Directed by: Tjaša Črnigoj / Cast: Sendi Bakotić, Ana Marija Brđanović, Anja Sabol, Vanda Velagić / Concept: Sendi Bakotić, Ana Marija Brđanović, Tjaša Črnigoj, Anja Sabol, Tijana Todorović, Vanda Velagić / Dramaturgy: Tjaša Črnigoj / Costume design: Tijana Todorović / Set design: Ivan Botički, Tijana Todorović / Video: Mara Prpić / Lighting design: Marin Lukanović, Tjaša Črnigoj / Slovenian translation and surtitles: Tina Malič / Technical director: Marin Lukanović / Stage manager: Marin Butorac / Special Thanks: We'd like to thank grandmas Emica, Vera, Dragica, Viktorija, aunt Eugenijia, and mums Miranda, Dajna, Danijela and Edita. The girls who anonimously participated in the workshops and the girls present on the video. Maša Magzan, Jasenka Grujić and Aleksandar Štulhofer we thank for the help with the research. And thanks to Vita Tijan; her article My Body, My Property (Kult magazin of the First Croatian Gymnasium in Rijeka, 2021–2022) was the inspiration for the project.
Kolektiv Igralke & Tjaša Črnigoj
Girls
- Theatre
Croatian /
With German and English surtitles /
approx. 60 mins.
“Girls” tells of the experiences of the performers, their mothers and their grandmothers, who grew up in different social systems. The theatre work shows how sexuality, shame and growing up have changed against the backdrop of post-Yugoslavian history.
“Girls” is based on perspectives from three generations: those of the performers, their mothers, and their grandmothers. Through the personal stories of these women, the performers in this documentary play outline the changing times against the backdrop of (post-) Yugoslavian history. It's about growing up, early sexual experiences, and sex education: What did losing someone's so-called virginity mean for these different generations? How much did they fear an unwanted pregnancy? In an intimate exploration of their family histories, the lead characters face shame, pleasure, and silence while encouraging us to speak anyway.
Inspired by workshops with young people in Croatia, “Girls” thematically builds on the performance series “Sex Education II”, in which Ljubljana-based director Tjaša Črnigoj addresses issues of lust and sexual rights from the perspective of women. “Fight”, a play that reconstructs the feminist struggle for reproductive freedom in Yugoslavia, was performed at HAU in April 2024. “Girls” is the second collaboration between Tjaša Črnigoj and Rijeka-based Kolektiv Igralke.
Cast
Dates
Past
Notes:
After the performance on 21.3.: Artist Talk with Doris Akrap
Credits
Production: Kolektiv Igralke and Tjaša Črnigoj. Co-production: Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc Rijeka, Kolektiv Igralke, association VIDNE. Partners: Mladinsko Theatre and Maska Ljubljana. Financed by: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, City of Ljubljana, Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, City of Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Kultura nova Fund. Logistic support: Kamov Residency.
Location
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