October 2017 Events
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Events October 2017 City Tours Historical city centre Taste Ljubljana culinary tour FREE and Ljubljana Castle with Index Festivals 4 Exhibitions 7 1 Oct – 31 Mar 1 Jan – 31 Dec Every day at 11:00 Wed and Sat at 12:00 Music 10 Ljubljana wine experience Exploring Ljubljana by bicycle Opera, theatre, dance 16 Miscellaneous 18 Sports 19 1 Apr – 31 Oct 1 Apr – 31 Oct Cover photo: M. Štojs Tue and Sat at 17:00 Thu at 16:00 and Sun at 10:00 Edited and published by: Ljubljana Tourism, Krekov trg 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Walking tour of Plečnik’s Ljubljana A bicycle tour through Plečnik’s Ljubljana T: +386 1 306 45 83, E: [email protected], W: www.visitljubljana.com Photography: Archives of Ljubljana Tourism and individual event organisers Prepress: Prajs d.o.o. Printed by: Collegium Graphicum d.o.o., Ljubljana, October 2017 Ljubljana Tourism is not liable for any 1 Jan – 31 Dec 1 Apr – 31 Oct Wed and Sat at 12:00 Tue and Fri at 10:00 inaccurate information appearing in the calendar. Information Committed to caring for the Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre – TIC environment, we print on Stritarjeva cesta street, T: 306 12 15 recycled paper. Slovenian Tourist Information Centre – STIC Krekov trg square 10, T: 306 45 75 Share our commitment by sharing this publication with www.visitljubljana.com your friends. Highlights in October 25 May - 29 Oct Biennial of Design (BIO) City of Women BIO - The Biennial of Design in Ljubljana, organized by Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO), is an international platform for new approaches in design. P. 9 16 Jun - 24 Oct 32nd International Biennial of Graphic Arts Make sure not to miss Ljubljana’s artistic event of the year, the International Biennial of Graphic Arts, which celebrates its 32nd edition this year. P. 8 6 – 14 Oct City of Women 23rd International Festival of Contemporary Arts - City of Women Performances, exhibitions, concerts, films, discussions and parties under the slogan “nation_nature_norm”. P. 4 13 - 20 Oct Festival Cellofest Ljubljana The festival will host local and international cello masters composed in a wide variety of bands. P. 5 29 Oct Ljubljana Marathon The Ljubljana Marathon is a mammoth celebration of running. More and more runners from all corners of the world participate in it each year. p. 19 www.visitljubljana.com 3 Festivals City of Women 6 – 14 Oct, different locations 23rd International Festival of City of Women Families Otherwise - discussion Contemporary Arts - City of Women Laia Abril: On abortion (Spain) 9 Oct, 17:00 In October Ljubljana will become Festival and exhibition opening Old Power Station the centre of unusual, current 6 Oct, 19:00 and involved happenings with Queer Moves – screening of shorts Kresija Gallery performances, exhibitions, concerts, 9 Oct, 19:00 films, discussions and parties. Eszter Salamon (Hungary) - brunch Alkatraz Gallery This year’s festival, with the with artist Susanna Gartmayer (Austria) and Ana slogan »nation_nature_norm«, 7 Oct, 11:00 Kravanja (Slovenia) - concert is an opening space to excellent, Balassi Institute 10 Oct, 19:30 provocative and socially committed Iveta Grófová: Little Harbour (Slovakia) Cankarjev dom cultural and congress artistic suggestions. The artists - film centre will talk about abortion, legally 7 Oct, 17:00 unrecognized and non-normative Éric Fassin: New Family Models (France) Kinodvor cinema families, biology and feminism - lecture and gender performance tactics. Eszter Salamon: The Valeska Gert 11 Oct, 18:00 Festival will be reaching out to Museum (Hungary) - performance City Museum of Ljubljana the audiences that are willing to 7 Oct, 20:00 Oona Doherty: Hope Hunt (Ireland) – challenge, broaden and sharpen Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova dance performance perspectives on equality, solidarity - MSUM 11 Oct, 20:00 and diversity. Anna Linder: Sperwhore (Sweden) Španski borci www.cityofwomen.org Opening of the film installation Irena Pivka, Brane Zorman: 2.Walks 8 Oct, 19:00 (Slovenia) - locational multimedia Alkatraz Gallery performance 12 Oct, 17:00 and 18:00 Špica Park 4 www.visitljubljana.com Ljubljana Festivals Beer Experience Špela Petrič, Miha Turšič: Liminalni Pia Brezavšček, Barbara Krajnc Avdić, agenti (Slovenia) – opening of the Saška Rakef: Idealna (Slovenia) - sound Mondays and exhibition play on the maternity myth Fridays at 18:00 12 Oct, 19:00 14 Oct, 20:00 Other times can be arranged for ŠKUC Gallery Old Power Station groups of more than ten people by prior request. Ute Wassermann (Germany), Elisabeth Urška Vohar: Tatovi predstavljajo: Harnik (Austria), Nina Polaschegg Matilda Buns in njene žemljice (Austria), Luisa Tucciariello (Italy), (Slovenia) – burlesqe performance Alison Blunt (G. Britain), Hannah 14 Oct, 22:30 Marshall (G. Britain) - concert Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre 12 Oct, 21:30 Metelkova mesto alternative culture Cellofest centre Cellofest ensemble Soloists: Sabina Cvilak - soprano; City of Networks – meetings Maruša Bogataj - cello; Karmen Pečar - 13 Oct, 10:00 do 18:00 cello; Igor Mitrović - cello; Miloš Mlejnik Old Power Station - cello 13 Oct, 20:00 Nataša Živković (Slovenia), Jija Sohn Slovenian Philharmonic Hall (Netherlands), Roberta Racis (Italy), Programme: A. Stradella / É. Lalo / H. Koldo Arostegui González (Spain), Villa Lobos / M. Bruch / D. Popper / G. Sophie Unwin (G. Britain), Tea Hvala You will visit five different Sollima (Slovenia): Performing Gender – Dance drink outlets, including a Cellofest opening concert Makes Differences – public sharing pub, where you will taste 13 Oct, 18:30 New generation of cellists: eight different beers made Old Power Station Sebastijan Bertoncelj, Bernardo Brizani, by five different breweries, Izak Hudnik, Ema Kobal, Ana Kopše two based in Ljubljana. The Archive as a Process. How to Lobo, Urban Marinko, Vita Peterlin, Archive Contemporary Performing Departure point: Minja Spasić Arts and keep them Alive? - regional Slovenian Tourist Information Centre, 14 Oct, 19:30 conference Krekov trg 10 Ljubljana Music and Ballet Conservatory 14 Oct, 10:00 do 16:00 Admission free Duration: Old Power Station 3 hours Workshop’s closing concert of the Carla Simón: Summer of 1993 (Spain) youngest Slovenian cellists Language options: - film 15 Oct, 11:00 English, Slovenian 14 Oct, 17:00 Ljubljana Music and Ballet Conservatory Kinodvor cinema Price: Giovanni Gnocchi (Italy) - cello € 35.00 per person Špela Petrič, Miha Turšič: Gosta: Ema Kobal – cello and Urban becoming.a(thing) (Slovenia) - The price includes expert guidance, beer tasting Marinko - cello sessions, snacks, and a tour of Pivovarna Union’s participatory semiotic laboratory 15 Oct, 19:30 Brewery Museum. Suitable for people aged 18 and over. 14 Oct, 17:00 do 20:00 Town hall ŠKUC Gallery Photographic exhibition opening concert www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 5 Festivals Festival Cellofest Ljubljana 13 – 20 Oct, different locations Cellofest Ljubljana is an 8-day long Matej Zupan - flute &Igor Mitrović - Mats Lidström (Sweden) - cello & Nina festival, which will be held for the cello Prešiček - piano second time in Ljubljana. It will host 16 Oct, 19:30 18 Oct, 19:30 local and international masters of Society of Slovene Composers Slovenian Philharmonic Hall this instrument composed in a wide Programme: E. Carter / N. Firšt / J. Programme: C. Saint-Saëns / M. Lidström variety of bands. Harvey / U. Pompe / K. Pustinek Rakar / / R. Schumann / S. Prokofjev / C. Saint- A 12-member ensemble, composed K. Saariaho Saëns/L. Godowsky / L. Kaner-Lidström of excellent Slovenian cellists, will Admission free / C. Franck again open the festival. In addition Stephan Braun (Germany) – cello Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra to top concerts, master classes with improvisations Mario Brunello (Italy) - conductor - cello well-known foreign pedagogues 17 Oct, 20:00 19 and 20 Oct, 19:30 (Stephan Braun, Marie Brunell, Slamič Coffeehouse Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Giovanni Gnocchi, Mats Lidström) centre and a 3-day workshop for the Programme: F. Schubert / N. Rota youngest cellists from all over Slovenia, will also be held during the festival. In the atrium of the City Hall in Ljubljana, a photo exhibition Portraits of cello artists, will be held and numerous other free cello events around the city. Among them Need a ticket? daily free concerts at the Pavilion Tickets are for the majority of at the Congress Square where you cultural, entertainment, sports and will have a chance to listen to young other events available from Tourist cellists every day from 13:00 to 14:00. Information Centres and online on www.cellofestljubljana.si www.visitljubljana.com Recommended! 6 www.visitljubljana.com Exhibitions Maria Bonomi: Printmaking Forever Ljubljana, a City With Plečnik’s 16 Jun - 29 Oct, Jakopič Gallery Signature As part of the Biennial of Graphic 15 Jun - 7 Nov, Tivoli park, Jakopič’s Arts, the gallery presents an overview promenade The 32nd edition of the Biennial of exhibition of one of the most Ljubljana without Plečnik’s architecture Graphic Arts is on display at MGLC - important representatives of Brazilian is hard to imagine today, but that is how International Centre of Graphic Arts contemporary art and culture as well it looked in the 1920s, when Slovenia’s and in the newly renovated Švicerija as an internationally renowned artist, greatest architect began realising his Creative Centre. In addition to the Maria Bonomi. Her work is, regardless of masterful projects. The exhibition main exhibition Birth as Criterion, its content, deeply personal and