Crane Creations Theatre Company
Cankar Goes West Translation Project

How it all started

Artistic Director of Crane Creations Andreja Kovač is a professional theatre director with over 15 years of experience directing in Slovenia moved from Slovenia to Canada in 2012 to attend the National Theatre School directing program. Upon her arrival, she sought out Ivan Cankar’s works to use during her time at school since they were ideal for a large cast and broached complex topics that are still extremely relevant today.

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June 15, 2021 No Comments
Plays Of Ivan Cankar - Crane Creations Theatre Company
Cankar Goes West Translation Project

Ivan Cankar

Cankar is regarded as the greatest writer in the Slovene language and yet is unknown in most of the world. The plays will be translated from Slovene into English by professional expert translators to allow for many more people to experience his genius.

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June 9, 2021 No Comments
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Cankar Goes West Translation Project

Alenka Blake

Alenka Blake is a translator working on the first time English Translation of Ivan Cankar’s works from Slovene. They have completed the translation of the play The King of Betajnova (Kralj na Betajnovi). Read more about them below.

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April 21, 2021 No Comments
Tom Priestly - Crane Creations Theatre Company
Cankar Goes West Translation Project

Tom Priestly

Tom Priestly is a linguist working on the first time English Translation of Ivan Cankar’s works from Slovene. They have completed the done the revisions for Beautiful Vida (Lepa Vida) and Lackeys (Hlapci). Read more about them below.

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April 21, 2021 No Comments
James Hyett
Cankar Goes West Translation Project

James Hyett

James Hyett is a translator working on the first time English Translation of Ivan Cankar’s works from Slovene. They have completed the edits on the full Cankar Collection. Read more about them below.

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April 21, 2021 No Comments
Rawley - Crane Creations Theatre Company
Cankar Goes West Translation Project

Rawley Grau

Rawley Grau is a translator working on the first time English Translation of Ivan Cankar’s works from Slovene. They have completed the translation of the play Depravity in St.Florian Valley (Pohujšanje v dolini Šentflorjanski). Read more about them below.

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March 20, 2021 No Comments
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Crane Creations acknowledges that the land on which we are grateful to work, and which the city of Mississauga operates on, as being part of the Treaty and Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and The Huron-Wendat and Wyandot Nations. We recognize these peoples and their ancestors as peoples who inhabited these lands since time immemorial.

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