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March 21, 2024, Týnská Literary Cafe Prague Czech Republic

Public Discussion

 

March 7-10, 2024, Mladinsko Theatre Ljubljana

Mentor at Mladinsko Showcase *more info

 

February 12, 2024, at 11 am, STA Video Live

Public Discussion: My Journey With Epilepsy *WATCH HERE

January 30, 2024, at 7 pm, Academy For Theatre, Radio, Film, and Television Ljubljana

Premiere of the play SOPHIA*more info

 

November 24, 2023, at 12.30 pm, The Faculty of Arts Ljubljana

Doctoral Thesis Defence by Pavel Ocepek: Sexuality in Slovenian Playwriting 

November 7, 2023, at 8.30 pm, Sala Mercato National Thatre Genova Italy, Festival dell'Eccellenza al Femminile

THE SECOND TIME. *more info

 

November 6, 2023, at 8.30 pm, Sala Mercato National Thatre Genova Italy, Festival dell'Eccellenza al Femminile

I, THE VICTIM. with meravigliosa Valentina Lodovini. *more info

November 6, 2023, at 6 pm, Sala Mercato National Thatre Genova Italy, Festival dell'Eccellenza al Femminile

Public discussion with Martina Parri . *more info

October 2, 2023, Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana

Speaker at Free to Create: Artistic Freedom in Slovenia, and in Europe, round table discussion*more info

 

September 15, at 7pm, Scena mobilă, Theatre Festival Piatra Neamt Romania

Public discussion about I, the Victim. and The second time. *more info

 

September 15, at 5pm, Scena mobilă, Theatre Festival Piatra Neamt Romania

Double bill theatre performance I, THE VICTIM. and THE SECOND TIME.. 

June 9, 2023, at 7.30 pm, Kulturni dom Grosuplje, Theater ggNeNi

Premiere of the play SOPHIA*more info

 

April 5-8, 2023, Mladinsko Theatre Ljubljana

Mentor at Mladinsko Showcase *more info

March 13, 2023, at 8 pm, Space Edvard, Ljubljana, Institute March 8

Speaker at Evening of True Stories: Overcoming Hate, Violence, and Inequality *more info

February 18, 2023, at 5 pm, Pionirski dom, Slovenia

A lecture on playwriting. *more info

January 19, 2023, at 7 pm, dvorana Sv. Frančiška/Sala San Francesco D'Assisi, Koper/Capodistria, Slovenia

Kub-2: Showcase of the work of artists who worked at the Kubed residence in 2022. *more info

December 16, 2022, at 7.30 pm, Mladinsko Theatre, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Premiere of the play BANG! *more info

November 24, 2022, Kripl Teater, Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia

Premiere of the play SOPHIA.

November 19, 2022, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

November 17, 2022, at 8 pm, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Premiere of the play CUM MORTUIS IN LINGUA MORTUA*more info

November 11, 2022, Viva Magazine

An interview. *READ HERE

October 8, 2022, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

October 2, 2022, MGLC, Ljubljana, Slovenia

A guided tour of Prints and Impressions 2, an exhibition by Simona Semenič, Arjan Pregl, and other artists *more info

September 21, 2022, Theatre Back, Seoul, South Korea

Premiere of the play 5BOYS.SI*more info

July 5, 2022, MGLC, Ljubljana, Slovenia

The opening of Prints and Impressions 2, an exhibition by Simona Semenič, Arjan Pregl, and other artists *more info

June 18, 2022, 7 pm, Ustvarjalni Center Krušče, Slovenia

(Ne)forma, a performative improvisation by Simona Semenič, Tomi Janežič, Samar Zughool, Ina Puntar, and Andrej Fon *more info

June 14, 2022, The Slovenian Book Days Maribor, MKC Maribor, Slovenia

A reading by Simona Semenič followed by a discussion *more info

June 8, 2022, at 6 pm, Trubar Memorial House, Rašica, Slovenia

Home in Language and Primož Trubar Day, public reading and radio ARS transmission of reading of Slovene Literary Awardees *more info

May 30 - June 12, 2022, Maribor Theatre Festival

Competition program entrant, ROWAN, STRUDEL, DANCE, AND MORE *more info

May 25, 2022, at 7 pm, Gledališki klub Krka, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Presentation of Simona Semenič's Works, a public event hosted by Metka Miklavič-Gasser.

May 21, 2022, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

May 12, 2022, Slovene Writer's Association, Slovenia

Nomination for the Desetnica Award  *more info

May 8, 2022, at 4 pm, Cankarjev laz/Cankarjev dom, Vrhnika, Slovenia

the Cankar Award ceremony *WATCH HERE (PART 1) *WATCH HERE (PART 2) *LISTEN HERE *more info

May 6, 2022, Radio Ars

a podcast reading of THAT'S NOT IT *LISTEN HERE

April 23, 2022, at 11 am, Rast Festival, Trubar Literature House

A discussion with Simona Semenič and Ana Duša organized by Novi Dijak

April 16, 2022, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

April 14, 2022, at 6 pm, Španski Borci, Ljubljana, Slovenia

A VR performance titled PICTURE PERFECT Oder 360 by Simona Semenič *more info

March 27 - April 8, 2022, The Week of Slovenian Drama

Competition program entrant ROWAN, STRUDEL, DANCE, AND MORE, BEAUTIFUL VIDAS BURN BEAUTIFULLY  *more info

April 7, 2022, at 6 pm, Nova Pošta, 

Presentation of the book The Life of Art: Transversal Lines of Care by Bojana Kunst *more info

April 5, 2022, at 5 pm, The Week of Slovenian Drama, Kranj City Library, Kranj 

A discussion between Simona Semenič, Ljudmil Dimitrov, Blaž Lukan, and Tomaž Lapajne Dekleva *more info

March 1 - 30, 2022, Kubed, Slovenia

Artist residency in the House of Alojz Kocijančič

March 21, 2022, RTV Slovenia

Interview Slovenian drama in 2022 *WATCH HERE

March 19, 2022, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

March 8, 2022, at 3 pm, the University of Milan, Italy

A lectureThe Female Body Between Text and Performance *WATCH HERE

February 23, 2022,  Shakespeare is Dead, Leuven, Belgium

Reading of the play WE THE EUROPEAN CORPSES

February 22, 2022,  Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Premiere of the play SECRET SOCIETY KRVZ  the adaptation of Simona's novel *more info

February 12, 2022, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

January 28, 2022, Zavod Maska

Foreword by Simona Semenič in the book The Life of Art Transversal Lines of Care by Bojana Kunst  *more info

January 27, 2022, DRGI

Foreword by Simona Semenič in the book Tarok by Tomaž Lapajne Dekleva

January 27, 2022, Radio Ars

Interview with Simona about her book THREE PLAYS FOR GIRLS by Marko Golja   *LISTEN HERE

January 15, 2022, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

December 24, 2021, Doppiozero Theatre Magazine

An article by Martina Alessia Parri *READ HERE

December 16, 2021, Veno Pilon Grammar School, Ajdovščina, Slovenia

A round table discussion with Simona Semenič, Diana Koloini, Neli Kodrič Filipić, and Branko Soban.

 

November 18, 2021, at 7.30 pm, Prešernovo Theatre, Kranj, Slovenia

Premiere of the play BEAUTIFUL VIDAS BURN BEAUTIFULLY

November 13, 2021, Praznik zlatih hrušk

Zlata Hruška Award for quality children's and youth literature, SECRET SOCIETY KRVZ,  *WATCH HERE

November 13, 2021, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

November 11, 2021, at 5 pm, at the Literary Martinovanje of the Slovene Writers' Association, Vrt Lili Novy, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Simona reads an excerpt of the play BEAUTIFUL VIDAS BURN BEAUTIFULLY by Simona Semenič *more 

November 10, 2021, at the Feminine Excellence Festival (FEF), Genoa, Italy

A lecture about Simona's work by Martina Alessia Parri

November 10, 2021, at 3 pm, UL AGRFT, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Readings of and discussions about the plays nominated for the Grum Award, including Simona's BEAUTIFUL VIDAS BURN BEAUTIFULLY

November 8, 2021, Beletrina v živoYouTube

A conversation between Eva Kraševec and Simona Semenič *WATCH HERE

November 8, 2021, at Španski Borci, Ljubljana, Slovenia

A VR performance titled PICTURE PERFECT Oder 360 by Simona Semenič *more 

November 1, 2021, Adio, Jerusalem, Israel, 2021

Publishing of  5BOYS.SI in the Hebrew audiobook on contemporary European drama

October 29, 2021, Sh. K. Eneum, Tetovo, North Macedonia

Premiere of the play 5BOYS.SI directed by Petrit Neziri

October 19, 2021, Mladinsko Theatre Ljubljana, Slovenia

Premiere of the play ROWAN, STRUDEL, DANCE AND MORE co-produced by Mladinsko Theatre Ljubljana and SNG Nova Gorica *more 

 

October 16, 2021, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

October 15, 2021, at 9.45 pm Portorož Auditorium, Portorož, Slovenia

A screening of the video production of the play ROWAN, STRUDEL, DANCE AND MORE at the Festival of Slovenian Film *more 

October 14, 2021, Beletrina

Release of Simona's new book THREE PLAYS FOR GIRLS which contains three of her plays (YOU ARE THE MIRACLETHAT'S NOT IT and BEAUTIFUL VIDAS BURN BEAUTIFULLY)

 

October 12, 2021, at 10 pm, Club Gromka, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Premiere of the show WE, THE WITCHES 

October 8, 2021 at 11.30 am, Slovenian Theatre Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Informance A REPORT FROM THE FRONT LINE by Simona Semenič, Simona Hamer, Jera Ivanc and Kim Komljanec *WATCH HERE

September 24, 2021, at 9 pm, Theatre Park, Murska Sobota, Slovenia

Večernica Award ceremony

September 24, 2021, at 10.30 am, OŠ Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota, Slovenia

Reading of SECRET SOCIETY KRVZ.

 

September 11, 2021, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

August 26, 2021, at Festival La Mousson d'été, at Pont-à-Mousson, France

premiere of the show 7 COOKS, 4 SOLDIERS, 3 SOPHIAS

 

August 15, 2022, International Seminar of Slovene Literature Translation, ŠKUC Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Literary evening with Simona Semenič and Iztok Ilc *more info

 

July 31, 2021, at Theatre Megalomania, Frankfurt, Germany

Premiere of the show SOPHIA, directed by Lee T. Gušić

July 30, 2021

Nominated for the Večernica Award for SECRET SOCIETY KRVZ.

June 13 and 14, 2021, Nova pošta and Maribor Theatre Festival

Guest performer in ROWAN, STRUDL, DANCE AND MORE directed by Janez Janša.

June 2, 2021, at 6 pm, Škuc Gallery

Guided tour with artists at The next 21 days will be crucial exhibition *more 

May 31 and June 1, Trigger Showcase

PICTURE PERFECT Oder 360 

May 29, 2021, at 3 pm, Pisalni stroj ZOOM event

Lecture at Symposium of Written Word *more

May 25, 2021, at 7 pm, Hall of the 1st Slovene Government Ajdovščina

Presentation of the 1981 comic book by Santiago Martin Sanchez. 

May 22, 2021, at 8pm _ Prešernovo Theatre Kranj 

The opening of The Couch Monologues, featuring RELAXED and seven other short-plays by Rok Vilčnik - rokgre, Kim Komljanec, Simona Hamer, Peter Rezman, Tjaša Mislej, Varja Hrvatin, Nejc Gazvoda *more 

May 19, 2021, at 6 pm _ Škuc Gallery

Guided tour with artists at The next 21 days will be crucial exhibition 

May 15, 2021, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

May 13 to June 2 _ Škuc Gallery

The next 21 days will be crucial.  HIS DREAMERY at group exhibition featuring artists Beli sladoled, Nataša Berk, Aldo Giannotti, Adrijan Praznik, Simona Semenič & Nada Žgank, Small but dangers. *more 

April 30 to June 27 _ Mestna galerija Piran / Galleria civica Pirano

Festival Maravee Dress - Jaz Bivam/ Io Abito. HIS DREAMERY and NOTE TO AN ENTIRETY at group exhibition featuring Slovene and Italian artists (Simona Semenič, Vanja Bučan, Petra Doljak, Urša Skumavc, Elena Fajt, Nada Žgank, and Romina Dorigo) *more 

 

April 13, 2021, Radio Ars

O (ne)objavljanju dramskih besedil - Marko Golja talks with Simona Semenič and Jera Ivanc about their work   *LISTEN HERE

April 10, 2021, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House ZOOM event 

Playwriting platform.

 

April 8, 2021, at 8 am, online event 

The online premiere of ROWAN, STRUDEL, DANCE, AND MOREMladinsko Theatre and National Theatre Nova Gorica.  Directed by Jure Novak

 

March 30, 2021, on YouTube

Interview with Simona about her nomination for the Grum Award for best play, BEAUTIFUL VIDAS BURN BEAUTIFULLY. *WATCH HERE

March 27, 2021

Grum Award Nomination for BEAUTIFUL VIDAS BURN BEAUTIFULLY.

March 13, 2021, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House ZOOM event

Playwriting platform.

March 2021

5BOYS.SI published in the anthology Antologji e dramës baskëkohore Sllovene, translated by Nikollë Berisha *download

February 1, 2021

SOPHIA published in the anthology Theater im Krieg - Friedenstheater?, by Lee Teodora Gušić *PURCHASE HERE

 

March 8, 2021, at 12 am, The University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences ZOOM event 

Can You Hear Me? International Women's Day Event with Simona introducing her work

 

February 23, 2021, at 7.30 pm, Dramatikken Hus Oslo, Norway ONLINE event *WATCH HERE

A lecture on Simona Semenič by Tomi Janežič.

 

February 23, 2021, at 7.30 pm, My Album at Nova Muska

My Album: Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy *READ HERE 

 

February 13, 2021, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House ZOOM event

Playwriting platform.

 

February 11, 2021, at 8 pm, Shakespeare is Dead, Contemporary Playwriting Festival  ZOOM event

Reading of 5BOYS.SIReading Club

January 23, 2021, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House ZOOM event

Playwriting platform.

January 16, 2021, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House ZOOM event

Playwriting platform.

January 12, 2021, at 10 am, Zoom event of Association of Blind and Visually Impaired Slovenia

Press conference. Publishing of Secret Society KRVZ in Braille. *WATCH HERE

November 12, 2020, on YouTube

Interview with Simona Semenič about her nomination for the Grum Award for best play, YOU ARE THE MIRACLE. *WATCH HERE

October 8, 2020

White Raven, International Book Recommendation for Children's and Youth Literature for Secret Society KRVZ. 

#WRlist2020 *CATALOGUE HERE

 

October 10, 2020, at 8 pm, Stara Elektrarna, Ljubljana

The premiere of PICTURE PERFECT

 

September 26, 2020, at 7.30 pm, The Radical Reverberations of the Body - The Duckling Festival, Celje

A preview of PICTURE PERFECT

 

September 25, 2020, at 7.30 pm, The Radical Reverberations of the Body - The Duckling Festival, Celje

The Exhibition opening, participating with the work HIS DREAMERY.

 

September 16, 2020, at 6 pm, City of Books

A staged reading of THAT'S NOT IT. Directed by Marko Čeh. In collaboration with National Theatre Nova Gorica.

July 17, 2020, Ona plus

Interview with Simona by Katja Željan. *READ HERE

June 6 to August 9, 2020, City Art Gallery Ljubljana

Free Sun. HIS DREAMERY at Group exhibition featuring artists Viktor Bernik, Špela Čadež, Olja Grubić, Duša Jesih, Žiga Kariž, Gorazd Krnc, Arjan Pregl, Simona Semenič (in collaboration with Nada Žgank), Maja Smrekar, Miha Štrukelj, Sašo Vrabič. *more 

February 15, 2020, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform

February 10, 2020, at 5 pm, Stara Elektrarna, Ljubljana

International epilepsy dayAn annual cultural event to raise awareness of epilepsy with Simona as one of the guests.

 

January 25, 2020, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House, Ljubljana

Playwriting platform. A playwriting workshop led by Simona.

 

January 11, 2020 

Award Modra ptica. Simona is a recipient of the first prize for a middle-grade novel Secret Society KRVZ

January 11, 2020, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House, Ljubljana

Playwriting platform.  

January 10, 2020, Mladina Magazine

Interview with Simona by Gregor Kocijančič. *READ HERE

December 19, 2019 at 6pm, Nova Pošta, Mladinsko Theatre, Ljubljana

A presentation of the new issues of journals Maska and Amfiteater, dedicated to Simona's work.

 

December 14, 2019, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House, Ljubljana

Playwriting platform. A playwriting workshop led by Simona Semenič. 

December 12, 2019, at 6 pm at Hall of SC PEN, Ljubljana

Literary eveningSimona reading an excerpt from her latest play THAT'S NOT IT.

December 5, 2019, at 8 pm, Štih Hall, Cankarjev dom

The premiere of This Apple, Made of GoldDirected by Primož Ekart.

November 27, 2019, at 10 am, Slovenian Book Fair, Cankarjev dom

Mira awardA presentation of the laureate and the nominees for the award with Simona as one of the nominees. 

November 25, 2019, at 10 am, Nova Gorica High School 

I will Not? What About You? An anti-bullying event with Simona as one of the performing guests. 

November 23, 2019, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

November 14, 2019, at 7 pm, Tomaž Šalamun Poetry Centre

Presentation of the Život Magazine. Slovenian drama issue with an excerpt of 1981.

November 12, 2019, at 7.30 pm, Versme, National Theatre Vilnius, Lithuania

A staged reading of 1981Directed by Paulius Markevičius. 

November 9, 2019, at 11 am, at Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

November 9, 2019, at 9 pm, at Mladinsko Theatre, Ljubljana

Gotofv je! a discussion with Alexander Manuiloff led by Simona.

October 21, 2019, at 7 pm, at Božidar, Mladinsko Theatre, Ljubljana

Protest against the abolition of the work allowance, a reading of the excerpt from the book Can You Hear Me? by Simona. 

October 19, 2019, at Taganrog Chamber Theatre, Taganrog, Russia

The premiere of THE FEAST, directed by Dejana Nikolovska.

October 19, 2019, at Trubar Literature House

Playwriting platform.

October 2, 2019, at 7.30 pm, at The Apartment, Sofia, Bulgaria

Discussion with Simona Semenič led by Alexander Manuiloff.

September 30, 2019, at 7 pm, at kvARTal Festival,  Atelie Plastelin, Sofia, Bulgaria

Tabu, an installation of Simona's text Crowbar as a part of the performance by Alexander Manuiloff, Milena Stanojević, Yassen Vassilev.

 

September 24 - October 4, 2019, at Radar Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

Residency

September 13, 2019, at Weöres Sándor theater, Szombathely, Hungary

The premiere of 5BOYS.SI, directed by Jaša Koceli*more

August 30, 2019, at 3 pm, Kulturni center Janeza Trdine Novo mesto

Playwriting workshop Drama za Krko with Simona

August 26-29, 2019, Festival of contemporary drama Versmė, Vilnius, Lithuania

Playwriting workshop with Simona

July 16, 2019, Dnevnik newspaper

On caloriesa column by Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

May 21, 2019, Dnevnik newspaper

On the cursor, coffee, and suna column by Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

May 18, 2019, Večer newspaper

Pridne roke: kako ravnati z zastavoAn article on flags by Svetlana Slapšak *READ HERE

May 18, 2019, at 11 am, Trubarjeva hiša literature

Playwriting platformplaywriting workshop with Simona

May 11, 2019, at 8 pm, Kino Frosina, Skopje, North Macedonia

Performance of I, THE VICTIM. and THE SECOND TIME at Firstborn Girl 7  festival

April 29, 2019, Kamerni teatar 55, Sarajevo, BiH

Presentation of Život magazine  with an excerpt of 1981 (translated by Dejan Tešić) and a presentation of Simona's work

April 20, 2019, at 11 am, Trubar Literature House 

Playwriting platform.

April 16, 2019, at 5 pm, Celje Library

A presentation of  CAN YOU HEAR ME? and a discussion led by Kristian Koželj

April 15, 2019 at 11am

Transgeneracije

Simona Semenič's play we, the european corpses, staged by the theatre group SPD Bilka, directed by Sebastjan Starič

Cankarjev dom, Štih Hall

April 8, 2019

49th week of slovenian drama

The festival's closing ceremony, no title yet receiver of Šeligo Award and Audience Award

Prešeren theatre, Kranj

April 6, 2019 at 10am

breakfast with books

conversations with Anja Golob, Simona Semenič and  Nejc Gazvoda led by Kristina Kajnc, Aiko Zakrajšek, Ema Paš, Tinkara V. Kastelic and Aljoša Harlamov

Vodnikova domačija

April 42019 at 5pm

Beseda in oder

a round table with  Simona Semenič, Marinka Poštrak, Rok Vilčnik Rokgre, Barbara Hieng Samobor, Goran Injac and Brina Klampfer

led by Kim Komljanec

Stolp Škrlovec

April 2, 2019

Dramatically in Slovene Theatre

a column by Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

Dnevnik newspaper

March 252019 at 7.30pm

Sharp tongue

a conversation with Simona Semenič

led by Simona Kopinšek

Vetrinjski dvor

March 22-24, 2019

Vzkrik festival

a festival of staged readings

New Post Office

March 82019 at 5pm

Protest Against Violence Toward Women

Simona Semenič reads her work Last love letter at the protest

Congress Square, Ljubljana

February 22-24, 2019

Patronat meeting, Belgrade

Simona Semenič as the Slovene patron at new Patronat meeting

National Theatre, Belgrade

February 19, 2019

On Playwriting

a column by Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

Dnevnik newspaper

February 16, 2019

playwriting platform

A playwriting workshop led by Simona Semenič

Trubarjeva hiša literature

January 28, 2019

"People with epilepsy do not need to be wrapped up in wadding"

a radio talk with Simona Semenič and Mojca Kodrun  *LISTEN HERE

Radio Prvi

January 262019 at 8pm

Šift#4: Keemo

a charity concert

The Old Power Station

January 19, 2019

playwriting platform

A playwriting workshop led by Simona Semenič

Trubarjeva hiša literature

January 82019, at 2.05 am

Oder: O Dramatiki Simone Semenič

a radio program about Simona Semenič's playwriting, hosted by Alja Lobnik *LISTEN HERE

ARS radio

December 182018, at 8 pm

the closing evening of the Vzkrik playwriting workshops

a presentation of the workshops

Trubarjeva hiša literature

December 162018 at 6pm

To Last

Durational performance by Simona Semenič - a public reading of her complete works, entry possible while there are still viewers inside

Glej Theatre

December 15, 2018

playwriting platform

A playwriting workshop led by Simona Semenič

Trubarjeva hiša literature

December 12, 2018 at 8pm

contemporary writing and performance

a lecture by Simona Semenič,

large theatre auditorium, AGRFT, Nazorjeva 3 Ljubljana

December 2, 2018

Simona Semenič's Three dramas no more

A column by Maja Murnik  *READ HERE

regarding Simona Semenič's book Three Dramas

Vrabec Anarhist

November 17, 2018

playwriting platform

A playwriting workshop led by Simona Semenič

Trubarjeva hiša literature

November 16, 2018 at 8pm

we the european corpses

The premiere of the play directed by

Sebastjan Starič

k&k center Šentjanž

November 12, 2018 at 10.05pm

the feast

a radio show directed and adapted by Jan Krmelj

produced by UL AGRFT and Radio Slovenija

ARS radio

October 27, 2018 at 7pm

discussion with Simona Semenič

a discussion led by Rok Vevar

as part of the Simona Semenič Season project

New Post Office

October 26, 2018 at 7pm

rowan, strudel, dance and more

the premiere of the show directed by Janez Janša

as part of the Simona Semenič Season project

New Post Office

October 26, 2018 at 6pm

There is something beautiful in this / »Ima u tome nešto lepo« (Marković)

A lecture by Alja Lobnik

as part of the Simona Semenič Season project

New post office

October 23, 2018

playwriting platform

A playwriting workshop led by Simona Semenič

Trubarjeva hiša literature

October 19, 2018 at 8pm

Assembly for the audience

A discussion

as part of the Simona Semenič Season project

New post office

October 19/ October 20, 2018 at 7pm

S*S

A play created by Urška Brodar, Daša Doberšek, Tina Dobnik, Iztok Drabik Jug, Janez Janša, Alja Kapun, Uroš Kaurin, Matevž Kolenc, Mato Marinček, Katarina Stegnar, Nika Švab, Vito Weis and Gregor Zorc

as part of the Simona Semenič Season project

New post office

October 14, 2018

On staging new drama

A round table discussion with Katja Gorečan, Varja Hrvatin, Maša Pelko and Dino Pešut led by Brina Klampfer

as part of the Simona Semenič Season project

New Post Office

October 11, 2018

the awarding of the highest art recognition by the University of Ljubljana

the recognition was awarded to 27 artists including Simona Semenič by prof. dr. Igor Papič, the University's rector

The University of Ljubljana

October 8, 2018

To each their own sweet poison

A symposium led on the topic of Simona Semenič

as part of the Simona Semenič Season project *WATCH HERE

Slovenian Theater Institute

October 7 / October 11 / October 12, 2018 at 7pm

i, victim

Performed by Maruša Majer

at the City of Women festival in Ljubljana

Old Power Station / New Post Office / New Post Office

October 7 / October 11, 2018 at 8.30pm

the second time

Performances by Simona Semenič

at the City of Women festival in Ljubljana

Old Power Station / New Post Office

October 6, 2018 at 10am

no title yet

the premiere of the show

directed by Tomi Janežič

Mladinsko Theatre

September 21, 2018 at 8pm

To Last

Durational performance by Simona Semenič, a public reading of her complete works

CANCELLED

Old Power Station

September 11, 2018

On Singing

a column by Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

Dnevnik newspaper

September 8, 2018 at 11am

Karstic Words

Presentation of the Crystal Vilenica 2018 Award

Simona Semenič, Noémi Kiss, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Karin Peschka, Wioletta Grzegorzewska

Štanjel, Štanjel Castle

September 4, 2018 at 7pm

Vilenica hosted in Ljubljana

A conversation between Simona Semenič and Slovakian author Uršuľa Kovalyk

Cankarjev dom, Kosovel Hall

July 24, 2018

On Language

a column by Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

Dnevnik newspaper

June 28 to September 9 2018

Prrrrrrr

Group exhibition featuring Simona Semenič, Suzana Brborović, Špela Čadež, Olja Grubič, Duša Jesih,  Nada Žgank and Maja Smrekar

Mestna galerija Ljubljana

June 19, 2018

On Hygiene

a column by Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

Dnevnik newspaper

May 15, 2018

On Responsibility

a column by Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

Dnevnik newspaper

May 12, 2018

playwriting platform

A playwriting workshop led by Simona Semenič

Trubarjeva hiša literature

May 8, 2018 at 8pm

S*S

The premier of the show

Nova Pošta, Robbova ulica 15, Ljubljana 

May 8, 2018 at 6pm

A conversation

with Simona Semenič and Maja Smrekar

UGM, Strossmyerjeva 6, Maribor

May 1, 2018

Do you hear me? and Three dramas

a review by Petra Pogorevc

Život, Časopis za književnost i kulturo, Sarajevo, št. 1-2, maj 2018, page 97-99

 

March 5 - May 14, 2018

 

note to an entirety

exhibition in a commentary series by Simona Semenič and Nada Žgank

MSUM Ljubljana

April 25, 2018, at 4.30pm, Radio VAL 202

Sopotnik radio showa conversation between Danila Hradil Kuplen and Simona. *LISTEN HERE

April 24, 2018 

interview

Simona Semenič was interviewed by Story *READ HERE

govori.se

April 24, 2018 at 7pm

evening with Simona Semenič and Veno Pilon high school students

Simona Semenič will be the guest of the evening which will be shaped by the students, and professor Mateja Ceket Odar

Ajdovščina Library

April 14, 2018, at 11 am

playwriting platform

A playwriting workshop led by Simona Semenič

Trubarjeva hiša literature

April 13, 2018, at 11 am

4 + 1 – ein treffen junger autorInnen

staged reading of 7 cooks, 4 soldiers, 3 sophias

Schauspiel Leipzig

April 3, 2018

On Sadness

a column by Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

Dnevnik newspaper

 

March 24, 2018, at 11 am

presentation of the book Do you hear me? 

Slovenian league against epilepsy

Zdravstveni dom Metelkova

March 24-26, 2018

Vzkrik festival of playwriting

presentation of the plays of the Vzkrik workshop led by Simona Semenič

Miniteater Ljubljana

March 17, 2018, at 11.05 am

Naši umetniki pred mikrofonom

Marko Golja talks with Simona Semenič about her work   *LISTEN HERE

Radio Ars

March 16, 2018, at 7pm

Who is afraid of female artists?

a conversation about Simona Semenič and Maja Smrekar moderated by Simon Hudolin-Salči and Tea Hvala

Deuje Babe festival, Cerkno

March 14, 2018, at 7pm

Potohodci

a conversation with Simona Semenič led by Vesna Humar accompanied with music by Sabina Voster

Kulturni dom Nova Gorica

March 10, 2018

playwriting platform

A playwriting workshop led by Simona Semenič

Trubarjeva hiša literature

February 27, 2018

On  gratitude

a column by Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

Dnevnik newspaper

February 22, 2018, at 8pm

Conversation

a conversation with Simona Semenič led by Nataša Uršič

Radio Koper

February 20, 2018

a publication of simona's short play

the last love letter

Dialogi magazine

February 17, 2018, at 11 am

playwriting platform

A playwriting workshop led by Simona Semenič

Trubarjeva hiša literature

February 15, 2018 at 10.50pm

Osmi dan

A news broadcast  *WATCH HERE (at 01.00)

TV SLO 1

February 15, 2018

A presentation of the book Do you hear me?

Simona presents her book on the International Day of Epilepsy

hall of residence, Nova Gorica

February 13, 2018

Simona Semenič: Delovno dramatesa, socialno dramatičarka

An interview with Simona Semenič by Petra Vidali  *READ HERE

Večer newspaper

February 8, 2018 at 8.05pm

Beg je moj up

An introduction to the Prešeren Award laureates  *WATCH HERE (at 17.30)

TV SLO 1

February 8, 2018, at 6 pm

Prešeren Day celebration

A celebration of the national holiday with a speech delivered by Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

Hall of the first Slovenian government​, Ajdovščina

February 7, 2018, at 8 pm

Prešeren Fund Awards

an award received by Simona Semenič  *WATCH HERE

Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana

February 7, 2018

Simona Semenič: Everything can be put on stage

An interview with Simona Semenič by Andraž Gombač  *READ HERE

Primorske novice newspaper

February 7, 2018

Simona Semenič: Art is a very male field

An interview with Simona Semenič by Blaž Gselman  *READ HERE

Bližji knjigi portal

February 7, 2018

Ars Forum: Prešeren Award Laureates 2018

a radio broadcast dedicated to 2018's Prešeren Award laureates  *LISTEN HERE

Radio Ars

February 5, 2018

Prešeren Fund Award winner Simona Semenič: Out of the outskirts straight into the centre of national culture

An interview with Simona Semenič by Valentina Plahuta Simčič  *READ HERE

Delo newspaper

February 2, 2018, at 7 pm

A hundred cooks, twenty-two soldiers and Sophias

Premiere of the show by SVŠGL Ljubljana at

Kardeljeva Ploščad 28, Ljubljana

January 23, 2018

Professionalism in Slovenian  *READ HERE

a column by Simona Semenič in

Dnevnik newspaper

January 13, 2018 at 11am

playwriting platform

playwriting workshop moderated by Simona Semenič at

Trubar Literature House

December 14, 2017 at 5pm

Izšlo je   *LISTEN HERE

a conversation between Marko Golja and Simona Semenič

Radio Ars

December 9, 2017 at 11am

playwriting platform

playwriting workshop moderated by Simona Semenič at

Trubar Literature House

December 5, 2017

Slovenian recycling  *READ HERE

a column by Simona Semenič in

Dnevnik newspaper

December, 2017

(Ne)slišnst krvavečih bradavic 

a review of Do you hear me? and Three dramas by Katja Gorečan

Amfiteater magazine

November 11, 2017 at 11am

playwriting platform

playwriting workshop moderated by Simona Semenič at

Trubar Literature House, Ljubljana

November 8, 2017 at 7pm

Final evening of  the Vzkrik writing workshop

a presentation of the completed plays and a discussion with the mentor Simona Semenič

Trubar Literature House, Ljubljana

November 7, 2017

The autumn sun and the Slovenian wire  *READ HERE

a column by Simona Semenič in

Dnevnik newspaper

October 20-29, 2017

52nd Maribor Theatre Festival

member of the expert jury

Maribor

October 22, 2017 at 12 am

52nd Maribor Theatre Festival

presentation of the book Do you hear me?

Vetrinjski dvor

October 21, 2017 at 10 am

Eye-to-Eye with Dramaturgs, 52nd Maribor Theatre Festival

A round table discussion with German and Slovenian dramaturgs including Simona Semenič organised by Urška Brodar

Hotel Maribor

September 28, 2017 at 6pm

Festival Performa&Platforma, Women's Domain   *TRAILER

presentation of the book Do you hear me? and a conversation with the author led by Pia Brezavšček

GT22, Maribor

September 26, 2017

Slovenian playwright in theatre  *READ HERE

a column by Simona Semenič 

Dnevnik newspaper

September 25, 2017

S knjižnega trga *LISTEN HERE

a radio show talking about Do you hear me?

a review of the book *READ HERE

Radio Ars

August 22, 2017

Hijab in Slovenian *READ HERE

a column by Simona Semenič 

Dnevnik newspaper

August 1, 2017

Slovenia to Višnjan *READ HERE

a column by Simona Semenič 

Dnevnik newspaper

July 19, 2017

Cankar's road to his first book  *READ HERE

an article by Simona Semenič 

Dnevnik newspaper

July 17, 2017

Interview with Simona Semenič  *READ HERE

by

airBeletrina

June 27, 2017

Slovene cultural  public polemic *READ HERE

a column by Simona Semenič 

Dnevnik newspaper

June 24, 2017 at 8pm

reading of the play 7 cooks, 4 soldiers, 3 sophias

at the Eurodram event in

Mannheim, Theaterhaus G7

June 13, 2017 at 8pm

presentation of the book Do you hear me?

moderated by Amelia Kraigher

Koper Theatre

June 8, 2017 at 9pm

presentation of the book three dramas

led by Boštjan Narat and interpreted by Damjana Černe

Klub SMG, Vilharjeva 11, Ljubljana

June 6, 2017 at 9.05pm

premiere of a radio version of 1981

adapted for radio by Saška Rakef, directed by Alen Jelen

RADIO SLO 1

June 1, 2017

interviewwith Simona Semenič

at

EURODRAM

May 24, 2017 at 4pm

round table Permanent Crisis of Contemporary Slovenian Playwriting

moderated by dr. Aljoša Harlamov, with Draga Potočnjak, dr. Blaž Lukan and Simona Semenič

Park FF, Liber.ac 2017

May, 2017

Contemporary Slovenian Playwriting 

an essay by Simona Semenič 

Mentor magazine

May 9, 2017

Slovenian spirit in a healthy body *READ HERE

a column by Simona Semenič 

Dnevnik newspaper

April 7, 2017 at 5pm

round table: Political (in)correctness on Slovenian stages

at The Week of Slovenian Drama 

moderated by Alja Lobnik and Pia Brezavšeč, with Tea Rogelj, Goran Injac, Sebastijan Horvat and Simona Semenič 

Stolp Škrlovec, Kranj

April 6, 2017 at 5pm

presentation of the workshop led by Simona Semenič

at The Week of Slovenian Drama 

with Saša Eržen, Sara Horžen, Katarina Černe, Evelin Bizjak and Mitja Lovše

Stolp Škrlovec, Kranj

April 4, 2017 at 6pm

presentation of the book Do you hear me? 

at The Week of Slovenian Drama 

moderated by Gašper Malej, with Nika Leskovšek and Barbara Korun

Stolp Škrlovec, Kranj

April 3, 2017

Slovenian mother *READ HERE

a column by Simona Semenič 

Dnevnik newspaper

March 31, 2017 at 3pm 

presentation of this apple, made of gold  

at The day of the nominees at The Week of Slovenian Drama 

reading directed by Žiga Divjak, discussion moderated by Ana Perne, with Simona Ješelnik and Urška Brodar

Slovenian Theater Institute, Ljubljana

March 28, 2017 at 6pm 

we, the european corpses 

competition performance at The Week of Slovenian Drama

Mladinsko Theatre, Ljubljana

March 25, 2017 at 10.40pm

premiere of a radio version of The Socks *LISTEN HERE

directed by Klemen Markovčič

RADIO SLO 1

March 24-26, 2017

Vzkrik festival of playwriting

presentation of the plays of the Vzkrik workshop led by Simona Semenič

Skladovnica, Beethovnova 5, Ljubljana

March 20, 2017

Between saints and whores *READ HERE

an interview with Simona Semenič by​ Maja Šučur 

Dnevnik newspaper

March 16, 2017 at 11.40 pm

Panoptikum - Original Slovenian Playwriting *WATCH HERE

tv talk show moderated by Boštjan Narat, with Saša Pavček, Mateja Pezdirc Bartol, Janez Pipan and Simona Semenič

RTV SLO1

March 13, 2017

an interview with Simona Semenič by Lina Eržen *READ HERE

24ur.com

March 7, 2017 at 5.30pm

presentation of the book Do you hear me?  as a part of March Manifestations of City of Women

moderated by Teja Reba, with Tanja Tuma, dr. Vesna Leskošek and Gašper Malej

Pritličje café, Mestni trg square 2 Ljubljana

March 6, 2017 at 20.00

Playwriting and feminism *WATCH HERE       *LISTEN HERE

a discussion with Simona Semenič moderated by Pia Brezavšček

KUD Anarhiv

Trubar Literature House, Ljubljana

February 28, 2017

blame it all on donnie darko

a publication of the play in Literatura 307-308

Literatura magazine

February 28, 2017

Where is Slovenian playwriting? *READ HERE

a column by Simona Semenič

Dnevnik newspaper

February 24, 2017, at 7 pm

premiere of 5boys.si

directed by Helidon Fino

National Theatre Tirana,  Albania

February 7, 2017, at 6.30 pm

a discussion with Simona Semenič moderated by Ivana Slamič

Lavričeva Knjižnica, Ajdovščina

January 18, 2017, at 2.05 pm 

Ars forum: Between the play and the staging *LISTEN HERE

a radio discussion moderated by Petra Tanko, with Mojca Kumerdej, Ivo Svetina, Jernej Lorenci, and Simona Semenič

Radio Ars

January 14, 2017, at 7 pm

Playwriting alive

Tomaž Lapajne Dekleva and Katarina Veselko improvising the play You Didn't Forget You Just Don't Remember Anymore

Trubar Literature House, Ljubljana

December 30, 2016

publication of the Croatian translation of 5boys.si 

Kazalište Magazine

November 25, 2016, at 11 am, 

The Debatna Kavarna event: Contemporary Slovenian women playwrights in the clash of the worlds

discussion moderated by Dr. Tomaž Toporišič, with Dr. Mateja Pezdirc Bartol and Simona Semenič

The 32nd annual Slovenian Book Fair

Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana

November 18, 2016, at 7 pm at Trubar Literature House, Ljubljana

presentation of the Vzkrik playwriting workshop led by Simona Semenič

October 11, 2016,  at Škuc Gallery, Ljubljana, Festival City of Women

discussion How to perform life or is there life outside the art?, moderated by Lana Zdravković, with Katarina Stegnar, Maja Delak, Nataša Živković and Simona Semenič

September 28, 2016, at National Theatre Tirana, Albania

staged reading of 5boys.si at the event My name is Balkan, directed by Helidon Fino

September 26, 2016, at Bitef festival Beograd

Simona Semenič: I, why?, lecture performance, Between post-drama theatre and performance – women writers on the stage.

CONFERENCE AUTOBIOGRAPHY AS A PERFORMANCE: BETWEEN BIOS AND IT'S PERFORMATIVE REPRESENTATION

conference moderated and conceived by Ivana Vujić

September 10, 2016, at Festival Vilenica

Ethics in Simona Semenič's work, Lecture by Mateja Pezdirc Bartol at the 14th International Comparative Literature Colloquium Literature and Ethics

 

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