Theodor Illek

Theodor Illek (born in 1984, Kranj, Slovenia), is a poet, prose writer, visual artist, and playwright who focuses on the themes of migration, religion, and the issue of connecting art with science. He is a doctor in veterinarian medicine by training. Since 2007, he has been presenting his work both in Slovenia and abroad, namely in Russia, France, Germany, Israel, Austria, the Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, as the author of independent and group experimental projects implemented in the framework of a contemporary art society called Aggressive Theatre. He is also a co-founder of the same society and its president. Illek's poetry is published in the notable Slovenian (Nova revija, Sodobnost, Literatura, Dialogi, Poetikon, Lirikon, Mentor, etc.) and foreign magazines (Le Rouge sang, Rukopisi 32 (Belgrade, Serbia), Van kutije – an anthology of modern poetry (Podgorica; Montenegro), Republika poezije (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Euroorientacije (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), DeZopilant (France)). His first work of poetry, called Sinapse, for which he received a scholarship from a fund for gifted high-school and university students, was published in 2003.

Illek lives and works in Vienna.

Education

2011 Veterinary Faculty Ljubljana (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)
2003 Gimnazija Bežigrad, Ljubljana

Solo exhibitions

2011 Where is God?, Galery Tir, Nova Gorica
2010 Moustrap II, IRIU Institut, Ljubljana
2010 Mobile Mosque, Gallery Studio8, Ljubljana
2009 Acute Art, Mala Gallery, Ljubljana
2009 Südbahnhof Poesie, Railway station, Vienna
2008 Desperance, Concentration camp, Goli Otok
2008 For Whom the Phone Rings? International art festival Ana desetnica, Ljubljana
2007 A Poet in Paris, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana
2007 Equivalentis, Modern Gallery, Ljubljana

Group projects

2009 The birth of poetry, European Slam poetry festival, Berlin
2009 Stone on Stone, Concentration camp, Goli Otok
2008 Gen 80 Kolovrat Theatre, Ljubljana
2008 How to destroy a gallery, Son:Da, Maribor
2007 Najin princ, David Luzar's film, Kamnik
2005 Jutro 1, Memorial park, Ljubljana

Theatre

2003 Non Si Paga! Non Si Paga!, Teater na robu, Ljubljana,
2004 Premik, Dance Theatre Ljubljana, Ljubljana
2008 Seventeen moments of spring, International art festival Ana desetnica, Ljubljana

Bibliography

2010 The Poetry of an Experiment, Aggressive Theatre
2003 Sinapse, poetry collection, Gimnazija bezigrad

Translations

2009 Kruhovec (Breadfruit), Malika Booker, Mouthmark, 2007

Publications

2012 Conceit Magazine, San Francisco CA
2012 Amulet, San Francisco CA
2011 DeZopilant, Reims France
2010 AmphibiUs, Washington DC
2010 Sodobnost, Ljubljana
2010 Van Kutije Anthology, Podgorica
2010 Le Rouge sang, Reims
2010 Katedra, Ljubljana
2009 Literatura, Ljubljana
2009 Mlade rime, Ljubljana
2009 Lirikon, Velenika
2009 Rukopisi 32, Beograd
2009 Literarni nokturno, RTV Slo
2009 Republika poezije, Sarajevo
2009 Dialogi, Zalozba Obzorja
2008 Nova Revija, Ljubljana
2008 Vpogled, Zalec
2008 Mentor, Ljubljana
2008 Ructus, Ljubljana
2007 Poetikon, Ljubljana
2007 Literarni nokturno, RTV Slo
2003 Lit, Gimnazija Bezigrad

Grants and awards

2010 First prize for poetry on international poetry competition "Sledi - Tracce" Trieste, Italy
2010 First prize for the collection of poetry NY on Ekslibris publishing house competition
2009 Nomination for Herberstein / Lirikon gold for best contemporary translation of poetry into Slovenian (Breadfruit)
2008 Chosen between 21 best Slovenian poets by poetry magazine Lirikon
2004 Stipendium for poetry collection Sinapse from found for talented students of municipality Domžale

Sources

tir.mostovna.com
^[permanent dead link] agrressive-theatre.com
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celesteprize.com
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