The members, occasional members and sympathizers of Ljud have (for several years now) been thinking that we should take some of our time and dedicate it to open theatrical research on a regular basis. Through a longer period (and after working together on several projects) some ideas of practical and open-ended theatrical rehearsals have matured and consequently Ljud’s Laboratory was born…
In the new year WE INVITE ALL INTERESTED CREATORS TO ENROLL as participants, mentors or just observers, because we think that the exchange of knowledge, open dialog and constructive criticism are preconditions for the existence of a genuine and indigenous theatrical „scene” (and with it, of course, production).
Kud Ljud has successfully applied to the call of the European Commission (EAC/09/2009 - for pilot projects to support programs or schemes that encourage transnational mobility in the field of culture). Hooray!
Our project H.O.M.E. (Houses for Open Mobility Exchange) has been selected as one of nine projects supported from more than one hundred applications … Wow!
Together with partners from Belgium, Sweden, France, Portugal and Slovenia, we will carry out and further develop our practices of informal self-organized artistic mobility with the support of the EU.
In February we will set up an Internet platform through which artists (working in the public space) will be able to connect in a simple and direct way. Empty rooms, beds, couches and inflatable mattresses will be magically transformed into residency centers!
So in the coming year “open houses“, artistic actions in the public space, workshops, aninternational conference and loads of paperwork are all on the agenda…
More soon …
Oh, and of course: ‘This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.’
The members of the Ljud groupsurvived the alien invasion on Israel (video and links should be posted shortly) To celebrate their return to Ljubljana they decided to take over the public space of the Ajdovščina platform with their private activities for one afternoon…
This action is part of: Conquering the city! a multidisciplinary project supported by MOL and MZK.
After escaping from the Zoo the aliens successfully conquered Ljubljana (live TV footage) and then Maribor. From there they crosssed the border into Hungary and occupied the southern city of Szeged. At the moment they are preparing for an invasion on the coastal town of Bat Yam in Israel. Detailed reports of their summer adventures and new documentary footage of the Invasions will follow in the coming weeks…
Collage of portraits created by a 6 year old artist from Hungary after meeeting the aliens in Szeged.
Breaking news. Aliens escape from the ZOO… an ALL OUT INVASION OF LJUBLJANA is underway… the first pink signs have already started to appear… ground zero of the attack will be Miklošič park where they will park their spaceship… they will exit the craft on Thursday the 2nd of July at 11:00 and on the same day at 19:00 they will leave this planet and head towards the stars!
On saturday (27.6.) the Ljubljana ZOO will exhibit extremely rare alien species… The extravagant pink specimens will be housed in the cages next to the chimpanzees. The feeding times are at 10 am and 4 pm.
The aliens will be behind bars so it should be also safe to bring children.
Come visit the ZOO and learn about life on other planets!
From the 22nd to the 26th of Juneinteractive-physical theatre workshops will be held in Ljubljana by the members of the Ljud group. The workshops will take place at Dijaški dom Tabor and in Miklošičev Park from 17:00 to 21:00 hours. All of the participants will have a chance to present their interactive characters as part of the introduction event into the Ana Desetnica street theatre festival.
The workshops are completely free.
To apply please send a mail with your contact details to kudljud@gmail.com.
As promised we are expanding and developing our web site, now you can receive current information about new projects, free workshops, our tours and various other adventures of the LJUD group directly through your e-mail. A very simple subscription will ensure that you will never miss any news about your favourite theatrical-activist group!
The aliens will be very busy in the coming weeks and months. There are roumors that they will visit Denmark thenthe FAKI festival in Zagreb and the FIAT Festival in Montenegro. In june they are also expected to appear in Ljubljana on the Ana Desetnica street festival and the Kluže festival in Bovec. In August they will be on a “peacekeeping” mission in Israel on the Bat Yam Festival. If you will find yourself in the neighbourhood please do not hesitate to join them!
There is always room for new people in our collective. Our only condition is determination… well, determination and persistence… and sincerity. So our only conditions are determination, persistence and sincerity. And of course the obvious: an interest in co-creating “live” art in public spaces. If you are one of the weirdos who believe that you can use art to fight against rabid capitalism, recession and general public apathy contact us immediately at kudljud@gmail.com or +386 31 533 979.
