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Karmina Šilec
Karmina Šilec is a multidisciplinary artist. As a director, author, writer, conductor, composer, set and costume designer, she executes projects with theaters, opera houses, festivals and ensembles worldwide. Her projects have been granted with major international awards in the fields including Music Theatre Now awards for Threnos (for the Throat) and From Time Immemorial...
Her work has been seen at the Festival d'Automne á Paris, Ruhrtriennale (Germany), Prototype Festival NYC, Holland Festival, Moscow Easter Festival, Dresdner Musikfestspiele, Melbourne Festival, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall (Russia), Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Teresa Carreño Theater (Venezuela), and Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, among others.
Her work demonstrates a broad range of thematic concerns that are driven by the need to respond to current social and political transformations. She is drawn to issues that are disturbing, that stir emotions and rile audiences rather than placate them. Her works are loci for debate, contestation and provocation. They intentionally put at risk ideas that are insufficiently interrogated.
Karmina takes a creative approach to several critical political issues of our time, using a research-informed approach. She foregrounds stories, situations and issues that are all too often overlooked, suppressed, or ignored and tries to contribute to the acceptance of the Otherness, to integrate the marginalized, transform and heal. She has critiqued the murderous violence behind religions; populism and radicalization; the abuse of church and state with their political doctrines and corrupt practices; and challenges facing societies in transition. In her projects she often puts music in a self-reflective frame by examining the complex relation between music and trauma. Her work posits that music becomes a universal symbol in suffering, and the ultimate sanctuary in despair.
Karmina Šilec is artistic director of Carmina Slovenica, New Music Theatre Choregie and Ensemble !Kebataola!.
Learn more at KarminaSilec.com.
Her work has been seen at the Festival d'Automne á Paris, Ruhrtriennale (Germany), Prototype Festival NYC, Holland Festival, Moscow Easter Festival, Dresdner Musikfestspiele, Melbourne Festival, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall (Russia), Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Teresa Carreño Theater (Venezuela), and Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, among others.
Her work demonstrates a broad range of thematic concerns that are driven by the need to respond to current social and political transformations. She is drawn to issues that are disturbing, that stir emotions and rile audiences rather than placate them. Her works are loci for debate, contestation and provocation. They intentionally put at risk ideas that are insufficiently interrogated.
Karmina takes a creative approach to several critical political issues of our time, using a research-informed approach. She foregrounds stories, situations and issues that are all too often overlooked, suppressed, or ignored and tries to contribute to the acceptance of the Otherness, to integrate the marginalized, transform and heal. She has critiqued the murderous violence behind religions; populism and radicalization; the abuse of church and state with their political doctrines and corrupt practices; and challenges facing societies in transition. In her projects she often puts music in a self-reflective frame by examining the complex relation between music and trauma. Her work posits that music becomes a universal symbol in suffering, and the ultimate sanctuary in despair.
Karmina Šilec is artistic director of Carmina Slovenica, New Music Theatre Choregie and Ensemble !Kebataola!.
Learn more at KarminaSilec.com.