Oliver Frljić & Johannes Kirsten | Čas je za Brechta!

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Goethe-Institut Ljubljana in Cankarjev dom v sklopu cikla predavanj 𝑪̌𝒂𝒔 𝒋𝒆 𝒛𝒂 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒕𝒂! vljudno vabita na pogovor z 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐞𝐦 𝐅𝐫𝐥𝐣𝐢𝐜́𝐞𝐦 in 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐧𝐨𝐦, ki bo v četrtek, 24. 9., ob 19. uri v Klubu CD. Pogovor bo moderirala 𝐝𝐫. 𝐙𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐬̌𝐞𝐤.

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»𝑶𝒅 𝒗𝒔𝒆𝒉 𝒏𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒊 𝒋𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒋𝒉𝒖𝒋𝒔̌𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄̌𝒏𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒕«

Ta citat naj bi nekoč zapisal Bertolt Brecht. Četudi ostaja avtorstvo odprto, lahko rečemo, da je ta teza izjemno točna, aktualna in akutna še danes. »Politično nepismen človek nič ne sliši, nič ne govori, ne sodeluje v političnem dogajanju. Tak človek ne ve, da so življenjski stroški, cena fižola, rib, moke, najemnine, čevljev, zdravil, odvisni od političnih odločitev. Tako neumen je, da se celo hvali in ponaša s tem, kako sovraži politiko. Ta bumbar ne ve, da se zaradi njegovega političnega neznanja rojevajo prostitucija, zapuščeni otroci in najhujši od vseh lopovov: skorumpirani politiki, ki jih podkupujejo lokalna podjetja in multinacionalke.«

Politično gledališče je od obdobja Brechta pa do danes doživelo mnoge razcvete in renesanse, obenem pa vedno sprožalo tudi številne polemike in diskusije. Ko je gledališče pogumno, kritično in načelno, bo vedno terjalo svoj davek in neizogibne konflikte – tako s sceno kot javnostjo. To je njegova največja ranljivost, a obenem tudi nuja. In predvsem pogon za nenehne preobrate kritičnega mišljenja.

𝐒𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐣𝐨𝐜̌𝐢

𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐥𝐣𝐢𝐜́ (rojen leta 1976 v Bosni in Hercegovini) je gledališki režiser in avtor.
Študiral je filozofijo, religiologijo in gledališko režijo. Leta 1995 je ustanovil gledališče Le Cheval Theatre, od septembra 2014 do konca junija 2016 pa je bil intendant Hrvaškega narodnega gledališča na Reki. Redno režira v nemško govorečem prostoru. Od leta 2022 je član umetniškega vodstva gledališča Maxim Gorki Theater v Berlinu.

𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 je študiral germanistiko in filozofijo v Berlinu in New Yorku. Po angažmajih v Narodnem gledališču Mannheim, Centraltheatru Leipzig, Schauspielu Hannover ter pri številnih neodvisnih projektih, med drugim na festivalu Ruhrtriennale in v Narodnem gledališču Koreje v Seulu, je deloval tudi kot gostujoči profesor dramaturgije na Nemškem literarnem inštitutu v Leipzigu ter kot kurator festivala v HELLERAU – Evropskem centru umetnosti v Dresdnu. Med letoma 2020 in 2026 je bil vodja dramaturgije v Maxim Gorki Theatru v Berlinu.

𝐙𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐬̌𝐞𝐤 je dramaturginja, teatrologinja in docentka na Oddelku za dramaturgijo in scenske umetnosti na Akademiji za gledališče, radio, film in televizijo Univerze v Ljubljani. Doktorirala je leta 2019 z disertacijo Gledališče in vojna: temeljna razmerja med uprizoritveno umetnostjo in vojnami na območju nekdanje Jugoslavije v 90. letih 20. stoletja. V zadnjih petnajstih letih je redno pisala kritike in publicistična besedila za različne medije, kot so Radio Študent, Delo, Dnevnik, Neodvisni in Pogledi. Prav tako redno objavlja svoje prispevke v strokovno-znanstvenih revijah in gledaliških listih. Leta je 2024 prejela priznanje Vladimirja Kralja za kritiške in teatrološke dosežke v letih 2022 in 2023.

Cikel predavanj 𝐶̌𝑎𝑠 𝑗𝑒 𝑧𝑎 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑡𝑎! je del celoletnega projekta 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑡 70 (bit.ly/49vM0Zo), ki obeležuje 70. obletnico smrti Bertolta Brechta.

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The Goethe-Institut Ljubljana and Cultural and Congress Centre Cankarjev dom, as part of the lecture series 𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒕!, cordially invite you to a discussion with 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐥𝐣𝐢𝐜 and 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, which will take place on Thursday, 24 September, at 7:00 p.m. in the CD Club. The discussion will be moderated by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐙𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐬̌𝐞𝐤.

🗣️ Language: English with Slovenian interpretation
🎟️ Price: Free tickets – bit.ly/4xMWb4W

“𝑶𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒚.”

This quote is said to have once been written by Bertolt Brecht. Even though its authorship remains unconfirmed, it is fair to say that this claim is remarkably accurate, relevant and urgent even today. “A politically illiterate person hears nothing, says nothing, and takes no part in political life. Such a person does not know that the cost of living — the price of beans, fish, flour, rent, shoes and medicine — depends on political decisions. He is so foolish that he even takes pride in and boasts about how much he hates politics. This fool does not know that his political ignorance gives rise to prostitution, abandoned children and the worst of all scoundrels: corrupt politicians, bribed by local companies and multinational corporations.”

Political theatre has experienced many flourishes and revivals from Brecht’s time to today, while also constantly sparking numerous controversies and debates. When theatre is brave, critical and principled, it will always come at a cost and provoke inevitable conflicts — both with the scene and with the public. This is its greatest vulnerability, but also its necessity. And above all, it is the driving force behind the constant shifts in critical thought.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬

𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐥𝐣𝐢𝐜́, born in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1976, is a director and writer. He studied philosophy, religious studies and directing. In 1995, he founded the Le Cheval Theatre. From September 2014 to the end of June 2016, he served as artistic director of the Croatian National Theatre in Rijeka. Frljić regularly directs productions in the German-speaking world. Since 2022, he has been a member of the artistic leadership team at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin.

𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 studied German literature and philosophy in Berlin and New York. Following positions at the National Theatre Mannheim, Centraltheater Leipzig and Schauspiel Hannover, as well as independent projects including at the Ruhrtriennale and the National Theatre of Korea in Seoul, he worked as a visiting professor of playwriting at the German Literature Institute Leipzig and as a festival curator at HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts Dresden. From 2020 to 2026, he was Chief Dramaturg at the Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin.

𝐙𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐬̌𝐞𝐤 is a dramaturg, theatre scholar and lecturer at the Department of Dramaturgy and Performing Arts at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television of the University of Ljubljana (AGRFT). In 2019, she completed her PhD with a dissertation entitled Theatre and War: Fundamental Relationships between the Performing Arts and the Wars in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Over the past fifteen years, she has regularly written reviews and journalistic articles for various media outlets, including Radio Študent, the daily newspapers Delo and Dnevnik, and the platforms Neodvisni and Pogledi. She also regularly contributes to academic journals and theatre publications. In 2024, she received the Vladimir Kralj Award for her achievements in theatre criticism and theatre studies in 2022 and 2023.

The lecture series 𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑡! is part of the year-long project 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑡 70 (bit.ly/4oP71To), which commemorates the 70th anniversary of the death of Bertolt Brecht.