Upcoming events
- , Melanie Jame Wolf: Dramaturgies of the Absurd: The Lap Dance (workshop), Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Ljubljana, SI
- , Claire Lefèvre: The Fuller Picture (lecture performance), Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Ljubljana, SI
- , The Feminalz & Guests: eXXXtra (queer burlesque), Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Ljubljana, SI
- , eXXXtra Epilogue: Closing Party of the Small Arts Platform 2026 (post-festival party), Klub Monokel, Ljubljana, SI
The Small Arts Platform is an international festival of urban performance genres, bold entities and humor.
11–14 November 2026
Mladinsko Theatre
‘What happens when a drag king, a stripper and a stand-up comedian stride into the Mladinsko Theatre?’ ‘The Ninth Small Arts Platform.’
The small arts are not ‘small’ because they lack scope. They are ‘small’ because they grow outside the major systems: without established repertoires, media exposure or well-trodden paths. Cabaret, queer burlesque, stand-up, contemporary circus and their many variations, from near and far, remain a space for taking risks and direct contact with the audience. At the Small Arts Platform, we are bringing them together on the same stage for the ninth time. Why? Because they know how to turn anger into humour, and the joy of performance into a form of resistance. Because they know how to look the status quo straight in the eye and, if necessary, laugh right in its face.
Program
11 November 2026
20.00, Lower Hall – Mladinsko Theatre
Cabaret Fier.e.s: Woven Coven (circus queer cabaret)
12 November 2026
11.00, Studio – Mladinsko Theatre
Tinka Prpar: Make Yourself Up! (make-up workshop)
15.30, Upper Hall – Mladinsko Theatre
Ann-Christin Kongsness: Gender Performativity (workshop)
19.00, Lower Hall – Mladinsko Theatre
Double Bill: Mila Panić: Just Between Us (stand-up performance) + Excerpts from Renegade Stages (renegade circus cabaret)
13 November 2026
15.30, Upper Hall – Mladinsko Theatre
Claire Lefèvre: Care Work for exhausted performers and overwhelmed artists (workshop)
19.00, Post Office – Mladinsko Theatre
Melanie Jame Wolf: MIRA FUCHS (a reprise) (performance)
20.30, Lower Hall – Mladinsko Theatre
Ann-Christin Kongsness: Minority Man (performance)
14 November 2026
12.00, Upper Hall – Mladinsko Theatre
Melanie Jame Wolf: Dramaturgies of the Absurd: The Lap Dance (workshop)
18.00, Post Office – Mladinsko Theatre
Claire Lefèvre: The Fuller Picture (lecture performance)
20.00, Lower Hall – Mladinsko Theatre
The Feminalz & Guests: eXXXtra (queer burlesque)
23.00, Monokel Club
eXXXtra Epilogue: Closing Party of the Small Arts Platform 2026 (post-festival party)
Tickets
Single performance: 18 / 10 EUR ▶ https://olaii.com/organizer/891/slovensko-mladinsko-gledalisce-ljubljana
Set of two performances in a day with a discount: 28 / 15 EUR (available only at the SMG ticket office)
Festival ticket: 80 / 45 EUR ▶ https://olaii.com/event/11725/platforma-malih-umetnosti-2026-festivalska-vstopnica/
Lecture performance: 10 / 5 EUR
Workshops: free admission, applications at info@emanat.si
Collaborators
Project group: Maja Delak, Maša Radi Buh, Metod Zupan, Leon Marič, Tamara Pepelnik, Linn J. Koletnik, Brina Jenček
Executive production and public relations: Tina Dobnik Miloševič
Coordination: Tamara Pepelnik
Graphic design: Matic Brinc
Proofreading and translation: Katja Kosi
Technical team: Janko Oven, Aljaž Zaletel, Veronika Hana Grubič
Promotion: Marja Kovanda
Photo documentation: Nada Žgank, Asiana Jurca Avci, Marijo Zupanov
Video documentation: Marja Kovanda, Maja Blažič
Support
Produced by: Emanat
In cooperation with: Mladinsko Theatre
Supported by: Ministry of Culture RS and City of Ljubljana
Previous events
- , Ann-Christin Kongsness: Minority Man (performance), Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Ljubljana, SI
- , Melanie Jame Wolf: MIRA FUCHS (a reprise) (performance), Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Ljubljana, SI
- , Claire Lefèvre: Care Work for exhausted performers and overwhelmed artists (workshop), Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Ljubljana, SI
- , Double Bill: Mila Panić: Just Between Us (stand-up performance) + Excerpts from Renegade Stages (renegade circus cabaret), Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Ljubljana, SI
- , Ann-Christin Kongsness: Gender Performativity (workshop), Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Ljubljana, SI
- , Tinka Prpar: Make Yourself Up! (make-up workshop), Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Ljubljana, SI
- , Cabaret Fier.e.s: Woven Coven (circus queer cabaret), Slovensko mladinsko gledališče, Ljubljana, SI
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