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WE ARE NOT THE GOOD GUYS.

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THE SPL KLN IS MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS STAGES. IT IS A MEDIA HOUSE AND APPEARS IN DIFFERENT FORMS AND IN DIFFERENT PLACES.

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THE SPL KLN IS A SITE OF CONTRADICTIONS.

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THE HEART OF THE SPL KLN IS THE ENSEMBLE. CREATING THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITIONS FOR THEIR ART IS A DAILY PRIORITY AT ALL LEVELS OF THE SPL KLN.

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STAGES ARE MACHINES. PEOPLE DON’T APPEAR ON STAGE AS SUCH, BUT ALWAYS IN RELATION TO TECHNOLOGY.

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OUR FOUNDATION IS – DESPITE EVERYTHING – HUMANISM: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MORALITY, ALL PEOPLE ARE EQUAL. THAT’S THE FOUNDATION, ISN’T IT?

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THE SPL KLN ARISES BETWEEN PEOPLE – NOT FROM A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL.

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NO OUTRAGE OUT OF HABIT. WE CANNOT LIGHTLY ELEVATE OURSELVES ABOVE THE SYSTEM IN WHICH WE OURSELVES OPERATE. UNDERSTANDING FIRST, CRITICISM SECOND.

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WE MUSTN’T FEAR A SHITSTORM IN OUR OWN BUBBLE MORE THAN A TAKEOVER BY THE FAR RIGHT.

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WE DON’T COME TO BE LOVED.

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ENTERTAINMENT AND HIGH ARTISTIC STANDARDS ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

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WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PORTRAY EVERYTHING: QUEENS AND BEGGARS, POLITICIANS AND ENTREPRENEURS, REFUGEES, THE SO-CALLED FAMILIAR AND THE SO-CALLED FOREIGN. ALL OF THIS REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE AND RESPECT – NO CLICHÉS BORN OF IGNORANCE, OR WORSE, MORAL SUPERIORITY OVER THE CHARACTERS AND THEIR SITUATIONS.

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DEMOCRACY IS A CONVERSATION. THERE ARE MANY LEGITIMATE VOICES. LISTENING IS A QUALITY WE CULTIVATE. WE ARE NOT AN ECHO CHAMBER OF THE SAME OLD THOUGHTS.

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WE DEFINE THE SPL KLN AS A POLITICAL SPACE. AN AGORA OF COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE. FOR EXCHANGE, POLITICAL EDUCATION, AND CONTEMPORARY DISCOURSE.

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THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN HIGH, POP, AND SUBCULTURE DOES NOT EXIST FOR THE SPL KLN.

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EVERYTHING IS MATERIAL.

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THE SPL KLN IS LITERATURE THEATER, ACTOR’S THEATER, MUSIC THEATER, FILM THEATER, VISUAL ARTS THEATER, DESIGN THEATER, ARCHITECTURE THEATER, DANCE THEATER, SCIENCE THEATER, POP THEATER, MASK THEATER, RITUAL THEATER.

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THE SPL KLN IS ANTI-FASCIST.

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THE SPL KLN PROMOTES MEDIA LITERACY BY TRYING OUT MEDIA, OWNING THEM, CELEBRATING THEM, AND QUESTIONING THEM.

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DEMOCRACY AND THEATER ARE COMPLEX AND MESSY. AND THEY SHOULD BE. SIMPLICITY AND ORDER ARE THE HALLMARKS OF DICTATORSHIPS.

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THEATER IS NOT A REPRESENTATION OF REALITY. IT IS A REALITY OF ITS OWN.

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THE SPL KLN IS A REFUGE, A POWER PLANT, AND A PARTY FOR EVERYONE.

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THE SPL KLN CONNECTS WITH SCIENTISTS, NGOS, JOURNALISTS, AND ACTIVISTS WHO ARE WORKING TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR A BETTER WORLD.

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THE SPL KLN FEELS EQUALLY CONNECTED TO DIONYSOS AND APOLLO: DIONYSOS IS DISSOLUTION, DESTRUCTION, MADNESS, AND WILD WINE. APOLLO IS CONSCIOUSNESS, STRUCTURE, MEASURE, AND HEALING.

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THEATER IS A PEACEKEEPING MEASURE.

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WE HAVE RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER.