The European Route of Historic Theatres
Presentation of the international project organised by the Slovenian Theatre Institute in collaboration with the Maribor Theatre Festival on the occasion of the European Historic Theatres Day
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The Slovenian Theatre Institute has been collaborating from 2012 with the PERSPECTIV – Association of Historic Theatres in Europe. This non-profit organisation connects people throughout Europe who lead historic theatres or are in charge of them as well as those who are interested in theatre buildings through their profession or privately. The association has recently conceived an initiative to mark 25 October from now on as the European Historic Theatres Day. PERSPECTIV is also co-ordinator of the project The European Route of Historic Theatres, launched in 2012 and concluding in 2017, which is supported by the Culture (2007–2013) Programme of the European Union.
Theatre buildings are an important part of world cultural heritage. Their concept tells us of the development and specifics of a particular society and nation, their relation towards culture, technological progress and the changing of aesthetics.
That is why PERSPECTIV’s goal is to raise awareness among a wider public on the significance of historic theatres through establishing a new form of cultural tourism – The European Route of Historic Theatres. It connects theatre buildings throughout Europe, from the still preserved Renaissance theatres, Baroque, Rococo, Classicism, Historicism, Art Nouveau to Art Deco: a route from the 16th to the 20th century through 120 theatres.
The entire European Route of Historic Theatres is divided into individual routes, each comprising 12 selected theatres that can be visited in one week.
One of the routes is named The Adriatic Route, which connects historic theatres in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro – it also includes the Slovenian National Theatre Drama Ljubljana and the Slovenian National Theatre Maribor.
A part of the project is also an international travelling exhibition The History of Europe – Told by its Theatres, which was on show in Ljubljana from October 2016 to January 2017, then until September 2017 in the V&A Museum in London and will soon be featured in Switzerland.
Tea Rogelj, M.A., senior curator of the Slovenian Theatre Institute, will present the association PERSPECTIV and The European Route of Historic Theatres and also offer the participants closer insight into the Adriatic Route.