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Highlights in May
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Regular sightseeing tours: • Regular Sightseeing Tours of Ljubljana • Experiencing the Roman City of Emona • Town Hall Tour • Sightseeing Tour of the Ljubljana Cemetery
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14 May - 25 Aug Brain: The Inside Story This large interactive exhibition on the human brain prepared by the American Museum of Natural History in New York has so far been on display in only a few cities in the world. p. 5
21 May - 26 Oct Aquae Iasae Aquae Iasae is the first exhibition to bring together the extraordinary archaeological finds discovered during the latest excavations in the area of the Croatian town of Varaždinske Toplice. p. 6
30 - 31 May Druga Godba Druga Godba, one of Central Europe’s most important music festivals, will be a continuous twoday concert marathon offering a unique insight into the musical traditions and cultures of a wide range of different peoples and countries. p. 4 www.visitljubljana.com 3
Festivals
Exhibitions Festivals
30th International Druga Godba Festival 30 - 31 May, various venues
Juana Molina (Argentina) 29 May, 21:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
Druga Godba, held for the 30th year running, is a festival of world and, to a lesser extent, contemporary jazz music. It ranks among Europe’s best festivals of alternative underground music difficult to fit neatly into musical categories. Druga Godba is well known for bringing to Ljubljana leading artists from different backgrounds and musical traditions who draw inspiration from traditional music and are committed to creative musical exploration. Due to its enthusiasm for ‘discovering’ less well-known music from around the globe, its line-up is often ahead of trends. The influential British magazine Songlines ranked Druga Godba among the world’s 25 best international music festivals of 2009, 2010, and 2012.
Mulatu Astatke (Ethiopia) 30 May, 20:00 Kino Šiška
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Bombino (Niger) 30 May, 21:30 Kino Šiška Wang Li (China, France) 30 May, 23:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Akua Naru (USA) 30 May, 24:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre 1:00 Jambinai (South Korea) 31 May, 1:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre
DJ-Programme in association with Bass Culture (Italy, Hungary, G. Britain) 30 May, 22:00 - 5:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Rubato (Turkey) 31 May, 13:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
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. 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 and 1 May 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 and 1 May Present and Presence - Repetition 6: Install Yourself! 11 Feb - 9 Jun, Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM) The exhibition Present and Presence 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
Brain: The Inside Story 14 May - 25 Aug, Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
The exhibition, entitled Brain: The Inside Story, was prepared by the American Museum of Natural History in New York. With the help of interactive demonstrations, riddles, brain images, and accurate models of human brain, visitors to the exhibition can explore feelings, emotions and thoughts, trace the brain’s development, and even take a glimpse into its future. The organizers of the exhibition made good use of a range of opportunities provided by the 21st century technology. The exhibition gives visitors an update on the latest findings in neuroscience, sheds light on the astonishing ability of the brain to form new connections as a response to experiences, disability or trauma, and presents new technologies used by brain scientists. Open: daily 9:00 - 20:00
Foltin & Guests (Macedonia, Slovenia, Netherlands) 31 May, 16:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Magnifico & Serbian Army Orchestra (Slovenia, Serbia) 31 May, 21:00 Križanke Jimmy Barka Experience (Slovenia) 31 May, 24:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre
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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. Visitors to the exhibition can enter the works on display and thus co-create their specific ambience. The exhibition showcases representative works by a number of renowned artists such as Ilya Kabakov, Ivan Kožarić, Stanisław Dróżdż, and Marko Pogačnik (as a member of the OHO art group). It also features works by important artists of the middle and younger generation such as Apolonija Šušteršič and Tomaž Furlan, and a selection of works by the giants of minimalism Carl André and Bruce Nauman. Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays and 1 May
Exhibitions Festivals
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
The Ljubljana Castle Time Machine sightseeing Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00 and 15:00 Departure point: Ljubljana Castle’s Info Centre The Ljubljana Castle Time Machine takes you through some of the most important periods in the history of Ljubljana and the castle towering over it. The tour includes a visit to the castle’s Outlook Tower, a virtual tour through the castle’s history called Virtual Castle, and a tour of the castle’s permanent exhibition titled Slovenian History. Your journey through time will begin in Emona, a Roman city on the site of the present-day Ljubljana. During this leg of the tour, your guide will be a Roman soldier or priestess. Your journey will continue with the story of St. George, who defeated a terrible dragon to save the townspeople of Ljubljana from its terror. On your way through the Middle Ages, you will be accompanied by Emperor Frederick III of Habsburg or his wife, Eleanor of Portugal. A French soldier and a nun will take you through the time of the Napoleonic Empire’s Illyrian Provinces, the prisoners confined in Ljubljana Castle through the 19th century, and Ljubljana’s famous mayor Ivan Hribar through the early 20th century. 6 www.visitljubljana.com
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. Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays and 1 May. Free entrance every first Sunday of the month Light as Colour: Coloured and Colour Photography in Slovenia from Its Origins until 1945 17 Apr - 17 Aug, Museum of Architecture and Design The exhibition offers the first review of coloured and colour photographic production on Slovenian soil from its origins in mid-19th century until 1945. A part of the exhibition also displays examples of colour print from the period in question - postcards and the first colour photographs, published in illustrated magazines. The exhibition displays a total of c. 300 works; mostly with reproductions due to the sensitive material. It presents the oeuvres of individual authors and the most important technical, thematic and conceptual sets. The exhibition presents material from the collection of the Museum of Architecture and Design and from the collections of numerous Slovenian museums, galleries and other institutions and several private collections. Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays
Aquae Iasae - archaeological exhibition 21 May - 26 Oct, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Aquae Iasae is the first exhibition to bring together the extraordinary archaeological finds discovered during the latest excavations in the area of the Croatian town of Varaždinske Toplice, carried out by the Zagreb Archaeological Museum. In the autumn, the exhibition will also be on display in Zagreb, Croatia. From the 1st to the 4th century AD, the area around the town of Varaždinske Toplice in north-western Croatia was the site of a thermal spring and a Roman settlement called Aquae Iasae. Systematic research conducted in the area since 1953 by the Antiquity Department of the Zagreb Archaeological Museum yielded the discovery of a complex of public buildings consisting of a bathing area with various building facilities, pools, and a basilica, and an open area with a temple surrounding the thermal spring. The latest archaeological research, conducted between 2011 and 2012, yielded the discovery of highly interesting Roman architectural solutions and numerous stone monuments, reliefs, inscriptions, and sculptures testifying to the extraordinary importance of Aquae Iasae as a Roman thermal spa centre. Open 10.00 - 19.00, Sundays 10.00 - 14.00
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
Josef Koudelka: Vestiges 1991-2012 photographic exhibition 20 May - 3 Sep, Jakopič Gallery
This exhibition of work by the world renowned photographer Josef Koudelka features a series of photographs depicting the ancient monuments of the Mediterranean. The exhibited series of photographs, entitled Vestiges, was created during Koudelka’s travels to the Mediterranean countries between 1991 and 2012. The photographer visited more than two hundred ancient Greek and Roman archaeological monuments and created the most comprehensive photographic record of them to date. His Ljubljana exhibition features a screening of 180 photographs of ancient monuments. Josef Koudelka, born in 1938 in Czechoslovakia, is considered to be one of the world’s most renowned masters of photography. Saturdays at 16:30 guided tours of the exhibition in English language. Open 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays
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Orquestra de Cadaqués (Spain) - classical music concert 7 May, 20:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
According to its principal guest conductor, the famous Sir Neville Marriner, Orquestra de Cadaqués is an orchestra ‘of Mediterranean origin and cosmopolitan spirit’. Orquestra de Cadaqués was established in 1988 as a resident festival orchestra. Currently, it is led by a number of first-rate conductors, including Jaime Martín, Gianandrea Noseda, and Llorenç Caballero, the orchestra’s artistic director. Conductor: Jaime Martín. Soloist: Miloš Karadaglić (guitar).
Boobjail (Slovenia) - blues 6 May, 21:30 Prulček bar
Doug Hammond Trio (USA) - blues, jazz 8 May, 20:00 Prulček Bar
Orquestra de Cadaqués (Spain) Miloš Karadaglić - guitar 7 May, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Jaime Martín - conductor Programme: E. Granados / J. Rodrigo / M. Ravel
Artbeaters feat Igor Bezget - jazz 8 May, 21:30 Prulček Bar
B’S Funstellation feat. Sabrina Hebiri, latino - jazz 7 May, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Momento Cigano Trio (Slovenia) - gypsy music 7 May, 20:00 Prulček Bar GUUD Quartet with Peter Ugrin (Slovenia) - jazz 1 May, 20:00 Prulček Bar
Amon Amarth (Sweden) - melodic death metal 4 May, 20:00 Kino Šiška
Wild Strings Trio - acoustic ethno fusion 1 May, 21:30 Prulček Bar
Luz (Italy) 5 May, 20.00 Prulček Bar
Igor Leonardi Band feat. Lazaro & Lazar (Slovenia/Cuba) - jazz 2 May, 20:00 Prulček Bar
Simbolični orkester - ethno 5 May, 21:30 Prulček Bar
Brencl banda 2 May, 21:30 Prulček bar Vito Marence Trio and Ana Pandur (Slovenia) - flamenco 3 May, 20:00 Prulček Bar Karavana Iluzij feat. Lado Jakša (Slovenia) - jazz 4 May, 20:00 Prulček Bar 8 www.visitljubljana.com
Karmen Zidar Kos - organ Luka Gojkošek - organ 6 May, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Young to young concert series EYM Trio (France) - jazz 6 May, 20:00 Prulček Bar The Bureau of Atomic Tourism (USA, Iceland, Belgium) - jazz 6 May, 21:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
Rykarda Parasol (USA) - dark rock, folk 7 May, 21:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Tony tonyka 7 May, 21:30 Prulček bar Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Maja Bogdanović - cello Krzysztof Penderecki - conductor 8 May, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: K. Penderecki / A. Dvořák Anja Podpečan - flute Katalin Péter Krivokapič - piano Katarina Leskovar - cello Tanja Činč - piano 8 May, 19:30 Russian Center for Science and Culture Admission free Razal Oklim Quartet (Slovenia) - jazz 8 May, 20:00 Stara mestna elektrarna/Old Power Station
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Maja Bogdanović - cello Krzysztof Penderecki - conductor 9 May, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: K. Penderecki / A. Dvořák Mia Žnidarič - vocal Steve Klink Trio 9 May, 20:00 Ljubljana Castle Jazz concert Zurbaran (Italy) 9 May, 20.00 Prulček Bar Jazzva - jazz 9 May, 21:30 Prulček Bar Juicy Juice - dance music 9 May, 23:00 Prulček Bar Big Band RTV Slovenia Nina Strnad - vocal 10 May, 20:00 Mons Hotel Žare Prinčič - conductor Programme: Rhapsody in Blue - Tribute to George Gershwin Alma Merklin - pop 10 May, 21:30 Prulček Bar
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Brina Nataša Zupančič and Nina Pirc violin; Katja Krajnik Kralj - viola; Dragan ĐorĐević - cello 11 May, 11:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Živa Ploj Peršuh - conductor Programme: C. M. von Weber / L. Spohr / L. v. Beethoven Mozartine - Sunday matinee Caetano Veloso (Brazil) - pop 11 May, 20:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Dawn of Midi (Thirsty Ear) (USA), Zergon - live (Synaptic) - jazz 11 May, 20:30 Kino Šiška Mala malica 11 May, 21:00 Prulček Bar Marko Petrušič - jazz 12 May, 21:30 Prulček bar
Caetano Veloso (Brazil): Abraçaço - pop concert 11 May, 20:30, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
Back in the late 1960s, the Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso made a breakthrough with his song Tropicalia, which made him one of the architects of the short-lasting but exceptionally influential Brazilian avant-pop musical movement called Tropicalismo. Today, his music includes all the key elements of popular Brazilian music and an extremely wide range of different feelings and musical elements. Since the release of his debut album in 1967, Veloso has recorded more than one album a year. He regularly performs across the world, writes carnival music, and collaborates with the samba school in the favela of Mangueira in Rio.
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Axel Zwingenberger & Vince Weber The Boogiemeisters (Germany) 13 May, 20:00 Grand hotel Union Concert and swing evening Admission free Thierry Escaich (France) - organ 14 May, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: J. S. Bach / L. Vierne / M. Dupré / A. Bonnal / T. Escaich / improvisations MGL&AGRFT Rocks 14 May, 20:00 Kino Šiška Concert with Ljubljana City Theatre actors Manca Udovič Quartet + jazz jamm session 14 May, 21:30 Prulček bar
Thierry Escaich (France) - organ recital 14 May, 19:30, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
Continuously exploring new musical horizons, Thierry Escaich, one of the world’s leading organists and most acclaimed French composers, writes music of multiple genres and forms, and is also involved with improvisational music. He has over a hundred works to his credit. His music is characterized by rich, lyrical harmonies and a pronouncedly rhythmic energy. Programme: Johann S. Bach, Chorale improvisation in the Baroque style, Louis Vierne, Improvisation in the Romantic style. 10 www.visitljubljana.com
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RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Karmen Pečar - cello 15 May, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre En Shao - conductor Programme: U. Krek / E. Elgar / W. Lutosławski Matej Grahek - flute Milko Lazar - cembalo 15 May, 19:30 Mestni muzej Ljubljana/City Museum of Ljubljana Programme: D. Beovič / B. Glavina / R. Kamplet / A. Kumar / M. lazar / P. Šavli Nils Petter Molvaer (Norway) - trumpet 15 May, 20:00 Kino Šiška Jazz concert Silence (Slovenia) - electronic, synth pop 15 May, 20:30 SiTi teater
Laibach (Slovenia) - alternative music 16 May, 20:00 Križanke Detonatorji (Croatia) 16 May, 21:30 Prulček bar Željko Bebek & The Band (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - rock 17 May, 21:00 Cvetličarna Slovenian Philharmonic String Quartet 18 May, 11:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: J. Brahms / R. Schumann Tamara Gombač - cello and Maja Gombač - piano 18 May, 18:00 Grand Hotel Union Admission free St. Stanislaus’ Institute Choir and Orchestra 18 May, 18:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Neofonia II Miha Haas - piano; Matjaž Porovne violin 18 May, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Steven Loy - conductor Programme: G. Ligeti / U. Chin / C. Nancarrow / U. Rojko Bojan Gorišek - piano and Janez Škof - vocal 18 May, 20:00 SNT Drama Programme: E. Satie Belcea String Quartet Rossana Rossignoli - clarinet 20 May, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: A. Webern / F. Schubert / J. Brahms
Litostroj Brass Band 20 May, 19:30 Španski borci Guests: Marko Hatlak - accordion; Zora Janče mixed choir, students of Franc Šturm music school Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra 20 May, 19:30 National Gallery W. A. Mozart: Requiem, adaptation for a string orchestra by P. Lichtental Glasbena matica Ljubljana Youth Choir 20 May, 19:30 Mestni muzej Ljubljana/City Museum of Ljubljana Admission free Ansambel musica cubicularis Bernarda Bobro - soprano 20 May, 20:00 ZRC SAZU/SASA - Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Programme: J. F. Zupan: German arias Vasko Atanasovski Trio - jazz, rock, ethno 20 May, 20:00 Ljubljana Castle »High Energy Vitamin Music« Anita Kralj, Nina Frank, Teodor Žalik, Maruša Mavrič - organ 21 May, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Concert by Ljubljana Academy of Music students Free tickets Piazzolleky - tango 21 May, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Dixie šok band - dixieland 22 May, 17:00 In front of Dvorn Bar
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Sabina Cvilak - soprano 22, 23 May, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Emmanuel Villaume - conductor Programme: R. Wagner / R. Strauss Veter - Ljubljana Mixed Youth Choir 23 May, 20:00 Ljubljana Conservatorium of Music and Ballet Hip -hop charity concert 23 May, 21:00 Cvetličarna Academy Choir Tone Tomšič University of Ljubljana 24 May, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Sebastjan Vrhovnik - conductor Vevče Brass Band 24 May, 19:30 Union hall Slovenian Philharmonic String Quartet Po, 26 May, 21:30 Prulček Bar Goran Rukavina & The Players - pop - jazz 28 May, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse
Laibach (Slovenia) - alternative music concert 16 May, 20:00, Križanke summer theatre
Laibach are an internationally renowned Slovenian alternative band who developed their distinctive artistic expression in collaboration with the NSK (Neue Slowenische Kunst) artistic movement. Laibach’s music is a unique mixture of industrial, rock, contemporary classical, and electronic music. Using the provocative symbolism and aesthetics related to totalitarian ideologies, the band, founded in 1980, won recognition as a distinctive cultural phenomenon back in the times when Slovenia was still part of the communist Yugoslavia. Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Bernarda Fink - mezzosoprano 29, 30 May, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Slovenian Chamber Choir, Choir of Slovene National Theatre Maribor Emmanuel Villaume - conductor Programme: C. Debussy / M. Ravel www.visitljubljana.com 11
Opera, theatre, dance Tine Rožanc Folkloric Dance Group: Zeleni Jurij - musical based on folklore motifs 10 May, 19:30, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
Zeleni Jurij is a musical based on folklore motifs drawn from the oldest written records relating to Slovenian songs and music, dances, and mythology. The Tine Rožanc Folkloric Dance Group has, since its foundation 65 years ago, brought together hundreds of students, children, and older people committed to presenting Slovenian folklore across the country and beyond. It is considered to be one of the largest and most accomplished folklore groups in Europe. Over its long history, it has received a large number of national awards and accolades.
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Heaven By Storm - stand up 7 May, 20:00 SiTi Theatre The Umbilical Brothers (Australia) Iztok Kovač: Ottetto - dance performance 7 May, 20:00 Španski borci EnKnapGroup G. Hobmeier, U. Vohar: THREE Bitches, TWO Planets, ONE Rocket - physical theatre 8 May, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Performers: Jelena Rusjan, Nataša Živković, Urška Vohar Prelet - Overflight 22 – 29 May Mladinsko Theatre and Glej Theatre 8th Theatre Festival All performances are surtitled in English. www.mladinsko.com J. Strauss jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) - operetta 10 May, 19:30 Opera house
Zeleni Jurij - musical based on folklore motifs 10 May, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Performed by: Tine Rožanc Folkloric Dance Group (including a children’s, an adults’, and a veterans’ group), Ljubljana Madrigalists Chamber Choir, and Karin Možina and Gregor Volk as soloists. A Pound of Hysteria, Acceleration 12 May, 20:00 Stara mestna elektrarna/Old Power Station - Elektro Ljubljana Choreography and performance: Pravdan Devlahović, Ana Kreitmeyer/Darija Doždor, Nikolina Pristaš, Zrinka Užbinec G. Hobmeier, U. Vohar: THREE Bitches, TWO Planets, ONE Rocket - physical theatre 12, 13 May, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Performers: Jelena Rusjan, Nataša Živković, Urška Vohar J. Strauss jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) - operetta 17 May, 19:30 Opera house France Marolt AcademicFolklore Group 17 May, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) - opera 22 May, 19:30 Opera house G. Verdi: La traviata - opera 23 May, 19:30 Opera house G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) - opera 24 May, 19:30 Opera house G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) - opera 27 May, 19:30 Opera house W. Shakespeare: Midsummer Night’s Dream - ballet 27 May, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève (Switzerland) Michel Kelemenis - choreographer
Alma flamenco - dance performance 17 May, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Compañía flamenca Juan Polvillo
Selfed - dance performance premiere 28 May, 21:00 Plesni teater Ljubljana/PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana Concept, choreography: Kevin Trappeniers (Belgium) Performers: Dagmar Dachauer, Slomotion, Slovenian Parkour Family The performance starts by the Roman wall and ends in the Dance Theatre
V.O.+ - dance performance 21 May, 20:00 Španski borci Choreography and dance: Cesc Gelabert
G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) - opera 29 May, 19:30 Opera house
Folklore groups of Croatian associations in Slovenia 17 May, 18:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
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Second Freedom - performance 21, 22 May, 20:00 Stara mestna elektrarna/Old Power Station - Elektro Ljubljana Authors and performers: Leja Jurišić, Teja Reba
Selfed - dance performance 29, 30, 31 May, 21:00 Plesni teater Ljubljana/PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana Concept, choreography: Kevin Trappeniers (Belgium) Performers: Dagmar Dachauer, Slomotion, Slovenian Parkour Family The performance starts by the Roman wall and ends in the Dance Theatre G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) - opera 30 May, 18:00 Opera house Loup Abramovici and Teja Reba (dance) Cene Resnik and Vid Drašler (music) 30 May, 20:00 Španski borci Nonform 34 - Musical-performative improvisations
Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève: W. Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream - ballet 27 May, 20:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre
The renowned French choreographer Michel Kelemenis’ vision of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a ritualization of a Shakespearian fantasy and an immersion into Shakespeare's dramatic imagination with a view to a theatrical reinvention of a mythological story that currently exists in a rather dispersed form. Choreography by: Michel Kelemenis Music by: Félix Mendelssohn
G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) - opera 31 May, 19:30 Opera house
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Recreational March around Ljubljana and Threesomes Run 10 May 2014
Those interested in taking part in the recreational march along the Path of Remembrance and Comradeship, a 35-kilometre recreational path around Ljubljana, will be able to choose from several tracks of different lengths. A threesomes run will be organized for those seeking a more strenuous challenge. The path around Ljubljana is a unique cultural monument. It runs along the course of the barbed-wire fence which surrounded Ljubljana during the Second World War. Start of the Recreational March: 6:00-8:00, different locations across Ljubljana Start of the Threesomes Run: 9:00 for the 29-kilometre run, 9:30 for the 12-kilometre run; Kongresni trg square Threesomes Run finishing event: 10:30-13:30, Kongresni trg square
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Open Kitchen - food market Fridays 8:00-20:00 Central Market The 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. In case of bad weather, the market may be cancelled. 1st May Celebration 1 May, 10:30 Rožnik hill A traditional May Day celebration organized by the Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia XVth Art Market Ljubljana 9:00 - 16:00 Breg embankment The Art Market, held for the 15th season
running, offers an opportunity to buy original art and creatively designed arts and crafts products. Participating artists include painters, sculptors, architects, jewellery, wood, glass, leather and fashion designers, mosaic makers, and other interesting artists from around Slovenia. In case of bad weather, the market may be cancelled. The Countryside in the City: Gastronomy Products from Slovenian Farms 10 and 24 May, 9:00-14:00 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. Those attending 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. Castle Days 16 - 18 May, 9:00 - 20:00 Ljubljana Castle With the Castle Days, traditionally an important day in the history of the Ljubljana Castle is marked. On 16 May 1905, the then Mayor of Ljubljana Ivan Hribar purchased the Ljubljana Castle from the state authorities in the name of the city for the sum of 60,200 crowns. On the anniversary of this event, from 16 to 18 May, a colourful free programme of diverse events suitable for the whole family will take place. And it is precisely during the Castle Days that the
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first genuine castle comic strip will be published, entitled The Day the Ljubljana Castle Disappeared, a comic strip hip hop through castle-dragon history. The festival will also feature creative workshops for children, a so called ‘search for the dragon’s treasure’, a medieval encampment, readings… Admission free Secondary School Graduates’ Parade 23 May, 12:00 Slovenska or Dunajska cesta street Secondary School Graduates’ Parade, an annual event featuring a quadrille dance performed by secondary school graduates in the streets of different cities in Slovenia entered several editions of the Guinness Book of Records as a world-record-breaking synchronous dance. ARTish - festival of creativity accompanied by a selling exhibition of arts and crafts 31 May, 9:00 - 19:00 Gornji trg square The ARTish festival, held in Ljubljana every last Saturday of the month, features a selling exhibition of original works by Slovenian creators. From May to October, it will take place in the old city centre’s Gornji trg square. ARTish is a series of events where artists not only show their works, but also present their techniques and ideas. The festival programme includes free creative workshops for adults and children, theatre performances, music concerts, charity projects such as the exchange of used clothes, and various fundraising events.
NK Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Celje football 7 May, 17:00 Stadion Stožice
International slalom competition kayak-canoe 17, 18 May, 10:00 Tacen
Slalom selections - kayak-canoe 10 May, 11:00 Tacen
7’s - National Cup - rugby 18 May Oval Stanežiče
National Cup - speedway 10 May, 15:00 Ilirija sports park
NK Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Zavrč football 25 May Stožice stadium
Ljubljana Cup - riding 11 May Stožice hippodrome Slalom selections - kayak-canoe 13 May, 16:00 Tacen NK Olimpija Ljubljana : ND Gorica football 13 May Stožice stadium
RK Ljubljana : RC Donau (Austria) rugby 24 May Oval Stanežiče Zelena jama Open 2014 - gymnastics 31 May Slovan 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.
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