Backstage of Champions

Slovene Mladinsko Theatre

Première: 27 March 2014, Slovene Mladinsko Theatre, The Old Post Office
Running time approximately one hour. No interval.

Original title Zakulisje prvakov

Director Natalija Manojlović
Composer Gordan Tudor
Video Vinči Vogue Anžlovar
Video operator Dušan Ojdanič
Cinematography and postproduction Matjaž Mrak
Postproduction Jure Filipič
Language consultant Mateja Dermelj
Lighting design David Cvelbar
Sound design Silvo Zupančič
Production manager Janez Pavlovčič

Performed by
Dario Varga

Through an organic weaving of theatre and film, (self-)ironic distance and an historical view, Varga confronts himself, his own intimacy and truthfulness in his original project Backstage of Champions.
Since he joined Slovene Mladinsko Theatre in 1989, Dario Varga has created around fifty significant theatre roles. "Backstage of Champions is my story. A story of an actor who, for a quarter of a century, has dealt with directors’ theatre performances or different directors’ original projects. Now this actor wants to create a performance that will deal with the actor. The actor I know the best is myself. I decided to create a performance on my life in theatre. On the backstage of my life in theatre.”

Foto: Primož Lukežič

Foto: Primož Lukežič

Foto: Primož Lukežič

Foto: Primož Lukežič