Events September 2016

Events

September 2016

Index

Ljubljana

European Green Capital 2016

Music 7 Exhibitions 5 Festivals 4

Theatre,dance 13 Sports 17 Miscellaneous 15

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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, tic@visitljubljana.si, www.visitljubljana.com

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Highlights inSeptember

Laibach

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

Until 25 Sep Save the Bees The 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

Fridays Open Kitchen 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. p. 16

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Festivals

Manca Izmajlova 5 Sep, 20:30 Križanke Concert with symphony orchestra, choir and soloists Folk songs, traditional songs, Avsenik songs and lieder - in new arrangements. Concert on the 25th anniversary of Slovenia’s independence. RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Piotr Beczała - tenor Mark Piollet - conductor 6 Sep, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Concert of opera arias A. Adam: Le Corsaire - romantic ballet in three acts Opera and Ballet SNT Maribor Farhads Stade, Simon Robinson - conductors Aivars Leimanis - choreographer 7 Sep, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Based on a poem The Corsair by Lord Byron Tina Mauko - piano 7 Sep, 20:00 Križevniška church Shenzen Symphony Orchestra Xi Chen - violin Daye Lin - conductor 8 Sep, 20:30 Križanke Programme: Z. Xu / J. Sibelius / N. Rimski-Korsakov B. Eifman: Up & Down - ballet St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre of Boris Eifman 12 and 13 Sep, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Closing of the 64th Ljubljana Festival www.ljubljanafesitval.si

Ljubljana Festival 2016 27 Jun - 13 Sep, various venues

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.

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam Ljubljana International Orchestra, Branimir Slokar Academy Daniele Gatti - conductor 1 Sep, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: C. Debussy / H. Dutilleux / I. Stravinsky Laibach and RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Simon Dvoršak - conductor 2 Sep, 20:30 Križanke Pavel Mihelčič - composer, piano Igor Mitrovič - violoncello Franc Krevh , Matevž Bajde - percussions Ivo Ban - actor 5 Sep, 18:00 Križanke Musical-theatrical recital for composer, cello, two percussionists, piano and actor

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Exhibitions

Be Who You are and Keep to it - a retrospective exhibition by Karel Zelenko 14 Jun - 25 Sep, International Centre of Graphic Arts The 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 Bees 21 May - 25 Sep, Ljubljana Castle The 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. 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 Held during Ljubljana’s year as the European Green Capital, the

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 Future 11 Apr - 6 Nov, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Nikola 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

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 Ljubljana Saturdays 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.

Sebastião Salgado: Genesis 31 Jun - 11 Sep; Jakopič Gallery, City Museum of Ljubljana

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Festivals

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 Collection The 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 Castle Slovenia 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 (1909-2005) Permanent exhibition at the National Gallery

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

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 InterLACEd 21 Jun - Dec Slovene Ethnographic Museum Temporary exhibition by SEM Lace 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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Music

Ta Sãund (Slovenia) - cavaquinho, guitar, drums, vocal 1 Sep, 17:00 Picnic concert in Tivoli Park Admission free Gomme de Jour (Slovenia) - jazz 1 Sep, 20:00 Gornji trg square Admission free InBetween Band (Slovenia) - rock 1 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Admission free Muff (Slovenia) - rock 2 Sep, 20:00 Špica Cafe (in case of bad weather the concert is cancelled) Admission free Toxine (Slovenia) - funk - rock

Laibach and RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra 2 Sep at 20:30 Križanke Cool Ghouls (USA) - psihedelic rock 2 Sep, 21:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Trije mušketriji & ona - pop 3 Sep, 20:00 Špica Cafe (in case of bad weather the concert is cancelled) Admission free Vevče Brass Band 4 Sep, 11:00 Novi trg square Admission free Cene Resnik/Daniele D’Agaro, Trio Moder/Još Drašler/Aleš Rendla 5 Sep, 20:00 Jakopič Gallery Sound Explicit - a series of experimental music concerts

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 Dvoršak Special guest: Boris Benko (Silence). Part of the Ljubljana Festival 2016 Laibach and RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra 2 Sep at 20:30, Križanke Summer Theatre

2 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Admission free

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

Tomaž Gajšt - trumpet; Matjaž Skaza - vocal; Igor Bezget - guitar; Tadej Kampl - double bass 5 Sep, 20:00 ZOO Club Jazz concert Admission free VestriPullum (Slovenia) - rock 5 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Admission free Žiga Golob, Vasko Atanasovski, Georg Gratzer/BojanKrhlanko 6 Sep, 20:00 Jakopič Gallery Sound Explicit - a series of experimental music concerts Noreia (Slovenia) - traditional Irish music 6 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Admission free Gabi Novak & Matija Dedić Trio (Croatia)

Sunn O))) + Big|Brave (USA) - rock 7 Sep, 21:00 Kino Šiška Moonlight Sky (Slovenia) - rock, fusion 7 Sep, 20:00 Club ZOO Admission free Ščepec Zvoka - medieval music 8 Sep, 17:00 Picnic concert in Tivoli Park Admission free Buh Blues Project (Slovenia) - blues Litošt - jazz 8 Sep, 20:00 Gornji trg square Throw me off the Bridge (France) - indie post-folk 8 Sep, 20:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Admission free 8 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free

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 Lin Soloist: Xi Chen, violin Programme: Z. Xu, J. Sibelius, N. Rimsky-Korsakov Part of the Ljubljana Festival 2016

- jazz - pop 7 Sep, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse

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Shenzen Symphony Orchestra (China) Xi Chen - violin Daye Lin - conductor 8 Sep, 20:30 Križanke Programme: Z. Xu / J. Sibelius / N. Rimski-Korsakov El Cachon (Slovenia) - blues 9 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free The Canyon Observer & Čao Portorož (Slovenia) - rock 9 Sep, 20:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Tony Cetinski (Croatia) - pop 9 Sep, 21:00 Križanke Bowrain (Slovenia) - electronic music 9 Sep, 22:00 Krekov trg Admission free Cat Power (USA) - punk, folk, blues 10 Sep, 21:00 Kino Šiška Soul jazz in jaz 10 Sep, 20:00 Špica Cafe (in case of bad weather the concert is cancelled) Admission free Litostroj Brass Band 11 Sep, 11:00 Novi trg square SF/RTVSLO.SI Quartet - classical music 12 Sep, 20:00 Town Hall atrium Admission free

Lovro Ravbar - saxophone; Erik Marenče - keyboards; Ratko Divjak - drums 12 Sep, 20:00 ZOO Club Admission free Jazz concert Sex Demons, Attic Mist (Slovenia) - rock 12 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Admission free Le phénix flute ensemble 13 Sep, 20:00 Town Hall atrium Admission free Music from the Ars nova period Jazz Jam 13 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free Terry Riley (USA) - piano, synthesiser Gyan Riley (USA) - acoustic and electric guitar 13 Sep, 21:00 Kino 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.

Sunn 0))) (USA), Big Brave (Canada) - drone metal concert 7 Sep at 20:00, Kino Šiška

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Blues  Rock Jam 15 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free Rudi Bučar & Istrabend - pop - folk 15 Sep, 21:00 Ljubljana Castle Zagreb Philharmonic (Croatia) David Danzmayr - conductor Aleksandar Milošev - viola 16 Sep, 19:30 Cankarjevdomculturalandcongresscentre Programme: W. A. Mozart / A. Dvořák Imperial College London Symphony Orchestra Richard Dickins - conductor 16 Sep, 19:30 Hall of the Conservatory of Music and Ballet Ljubljana Programme: F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy / M. Ravel / A. Ridout Admission free Funkatre (Italy) - funk 16 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free Prismojeni Profesorji Bluesa - rock 16 Sep, 20:30 Križanke Robert Jukič & Jadranka Juras & Ana Bezjak - jazz 16 Sep, 21:00 Ljubljana Castle Balladero with guests - rock 17 Sep, 21:00 Ljubljana Castle Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld (Italy, Germany) - experimental music 17 Sep, 21:00 Kino Šiška

Cat Power (USA) - indie rock concert 10 Sep at 20:00, Kino Šiška

Bossa De Novo (Slovenia) - jazz 14 Sep, 20:00

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.

Slamič Coffeehouse Uroš Vegelj - tuba 14 Sep, 20:00 Town Hall atrium Admission free Lazaro y su son (Cuba, Slovenia) - Cuban music 14 Sep, 20:00 ZOO Club Admission free Beissoul & Einius (Latvia) - electro pop 14 Sep, 21:00 Kino Šiška

Zagreb Philharmonic (Croatia) David Danzmayr - conductor Aleksandar Milošev - viola 15 Sep, 19:30

Cankarjevdomculturalandcongresscentre Programme: W. A. Mozart / A. Dvořák Vox Arsana vocal quartet 15 Sep, 20:00 Town Hall atrium Admission free

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Ljubljana Veterans’ Brass Band 18 Sep, 11:00 Novi trg square

Tedi Spalato & Goran Rukavina Band (Croatia) 21 Sep, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Dalmatian folk songs in jazz and pop disguise. Bow vs Plectrum - ethno, contemporary jazz 21 Sep, 21:00 ZOO Club Admission free RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra En Shao - conductor Haochen Zhang - piano 22 Sep, 19:30 Cankarjevdomculturalandcongresscentre Programme: D. Škerl / L. van Beethoven / J. Brahms Jan Plestenjak and RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra - pop 22 Sep, 20:00 Križanke Miha Kralj - electronic music 22 Sep, 20:00 Kino Šiška

RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Lidia Baich - violin; Christian Frohn - violin 19 Sep, 19:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: W. A. Mozart / J. S. Bach … Vienna Days in Ljubljana Nein (Slovenia) 19 Sep, 20:00 Kino Šiška Concert : performance : film Jan Sturiale Trio feat. Jure Pukl - jazz 19 Sep, 20:00 ZOO Club Admission free Monstrumental - instrumental music 19 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Admission free Katja Konvalinka - soprano Nejc Lavrenčič - piano 20 Sep, 19:30 National Museum of Contemporary History An evening of lieder Kompulz 20 Sep, 20:00 Cankarjevdomculturalandcongresscentre Programme: R. Wallin / T. Hosokawa / J. Tiensuu / P. Ramovš / N. Forte / J. Vanpaemel Contemporary music Jazz Jam 20 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free

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.

China National Opera House: Turandot 1-2 Sep, 19:30, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Terry Riley & Gyan Riley (USA) 13 Sep at 20:00, Kino Šiška

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Blues  Rock Jam 22 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free Tretji Kanu - pop 23 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free Koala Voice (Slovenia) - rock 23 Sep, 20:00 Kino Šiška John Tilbury (G. Britain) - piano 24 Sep, 20:00 Cankarjevdomculturalandcongresscentre Crvena jabuka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - pop 24 Sep, 21:00 Križanke Bežigrad Brass Band, Ljubljana Vič Brass Band 25 Sep, 11:00 Novi trg square Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Borut Smrekar - conductor 25 Sep, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: W. A. Mozart / L. Cherubini Matic Mikola - saxophone; Nejc Škofic - keyboards; Anže Žurbi - drums 26 Sep, 20:00 Club ZOO Jazz concert Admission free Buržuazija - rock’n’roll 26 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free

Pacora (Slovakia); Volosi (Poland); Borbely Trio (Hungary); Ponk (Czech Republic); Edi Nulz (Austria); Robert Jukič »Gomme de Jour« (Slovenia) 27 Sep, 18:00 Cankarjevdomculturalandcongresscentre Free tickets Mucha Quartet (Slovakia) - classical music 27 Sep, 19:00 City Museum atrium Admission free Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra Christoph Walder - horn; Anders Nyqvist - trumpet; Krassimir Sterev - accordion 27 Sep, 19:30 National Gallery Programme: T. Slakan / N. Šenk / E. Adamič Lecture before the concert Ondekoza 27 Sep, 19:30 Cankarejv dom Concert by Japanese drummers Jazz Jam 27 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free Tim Hecker: Love Streams + Christian Kroupa 27 Sep, 21:00 Kino Šiška Anika Horvat - pop 28 Sep, 20:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Akordika 28 Sep, 20:00 Club ZOO Songs from popular musicals Admission free

Bogdana Herman & Silvana Paletti - ethno 29 Sep, 19:00 Ljubljana Castle Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra Philipp von Steinaecker - conductor Massimiliano Miani - clarinet Paolo Calligaris - bassoon 29 Sep, 19:30 Cankarjevdomculturalandcongresscentre Programme: D. Švara / R. Strauss / S. Prokofiev Damir Imamović Sevdah Takht (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - sevdah music 29 Sep, 20:00 Kino Šiška Buh Blues Project 29 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra Philipp von Steinaecker - conductor Massimiliano Miani - clarinet Paolo Calligaris - bassoon 29 Sep, 19:30 Cankarjevdomculturalandcongresscentre Programme: D. Švara / R. Strauss / S. Prokofjev Kovesolje (Slovenia) 29 Sep, 20:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre Music to the Srečko Kosovel’s poetry Vlado Kreslin in Mali bogovi - ethno, pop 30 Sep, 21:00 Cvetličarna Mountain Shack (Italy) - rock, blues 30 Sep, 20:00 Prulček bar Adimission free

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Theatre, dance

Doctor Faustus 4 Sep, 19:00 Ljubljana castle Puppet performance for young and adults English surtitles France Marolt Academic Folklore Group (Slovenia) - traditional dances 8 Sep, 18:30 Dvorni trg square J. Rožnik Novak, L. Marič: Hweōl… - premiere of a dance debut Authorship, choreography and performance: Jerca Rožnik Novak and Leon Marič 8 Sep, 21:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana Doctor Faustus 9 Sep, 19:00 Ljubljana castle Puppet performance for young and adults English surtitles

Metamorphosis - flamenco Performed by dance-music group Flamencoraneo Sacai - performance Performer Urška Centa 9 Sep, 20:00 Kino Šiška J. Rožnik Novak, L. Marič: Hweōl… - dance performance Authorship, choreography and performance: Jerca Rožnik Novak and Leon Marič 9 and 10 Sep, 21:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana B. Videmšek: Rok’s Depth - theatre

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. Berg Sets: Zinovi Margolin Costumes: Olga Shaishmelashvili Light: Gleb Filstinski, Boris Eifman

performance 10 Sep, 19:00 Mladinsko Theatre English surtitles

Idiot-Syncrasy - dance performance Performers: Igor Urzelai and Moreno Solinas

10 Sep, 20:00 Španski borci Admission free

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

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Theatre, dance

Up and Down - ballet Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg (Russia) 12 and 13 Sep, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre T. Valentan: Calypso - performance premiere Author and performer: Tina Valentan 14 Sep, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana Žigan Krajnčan and Gašper Kunšek - dance; Žiga Murko - tombone 14 Sep, 20:00 Španski borci Nonform - music-dance improvisations T. Valentan: Kalipso - performance Author and performer: Tina Valentan 15 and 16 Sep, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana The Republic of Slovenia - theatre A performance commemorating the 25th anniversary of Slovenian independence U. Rupnik: Illusions / Delusions - dance performance premiere Authorship and dance: Tina Benko, Ema Križič, Urša Rupnik 17 Sep, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana Doctor Faustus 18 Sep, 19:00 Ljubljana castle Puppet performance for young and adults English surtitles performance 17 Sep, 20:00 Mladinsko Theatre English surtitles

U. Rupnik: Illusions / Delusions - dance performance Authorship and dance: Tina Benko, Ema Križič, Urša Rupnik 18 Sep, 20:00

Wednesdays 17:00 - 18:30

at Slovenian Tourist Information Centre, Krekov trg 10 The course is free of charge

PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana Funny Business - stand up

Jimmy Carr (G. Britain) 18 Sep, 19:00 and 21:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Adrienn Hód: Pearl Guy Nader, Maria Campos: Loop de Loop 21 and 22 Sep, 20:00 Španski borci Double dance evening by EnKnapGroup France Marolt Academic Folklore Group (Slovenia) - traditional dances 22 Sep, 18:30 Dvorni trg square D. Dachauer: Wunderbare Jahre - dance performance Choreography and dance: Dagmar Dachauer 24 and 25 Sep, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana Pockets Full of Stars - dance performance premiere Branko Potočan & Fourklor 26 Sep, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Repeat performance: 27 Sep, 20:00 J. Bizjak: In the Embrace of a Trigger of the Road to Point Zero - dance performance Choreography and performance: Jernej Bizjak 27 and 28 Sep, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

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.

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Miscellaneous

National Parks 5 Apr - 30 Sep The Tivoli Park The open-air large format photo

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 - 18:00 24 Sep at Gornji trg square, 10:00 - 18:00 The 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 farms 3 Sep, 8:00 - 14:00 Pogačarjev 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

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 Dances 1 - 3 Sep, 18:00-1:00 Miklošičeva cesta and Slovenska cesta streets Ljubljana 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 nights 1, 8 and 15 Sep, 20:00 - 02:00 Ajdovščina square The evenings are contributing to the vibrancy of Ljubljana city centre. Each Thursday throughout the summer, these

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 free http://indigo.ooo/en/#program

Indigo - Festival of Contemporary Ideas 7 - 10 Sep

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Miscellaneous

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

European Day of Jewish Culture 2016 Sep 4, 10:00 - 18:00 Jewish Cultural Centre, Mini Teater Special 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 Ljubljana 11:00 Being a “Sephardi “ Jew today. What does it mean? 18:00 Mi Ha Ish - Who is the man? - musical-theatrical recital Singing and interpretation of the text: Polona Vetrih as Havele and Saša Tabaković as Mojshele Musicians: Janez Dovč, Boštjan Gombač, Vasilij Centrih and Goran Krmac

National Costumes and Clothing Heritage Days 8 - 11 Sep The 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 event 1 Oct, 10:00 - 18:00 Stari trg & Gornji trg squares The 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 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.

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Sports

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup - canoe slalom competition 9 - 11 Sep, Tacen Kayak Canoe Centre

Harness racing 3 and 24 Sep, 14:00 Stožice hippodrome Olimpija Ljubljana : ND Gorica - football 10 Sep Stožice stadium RK Krim Mercator : Iuventa Michalovce (Slovakia) - handball 10 and 11 Sep Kodeljevo sports hall HDD Olimpija Ljubljana : EC VSV Villach (Austria) - hockey 16 Sep, 19:15 Tivoli sports hall

Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 21 - 25 Sep Tivoli sports hall Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Radomlje - football 24 Sep Stožice stadium HDD Olimpija Ljubljana : HC TWK Innsbruck (Austria) - hockey 25 Sep, 17:30 Tivoli sports hall HDD Olimpija Ljubljana : EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz (Austria) - hockey 30 Sep, 19:15 Tivoli sports hall

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.

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.

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A beer lover’s

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: Theprice includesexpertguidance,beer tasting sessions, snacks,anda tourofPivovarnaUnion’sBreweryMuseum. The tour isonly suitable forpeopleaged 18andover.

experience of Ljubljana

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

Information: Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre - TIC, tel. 306 12 35, tic@visitljubljana.si, www.visitljubljana.com

by bicycle Exploring 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.

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

Information: Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre - TIC, tel. 306 12 35, tic@visitljubljana.si, www.visitljubljana.com

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