PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 45TH BORŠTNIK FESTIVAL 2010

This year we are hosting the jubilee 45th Borštnik Festival, which has always been experienced as a celebration of theatre.

Problem

This year we are hosting the jubilee 45th Borštnik Festival, which has always been experienced as a celebration of theatre. The Borštnik Festival brings with its new leadership and renewed content concept at least two things: the Borštnik Festival and thus also the city of Maribor is connecting ever more intensively with the international space, which is one of their strategic goals in the field of culture, whilst at the same time the festival events will expand across many city venues and theatrical creation will be accessible to those who visit the theatre less frequently.

Three new programme blocks are important, the first, called generations, is intended primarily for the young, not in years but in spirit, the second, bridges, is international and contains five performances from abroad and the third, showcase, which is intended for the promotion of Slovene theatre abroad. In addition to theatrical performances, numerous other events will take place: an international dramaturgy symposium, reading rehearsals, discussions about performances and books, active involvement of students from the Ljubljana theatre academy and the Faculty of Arts Maribor, an exhibition marking the 45th birthday of the Borštnik Festival.

In their theatre they are actively participating in the Maribor – European Capital of Culture 2012 project and therefore we have no doubt that the Borštnik Festival would also take advantage of the exceptional opportunity in promoting Slovene culture in Europe and the world. The wish of the organiser and all the people who collaborate in the preparation and organisation of the festival is to enrich the cultural space of Maribor's autumn and the entire Slovene cultural space.