Play
Directed by Matjaž Berger
Produced by Anton Podbevšek Teater, SNG Nova Gorica, Cankarjev dom, and the Božidar Jakac Art Gallery
Opening night: May 23 2021
More info: antonpodbevsekteater.si

In stoletje bo zardelo / Primer Kocbek (And the Century Will Blush / The Kocbek Case) marks the third collaboration between director Matjaž Berger and Silence.

Edvard Kocbek—one of the most intriguing and controversial figures in Slovenia—was a poet, writer, essayist, translator, and member of the Christian Socialists in the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation and Slovene Partisans. With his political activities and literary works, Kocbek bridged the seemingly insurmountable divide between communism and Christianity … only to be ostracised by both communists and conservatives. Given the bitterly polarised political climate in Slovenia and the rest of the world, Kocbek's writings—a tribute to Tovarišija, camaraderie—remain as relevant as ever.

The play features an original score by Silence, which includes two adaptations. The duet remoulded Jean Sibelius’ Valse triste, Op. 44, No. 1., and Hey, Slavs, the anthem of the Pan-Slavic movement.

In 2022, In stoletje bo zardelo / Primer Kocbek won the Audience Award at the 52nd edition of Teden slovenske drame, the Week of Slovene Drama. Organised annually by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, the festival presents the most successful performances based on a Slovene play or text and staged in the last season by Slovene theatres.

01 Baza 20 / Doubts
02 The Sinking Decade
03 Kocbek’s Theme
04 A Minister in Belgrade
05 The Cave
06 The Road to Jajce
07 The Road to Rome
08 Thinking About Spain
09 Camaraderie
10 Valse Triste
11 Telo je tuja last (The Body Belongs to Someone Else)
12 The Oratory