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Energy Announcement: List of Diplomacy Consular Hours Upcoming Consultations in San Francisco Events page 3 > page 3 > page 8 - 12 > NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 16, 2015, VOLUME 11, NUMBER 23 Lecture by Slavoj Žižek: More Alienation, Please! A Critique of Cultural Violence. The Embassy of With his address to a Slovenia, together with full NYU auditorium, keynoted the Goethe Institute in “More Alienation, Please! A a leading contemporary thinker Washington, DC and the John Critique of Cultural Violence”, and cultural theorist. The shock Brademas Center for the Slavoj Žižek opened the EUNIC over the terrorist attacks in Paris Study of Congress at New Iconoclash series of transatlantic in January 2015 inspired Žižek York University’s Washington conversations about the to write an essay on Islam and branch, hosted on October 8 ongoing challenges of Islamist modernism. In it, he addressed a lecture by one of Slovenia’s radical fundamentalism and its the rupture between the Western most influential intellectuals: impact related to democracy world’s advocacy for tolerance political philosopher and and universal values of cultural and the fundamental hatred cultural critic Slavoj Žižek. heritage. Žižek writes on a of Western liberalism within Opening remarks were given diverse range of topics, including radical Islam; the same issue he by Ambassador Dr. Božo political theory, theology, and also discussed in his lecture on Cerar, as well as by Goethe psychoanalysis. His lectures Thursday evening. Institute DC Director, Wilfried and appearances around the The event, which was also Eckstein. globe underline his position as streemed live, was moderated 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 The audience at the event. Ambasssador Dr. Božo Cerar. by Ulrich Baer, Vice Provost for The series of lectures, network in Washington, DC, Faculty, Arts, Humanities and presentations, panel discussions and is supported by the E.U. Diversity at New York University, and online conversations Delegation to the U.S. in and followed by a discussion and entitled Iconoclash is a common Washington, DC. For further a reception provided by NYU and endeavor of EUNIC - European events in the series see: http:// the Embassy of Slovenia. National Institutes of Culture washington-dc.eunic-online. eu/?q=iconoclash OCTOBER 16, 2015, PAGE 2 DIPLOMACY Slovenia and the U.S. Continue the Energy Diplomacy Consultations U.S. Deputy Assistant energy sources as well as the DAS Dunnigan delivered a Secretary of State for Energy importance of building of a low- keynote speech entitled U.S. Diplomacy, Robin Dunnigan, carbon society were emphasized Commitment to Energy Security visited Ljubljana from October by both parties. for all of Europe. 6 to 7. On this occasion, DAS In the framework of the Dunnigan led the U.S. side ongoing bilateral dialogue on the in another round of bilateral wider regional energy issues, energy-diplomacy consultations DAS Dunnigan also attended and also addressed the attendees a working lunch hosted by the of the annual Gas Forum of the Acting Director-General for E.U. Energy Community. Affairs, David Brozina, involving At the meeting between DAS a discussion on energy-related Dunnigan and the Acting opportunities in the Western Director-General for Common Balkans. The discussion Foreign and Security Policy, confirmed the view shared by Tomaž Lovrenčič, they the two countries about the discussed the matters of energy need for further investment in security and gas supply as well the region, especially in the as ongoing projects and their area of renewable energy and impacts on the foreign policy energy efficiency. and geostrategic landscape. At the annual Gas Forum The value of diversification of of the Energy Community, DAS Dunnigan with Acting Director- General Tomaž Lovrenčič. ANNOUNCEMENT Consular Hours in San Francisco The consular officer from To schedule an washington.embassy.si/ the Embassy of the Republic appointment please fill out the (Consular Affairs, Visas) of Slovenia in Washington, DC form available on the embassy’s regarding documents required will be holding consular hours website and send it to the for most consular services. and providing consular services Embassy of Slovenia at vwa@ Please note that the consular (authentications, certifications, gov.si by October 26, 2015 fee must be paid with a money passport applications, etc.) in to allow the Embassy enough order made out to “Embassy San Francisco on Friday, October time to verify your data. The of Slovenia”. Cash, personal 30th, 2015 at the premises of embassy will suggest a time checks or credit cards will not the Honorary Consulate for the for your appointment and give be accepted. State of California: you further information on the documentation you have to Prior appointments are required. The Brandi Law Firm bring. 354 Pine Street, Third Floor You may also visit San Francisco, CA 94104 the embassy website http:// OCTOBER 16, 2015, PAGE 3 CULTURE Irena Tomažin and Miha Ciglar Perform at High Zero Fest Slovenian performer and brought together 13 local and 10 stories about the complexity of this vocalist Irena Tomažin, sound artist international musicians, but also public space. McKeldin Square is Miha Ciglar and inter-media artist involved a much larger subculture zoned a free-speech area by the City Martin Bricelj Baraga, presented the of musicians in Baltimore and on of Baltimore and has a long history Sound Investments project in the the East Coast. Sound Investments as a site of protest, including the Current Gallery in Baltimore as part featured Irena Tomažin’s Faces of “Occupy Baltimore” and the “Black of the opening night of High Zero, Voices and Baraga’s Spatial’s Dental Lives Matter” movements, the latter the premier festival exhibition, of Metal. The festival’s program also related to the death of Freddy Grey improvised and experimental music included workshops and concerts by when the National Guard came on the East Coast, held between Miha Ciglar and Irena Tomažin. to this site. Named Nonument September 24 and 27, The project A week later, on October 4, Baltimore, the workshop at The was a result of collaboration of the in Baltimore, MoTA’s Nonuments McKeldin Fountain in Baltimore’s High Zero festival with Ljubljana’s group presented a public action by Inner Festival was supported by Museum of Transitory Art (MOTA) building mini-monument models of a fellowship program with the and Sonica Festival. The 16th edition The McKeldin Fountain. Based on Imaging Research Center (IRC) at of the High Zero Fest presented the various primitive shapes of the the University of Maryland Baltimore five amazing sound installations in brutalist architecture of the Fountain County (UMBC), CEC ArtsLink, three locations in west-downtown itself, the group created experiential Creative Europe program and by the Baltimore. This year festival models while discussing and sharing Slovenian Ministry of Culture. OCTOBER 16, 2015, PAGE 4 MUSEUMS IN SLOVENIA The Slovenian Theatre Institute (SLOGI) Location of the Slovenian Theatre Institute in Ljubljana’s Old Part of the collection of sketches by Avgust Černigoj (Photo: Town Center (Photo: SLOGI Archive) SLOGI Archive) What better way It houses material related to raising the awareness of the to learn about Slovenia’s the Slovenian theatre history, role and importance of theatre history, art and heritage then which was obtained either from in the development of society by visiting various museums theatre archives or from personal and individuals. The Institute is spread throughout the collections. In 1978, the Museum engaged in collecting, preserving, country? When making a list was joined by the Movie Museum documenting, researching, of things to do in Slovenia, do as an independent dislocated examining, interpreting, not forget about interesting department and, in 1996, the promoting and presenting galleries and museum united Slovenian Theatre and Slovenian theatre culture, its collections. We will do our Movie Museum was divided into heritage and as a contemporary best to introduce as many as the Slovenian Cinematheque, theatre art, both at national and possible in our newsletter. joined by the Museum’s movie international levels. A part of the The Slovenian Theatre department, and the National collection consists also of set- and Institute was founded in 2014 Theatre Museum of Slovenia. costume-design sketches, among and is the legal successor of The Institute aims at which the most valuable are the the National Theatre Museum continued evolution of theatre sketches by Avgust Černigoj, of Slovenia, founded in 1952. culture at the national level and the most famous Slovenian Permanent Exhibition In pursuit of a theatre. From the Jesuits to Cankar (Photo: SLOGI Archive) OCTOBER 16, 2015, PAGE 5 painter of Constructivism and Slovene and English language on the sole Slovenian artist ever web site: http://www.repertoar. having attended the prominent sigledal.org/razstave. international school of Slovenian Theatre architecture, design and visual Institute is also involved in various art “Das Staatliche Bauhaus international projects, supported Weimar”. The Institute organizes by the European Commission. exhibitions and presents virtual From 2008 to 2010 the Institute exhibitions, publishes books took a part in the TACE (Theatre in the theatre field, organizes Architecture in Central Europe). Slovenski gledališki inštitut various events (symposia, From 2012 the Institute has Mestni trg 17 round tables, lectures, etc.) and cooperated with Perspective Ljubljana, Slovenia pedagogic activities, houses (Association of Historic Theatres in www.slogi.si theatre performances, etc. Europe), involved in two projects: The permanent exhibition the international touring exhibition University of Ljubljana and the titled In pursuit of a theatre. The History of Europe – told by Celje Historical Archives. The From the Jesuits to Cankar its Theatres, and the project additional partners in the virtual was opened in December European Theatre Routes (Adriatic e-xhibition are Novi ZATO Institute 2013.