International scientific conference with an artistic programme "AVANT-GARDE AND THE END OF THE WORLD"
Duration period: from Thursday, 10th October 2024, to Saturday, 12th October 2024, from 12:00 to 21:00
Venue: various venues in Nova Gorica
10th October 2024: Grad Kromberk/Kromberk Castle, Xcenter
11th October 2024: Slovene National Theater – SNG Nova Gorica and Bevkov trg square
12th October 2024: Xcenter and Mostovna
Event description:
The conference Avant-garde and the End of the World focuses on the ways of creating a radical vision of the world. It aims to create a platform for discussing the role of literature, art, and activism in facing contemporary challenges and to explore how the avant-garde contributes to understanding, shaping, and reshaping the world in the context of apocalypse. The event will mark the centenary of The First Constructivist Exhibition of the avant-garde artist Avgust Černigoj.
The event is open to general public.
Concept and programme manager: Kristina Pranjić
Organisation committee: Kristina Pranjić, Peter Purg, Tery Žeželj, Lev Kreft
Thursday, 10th October 2024
Xcenter, Nova Gorica
11:30–13:30 STREET INTERVENTION CONSTRUCTING A POEM
With Mateja Kralj, Simon Kastelic, Rafael Vončina
With Mateja Kralj, Simon Kastelic, Rafael Vončina
Grad Kromberk/Kromberk Castle
19:00 INAUGURAL OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE
Peter Krečič’s lecture on Avgust Černigoj’s works: Avgust Černigoj and the Foundation of Slovenian Historical Avant-Garde
Friday, 11th October 2024
Slovene National Theatre – SNG Nova Gorica
10:00–18:00 PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Bevkov trg
20:00 THEATRE PERFORMANCE EVACUATION OF THE SPIRIT, xMobil
Directed by: Aljoša Živadinov Zupančič
Saturday, 12th October 2024
Xcenter
10:00–13:00 PANEL DISCUSSIONS
15:00–16:00 LECTURE: Tania Ørum: To be Continued
17:00–18:00 CONCLUDING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Kristina Pranjić, Peter Purg, Tery Žeželj
Mostovna
20:00 CONCERT: Sulla Lingua (AUS/ITA)
Project organised by: University of Nova Gorica, Research Centre for Humanities, School of Humanities
Project partners: Goriški muzej, GO! 2025 Evropska prestolnica kulture Nova Gorica – Gorica, Založba Sophia, Zveza MinK Tolmin, Zavod Radio Študent, Društvo Konstruktivist, Kosovelova sobe – Ljudska univerza Sežana, Slovensko društvo za primerjalno književnost, Zavod Delak, Društvo humanistov Goriške, KUD Channel Zero.
Supported by: Slovene National Theater – SNG Nova Gorica and Xcenter – Centre for Creative Practices.
Link to FB event Avant-garde and the End of the World
Further information: School of Humanities, University of Nova Gorica
E: kristina.pranjic@ung.si and tery.zezelj@ung.si
T: +386 (0)5 33 15 237