Slovenian Youth Theatre

46°3′39.82″N 14°30′34.28″E / 46.0610611°N 14.5095222°E / 46.0610611; 14.5095222

Mladinsko Theatre
AddressVilharjeva 11
Ljubljana
Slovenia
DesignationSlovensko mladinsko gledališče
Construction
Opened1955
Rebuilt1989
ArchitectJože Plečnik
Website
en.mladinsko.com/home

The Slovenian Youth Theatre or Mladinsko Theatre (Slovene: Slovensko mladinsko gledališče) was founded in Ljubljana in 1955 as the first professional theater for children and youth in Slovenia. It is situated in the Baraga Seminary, which was built by architect Jože Plečnik in the center of Ljubljana. In the 1980s, it became a center of theatrical research and politically-engaged theater. It is known for a wide range of innovative poetics of different directors and an ensemble energy, a Peter Brook-like approach to acting with a laboratory for theatre research for actors, directors, choreographers and musicians to research, develop, and create.