DAYS OF CANKAR – iCANKAR – A DETECTIVE STORY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
SLG Celje,
22. april 2018
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Coproduction of Mestno gledališče Ptuj, Zavod Margareta Schwarzwald and Cankarjev dom Ljubljana
iCANKAR
Detective story
Director Maruša Kink
Young people are often reluctant to read Cankar because it hints mandatory school readings. Even though his language is rich in symbolism and written in a language that needs time to comprehend, Ivan Cankar's works are still current with today's world. In his writings he is witty and delicate, but at the same time, sarcastic, sharp and very critical. Above all, he was a man of action.This tense story consists of real life events combined with Cankar's imagination. In iCankar the viewers will get to know the famous writer through his life. These events intertwine with some of his literary stories that create a picture of who he really was. Cankar is revealed, but does not lose his mystery and significance.