Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014

Events in Ljubljana
from 15. to 29.10.2014
15.10.2014
20.00
DIE KANTOREI ST. JACOBI HAMBURG (GERMANY)
Church of St. James
15.10.2014
Free admission
Performance by: Pia Salome Bohnert, sopran, Eva Maria Summerer, mezzosoprano, Genevičve Tschumi, alt, Michael
Connaire, tenor, Rainer Mesecke, bas-baritone
Conductor: Daniel Zimmermann
Artistic director: Rudolf Kelber
Programme: G. F. Händel: Oratorij Belšacar
21.00
QUATRO POR TANGO (SLOVENIA) - TANGO CONCERT
Celica Art Hostel
15.10.2014
Performance by: Jan Sever, piano, Matjaž Porovne, violin, Vanja Dizdarević, bass, Ratko Žižić, bandoneon
16.10.2014
19.00
City of Women: Survival Tactics - 20th International Festival of Contemporary Arts
BRYONY KIMMINGS: SEX IDIOT - PERFORMANS
Glej Theatre
16.10.2014
A funny and unapologetic account of female sexuality in the 21st century. A show for anyone whose enjoyed a one-night
stand, broken hearts in search of love and ultimately realised no (wo)man is an island.
19.30
CH. W. GLUCK: ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
16.10.2014
Conductor: Jaroslav Kyzlink
Performance by: Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of the SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana
19.30
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
16.10.2014
Conductor: Frédéric Chaslin
Soloists: Junko Handa, biwa,, Tadashi Tajima, shakuhachi
Programme: E. Chausson, T. Takemicu, C. Debussy, M. Ravel
21.00
SWANS (USA), PHARMAKON (USA) - AVANT-GARDE ROCK CONCERT
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
16.10.2014
The cult New York-based avant-garde rock band Swans was founded in 1982 by the singer Michael Gira. The band soon
made a name for themselves for their extreme and often dark musical expression, which, among other things, influenced
the development of industrial music. Later the band's music progressed through different creative phases and
underwent several transformations.
17.10.2014
19.30
CH. W. GLUCK: ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
17.10.2014
Conductor: Jaroslav Kyzlink
Performance by: Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of the SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana
19.30
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
17.10.2014
Conductor: Frédéric Chaslin
Soloists: Junko Handa, biwa,, Tadashi Tajima, shakuhachi
Programme: E. Chausson, T. Takemicu, C. Debussy, M. Ravel
18.10.2014
09.00
LJUBLJANA ART MARKET
Breg embankment
18.10.2014
09.00 - 16.00
Free admission
Each Saturday during the warm months, Slovenian artists set up their stalls on the Breg embankment on the river
Ljubljanica, where they sell and often also create their wares.
11.00
BEER & BURGER FEST
Central Market
18.10.2014
11.00 - 24.00
Free admission
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Ljubljana's Open Kitchen food market is the organizer of the city's first beer and burger festival, which will bring
together the diverse offerings from Slovenian brewers and burger chefs.
19.30
CH. W. GLUCK: ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
18.10.2014
Conductor: Jaroslav Kyzlink
Performance by: Soloists, Choir and Orchestra of the SNG Opera in balet Ljubljana
20.00
Dance Evenings at Ljubljana Castle
CHESTNUT DANCE
Ljubljana Castle
18.10.2014
The thematic dance evenings at the Ljubljana Castle are devoted to entertainment and an opportunity for socialising,
relaxation and, of course, dance.
19.10.2014
10.00
FAIRART FAIR
Central Market
19.10.2014
10.00 - 15.00
Free admission
The FairArt fair will offer a wide and varied choice of unique handmade designer products created by many young
Slovenian designers who have yet to make a name for themselves.
11.00
BEER & BURGER FEST
Central Market
19.10.2014
11.00 - 23.00
Free admission
Ljubljana's Open Kitchen food market is the organizer of the city's first beer and burger festival, which will bring
together the diverse offerings from Slovenian brewers and burger chefs.
20.10.2014
19.00
DENIS MASLIUK, PIANO
Ljubljana Castle
20.10.2014
Programme: R. Schumann, P.I. Tchaikovsky, S Prokofiev
19.30
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
20.10.2014
Free admission
Eva Tomšič, harp
Una Košir, flute
20.00
LES VIOLONS DU ROY (CANADA)
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
20.10.2014
Les Violons du Roy, a 15-piece string chamber orchestra from Quebec, will share the stage with the renowned French
pianist Alexandre Tharaud, well-known for his exceptional versatility.
20.00
MUSICA CUBICULARIS ENSEMBLE - CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT
ZRC SAZU (SASA - Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts) Atrium, Novi trg square 2
20.10.2014
Programme: I. Posch: Harmonia concertans
21.00
LIARS (USA)
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
20.10.2014
Liars are one of the most acclaimed alternative music groups of our time. Their sound basically combines punk rock
elements with electronic music. Their seventh album, Mess, released earlier this year, was received with enthusiastic critical
acclaim.
21.10.2014
10.00
CREATIVE FAIR
Maximarket
21.10.2014
10.00 - 19.00
Free admission
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The Creative Fair offers visitors an opportunity to buy unique handmade products, from leather and textile items and
jewellery to natural cosmetics and fine art paintings.
20.00
BIOPHILIA LIVE (SLOVENIAN PREMIERE OF CONCERT MOVIE)
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
21.10.2014
20.00
VASKO ATANASOVSKI & ARHAI
Ljubljana Castle
21.10.2014
Performance by: Vasko Atanasovski, wind and percussion instruments, Zvezdana Novaković, gothic harp, vocal, Matija
Krečič, violin
21.00
NAJOUA (SLOVENIA) - AFRICAN MUSIC
Celica Art Hostel
21.10.2014
Ana Kravanja and Samo Kutin, kalimba
22.10.2014
19.30
MLADI MLADIM
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
22.10.2014
Performance by: Nives Šebjan, Leon Firšt
20.00
LEJA JURIŠIĆ, JELENA RUSJAN: STATEMENT OF TRUE LOVE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
22.10.2014
The authors put the thesis that the current social system reached the bottom, that it no longer works and it requires
passion and anticipates action.
20.00
City of Women: Survival Tactics - 20th International Festival of Contemporary Arts
NATAŠA ŽIVKOVIĆ: FOR FATHER'S SAKE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
22.10.2014
The project is a sort of homage to his father. Looking for his father in the voice and body in, wishing and absence.
20.00
TEDI SPALATO & GORAN RUKAVINA TRIO (CROATIA, SLOVENIA)
Kavarna Slamič
22.10.2014
Tedi Spalato (CRO) – vocal,guittare
Goran Rukavina (CRO-SLO) - bass
Gregor Ftičar (SLO) - piano
Žiga Kožar (SLO)- drums
21.00
MARCO CAPPELLI ACOUSTIC TRIO & O. NORIEGA (ITA, USA, JAP, MEX), THE ELECTRICS
(SWE, GER, CAN), CENE RESNIK "WATCH FOR DOGS" TRIO (SLO, ITA)
Klub Gromka (Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre)
22.10.2014
23.10.2014
19.30
THERESA PLUT, SOPRANO (SLOVENIA), POLONA GANTAR, ORGAN (SLOVENIA)
Church in the St. Stanislav's Institution, Štula 23, Šentvid
23.10.2014
Programme: L. Lebič, I. Florjanc, M. Strmčnik, K. Pustinek Rakar, D. Močnik, T. Svete
20.00
LEJA JURIŠIĆ, JELENA RUSJAN: STATEMENT OF TRUE LOVE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
23.10.2014
The authors put the thesis that the current social system reached the bottom, that it no longer works and it requires
passion and anticipates action.
20.00
City of Women: Survival Tactics - 20th International Festival of Contemporary Arts
NATAŠA ŽIVKOVIĆ: FOR FATHER'S SAKE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
23.10.2014
The project is a sort of homage to his father. Looking for his father in the voice and body in, wishing and absence.
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KEVIN TRAPPENIERS (BELGIUM) - DANCE PERFORMANCE
Dance Theatre Ljubljana
23.10.2014
Concept, choreography and visual image: Kevin Trappeniers
Dance: Dagmar Dachauer, SloMotion, Slovenian Parkour Family
24.10.2014
20.00
LEJA JURIŠIĆ, JELENA RUSJAN: STATEMENT OF TRUE LOVE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
24.10.2014
The authors put the thesis that the current social system reached the bottom, that it no longer works and it requires
passion and anticipates action.
21.00
HELMET (USA)
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
24.10.2014
The cult '90s New York-based alternative metal band Helmet will play in Ljubljana as part of their tour celebrating
the 20th anniversary of the release of their legendary album Betty.
26.10.2014
19.00
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Slovenian Philharmonic
26.10.2014
Performance by: L Monika Bohinec, mezzosoprano, Lech Napierala, piano
Programme: G. Mahler, M. Fries, G. Puccini, S. V. Rachmaninov
21.00
KEVIN TRAPPENIERS (BELGIUM) - DANCE PERFORMANCE
Dance Theatre Ljubljana
26.10.2014
Concept, choreography and visual image: Kevin Trappeniers
Dance: Dagmar Dachauer, SloMotion, Slovenian Parkour Family
27.10.2014
20.00
RADMILA VOJVODIĆ: EVERYMAN ĐILAS
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
27.10.2014
The play will be in Montenegrin language with Slovenian surtitles
20.30
BUIKA (SPAIN) - FLAMENCO CONCERT
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
27.10.2014
The world renowned Spanish vocalist Concha Buika combines the African heat with the Spanish soul in her own distinctive
style.
21.00
KEVIN TRAPPENIERS (BELGIUM) - DANCE PERFORMANCE
Dance Theatre Ljubljana
27.10.2014
Concept, choreography and visual image: Kevin Trappeniers
Dance: Dagmar Dachauer, SloMotion, Slovenian Parkour Family
28.10.2014
10.00
CREATIVE FAIR
Maximarket
28.10.2014
10.00 - 19.00
Free admission
The Creative Fair offers visitors an opportunity to buy unique handmade products, from leather and textile items and
jewellery to natural cosmetics and fine art paintings.
19.30
BARBARA JERNEJČIČ FÜRST, MEZZO-SOPRANO & GAIVA BANDZINAITÉ, PIANO CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Slovenian Philharmonic
28.10.2014
An evening of contemporary Slovenian songs - dedicated to the anniversary of Lojze Lebič, Vinko Globokar and Jakob
Ježa
20.00
ŠKM BANDA (SLOVENIA) - INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
28.10.2014
The ŠKM banda, an instrumental ensemble from the Slovenian Prekmurje Region, celebrated its 10th anniversary last year.
After three studio albums and one live recording, last year the band presented its new material.
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ŠTEFAN KOVAČ MARKO BANDA - JAZZ, ROCK, POST-ROCK, NOISE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
28.10.2014
29.10.2014
20.00
AUTUMN BLOSSOMS - MUSICAL
Španski borci cultural centre
29.10.2014
Autumn Blossoms, a 19th century Slovenian literary classic telling a story about the love between a successful
middle-aged city-dweller and a young country girl, which has been etched into the national consciousness also by its film
adaptation, is now coming alive with a stage adaptation as a musical. In the musical, performed by renowned Slovenian
singers and actors, the classic story of romance occasionally reflects the contemporary reality.
other
events
MONTH OF DESIGN 2014
Mladinska knjiga printing house, Dunajska cesta street 122
6.10. to 6.11.2014
The events organized as part of Month of Design, intended for both the expert and general public, showcases the
achievements of Slovenian and southeastern Europe design, the country's best designers and the companies
pursuing the most interesting and innovative design strategies.
AQUAE IASAE - ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXHIBITION
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
21.5. to 26.10.2014
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.
EMONA: A CITY OF THE EMPIRE
City Museum of Ljubljana - MGML
30.5.2014 to 31.5.2015
The exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of the Roman city of Emona, built two millenniums ago on the site of
the present-day Ljubljana. Learn about the city's birth, life and decline, the everyday life of its residents, and the
heritage they left behind.
BIO 50 - 24TH LJUBLJANA BIENNIAL OF DESIGN
Museum of Architecture and Design
18.9. to 7.12.2014
The Ljubljana Biennial of Design is a prestigious international exhibition of industrial design products, visual
communication pieces, corporate identity solutions, and design concepts.
LJUBLJANA MARATHON 2014
Streets of Ljubljana
26.10.2014
The Ljubljana Marathon is a mammoth celebration of running participated by nearly 18,000 runners from 40 countries.
SALSA POWER - SALSA FESTIVAL
Bolero Dance School (Dunajska cesta 49)
17. to 19.10.2014
Those attending the Salsa Power festival will be able to learn salsa from scratch or improve their skills under the tutelage
of renowned dance teachers from abroad. Performers at the festival will include distinguished salsa artists.
DANCE EVENINGS AT LJUBLJANA CASTLE
Ljubljana Castle
18.1. to 20.12.2014
These monthly social dance evenings scheduled on Saturdays throughout the year except in July and August are held in
the unique surroundings of Ljubljana Castle. The highlight of the year is the Dance under the Stars, held in the castle's
courtyard in June.
THE REMAINS OF A CITY - OPEN-AIR PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The Tivoli Park
17.8. to 30.10.2014
Free admission
This exhibition brings together works by both established photographers and the winners of a public photography contest
on the theme of the poetics of ruins, the remains of our past. As a number of exhibited photographs depict Roman
remains, the exhibition also marks 2,000 years of the Roman city of Emona.
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DOORS. SPATIAL AND SYMBOLIC PASSAGEWAYS OF LIFE
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
11.10.2013 to 31.12.2014
In this exhibition, doors are presented as objects of historical heritage offering an insight into the life of the residents of
different parts of Slovenia. They tell stories about the people they were made by as well as those who lived behind them.
THE MUMMY AND THE CROCODILE: THE SLOVENIANS EXPLORING THE LANDS ALONG THE
NILE
National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova ulica street
21.3.2014 to 9.2.2015
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.
LONG LIVE THE EVOLUTION!
Slovenian Museum of Natural History
25.11.2013 to 15.9.2015
This interactive exhibition gives you an insight into how the immense diversity of life on Earth evolved over more than
three and a half billion years.
THE MAGIC OF AMULETS
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
18.6.2014 to 31.1.2015
The exhibition The Magic of Amulets presents the tradition of amulets as objects related to magical beliefs from the times
of the ancient Egypt to the present day. It brings together exhibits from various Slovenian and international collections.
BOŽIDAR JAKAC AND PHOTOGRAPHY - PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
Museum of Modern Art
12.6. to 19.10.2014
ANDREJ JEMEC (SLOVENIA): GEOMETY NAD HANDWRTITING 1967-1983 - COLOUR
SILKSCREENS
International Centre of Graphic Arts
29.7. to 2.11.2014
URŠULA BERLOT: FLUID TOPOGRAPHY
Ljubljana Castle
16.9. to 2.11.2014
Free admission
Fluid Topography is an audio – kinetic installation which is based on research into dynamics and magnetic currents.
Observing the dynamic of magnetic flows being formed in the invisible magnetic field re-directs our experience of the
material towards the immaterial.
SAMO: TAKE IT EASY
Ljubljana Castle
25.9. to 30.11.2014
Free admission
The exhibition "Take it easy" refers to artists slow transition from figural art to abstraction.
SLOWIND FESTIVAL 2014: MUSIC OF JAPAN
Slovenian Philharmonic
11. to 28.10.2014
Slowind Festival, organised by the Slovenian wind quintet Slowind, is dedicated to chamber music. The quintet in
collaboration with various guest musicians perform new or rarely performed works of music in which wind instruments
play the leading role.
INTERNATIONAL LJUBLJANA KAYAK CANOE MARATHON
Start: under the Prule Bridge. Finish: at the Triple Bridge.
18.10.2014
Free admission
ČOKOLJANA
Central Market
25.10.2014
Free admission
Čokoljarna, a one-day chocolate fair set to take place at Ljubljana's Central Market, will be offering products from
large and renowned chocolate producers as well as those from boutique chocolate manufacturers and cake shops.
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MAKING OF PAPER FLOWERS - ETHNOLOGICAL EXHIBITION
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
25.9. to 6.11.2014
The exhibition shows the traditional making of paper flowers, which was reviewed by several individuals and local societies
at the end of the 20th and early 21st century.
RABIH MROUÉ (LEBANON)
City Art Gallery - MGML
11.9. to 1.11.2014
Free admission
An actor, theatre director, playwright and visual artist, Rabih Mroué belongs to the generation of Lebanese artists that
came to prominence in the decade after the official end of the Lebanese Civil War in 1990. Rooted in the firsthand
experience of political unrest and social upheaval still present in Lebanon today, Mroué`s work questions, problematizes
and examines the use of images, the mechanisms of storytelling and the construction of historical and personal narratives.
MIHA ŠTRUKELJ (SLOVENIA)
Tobačna 001 (cultural centre)
16.9. to 21.10.2014
EVA PETRIČ (SLOVENIA): FRACTALS AT 46°3
Ljubljana Castle
2.10. to 1.12.2014
ŽELJKO STEVANIĆ: MOVIES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
29.10. to 14.12.2014
Free admission
The exhibition is documenting Slovenian films.
ART EXHIBITION
Celica Art Hostel
23.9. to 16.10.2014
JIŘI KOČICA - SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
Celica Art Hostel
21.10.2014
DANIJEL ŽEŽELJ (CROATIA): FINAL SETTLEMENT - COMICS, ILUSTRATIONS
Galerija Kresija
21.10. to 14.11.2014
Free admission
GORENJE AT A TOUCH
Technical Museum of Slovenia
9.10.2014 to 1.9.2015
WITH TECHNOLOGY TO HEALTH
Technical Museum of Slovenia
7.5.2013 to 2.12.2014
Exhibition depicits the achievements of Slovenian scientists and their have been among the leaders in the world in some
areas of biomedical engineering.
EARZOOM FESTIVAL
Cankarjev dom cultural centre, MSUM, Slovenska Kinoteka, ŠKUC Gallery, Menza pri Koritu
14. to 19.10.2014
The goal of EarZoom is to acquaint the general public with the diversity of this seemingly niche musical discipline, rather
neglected by the Slovenian academic landscape, as well as enabling a brief insight into its complex entanglement of
musical and technical knowledge.
City of Women: Survival Tactics - 20th International Festival of Contemporary Arts
ANDREJA KULUNČIĆ: WOMEN.INDEX - INTERACTIVE PROJECT
Aksioma
30.9. to 17.10.2014
Free admission
In her project Andreja Kulunčić launches a process for making women aware of their own position in their private and
work environments. Posters placed in the city invite women during the time the exhibition is on to leave a message on a
toll-free phone number saying whether they feel satisfied, discriminated or abused. The results of these telephone
messages are shown on a display placed in some conspicuous point. While the action is going on, discussions looking at
the theme from a theoretical aspect are organised in the gallery.
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MLADEN STROPNIK (SLOVENIA) - ILUSTRATIONS
Škuc Gallery
22.10. to 14.11.2014
TASTE LJUBLJANA: LJUBLJANA DISHES MONTH
D125-Dunajska 125
6.10. to 6.11.2014
During the Month of Design festival, held in the building of the former Mladinska knjiga printing house at no. 123 Dunajska
cesta, the new D125 Centre for Innovative Solutions, located next-door, will be offering typical Ljubljana dishes as part of
the Taste Ljubljana project.
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