Plesni Teater Ljubljana (Dance Theatre Ljubljana), also known as PTL, is the first and central non-governmental organization for contemporary dance art in Slovenia since 1984. Since its beginning PTL has been a pioneer in the development of contemporary dance art in the country. At the end of the nineties PTL opened doors of the first theatre venue for contemporary dance in the capital and outgrew into the central NGO for contemporary dance art. So far PTL produced over 250 dance and dance-theatre performances by Slovenian and foreign authors.