Maribor Puppet Theatre
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15 Sep 2024
CroatiaZagrebZagreb Dance CentreThe play "Alice in Paperland - Alica v Papirnati Deželi" is a tribute to the world of books and writers, such as Lewis Carroll. Produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre and directed by Matteo Spiazzi. At the PIF Festival -
9 Jun 2024
GermanyErfurtTheater WaidspeicherTwo performances of "Ferdo, The Giant Bird - Veliki ptič Ferdo", a stage adaptation of the children's picture book by Andreja Peklar. Produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre and directed by Katja Povše. At the International Puppetry Festival Synergura -
6 Jun 2024
SlovakiaKosiceBábkové divadlo v KošiciachA performance of puppet play "The Great Bird Ferdo - Ferdo, veliki ptič", inspired by the children's book by Andreja Peklar and directed by Katja Povše. Produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre. The play is intended for children aged 3 and above. -
4 May 2024
5 May 2024
AustriaAngerA performance of "Pupa - Buba", a puppet play inspired by the children's picture book by Andreja Peklar. The play is appropriate for children aged 3 to 6. Staged by Maribor Puppet Theatre. -
22 Apr 2024
PolandSłupskTeatr Lalki TęczaA performance of a puppet play about Alma Karlin, "Alma, Travelling Sketches of Miss A. - Popotne skice gospodične A.". The play is appropriate for children aged 12 and above. Produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre. At the Festiwal Plastyki Teatrów Lalki i Formy -
9 Apr 2024
CroatiaZagrebGradsko kazalište Žar pticaA children's puppet show "Pinocchio", produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre. -
12 Mar 2024
ItalyGorica - GoriziaKulturni center Lojze BratužA performance of children's play "The Acorn's Secret - Želodkova skrivnost", produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre. -
29 Nov 2023
14 Apr 2024
SpainTolosaTopic of Tolosa"Pinocchio" - an alternative puppet show by Maribor Puppet Theatre. At the Bologna Children's Book Fair -
18 Nov 2023
AustriaSt. Johann im RosentalK&K Center"Ferdo, veliki ptič - Ferdo The Giant Bird" - a puppet show by Maribor Puppet Theatre. -
23 Aug 2023
ItalyTrieste/TrstPinnochio by Matteo Spiazzi featuring an actorMiha Bezeljak, produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre At the Da Da Dù Festival Trieste -
3 Aug 2023
North MacedoniaBitolaBabec TeatarHeart in the Dark, a performance by Tanja Lužar. Produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre At the Bitolino International Children Theatre Festival -
3 Jul 2023
CroatiaZadarKazalište lutaka ZadarA puppetry performance Aloneness directed by Marko Čeh presenting poetry of Marko Brecelj, produced by Delak Institute and co-produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre At the Mediteraneo, Mediteranski lutkarski festival -
27 May 2023
28 May 2023
EstoniaTallinnPinocchio produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre At the Tallinn Treff -
14 May 2023
SpainSegoviaPinocchio produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre -
7 May 2023
AustriaWiesFerdo, the Giant Bird by Andreja Peklar, produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre -
25 Mar 2023
26 Mar 2023
FranceChatillonPinocchio produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre At the Nuit de la marionnette -
3 Feb 2023
5 Feb 2023
FranceVendômeAmbloy, Salle des fêtesPinocchio produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre At the La biennale AVEC OU SANS FILS -
18 Sep 2021
19 Sep 2021
FranceCharleville-MézièresPinnochio directed by Matteo Spiazzio, produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the World Puppet Theatre Festival Charleville-Mézières -
19 May 2021
SerbiaKragujevacPinnochio directed by Matteo Spiazzio, produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the Zlatna iskra, Golden Spark Festival -
8 Nov 2020
CroatiaRijekaGradsko kazalište lutaka RijekaPinocchio directed by Matteo Spiazzi and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre At the Revija lutkarskih kazališta Rijeka -
20 Sep 2020
CroatiaZagrebPinocchio, directed by Matteo Spiazzi produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the PIF Zagreb, International Puppet Theatre Festival -
12 Mar 2020
AustriaWiesPuppet TheatreThe puppet performance The Wizard of Colours, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the Wels International Puppet Theatre Festival -
6 Mar 2020
7 Mar 2020
TurkeyIzmirHan TheatrePinocchio, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the Izmir International Puppet Days -
7 Feb 2020
13 Feb 2020
AustriaViennaDschungelThe premiere of the sound object-theatre performance Nocturnals, directed by Peter Kus and co-produced by Kuskus Art Productions and Maribor Puppet Theatre, supported by the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna (SKICA), -
7 Feb 2020
9 Feb 2020
GermanyNürnbergPlayhouseThe puppet performance The Wizard of Colours, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre and Puppet Organisation LOFT Zagreb, At the Panoptikum Festival -
15 Sep 2019
17 Sep 2019
CroatiaZagrebCultural Information Centre, Grič Tunnel, Kunst TheatreThe puppet miniature Goodbye, directed by Jasna Vastl, and Session Bulgakov, directed by Matija Solce, both produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre; and Snow Queen, directed by Tin Grabnar and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the PIF Zagreb, International Puppet Theatre Festival -
31 May 2019
CroatiaOsijekChildren's Theatre Branko MihaljevićThe puppet performance The Wizard of Colours, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the Conference of Puppeteers and Puppet Theaters -
23 May 2019
EstoniaTallinnMuseum and Centre for Puppet Arts, NUKU TheatreThe audio fairy tale Snow Queen, directed by Tin Grabnar and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the NuQ Treff Visual Theatre Festival -
12 May 2019
AustriaWiesSchlosstenne BurgstallThe puppet performance The Wizard of Colours, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the International Puppet Theater Festival -
23 Nov 2018
28 Nov 2018
AustriaGrazEisenwurzenhalle, Stieglerhaus St. Stefan ob StainzLittle Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the KuKuK, Regional Theatre Festival For Young Audiences Wildon -
16 Nov 2018
18 Nov 2018
PolandWarsawStara ProchowniaLittle Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the Take Part in Art - International Theatre Festival for Early Years -
4 Nov 2018
10 Nov 2018
CroatiaRijekaCroatian Cultural Centre at Sušak, Rijeka City Puppet TheatreThe performances Little Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre; Duck, Death and the Tulip, produced by Ljubljana Puppet Theatre; The Forest of Songs, directed by Peter Kus and produced by Federacija Institute; and Shockheaded Peter, directed by Ivana Djilas and produced by the Slovene National Theatre Nova Gorica, At the International Puppet Theatre Festival -
20 Sep 2018
AustriaSt. Michael/ŠmihelFarna dvoranaLittle Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, -
16 Sep 2018
17 Sep 2018
CroatiaZagrebScena F22, Zagreb Dance CentreWhite Camel, directed by Nika Bezeljak and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, and Goose the Bear, directed by Ivana Djilas and produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, At the PIF Zagreb, International Puppet Theatre Festival -
22 Aug 2018
25 Aug 2018
FinlandHelsinkiOpen StageThe Trial or The Woeful Story of Joseph K., directed by Matija Solce, and Little Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob, both produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Copenhagen, At the SAMPO International Puppet Theatre Festival -
1 Jul 2018
AustriaNeusiedl am SeeHaus im Puls Culture CentreLittle Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the PannOpticum - International Puppet Theatre Festival -
17 May 2018
18 May 2018
FinlandTampereHällä StageLittle Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the Mukamas - International Puppet Theatre Festival -
4 Mar 2018
13 Mar 2018
TurkeyIzmirHan Theatre, Izmir Sanat, Ziya Gökalp Culture CenterLittle Blue and Little Yellow, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, Goose the Bear and Somewhere Else, both produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Ankara, At the Izmir International Puppet Days -
11 Feb 2018
AustriaGrazFRida & freD - The Graz Children's MuseumMultiple-award winning play Little Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the Spleen Festival Graz -
16 Nov 2017
AustriaDeutschlandsberg, WildonLaßnitzhaus, Wildon CastleLeo Lionni's Little Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the KuKuK, Regional Theatre Festival For Young Audiences Wildon -
5 Nov 2017
CroatiaRijekaGradsko kazalište lutaka Rijeka (GKL)Dragica the Witch directed by Svetlana Patafta, co-produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre and Puna kuća Zagreb, At the Revue of Puppet Theatres in Rijeka -
18 Sep 2017
20 Sep 2017
CroatiaZagrebZagreb Puppet Theatre, Zagreb Youth TheatreSomewhere Else, produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and A Child’s Dream of a Star, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the PIF Zagreb, International Puppet Theatre Festival -
12 Sep 2017
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBugojnoKSC BugojnoAbout a Boy and a Penguin, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, at the Bugojno Biennial of Puppetry -
14 Jun 2017
NetherlandsBredaStilte TheatreLeo Lionni's Little Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the International Stilte Festival -
1 Jun 2017
2 Jun 2017
EstoniaTallinnNUKU Oval HallLeo Lionni's Little Blue and Little Yellow, directed by Miha Golob and produced by Maribor Puppet Theatre At the NuQ Treff Visual Theatre Festival -
19 May 2017
20 May 2017
NetherlandsAarhusTheatre Gruppe 38The Trial or The Woeful Story of Joseph K., produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, At the ILT Festival -
17 May 2017
GermanyMunichMünchner StadtmuseumThe Trial or The Woeful Story of Joseph K., produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, -
5 Apr 2017
AustriaEisenerzSchulzentrum EisenerzWhen Shlemiel Went to Warsaw, produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, -
3 Apr 2017
6 Apr 2017
AustriaSt. Michael/ŠmihelFarna dvoranaDragica the Witch, co-produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre, -
22 Nov 2016
26 Nov 2016
CroatiaZagrebMala scena TheatreDragica the Witch, co-produced by the Maribor Puppet Theatre,
Venues
In late 2010, the theatre moved into the reconstructed former Minorite convent on the bank of the Drava River. With 2500 m2 and two stages (320 seats), it became the largest puppet theatre in Slovenia. The reconstruction was designed by ATELIERarhitekti and received the Plečnik Award. Later on, the same studio refurbished the adjacent former Minorite Church into a hall that holds around 300 spectators. The new venue has been managed by the Maribor Puppet Theatre since 2015.
The theatre also organises its own visual arts exhibitions, or hosts those by other partner organisations, in the basement of the Minorite Church and in the lobby of the theatre.
Programme
The theatre produces six premières annually, combined to form a conceptual unity. The repertoire constantly examines and explores the art of puppetry and fuses classical puppet technology with modern approaches. It includes interpretations of domestic and international classical texts but focuses on adaptations of Slovene children's literature. Although the bulk of the programme is aimed at children, the theatre also produces performances that address young people and adults. The theatre frequently collaborates with acclaimed theatre directors. Apart from regular productions, it also offers a wide variety of additional art education activities and carries out innovative projects in cooperation with various institutions, independent organisations and individuals.
The theatre is often awarded at festivals, such as the Summer Puppet Pier Festival, Mini Summer - International Festival for Children, the Slovene Puppetry Biennial, and appears at international festivals, such as the Austrian Puppet Festival ANIMA, the Festival of Puppet Theatres in Rijeka (HR), etc.
See also
- Summer Puppet Pier Festival
- Slovene Puppetry Biennial
- Minorite Church, Maribor
- Minoriti Open Air Cinema
External links
- Maribor Puppet Theatre website
- Maribor Puppet Theatre architecture – the history of the building from the Theatre Architecture in Central Europe project database