Events November 2016 Index European Green Capital 2016 Festivals 4

Exhibitions 5

Music 7

Opera, theatre, dance 14

Miscellaneous 16

Sports 17

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Andrea Bocelli

5 Nov 9 - 20 Nov 15 Nov 19 Nov, 20:00 Ljubljana Wine LIFFe Jean-Michel Jarre Andrea Bocelli Route The extremely The famous French The famous tenor The Ljubljana Wine popular Ljubljana musician, composer Andrea Bocelli will Route, a wine International Film and producer give a concert of tasting and culinary Festival, better Jean-Michel Jarre, arias from well- event held gives known as LIFFe, will who is known as known operas as you an opportunity once again present the godfather well as hit songs to taste wines from the best and the of electronic from famous films. all the wine regions latest in European music, will stop in p. 12 of . and international Ljubljana on his p. 16 film production. Electronica World p. 4 Tour. p. 11

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27th LIFFe - Ljubljana International Film Festival 9 - 20 Nov, various locations

Festival, better known as LIFFe, will Retrospective, Film Goes to the Cinema once again add vibrancy to the city’s LIFFe Perspectives, the official competitive autumn cultural life by p presenting Focus, an insight into a prominent section of new authors competing for the best and the latest in European contemporary national cinematography. and international film production. the Kingfisher Award sponsored by Telekom Slovenija, d.d. The festival’s main competition Kinobalon, a selection of films for strand, Perspectives, will feature children aged between 7 and 14; in Avant-premieres, a selection of films by emerging film directors, association with the Kinodvor Cinema who will compete for the Kingfisher the world’s most compelling films purchased for Slovenian distribution (Vodomec) award. Other awards to Tribute: Polish director Jerzy be handed out include the FIPRESCI Skolimowski, winner of the Golden Lion Kings and Queens, films by notable prize, voted for by a panel of judges Award for Life Achievements at the 2016 and award-winning virtuosos of from the International Federation Venice FF and guest of the 27th Liffe. of Film Critics, the Dragon (Zmaj) contemporary cinema audience award, and the Best Short Europe in Short, competitive World Film Panorama, front-runners of Film award. programme of short film www.liffe.si five-continent festivals Festival Venues Extravaganza, so-called late-night Cankarjev dom cultural and congress cinema of daring artists addressing centre, Kinodvor Cinema, Kino Šiška idiosyncratic or sensual topics of Cinema, Kino Komuna Cinema, colour film commemorating the Slovenian Cinematheque, Kolosej centennial of the pioneering process of Maribor, Kino Metropol Celje and Anton producing colour movies, the celebrated Podbevšek Theatre Novo mesto. Technicolor.

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InterLACEd The Living Treasures of Our Waters - 21 Jun - Dec Slovene Ethnographic open-air photographic exhibition Museum 29 Sep - 1 Dec 2016 The Tivoli Park Temporary exhibition by SEM The Living Treasures of Our Waters is a Lace is a perforated fabric made of photographic exhibition presenting the textile or similar threads with patterns extraordinary diversity of living beings The central overview of Slovenian of holes. It conveys messages of inhabiting Slovenian rivers, brooks, illustration, the Biennial unites its manufacturing techniques and lakes, and other aquatic environments. older and younger generations structure, use, temporal and spatial of illustrators employing diverse The Centres of Printmaking: At the changes, and diverse meanings. It also artistic methods and rewards their Intersection of Knowledge, Learning symbolizes the invisible links between finest achievements with the Hinko and Cooperation different time periods, places, and Smrekar Award, as well as the 11 Oct - 8 Feb 2017 International Centre of people. The exhibition presents a great Smrekar distinctions and accolades. Graphic Arts variety of museum laces and others by The 2016 Life Achievement Award The exhibition is being organized which the basic typology of ornamental goes to Marjan Manček, presentation in collaboration with two similar techniques, traditional and other of his works will be curated by institutions from Belgrade and contemporary applications and multiple Tatjana Pregl Kobe. For the past Philadelphia. The Print Center from dimensions of their use is shown. forty years Marjan Manček has Philadelphia (USA), founded in 1915, is Among others, there is a collection employed illustration as his main taking part with works by contemporary of laces presented of the Slovene vehicle of expression, infusing it artists paired up with artists that have Ethnographic Museum, which is one of heavily with his signature humour. an important historical connection to the largest in Slovenia In cooperation with the Section of their organization. The “Academija” Open: 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - Illustrators of the Union of Slovene Center for Graphic Arts and Visual 14:00 Fine Arts Associations; catalogue Researches, founded in 1995, on the text by Judita Krivec Dragan other hand, is part of the Faculty of Fine Open: 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - Arts in Belgrade. It presents a selection 14:00. Closed: Mondays

12th Slovenian Biennial of llustration 18 Nov - 1 Mar 2017, Cankarjev dom Gallery

www.visitljubljana.com 5 Exhibitions of prints from its own production with The Faces of Ljubljana Zoran Mušič (1909-2005) an emphasis on artists of various artistic Permanent exhibition of the City Permanent exhibition at the National expressions, to whom printmaking Museum of Ljubljana provides a Gallery represents an additional opportunity for reflection of the city as a living Zoran Mušič, the best known 20th exploration. environment, as well as an economic, century Slovenian-born painter Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays political, administrative and creative and a man with more than one centre. The life of Ljubljana and its homeland, spent most of his life Tone Lapajne: Memory of Earth inhabitants in the past is unveiled between Venice and Paris. He mostly 22 Nov - 5 Mar 2017 Jakopič Gallery through carefully chosen material painted landscapes, still lifes, portraits, The Jakopič Gallery is posthumously sources which are highly representative Dalmatian donkeys and horses, trees, presenting an important Slovenian artist of their respective time and constitute views of Venice, double portraits with with an impressive oeuvre, but who has distinctive rounded-up thematic units. his wife Ida, and poignant self-portraits yet to get his due. Today, Tone Lapajne Take a look at the faces which have depicting him as an old man. His visual is best known as a painter, especially created the capital of Slovenia. motifs were always related to the for his paintings, which he created with Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 - Slovenian region of Kras and its typical the help of soil, usually that from the 21:00. Closed: Mondays and 1 Nov scenes. He became world famous with marshes or saltpans. With them he his series of paintings We Are Not the formed one of the most recognisable Puppet Museum at Last, in which he relived the scenes he and intimate variations of Informel Art. Slovenia is a country with a rich tradition experienced in the Dachau concentration Saturdays at 16:30 guided tours in of puppeteering. The Puppet Museum’s camp. Ljubljana’s National Gallery English permanent exhibition, set up by the displays the world’s only permanent Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, introduces survey exhibition of Mušič’s work, you to the history of puppeteering Plečnik Collection which explores the entire range of the in Slovenia and the creativity of The new permanent exhibition at the famous artist’s painting techniques. The contemporary Slovenian puppeteers, Plečnik House in Trnovo presents the majority of exhibited works come from presents the most popular puppet most important projects of the late the Ljuban, Milada and Vanda Mušič characters, and gives you an insight architect. Plečnik’s creativity comes Collection, owned by the family of the into puppeteering techniques and the to life through the plans, models and artist’s brother. process of creating a puppet show. photographs of his creations such as the Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00- After viewing the exhibition, you can try Zacherl House in Vienna, Prague Castle, 20:00. Closed: Mondays and 1 Nov your hand at puppeteering skills. the National and University Library in Open: 9:00 - 18:00 daily Ljubljana, the Ljubljana Central Market, Žale Cemetery, the Church of St. Michael at the Ljubljana Marshes and numerous other masterpieces. Several plans of Plečnik’s never realized visions are also on display. The Cathedral of Freedom, the master’s vision of the Slovenian parliament, is especially worthy of our Need a ticket? attention. Tickets are for the majority of Guided tours: every hour, on the hour cultural, entertainment, sports and (the last guided tour at 17:00). Groups other events available from Tourist must not contain more than seven Information Centres and online on people. www.visitljubljana.com.

Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays Recommended!

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Entombed A.D. (Sweden), Voivod Blossom in the Fall - musical (Kanada), Lord Dying (USA) - metal rock Title roles: Matjaž Robavs/Domen Križaj, 2 Nov, 21:00 Nina Pušlar, Jure Ivanušič, Alenka Orto Club Kozolc Gregurić 4 Nov, 20:00 Partisan Choir The Slovenian vocal jazz ensemble Cankarjev dom cultural and congress 3 Nov, 17:00 Perpetuum Jazzile achieved fame centre Cankarjev dom cultural and congress across the world for their recording centre Okttober (Slovenia) - rock of the vocal arrangement of the Annual concert 4 Nov, 20:00 song Africa by Toto posted on Prulček Bar YouTube. After three years, the Janez Dovč - accordion, vocal, group announced the release of a electronics While She Sleeps (G. Britain) + support new double studio album. Alongside Boštjan Gombač - clarinet, flutes, vocal, - metal rock the album release, they will prepare musical saw 4 Nov, 22:00 a large concert spectacle. The Goran Krmac - tuba, stomp box Orto Club main part of the programme will 3 Nov, 19:00 Calibro 35 () - funk feature compositions arranged Ljubljana Castle 4 Nov, 22:00 in Perpetuum Jazzile’s signature Veronika Deseniška - musical mesto alternative culture style, with vocals replacing musical Slovene Association for Musical Theatre centre instruments, particularly percussion. 3 Nov, 19:30 The ensemble will perform their Autechre (G. Britain), elektronska glasba Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre own renditions of well known pieces 5 Nov, 21:00 of music of a variety of different BluesRock Jam - Fergus McKay & Kino Šiška styles, including some purely Nothing Concrete instrumental ones. 3 Nov, 20:00 A fresh vocal group on European Prulček Bar musical scene will accompany them - a sextet Onair from Germany. This will be their debut concert on Slovenian stages.

Perpetuum Jazzile 5 - 7 Nov, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

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Mexico’s National Symphony Orchestra 12 Nov, 20:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Mexico’s National Symphony Perpetuum Jazzile & Onair (Germany) Jaka Berger - drums Orchestra’s founder and first music 5 and 6 Nov, 19:00 7 Nov, 21:00 director was world acclaimed Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Galerija Škuc Carlos Chávez, one of the first centre Tim Green Meets Trio Tip South American composers who Vokal Xtravaganzza 2016 built their musical idiom on the Jure Pukl/Daniel Nösig Quintet feat. rich cultural tradition of the Maya, Thorsten Buettner - tenore Tzumo Arpad, Josh Ginsburg & Gregory and the orchestra flourished Breda Zakotnik - piano Hutchinson under his leadership. Chávez Križanke Douglas-Ribot-Ibarra: New Sanctuary received numerous accolades and Admission free 8 Nov, 19:00 awards, most notably the 2002 Concert of lieders Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Latin Grammy Award nomination Jan Gričar - saxophone New Jazz Focus - One-day international for Best Classical Album. Since Aleš Klančar - trumpet festival 2007 the orchestra has been led 7 Nov, 19:30 by Carlos Miguel Prieto. Widely Association of Slovene Composers Rebeka Dobravec - piano celebrated as a rising star in the Programme: T. Alla / D. Bavdek / N. Firšt Anže Rupnik - piano USA, Canada, and his native Mexico, / N. Hall / M. Mlakar / M. Pintscher / P. 8 Nov, 19:30 Carlos Miguel Prieto’s charismatic Strahovnik Slovenian Philharmonic Hall conducting, characterised by its Free tickets dynamism and the expressivity of FourMore (Slovenia) - rock his interpretations, has led to major 7 Nov, 20:00 Perpetuum Jazzile & Onair (Germany) engagements and popular acclaim Prulček Bar 8 Nov, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress throughout North America and in Gorgasm (USA), Rectal Smegma centre Europe. (Nizozemska), NervoChaos (Bra), Vokal Xtravaganzza 2016 Pighead (Germany) - metal rock 7 Nov, 21:00 Orto Club

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Alborosie & Shengen Clan (Italy) - Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra reggae György Győriványi Ráth - conductor 8 Nov, 20:00 Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak - piano Cvetličarna 10 Nov, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Low Rider feat. Ana Vipotnik, jazz centre 8 Nov, 20:00 Programme: W. A. Mozart / F. Schmidt Founded in 1988, the Quartet is now Prulček Bar widely renowned as one of the Una Košir - flaute, Alberto Busettini Ljubljana Music and Ballet most exciting string quartets on - piano Conservatory jazz and popular music the international chamber music Aris Vehovec - oboe, Lara Oprešnik - departments scene. The first prize at the ARD piano 9 Nov, 19:30 Munich International Competition 10 Nov, 19:30 in 1991 won the quartet great Križanke Admission free critical acclaim and invitations to Programme: G. B. Fontana / F. Geminiani concerts in major venues on all Tindersticks + Amor Belhom Duo (G. / G. Ph. Telemann / F. Couperin / H. continents. The Quartet is dedicated Britain) - alternative rock Dutilleux / A. Pasculli. to contemporary music and works 9 Nov, 20:00 Young virtuosi international concert by the classical moderns. Often Kino Šiška series devising its own thematic cycles Admission free Marina Martensson Quartet - jazz-pop (Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, the 9 Nov, 20:00 BluesRock Jam - Le Serpentine contemporaries), the Quartet was Slamič Coffeehouse 10 Nov, 20:00 also one of the initiators of the Prulček Bar 1996 and 1997 Beethoven Quartet Cycle offered jointly with five other quartets as a sign of European friendship in more than 15 European cities.

Leipzig String Quartet 14 Nov, 19:30, Slovenian Philharmonic Hall

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Jean-Michel Jarre 15 Nov, 20:00, Stanežiče sports hall

The famous French musician, West End Story Mexico’s National Symphony Orchestra composer and producer Jean- 10 Nov, 20:00 Carlos Miguel Prieto - conductor Michel Jarre, who is known as the Union Hall Gabriela Montero - piano godfather of electronic music, will Evening of musicals by Slovenian and 12 Nov, 20:00 stop in Ljubljana on his Electronica English singers Cankarjev dom cultural and congress World Tour. centre Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra The tour will feature his new musical Programme: C. Chávez / G. Montero / S. György Győriványi Ráth - conductor work along with classic hits from the Revueltas breakthrough albums Oxygene and Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak - piano Equinoxe. 11 Nov, 19:30 Cyam & Ghet (Slovenia), Sick Touch Jarre’s astonishing and spectacular Cankarjev dom cultural and congress (Serbia), Dj Noli Nole (Croatia) - rap outdoor spectacles are audio-visual centre 12 Nov, 21:00 treats with an exhilarating mixture Programme: W. A. Mozart / F. Schmidt Orto Club of lights, laser displays, fireworks Concrete Jelly (Italy) - rock Svetlana Makarovič - vocal and Milko and state-of-the-art technology. 11 Nov, 20:00 Lazar - piano His performances all over the world Prulček Bar 13 Nov, 19:00 have put him on the map in the SNT Drama music industry and qualified him for Miki Solus (Croatia) entry in the Guinness Book of World 11 Nov, 21:00 Blaž Ogrič -horn Records. Metelkova mesto alternative culture Veronika Brecelj - violin centre 14 Nov, 19:30 Town Hall Admission free

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Leipzig String Quartet Patetico - blues, jazz, swing 14 Nov, 19:30 16 Nov, 20:00 The deep and sonorous voices of Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Slamič Coffeehouse the Russian Patriarchate Choir have Programme: W. A. Mozart / R. Schumann brought the undiscovered music of Trio Franolić Jovanović Ćulap - jazz / A. Dvořák the Russian Orthodox Church and 16 Nov, 20:00 folk music of their native land to Jazz Jam Prulček Bar the ears of modern audiences. The 15 Nov, 20:00 Jure Tori - accordion profoundly spiritual rendition of the Prulček Bar Kurt Bauer - violin authentic sound of Russia from a Jean-Michel Jarre (France) - electronic music Sergio Giangaspero - guitar bygone era places the choir beyond 15 Nov, 20:00 Ewald Oberleitner- double bass the traditional boundaries of similar Stožice sports hall 17 Nov, 19:00 vocal ensembles. An official choir Ljubljana Castle of the Moscow Patriarchate since Ensemble Musica Cubicularis with 1998, the emphatic performances guests RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra and the fine male voices of the choir 15 Nov, 20:00 Daniel Raiskin - conductor create an atmosphere of intense ZRC SAZU/SASA - Slovenian Academy of Stefan Vladar - piano devotion, the ardour inspired by Sciences and Arts 17 Nov, 19:30 commitment to the liturgy of the Programme: works of Italian baroque Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Moscow Patriarchate. The Choir’s composers. Programme: H. Górecki / W. A. Mozart / founder and Artistic Director, J. Sibelius Primož Sukič - guitar and Domen Anatoly Grindenko is a musicologist, Gnezda - guitar Primož Petohleb - euphonium theologian, choirmaster, as well as 16 Nov, 20:00 Nejc Zahrastnik - trumpet an acknowledged viola da gamba Španski borci 17 Nov, 19:30 player and acclaimed old music Contemporary improvisation music Russian Center for Science and Culture performer. Under Grindenko, the Admission free Free tickets Choir has toured across Europe and Scandinavia, Israel and Japan.

Russian Patriarchate Choir of Moscow 18 Nov, Cankarjev dom

China National Opera House: Turandot 1-2 Sep, 19:30, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

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The Bohemians Zagreb Soloists Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 17 Nov, 20:00 22 Nov, 19:30 Dmitrij Liss - conductor Tivoli Hall National Gallery Zagreb Saxophone Quartet The Show Must Go On - rock concert on Programme: S. Bradić / J. S. Bach / K. 24 Nov, 19:30 25th anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s Seletković / M. Musorgski / R. Patterson Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre death Lecture before the concert Programme: S. Prokofiev / M. Lazar / D. Shostakovich BluesRock Jam - Le Serpentine Joanna Blejwas - saxophone 17 Nov, 20:00 prof. Miha Rogina - saxophone Monika Babič - oboe, Tilen Bajec - piano Prulček Bar Sae Lee - piano Aljaž Kalin Kante - clarinet, Luca Ferrini 22 Nov, 19:30 - piano Dreamsphere - pop-metal Grand Hotel Union Edoardo Zotti - saxophone, Daniele 17 Nov, 22:00 Student-professor music series Bonini - piano Orto Club Admission free 24 Nov, 19:30 Russian Patriarchate Choir of Moscow Križanke Jakob Bro Trio feat. Thomas Morgan & Anatoly Grindenko - artistic director Programme: G. Ph. Telemann / B. Britten Joey Baron 18 Nov, 19:30 / R. Schumann / Č. S. Voglar / J. Francaix Tamara Obrovac Transhistria Ensemble Cankarjev dom cultural and congress / G. Scelsi / P. Swerts / C. Debussy. 22 Nov, 20:00 centre Young virtuosi international concert Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Russian liturgical music, folk music with series centre advent Admission free Jazz concert Sunshine and the Loud Clouds Slovene Philharmonic Choir Arnaldo Freire (Brazil) - guitar (Slovenia) - pop-rock Martina Batič - conductor 22 Nov, 20.,00 18 Nov, 20:00 24 Nov, 19:30 Prulček Bar Prulček Bar Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Black Tusk (USA) - heavy metal Programme: A. Čopi / T. Habe / J. Jež / A. Deafnes By Noise (Slovenia), In The 22 Nov, 22:00 Kumar /A. Misson / K. Pustinek Rakar / B. Crossfire (Slovenia), Start At Zero Orto Club Rojko / P. Strahovnik / H. Vidic (Slovenia) Russian Circles (USA) Plava trava zaborava (Croatia) - country BluesRock Jam - Grizl 18 Nov, 21:00 23 Nov, 20:00 24 Nov, 20:00 Orto Club Slamič Coffeehouse Prulček Bar Andrea Bocelli (Italy) - tenor Daniel Rampre Atheist rap (Serbia), Thunder Babies 19 Nov, 20:00 23 Nov, 20:00 (Slovenia) - punk-rock Stožice sports hall Grand Hotel Union 24 Nov, 21:00 Tribute to Jan Gorjanc - harp Orto Club Scaramelli Bass Quartet Asaf Avidan (Israel) - folk-rock Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 21 Nov, 19:30 23 Nov, 20:00 Dmitrij Liss - conductor Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Kino Šiška Zagreb Saxophone Quartet centre 25 Nov, 19:30 Young to young music series Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: S. Prokofiev / M. Lazar / D. Shostakovich

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Rok Golob and RTV Slovenia Big Band Dresden Philharmonic Guests: Katrinas, King Foo, Murat&Jose Michael Sanderling - conductor 25 Nov, 20:00 Julia Fischer - violin SiTi Theatre 29 Nov, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Vinil - pop funk rock centre 25 Nov, 20:00 Programme: A. Khachaturian / D. Prulček Bar Shostakovich Šmucig Švanc (Slovenia) - rock Jazz Jam 25 Nov, 22:00 29 Nov, 20:00 Orto Club The famous tenor Andrea Bocelli Prulček Bar will give a concert of arias from Mookie- Tribute (Slovenia) Tjaša Fajdiga & Slamič Jazz Quartet well-known operas by composers - rock 30 Nov, 20:00 such as Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo 26 Nov, 22:00 Slamič Coffeehouse Puccini as well as hit songs from Orto Club famous films such as Gladiator, The Moonlight Sky (Slovenia) - rock Goran Bojčevski Quartet - jazz Godfather, and Love Story, which 30 Nov, 20:00 27 Nov, 19:00 feature on Bocelli’s new album SiTi Theatre SNT Drama Cinema. Tretji Kanu - pop The charismatic Italian tenor, Prifarci - folk 30 Nov, 20:00 whose creative output is marked 28 Nov, 19:30 Prulček Bar by an amazingly wide spectrum Cankarjev dom cultural and congress of musical genres, has sold more centre than 80 million albums worldwide. Vera Magdevska - violin He has proved himself not only as Miha Penger - harpsichord a fantastic singer, but also as an Marjana Jocif - flute excellent lyricist and music producer. 28 Nov, 19:30 SNT Opera Admission free Beat Degeneration (Italy) - pop 28 Nov, 20:00 Prulček Bar Dōjō with Akira Sakata Goran Krmac Quartet 29 Nov, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Jazz concert

Andrea Bocelli 19 Nov, 20:00, Stanežiče sports hall

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S. S. Prokofiev:Romeo and Juliet - ballet V. Osojnik: Other People’s Children - 2 and 3 Nov, 19:30 dance performance Opera house Autorship, choreography and performance: Vita Osojnik The Ristić Complex - theatre Co-creation of movement and performance performance: Nina Fajdiga/Kaja Lorenci 3 Nov, 17:00 4 Nov, 20:00 Mladinsko Theatre PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana English surtitles S. S. Prokofiev:Romeo and Juliet - ballet V. Osojnik: Other People’s Children - Mladinsko Theatre is proud 5 Nov, 18:00 dance performance to present its three biggest Opera house Autorship, choreography and international hits. All three on performance: Vita Osojnik O. Ristić: Damned be the traitor of his Mladinsko stages in the same week. Co-creation of movement and homeland! - theatre performance All three directed by the same artist. performance: Nina Fajdiga/Kaja Lorenci 5 Nov, 20:00 All three function as conceptual 3 Nov, 20:00 Mladinsko Theatre bombs that wrought different PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana English surtitles explosions in different contexts. All three were the reason Mladinsko The Ristić Complex - theatre S. S. Prokofiev:Romeo and Juliet - ballet Theatre was accused of cheap performance 6 Nov, 16:00 provocation and amateurism. 4 Nov, 19:00 Opera house 3 and 4 Nov The Ristić Complex Mladinsko Theatre Our Violence and Your Violence - theatre 5 and 8 Nov Damned Be the Traitor English surtitles performance Of His Homeland! 6 and 7 Nov, 20:00 6 and 7 Nov Our Violence and Your Mladinsko Theatre Violence English surtitles The performances will be surtitled in English.

Traitor + Complex + Violence A weekful of Oliver Frljić 3 – 8 Nov, Mladinsko Theatre

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Let’s Talk about Sex: The Beginning of M. Bučar: The Line - contemporary M. Tomášik & Co: Silver Blue - dance War - performance dance performance 8 Nov, 19:30 14 - 16 Nov, 12:00 and 18:00 Authors and performers: Alessandro Španski borci Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Sollima, Tomášik, Tina Valentan, centre Špela Vodeb O. Ristić: Damned be the traitor of his Admission free 27 Nov, 20:00 homeland! - theatre performance PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana 8 Nov, 20:00 S. S. Prokofiev:Romeo and Juliet - ballet Mladinsko Theatre 15 Nov, 19:30 Igor Koruga & Ana Dubljević: Only Mine English surtitles Opera house - dance performance 27 Nov, 20:00 Živa 2016 G. Verdi: Rigoletto - opera Kino Šiška 9 - 11 Nov 19 Nov, 19:30 Španski borci Opera house M. Tomášik & Co: Silver Blue - dance Festival of young dance creativity performance Ž. Krajnčan, G. Kunšek: Alien Express - 28 Nov, 20:00 G. Puccini: La Bohème - opera dance performance premiere PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana 10 Nov, 19:30 Authors and performers: Žigan Krajnčan Opera house and Gašper Kunšek Roberta Milevoj: Roberta Again - dance 22 - 24 Nov, 20:00 performance G. Bizet: Carmen - opera PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana 28 Nov, 20:00 11 Nov, 19:30 Kino Šiška Opera house Matjaž Farič - choreographer and Tušek - Borut Kržišnik - musician J. Strauss Jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) G. Puccini: La Bohème - opera 23 Nov, 20:00 - operetta 12 Nov, 19:30 Španski borci 29 Nov, 19:00 Opera house Nonform 52 - Series of musical dance Opera house M. Bučar: The Line - contemporary improvisations Pieter Ampe and Guilherme Garrido: dance J. Strauss Jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) Still Standing You - dance performance Idea and creation: Mateja Bučar with: - operetta 29 Nov, 19:00 Vadim Fishkin, Maja Kalafatić, Katja 24 Nov, 19:00 Kino Šiška Legin, Andreja Rauch Podrzavnik, Opera house Borut Savski H. Preuss, J. Šimenc, M. Kline: Eros 13 Nov, 17:00 Goran Bogdanovski: 2:0 - dance Tanatos - stage experiment Cankarjev dom cultural and congress performance premiere Hanna’s Atelier of Sonoric Arts centre 25 Nov, 20:00 29 Nov, 20:00, 20:20, 20:40, 21:00 Admission free Kino Šiška Španski borci Steps in Time A.Foerster: The Nightingale of Albert Quesada: Solo on Bach & Glenn - 13 Nov, 19:00 Gorenjska - opera dance performance Španski borci 26 Nov, 18:00 29 Nov, 20:30 Stap dance show Opera house Kino Šiška R. Olivan: Clamps - dance performance J. Strauss Jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) Michael Turinsky: Second Skin - dance Zagreb Dance Company, Roberto Olivan - operetta performance 14 Nov, 20:00 27 Nov, 18:00 30 Nov, 19:00 Španski borci Opera house Kino Šiška

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The Land of Ice Culinary Festival & Slovenian Wine 18 Nov - 5 Mar 2017 Festival Vodno mesto Atlantis (water park) 25 and 26 Nov Be marvelled by the wonderful ice Union Hall sculptures in the Land of Ice, which These two annual festivals, traditionally opened its doors at the BTC City held simultaneously, present the best shopping centre. that Slovenia has to offer in terms of culinary delights and wines. This year’s Slovenian Book Fair Culinary Festival will feature, among 23 - 27 Nov other things, traditional dishes of Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Ljubljana as part of the Taste Ljubljana centre project. The Ljubljana Wine Route, held The Slovenian Book Fair brings together annually in the historical city the latest in Slovenian book publishing. Ljubljana’s festive lights switch-on centre of Ljubljana, brings together Admission free event winemakers from all the wine- 25 Nov, 17:15 Nature - Health Fair growing regions of Slovenia. Prešernov trg square 24 - 27 Nov Apart from wines, it also features Be there when Christmas lights are Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention traditional Slovenian dishes. Wines switched on in Ljubljana! Following a Centre and food are available to visitors short festive ceremony and an address The Nature - Health (Narava - Zdravje) both for tasting and purchase at by the Mayor of Ljubljana, all the fair brings together providers of attractive prices. The event also city’s festive lights will be turned on products and services from the fields of offers an opportunity to enjoy brass simultaneously.The switch-on event will wellness, healthy nutrition, cosmetics, band music and folklore shows and be held next to the Prešeren Monument body care, etc. experience a bit of Slovenia’s rich in the central of Ljubljana. Open: 9:00 - 19:00 (27 Nov, 9:00 - 17:00) cultural heritage. Festive December in Ljubljana In case of bad weather, the event 25 Nov - 1 Jan 2016 may be cancelled. Historic city centre During the festive season, Ljubljana always has a vibrant atmosphere, with a Christmas market and countless free events held in the festively decorated historical city centre. Do not miss one of the most imaginative Christmas lights displays in this part of Europe. 31st LGBT Film Festival 26 Nov - 4 Dec Slovenian Cinematheque The upcoming LGBT Film Festival will present a programme of films by gay and lesbian filmmakers and other films dealing with LGBT themes. With its more than 30-year history, the Ljubljana LGBT Ljubljana Wine Route - wine tasting and culinary event Film Festival enjoys the reputation of 5 Nov, 10:00 - 17:00, Old city centre being Europe’s oldest festival of its kind.

16 www.visitljubljana.com Sports Taste Ljubljana ACH Volley : Omnia Nicosia (Cyprus) - Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Aluminij - Food Tour volleyball football 6 Nov, 18:00 19 Nov Wednesdays and Stožice sports hall Stadion Stožice Saturdays at 12:00 Other times can be RK Krim Mercator : Ž.U.R.D. Koper - HDD Telemach Olimpija : EC Moser arranged for groups of handball Medical 99ers () - hockey more than ten people by 7 Nov, 18.40 20 Nov,19:15 prior request. Information: Stožice sports hall Tivoli Hall Tourist Information Centre, Stritarjeva Street, Tel. 306 12 15, Union Olimpija : KK Zlatorog Laško - ACH Volley : Salonit Anhovo - volleyball [email protected] 23 Nov, 18:00 7 Nov, 18.45 Tivoli Hall Stožice sports hall Union Olimpija : Ratiopharm Ulm ACH Volley : Krka - volleyball (Germany) - basketball 8 Nov, 18:00 23 Nov, 20:30 Tivoli Hall Stožice sports hall Europe Cup 25th Šiška Cup - gymnastics HDD Telemach Olimpija : Fehérvár AV 12 Nov 19 (Hungary) - hockey ŠD GIB 25 Nov, 19:15 RK Krim Mercator : Team Esbjerg Tivoli Hall (Denmark) - handball Union Olimpija : Terme Olimia 12 Nov, 15:30 Podčetrtek - basketball Stožice sports hall 26 Nov HDD Telemach Olimpija : HC Orli Stožice sports hall Explore the flavours of Ljubljana. Join Znojmo (Czech republic) - hockey a guided city tour including tasting Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Celje - football 13 Nov, 17:30 sessions of traditional Ljubljana 26 Nov Tivoli Hall dishes and get to know the city's Stadion Stožice culinary offerings and their historical Union Olimpija : KK FMP (Serbia) - HDD Telemach Olimpija : EC VSV tradition. basketball (Austria) - hockey 13 Nov, 19:00 The tour will give you an insight into 27 Nov, 17:30 Stožice sports hall traditional Ljubljana dishes, which Tivoli Hall are today mostly prepared using Union Olimpija : KK Tajfun - basketball Union Olimpija : Crvena zvezda MTS modern cooking methods and have 18 Nov, 18.45 (Serbia) - basketball recently been given a new life as Stožice sports hall 28 Nov, 18:00 part of the much-acclaimed Taste HDD Telemach Olimpija : EV Vienna Stožice sports hall Ljubljana project. You will visit five Capitals - hockey different styles of restaurants and 18 Nov, 19:15 taste five different dishes as well as Tivoli Hall five selected drinks.

www.visitljubljana.comwww.visitljubljana.com 17 During the tour, you will visit five different drink outlets, including A beer lover’s a pub, where you will taste eight experience of Ljubljana different beers made by five different breweries, two based in Ljubljana and three in other parts of the Central Slovenia region. You will also visit the Brewery Museum, set up by the Pivovarna Union brewery, where the popular Union beer has been brewed since 1864, and round off your experience at the Pivnica Union pub. Notes: The price includes expert guidance, beer tasting sessions, snacks, and a tour of Pivovarna Union’s Brewery Museum. The tour is only suitable for people aged 18 and over.

Price: 35€ per person Schedule: 18:00 Mondays and Fridays. | Duration: 3 hours | Starting point: STIC, Krekov trg 10 | Language options: Slovenian, English

Your tour will begin in the city centre Exploring Ljubljana and continue along a circular route around the city centre’s perimeter, introducing you to all the city’s major by bicycle sights along the way. You will pedal along the pleasant embankments on the river all the way to the Ljubljana Botanic Garden, take a garden tour, and continue through the famous vegetable gardens of Krakovo towards Tivoli Park to enjoy a rest and a picnic snack there. On the last leg of the tour, you will visit the Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre and then return to the tour starting point, the Slovenian Tourist Information Centre.

Price: 20€ per person Schedule: Thursdays at 16:00, Sundays at 10:00. | Duration: 3 hours | Starting point: STIC, Krekov trg 10 | Language options: Slovenian, English

Information: Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre - TIC, tel. 306 12 35, [email protected], www.visitljubljana.com December 2016 in Ljubljana 25 November 2016 – 3 January 2017

Ljubljana’s Festive Street Theatre New Year’s Eve Celebration Lights Switch-On Event 16 – 20 Dec, 19:00 for children 25 Nov, 17:15 Kongresni trg square 31 Dec, 16:00 Prešernov trg square Kongresni trg square Festive Fair Traditional Christmas Concert New Year’s Eve Celebration 25 Nov – 1 Jan 2017, 24 Dec, 17:00 31 Dec, 21:00 10:00 - 23:00 In front of the Town Hall Mestni trg square, Kongresni trg Breg square, Trg francoske revolucije square St Nicholas Procession Grandpa Frost Procession Fireworks from the 5 Dec, 17:00 26 - 30 Dec, 17:00 Ljubljana Castle Krekov trg square, Ciril-Metodov Breg, Čevljarski most bridge, Mestni 1 Jan, 00:00 trg square, Stritarjeva ulica street, trg square, Stritarjeva ulica street, Prešernov trg square Prešernov trg square, Kongresni trg square

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