Ples v kamnu / Dance in Stone
Dance in Stone explores the hidden life, movement and imagination contained within stone. The performance does not treat stone as something lifeless and immobile, but asks what stories, emotions and memories might already exist within it.
Combining object theatre, dance, installation, poetry and post-dramatic theatre, the performance creates a meditative and visually multi-layered reflection on humanity’s relationship with the material world. Stones become landscapes, obstacles, bridges, symbols and silent partners in a constant dialogue between the performers and matter. The performance draws inspiration from mythology, literature, philosophy and the Slovenian OHO art movement, whilst also exploring how people perceive sustainability, change and the boundaries between the living and non-living worlds. Through movement and poetic imagery, Dance in Stone creates a space where the laws of physics lose their certainty and imagination reshapes reality itself.
In Slovenian with English surtitles.
Lutkovno gledališče Ljubljana is Slovenia’s leading puppet theatre, combining a tradition spanning more than 70 years with contemporary performance practices. In addition to productions for all generations and the festival LUTKE, it also safeguards Slovenia’s puppet heritage through the Museum of Puppetry at Ljubljana Castle.
- Author, director and choreographer:
Leja Jurišić - Text author:
Miklavž Komelj - Authors of the texts used:
Franz Kafka, Jure Detela, Anton Aškerc, Ovid, Mia Skrbinac, Alenka Tetičkovič - Dramaturges:
Petra Veber, Leja Jurišić - Set, costume and lighting designer:
Petra Veber - Co-creators and performers:
Rok Kunaver, Gašper Malnar, Martina Maurič Lazar, Alenka Tetičkovič, Mia Skrbinac - Author of music and selection:
Eduardo Raon - Video creator:
Atej Tutta - Animation consultant:
Martina Maurič Lazar - Language consultant:
Irena Androjna Mencinger - Puppet engeneer:
Zoran Srdić - Stage manager and sound designer:
Damir Radončić - Producer:
Alja Mihajlović Cerar/Katra Petriček - Lighting technician:
Maša Avsec - Stage technician:
Jakob Kozelj - Wardrobe assistant:
Nataša Konić - Workshop manager:
Zoran Srdić - Puppet, set, prop and costume makers:
David Klemenčič, Olga Milić, Sandra Birjukov, Lorena Bukovec, Emma Serra Rius, Zoe Špehar, Uroš Mehle, Artiko, Pleksi izdelki Vrhovec, Marjeta Valjavec - Acknowledgements:
Jiři Bezlaj, Ema Kugler, Andrej Detela, Marko Pogačnik