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16-467: Founded in 1949, Ljubljana City Theatre is the second largest drama theatre in Slovenia. Operating initially on a small, modest stage with a group of enthusiastic actors, over the years the theatre has expanded into a modern theatre company with 37 permanent actors, staging 9 of its own productions and at least 2 co-productions per year. The theatre focuses mainly on modern drama performances and recently on

32-479: A number of awards. Each season, the theatre produces and co-produces up to 12 performances of different genres. The theatre has recently staged a number of highly successful musicals, praised by both the audience and the critics. The musical Cabaret [Kabaret] (2006), directed by Stanislav Moša, received the 2007 Borštnik Award for aesthetic breakthrough, while the musical Sugar - Some Like It Hot [Sugar - Nekateri so za vroče] (2008), also directed by Moša, received

48-426: A policy of consistently nurturing contemporary Slovene drama (staging plays of Slovene playwrights, such as Evald Flisar, Matjaž Zupančič, Milan Jesih, Matjaž Kmecl, Simona Semenič), while at the same time constantly taking on the challenge of the classic Slovene playwright, Ivan Cankar. The theatre's productions are presented and often awarded at Slovene theatre festivals. The members of MGL ensemble have also received

64-989: Is an Icelandic playwright. Born in Reykjavík , she studied classical guitar at the Reykjavík College of Music and literature and theatre at the Paris-Sorbonne University . Her first play Ég er Meistarinn ("I am the Maestro") was performed at the Reykjavík City Theatre ; it was awarded the Icelandic Critics' Award and the Nordic Theatre Prize. In 2004, it was nominated Best Foreign Play in Italy. Her second play Hægan, Elektra ("Easy now, Electra")

80-955: The City of Ljubljana ( Slovene : Mestna občina Ljubljana , acronym MOL ) is one of twelve city and metropolitan municipalities in Slovenia . Its seat is Ljubljana , the largest and capital city of Slovenia. As of December 2021 , its mayor is Zoran Janković . The Urban Municipality of Ljubljana comprises 17 districts (Slovene singular: četrtna skupnost ): the Bežigrad District , Center District , Črnuče District , Dravlje District , Golovec District , Jarše District , Moste District , Polje District , Posavje District , Rožnik District , Rudnik District , Sostro District , Šentvid District , Šiška District , Šmarna Gora District , Trnovo District , and Vič District . These are represented by district councils (Slovene singular: svet četrtne skupnosti or četrtni svet ). The budget of MOL

96-495: The MGL Library Book Collection has a catalogue of over 150 titles; each year at least two new books are added. Located in the strict city centre, MGL has three performance venues. 46°3′7.57″N 14°30′17.23″E  /  46.0521028°N 14.5047861°E  / 46.0521028; 14.5047861 Hrafnhildur Hagal%C3%ADn Gudmundsd%C3%B3ttir Hrafnhildur Hagalín Guðmundsdóttir (born 1965)

112-1063: The Prague-based Comedy Theatre, the Belgrade Drama Theatre, the Brno City Theatre, etc. Ljubljana City Theatre is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the City Municipality of Ljubljana and is a member of the Informal European Theatre Meeting (IETM) . Since 1958 an independent publishing service has functioned within MGL, specialising in the production of exclusively theatre-related literature, including memoirs, theoretical and historical works, and reference books. At present

128-554: The audience award for best performance at the Days of Comedy festival in Celje. Every season, MGL also enters co-productions with national producers. Recently, it co-produced with EPI Centre the project Ballades for Everyday Use [Balade za vsakdanjo rabo] (2009) by the young Slovene director Andrej Jus, in 2010, it co-produced with Imaginarni Gregor Fon's play Pooch, Pussy and Poof [Pes, pizda in peder], directed by Primož Ekart, which

144-703: The cabaret performance Patty Diphusa - Confessions of a Porn Diva [Patty Diphusa - izpovedi porno dive] (2004), directed by Ivana Djilas, received several awards at the Sarajevo Teatarfest , Brane Završan's project Solistika (2008) also received the jury award at the same festival in 2009. Both productions were co-produced by Familija . In addition to Slovene directors, MGL also engages directors from other countries, including Great Britain, Poland, Croatia, Iceland, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Macedonia. The theatre also organises guest appearances of national and international performances. It has hosted, among others,

160-408: The holiday was added to the statute of the municipality as "the day of the liberation of Ljubljana in the victorious national liberation war 1941–1945". Since 1995, it has been known as "the day of freedom and peace". In 1995, despite disagreements, 14 April was added to the statute as the date of the first mention of Ljubljana in written sources, based on a document from 1243. The holiday on 14 April

176-408: The production of (drama) musicals. Ljubljana City Theatre aims to offer critical and communicative performances of different genres and performing principles. Besides staging classical drama works, the theatre's repertoire is oriented mainly towards contemporary drama, including works of international and Slovene playwrights. MGL was among the first theatre companies in the former Yugoslavia to promote

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192-525: The works of playwrights such as Jean Anouilh, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Max Frisch, and Eugène Ionesco, and is today generally renowned as being the theatre which specialises in staging plays from outside the Anglosphere, that is from less accessible sources, such as works by Nikolai Koljada, Per Olov Enquist, Lars Noren, Hrafnhildur Hagalín Gudmundsdóttir , Suzanne van Lohuizen, Janusz Głowacki, Mladen Popović, and others. In addition, Ljubljana City Theatre has

208-586: Was 346,505,748 euros for 2011. It was shaped by the sale of land lot and the construction of the Stožice Sports Park . With 125 million euros of debt , MOL was the most indebted Slovenian municipality in April 2010. Since 1945, the holiday of the City of Ljubljana has been celebrated on 9 May. On that day, the liberation of the city from German occupation during World War II was announced in 1945. In 1964,

224-401: Was much less known than the holiday on 9 May. In February 2011, the mayor presented a proposal to only celebrate 9 May to the municipal council, because it was inexpedient for Ljubljana to be the only municipality in Slovenia to celebrate two days as municipal holidays, and to celebrate the municipal holiday on the date of the first mention, which may change with time. The proposal was passed by

240-565: Was nominated for the 2008 Grum Award , etc. The theatre has collaborated also with institutions, such as Maska Institute , Celinka Association , Muzeum Institute , Café Teater , Glej Theatre , B-51 Cultural Society , etc. The theatre tours frequently throughout Slovenia, and has also recently begun appearing at theatre festivals abroad (the Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia, USA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, and Serbia), where it has also received several awards, for example, in 2008,

256-712: Was performed at the National Theatre of Iceland in 2000. It was nominated for Best Icelandic Play in 2001. Hagalín lives in Reykjavík. She has also written a radio play which was broadcast on the Icelandic State Broadcast Service and a television play. This article about an Icelandic writer or poet is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . City Municipality of Ljubljana The Urban Municipality of Ljubljana ( pronounced [ljuˈbljaːna] ), also

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