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September 2016

Events

Index

Music 7Exhibitions 5

Festivals 4

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Get to know Ljubljana, the European Green Capital 2016, on a special city tour run as part of a series of green, sustainability-themed tours of Ljubljana.

The tours will take visitors to Tivoli Park or the Ljubljana Botanic Garden, two of the city’s major green attractions. On each tour, a Ljubljana Tourism guide will introduce visitors to the sustainability projects while taking them around the city’s green nooks and crannies.

17 September Sustainable mobility and care for air quality

(Ljubljana Beekeeping Trail) Departure point: at 10:00 from Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre - TIC,

next to the Triple Bridge. Language options: Slovenian, English

Price: adults € 10.00 €, children from 4 to 12 years € 5.00 €Information: Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre - TIC, Tel. 306 12 35,

[email protected], www.visitljubljana.com

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Highlights in September

2 SepLaibach and RTV Slovenia Symphony OrchestraLaibach will present songs from their various album in collaboration with RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra.p. 7

Until 25 SepSave the BeesThe Save the Bees exhibition explores the rich tradition of beekeeping in Slovenian-inhabited lands and examines the importance of bees for ensuring the Earth’s biodiversity.p. 5

FridaysOpen KitchenThe 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.p. 16

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The Ljubljana Festival, with its long history and tradition of presenting premier artistic events, contributes significantly to the cultural life of Ljubljana in the summer. The festival’s rich programme of concert - opera, and ballet events features internationally renowned artists, including some of the world’s most recognised names in music and performing arts.The main venue of the Ljubljana Festival is the picturesque Križanke Summer Theatre, a gem of 13th century architecture rebuilt to its present form by the famous architect Jože Plečnik. Festival events are also held at a number of other prestigious venues in Ljubljana and its surrounding areas. For several years now, the festival opening has been held in Kongresni trg, one of the city’s central public squares.

Festivals

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra AmsterdamLjubljana International Orchestra, Branimir Slokar AcademyDaniele Gatti - conductor1 Sep, 20:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: C. Debussy / H. Dutilleux / I. Stravinsky

Laibach and RTV Slovenia Symphony OrchestraSimon Dvoršak - conductor2 Sep, 20:30Križanke

Pavel Mihelčič - composer, pianoIgor Mitrovič - violoncelloFranc Krevh, Matevž Bajde - percussionsIvo Ban - actor5 Sep, 18:00KrižankeMusical-theatrical recital for composer, cello, two percussionists, piano and actor

Manca Izmajlova5 Sep, 20:30KrižankeConcert with symphony orchestra, choir and soloistsFolk songs, traditional songs, Avsenik songs and lieder - in new arrangements. Concert on the 25th anniversary of Slovenia’s independence.

RTV Slovenia Symphony OrchestraPiotr Beczała - tenorMark Piollet - conductor6 Sep, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreConcert of opera arias

A. Adam: Le Corsaire - romantic ballet in three acts Opera and Ballet SNT Maribor Farhads Stade, Simon Robinson - conductorsAivars Leimanis - choreographer7 Sep, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreBased on a poem The Corsair by Lord Byron

Tina Mauko - piano 7 Sep, 20:00Križevniška church

Shenzen Symphony Orchestra Xi Chen - violin Daye Lin - conductor8 Sep, 20:30KrižankeProgramme: Z. Xu / J. Sibelius / N. Rimski-Korsakov

B. Eifman: Up & Down - balletSt. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre of Boris Eifman12 and 13 Sep, 20:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreClosing of the 64th Ljubljana Festival

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Genesis is the third long-term series on global issues by world-renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado (born Brazil, 1944), following Workers (1993) and Migrations (2000). The result of an eight-year worldwide survey, the exhibition draws together 245 spectacular black and white photographs of wildlife, landscapes, seascapes, and indigenous peoples - raising public awareness about the pressing issues and climate change.Tuesdays at 12:00 and Saturdays at 19:00: The Salt of the Earth (France, 2014), a documentary movie screening in the City Museum of LjubljanaSaturdays at 16:30 guided tours of the exhibition in the English language with the tour starting at: City Museum of Ljubljana, included in the entry fee.Open: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 -21:00. Closed: Mondays.

Exhibitions

biodiversity and high level of public awareness of the issue, continues to be a ‘green oasis’ for bees and is internationally renowned as a country of excellent beekeepers. The exhibition also presents Slovenia’s rich cultural and artistic heritage related to beekeeping.Open: 9:00-20:00 daily.

Nikola Tesla - A Man of the Future11 Apr - 6 Nov, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreNikola Tesla was an ingenious scientist, engineer, and inventor dedicated to discovering natural laws and principles. He received his education in Europe, but he spent most of his career in the USA, where he developed a large number of his inventions. He took out a total of about three hundred patents in the fields of electrical and mechanical engineering.The exhibition Nikola Tesla - A Man of the Future is divided into the following themed sections: The System of Production, Transmission and Use of Alternating Current, The Principles

Be Who You are and Keep to it - a retrospective exhibition by Karel Zelenko14 Jun - 25 Sep, International Centre of Graphic ArtsThe exhibition features more than 100 art prints as well as paintings, illustrations and ceramics by the notable Slovenian artist Karel Zelenko. Born in 1925, Zelenko is one of the last living artists of his generation, who has been working as a freelance artist consistently throughout his lifetime. His artistic vision has never conformed to current events and changes in art at home or abroad, remaining faithful to his authentic artistic themes and visual language to this very day. He remains surrounded by his world of figure and landscape, which he still uses to fulfil his artistic mission today.Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays

Save the Bees21 May - 25 Sep, Ljubljana CastleThe Save the Bees exhibition explores the rich tradition of beekeeping in Slovenian-inhabited lands and examines the importance of bees for ensuring the Earth’s biodiversity.Held during Ljubljana’s year as the European Green Capital, the exhibition presents beekeeping as a traditional activity related in many ways to the Slovenian way of life. Slovenian beekeepers are credited with domesticating the indigenous Carniolan honey bee, which is now the second most widespread bee subspecies in the world.Bee products such as honey, beeswax, royal jelly, bee pollen, propolis, and bee venom play an important role in traditional Slovenian cuisine and handicrafts, but they are also used in modern medicine. In the process of conserving bees, Slovenia, due to its

Sebastião Salgado: Genesis31 Jun - 11 Sep; Jakopič Gallery, City Museum of Ljubljana


of Wireless Transmission of Electrical Energy, The Bladeless Turbine, Energy - The Main Subject of Tesla’s Research, Tesla’s Doctrine, and Tesla - A Modern Subcultural Hero. Exhibits include multimedia information boards, models of inventions, working interactive 3D digital models, and much more.Open: 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - 14:00. Closed: Mondays

InterLACEd21 Jun - Dec Slovene Ethnographic MuseumTemporary exhibition by SEMLace is a perforated fabric made of textile or similar threads with patterns of holes. It conveys messages of its manufacturing techniques and structure, use, temporal and spatial changes, and diverse meanings. It also symbolizes the invisible links between different time periods, places, and people.The exhibition presents a great variety of museum laces and others by which the basic typology of ornamental techniques, traditional and other

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contemporary applications and multiple dimensions of their use is shown. Among others, there is a collection of laces presented of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, which is one of the largest in Slovenia Open: 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - 14:00

Plečnik CollectionThe 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

Puppet Museum at Ljubljana CastleSlovenia 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

Zoran Mušič, the best known 20th century Slovenian-born painter and a man with more than one homeland, spent most of his life between Venice and Paris. He mostly painted landscapes, still lifes, portraits, Dalmatian donkeys and horses, trees, views of Venice, double portraits with his wife Ida, and poignant self-portraits depicting him as an old man. His visual motifs were always related to the Slovenian region of Kras and its typical scenes. He became world famous with his series of paintings We Are Not the Last, in which he relived the scenes he experienced in the Dachau concentration camp. Ljubljana’s National Gallery displays the world’s only permanent survey exhibition of Mušič’s work. The majority of exhibited works come from the Ljuban, Milada and Vanda Mušič Collection, owned by the family of the artist’s brother.Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00-20:00. Closed: Mondays

Zoran Mušič (1909-2005)Permanent exhibition at the National Gallery


Music

In collaboration with RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, mixed choir, young Slovenian composer Anže Rozman, responsible for orchestrated arrangements, and conductor Simon Dvoršak, Laibach will present new interpretations of songs from their albums Spectre, WAT, Sound of Music and other group’s projects. Conductor: Simon DvoršakSpecial guest: Boris Benko (Silence).Part of the Ljubljana Festival 2016

Ta Sãund (Slovenia) - cavaquinho, guitar, drums, vocal1 Sep, 17:00Picnic concert in Tivoli ParkAdmission free

Gomme de Jour (Slovenia) - jazz1 Sep, 20:00Gornji trg squareAdmission free

InBetween Band (Slovenia) - rock1 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdmission free

Muff (Slovenia) - rock2 Sep, 20:00Špica Cafe (in case of bad weather the concert is cancelled)Admission free

Toxine (Slovenia) - funk - rock2 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdmission free

Laibach and RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra2 Sep at 20:30Križanke

Cool Ghouls (USA) - psihedelic rock2 Sep, 21:00Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre

Trije mušketriji & ona - pop3 Sep, 20:00Špica Cafe (in case of bad weather the concert is cancelled)Admission free

Vevče Brass Band4 Sep, 11:00Novi trg squareAdmission free

Cene Resnik/Daniele D’Agaro, Trio Moder/Još Drašler/Aleš Rendla5 Sep, 20:00Jakopič GallerySound Explicit - a series of experimental music concerts

Laibach and RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

2 Sep at 20:30, Križanke Summer Theatre


Tomaž Gajšt - trumpet; Matjaž Skaza - vocal; Igor Bezget - guitar; Tadej Kampl - double bass5 Sep, 20:00ZOO ClubJazz concertAdmission free

VestriPullum (Slovenia) - rock5 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdmission free

Žiga Golob, Vasko Atanasovski, Georg Gratzer/BojanKrhlanko6 Sep, 20:00Jakopič GallerySound Explicit - a series of experimental music concerts

Noreia (Slovenia) - traditional Irish music6 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdmission free

Gabi Novak & Matija Dedić Trio (Croatia) - jazz - pop7 Sep, 20:00Slamič Coffeehouse

Sunn O))) + Big|Brave (USA) - rock7 Sep, 21:00Kino Šiška

Moonlight Sky (Slovenia) - rock, fusion 7 Sep, 20:00Club ZOOAdmission free

Ščepec Zvoka - medieval music8 Sep, 17:00Picnic concert in Tivoli ParkAdmission free

Buh Blues Project (Slovenia) - blues8 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdimission free

Litošt - jazz8 Sep, 20:00Gornji trg square

Throw me off the Bridge (France) - indie post-folk8 Sep, 20:00Metelkova mesto alternative culture centreAdmission free

Music

Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, based in the municipality of Shenzhen, China, was established in 1982. The orchestra is renowned worldwide and has worked with prominent guest conductors and soloists from China and abroad. Conductor: Daye LinSoloist: Xi Chen, violinProgramme: Z. Xu, J. Sibelius, N. Rimsky-KorsakovPart of the Ljubljana Festival 2016

Shenzen Symphony Orchestra (China)8 Sep at 20:30, Križanke Summer Theatre


Shenzen Symphony Orchestra (China)Xi Chen - violin Daye Lin - conductor8 Sep, 20:30KrižankeProgramme: Z. Xu / J. Sibelius / N. Rimski-Korsakov

El Cachon (Slovenia) - blues9 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdimission free

The Canyon Observer & Čao Portorož (Slovenia) - rock9 Sep, 20:00Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre

Tony Cetinski (Croatia) - pop9 Sep, 21:00Križanke

Bowrain (Slovenia) - electronic music9 Sep, 22:00Krekov trgAdmission free

Cat Power (USA) - punk, folk, blues10 Sep, 21:00Kino Šiška

Soul jazz in jaz10 Sep, 20:00Špica Cafe (in case of bad weather the concert is cancelled)Admission free

Litostroj Brass Band11 Sep, 11:00Novi trg square

SF/RTVSLO.SI Quartet - classical music12 Sep, 20:00Town Hall atriumAdmission free

Lovro Ravbar - saxophone; Erik Marenče- keyboards; Ratko Divjak- drums12 Sep, 20:00ZOO ClubAdmission freeJazz concert

Sex Demons, Attic Mist (Slovenia) - rock12 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdmission free

Le phénix flute ensemble13 Sep, 20:00Town Hall atriumAdmission freeMusic from the Ars nova period

Jazz Jam13 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdimission free

Terry Riley (USA) - piano, synthesiserGyan Riley (USA) - acoustic and electric guitar13 Sep, 21:00Kino Šiška

The cult band Sunn 0))) became famous with its distinctive “drone metal” sound and extremely loud live performances.The band was founded by Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson who create ins music in cooperation with various renowned metal, alternative and experimental musicians including Scott Walker, Attila Csihar (Mayhem), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Boris, Ulver , Nurse With Wound et al.

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Sunn 0))) (USA), Big Brave (Canada) - drone metal concert

7 Sep at 20:00, Kino Šiška


Bossa De Novo (Slovenia) - jazz14 Sep, 20:00Slamič Coffeehouse

Uroš Vegelj - tuba14 Sep, 20:00Town Hall atriumAdmission free

Lazaro y su son (Cuba, Slovenia) - Cuban music14 Sep, 20:00ZOO ClubAdmission free

Beissoul & Einius (Latvia) - electro pop14 Sep, 21:00Kino Šiška

Zagreb Philharmonic (Croatia)David Danzmayr - conductor Aleksandar Milošev - viola15 Sep, 19:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: W. A. Mozart / A. Dvořák

Vox Arsana vocal quartet15 Sep, 20:00Town Hall atriumAdmission free

BluesRock Jam15 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdimission free

Rudi Bučar & Istrabend - pop - folk15 Sep, 21:00Ljubljana Castle

Zagreb Philharmonic (Croatia)David Danzmayr - conductor Aleksandar Milošev - viola16 Sep, 19:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: W. A. Mozart / A. Dvořák

Imperial College London Symphony OrchestraRichard Dickins - conductor16 Sep, 19:30Hall of the Conservatory of Music and Ballet LjubljanaProgramme: F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy / M. Ravel / A. RidoutAdmission free

Funkatre (Italy) - funk16 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdimission free

Prismojeni Profesorji Bluesa - rock 16 Sep, 20:30Križanke

Robert Jukič & Jadranka Juras & Ana Bezjak - jazz16 Sep, 21:00Ljubljana Castle

Balladero with guests - rock17 Sep, 21:00Ljubljana Castle

Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld (Italy, Germany) - experimental music17 Sep, 21:00Kino Šiška

Music

The acclaimed American indie rock singer-songwriter Chan Marshal aka Cat Power will on her first ever performance in Ljubljana give a solo concert, without a backing band.Cat Power who among others worked with famous musicians such as Dave Grohl, Faithless, Beck and Eddie Vedder, is also an occasional actress and model. Her music is quite diverse and has evolved throughout her career from a “mix of punk, folk and blues” on her earliest albums towards elements and even electronica on her recent ones.

Cat Power (USA) - indie rock concert10 Sep at 20:00, Kino Šiška


China National Opera House: Turandot1-2 Sep, 19:30, Cankarjev dom cultural

and congress centre

Ljubljana Veterans’ Brass Band18 Sep, 11:00Novi trg square

RTV Slovenia Symphony OrchestraLidia Baich - violin; Christian Frohn - violin 19 Sep, 19:00Slovenian Philharmonic HallProgramme: W. A. Mozart / J. S. Bach …Vienna Days in Ljubljana

Nein (Slovenia)19 Sep, 20:00Kino ŠiškaConcert : performance : film

Jan Sturiale Trio feat. Jure Pukl - jazz19 Sep, 20:00ZOO ClubAdmission free

Monstrumental - instrumental music19 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdmission free

Katja Konvalinka - sopranoNejc Lavrenčič - piano20 Sep, 19:30National Museum of Contemporary HistoryAn evening of lieder

Kompulz 20 Sep, 20:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: R. Wallin / T. Hosokawa / J. Tiensuu / P. Ramovš / N. Forte / J. Vanpaemel Contemporary music


Tedi Spalato & Goran Rukavina Band (Croatia)21 Sep, 20:00Slamič CoffeehouseDalmatian folk songs in jazz and pop disguise.

Bow vs Plectrum - ethno, contemporary jazz21 Sep, 21:00ZOO ClubAdmission free

RTV Slovenia Symphony OrchestraEn Shao - conductorHaochen Zhang - piano22 Sep, 19:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: D. Škerl / L. van Beethoven / J. Brahms

Jan Plestenjak and RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra - pop22 Sep, 20:00Križanke

Miha Kralj - electronic music22 Sep, 20:00Kino Šiška

Composer and musician Terry Riley is a pioneer of minimalism and the so called New York’s downtown scene. He is considered to be one of the most influential contemporary classical musicians.His work is deeply influenced by both jazz and Indian classical music. At the concert in Kino Šiška he will perform with his son, guitarist and composer Gyan Riley.

Music

Terry Riley & Gyan Riley (USA)13 Sep at 20:00, Kino Šiška


Music

BluesRock Jam22 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdimission free

Tretji Kanu - pop23 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdimission free

Koala Voice (Slovenia) - rock23 Sep, 20:00Kino Šiška

John Tilbury (G. Britain) - piano 24 Sep, 20:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Crvena jabuka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - pop24 Sep, 21:00Križanke

Bežigrad Brass Band, Ljubljana Vič Brass Band25 Sep, 11:00Novi trg square

Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra and ChoirBorut Smrekar - conductor25 Sep, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic HallProgramme: W. A. Mozart / L. Cherubini

Matic Mikola - saxophone; Nejc Škofic - keyboards; Anže Žurbi - drums26 Sep, 20:00Club ZOOJazz concertAdmission free

Buržuazija - rock’n’roll26 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdimission free

Pacora (Slovakia); Volosi (Poland); Borbely Trio (Hungary); Ponk (Czech Republic); Edi Nulz (Austria); Robert Jukič »Gomme de Jour« (Slovenia)27 Sep, 18:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreFree tickets

Mucha Quartet (Slovakia) - classical music27 Sep, 19:00 City Museum atriumAdmission free

Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber OrchestraChristoph Walder - horn; Anders Nyqvist - trumpet; Krassimir Sterev - accordion27 Sep, 19:30National GalleryProgramme: T. Slakan / N. Šenk / E. Adamič Lecture before the concert

Ondekoza27 Sep, 19:30Cankarejv domConcert by Japanese drummers


Tim Hecker: Love Streams + Christian Kroupa27 Sep, 21:00Kino Šiška

Anika Horvat - pop28 Sep, 20:00Slamič Coffeehouse

Akordika 28 Sep, 20:00Club ZOOSongs from popular musicalsAdmission free

Bogdana Herman & Silvana Paletti - ethno29 Sep, 19:00Ljubljana Castle

Slovene Philharmonic OrchestraPhilipp von Steinaecker - conductor Massimiliano Miani - clarinetPaolo Calligaris - bassoon29 Sep, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: D. Švara / R. Strauss / S. Prokofiev

Damir Imamović Sevdah Takht (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - sevdah music29 Sep, 20:00 Kino Šiška

Buh Blues Project29 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdimission free

Slovene Philharmonic OrchestraPhilipp von Steinaecker - conductor Massimiliano Miani - clarinetPaolo Calligaris - bassoon29 Sep, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: D. Švara / R. Strauss / S. Prokofjev

Kovesolje (Slovenia) 29 Sep, 20:00Metelkova mesto alternative culture centreMusic to the Srečko Kosovel’s poetry

Vlado Kreslin in Mali bogovi - ethno, pop30 Sep, 21:00Cvetličarna

Mountain Shack (Italy) - rock, blues30 Sep, 20:00Prulček barAdimission free


Theatre, dance

The choreographer Boris Eifman is famous for his experimental and daring interpretations of classical ballets. His ballet Up & Down is based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel Tender Is the Night (1934) and features music by George Gershwin, Franz Schubert and Alban Berg. Music: G. Gershwin, F. Schubert, A. BergSets: Zinovi MargolinCostumes: Olga ShaishmelashviliLight: Gleb Filstinski, Boris Eifman

Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg (Russia): Up and Down - ballet12 and 13 Sep at 20:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Doctor Faustus 4 Sep, 19:00Ljubljana castlePuppet performance for young and adultsEnglish surtitles

France Marolt Academic Folklore Group (Slovenia) - traditional dances8 Sep, 18:30Dvorni trg square

J. Rožnik Novak, L. Marič: Hweōl… - premiere of a dance debutAuthorship, choreography and performance: Jerca Rožnik Novak and Leon Marič8 Sep, 21:00PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana


Metamorphosis - flamencoPerformed by dance-music group Flamencoraneo Sacai - performancePerformer Urška Centa9 Sep, 20:00Kino Šiška

J. Rožnik Novak, L. Marič: Hweōl… - dance performanceAuthorship, choreography and performance: Jerca Rožnik Novak and Leon Marič9 and 10 Sep, 21:00PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

B. Videmšek: Rok’s Depth - theatre performance10 Sep, 19:00Mladinsko TheatreEnglish surtitles

Idiot-Syncrasy - dance performancePerformers: Igor Urzelai and Moreno Solinas10 Sep, 20:00Španski borciAdmission free


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U. Rupnik: Illusions / Delusions - dance performance Authorship and dance: Tina Benko, Ema Križič, Urša Rupnik18 Sep, 20:00PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

Funny Business - stand upJimmy Carr (G. Britain)18 Sep, 19:00 and 21:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Adrienn Hód: PearlGuy Nader, Maria Campos: Loop de Loop21 and 22 Sep, 20:00Španski borciDouble dance evening by EnKnapGroup

France Marolt Academic Folklore Group (Slovenia) - traditional dances22 Sep, 18:30Dvorni trg square

D. Dachauer: Wunderbare Jahre - dance performanceChoreography and dance: Dagmar Dachauer24 and 25 Sep, 20:00PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

Pockets Full of Stars - dance performance premiereBranko Potočan & Fourklor26 Sep, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreRepeat performance: 27 Sep, 20:00

J. Bizjak: In the Embrace of a Trigger of the Road to Point Zero - dance performanceChoreography and performance: Jernej Bizjak27 and 28 Sep, 20:00PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

Up and Down - balletEifman Ballet of St. Petersburg (Russia)12 and 13 Sep, 20:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

T. Valentan: Calypso - performance premiere Author and performer: Tina Valentan14 Sep, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

Žigan Krajnčan and Gašper Kunšek - dance; Žiga Murko - tombone14 Sep, 20:00Španski borciNonform - music-dance improvisations

T. Valentan: Kalipso - performanceAuthor and performer: Tina Valentan15 and 16 Sep, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

The Republic of Slovenia - theatre performance17 Sep, 20:00Mladinsko TheatreEnglish surtitlesA performance commemorating the 25th anniversary of Slovenian independence

U. Rupnik: Illusions / Delusions - dance performance premiereAuthorship and dance: Tina Benko, Ema Križič, Urša Rupnik17 Sep, 20:00PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana


Mini course of Slovenian language

Wednesdays 17:00 - 18:30

at Slovenian Tourist Information Centre,

Krekov trg 10The course is free of charge

The University of Ljubljana's Centre for Slovene as a Second/

Foreign Language runs a »survival« language course

offering an opportunity to get to know the basics of the Slovene language and some common and useful

expressions which can make a stay of a foreigner in Slovenia

more pleasant.

No registration is necessary for the course. Just come to

Slovenian Tourist Information Centre on Wednesday 5 minutes before 17:00.


Miscellaneous

Indigo is a new festival platform combining contemporary currents in art, culture, media, music, film, theatre, design, etc. It brings together cultural producers from the quarter that includes Križevniška ulica street, Trg francoske revolucije square, Gosposka ulica stree, Novi trg square, Breg and Salendrova ulica street. The programme will integrate the rich cultural heritage of this Ljubljana city quarter with cultural creativity and considerations of contemporary currents of participation and intergenerational dialogue.Admission freehttp://indigo.ooo/en/#program

free events full of spontaneity bring together several hundreds of dancers.

ARTish - festival of creativity and a selling exhibition of arts and crafts 2 Sep at Breg embankment, 10:00 - 18:0024 Sep at Gornji trg square, 10:00 - 18:00The ARTish festival, held in Ljubljana every last Saturday of the month, features a selling exhibition of original works by Slovenian creators. Admission free

The Countryside in the City: Gastronomy products from Slovenian farms3 Sep, 8:00 - 14:00Pogačarjev trg square (Central market)The event will present foods and traditions of the Slovenian countryside. Farm produce and various products from different farms in Slovenia will be available from market stalls. There will also be educational workshops, cultural and culinary program.Admission free

National Parks5 Apr - 30 SepThe Tivoli ParkThe open-air large format photo exhibition at Jakopič promenade in Tivoli Park features 120 photographs taken at the Triglav National Park in Slovenia and in various national parks in USA.

Ljubljana Dances1 - 3 Sep, 18:00-1:00Miklošičeva cesta and Slovenska cesta streetsLjubljana Dances is an open air street festival, which will be held in Ljubljana city centre. It will feature dance schools and dance clubs introducing different types of dances to everyone willing to dance in the streets. The festival will be accompanied by street vendors selling traditional handicrafts.

Open-Air Salsa - social dance nights1, 8 and 15 Sep, 20:00 - 02:00Ajdovščina squareThe evenings are contributing to the vibrancy of Ljubljana city centre. Each Thursday throughout the summer, these

Indigo - Festival of Contemporary Ideas 7 - 10 Sep


European Day of Jewish Culture 2016 Sep 4, 10:00 - 18:00Jewish Cultural Centre, Mini TeaterSpecial guest of the European day of Jewish culture2016 will be Mrs. Hava Pinhas Cohen, poet, translator, editor of poetry and art books, teacher of creative writing, and lecturer on literature.10:00 and 17:00 Open door of the Jewish Museum Ljubljana11:00 Being a “Sephardi “ Jew today. What does it mean?18:00 Mi Ha Ish - Who is the man? - musical-theatrical recitalSinging and interpretation of the text: Polona Vetrih as Havele and Saša Tabaković as MojsheleMusicians: Janez Dovč, Boštjan Gombač, Vasilij Centrih and Goran Krmac

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. 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. In case of bad weather, the market may be cancelled.

Miscellaneous

Open Kitchen - food marketFridays, 8:00-20:00, Ljubljana Central Market

National Costumes and Clothing Heritage Days8 - 11 SepThe town of Kamnik near Ljubljana (old town centre)The National Costumes and Clothing Heritage Days festival, held in the old town centre of Kamnik, includes costumed processions featuring folk costumes of various regions of Slovenia and other countries.

Medieval Day - living history event1 Oct, 10:00 - 18:00Stari trg & Gornji trg squaresThe Medieval Day, conceived as an openair living history event, will try to evoke an authentic medieval atmosphere in the midst of the historical city centre of Ljubljana. Stalls at a medieval fair will be selling medieval objects, food, and drinks.Admission free


The whitewater slalom course in the Ljubljana suburb of Tacen will host a canoe slalom held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation (ICF). Considering that the whitewater slalom course in Tacen is famous for providing a challenge to anyone out to tame the rapids, the competition will bring together top male and female canoeists from around the world.

Sports

Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating21 - 25 SepTivoli sports hall

Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Radomlje - football24 Sep Stožice stadium

HDD Olimpija Ljubljana : HC TWK Innsbruck (Austria) - hockey25 Sep, 17:30Tivoli sports hall

HDD Olimpija Ljubljana : EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz (Austria) - hockey30 Sep, 19:15Tivoli sports hall

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup - canoe slalom competition9 - 11 Sep, Tacen Kayak Canoe Centre

Harness racing 3 and 24 Sep, 14:00Stožice hippodrome

Olimpija Ljubljana : ND Gorica - football10 Sep Stožice stadium

RK Krim Mercator : Iuventa Michalovce (Slovakia) - handball10 and 11 SepKodeljevo sports hall

HDD Olimpija Ljubljana : EC VSV Villach (Austria) - hockey16 Sep, 19:15Tivoli sports hall

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Kavalir (Gallant Helper)During summer, you can get around

the city centre pedestrian area by the so called Kavalir (Gal-lant Helper) - a small electric

vehicle running free of charge daily from 9:00 to 18:00. Telephone: +386 (0)31 666 331 or +386 (0)31 666 332.

Ljubljana has a very long tradition of brewing, proof of which are 3,900-year-old beer barrels excavated at the Ljubljana Marshes. The earliest known brewery in Ljubljana dates back at least to 1592, and by 1796, the city had six breweries. Recent years have seen a rapid growth in the popularity of craft beers made by different microbreweries in Ljubljana and its surrounding area.During the tour, you will visit five different drink outlets, including a pub, where you will taste eight different beers made by five different breweries, two based in Ljubljana and three in other parts of the Central Slovenia region. You will also visit the Brewery Museum, set up by the Pivovarna Union brewery, where the popular Union beer has been brewed since 1864, and round off your experience at the Pivnica Union pub.

Notes: The price includes expert guidance, beer tasting sessions, snacks, and a tour of Pivovarna Union’s Brewery Museum.The tour is only suitable for people aged 18 and over.

Information: Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre - TIC, tel. 306 12 35, [email protected], www.visitljubljana.com

Price: 35€ per personSchedule: 18:00 Mondays and Fridays. | Duration: 3 hours | Starting point: STIC, Krekov trg 10 | Language options: Slovenian, English

A beer lover’sexperience of Ljubljana

Your tour will begin in the city centre and continue along a circular route around the city centre’s perimeter, introducing you to all the city’s major sights along the way. You will pedal along the pleasant embankments on the river Ljubljanica all the way to the Ljubljana Botanic Garden, take a garden tour, and continue through the famous vegetable gardens of Krakovo towards Tivoli Park to enjoy a rest and a picnic snack there. On the last leg of the tour, you will visit the Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre and then return to the tour starting point, the Slovenian Tourist Information Centre.

Information: Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre - TIC, tel. 306 12 35, [email protected], www.visitljubljana.com

Price: 20€ per personSchedule: Thursdays at 16:00, Sundays at 10:00. | Duration: 3 hours | Starting point: STIC, Krekov trg 10 | Language options: Slovenian, English

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