Ljubljana – Oddelek za kulturo

Tickets: 5 €, 8 € (for both performances scheduled for the evening). Tickets are sold hour prior the first performance of the evening, for the night. Information: info@bunker.si, +386 51 269 906

Venues

Old Power station – Elektro Ljubljana, Slomškova 18, Ljubljana
Prešeren Theater Kranj, Glavni trg 6, Kranj

NAKED STAGE 2016, www.goli-oder.org, goli.oder@gmail.com, +386 31 427 846