Janez Janša
(Ljubljana)

Janez Janša is a contemporary performance artist whose performance, conceptual and interdisciplinary art works focus on the relationship between art and its social and political context. He was the director of Maska (1998-2021), an institute for publishing, artistic production and education, based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and has edited several books on contemporary dance and theatre. He was also editor-in-chief of the performing arts journal Maska (1999-2006). He is a Professor at the HZT – Inter-University Centre for Dance, Berlin. In 2007, together with two other Slovenian artists, he changed his name to that of the conservative, three-times Slovenian Prime Minister. Together with Janez Janša and Janez Janša, he is the owner of the Janez Janša® registered trade mark.