Events June 2017 Sightseeing Tours Highlights in June

Historical city centre and castle Take a walk around the historical city centre, explore major Klovnbuf! attractions and . Daily at 11:00 Index From: in front the Town Hall (duration 2 hours) Language: Slovene, English Price: adults € 13, children € 6,5, with Ljubljana Tourist card free of charge.

Walking tour of Plečnik’s Ljubljana Festivals 4 An exploration of the life and work of the greatest Slovene architect. Exhibitions 9 Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12:00 From: Tourist Information Centre – TIC (duration 3 hours) Language: Slovene, English Price: € 20 Music 12

Taste Ljubljana food tour Opera, theatre, dance 16 Taste of 5 different dishes and 5 selected drinks included. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12:00 Miscellaneous 18 From: Tourist Information Centre - TIC (duration 3 hours) Language: Slovene, English Price: € 38 Sports 19 Ljubljana beer lover’s experience Taste of 8 different beers and 3 snacks included, visit to Brewery Museum. Mondays and Fridays at 18:00 From: Slovenian Tourist Information Centre – STIC (duration 3 hours) Cover photo: B. Čeak 25 May - 29 Oct 14 Jun 20 - 24 Jun Language: Slovene, English Edited and published by: Ljubljana Price: € 35 Tourism, Krekov trg 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Biennial of Design (BIO) André Rieu Klovnbuf! BIO - The Biennial of Design A Dutch violinist, conductor International festival of T: +386 1 306 45 83, Town Hall tour in Ljubljana, organized by and showman, his concerts contemporary circus brings E: [email protected], Saturdays at 13:00 Museum of Architecture established him as one of together Slovenian and From: in front of the Town Hall (duration 1 hour) W: www.visitljubljana.com and Design (MAO), is an the top ten touring acts in international clown artists. Language: Slovene, English Photography: Archives of Ljubljana Price: € 5 international platform for the world. Tourism and individual event organisers p. 6 new approaches in design. Prepress: Prajs d.o.o. p. 14 Printed by: Collegium Graphicum d.o.o., p. 10 Ljubljana, June 2017 2 - 4 Jun 16 Jun - 24 Oct 27 Jun - 31 Aug Ljubljana Tourism is not liable for any inaccurate information appearing in the Cirque du Soleil: Varekai 32nd International Ljubljana Festival 2017, Don’t miss the famous with its long history and calendar. Biennial of Graphic Arts Canadian artistic ensemble Make sure not to miss tradition of presenting who “reinvented the circus” Ljubljana’;s artistic event of premier artistic events, Committed to caring for the with their new production the year, the International contributes significantly to environment, we print on recycled paper. entitled Varekai. Biennial of Graphic Arts, the cultural life of Ljubljana Share our commitment by p. 18 which celebrates its 61th in the summer. Information and ticket sale: Tourist Information Centre - TIC and sharing this publication with eddition this year. p. 4 Slovenian Tourist Information Centre – STIC your friends. p. 9 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 3 Festivals Festivals

Doodledee, it’s me! - visual dance and Ljubljana Music and Ballet Sapramouse - puppet performance June in Ljubljana theatre performance for children Conservatory Big Band Ljubljana Puppet Theatre 8 - 21 Jun, Kongresni trg square PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana 12 Jun, 20:00 16 Jun, 10:00 10 Jun, 10:00 Traditional and contemporary jazz, pop The Deceits - comedy S.K.I.N. - dance performance Visiting Slovenian regions through Ljubljana City Theatre EnKnapGroup and Iztok Kovač dancing and singing - folklore 16 Jun, 21:00 10 Jun, 12:00 performans Dinosaurs? - puppet performance 12 Jun, 21:30 Movser - Where We Search For Moves - Labirint Theatre Performances by: AFS France Marolt, FS dance lessons for children 17 Jun, 10:00 Tine Rožanc, FS Tine Rožanc-veterans, FS En-Knap Institute Emona, FS Emona- veterans, FS COF, and Nuška Drašček - vocal 10 Jun, 16:00 FS Židan parazol. Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Green Table - modern dance Simon Dvoršak - conductor Ballet Glimpses Association of Artists (DUM) 17 Jun, 21:00 Ljubljana Music and Ballet 10 Jun, 15:00 - 19:00 Conservatory Muca Copatarica - children’s 15:00 Union Coffeehouse, 17:00 LP bar, 13 Jun, 10:00 performance and workshop 19:00 Slovenska cesta street in the The performance by young ballet Prešeren Theatre Kranj in collaboration The Klovnbuf! festival will bring proximity of Nebotičnik dancers bringing together classic and with Mladinska knjiga together Slovenian and international Light entertainment by day, high June in Ljubljana Perishabilities - dance performance neoclassic styles will take you to the 18 Jun, 10:00 clown artists. It will present culture by night - available in the Big Band Orchestra of the Slovenian Žigan Krajnčan and Gašper Kunšek world of tutus, ballet shoes, and classical various styles of clowning, such as heart of the city free of charge. That Moscow children’s folklore group from Armed Forces with guest performers 10 Jun, 20:30 music buffonade, circus clowning, street is what the June in Ljubljana festival the Russian Federation with children Vlatko Stefanovski and Gregor Skočir clowning, and music and clowning is all about. 2:0 - dance performance Ballet Concert from Bežigrad Primary School 8 Jun, 21:00 eccentricities, and make sure to City life in Ljubljana will be livened Performing: Goran Bogdanovski, Slovenian National Opera and Ballet 18 Jun, 11:00 Folk and world music, rock create a relaxing and entertaining up by great many of free events Dejan Srhoj, Goran Tatar and Damjan Theatre of Ljubljana atmosphere for onlookers and held in the Kongresni trg square. Žogica Marogica - theatre performance Mohorko 13 Jun, 21:00 passers-by. Those taking place in the morning for children 10 Jun, 21:00 A selection of passages from the most will be particularly intended Pionirski dom - Children’s Cultural popular repertoire ballet performances And the Red Riding Hood - puppet for children, afternoons will be Centre (Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, Doctor performance reserved for light dance and music 9 Jun, 10:00 Zhivago... ). Mini Theatre performances, and evenings for top Vladimir - children’s folklore group 11 Jun, 10:00 The opening concert of the 29th quality dance, theatre and music from the Russian Federation with international festival Imago Sloveniae events. Little stories about love - visual-puppet children from Ilirska and Summer in Old Ljubljana Town The events may be cancelled in case performance Bistrica primary schools 14 Jun, 21:00 of bad weather. Mini Theatre 9 Jun, 11:00 In case of rain the concert will be held in 11 Jun, 17:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Hall. The Grand Finale of Šila - improvisation 5 to 12 - modern ballet performance theatre Mole Zlatko or The poop that fell from Croatian National Theatre in Split 9 Jun, 18:00 the sky - puppet performance 11 Jun, 21:00 ŠILA (School Impro League) FRU-FRU Puppet Theatre 60 Years of Muca Copatarica 15 Jun, 10:00 and 17:00 Nellie Goodbye - music performance 12 Jun, 10:00 - 19:00 for youth Roly Porter Lifecutter + 5237 - electro- Puppet performances, workshops, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre techno experiment with the visual Klovnbuf! - international festival of contemporary circus and the exhibition, participate in the 9 Jun, 21:00 support of 5237. 20 - 24 Jun, various venues meeting with the illustrator. 15 Jun, 21:00 4 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 5 Festivals Festivals

Klovnbuf RTV Slovenia Big Band and Symphony Summer in Old Town Ljubljana Festival 2017 Orchestra with guests Bon voyage - clown performance Opening concert of Imago Sloveniae 27 Jun - 31 Aug, venues Patrik Greblo, Lojze Krajnčan - Performing Alexei Mironov and Summer in Ljubljana Old Town conductors 20 Jun, 20:00 | Mladinsko Theatre festival 21 Jun, 21:00 14 Jun, 21:00 Tok - tok - contemporary clown theatre Kongresni trg square Kongresni trg square Teater Narobov This gala open-air concert will feature a 21 Jun, 19:30 | Mladinsko Theatre selection of classic Slovenian pop songs Lvdi Scǽnici about Ljubljana, including some of those Justus Willbergom -hydraulius Urban circus originally performed at the Slovenian 17 Jun, 21:00 | Stari trg square 22 Jun, 15:00 Pop Song, the country’s oldest and most Jazz concert Circus parade through the old city centre prestigious pop song contest. Karolina Šantl Zupan - flute The Moon in the Street - poetical C. Orff: Carmina burana Mojca Zlobko Vajgl - harp phantasy Each year, the Summer in Ljubljana La Fura Dels Baus (Spain) Sae Lee - piano 22 Jun, 15:00 | Mladinsko Theatre Old Town festival adds to the 27 Jun, 21:30 21 Jun, 20:30 | City Museum atrium vibrancy of city life in Ljubljana Manifesto - cabaret-circus-theatre Kongresni trg square World Music Day by presenting a programme of performance Josep Vicent - conductor Lanner Quartet (Hungary) classical music concerts held in the Ex-teater Soloists: Luca Espinosa - actress; 26 Jun, 20:30 | City Museum atrium picturesque surroundings of the The Ljubljana Festival, with its long Rock Academy, Pionirski dom - 23 Jun, 20:00 | Mini Theatre Amparo Navarro - soprano; Jordi Classical music concert historical city centre. Most of the history and tradition of presenting Children’s Cultural Centre Domènech - countertenor; Antoni Pockets Full of Stars - circus concerts are free. premier artistic events, contributes 18 Jun, 17:00 Marsol - baritone Jan Čižmář (Czech Republic) - guitar, performance The festival begins in June and is significantly to the cultural life of Rock Academy is a joint music project Musical accompaniment by: Slovenian lute, teorbo Branko Potočan and Fourklor held until the end of August, when Ljubljana in the summer. of students involved in music activities Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovenian 29 Jun, 20:30 | Plečnik’s house 24 Jun, 20:00 it traditionally concludes with a mini The festival’s rich programme of in diverse music ensembles and roles. Philharmonic Choir, Vinko Vodopivec Stara mestan elektrarna/Old Power Sub-Lime (Slovenia) - jazz festival titled Nights in Ljubljana concert, opera, and ballet events The musicians will present new original Music School Choir, Ave Chamber Choir Station 30 Jun, 20:30 | Stari trg square Old Town. features internationally renowned songs, acoustic covers,and covers of Opening of 65th Ljubljana Festival www.imagosloveniae.net artists, including some of the songs by various performers. Ljubljana Festival 2017 Kongresni trg square world’s most recognised names in Every Seventh Wave - romantic drama Vesna -musical Elīna Garanca - mezzosoprano music and performing arts. Imago Sloveniae: Summer in Ljubljana Old Town Prešeren Theatre Kranj 7 - 10 Jun, 21:00 RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra The main venue of the Ljubljana 14 Jun - 27 Aug; historical city centre’s churches, inner courtyards, 18 Jun, 21:00 Križanke Summer Theatre Ion Marin - conductor Festival is the picturesque Križanke and public squares The musical Vesna is adapted from 29 Jun, 20:00 Summer Theatre, a gem of 13th The Circus Day Slovenian first romantic comedy film Cankarjev dom cultural and congress century architecture rebuilt to 19 Jun, 10:00 - 21:00 of the same name. It is the work of the centre its present form by the famous On Circus Monday, visitors will be able proven creative team that brought the Programme: operatic arias architect Jože Plečnik. Festival events to take a closer look at the circus, circus hit musical Blossoms in the Autumn to are also held at a number of other performances and circus artists. Tomaž Domicelj - guitar, harmonica, the stage three years ago. prestigious venues in Ljubljana and vocal World Music Day its surrounding areas. For several Mamma Mia! - musical Toñín Corujo - timple and Yarel 21 Jun years now, the opening of the 18 Jun, 21:00 Hernández - guitar, double bass Various locations around the City Ljubljana Festival has been held Križanke Summer Theatre 30 Jun, 21:00 On 21 June, the first day of summer, the in Kongresni trg square, one of The musical Mamma Mia!, which revives Križanke Summer Theatre Slovenian capital will once again join the Ljubljana’s central squares. the legacy of the legendary music group Alongside new compositions by the international initiative known as Fête de www.ljubljanafestival.si Abba, will this time be performed by a Slovenian singer-songwriter Tomaž la Musique or World Music Day, which cast of more than thirty Slovenian actors. Domicelj, the concert will include new celebrates the sound of live music and arrangements f old songs. makes loudspeakers go silent for a day. 6 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 7 Festivals Exhibitions

Damjan Gale: The Architect of Light, a Robert Capa - Retrospective photo CP Unit (USA) retrospective photography exhibition exhibition The 32nd edition of the Biennial of 30 Jun, 17:00 | Club Gromka 28 Mar - 4 Jun, Jakopič Gallery 5 Apr - 27 Aug, CD Gallery Graphic Arts will be on display at Cene Resnik Trio »Watch for Dogs« Damjan Gale was an architect that One of the most prominent war MGLC (Tivoli Mansion) and in the (Slovenia, Italy) photographed and a photographer photographers of all time, Robert Capa’s newly renovated Switzerlandrija 30 Jun, 18:30 that put architecture in the focus legacy includes over 70,000 negatives Creative Centre. of his interests. His photographic that provide a unique insight into the The selection of participating Artbeaters (Slovenia) oeuvre consists of interpretations of turbulent history of the twentieth artists was gradually drawn up in 30 Jun, 19:30 | Cankarjev dom park contemporary Slovenian architecture, century. an interesting experiment where Admission free the baroque in Slovenia and works of Capa’s retrospective exhibition features the recipients of the Grand Prize Archie Shepp Tribute to Coltrane (USA) Jože Plečnik. 97 black-and-white photographs of the past five Biennial editions 30 Jun, 21:00 Sundays at 16:30 guided tours in English. showing pivotal events from the five were invited to propose one artist wars he documented in his brief life: to participate in this year’s event. Lucia Cadotsch »Speak Low« Maria Bonomi: Printmaking Forever from the Spanish Civil War, the Second These artists were then invited to (Switzerland, Sweden) 16 Jun - 19 Oct, Jakopič Gallery Sino-Japanese War, World War II nominate the next five participating 30 Jun, 22:30 As part of the Biennial of Graphic including the Battle of Normandy on artists. At the end, the 32nd Biennial Arts, the gallery presents an overview 58th Jazz Festival Ljubljana Amok Amor (Germany, Sweden, USA) Omaha Beach and the liberation of was supplied by the names of 28 Jun - 2 Jul, Cankarjev dom and various venues exhibition of the world-renowned 30 Jun, 23:30 Paris, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and about thirty participating artists. Brazilian artist Maria Bonomi. In the First Indochina War. The exhibition The exhibition title Birth as Criterion, Each year, the Ljubljana Jazz Festival Emilia Mårtensson Vocal Jazz Workshop Ljubljana we want to present her as an Jazz Festival Ljubljana also presents a series of portraits of adopted from the poem by Jure features some of the world’s biggest 1 Jul, 11:30 | Cankarjev dom park artist who succeeded in transforming Karkhana (Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, USA) his friends and artists, including Ernest Detela, served as a point of entry for names in jazz, attracting music Admission free the gentle, almost delicate, print on rice 28 Jun, 18:00 Hemingway, William Faulkner, Henri the artists to reflect on the Biennial. lovers from home and abroad. paper into works of art that are made Hearth (Slovenia, Portugal, Denmark, Matisse and Pablo Picasso. The Biennial’s main exhibition will Since 1960, when it was founded as Akosh S. Unit (Hungary, France) for everyone. Argentina) Open: 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - be accompanied by exhibitions of a festival presenting classical jazz 28 Jun, 19:30 Saturdays at 16:30 guided tours in 1 Jul, 15:00 14:00. Closed: Mondays, holidays work by the winners of the previous, bands from former Yugoslavia, the English. Kris Davis & Craig Taborn (Canada, USA) 31st edition of the Biennial and a Ljubljana Jazz Festival has kept pace Susanna Risberg (Sweden) - electric Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays - concert for two pianos number of other exhibitions. with international developments guitar 28 Jun, 21:00 in the genre.Today it provides 1 Jul, 16:00 a connoisseur’s choice of music Philipp Gropper’s Philm (Germany) The 32nd Biennial of Graphic Arts: Birth as Criterion Igor Lumpert Quartet (Slovenia, USA) and offers an exciting insight into 29 Jun, 19:00 16 Jun - 29 Oct, various venues 1 Jul, 19:00 creativity in contemporary jazz. Velkro (Slovenia, Norway, Portugal) www.ljubljanajazz.si Nate Wooley’s Knknighgh (USA, 29 Jun, 20:00 | Cankarjev dom park Slovenia) Admission free 1 Jul, 20:15 | Park by Cankarjev dom Sofia Jernberg & Alexander Hawkins: Admission free Musho (G. Britain, Sweden) Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet (USA) 29 Jun, 21:00 1 Jul, 21:30 Emilia Mårtensson Trio (Slovenia, Rob Mazurek (USA) - trumpets, Sweden, G. Britain) electronics 29 Jun, 22:00 1 Jul, 23:00 Yussef Dayes Trio presents Black Focus Shabaka Hutchings & The Ancestors (G. Britain) (G. Britain, S. Africa) 29 Jun, 23:00 2 Jul, 20:30

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Biennial of Design (BIO) The Void, the Print Portfolio of the coldness of the slowly advancing Zoran Mušič (1909-2005) 25 May – 29 Oct, artists included in the 32nd Biennial of Neoclassicism”, as Luc Menaše so vividly Permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) Graphic Arts: Birth as Criterion put it. Gallery 16 Jun - 6 Jul, Kresija Gallery Today, the wider public is mostly Zoran Mušič, the best known 20th The concept of the Void portfolio is familiar with his magnificent illusionist century Slovenian-born painter and a based on the structure of the Biennial scenes, whose colourful tones and man with more than one homeland, since each of the invited artists is a numerous sumptuous figures remind painted mostly landscapes, still lifes, “representative” of one of the five us of a theatre play unwinding right in portraits, Dalmatian donkeys and groups that have formed on the basis front of us. horses, trees, views of Venice, double of an invitation to the recipients of the Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 - portraits with his wife Ida, and poignant Grand Prize of the past five editions 20:00. Closed: Mondays self-portraits depicting him as an old of the Biennial. The Void questions man. His visual motifs were always Ljubljana, a City With Plečnik’s the conditions and implications of related to the Slovenian region of Kras Signature the situation into which artists are and its typical scenes. He became world 15 Jun - 3 Sep, Tivoli park, Jakopič’s placed upon being asked to invite famous with his series of paintings We promenade another artist. The invited artists will Are Not the Last, in which he relived the Ljubljana without Plečnik’s architecture try to reflect on the relationships that scenes he experienced in the Dachau is hard to imagine today, but that is how have been established with the open concentration camp. Ljubljana’s National it looked in the 1920s, when Slovenia’s BIO, organized by Museum of Lighting Guerrilla Festival The Common\Uncommon Object © structure of this year’s Biennial. Gallery displays the world’s only greatest architect began realising his Architecture and Design, is an 17 May - 17 June, Vžigalica Gallery and Liveinslums Artists: Jess x Chen, Moon Kyungwon, permanent survey exhibition of Mušič’s masterful projects. The exhibition international platform for new surrounding area BIO 25: Associated Project Ebecho Muslimova, Alberto Rodríguez work, which explores the entire range of presents archival photographs by approaches in design. BIO was In 2017 the international Lighting 29 May - 11 June, Kresija Gallery and Jennifer Schmidt. Curator: Tevž the famous artist’s painting techniques. Peter Naglič, a precious testimony founded back in 1963, making it the Guerrilla festival is turning on the Installation is putting on display some Logar Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00- of the time when Plečnik’s Ljubljana first design biennial in Europe. Today lights on different streets and Ljubljana elements from the Liveinslums Ngo’s Open: 10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 18:00, 20:00. Closed: Mondays was being created. To contrast the BIO is structured as a long-term galleries for the eleventh consecutive collection of daily objects from the Saturdays 10:00 - 12:00 and 12:30 - 14:00, archival photographs, the other side Plečnik Collection collaborative process, where teams year. The festival is dedicated to the Mathare ghetto in Nairobi, an archive of Sundays 10:00 - 13:00. Closed: holidays of the Jakopič Promenade displays The new permanent exhibition at the of designers and multidisciplinary presentation and popularization of everyday tools that began back in 2012 Admission free contemporary photographs by Plečnik House in Trnovo presents the most agents develop alternatives to works of contemporary visual art and is still going on. The series consists Giambatistta Tiepolo: Drawings from Matevž Paternoster, which unveil new important projects of the late architect. established systems. With curators where the main vehicle of expression of portraits of street sellers carrying the Collections of the Civici Musei of perspectives of Plečnik’s artworks. Plečnik’s creativity comes to life through like Jan Boelen, Angela Rui and is the medium of light. This year’s their own goods, slum dwellers, and still Trieste (Italy) the plans, models and photographs of Maja Vardjan, BIO works as a testing festival edition addresses the theme of lifes of common daily utensils. The idea Ištvan Išt Huzjan: Measures 1 Jun - 30 Sep, National Gallery his creations such as the Zacherl House ground, where design is employed Memories. Artworks presented during is to enrich the series with everyday 16 Jun - 17 Sep, Ljubljana City Art Giambattista Tiepolo was an influential in Vienna, Prague Castle, the National as a tool to question and improve the festival explore subjective and objects from the people of Ljubljana, Museum and charismatic personality of the and University Library in Ljubljana, our daily life, among different and collective memories as well as cultural with a special focus on local minorities. Ištvan Išt Huzjan, the recipient grand stage of the 18th century visual the , Žale multidisciplinary design approaches and technical heritage. Festival thus For three days, Filippo Romano and of the 31th Biennial’s main prize, arts and one of the most important Cemetery, the Church of St. Michael at the that touch systems, production, aims to stress various aspects of the Silvia Orazi will go around Ljubljana concentrates on a segment of his artistic painters of Late Baroque. His oeuvre Ljubljana Marshes and numerous other services, scientific research, reflection of the past seen through the portraying and interviewing people, production associated with the idea of mostly encompasses wall paintings in masterpieces. Several plans of Plečnik’s humanistic issues, unexpected lens of the present, thus encouraging asking them to choose and pose with travelling, often with an emphasis on the aristocratic palaces and churches of never realized visions are also on display. conditions for the production of our viewer to question deceptiveness their own everyday object. returning home, given that his artistic Northern Italy, while his work for the The Cathedral of Freedom, the master’s habitat. and consistency of recollection and investigations, actions and works courts in Germany and Spain speak to vision of the Slovenian parliament, is Open: 10:00 – 18:00. Closed: Mondays memories. frequently focus on his initial points of his international fame. He influenced especially worthy of our attention. Open: 12:00 - 23:30. Closed: Mondays reference, such as the home, childhood, both his contemporaries and future Guided tours: every hour, on the hour Admission free sandpit and children’s drawings. generations, since his protean activity (the last guided tour at 17:00). A group Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 - “connected the opulence of Baroque, may be a maximum of seven persons. 21:00. Closed: Mondays the elegance of the Rococo, and the Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays

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RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Vita Mavrič - chanson Gordan Nikolić - violin 8 Jun, 20:00 Milena Lipovšek - flute Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Luca Ferrini - harpsichord centre Programme. J. S. Bach / L. van Tasa Beethoven / K. Weill Brest 6 Jun, 19:30 Mistermarsh Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre 8 Jun, 20:00 Duo Evina Celica Hostel 6 Jun, 21:00 Godibodi - world music festival Prulček bar Generator (Slovenia) - funk, soul, blues, Ljubljana veterani brass orchestra ethno 7 Jun, 18:00 8 Jun, 21:00 Concert is performed on the boat sailing Prulček bar between Prule and Dragon bridge on Cakes da Killa (USA) & Tigerbalm (Slovenia) - hip hop/electronics Oliver and Gibonni (Croatia) - pop the Ljubljanica river Over his career, Pat Metheny, one 2 Jun, 21:00 Kino Šiška 9 Jun, 20:00 of the world’s most popular jazz Ansambel musica cubicularis Stožice sports hall guitarists, has received as many Straight from the most feverish club Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Matrix/Swr Experimentalstudio Alessandro Ciccolini - baroque violin Tretji kanu as 20 Grammy Awards. He is basements of New York, one of the Alejandro Posada - conductor 2 Jun, 19:30 7 Jun, 20:00 Lamai famous for his distinctive musical most exciting new voices in hip hop Peter Jablonski - piano Ljubljana Castle Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Bort Ross approaches, such as the use of folk today, Cakes Da Killa is coming to Programme: S. Rahmaninov / W. Admission free Eddie Luis und die Gnadenlosen XL 9 Jun, 20:00 music elements. In his Ljubljana Ljubljana. Lutosławski / H. Villa-Lobos / A. Cakes Da Killa (USA) - hip-hop (Neusmiljeni XL) Celica Hostel concert, Metheny will perform with Silver-tongued Rashard Bradshaw Márquez Tigerbalm (Slovenia) 7 Jun, 20:00 Godibodi - world music festival his best known ensemble, the Pat aka Cakes Da Killa never let himself 1 Jun, 19:30 2 Jun, 21:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Metheny Group, active since the end be labelled with certain music Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Kino Šiška of the 1970s. genres. He successfully weaves Tosca Beat (Slovenia) - classical-pop different frames and genres into his Feedback - rock, jazz, blues 1 Jun, 20:30 | SiTi Theatre Pat Metheny Group (USA): own unique musical expression. 2 Jun, 21:00 An Evening with Pat Metheny A local team of dancing nights’ Carpe Diem (Slovenia) - pop, ska, funk Prulček bar 3 Jun, 19:00, Cankarjev dom veterans, united into a fresh new 1 Jun, 21:00 | Prulček bar Pat Metheny (USA) - jazz project called Tigerbalm, will ensure The Grove Singers of London 3 Jun, 19:00 a great pre-and afterparty. Tim Rhys-Morgan - conductor Cankarjev dom cultural and congress 2 Jun, 19:15 | Cathedral centre Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Ljubljana Vič Brass Orchestra Alejandro Posada - conductor 4 Jun, 11:00 Peter Jablonski - piano Tivoli park in front of Tivoli Mansion Programme: S. Rachmaninoff / W. Admission free Lutosławski / H. Villa-Lobos / A. Green Day + Rancid (USA) - punk rock Márquez 6 Jun, 19:00 2 Jun, 19:30 Stožice sports hall Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

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Rojotango Orchestra Je Boime (Slovenia) 14 Jun, 20:00 20 Jun, 21:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Prulček bar Cigarettes After Sex World Music Day 14 Jun, 20:00 21 Jun Kino Šiška Various locations around the City On 21 June, the first day of summer, the Dixie Šok Band Slovenian capital will once again join the 15 Jun, 17:00 international initiative known as Fête de Petkovškovo nabrežje embankment la Musique or World Music Day, which Admission free celebrates the sound of live music. Skaktus - ska rock pop Gombač & Kradljivci časa 15 Jun, 21:00 21 Jun, 21:00 Prulček bar Ljubljana Castle Dreta River Band (Slovenia) - rock Green Day (USA) - rock Young Women’s Chorus (USA) 16 Jun, 21:00 6 Jun, 19:00, Stanežiče stadium Kranj Grammmer School Girls’ choir Prulček bar A Dutch violinist, conductor and 22 Jun, 19:30 showman, Rieu has sold more than For several years now, American Skeebeep (Slovenia) - ska, punk, reggae, Patrick Kenny Litostroj brass orchestra Ursuline Church 40 million albums worldwide. Every trio Green Day is in the company of rock 11 Jun, 21:00 18 Jun, 11:00 Radojka Šverko (Croatia) - pop year, more than 700,000 fans attend the most popular, successful and 9 Jun, 21:00 Stari trg square Tivoli park in front of Tivoli Mansion 22 Jun, 20:00 an André Rieu concert, establishing influential groups of the modern Prulček bar Admission free Admission free Slamič Coffeehouse him as one of the top ten touring rock. Last October the band released Klemen Kotar Kitarski kvartet Muliers – classical acts in the world. Crowned the a new studio album Revolution Mojca Vedernjak - mezzosoprano Katalena band Sara musical “King of Waltz” by the media, Rieu Radio, which they promote on their Nejc Lavrenčič - piano 22 Jun, 21:00 Smaal Tokk 19 Jun, 21:00 believes that everyone can enjoy extensive worldwide concert tour. 12 Jun, 19:30 Ljubljana castle 10 Jun, 20:00 Prulček bar classical music. In Ljubljana, special guests will National Museum of Contemporary Celica Hostel support them, the legendary Rancid, History Godibodi - world music festival André Rieu (Netherlands) - violin which are considered as one of Duo You&Me - pop-rock 14 Jun, 20:00 the most important and successful Puchheimer Jugendkammerorchester/ 12 Jun, 21:00 independent bands of punk scene. PJKO (Germany) Prulček bar The joint presence of two such high Peter Michielsen - conductor profile and well-known groups is 10 Jun, 20:30 Decibelles (France) + Žen - indie rock certainly a promise of an explosion St Jacob’s Church 13 Jun, 20:00 of rock. Programme: J. Rossini / R. Fuchs / J. Kino Šiška S. Bach / E. Grieg / A. Piazzolla / P. I. Ljubljana Vič Brass Band Tchaikovsky 14 Jun, 18:00 Admission free Concert is performed on the boat sailing Ljubljana veterani brass orchestra between Prule and Dragon bridge on 11 Jun, 11:00 the Ljubljanica river Tivoli Park, in front of Tivoli Mansion André Rieu and Johann Strauss Orchestra 14 Jun, 20:00 Stožice sports hall

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France Marolt Academic Folklore Group Rite of Spring - dance triptych E. Vesović, D. Kokolj: De.Finity - dance 1 Jun, 18:15 Authors: Jana Menger, Rosana Hribar, performance premiere Dvorni trg square Maša Kagao Knez Performance: Dora Kokolj, Tajda Slovenian folk dances 11 and 12 Jun, 20:00 Podobnik, Eni Vesović Admission free PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana 23 and 24 Jun, 20:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana L. van Beethoven: Fidelio - opera France Marolt Academic Folklore Group 1 Jun, 19:30 15 Jun, 18:15 Tine Rožanc Folklore Group Opera house Dvorni trg square 24 Jun, 19:30 Slovenian folk dances Cankarjev dom cultural and congress G. Verdi: Nabucco - opera Admission free centre 2 Jun, 19:30 Opera house R. Hribar, G. Luštek: 16 - dance G. Verdi: Nabucco - opera performance 24 Jun, 21:00 G. Bizet: Carmen - opera Choreography and dance: Rosana Hribar Open-Air Theatre, Dob by Fidelio is certainly not only one of 3 Jun, 19:30 and Gregor Luštek Ljubljana the most interesting and unusual Opera house 15 Jun, 20:00 operas of the 19th century but also Cigarettes After Sex (USA) - ambient pop M. Kagao Knez, Murat: Lakeless - dance N. Upper, R. Hribar: Tobelia - dance PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana one of the greatest masterpieces 14 Jun, Kino Šiška music performance performance of the world operatic literature Somiru - musical circus performance Performing: Maša Kagao Knez and Performers and co-creators of in general. Even after 200 years One of the fastest growing music No Agenda (Slovenia) - punk 17 Jun, 18:00 Murat movement: Rosana Hribar, Maša Kagao Beethoven’s heroic poem about phenomena right now, will release 22 Jun, 21:00 Ljubljana Castle 29 Jun, 20:00 Knez, Urša Rupnik individual’s freedom in the society, their heavily anticipated first album, Prulček bar Somiru, musical circus performance PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana 5 Jun, 20:00 courage and loyalty of love, is still visiting Ljubljana just five days combines innovative movement on the Žiga Faganel - violin PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana imbued with the most topical later. With their self-titled debut, ground and in the air, using hanging Domen Marinčič - violoncello themes and questions on humanity. scheduled for release on 9th June, Set And Reset – premiera fabrics and is accompanied with live 24 Jun, 20:00 Performed by: Soloists, choir and Brooklyn-based band Cigarettes Trisha Brown Dance Company music. Pri kolovratu guesthouse Orchestra of Slovenian National After Sex is opening the doors to J. Nadj: Canard Pekinois/Mračna Zveza G. Nader, M. Campos: Loop de Loop and Theatre - Opera and Ballet Ljubljana their wonderfully dreamlike world Vevče brass orchestra EnKnapGroup Fall Seven Times of noir romance. Riding on the 25 Jun, 11:00 8 Jun, 20:00 EN-KNAP Institute and Tanzmainz wave launched by its successful EP Tivoli park in front of Tivoli Mansion Španski borci L. van Beethoven: Fidelio - opera 19 Jun, 20:00 debut, featuring online sensation Admission free 1 Jun, 19:30, Slovenian National Opera P. I. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - ballet Španski borci ‘Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby’, and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana Buržuazija - rap-rock 8 Jun, 19:30 the four-piece band has already Dance Academy - Alma mater europea 26 Jun, 21:00 Opera house gained heaps of devoted followers. Performing: Neža Blažič, Ivana Gregurić, Prulček bar Repeat performances: 9 and 10 Jun, With their upcoming debut album Tina Habun, Laura Ivančič, Katja Kolarič, 19:30 Cigarettes After Sex, the group is Fool Nation (Slovenia) - rock Ondina Kerec, Manca Vukelič ready to establish itself as one of the 27 Jun, 21:00 Set And Reset - dance performance 19 Jun, 20:00 unforgettable musical experiences Prulček bar Trisha Brown Dance Company PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana of our time. J. Nadj: Canard Pekinois/Grim Annual dance production Noair (Slovenia) - alternative pop Association 29 Jun, 21:00 S. S. Prokofiev:Peter and Wolf – ballet EnKnapGroup Prulček bar 21 Jun, 20:00 9 and 10 Jun, 20:00 Opera house 90’s Orgy (Slovenia) - rock Španski borci Repeat performances: 22 Jun, 18:00 and 30 Jun, 21:00 20:00 Prulček bar

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Sciencetival Ljubljana Wine Route: Summertime - Wednesdays 2 - 4 Jun wine tasting and culinary event 17:00 - 18:30 Various venues 17 Jun, 11:00 - 21:00 at Slovenian Tourist Sciencetival is an event organised by The wine tasting and culinary event Information Centre, Hiša eksperimentov - The Slovenian entitled Ljubljana Wine Route will once Krekov trg 10 Science Centre that celebrates couriosity again bring together winemakers from The course is free of charge and the beauty of learning. During Slovenia’s three wine regions. Wines the threee days festival, Ljubljana city and traditional Slovenian dishes will centre turns into a centre of science be available from stalls set up in front and research welcoming anyone willing of the old city centre’s restaurants and to learn something new. Programme bars.The event will be accompanied of events includes entertaining by performances from various cultural ECA Canoe Slalom European and instructive scientific shows or societies and folklore dance groups. Championships 2017 adventures, science workshops and In case of bad weather the event may 31 May - 4 Jun scientific spectacle. be cancelled Ljubljana-Tacen canoe slalom venue Admission free The whitewater slalom course in the Cirque du Soleil: Varekai Ljubljana Pride 2017 www.sciencetival.si Ljubljana suburb of Tacen will host the 2 - 4 Jun, Stožice sports hall 9 - 17 Jun European canoe slalom championship. Live Literature festival Various venues Cirque du Soleil, the famous The Open Kitchen 2 - 9 Jun The Ljubljana Pride, which includes a Ski jumping review Canadian artistic ensemble who Fridays, 10:00 - 20:00 In front of the SKUC gallery Pride Parade on 17 June at 17:00, is the 2 Jun, 15:00 “reinvented the circus” will perform Pogačarjev trg square The Live Literature (Živa književnost) best attended LGBTQ social, political, Mostec ski jumps in Ljubljana for the first time with The Open Kitchen is a food market festival combines readings by poets and cultural and entertainment event in Admission free their production entitled Varekai. where you can experience the delights writers with live music. What is special Slovenia. BTC City Franja Marathon - recreational Deep in the woods at the top of of freshly cooked food prepared by about it is that it is held in the street. www.ljubljanapride.org road cycling competition a volcano, there is a magnificent different Slovenian chefs right there in Admission free Neighbour’s Day at Križevniška and 9 - 11 Jun world where everything is possible. front of you, on the market stalls. ARTish festival Opening of the 19th Mini Summer Start: BTC City It is called Varekai (meaning In case of bad weather, the market may 10 and 17 Jun, 9:00 - 19:00 Children’s Festival Offering a diverse choice of routes, the “anywhere” in the Romani be cancelled. Gornji trg square 24 Jun Franja Marathon is a sporting event language). A lonesome young Ljubljana Art Market ARTish is a series of events where artists Križevniška ulica street suitable for both elite sportsmen and fellow arrives there and starts to Saturdays, 9:00 - 16:00 not only show their works, but also Križevniška Neighbour’s Day is the The 's recreational cyclists, including families. unravel the colourful world full of Each Saturday during the warm months, present their methods and ideas. The day when Mini teater together with Centre for Slovene as a Second/ phantasy creatures. He flies away Slovenia : Malta - football Slovenian artists set up their stalls on programme also includes free creative street’s residents working and creating Foreign Language runs a to experience an unforgettable 10 Jun, 18:00 the Breg embankment on the river workshops for adults and children, there come together and prepare an »survival« language course adventure, encountering on his Stožice stadium Ljubljanica, where they sell and often theatre performances, music concerts, unforgettable day for all for all. This offering an opportunity to way the wonders and secrets of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification also create their wares. charity projects such as exchange of year also it will be organized along get to know the basics of world and mind. used clothes, and various fundraising the opening of the 18th Mini Summer the Slovene language and Slovenian Cup Tournament - rugby This spectacular production, with Varekai events. Festival, Mini teater’s International some common and useful 10 Jun, 12:00 its explosive mixture of drama Cirque du Soleil Children’s Festival. expressions which can make a Oval Stanežiče and acrobatic tricks directed by 2 Jun, 20:00 stay of a foreigner in Slovenia Dominic Champagne, pays a special Stožice sports hall more pleasant. Miš Memorial - swimming tribute to nomadic souls, the artistic Repeat performances: 3 Jun, 16:30 and 17 Jun, 9:00 spirit of the circus tradition, and 20:00, 4 Jun, 13:00 and 16:30 No registration is necessary Kopališče Ilirija swimming pool to all those who are passionately for the course. Just come to Rhytmic gymnastics engaged upon the search for the Slovenian Tourist Information 24 Jun path to the unknown. Centre on Wednesday 5 minutes before 17:00. Gymnastics Centre Ljubljana 18 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 19 FREE with Explore with Ljubljana Card & get free admission to 19+ attractions travel on city buses guided city tour 24-hour internet access adults children (6-14 years) 24 hours: 27.00 € 16.00 € 48 hours: 34.00 € 20.00 € 72 hours: 39.00 € 23.00 €