One result of this is Crime and Punishment directed by Mirjana Medojević. The theatre also devotes particular attention to cooperation with the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television. The latest edition took place in September, and featured puppeteers from France, Israel, Finland, Spain, Iran, Russia, Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. This is presents a cross-section of diverse puppet visions and quests reflective of modern times it is a satirical, absurd, poetic and impressive comment on current social issues. The theatre also proves its integration in international puppetry trends by organising the Biennial Festival of the Contemporary Puppetry Art, LUTKE. The show’s creators have so far won twelve awards from different festivals and tours. Notable guest performances include the award-winning children's show Goose the Bear, where the theatre collaborated with the renowned British designer Donna Willson, and the shadowplay Duck, Death and the Tulip by the Italian master of shadow puppets Frabrizio Montecchi, which has continued to play at festivals since its premiere four years ago. Ljubljana Puppet Theatre is making its way to the international scene through co-productions and collaborations with established artists from all over Europe.
The French newspaper Le Monde wrote the following: "The combination of the puppets made after originals from the Slovenian puppeteer, video projections unveiling the work of puppetmasters and actors, as well as the contemporary version of the story rewritten by the novelist Célia Houdart, were a genuine success both in terms of aesthetics and dramaturgy."
The premiere was marked by some fascinating reviews in France and Slovenia that highlighted the amusing and inventive direction, the artists’ precision and concentration, the range of beautifully intertwined and ingenious ideas, the attractiveness of the performance with several layers of interpretation and, last but not least, the outstanding work of puppetmasters Maja Kunšič and Iztok Lužar and their incredibly energetic personifications of the protagonists.
The French-Slovenian coproduction had its world premiere at last year’s puppetry festival in Charleville-Mézières, France, which is the biggest gathering of puppeteers in the world, and has since toured several European cities. It was Klemenčič's miniature puppets that inspired French director Renaud Herbin: his show Open the Owl placed Slovenian puppetry tradition in the context of contemporary performance practices.
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