We dedicated the first seven years of the VN project (2002 – 2008) to the seven aspects of man that are commonly known as the seven deadly sins. Our notion is that anger, gluttony, greed, lust, sloth, envy and pride are core aspects of every individual’s identity. Each of these human attributes opens a conflict which is built into the subjective self of each individual: on the one hand, one builds mechanisms and strategies of defense from these negative drives to conform to society’s demands of control and suppression of these drives; on the other, one develops various forms of release, because one cannot stand the pressure of one’s own subjectivity. By combining the materials and performers that have collaborated on Via Negativa these seven years, the eighth (2009) will see the closure of this seven year cycle with the project Via Nova.

Co-producers and partners (2002-2008): Gallery of Modern Art Ljubljana, Glej Theatre Ljubljana, Cultural Centre Novi Sad, KE Theatre Klagenfurt, Eks-scena Zagreb, &TD Theatre Zagreb, Eurokaz Festival Zagreb, Croatian National Theatre Opera Zagreb, Kampnagel Hamburg, Zalet Zadar, Zadar Snova Festival, Cultural Centre REX Beograd, Balkan Irish Arts Forum Dublin.

The Via Negativa project is financed by the Ministry of Culture of the republic of Slovenia and the Culture department of the city of Ljubljana.