The more of us there are, the faster we will reach our goal

Producer MASKA Ljubljana 
Coproducers Brut Künstlerhaus Dunaj (A) in Aksioma
Opening 13. 4. 2010 Brut Künstlerhaus Dunaj (A)
Slovene opening 11. 11. 2010 Festival LIFFE, Cankarjev dom – Linhartova dvorana, Ljubljana

Running time 1 hour 5 minutes. No interval.

Script and direction by Janez Janša, Janez Janša
Performer and documentarian Dražen Dragojević
Dramaturge Tina Dobnik
Programming and editing Luka Dekleva, Urban Potočnik
Sound designer Sašo Kalan
Cameramen Darko Herič, Matjaž Mrak, Boris Bezić, Janez Janša, Janez Janša
Musician Davor Herceg
Julia Nika Rozman

The more of us there are, the faster we will reach our goal  is a documentary performance combining various opinions and standpoints (from people interviewed in the street to politicians, theorists and experts on contemporary art, law and many other social spheres) concerning issues such as identity and identification, the multitude and multiplication, the name as an interface between the private and the public, and the personal name as a trademark. It is a stroll through the various levels and aspects of name change and its implications (public, relationship-related and intimate); it is a study of how in western culture the notion of a personal name coincides with the issue of a person’s identity (or differs from it). To paraphrase Shakespeare’s Juliet, "Would a rose smell as sweet if we called it by the name Janez Janša?"

Photo: Nada Žgank

Photo: Nada Žgank

Photo: Nada Žgank