About the performance
Little Vampire Goes to School (1999) is the story of a little Vampire who lives with his big family in an old villa. Because he is very lonely, he wants to go to a human school. But there he is in for a surprise, as the human children sleep at night. The living dead therefore organise a school for Little Vampire and other ghosts. The teacher is the Captain of the monsters. He tells the pupils not to write in the notebooks left at school by the day pupils, but Little Vampire disobeys him: he does his maths homework in the notebook of the boy in whose desk he sits. And as the living boy Marcel finds out the next day – without any mistakes at all. Through their shared notebook, Little Vampire and Marcel begin to correspond and eventually strike up a warm friendship. With a masterful blend of humour and tragedy and a clever switch between the creepy and the comical, the story cleverly raises themes such as loneliness, death, faith in God and the value of true friendship.
Joann Sfar
Little Vampire Goes to School
Translator:
Izar Lunaček

Director:
Jernej Potočan

Cast:
Nejc Jezernik
Matic Lukšič
Tina Resman

Dramaturge:
Brina Jenček

Stage designer:
Dan Pikalo

Costume designer:
Nika Dolgan

Puppet designer and artwork:
Izar Lunaček

Technical advisor:
Mitja Ritmanič

Authors of the songs:
Matic Lukšič
Jernej Potočan

Light designer:
Domen Lušin

Puppet maker:
Aleksander Andželović

Executive producer:
Branislav Cerović

Co-production:
Mini teater
Jewish Cultural Center Ljubljana

Premiere:
26th September 2023

Duration: 45 min

Puppet performance for children from 5 y/o

The Jewish Cultural Center Ljubljana has been organizing programs and events for more than a decade in the spirit of the European Days of Jewish Culture (EDJC), shedding light on Slovenia’s rich yet often overlooked Jewish heritage. In 2025, these long-standing efforts will culminate in the first official edition of the Jewish Culture Festival in Ljubljana—a three-day celebration that will also mark the 700th anniversary of Jewish presence in the city.

The Festival will present a multidisciplinary program highlighting culture, art, music, culinary heritage, tradition, and community engagement. Developed in cooperation with the City of Ljubljana, this new initiative seeks to establish a long-term cultural tradition while enriching the city’s diverse festival landscape with a unique, inclusive, and educational platform.

Objectives:

To present Jewish cultural heritage as an integral and enriching part of shared Slovenian and European history.
To foster intercultural dialogue and promote tolerance through public cultural and educational activities.
To raise awareness of the past and present of the Jewish community with engaging content for a wide audience.
To connect international and local artists, intellectuals, and institutions in a celebration of Jewish culture.
To increase the visibility of the Jewish Cultural Center Ljubljana as the only Jewish cultural institution and synagogue in Slovenia.