The Power of Youth: Young Architects in the Space of Stage Scenography

Exhibiting  participants Nika Curk Nagode, Gašper Grebenšek, Matic Gselman, Lin Martin Japelj, Matic Kašnik, Larisa Kazić, Ženja Maher, Maruša Mali, Eva Petruna, Ana Marija Snoj, Sara Slivnik

Curators Ana Lovrec Medved, Vesna Perovnik, prof. mag. Jasna Vastl, Damjana Zaviršek Hudnik

Author of the cover photo Peter Uhan (prizor iz predstave Čriček in temačni občutek) (a scene from the production The Healing of the Cricket)

Photographer Blaž Jamšek

Financial support Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike Slovenije, Mestna občina Ljubljana

The exhibition explores the creative process of shaping the stage space and the invisible side of the technical solution as seen and developed by architects of the younger generation who work in the field of set design. Although, in the theatre, actors and directors are in the front, in the backstage, set designers and technical experts design the key spatial requirements in which stage stories can grow.

Through the works of eleven young architects, the exhibition reveals different approaches to understanding the space, materiality and dramaturgy of the stage and the procedures used to create theatre worlds. The presented creators are active in Slovenia and internationally, in drama and puppet theatre, opera, contemporary dance and ballet. Their works narrate how the stage becomes a space of experiment, adaptability and exploration of relationships between space, body and story.

As a part of the exhibition, the Foyer of Kazina Hall will host an evening debate with invited set designers.