Young Theatre

About the event

The awareness of the importance of including young people in theatre has, also thanks to the guidelines of the cultural policies, increased in the last decades. There are several theatre institutions that are developing programmes in which they do not simply address young audiences (primary and secondary school students, university students) as spectators but also invite them to be active co-creators – something that was previously limited to school theatre groups and educational institutions programmes and independent cultural organisations. In part, this shift is a consequence of the fact that contemporary theatre in general is more open to include the members of different social groups it talks about. How does this situation change the Slovenian theatre landscape? What are the best practices for including young people in different environments (schools, public institutions, independent scene)? What are the advantages and challenges of the active inclusion of young adults into theatre processes? How can theatre contribute to the development of creativity, critical thinking and social skills for young adults? How to secure a sustainable and quality inclusion of young people into theatre in the future?

Participants:

Primož Ekart, director, actor and a teacher at the SVŠGUGL

Tereza Gregorič, dramaturg, director and the leader of the Young Stage (AMO) and the subscription programme Polžkov abonma at the SNT Nova Gorica

Benjamin Krnetić, actor and a co-mentor of the Poljanski oder (Poljane Stage) in 2021/22

Mija Kramar, a member of the Young Mladinsko collective 2020/22

Anja Pirnat, a theatre mentor, the head of the cultural-art education at the Glej Theatre (2017–2024)

Mojca Redjko, a theatre educator and the head of the Young Theatre programme at the Maribor Theatre Festival (2017–2023) and the platform for including young adults into theatre stARTboks at the Celje City Theatre

Daniel Day Škufca, a director and co-mentor of the Poljanski oder 2021/22

The discussion, organised by the Playwrights’ Unit of the Slovenian Association of Dramatic Artists (SADA) will be moderated by Ana Duša, a theatre educator and the head of the programme Young Mladinsko at the Mladinsko Theatre (2020–2024).