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Theater Play by Cleveland Announcements Mateja Kokol International and Upcoming Premiers in Mexico Film Festival Events page 2 > page 3 > page 4 - 5; 8 - 11 > NEWSLETTER APRIL 4, 2015, VOLUME 11, NUMBER 07 with NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation and Republic of Slovenia three sponsoring NATO nations: Croatia, Germany, and Italy. establishes NATO The speakers during the ceremony were Ambassador Dr. Božo Cerar, and the director of Center of Excellency the newly established Center of Excellency, Colonel Boštjan for Mountain Warfare Blaznik. The NATO Center On March 25, 2015, during nation, established the NATO of Excellency for Mountain the NATO Transformational Center of Excellency for Warfare will provide a tangible Seminar event in Washington, Mountain Warfare by signing the improvement to NATO, Allies Slovenia, as a Framework Memoranda of Understanding and partners by developing new capabilities and harmonizing its mission with efforts of other national and international mountain warfare activities. NATO Center of Excellency for Mountain Warfare will focus on four major pillars: Doctrine and Concept development, Education and Training, Research and Development, and Lessons Learned. The Center will directly contribute best practices of mountain warfare, lessons learned, and interoperability in NATO operations in mountain environment, and ensure experience and expertise, as Embassy of Slovenia 2410 California Street, NW twitter.com/SLOinUSA Washington, D.C. 20008, USA T: +1 202 386 66 01 E: [email protected] facebook.com/SLOembassyUSA washington.embassy.si well as be a great source of ideas and innovations. Among the guests participating in this event, important for Slovenia and Slovenian Armed Forces, were Ambassador Andrej Benedejčič, Slovenian Permanent Representative to NATO; Major- General Alan Geder, Slovenian Military Representative to NATO; and Colonel Mojca Pešec, Slovenian National Liaison Representative to NATO Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, U.S. CULTURE Theater Play 3600 Seconds of Longing Premieres in Mexico The theater show “3600 seconds of longing / 3600 sekund hrepenenj / 3600 segundos de anhelos” by Slovenian director Mateja Kokol premiered on Friday, April 3, in La Cáscara theater in Zacatecas, Mexico. The production, which illustrates characteristics of different cultural backgrounds, is a result of a six-week creative process between the director and the theater group Cosmocómicos. Mateja Kokol met them last year when she and the Slovenian theater group Aut of de Boks presented the drama Chairs! as part of the Cosmocómico international festival of Since February, Ms. Kokol has worked with the Cosmocómicos theater group. alternative theater. Since February, Ms. Salazar, Ernesto Salinas Martínez from both countries. During her Kokol has worked with actors to introduce, through dialogues, stay in Mexico, Mateja Kokol Juana Manuel Chávez Concha, differences in traditions, customs also held several workshops. Ana Paulina Martínez Renteria, and values between Slovenia The show 3600 segundos de Sergio Salinas Martínez, Andrea and Mexico. During the process, anhelos is scheduled for more Torres Escobedo, Paola Reyes the group based their research performances in June. Rodríguez, Luis Miguel García also on newspaper articles APRIL 4, 2015, PAGE 2 CULTURE Inferno, A Fight For and The Lore of Fire at the Cleveland International Film Festival AMLA President Tim Perčič (left) and After the showing at St. Vitus Village, Mr. Sipoš had a question and answer David Sipoš at St. Vitus Village. period covering his movies. Inferno, a film that Siniša Gačić narrates a story screened at St. Vitus’ Village in describes the trials and travails about the protest in front of the Cleveland. This and other works that affect the Ljubljana Ljubljana Stock Exchange in the of David Sipoš can be found at working-class family, presented autumn of 2012 that followed http://www.siposh.com . last week as part of the 39th the Occupy Wall Street protest Cleveland International Film movement. Kresnik: The Lore Festival (CIFF), was in full swing of Fire, produced by Slovenian from March 18 – March 29 at the film director David Sipoš, is Tower City Center in downtown a short fantasy film which Cleveland, Ohio. Directed by addresses themes of growing Vinko Möderndorfer, the film up, independence, friendship, focuses on a young unemployed self-confidence and courage. family, which, like any other Through its story, the film also ordinary European family, is deals with motives from Slavic trying to make a living with the mythology, through which the work of their hands and which authors are reviving our almost due to the global economic crisis forgotten historical heritage and end their life up in a blind alley. drawing attention to the by- Next to the feature and-large unfulfilled potential of film Inferno, two Slovenian fantasy film in Slovenia. documentaries were shown The film director David at the CIFF: A Fight For and Sipoš also visited Cleveland for Kresnik: The Lore of Fire. A the CIFF and had another of Poster for the Kresnik: The Lore of Fight For, a documentary by his films, Čudež – The Miracle, Fire film. APRIL 4, 2015, PAGE 3 PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Ambassador Dr. Cerar Travels to California for Experience America Trip From March 29 to April the state’s unique and diverse meetings with representatives 2, U.S. Chief of Protocol, Peter history, and exploring its cultural of 500 Startups, Andreessen Selfridge, led the Department of and historical landmarks. Horowitz, and other businesses. State’s latest Experience America The program included Ambassador Dr. Cerar also met trip to San Francisco Bay Area visits of innovative campuses with one of the founders of the with members of the diplomatic of tech companies in Silicon American Slovenian Educational corps. Over 40 ambassadors, Valley, including Facebook, Foundation, Dr. Jure Leskovec, including Ambassador Dr. Cerar, visits of premier research and Slovenian honorary consul spent three days engaging and education institutions, in California, Mr. Tom Brandi. with California’s business and including the University of local leaders, learning about California-San Francisco, and ANNOUNCEMENT 19th Youthcamp for Teenagers of Slovenian Origin from Abroad Slovenian World Congress welcome to the camp. Making Attendance fee per is organizing the 19th Youthcamp new friendships with peers participant is Eur170 (about for Teenagers of Slovenian Origin who share a common bond and $185) and includes full board from Abroad, to take place from come from all around the globe (breakfast, lunch and dinner), July 25 to August 1 in CŠOD is an adventure and a great life entrance fees, transportation, RAK facility, close to the town of experience. workshop materials and Cerknica. Activities include lessons accommodation in youth hostel. The main purpose of the of the Slovenian language We expect parents, relatives Youthcamp is to bring Slovenia (in groups formed according or representatives of the closer to minds and hearts of to their knowledge of the organizations to bring children youngsters who live abroad. language); discovering the to the hostel where the camp is Divided in small groups of natural and ethnological beauty taking place. Please, send the 6 teenagers and one group of the vicinity and the town of application forms you can find leader–animator, the children of Cerknica; practical workshops at: Slovenian ancestry living abroad (art, climbing); meeting the http://www.slokongres.com/ will discover the beauty of modern craftsmen; discussions index.php?option=com_ landscapes and various cultural with guest speakers about youth content&view=article&id=362:19- monuments, culture and national problems; sports, games, and tabor-slovenskih-otrok-po- identity of Slovenia, and also outdoor camping in tents. svetu&catid=108:2015&Itemid=20 by learn the Slovenian language Participation in the camp May 20, 2015 to: Slovenska in a relaxed atmosphere. The focuses on young Slovenians konferenca SSK, Cankarjeva organizers and group leaders from abroad aged from 10 to 15. cesta 1/IV, 1000 Ljubljana, encourage the use of the However, please, send an e-mail Slovenia. For more information, Slovenian language among the to the contact below if the child please, contact: luka.klopcic@ participants; however, teenagers is over or below this age-span, slokongres.com or see the link with no previous knowledge and the organizers will try to find above. of Slovenian are also most a suitable solution. APRIL 4, 2015, PAGE 4 ANNOUNCEMENT 8th Intl. Language Summer Camps for Children The 8th International speaking foreign languages Spanish, Russian, Italian). The Language Summer Camps for (German, Spanish, Russian, camps are based in the following Children in Slovenia will take Italian) and improve everyday Slovenian localities: place in July and August 2015. communication in the Slovene Prevorje in the Kozjansko region Children will learn to live in language. Solčava in the Logarska dolina unspoiled nature together with Camp programs are Rogla in the Pohorje plateau their peers and farm animals, made for children aged 5 to The dates and detailed discover the environment 15. All workshops will be held programs can be found at: and the way of life on a farm, in the English and Slovenian http://www.kozjanski-raj.si/en- get to know the Slovenian languages; other languages US/When countryside traditions, practice can also be available (German, ANNOUNCEMENT Consular Hours in New York City The consular officer