Article 55

Première 24. 5. 2025, Spodnja dvorana, Slovensko mladinsko gledališče

Running time 1 hour 20 minutes, no intermission.
Surtitles: English

Post-performance discussion with the artists.

Author of concept and script, and director Tjaša Črnigoj

Artistic collaborator, set and costume designer Tijana Todorović

Co-authors of the script Tamara Avguštin, Anja Novak, Katarina Stegnar, Miranda Trnjanin

Dramaturgs Urška Brodar, Tjaša Črnigoj

Composer and sound designer Tomaž Grom

Video designer Ana Čigon

Lighting and video designer Borut Bučinel

Assistant dramaturg Helena Šukljan

Set, costume and video design assistant Lene Lekše

Stage manager Urša Červ

Language consultant Mateja Dermelj

Interviewees Mojca Dobnikar, Vlasta Jalušič, Mateja Kožuh Novak, Sonja Lokar, Metka Mencin, Tanja Rener, Mirjana Ule, Živa Vidmar

Cast

Tamara Avguštin as guest, Anja Novak, Katarina Stegnar, Miranda Trnjanin as guest

The partner of the production is RTV Slovenija.

Article 55 travels back to the 1980s and early 1990s, reconstructing the time in which the socialist system was coming to a close and the entire region experienced a surge in nationalist tendencies, but which was also marked by new civil movements and feminism. As a socialist republic, Slovenia had the right to choose to bear children written in the constitution since 1974, however, this right was questioned during the process of the country gaining independence.

The most heated polemics about the new constitution were triggered by the article concerning women’s reproductive rights. Some suggested simply to leave it out. Women’s or feminist groups fought determinedly against it and insisted that these rights remain enshrined in the Constitution.

The production is based on archival materials, the reflections of that time and the talks with the protagonsist of that fight. It thus sheds the light on the story of networking, support and alliances, which have resulted in the right to choose being protected by the Constitution of Slovenia today.