61. Maribor Theatre Festival: I, David

Student Theatre

If gender is a normative category – defined by civilisational expectations – then it also presupposes the existence of bodies beyond it: bodies that, in one way or another, do not fit into what is defined as normative. These bodies fall outside the discourse on what gender should be. At best, the dominant discourse still overlooks bodies beyond the norm; at worst, it pathologises and medicalises them. Violence against bodies that do not fit into the norm in one way or another is an everyday occurrence, which is also prominently featured in the true story of David Reimer. Through this story, I, David attempts to question the dominant binary perception of gender and the expectations that exist within the binary matrix of masculinity and femininity.

Running time is 1 hour.
Surtitles: English
Première 29. 11. 2025

Director Gabrijel Lazić
Dramaturg Nastja Uršula Virk
Set and costume designer Lovro Ivančić
Composer Sara Renar
Lighting designer Domen Lušin

Cast
Eneja Štemberger, Muhamed Kulauzović, Kaja Petrovič, Luka Kotnik

A production of the Master’s Degree programme in Theatre and Radio Directing UL AGRFT, Maska Ljubljana

Mentors
Theatre Directing doc. Žiga Divjak, Dragan Živadinov
Art production doc. Mija Špiler