The Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama ( sl, Slovensko narodno gledališče Drama Ljubljana, ), or the Slovene National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana, is the national theatre in
Ljubljana,
Slovenia, best known for its conservative repertoire, including classical European dramatic texts and selected contemporary non-commercial European and Slovene ones. Its seat is the
Ljubljana Drama Theatre
The Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama ( sl, Slovensko narodno gledališče Drama Ljubljana, ), or the Slovene National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana, is the national theatre in Ljubljana, Slovenia, best known for its conservative repertoire, ...
() to the southeast of the
Slovene Museum of Natural History and southwest of the
University of Ljubljana, at 1
Erjavec Street (). It is an
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
building originally of the city's
German Theatre (german: Deutsches Theater).
History
The theatre is heir to the first ever
Slovene-language
Slovene ( or ), or alternatively Slovenian (; or ), is a South Slavic language, a sub-branch that is part of the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is spoken by about 2.5 million speakers worldwide (excluding speake ...
drama performance, staged on 24 October 1867 by the Slovene Dramatic Society in the premises of the Ljubljana Reading Society. After collapse of
Austria-Hungary, it was renamed in the short-lived
State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs the ''National Theatre'', and in 1919 the ''Provincial Theatre''. In the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia it was renamed the ''Royal Theatre''.
During
World War II in Slovene Lands, it operated under the names ''State Theatre'' and the ''Slovene National Theatre on Liberated Territory''. After the war, it was renamed ''Drama of the Slovene National Theatre''. Its current name, SNG DRAMA, dates from 1992.
Branches
The theatre is one of three branches of the Slovene National Theatre (SNG).
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Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet
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Maribor Slovene National Theatre
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Nova Gorica Slovene National Theatre
External links
Official site*
Theatres in Ljubljana
Theatres completed in 1911
1867 establishments in Austria-Hungary
Art Nouveau architecture in Ljubljana
Art Nouveau theatres
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