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So we are united and connected by our love and affection for nature and our city.
11. 01. 2016
The title Ljubljana – European Green Capital 2016 is an outstanding honour, but also a commitment to pursue the set objectives and further broaden
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Green for you. To mark handover of the official title Ljubljana – European Green Capital 2016 we will switch on a green light together. We’ll be happy to see you!
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Highlights in January Natour Alpe-Adria
22 Dec - 2 Apr Crises and New Beginnings: Art in Slovenia 2005-2015 Get an overview of the latest developments in Slovenian art. See the work of a new generation of Slovenian artists, who have replaced nostalgia with melancholy, the banality of the everyday with an elevated pathos, and realistic expectations with overblown ambitions. p. 5
21 Jan Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal Go on an expedition through the uncharted depths of sound in a concert by Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal, whose music is an astounding crossover between traditional West African musical idiom and classical music. p. 8
27-30 Jan Natour Alpe-Adria Visit the Natour Alpe-Adria tourism trade fair and explore the possibilities for active and green experiences in Slovenia and other countries in the AlpeAdria region. p. 11
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Exhibitions
Saša J. Mächtig: Systems, Structures, Strategies - retrospective exhibition 26 Nov - 20 Mar 2016, Museum of Architecture and Design
The designer and architect Saša J. Mächtig is considered to be one of the most important figures in Slovenian industrial design. His best known work is the K67 kiosk, a multi-purpose modular unit that became a familiar feature of cities and towns across Slovenia and a number of other central European cities in the second half of the 20th century. The exhibition Saša J. Mächtig: Systems, Structures, Strategies offers a retrospective overview of Mächtig’s major design achievements, which include, among others, the Žaba (Frog) litter bins, the Ekos recycling containers, wall-mounted acoustic phone booths, and a number of other street furniture elements. Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays and 1 Jan
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Water 24 Jun - 8 May 2016, City Museum of Ljubljana Through four main themes and various timelines, the exhibition presents the importance of water. It is essential for our survival, the mobility of humans, goods, ideas and knowledge, our mythologies and beliefs, art and language. The exhibition is also discussing water cycles in nature, their meaning and ecology. The first three themes build their stories through museum artefacts among which a larger wooden boat, presented to the public for the very first time, deserves a special mention. Other artefacts also include a rich glass collection, famous artworks by Slovenian artists and a selection of the most important artefacts from the collection of the Potočnik family, originating from the riverbed of the Ljubljanica. The fourth theme is presented with an interactive experimental element, primary intended for children’s experiential workshops. Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 21:00. Closed: Mondays and 1 Jan
Tomaž Lavrič: The Magical Language of Comics - exhibition 18 Nov - 21 Jan 2016, CD Gallery Cartoon artist, caricaturist and illustrator Tomaž Lavrič boasts a fascinating career and rich bibliography. Highly proficient in all elements of comics, Lavrič’s visuality can switch between narrativeness and realism, or alternate between constructivist abstractness and tender lyricism. The cartoonist draws from various elements of visual culture, ranging from cinema and painting to drawing and video, fusing them idiosyncratically in a language that is very much his own. The exhibition thus highlights those series that establish the particularities of this idiom. Open: 10:00- 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - 14:00 Plečnik Collection The new permanent exhibition at the Plečnik House in Trnovo presents the most important projects of the late architect. Plečnik’s creativity comes to life through the plans, models and photographs of his creations such as the Zacherl House in Vienna, Prague Castle, the National and University Library in Ljubljana, the Ljubljana Central Market, Žale Cemetery, the Church of St. Michael at the Ljubljana Marshes and numerous other masterpieces. Several plans of Plečnik’s never realized visions are also on display. The Cathedral of Freedom, the master’s vision of the Slovenian parliament, is especially worthy of our attention. Guided tours: every hour, on the hour (the last guided tour at 17:00). Groups must not contain more than seven people. Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays and 1 Jan
Exhibitions Festivals
Puppet Museum at Ljubljana Castle Slovenia is a country with a rich tradition of puppeteering. The Puppet Museum’s permanent exhibition, set up by the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, introduces you to the history of puppeteering in Slovenia and the creativity of contemporary Slovenian puppeteers, presents the most popular puppet characters, and gives you an insight into puppeteering techniques and the process of creating a puppet show. After viewing the exhibition, you can try your hand at puppeteering skills. Open 9:00 - 18:00 daily Bogoslav Kalaš: The Painting Machine 7 Dec - 20 Mar, Museum of Modern Art The artist Bogoslav Kalaš has developed a unique painting technique named aerography or air brush painting. The exhibition The Painting Machine provides a comprehensive overview of his work to date. The paintings on display are based on Kalaš’s ‘family album photographs’ (nudes, landscapes, portraits, still lifes), which the artist has enlarged and transferred to canvas by means of his painting machine. Using this technique, he has managed to combine the conventions of traditional painting with the requirements of modernity, hyper-modernity, and contemporaneity and offered an opportunity for a reconsideration of the role of painting in the 20th century. Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays and 1 Jan
Crises and New Beginnings: Art in Slovenia 2005-2015 22 Dec - 2 Apr, Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM) The exhibition Crises and New Beginnings aims to present a selective overview of recent and current developments in contemporary art in Slovenia and attempts to define the main phenomena and trends observed in Slovenian art over the last decade. It covers a wide range of different art forms and involves the collaboration of many art professionals and experts. Creating their works, artists react critically to the numerous contradictions of the ideological and cultural discourses around them. The new generation of Slovenian artists has replaced nostalgia with melancholy, the banality of the everyday with an elevated pathos, and realistic expectations with overblown ambitions. Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays and 1 Jan
Archaeologists found more than 10,000 artefacts from different historical periods in the Ljubljana Marshes. The most important find of all is the world’s oldest wooden wheel, dating approximately between 3,350 and 3,100 B.C. The wheel is surprisingly accurate and extremely skilfully constructed. The taking of wood contraction and expansion into account, the manner of attachment and joining and other details point to an exceptionally skilled master craftsman and a real connoisseur of various types of wood. The technological perfection of the wheel and the axle besides it age are what places these items at the very pinnacle of world cultural heritage. The Oldest Wooden Wheel with an axel in the world is exclusively put on display for one month. Open 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:0021:00. Closed: Mondays and and 1 Jan
The Oldest Wooden Wheel 3 Dec -10 Jan 2016, City Museum
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Music
Marco Bolfelli Trio - jazz po, 4 Jan, 20:00 ZOO Club Admission free Slovenian Philharmonic Choir Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Borut Smrekar - conductor Anamarija Lazarevič - soprano; Monika Fele - soprano; Urška Bernik - alt; Martin Logar - tenor; Matevž Kink baritone; Tomaž Sevšek Šramel - organ 6 Jan, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: C. Saint-Saëns / D. Močnik Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal (Mali/France) - world music 21 Jan, 20:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
The music played by Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal is an astounding crossover between traditional West African musical idiom and classical music and an expedition through the uncharted depths of sound. The brilliant duo, consisting of kora (lute-harp) and cello, will play compositions from their second joint album.
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Alexander Drčar - conductor Margareta Klobučar - soprano 1 Jan, 2016, 18:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: C. M. von Weber / L. Bernstein / P. I. Tchaikovsky / J. Strauss ml. / J. Offenbach / D. Shostakovich / Ch. Gounod / F. von Suppé / G. Puccini / A. Ponchielli / G. Donizetti / J. Strauss / B. Adamič / E. Waldteufel New Year’s concert Sam’s Fever, San Di Ego (Slovenia) rock’n roll - rock 1 Jan, 20:00 Kongresni trg square Admission free Željko Joksimović (Serbia) - pop 2 Jan, 20:00 Kongresni trg square Admission free Karmen Štendler - guitar 3 Jan, 18:00 Grand Hotel Union
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Jazz and pop music students of Ljubljana Music and Ballet Conservatory 6 Jan, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Admission free Goran Bojčevski Quintet (Slovenia) Balkan Nuevo 6 Jan, 20:00 ZOO Club Admission free St. Cecilia Choir Janja Dragan Gombač - conductor Tilen Bajec - organ 9 Jan, 19:00 Church of the Annunciation - Franciscan Church Programme: W. A. Mozart: SpatzenMesse in c minor, KV 220 Ana Maria Beguš - piano Katarina Leskovar - violoncello and Nejc Grm - accordion 11 Jan, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Young to Young concert series Klemens Marktl Sextet - jazz 11 Jan, 20:00 ZOO Club Admission free
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Powertrio (Portugal) + Širom (Slovenia) - classical musis 12 Jan, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Philipp Kranjc - basbaritone Hedayet Djeddikar - piano Anna Magdalena Koktis - piano 13 Jan, 19:30 Križanke Programme: R. Vaughan Williams / R. Schumann / F. Schubert / F. Busoni / C. Loewe / D. Milhaud / R. Dünser / HK »Nali« Gruber / G. Gershwin Young virtuosi international concert series Admission free Tadej Košir Electric Manners - funk, blues, jazz 13 Jan, 20:00 ZOO Club Admission free Same babe (Slovenia) - jazz 15 Jan, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Bigband@Siti: Janez Bončina Benč - rock 15 Jan, 20:00 Siti Theatre
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Radovan Vlatković - horn Boštjan Lipovšek - horn 17 Jan, 11:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Mozartine - Sunday matinees concert series Metod Banko - vocal; Tonč Feinig keyboards; Robert Jukič - bas; Ratko Divjak - percussions 18 Jan, 20:00 ZOO Club Jazz concert Admission free Nace Slak - piano Mija Novak - piano 19 Jan, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Admission free Pliš with Murat + Tomaž Gajšt - rock 19 Jan, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
Manu Delago is a master of the hang who has worked with names such as The Cinematic Orchestra, Anoushka Shankar, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Among other things, he is a percussionist and hang player for the notorious Björk. Delago’s music revolves around the unique sound of the hang. This musical instrument is no longer made today, yet it remains Delago’s main source of inspiration. The artist’s latest full-length release, Silver Kobalt (2015), is an ambitious album at the intersection of different worlds, from pop to avantgarde, from electronic to ambient music.
Crvena jabuka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - pop 15 Jan, 21:00 Cvetličarna Simfonika Vrhnika Orchestra Mavrica Vrhika Choir and dr. Frančišek Lampe Črni Vrh Choir Marko Fabiani - conductor Žiga Lakner - countertenor 16 Jan, 17:00 in 20:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall
Manu Delago Handmade (UK) - experimental pop 21 Jan, 21:00, Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture cultural and congress centre
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Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Ségal (Mali, France) 21 Jan, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre West African musical and classical music Manu Delago Handmade & All Strings Detached - electronics, experimental pop 21 Jan, 20:00 Kino Šiška
27 Jan, 19:30, Slovenian Philharmonic Hall
The multi-talented Norwegian musician Henning Kraggerud will perform three famous violin sonatas by Edvard Grieg in duet with the renowned British chamber pianist Kathryn Stott. Programme: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 8; Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13; Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45
Martina Burger - soprano Aleksandra Naumovski Potisk - piano 20 Jan, 19:30 Križanke Programme: R. Strauss / F. Poulenc / B. Bjelinski / A. Kumar / M. Prus Admission free Kreativo Vocal Band 20 Jan, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Moonlight Sky (Slovenia) - jazz, blues, ethno 20 Jan, 20:00 ZOO Club Admission free
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Alarm!, Eho, Infected, Lumberjack 22 Jan, 20:00 Kino Šiška Performances by young music groups Admission free Deitra Farr & Igor Prado - blues 22 Jan, 20:00 Grand Hotel Union Matej Štih - euphonium Melanija Pintar - flute 25 Jan, 19:30 Grand Hotel Union Admission free
Recommended!
Henning Kraggerud, violin & Kathryn Stott, piano (Norway/G. Britain) - classical music
Hungarian Radio Choir Rohoncz Folkmühely - instrumental ensemble Zoltán Pad - conductor 22 Jan, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: G. Ligeti / Z. Kodály / B. Bartók / G. Ligeti At 18:30 pre-concert talk
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Kataklysm (Canada), Septicflesh (Greece), Aborted (Belgium) - metal 25 Jan, 20:00 Kino Šiška Lovro Ravbar - sax; Erik Maren keyboards; Ratko Divjak- percussions 25 Jan, 20:00 ZOO Club Jazz concert Admission free Jani Moder & Big Band RTV Slovenia - jazz 26 Jan, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Henning Kraggerud - violin Kathryn Stott - piano 27 Jan, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: E. Grieg Jerbas folk singers 27 Jan, 20:00 Grand hotel Union Admission free Romančice & Romana Krajnčan - jazz 27 Jan, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse
Christiane Ruvenal Duo 28 Jan, 20:00 Grand Hotel Union Murat & Jose (Slovenia) - rock 28 Jan, 20:00 Siti Theatre Com Truise (USA) - electronics 28 Jan, 20:00 Kino Šiška Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Mladen Tarbuk - conductor Daniel Detoni - piano 29 Jan, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: A. Panufnik / D. Detoni / W. Lutosławski Tomislav Bralić and Klapa Intrade (Croatia) 29 Jan, 20:00 Tivoli sports hall Dejan Berden & Tina Mauko Mb4 + Aka Moon: The Scarlatti Book 2 Feb, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
Seth Haley, better known as Com Truise, is an American music producer of retro-futurist electronic sounds and one of the most prominent protégés of the New-York-based label Ghostly International. He has grafted his synth obsession on the influences of the 1980s new wave and used contemporary production methods to develop his own experimental mix, which he refers to as ‘mid-fi synth-wave, slow-motion funk’.
Sankofa African Music Choir Igor Leonardi - guitar; Damir Mazrek - drums 27 Jan, 20:00 ZOO Club African music Admission free Nuška Drašček - vocal Blaž Jurjevčič - piano; Vid Ušeničnik percussions 28 Jan, 19:30 Ljubljana Castle Dedicated to Edith Piaf
Com Truise (USA) - electronic music 28 Jan, 21:00, Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture cultural and congress centre
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Opera, ballet, theatre, dance
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana: Otello 21, 22, and 23 Jan at 19:30; 25 Jan at 16:00; 26, 28, and 29 Jan at 19:30; Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre This new production of Verdi’s opera Otello is directed by Manfred Schweigkofler, who staged a hit production of The Rhine Nixies at Ljubljana’s Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre a few years ago. Otello’s literary source, Shakespeare’s play Othello, was a good point of departure for the tragic whirlwind of events in Verdi’s opera about the devoted yet fragile love between a heroic Moorish general and the daughter of a Venetian senator, which is tragically destroyed by parvenuism, grudge, envy, and intrigue. Performed by: the soloists, choir, and orchestra of the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
Sports
G. Verdi: La Traviata - opera 2 Jan, 19:00 Opera house T. Svete: The Hero of Our Time contemporary opera 6 Jan, 20:00 Opera house J. Menger - M. Kagao Knez: Dancefloor dance performance Jana Menger - dancer 7 - 9 Jan, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana Mini operas 12 Jan, 19:30 Opera house G. Cserepes: Selfy and B. Mezei: ’utopianow’: in a search for a beautiful life - - dance performance premiere Authors and performers: Gyula Cserepes and Bence Mezei (Hungary) 14 and 15 Jan, 20:00 Španski borci I. Tomažin: Body of the Voice performance Performer: Irena Tomažin 19 and 20 Jan, 20:00 Španski borci G. Verdi: Otello - opera premiere The soloists, choir, and orchestra of the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana 21 Jan, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Repeat performances: 22 Jan, 18:00; 23, 26, 28 and 29 Jan, 19:30; 25 and 31 Jan, 16:00 Tamás Tuza, Nikoletta Gönczöl - dance; Simon Klavžar - percussions 26 Jan, 20:00 Španski borci Nonform 45 - Series of musical dance improvisations
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HDD Telemach Olimpija : Fehérvár AV 19 (Hungary) - hockey 1 Jan, 17:30 | Tivoli sports hall ACH Volley : Spartak Myjava (Slovakia) - volleyball 4 Jan, 18:00 | Tivoli sports hall HDD Telemach Olimpija : EC Moser Medical Graz 99ers (Austria) - hockey 5 Jan, 19.15 | Tivoli sports hall ACH Volley : Hypo Tirol Innsbruck (Austria) - volleyball 6 Jan, 18:00 | Tivoli sports hall HDD Telemach Olimpija : EC Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) - hockey 10 Jan, 17:30 | Tivoli sports hall Union Olimpija : Crvena zvezda Telekom (Serbia) - basketball 10 Jan | Stožice sports hall HDD Telemach Olimpija : EV Vienna Capitals (Austria) - hockey 15 Jan, 19.15 | Tivoli sports hall ACH Volley : Panvita Pomgrad volleyball 16 Jan, 19:00 | Tivoli sports hall
Miscellaneous Music
Festive Fair 27 Nov - 3 Jan, 10:00 - 23:00/24:00 Breg, Cankarjevo nabrežje embankement, Prešernov trg square, Kongresni trg square Festively decorated stalls selling a selection of items suitable for Christmas and New Year’s gifts. Drinks and snacks are also available.
RK Krim Mercator : SC Municipal Craiova (Rumania) - handball | 16 Jan Stožice sports hall ACH Volley : Vojvodina NS Seme (Serbia) - volleyball 21 Jan, 18:00 | Stožice sports hall ACH Volley : Maribor - volleyball 23 Jan, 18:00 | Tivoli sports hall RK Krim Mercator : ŽRK Krka - handball 23 Jan | Stožice sports hall Union Olimpija : Zadar (Croatia) basketball 24 Jan | Stožice sports hall ACH Volley : Krka - volleyball 30 Jan, 19:00 | Tivoli sports hall RK Krim Mercator : RK Zagorje handball 30 Jan | Stožice sports hall Union Olimpija : Tajfun - basketball 31 Jan | Stožice sports hall
The Land of Ice 13 Nov - 28 Feb, Atlantis water park Be marvelled by the wonderful ice sculptures in the Land of Ice. The ice sculptures, luxuriously bathed in light, depict historical scenes taking you back to the Middle Ages. On your journey through the Land of Ice, which has a constant temperature of -5 ºC, you will walk past lords and ladies of castles, knights, servants, and maids. Using chainsaws, hand saws, and chisels, eight sculptors - five Slovenian, two Catalan, and one Finnish - have created an unforgettable adventure for the entire family to enjoy. In a fairy tale-like atmosphere conjured up by an ice dragon, children can enjoy themselves on an ice slide and in an ice maze, while thirsty visitors can refresh themselves at an ice tavern. Open: Monday to Wednesday 12:00 19:00, Thursday to Friday 12:00 - 21:00, weekends 10:00 - 21:00.
Natour Alpe-Adria 27-30 Jan, Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre The Natour Alpe-Adria trade fair features tourism offerings from Slovenia and other countries in the Alpe-Adria region, with a special emphasis on active and green experiences. Slovenia, with its diverse landscape and unspoilt nature, is presented as a perfect destination for active holidays. The Natour Alpe-Adria fair brings together providers of active holidays in the great outdoors, tourist destinations from across the AlpeAdria region, travel agencies, and active leisure equipment providers, giving them an opportunity for networking with international buyers. Each year, a Jakob award for tourism quality and excellence in the AlpeAdria region is handed out at the fair.
I CACIB, II CACIB 16 and 17 Jan Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre International dog show Shoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day 28 Jan, 19:00 Mini Theatre and Jewish Cultural Centre Ljubljana, Križevniška ulica street 1 -3 Programme by Mini Theatre and Jewish Cultural Centre Ljubljana www.visitljubljana.com 11