HEXPO

hEXPO was an international festival of self-organized cultural forms held from 17 August to 7 September 2000 in the number of locations in Maribor, Ljubljana and Koper in Slovenia. Festival/workshop served as an event platform for cca 36 local and international tutors and 70 local and "mobile" students, featuring performances, lectures, workshops and intensive online video streaming of events. Co-produced and organised by Metelkova, Kapelica, Radio Student, Radio Marš, Slovenska Kinoteka, Ljudmila, Kibla, Pekarna, Pina and MKC-DPZN.

Each of three teams worked in parallel with the other two in each of the three cities before moving on week by week:

          Week 1        Week 2	        Week 3
Team 1:   Ljubljana > 	Maribor >	Koper
Team 2:   Maribor >	Koper >	        Ljubljana
Team 3:   Koper >	Ljubljana >	Maribor

In the fourth week, the performers, who during the three weeks of the event only saw each other via online video streamings between locations, instead of on our planned vacations by the sea, finally got to know each other physically in Ljubljana.

Each team received ten (one-hour) video cassettes to document their activities. They circulated among numerous cameras among more or less skilled cameramen and camerawomen, who filmed spontaneously, or occasionally turned on the cameras during live video broadcasts of events over the Internet.

The program included 23 performances, 27 lectures, 20 concerts, 15 film and video projections/presentations, 5 round tables, 5 installations, 3 exhibitions, 90 hours of multimedia workshops, 140 hours of internet streamings, 42 hours of original radio broadcasts, 12 short movies /documentaries, and interactive CD-rom.

Ljubljana

co-producers: Galerija Kapelica (ŠOU) , Slovenska Kinoteka, Metelkova, Radio Študent, Ministrstvo za eksperiment, Ljudmila, Egon March Institute

Guests starting in Ljubljana (week 1) ... Maribor (week 2) ... Koper (week 3): Marek Tuszynski (Pl), Ivanka Apostolova (Mkd), Željko Blače (Hr), Ivan Grubanov (Yu), Cym (Nl/A), Pascal Boyer (F), Želimir Žilnik (Yu), Branislav Klašnja (Yu), Marta Gligorijević (Yu), Reni Hofmueller (A), Dirk Bruinsma (Nl), Miroslaw Rajkowski (Pl), Marc Behrens (D), Ivan-Marušič-Klif (Hr), Bob Ostertag (USA), Jiri Suruvka (Cz), David Rych (A), Evgenij Shkaruba (Ru), Oleg Sheloudyakov (Ru), Miran Mohar (Slo), Petra Binkova (Cz), Anna Balint (Hu)

Organisation and support in Ljubljana: Jurij Krpan, Nil Baskar, Matej Božiček, Sabina Bukovec, Gorazd Čmrlec, Luka Frelih, Silvan Furlan, Primož Gale, Zoran Grabarac, Tomaž Ižanc, Borja Jelič, Nada Kirn, Srečo Kirn, Amelia Kraigher, Jurij Krpan, Špela Kučan, Jadranka Ljubičič, Bojan Mastilovič, Tina Matoh, Jure Meden, Goran Medjugorac, Andrej Morovič, Ciril Oberstar, Špela Oberstar, Marko Papič, Miklavž Pirnat, Rok Podbevšek, Ivo Poderžaj, Klavdija Poropat, Elena Pečarič, Tilen Pribela, Dragana Rajkovič, Marjan Rozman, Sandra Sajovic, Nataša Serec, Špela Stare, Sabina Stopinšek, Miha Zadnikar, Luka Zebec, Karla Železnik, Marko Glažar, Manja Petelin, Drago Pintarč, Matej Poljanšek, Janko Rožič, dr.Miro Rozman, dr.Janez Bešter, Adolf Špenko, Andrej Goljat, Sonja Černčič - Lagerwall, Janez Dolšak, Miran Ojsteršek, Darko Petriš, Janez Šetina

Maribor

co-producers: Kibla, Pekarna, Radio Marš

Guests starting in Maribor (week 1) ... Koper (week 2) ... Ljubljana (week 3): Jacques Bigot (F), Ulf Freyhoff (D), Christopher Mueller (D), Harvey Stanič (Hr/Nl), Gerard Couty (F), Rotraut Pape (D), David Dronet (F), Damir Tubak (Hr), Helen L. Worthington (UK), Helmut Schaefer (A), Nikola Šuica (Yu), Kan Muftić (BIH), Seth Nehil (USA), Mike Hentz (D/USA), Michel Piet (F), Miro Blažanovič (Hr), Rastko Močnik (Slo), Ivana Sedej (Yu), Andreas Findeisen (D)

Organisation and support in Maribor: Peter Tomaž Dobrila, Aleksandra Kostič, Dejan Pestotnik, Dejan Štampar, Jani Bogša, Borut Osonkar, Borut Wenzel, Bojan Jerkovič, Paul Freebairn, Peter Košir, Jernej Horvat, Igor Štrovs, Bojan Golčar, Dragica Marinič, Vesna Trifunovič, Boštjan Fingušt, Sonja Štumberger, Dita Kastelic, Dušan Krivec, Andrej Kočar, Mirko Kramberger, Robi Lukas, Igor Štros, Drago Žura

Koper

co-producers: DPNZ-MKC, Pina

Guests starting in Koper (week 1) ... Ljubljana (week 2) ... Maribor (week 3): Jogi Hoffmueller (A), Aleksandar Djordjević (Yu), Vladimir Stijović (Yu), Igor Djordjević (Yu), Monika Wenczel (D), Valentin Tomić (Yu), Elena Klaudis (Cz/UK), Vlastimir Ilić (Yu), Gato Leiras-Wenczel (D), Branislav Kovacević (Yu), Ales Zemene (Cz), Jasmina Šarac (Bih), Bela Marias (Hu), Zlatko Burič (Dk/Hr), Zoran Todorović (Yu), Rahel Zweig (Ch), Dziugas Katinas (Lt), Stephen Kovats (Cnd/Hu), Valerija Kašlik (Yu), Ruxandra Butica (Ro), Susanne Bellinghausen (D)

Organisation and support in Koper: Marko Brecelj, Arijana Markučič, Danijel Černe, David Nemec, Dejan Golja, Jasna Dodič, Marko Mavrič, Aleš Žumer, Ernest Malkoč Paško, Tomaž Mežek, Ivanček Petrle, Darko Bečeič, Milica, Iztok Krkoč, Zoki, Rade

hEXPO

preparation and coordination: Monika Glahn, Urša Jurman, Katarina Pejović, Sabina Salamon, Meta Štular, John Grzinich, Marko Košnik

Supported by: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, The City of Ljubljana, The City of Maribor, Open Society Institute - Slovenia

In collaboration with: Laboratorij za telekomunikacije - FE, SCCA - Ljubljana, Društvo tabornikov Kost, Gimnazija Šentvid - Ljubljana

Sponsored by: Telekom Slovenije, Siol, JAE d.o.o., Dijaški dom Ivan Cankar Ljubljana, Teni d.o.o. Portorož, MenTek d.o.o. Koper, Rapi-ing d.o.o., Foto Levac Koper, Pekarna Vrhnika, Agraria Koper, Slovenija Vino, Tovarna Rog, Hotel Vodišek Koper, Gostinsko podjetje Vič - Lipa, Šou, Š.o.u.m., Študentski Servis, Slovenske železnice , Comtron, M hotel, Gostilna šestica, Zlatorog Maribor, Aris Jaboko. (Source)

Film

• hEXPO - Festival of Self Organising Cultural Forms 2000, dir. Marko Košnik, 2025, 90 min. Trailer. Pre-premiere.

Links

• https://old.radiostudent.si/hexpo/
• http://www.radiostudent.si/mzx/before2000/hexpo/concept.html
• http://www.radiostudent.si/mzx/before2000/hexpo/description.html
• http://cym.net/hexpo/