Play
Directed by Neda R. Bric
Produced by SNT Nova Gorica
Opening night: September 24 2026
More information: www.sng-ng.si

I feel a great power within me precisely because Death can take nothing from me. Absolutely nothing. It cannot even remove my goals. If I do not proclaim them, someone else will. Nothing perishes in the cosmos, least of all ideas. If life gave birth to them, it gave birth to them for life, not for death.
— Srečko Kosovel, 1925

Noč v Zagorju (A Night in Zagorje) marks the first collaboration between directrice Neda R. Bric and Silence.

The night in question led to the death of Srečko Kosovel, one of Europe's finest modernist poets. After holding a recital in Zagorje, Kosovel missed his train back to Ljubljana. Forced to spend the night in a frosty train station, he caught a cold, which eventually developed into meningitis. Kosovel's future was among the passengers on the missed train: he died the same year, barely 22 years old. Despite his youth, he managed to create a remarkable, highly influential body of work.

The play, written by Aleš Berger, marked the centenary of Kosovel's death.

The play features an original score by Silence. The duo set to music two poems by Kosovel: Moja pesem (My Poem) and Astralna erotika (Astral Eroticism). Both songs were interpreted by Benko. The score also includes several instrumental tracks.