How do we introduce a festival, more than a year in the making, which this year alone suffered the loss of its founder; which was created during a seven-month closure of stages; which was almost completely severed from international stages? And yet, the upcoming festival Mladi Levi 2021 fills us with cautious joy and hope. It was envisioned on a grand scale, hoping to prove that the stage remains a relevant public space and that festivals endure as segments of time which create communities, provide space for international and local exchange, communicate with audiences – and give space, time, and attention to art.
ACT-performances in the festival:
Philippe Quesne, FARM FATALE; Silke Huysmans & Hannes Dereere / CAMPO, PLEASANT ISLAND; Bunker, DISCUSSION CAFÉ; Škart, NONPRACTICAL WOMEN; NEVENKA’S GROVE, memorial; ACT Summer Lab: Urban Ecologies – Trees in the City: Ljubljana; Filip Jovanovski, THIS BUILDING TALKS TRULY; Tin Grabnar, Tjaša Bertoncelj: STILL LIFE, Nine Attempts to Preserve Life