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 1/8 Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 Ljubljana tourism Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 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 2/8 Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 Ljubljana tourism Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 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. 3/8 Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 Ljubljana tourism Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 21.00 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. 4/8 Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 Ljubljana tourism Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 20.00 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. 5/8 Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 Ljubljana tourism Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 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. 6/8 Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 Ljubljana tourism Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 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. 7/8 Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 Ljubljana tourism Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 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. 8/8 Events in Ljubljana from 15. to 29.10.2014 Ljubljana tourism