TRANSPORT: CARGO / Lutkovno gledališče Maribor / KONTEKSTY X: W NIEZNANE
MARIBOR PUPPET THEATRE, Maribor, SloveniaCreators
Authors: Tin Grabnar, Ana Duša, Tjaša Bertoncelj,
Urša Majcen
Director and concept author: Tin Grabnar
Dramaturge: Ajda Rooss
Text: Ajda Rooss in Tin Grabnar
Art and set designer: Sara Slivnik
Costume designer: Tina Bonča
Composer and sound designer: Mateja Starič
Lighting designer: Gregor Kuhar
3D model and figure designer: Aleksander Andželović
Wireless lighting system designer: Matej Lazar
Assistants to the art and set designer: Katarina Planinc
and Laura Krajnc
Cast: Vesna Vončina and Uroš Kaurin
Language consultant: Metka Damjan
Sound designer: Aljaž Fredi Novak
Lighting technician: Gregor Dvornik
Heads of LGM and LGL workshops: Lorena Bukovec,
Naja Bell, Branko Caserman, Lucijan Jošt, Zala
Kalan, Laura Krajnc, Miljenko Knezoci, Tin Matuš,
Olga Milić, Mitja Pastirk, Katarina Planinc, Nuka Sajko
Ferreira, Zoe Špehar
Collecting, developing and preparing story material for
the performance Cargo and the overall conceptual design
of the Transport project: Tjaša Bertoncelj, Ana Duša, Tin
Grabnar, Urša Majcen and Ajda Rooss
We would like to thank journalist Luka Bregar from Radio
Slovenia for reading the radio news about the accident on
the oil rig.
Cast
Vesna Vončina & Uroš Kaurin
Release date
Duration
Recommended viewer age
youth and adultsTICKET - 50 PLN
PLEASE NOTE! This is an intimate performance with limited audience capacity.
We encourage you to book a pass for 3 performances from the TRANSPORT project (“Cargo,” “Departure,” “Connecting flights”) for PLN 120.
Pass reservations can be made through the Audience Service Office:
518 615 556 bow@teatranimacji.pl or purchase at the theater box office.
Nova Stage, CK Zamek
Where does the road that never ends lead?
“Cargo” transports viewers into the reality of modern trade, where speed and accessibility drive economic growth, but at the same time lead to the overexploitation of natural resources, environmental pollution, and the violation of workers' rights. We follow the fate of a truck driver who, under time pressure, must deliver his cargo within an inhumanly short time frame. The night brings an unexpected encounter, and the morning – a shocking event that opens up space for reflection on moral and ethical dilemmas.
The performance raises questions about our daily habits, consumption patterns, and modes of transportation. It talks about the politics shaping the present and seeks answers on how to build a more honest and environmentally responsible future today, in the reality of the climate crisis.
Realistic models of warehouses, highways, toll stations, and truck parking lots, built on a micro scale and animated before the audience's eyes, evoke associations with stop-motion animation. Figures of people and vehicles come to life thanks to the work of animators who precisely reconstruct successive situations and events.
We encourage you to watch the series of three performances that form an impressive whole:
11.00 DEPARTURE / LJUBLJANA PUPPET THEATRE (Słowenia)
12.00 CARGO / MARIBOR PUPPET THEATRE (Słowenia)
13.00 CONNECTING FLIGHTS / BIAŁOSTOCKI TEATR LALEK (Polska)
13.00 DEPARTURE / LJUBLJANA PUPPET THEATRE (Słowenia)
14.00 CARGO / MARIBOR PUPPET THEATRE (Słowenia)
15.00 CONNECTING FLIGHTS / BIAŁOSTOCKI TEATR LALEK (Polska)
17.00 CONNECTING FLIGHTS / BIAŁOSTOCKI TEATR LALEK (Polska)
18.00 DEPARTURE / LJUBLJANA PUPPET THEATRE (Słowenia)
19.00 CARGO / MARIBOR PUPPET THEATRE (Słowenia)
Tin Grabnar works at the intersection of performance and theater practices, especially as an in-depth researcher and analyst of contemporary puppetry. In 2015, he graduated from the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana under the supervision of Sebastijan Horvat. He deepened his knowledge through collaboration with renowned directors such as Tomi Janežič, Tomaž Pandur, and Jernej Lorenci. This gave him a comprehensive insight into various theatrical practices and performative strategies. His works skillfully combine elements of dance, improvisation, contemporary puppetry, magic, performance, and visual art. He has received numerous national and international awards for his productions “Somewhere Else” and “Still Life,” produced by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre. His work focuses on visually powerful and contextually deep performances that address emotional, ethical, and philosophical issues, emphasizing a sustainable lifestyle as a fundamental theme in both the content and context of the production.
SENSITIVE CONTENT INFORMATION:
The performance takes place in a very intimate space, with close interaction with the actors. It explores themes of worker exploitation, sex work, single parenthood, and loneliness.