Events October 2017 City Tours

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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

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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 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 () 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 () - 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 () 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 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 (), Elisabeth Urška Vohar: Tatovi predstavljajo: Harnik (Austria), Nina Polaschegg Matilda Buns in njene žemljice (Austria), Luisa Tucciariello (), (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 (), 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

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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 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!

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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 always presents archival photographs by the 32nd Biennial of Graphic optimistic, filled with enthusiasm, Peter Naglič, a precious testimony Arts also presents the traditional curiosity and joy for life. Her prints are of the time when Plečnik’s Ljubljana exhibition of the winner of the expressive, yet defined by fragility and was being created. To contrast the Grand Prize of the previous Biennial, apparent simplicity. The art language of archival photographs, the other side this time Ištvan Išt Huzjan, a Mara Bonomi is one of woodcuts, with of the Jakopič Promenade displays presentation of work by Peter Gidal, an emphasis on special treatment of the contemporary photographs by winner of the Lifetime Achievement three-dimensional matrix, although she Matevž Paternoster, which unveil new Award of the 31st Biennial, a project also employs lithography, serigraphy perspectives of Plečnik’s artworks. by the winner of the Audience and digital image manipulation. She Award of the 31st Biennial of Afghanistan - Slovene Views is an advocate of communicative and Graphic Arts, Meta Grgurevič, a 25 May – 30 Mar 2018, Slovene collaborative art and her prints articulate Maria Bonomi retrospective at the Ethnographic Museum intelligence and sensibility. Jakopič Gallery, as well as a vibrant The exhibition reveals the rich history Saturdays at 16:30 guided tours in discursive programme with an and diverse cultural heritage of English. international symposium. Afghanistan, and presents the way Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays Locations: Švicarija Creative Centre of life there in the nineteenth and and MGLC - International Centre of twentieth centuries. The exhibition Graphic Arts

The 32nd Biennial of Graphic Arts: Birth as Criterion 16 Jun - 29 Oct, various venues

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Zoran Mušič (1909-2005) Permanent exhibition at the National Gallery

Zoran Mušič, the best known 20th comes alive through memories, Paths of the Samurai century Slovenian-born painter photographs, films, sounds and selected Japanese Arms and Martial Culture in and a man with more than one objects from Slovenes who travelled Slovenia homeland, spent most of his life through Afghanistan in the 1960s, 31 May – 5 Nov, National Museum of between Venice and Paris. He when it was a peaceful, open country, Slovenia – Metelkova mostly painted landscapes, still and others who got to know it in later The exhibition of the National lifes, portraits, Dalmatian donkeys years. The almost 400 exhibited objects Museum of Slovenia presents its first and horses, trees, views of Venice, includes the exceptional Afghanistan comprehensive exhibition of about 50 double portraits with his wife collection of the Asia and Pacific selected items of Japanese weapons Ida, and poignant self-portraits Museum in Warsaw. The exhibition, and armour of the museum’s as well as depicting him as an old man. His enriched by contemporary artistic several private collections. In addition to visual motifs were always related interpretations and a rich accompanying samurai’s martial culture, the exhibition to the Slovenian region of Kras and programme, emphasises the urgent also depicts the world the samurai’s its typical scenes. He became world need to return to a more humane model lived in, their worldview and ethos, and famous with his series of paintings of society and promotes reflection on also the paths by which the legacy of We Are Not the Last, in which he our future. the samurai’s reached the Slovenes. relived the scenes he experienced Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays The figure of the Japanese warrior - in the Dachau concentration camp. the samurai - his weapons, fighting Work or Your Art Ljubljana’s National Gallery displays skills and attitude have stirred our 6 Sep – 15 Oct, Match Gallery the world’s only permanent survey imagination for at least a century and A group exhibition of the artistic group exhibition of Mušič’s work, which a half - ever since the land of the rising from Osaka and its surrounding offers explores the entire range of the sun has opened itself to the rest of an insight into the production of the art famous artist’s painting techniques. the world after a long period of self scene around the Shimbun Onna Gallery. Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00- isolation. It discloses the organisation and survival 20:00. Closed: Mondays Open: 10:00 – 18:00 strategies of artists living there. Closed: Mondays Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays Admission free 8 www.visitljubljana.com Exhibitions

Utopia / Dystopia: Architecture, City, Plečnik Collection Territory The new permanent exhibition at the 28 Sep - 12 Nov, City Art Gallery Plečnik House in Trnovo presents the The exhibition displays art projects most important projects of the late produced by authors that have architect. Plečnik’s creativity comes Faraway, So Close, this year's edition cooperated with us over the past six to life through the plans, models and of BIO, focuses on Slovenia’s main po- years within the framework of the photographs of his creations such as the tential: its landscape. Curators Angela residency and gallery programme CC Zacherl House in Vienna, Prague Castle, Rui and Maja Vardjan have deployed Tobačna 001. The presented artists and the National and University Library in international teams of designers to creators explore the urban environment Ljubljana, the , the woods, the karst underground, and translate their observations Žale Cemetery, the Church of St. Michael mining areas, the plains of the Pan- into works that tackle the notions at the Ljubljana Marshes and numerous nonian Basin, the Slovenian coast, architecture, city and territory: V. other masterpieces. Several plans of and the Slovenian Alps. The projects Aghasyan, O. Anton, D. Dražić, T. Espiau, Plečnik’s never realized visions are also designed and presented at BIO seek A. Friz, A. Harild, M. Henriksson, Kud on display. The Cathedral of Freedom, to identify the potential of places that Obrat (S. Doepner, U. Jurman, P. Lovšin, the master’s vision of the Slovenian are only a stone’s throw away from A. Šušteršič), T. Lažetić, I. Moudov, A. parliament, is especially worthy of our the capital, yet are excluded from Muja, G. Py & R. Verde, M. Sagadin, M. attention. current discussions on the future. The Štrukelj, E. Vital, M. A. Vogrinčič Guided tours: every hour, on the hour most interesting part of the biennial Open: 11:00 - 19:00. Closed: Mondays (the last guided tour at 17:00). A group and the key content of the exhibition may be a maximum of seven persons. held at the Museum of Architecture Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays and Design is therefore on display in seven venues: Grosuplje, Kočevje, Kobarid, Lendava, Trbovlje, Piran, and Ljubljana. Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays

Biennial of Design (BIO) 25 May – 29 Oct, Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO)

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The Voronezh Girls (Russia) 5 Oct, 19:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

The Voronezh Girls will perform FUGL Matej Haas - violin; Janez Podlesek - Russian female lyrical songs, which Festival of Street Music violin; Rok Zgonc - violin; Špela Pirnat, are characterized by profound 27 Sep - 1 Oct, 11:00 – 16:00 viola; Zoran Bičanin - cello; Bernardo emotion, diversity and the Various locations in the town Brizani - cello; Milan Hudnik - cello; enchanting beauty of mellifluous Miha Firšt – double bass La Lyra (Italy) female voices. StoP Slovene Percussion Project 1 Oct, 20:00 The Voronezh Girls choir was Špela Frlic - narrator Mini teater formed in 1966 as part of Voronezh's Jure Ivanušič - narrator Programme: Kairos – 16th century Italian National Philharmonic. It was 4 Oct, 18:00 music formed by the famous Russian Slovenian Philharmonic Hall composer M. A. Galinker, who also Lovro Ravbar - saxophone - jazz Trio Instrumentalis – classical music directed the Philharmonic Orchestra 3 Oct, 20:00 4 Oct, 19:00 at the time. Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Pri kolovratu guesthouse Musica cubicularis ensemble Admission free Barbara Kozelj - mezzosoprano Mapping Sorrel Hays 3 Oct, 20:00 Performers: Beth Griffith - soprano; Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Maeve Hoglund - soprano; Heather Programme: D. Scarlatti / B. Pasquini / G. Roberts – mezzo soprano; Bruce F. Händel / F. Alborea Rameker - baritone; Dmitrij Glivinski Ljubljana veterans’ brass band - piano 4 Oct, 18:00 4 Oct, 20:00 Boat on the river Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Forest Swords (G. Britain) + Darla Smoking (Slovenia) 4 Oct, 20:00 Kino Šiška 10 www.visitljubljana.com Music

Tori tango (Slovenia) Morywa (Slovenia), Pyroxene (Slovenia), 4 Oct, 20:00 Hairx - metal Slamič Coffeehouse 5 Oct, 21:00 Orto Club Voronezh Girls Choir (Russia) 5 Oct, 19:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Julian Rachlin - violin Performance by national song and Sarah McElravy - viola dance ensemble 6 Oct, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Programme: W. A. Mozart / D. Lola Marsh is a folk-pop group Julian Rachlin - violin Shostakovich / L. van Beethoven formed in 2013 by Gil Landau and Sarah McElravy - viola Yael Shoshana Cohen who met after 5 Oct, 19:30 Norma Miller and Billy Bros Swing studying music and they quickly Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Orchestra (USA) began to write, record and perform Programme: W. A. Mozart / D. 6 Oct, 20:00 together. Mati Gilad (Bass), Rami Shostakovich / L. van Beethoven Union hall Osservaser (Guitar, Piano), Dekel Dvir Dance music event. Marko Hatlak & Kapobanda - ethno (Drums) joined them shortly after. 5 Oct, 20:00 Big Band RTV Slovenia and Nina Strnad Their music combines deep, warm, Ljubljana Castle Lenart Krečič - conductor nostalgic vocals, heart-on-the- 6 Oct, 20:00 sleeve-lyrics and Middle Eastern Danielle de Picciotto & Alexander SiTi Theatre guitar melodies. Their debut album Hacke (USA/Germany) was released in summer 2015. In 5 Oct, 21:00 JoyCut (Italy) – electronic music the beginning of 2016, the band Kino Šiška 6 Oct, 20:00 released its first EP, with its full- Kino Šiška length debut Remember Roses scheduled for release in June 2017.

Lola Marsh (Israel) – indie pop 21 Oct, 20:00, Kino Šiška

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Parov Stelar Band (Austria) – electro swing 21 Oct, 20:00, Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre

Over the last decade, Marcus The Birthday Massacre (Canada), Sirenia Flirtt (Slovenia) Füreder, performing under the (Norway), The Agonist (Canada) 11 Oct, 20:00 name of Parov Stelar, has made a 6 Oct, 21:00 Slamič Coffeehouse name for himself for his trademark Orto Club Our Last Night (USA), Blessthefall (USA), eclectic style of music, in which he Terry Oldfield (G. Britain) The Color Morale (USA) - rock combines jazz, swing and electronic 7 Oct, 19:00 11 Oct, 21:00 music styles. SiTi Theatre Orto Club Parov Stelar is credited with sparking a renaissance of the 1920s' Supergarden-Saundgarden Tribute RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra swing music and is considered to (Slovenia) and Temple of the Dog Ville Matvejeff - conductor be the pioneer of the musical genre Tribute (Slovenia) - rock Klemen Leben - accordion »electro swing«. Tony Bennett & 7 Oct, 21:00 12 Oct, 19:30 Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey and Bryan Orto Club Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Ferry are just some of the world's Programme: V. Matvejeff / K. Aho / J. Ana Kravanja - violin leading music stars who worked Sibelius Susanna Gartmayer – bass clarinet with him in their careers. 10 Oct, 20:00 RTV Slovenia Big Band In the beginning of 2016, Parov Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Tadej Tomšič - conductor Stelar released his first live album centre Guests from: , Hungary, entitled 'Live @ Pukkelpop', and also Poland and Slovakia. the first single 'Grandpa's Groove' Ifriqiyya Électrique (Tunisia) 12 Oct, 20:00 from the upcoming, new studio 10 Oct, 21:00 SiTi Theatre album, which will be promoted at Kino Šiška the concert in Ljubljana. Remember Yesterday - The Beatles Zlatko Kaučič Kombo - jazz Story improvisations 12 Oct, 20:00 11 Oct, 20:00 Kino Šiška Multimedia spectacle

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Sajsi MC (Serbia) - rap Debo Band (USA/Ethiopia) – Ethiopian 12 Oct, 20:00 music Kino Šiška 17 Oct, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Noreia (Slovenia) - traditional Irish centre music 13 Oct, 19:00 Amira Medunjanin (Bosnia and Pri kolovratu guesthouse Herzegovina) – Bosnian ethno music Admission free 17 Oct, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Big band KK (Krško) - jazz Grigory Sokolov is considered to be 13 Oct, 21:00 Mirna Bogdanović and Kristijan one of the best pianists alive today. Ljubljana Castle Krajnčan feat Primož Grašič trio - jazz Before the 1980s, due to political 18 Oct, 20:00 Klapa Gallus – Dalmatian and Slovenian situation, he did not perform much Slamič Coffeehouse songs outside the Soviet Union. 14 Oct, 20:00 Infected Rain (Slovenia), Avven Completely devoted to music (Slovenia), Held By Atlas (Slovenia) - rock and unwilling to compromise his 18 Oct, 21:00 performance standards, Sokolov Malamor (Slovenia) - jazz Orto Club has for some years now exclusively 14 Oct, 20:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra been giving solo recitals. He gives SiTi Theatre Mario Brunello (Italy) - conductor - cello deep consideration to each of his Boris Cavazza Qvintet - chanson 19 Oct, 19:30 concert programmes and keeps 15 Oct, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre working on it until the last moment. SNT Drama Programme: F. Schubert / N. Rota Programme: L. van Beethoven: Sonata No 27 in E minor, Op. 90; Sonata No 32 in C minor, Op. 111

Grigory Sokolov – piano 24 Oct, 19:30, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Australia) - rock 30 Oct, 20:00, Tivoli sports hall

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are one Ekaterine Nikoladze - piano Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra of the most critically acclaimed Programme: M. Sogny, F. Liszt, B. Mario Brunello (Italy) – conductor, cello bands. They sold more than 5 Kvernadze, J. Brahms, S. Rahmaninov, 20 Oct, 19:30 million albums so far. Their influence S. Prokofjev Cankarjev dom cultural and congress has been profound and far-reaching; Illia Lomtatidze - piano centre therefore, they remain as one of Programme: M. Sogny, L. van Beethoven, Programme: F. Schubert / N. Rota the strongest and most exciting F. Chopin, F. Liszt, G. Bizet / V. Horowitz Atau Tanaka, Feedback Cell, Hanspeter performers in the world. 19 Oct, 19:30 Portner, Tomaž Grom The distinctive music played by Križanke 20 Oct, 20:00 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, active Young Virtuosi international concert Cankarjev dom cultural and congress since 1983, is characterized by the series centre depth of emotion, melancholy, Admission free Electronic music and a combination of themes Shabazz Palaces (USA) - hip-hop Free tickets such as religion, love, violence and 19 Oct, 20:00 death. Their first album, From Her Pankrti (Slovenia) - rock Kino Šiška to Eternity, was released in 1984 20 Oct, 20:00 and the band has since released NOM (Germany), Sodium (Germany), Stožice sports hall fourteen studio albums. Omega Sun (Slovenia), Kormorana Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles - jazz (Slovenia) - rock funk 19 Oct, 21:00 20 Oct, 20:00 Orto Club Kino Šiška Siddharta (Slovenia) - rock Cherry Wine (Slovenia) – funk-soul-r & b 19 Oct, 21:00 20 Oct, 21:00 Cvetličarna Ljubljana Castle Tribute to Amy Winehouse

14 www.visitljubljana.com Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Milko Lazar and Igor Matkovič with RTV Zbor in Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Big Band Orchestra Sascha Goetzel - conductor 25 Oct, 20:00 Mixed Choir of the Vinko Vodopivec Vadim Repin, Daniel Hope - violin Kino Šiška Music School, Ajdovščina 21 Oct, 20:00 Risto Joost - conductor Gideon (USA), Burn Fuse (Slovenia) - Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Mojca Bitenc, Monika Fele - soprano; rock Programme: M.-A. Turnage / J. Adams / Franz Gürtelschmied - tenor 25 Oct, 21:00 Ch. Ives / B. Bartók / F. Tüzün 27 Oct, 19:30 Orto Club Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Lola Marsh (Israel) + Agata Karczewska Cintare (Slovenia) - ethno Programme: F. Mendelssohn: Symphony - indie pop 26 Oct, 19:00 in B-flat major, Hymn of Praise, Op. 52 21 Oct, 20:00 Slovenian Etnographic Museum Kino Šiška Prismojeni profesorji bluesa – rock- Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and Blues Parov Stelar Band (Austria) - electro Choir 27 Oct, 21:00 swing Mixed Choir of the Vinko Vodopivec Ljubljana Castle 21 Oct, 20:00 Music School, Ajdovščina Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Youngblood Brass Band Risto Joost - conductor Centre 27 Oct, 20:00 Mojca Bitenc, Monika Fele - soprano; Kino Šiška Anathema (G. Britain) + Alcest (France) Franz Gürtelschmied - tenor 22 Oct, 20:00 26 Oct, 19:30 No More Faith (Slovenia) - rock Kino Šiška Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre 27 Oct, 22:00 Programme: F. Mendelssohn: Symphony Orto Club The Choir of the Saint-Petersburg in B-flat major, Hymn of Praise, Op. 52 Metropolitan Clergy Gal Gjurin – acoustic concert 23 Oct, 19:00 Marko Arh - horn 28 Oct, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Neja Skrbiš - piano Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: R. Strauss / J. Françaix / O. Grigorij Sokolov - piano Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Australia) Messiaen 24 Oct, 19:30 - rock Dejan Rumpf - guitare Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre 30 Oct, 20:00 Programme: J. S. Bach, F. de Fossa, M. Programme: L. van Beethoven Tivoli Hall Castelnuovo-Tedesco, L. Berkeley Sibrass Quintet – chamber music 26 Oct, 19:30 Dying Fetus (USA), Psycroptic 24 Oct, 19:30 Križanke (Australia), Beyond Creation (Canada), Španski borci Young Virtuosi international concert Disentomb (Australia) - metal series 30 Oct, 21:00 Rabbit Rabbit feat. Carla Kihlstedt, Admission free Orto Club Mathias Bossi & Jeremy Flower 24 Oct, 20:00 Marko Hatlak solo - accordion Eluveitie + Amaranthe + The Charm The Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre 26 Oct, 20:00 Fury - metal Ljubljana Castle 31 Oct, 18:00 Lawrence English (Australia) – Kino Šiška electroacoustic music Darko Rundek (Croatia) - rock 24 Oct, 19:30 26 Oct, 20:00 Kino Šiška Kino Šiška Los hermanos muy simpaticos Black Diamond (Slovenia) - rock (Slovenia) – Slovenian pop 26 Oct, 22:00 25 Oct, 20:00 Orto Club Slamič Coffeehouse

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The Glembays – ballet 16 Oct, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Miroslav Krleža’s most famous V. Parma: Ksenija - opera and C. Orff: Doctor Faustus - miniature puppet drama, The Glembays, first Carmina Burana – scenic cantata theatre premiered in 1929 in the Croatian premiere 8 Oct, 19:00 National Theatre in Zagreb, and 5 Oct, 19:30 Ljubljana castle was an instant success, becoming Opera house Puppet performance for young and one of the most performed adults Krleža’s dramas, both locally and L. Šimenc, U. Rupnik: Medusa – dance English surtitles internationally. The ballet production performance premiere of The Glembays represents a big Authors and performers: Liza Šimenc & L. Šimenc, U. Rupnik: Medusa – dance challenge for the choreographer and Urša Rupnik performance his assistants. 5 Oct, 20:00 Authors and performers: Liza Šimenc & After attending Belgrade’s Ballet PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana Urša Rupnik School Lujo Davičo, Leo Mujić 9 Oct, 20:00 V. Parma: Ksenija - opera and C. Orff: graduated from L’Ecole-atelier PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana Carmina Burana – scenic cantata Rudra Béjart in Lausanne and 6 Oct, 18:00 V. Parma: Ksenija - opera and C. Orff: immediately started performing as Opera house Carmina Burana – scenic cantata a very successful soloist in famous 10 Oct, 19:30 European dance theatres. Dedicating V. Parma: Ksenija - opera and C. Orff: Opera house himself to choreography, he worked Carmina Burana – scenic cantata in big European and Croatian ballet 7 Oct, 19:30 V. Parma: Ksenija - opera and C. Orff: theatres. Opera house Carmina Burana – scenic cantata 12 Oct, 19:30 Opera house

16 www.visitljubljana.com Taste Ljubljana Opera, theatre, dance Food Tour H. Böll, J. Varufakis: Powerlessness The Glembays - ballet Wednesdays and Nik Škrlec – actor Ballet of the Croatian National Theatre Saturdays at 12:00 13 Oct, 20:00 in Zagreb Other times can be arranged for Mini Theatre Choreographed and directed by: Leo groups of more than ten people Theatre performance in English Mujić by prior request. 16 Oct, 19:30 G. Verdi: Nabucco - opera Cankarjev dom cultural and congress 13 Oct, 19:30 centre Opera house Solo 2016 – dance performance K. Krapež: Dreams of a Bird – Glowing Choreography, dance: Milan Tomáik Shadows 13 and 14 Oct, 20:00 Concept and performance: Katarina Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Krapež centre 14 Oct, 18:00 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana V. Parma: Ksenija - opera and C. Orff: Performance with poetry by Gregor Carmina Burana – scenic cantata Strniša and with contemporary dance 20 Oct, 19:30 and contemporary circus elements. Opera house V. Parma: Ksenija - opera and C. Orff: Now – stand-up Carmina Burana – scenic cantata Daniel Sloss (G. Britain) 14 Oct, 19:30 Special guest: Kai Humphries The tour will give Opera house 20 Oct, 20:00 you an insight into Španski borci traditional Ljubljana V. Parma: Ksenija - opera and C. Orff: dishes part of the Carmina Burana – scenic cantata W. A. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro much-acclaimed Taste 15 Oct, 17:00 - opera Ljubljana project. Opera house 21 Oct, 19:30 Opera house Departure point: Ljubljana Tourist Information W. A. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Centre, Stritarjeva ulica street - opera 22 Oct, 17:00 Duration: Opera house 3 hours Language options: English, Slovenian Price: € 38.00 per person You will visit five different styles of restaurants Kavalir (Gallant Helper) and taste five different dishes as well as five During summer, you can get selected drinks. around the city centre pedestrian area by the so called Kavalir (Gallant 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. Recommended! www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 17 Miscellaneous

Beer & Burger Fest 14 and 15 Oct, 11:00 - 22:00 Pogačarjev trg square The city’s beer and burger festival will bring together the diverse offerings from Slovenian brewers and burger chefs. European Art Cinema Day 15 Oct, 11:00 Kinodvor cinema A curated programme including previews, children’s films and historical classics. Kinodvor is a member of the Europa Cinemas network. Comics Festival 11 - 15 Oct, Kino Šiška, DobraVaga Gallery Čokoljana - chocolate fair 21 Oct The annual festival of the ninth The Open Kitchen Pogačarjev trg square art, is an integrating educational Fridays, 10:00 - 20:00 Čokoljana will bring together large platform, aimed at connecting Pogačarjev trg square and renowned chocolate producers, and developing the domestic The Open Kitchen is a food market boutique chocolate manufacturers,cake comics scene and familiarising the where you can experience the delights shops. Apart from chocolate made with broader public with the pinnacles of freshly cooked food prepared by a variety of different ingredients, visitors of domestic and foreign comics different Slovenian chefs right there in will also be able to taste and purchase production. front of you, on the market stalls. pralines, various kinds of hot chocolate In case of bad weather, the market may and other products made with or be cancelled. related to chocolate. Admission free Somiru - musical circus performance 1 Oct, 17:00 Somiru - musical circus performance Archeological park, Roman wall 24 Oct, 18:00 Zvezda park, Congress Square Zvezda park, Congress Square Somiru, musical circus performance Somiru, musical circus performance combines innovative movement on the combines innovative movement on the ground and in the air, using hanging fabrics ground and in the air, using hanging and is accompanied with live music. fabrics and is accompanied with live music. Golden Stick Festival 1 – 7 Oct Various locations The Golden Stick (Zlata paličica) festival, this year the 17th edition, is an international biennial theatre festival featuring professional theatres’ productions for children.

18 www.visitljubljana.com Sports

Trotting – autumn chriterium ACH Volley : Hoce - volleyball 1 Oct, 14:00 7 Oct Stožice hippodrome Tivoli sports hall Slovenia : Scotland - football NK Olimpija Ljubljana : ND Gorica - 8 Oct, 18:00 football Stožice stadium 1 Oct, 16:50 World cup qualification Stožice stadium CFC 4 - Conquer Fighting HK Olimpija Ljubljana : EHC Lustenau Championships 4 The Ljubljana Marathon is the largest - hockey 14 Oct, 18:00 running event held in Slovenia. Its 1 Oct, 20:00 Tivoli Hall great international recognition is Tivoli sports hall largely due to its highly attractive NK Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Triglav - KK Petrol Olimpija : Igokea - course, running through the streets football 2 Oct, 21:00 of Ljubljana. 21 Oct Stožice sports hall The two main races held as part Stožice stadium of the event, a marathon (42km) HK Olimpija : EC KAC II - hockey Slovenia : Croatia - handball and a half marathon (21km), are 4 Oct, 19.15 26 Oct, 18:00 accompanied by recreational runs Tivoli sports hall Stožice sports hall of varying lengths and degrees of HK Olimpija Ljubljana : EC difficulty, a half-marathon inline ACH Volley : Calcit Kamnik - volleyball Bregenzerwald - hockey skating race, and a half-marathon 28 Oct 7 Oct, 17:30 handcycling race so that over the Tivoli sports Hall Tivoli sports hall event weekend, runners of all ages are able to find something suitable for their fitness level.

Volkswagen Ljubljana Marathon 29 Oct, streets of Ljubljana

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 €