Ev Ap ent ril s 20 14
Re
gu l
ar
Si
w w w .v is it lju b
Sp M th Op M Ex In de or isc ea er us hi x ts el tr a, ic bit e l i 6 b a o 15 n , d a ns eo an lle 4 us ce t, 14 12
ja na .c om
gh ts ee l
in g
To
ur
s
Highlights in April
Photo D. Wedam
Regular sightseeing tours: • Regular Sightseeing Tours of Ljubljana • Experiencing the Roman City of Emona • Town Hall Tour • Sightseeing Tour of the Ljubljana Cemetery
Information and tickets sale: LJUBLJANA TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE– TIC Stritarjeva Street, Tel. 306 12 15, Fax 306 12 04 SLOVENIAN TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE – STIC, Krekov trg 10, Tel. 306 45 76, Fax 306 45 80
Cover photo: D.Wedam Edited and published by: Ljubljana Tourism, Krekov trg 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana, T: +386 1 306 45 83, E: info@visitljubljana.si, W: www.visitljubljana.com Photography: Archives of Ljubljana Tourism and individual event organisers Prepress: iDesign d.o.o. Printed by: Collegium Graphicum d.o.o., Ljubljana, April 2014 Ljubljana Tourism is not liable for any inaccurate information appearing in the calendar. Committed to caring for the environment, we print on recycled paper. Share our commitment by sharing this publication with your friends.
Fridays Open Kitchen On Fridays, the Open Kitchen food market offers you an opportunity to experience the delights of freshly cooked food prepared by different Slovenian chefs right there in front of you, on the market stalls. p. 14
21 Mar - 31 Dec The Mummy and the Crocodile The National Museum presents an exhibition showcasing the achievements of Slovenian Egyptologists, which were on a par with those of their contemporaries exploring the ancient Egyptian civilization. p. 6
17 Apr Carminho Ljubljana will host a concert by Carminho, a new big name on the Portuguese fado scene, who has charmed audiences across the world. p. 9
www.visitljubljana.com 3
Gabrijel Stupica: A Retrospective 18 Dec - 15 May, Museum of Modern Art
2013 marked the birth centenary of Gabriel Stupica, one of the greatest Slovenian 20th century’s painters. To mark this occasion, Ljubljana’s Museum of Modern Art put on a major retrospective of his work, which will continue to be on display until mid-May 2014. The exhibition is a comprehensive and systematic chronological presentation of the work of one of the most important Slovenian modernist painters. It brings together more than 300 works, including 123 paintings and 170 drawings, gouaches, temperas, and watercolours on paper from all periods of the artist’s career. Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays
4 www.visitljubljana.com
Exhibitions Festivals
Doors: Spatial and Symbolic Passageways of Life 11 Oct - Nov, Slovene Ethnographic Museum This exhibition presents doors as a part of cultural heritage, an element of everyday life, and an object that has many different symbolic meanings. It brings together all kinds of doors and related objects, from the oldest known doors, keys and locks sourced from various museums and private collections to state- of- the- art objects. Exhibited doors tell stories about families of different social and professional backgrounds from various parts of Slovenia, both those who the doors were made by and those who used them in daily life. Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays
Jože Ciuha: The Labyrinth of Time 17 Dec - 13 Apr, Jakopič Gallery This retrospective of work by Jože Ciuha, one of the most renowned Slovenian fine artists, brings together some of the major highlights of the artist’s oeuvre. Ciuha, who will celebrate his 90th birthday in April 2014, around the time when his retrospective is set to close, has a 70- year artistic career behind him. His work is underpinned by a distinctive philosophical background built up mainly from experiences from his travels. One of his major influences was the Buddhist experience of the world. Jože Ciuha has received numerous accolades for his artistic work. He has been named a Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour and an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts. Saturdays at 16:30 guided tours of the exhibition in English language Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays
Eight Female Painters Contemporary Slovenian Painting in the 2nd Millennium 4 Mar - 20 Apr, CD Gallery Even if it seemed that contemporary Slovenian painting reached an impasse after the culminations in the 1980s and 1990s, there nevertheless occurred a new and landmark return to the painting, also on the international scale, on the threshold of the new millennium. After a pictorial miracle, pure “texture” in the pictures by Joni Zakonjšek, there burgeoned forth a wave of female painters who have re-engendered trust in the pictorial statement and artistic insight. A literal revelation of new painting of fresh artistic vigour in the works by Maruša Šuštar, Nika Zupančič, Ksenija Čerče, Katja Sudec, Ana Sluga, Suzana Brborović and Ira Marušič. Furthermore, numerous others are surfacing, the ones who have only begun to evolve their style of exploring and inventing a new painting. Open 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - 14:00
Present and Presence - Repetition 6: Install Yourself! 11 Feb - 9 Jun, Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM) The exhibition brings together works by Slovenian, Balkan, and Eastern European artists created from the 1960s to the present day. Themed on the concept of contemporaneity, the exhibition deals with various forms of time. The sixth edition of the exhibition presents a selection of works from the Arteast 2000+ and the national collection of Moderna galerija, the city’s museum of modern and contemporary art, bringing into focus the rhythm of space in installation art. The exhibition showcases representative works by a number of renowned artists such as Ilya Kabakov, Ivan Kožarić, Stanisław Dróżdż, and Marko Pogačnik. It also features works by important artists of the middle and younger generation and a selection of works by the giants of minimalism Carl André and Bruce Nauman. Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays
Wheel, 5,200 Years 24 May - 20 Apr 2014, City Museum of Ljubljana
The Ljubljana Moors are a site where archaeologists found more than 10,000 objects dating from different periods in history. The remains of the prehistoric pile- dwelling culture that developed in the area have been given UNESCO World Heritage status. The most important of all the finds discovered at the Ljubljana Moors is the world’s oldest surviving wooden wheel, crafted between 3350 and 3100 BC. The exhibition is accompanied by a wide and varied programme of educational and other events. 2 and 16 Feb, 13:00 English guided tours Open 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 21:00. Closed: Mondays
Photo: Matevž Paternoster/MGML
Exhibitions
www.visitljubljana.com 5
Exhibitions
Recommended!
The Mummy and the Crocodile: The Slovenians Exploring the Lands along the Nile 21 Mar - 31 Dec, National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova After nearly a century, the National Museum of Slovenia is putting on display the Egyptian Collection of its predecessor, the Provincial Museum of Carniola. The exhibition reveals the stories of three Slovenian Egyptologists who brought the objects in the collection over to Slovenia. It is not widely known today that a number of successful explorers of Africa were Slovenian, despite the fact that the achievements of the Slovenian Egyptologists Anton Lavrin, Ignacij Knoblehar, and Josef Švegel (Josef Schwegel in German) were on a par with those of their contemporaries exploring the ancient Egyptian civilization. Apart from the objects that the three Egyptologists donated to the Provincial Museum of Carniola, it was also the stories of their experiences in exotic lands that stirred the imagination of the Slovenian public of their time. The centrepiece of the exhibition is the mummy of Isahta (A-Keswy-Ta), a priest of Amon, which aroused great public interest at the time it was brought over to Ljubljana along with a stuffed crocodile. The mummy kept at the National Museum is the only human mummy to be held in Slovenia.
Music
Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays Free entrance every first Sunday of the month Technical Museum of Slovenia Bistra Castle near the town of Vrhnika (20km from Ljubljana) The Technical Museum of Slovenia, well known for its extensive collections and presentations on technical heritage, is located at the 6000-square-metre estate of Bistra Castle, formerly a monastery, with a scenic garden, a fish pond, and a nature trail running through the forest above the castle. Apart from countless technical heritage exhibits, such as a flour mill, a waterpowered smithy, a reconstructed veneer mill, and a Venetian sawmill, the museum houses an attractive collection of limousines owned by the late president of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980), and an exhibition on Slovenia’s printing heritage under the title of The Written Word: Printing in Slovenian Inhabited Areas. Open Tuesdays to Fridays 8:00 - 16:00, Saturdays 9:00 - 17:00, Sundays, holidays 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays
Kavalir (Gallant Helper) You can get around the city centre pedestrian area by the so called Kavalir (Gallant Helper) - a small electric vehicle running daily from 9:00 to 18:00. Telephone: +386 (0)31 666 331 or +386 (0)31 666 332. 6 www.visitljubljana.com
Maja Gombač - piano Gregor Demšar - piano 1 Apr, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Admission free Razal Oklim Quartet (Slovenia) - jazz 1 Apr, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Blood Red Shoes (G. Britain) - rock 1 Apr, 21:00 Kino Šiška Karmen Zidar Kos - organ Luka Gojkošek - organ 2 Apr, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Young to Young concert series Rupnik Piano Trio 2 Apr, 19:30 Križanke Programme: L. van Beethoven / Č. Sojar Voglar / J. Suk Young virtuosi concert series Admission free Jazz and pop music students of Ljubljana Music and Ballet Conservatory 2 Apr, 19:30 Grand Hotel Union Admission free
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 3 Apr, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Nader Abbassi - conductor Programme: J. Golob / N. Abbassi / O. Respighi Elvis Jackson (Slovenia) - ska/ punk 3 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 4 Apr, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Nader Abbassi - conductor Programme: J. Golob / N. Abbassi / O. Respighi Krug (EKV) (Serbia) - rock Urban&4 (Croatia) - rock 4 Apr, 21:00 Cvetličarna Tribute to Belgrade rock group Ekatarina Velika Overflow (Croatia) - indie/punk 4 Apr, 21:00 Orto Club
AP Group (Slovenia) - ethno, pop - jazz… 5 Apr, 20:00 Zlati zob Ethno Club Eightbomb (Slovenia) - rockabilly 5 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club Tanya Tagaq (Canada) - world music 5 Apr, 22:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra 6 Apr, 11:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Azis Sadiković - conductor Irena Kavčič - flute; Sofia Ristic – harpe Programme: S. Prokofiev / W. A. Mozart / J. Brahms
God Is an Astronaut (Ireland) - post-rock concert 8 Apr, 21:00, Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture
God Is an Astronaut play innovative instrumental rock music marked by an epic feel and an extraordinary atmospheric sound. The band’s music is based partly on space-rock patterns used by Pink Floyd and partly on elements characteristic of contemporary postrock music. Since their foundation in 2002, God Is an Astronaut have released six albums, all critically acclaimed.
Imer Traja Brizani & Amala (Slovenia) Matt Darriau’s Paradox Trio 8 Apr, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Jazz concert
Múm (Island) - experimental music 2 Apr, 21:00 Kino Šiška Elvis Jackson (Slovenia) - ska/ punk 2 Apr, 21:00 Orto Club Maja Horvat - violin Hermina Hudnik - piano Jani Leban - percussions 3 Apr, 19:30 Križanke Admission free www.visitljubljana.com 7
Music Terrafolk (Slovenia) world music concert 13 Apr, 20:00, Slovenian National Drama Theatre of Ljubljana
Terrafolk, one of the most successful Slovenian world music bands, acclaimed both nationally and internationally, play a hard to categorise mixture of different folk musics, jazz, and rock with a strong emphasis on rhythm. In 2003 they won the Audience Award at the BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards.
Music
God is an Astronaut (Ireland) - post rock 8 Apr, 21:00 Kino Šiška Luka Juhar - accordion Patrick Demenga - violoncello Thomas Demenga - violoncello 9 Apr, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: J. S. Bach / T. Hosokawa / T. Demenga / N. Paganini/T. Demenga
Mia Žnidarič - vocal Primož Grašič - guitar Steve Klink Trio 10 Apr, 20:00 Ljubljana Castle Jazz concert The Notwist (Germany) - indielectronics 10 Apr, 21:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre
QuatroPorTango (Slovenia) 9 Apr, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Tango evening
Sarcasm (Slovenia) - trash metal; Metalsteel (Slovenia) - heavy metal 10 Apr, 21:00 Orto Club
Sell Out (Slovenia) - ska/punk/reggae 9 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club
Žiga Murko - jazz 10 Apr, 22:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre
Oskar Laznik - saxophone Simon Klavžar - percussions 10 Apr, 19:30 Mestni muzej Ljubljana/Ljubljana City Museum Programme: M. Bonin / U. Pompe / U. Rojko / N. šenk / L. Vrhunc / V. Žuraj
Angelo Kelly (Germany) - pop 11 Apr, 19:00 Španski borci Comeback Kid (Canada) - punk 11 Apr, 19:30 Kino Šiška
Neža Papler - viola Igor Vičentić - piano ColorFour Saxophone Quartet 11 Apr, 19:30 Russian Center for Science and Culture Admission free Jinx (Croatia) - rock 11 Apr, 21:00 Cvetličarna Iron Median (Slovenia) - heavy metal 11 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club Muff (Slovenia) - rock/pop 12 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club Partisan Choir (Slovenia) 13 Apr, 18:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Guests: Trieste’s Partisan Choir TPPZ Pinko Tomažič (Italy) 70th anniversary of the Partisan Choir
8 www.visitljubljana.com
Aleksander Gadjiev - piano 13 Apr, 18:00 Grand Hotel Union Admission free Terrafolk and Simbolični orkester (Slovenia) - folk 13 Apr, 20:00 SNT Drama Heidi. (Japan) - rock/visual kei 13 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club Kristina Martinc - recorder prof. Mateja Bajt - recorder Tomaž Sevšek - harpsichord 14 Apr, 19:30 Grand Hotel Union Student-Professor in Union concert series Admission free
Carminho (Portugal) fado concert 17 Apr, 20:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
The singer Carminho is a new big name on the Portuguese fado scene who has charmed audiences across the world. Just like Mariza before her, she became famous overnight, immediately after the release of her debut album Fado in 2009. Today, Carminho is considered to be one of the most talented and innovative musicians of her generation. Her music, remarkable for its eclecticism, combines elements of traditional Portuguese music, jazz, pop, rock, and Brazilian music.
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba (Mali) - ethno 15 Apr, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
www.visitljubljana.com 9
Music O•zvočenje 12 April 22. 2014 - April 24. 2014 (19:00)
Traditional contemporary musical festival with Group SAETA feat. Tinkara Kovač, Andrej Trobentar and Samo Gramofon. O•zvočenje Festival is traditionally held in Bežigrad Gallery since 1980. Its programme is distinctly contemporary and original. The composers and groups presented are engaged in contemporary, experimental and minimalist music and incorporate into their music various environmental sounds.
Music
Vasko Atanasovski - saxophone, alt saxophone, flute Simone Zanchini - accordion 15 Apr, 20:00 Ljubljana Castle Music from the Balkans and the Mediterranean Neofonia 15 Apr, 20:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Steven Loy - conductor Nina Prešiček - piano; Aleš Klančar trumpet Programme: G. Ligeti Predihano - Contemporary Music Series Dolce vita band (Slovenia) 16 Apr, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Evening of old Italian songs Happy Ol’ Mc Weasel (Slovenia) - Irish celtic punk 16 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club
Wolves Like Us (Norway), I Am Heresy (USA), Real Life Version (Slovenia), In the Crossfire (Slovenia), Bring On the Vanguards (Slovenia), Seehearspeak (Slovenia) 17 Apr, 19:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Nu Rock Fest! RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra 17 Apr, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Slovenian Chamber Choir, APZ France Prešeren Kranj Choir Matthias Bamert - conductor Theresa Plut - soprano; Nuška Drašček Rojko - mezzosoprano; Matjaž Stopinšek - tenor; Jože Vidic - baritone; Janko Volčanšek - bas Programme: F. Martin: Golgotha, oratorio in two parts
Papir (Slovenia) - popa 17 Apr, 20:00 SiTi theatre
Bitch Boys (Slovenia) - surf 19 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club
Carminho (Portugal) - fado 17 Apr, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
Avtomobili (Slovenia) - rock 17 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club
The Casualties (USA) - punk 20 Apr, 20:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra 18 Apr, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Slovenian Chamber Choir, APZ France Prešeren Kranj Choir Matthias Bamert - conductor Theresa Plut - soprano; Nuška Drašček Rojko - mezzosoprano; Matjaž Stopinšek - tenor; Jože Vidic - baritone; Janko Volčanšek - bas Programme: F. Martin: Golgotha, oratorio in two parts Nina Badrič & Massimo (Croatia) - pop 18 Apr, 21:00 Cvetličarna Avven (Slovenia) - rock/metal 18 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club 10 www.visitljubljana.com
SAETA feat.Tinkara Kovač 22 Apr, 19:00 Bežigrad Gallery 2 Miloš Bašin - percussion, traditional instruments Aleš Gasparič - flutes, ocarina, pipes Lado Jakša - wind instruments, keyboards Boštjan Perovšek - computer, soundscapes Jože Slak - tabla, percussion feat. Tinkara Kovač - flute, voice O•zvočenje12 Music Festival Arve Henriksen Feat. Jan Bang & Ingar Zach (Norway) - jazz 22 Apr, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
The Skatalites (Jamaica) - ska/reggae concert 24 Apr, 21:00, Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre
It has been half a century since Jamaica gained independence from Britain and the authentic Jamaican sound was born to accompany the newly gained independence. Back in the mid-1950s, the members of the band later known as the Skatalites were among the pioneers of the new ska sound. The musicians on the current Skatalites concert tour in celebration of the band’s 50th anniversary include the last two living members of the original Skatalites, the alto saxophonist Lester Sterling and the singer Doreen Shaffer.
www.visitljubljana.com 11
Music
Norbert Rodenkirchen - flutes 22 Apr, 20:00 ZRC SAZU/SASA - Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Programme: Hameln 1284: The Magic Flute Andrej Trobentar - voice, acoustic guitar 23 Apr, 19:00 Bežigrad gallery 2 O•zvočenje12 Music Festival Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra 23 Apr, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Marko Letonja - conductor Nuška Drašček Rojko - mezzosoprano Programme: O. Messiaen / L. Lebič / L. van Beethoven Folk singers from Cirkulane 23 Apr, 19:30 Grand Hotel Union Admission free Miha Vanič (Slovenia) - rock/pop 23 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club Samo Gromofon 24 Apr, 19:00 Bežigrad Gallery 2 Tomaž Grom - double bass, computer, electronic media (effects for real-time sound manipulation, recordings) Andrej Fon - wind instruments, viktor (wind instrument), bagpipes, electric guitar, guitar effects, sound devices, objects Samo Kutin - hurdy-gurdy, sound devices, objects O•zvočenje12 Music Festival RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra 24 Apr, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Tibor Bogányi - conductor Bence Bogányi - bassoon Programme: J. Sibelius / K. Aho / B. Bartók 12 www.visitljubljana.com
Opera, ballet, theatre, dance
Ljubljana University Choir Tone Tomšič Peruggia University Choir Voci dal Mondo 24 Apr, 19:30 Križanke Admission free The Skatalites (Jamaica) - ska 24 Apr, 21:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Zaklonišče prepeva (Slovenia) - rock 24 Apr, 21:00 Orto Club Suzana Ograjenšek - soprano Simon Dvoršak - piano 25 Apr, 19:30 Križanke Admission free Omar Naber (Slovenia) - rock/pop 25 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club The Drinkers (Slovenia) - rock 26 Apr, 22:00 Orto Club Slovenian Octet 27 Apr, 19:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: D. Božič / P. Mihelčič / A. Danev / V. Hrovat / J. Jež / L. Vrhunc… Sebastian Bertoncelj - violoncello 27 Apr, 19:00 Grand Hotel Union Admission free Fabulous Disaster (USA), Mental Strike (Slovenia), Joko Ono (Slovenia) 28 Apr, 21:00 Orto Club All-girl punkrock Pestilence (Netherlands), Seth (France), Ancient Ascendant (G. Britain) - metal 28 Apr, 20:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre
K. Janjić, M. Bobnar: Pas de tea - dancetheatre performance 1 and 2 Apr, 20:00 Španski borci Performers: Kaja Janjić and Matic Bobnar 4 In Line - dance performance 8 Apr, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana Choreography and dance: Tina Benko, Neža Jamnikar, Tajda Podobnik, Veronika Valdés L. Minkus: Don Quixote - ballet, premiere Apr 9, 19:30 Opera house Rosana Hribar & Gregor Luštek, Csaba Molnár: ‘68 - dance performance/ diptych 10 Apr, 20:00 Španski borci Creators and performers EnKnapGroup L. Minkus: Don Quixote - ballet 10 Apr, 19:30 Opera house L. Minkus: Don Quixote - ballet 11 Apr, 18:00 Opera house L. Minkus: Don Quixote - ballet 12 Apr, 19:30 Opera house Betontanc: If You Don’t Take It, You Won’t Make It - dance performance, premiere 12 Apr, 20:00 Matjaž Pograjc - director Old Power Station Creators and performers: Katarina Stegnar, Primož Bezjak, Branko Jordan, Branko Potočan, Vito Weis
Betontanc: If You Don’t Take It, You Won’t Make It - dance performance 14 Apr, 20:00 Old Power Station Creators and performers: Katarina Stegnar, Primož Bezjak, Branko Jordan, Branko Potočan, Vito Weis L. Minkus: Don Kihot - ballet 15 Apr, 19:30 Opera house A.Vvedenski: Christmas at the Ivanovs’ theatre performance 15 Apr, 20:00 SNT Drama English surtitles Betontanc: If You Don’t Take It, You Won’t Make It 15 Apr, 20:00 Old Power Station Creators and performers: Katarina Stegnar, Primož Bezjak, Branko Jordan, Branko Potočan, Vito Weis L. Minkus: Don Kihot - ballet 16 Apr, 19:30 Opera house
S. Paxton: Bound (1982) - dance performance 17 Apr, 20:00 Španski borci Performer Jurij Konjar
Ludwig Minkus: Don Quixote – ballet (premiere) 9 Apr, 19:30, Opera house
Dance: Gregor Kamnikar and Loup Abramovichi Music: Cene Resnik and Vid Drašler 22 Apr, 20:00 Španski borci Music-performative improvisation
Ludwig Minkus’s Don Quixote, based on a novel of the same name by Miguel de Cervantes, revolves around a love story between Kitri and Basil. The driving force of the story are the characters of Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza. Ludwig Minkus (1826-1917) is one of the many 18th and 19th century composers who each wrote their own version of the ballet Don Quixote. The Don Quixote by Minkus, premiered in Moscow in 1869, secured its place in the repertoires of ballet theatres for many years to follow. Choreography: Irek Mukhamedov Conducted by: Simon Krečič Performed by: the ballet and orchestra of the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty - ballet 23 and 24 Apr, 19:30 Opera house P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty - ballet 25 and 26 Apr, 18:00 Opera house G. Verdi: La Traviata – opera 29 Apr, 19:30 Opera house
He, He, Helium - dance performance 16 Apr, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Igor Kirov - choreographer Dancers: Mojca Majcen, Petra Valentić, Milan Ismailović, Igor Kirov Betontanc: If You Don’t Take It, You Won’t Make It 16 Apr, 20:00 Old Power Station Creators and performers: Katarina Stegnar, Primož Bezjak, Branko Jordan, Branko Potočan, Vito Weis A. Foerster: The Nightingale of Gorenjska - operetta 17 Apr, 18:00 Opera house www.visitljubljana.com 13
The Countryside in the City: Gastronomic Products from Slovenian Farms 12 Apr, 9:00 - 14:00 Ljubljana Central Market (Pogačarjev trg square)
This event will present foods and traditions of the Slovenian countryside. Gastronomic products from different Slovenian farms will be available from market stalls. Visitors to the event will be able to purchase and taste a variety of different traditional culinary delights, including the well-known ‘potica’ rolls with different fillings and the ‘pletenica’ bread plaits, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, farm cheeses, dry-cured meat products, bread and bakery products, wines, and spirits.
Music
Open Kitchen - food market Fridays 8:00-20:00 Ljubljana Central Market Open Kitchen is a food market where you can experience the delights of freshly cooked food prepared by different Slovenian chefs right there in front of you, on the market stalls. On Fridays from mid-March to October, the Open Kitchen offers you an opportunity to meet Slovenian chefs, taste Slovenian and international dishes, and learn about different methods of food preparation. The choice of food on offer is wide and varied. Each Friday, the market features around thirty different food providers, including modern restaurants, traditional gostilnas, tourist farms, and independent chefs wanting to promote their offerings. The cooking is done to the accompaniment of music and entertainment. In case of bad weather, the market may be cancelled.
Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia: The Journey Within - open-air photographic exhibition 30 Jan - 27 Apr Jakopič promenade in Tivoli Park Ljubljana’s popular outdoor gallery located in Tivoli Park hosts an exhibition of one hundred photographs taken by the British photographer Deborah Beer during the shooting of Andrei Tarkovsky’s cinematic masterpiece Nostalghia (1983). The photographs are being displayed to the public for the first time. Ljubljana 2014 State Philatelic Exhibition 9 - 12 Apr, 9:00 - 18:00 Post of Slovenia, Čopova ulica street 11 (atrium) This international philatelic exhibition, organized by the Ljubljana Philatelic Society under the auspices of the Philatelic Association of Slovenia in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Society’s foundation, brings together various stamp collections built by members of philatelic societies and associations in different countries. The aim of the exhibition is to encourage the public to collect and study stamps. Slovenian Book Days 14 - 18 Apr, 11:00 - 19:00 Kongresni trg square Slovenian Book Days feature a Slovenian publishers’ book fair and an accompanying programme of cultural events including music concerts, children’s events, literary readings and presentations.
Sports
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series 18-20 Apr Ljubljana will host a competition for male and female gymnasts as part of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup, sanctioned by the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG). Tivoli sports hall KK Union Olimpija : KK Hopsi Domžale - basketball 1 Apr, 19:00 Stožice sports hall
NK Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Domžale football 12 Apr Stožice stadium
KD Slovan : KK Maribor Nova KBM basketball 22 Apr, 19:00 Kodeljevo sports hall
NK Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Maribor football 2 Apr, 17:30 Stožice stadium
KK Union Olimpija : KK Zlatorog basketball 19 Apr, 17:30 Stožice sports hall
NK Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Koper football 23 Apr Stožice stadium
RK Ljubljana : RAK Olimpija - rugby 5 Apr Oval Stanežiče
RK Krim Mercator : Lokomotiva Zagreb (Croatia) - handball 19 Apr, 18:00 Dvorana Krim
KK Union Olimpija : KK Helios Domžale - basketball 25 Apr, 17:30 Stožice sports hall
KD Slovan : KK Portorož - basketball 5 Apr, 19:00 Kodeljevo sports hall KD Slovan : KK Grosuplje - basketball 9 Apr, 19:00 Kodeljevo sports hall KK Union Olimpija : KK Krka basketball 9 Apr, 20:05 Stožice sports hall Slovenia : Bolgarija - rugby 12 Apr Oval Stanežiče
14 www.visitljubljana.com
KD Slovan : KK Elektra Šoštanj basketball 19 Apr, 19:00 Kodeljevo sports hall
Need a ticket? Tickets are for the majority of cultural, entertainment, sports and other events available from Tourist Information Centres and online on www.visitljubljana.com.
Recommended!
Miscellaneous
www.visitljubljana.com 15
Buy your card online and save 10% off the regular price! www.visitljubljana.com
2 48 4 h Sa 72 h our ad o s th ve ho ur : ul s an m t ur : s 23 s: 80 ore 30 € ch ( 6- il 35 € € 14 d ! € r 14 yea en 18 € rs) 21 € €
F at RE to tra E m bo ur ct u 24 at s, b ion seu m h c u s m uc W rui se , ci s, h iF se s, ty m ia , or n e! d
Im 3 rd pos Be sib le st Eu to Ig ro pe no an re Ci ty Ca rd