DIRECTING SCENOGRAPHY ABOUT
OVIS
documentary opera
Karmina Šilec
Premiere: 15. 11. 2024,
Minoriti Quarter, Maribor
Sheep have been central to the human story.
The key player in human history, this remarkable animal has been feeding, healing, clothing, and supporting us to prosperity and misery, to build empires and devastate landscapes, to decorate our homes and discover new continents, to build cities and create works of art.
Sheep are not just cattle waiting to become meat.
OVIS brings this everyday species to the fore. It explores some of the profound impact sheep have had on humanity and natural world, their origin, and other extraordinary things humans have learned from them. Their role in our diets has changed us biologically; they are essential to modern medicine, science and industry; and they hold huge symbolic value in many cultures. The success or failure of civilisations has depended on sheep. OVIS gives these creatures a chance to tell their story.
Karmina Šilec, author of the conceptual design, music and lyrics, designer of the space
Dorian Šilec Petek, author of the performance concept and designer of the space
Danilo Ženko, sound designer
Andrej Hajdinjak, lighting designer
dr. Samatha Balaton Chrimes, dr. Marjeta Ciglenečki, dr.Mladen Dolar, r. Andrej Hozjan, dr. Lochlann Jain, dr. Teja Brooks Pribac, dr. Maja Rupnik, dr. Juan Manuel Tebes, dr. Terezija Snežna Vrečko, Gregor Zorc, Minca Lorenci, Gregor Luštek, Andrej Fon, Jasmina Črnčič, Mojca Borko, Eva Germ.