Where Are You From, Girl

Première 27. oktober 2022, Klub Cankarjev dom 
The first Slovenian performance

Running time 1 hour 15 minutes. No intermission.

Author and performer Lea Mihevc
Dramaturg Nik Žnidaršič 

Co-producer
Akademija za gledališče, radio, film in televizijo Univerze v Ljubljani

The performance Where Are You From, Girl uses music and narration to talk about separation. About the split as such, about the split between two continents, between two places and between two people – between two selves. The actress performs for the audience, wants to charm, seduce and entertain them, but at the same time it slowly becomes obvious that what she represents is fake. Her intimacy thus penetrates to the surface, collapsing the strictly defined structure of the concert and thereby displacing the image that the actress presents (to herself and to others). With her voice and through the use of various musical genres, she looks for potential cracks in the established forms, expectations, even clichés. She juxtaposes a series of dualities, connects, differentiates and resolves them. She explores what is truly hers and what belongs to others. What it means in terms of acting – as well as human – to simply be (available). When, if ever, does the need to belong disappear. She narrates about (perhaps fake?) events and changes from a poised young woman into all her faces, including an insecure girl. She searches for her own voice, her own song, and thus the answer to the question of where are you from, girl.