BB/2. NAVIGATING THE FIRST DAY

Now, Suddenly, I Was a Creature of Vice,

A Place of Safety. A Journey to the Central Mediterranean

Dear readers!

Borštnik is back, and it’s time to head to Maribor again. It greeted me looking a bit grayer than Ljubljana (I know, it sounds almost impossible), but cloudy weather always draws me more to the theater, so I took that as a good sign. Lately, I’ve heard so many alarming traffic reports that I’m a bit afraid of our roads, so I spent the trip sitting in train cars. In the coming days, I’ll definitely do a little “field research” among festival participants on how they’re traveling to Borštnik, which also fits perfectly with our introductory column “Distance to the Maribor SNG at the time of writing.”

From the train station, I headed toward Slomškov Trg, where familiar festival faces were already gathering in the theater café. Now, Suddenly, I Was a Creature of Vice was playing on the small stage, and as the audience trickled in, the festival spirit filled the air.

The bookstand was set up, the information desk was ready to welcome visitors, and after a pleasant chat with some acquaintances, we set off together for the Mediterranean with Teatro Arena del Sole, Bologna. We sailed across Europe by boat, getting lost along the way among human rights laws and their practical application, until the creators found us again with a beacon, sunk into our seats.

The first day was a pleasant voyage, and this week Borštnik’s Sea will continue to draw in audiences so that by the opening performance we’ll be swept up in thunderous waves of applause.

See you tomorrow!

Doroteja Drevenšek

Distance to the Maribor SNG at the time of writing: 2 km

*prevedeno z DeepL AI/translated with DeepL AI. This text was translated from Slovenian using AI tools solely to ensure international accessibility. As a festival that deeply values human creativity and authorship, we thank you for your understanding regarding any linguistic or contextual imperfections.