Events December 2016 Guided tours of festive Highlights in December

Festive Ljubljana

Index

December in Ljubljana 4

Exhibitions 6

Music 9

Opera, theatre, dance 15

Miscellaneous 18

December Tour of Festively Decorated Ljubljana Sports 19 Romantic and magical. This is the best description of Ljubljana during the days of December. You will take a walk through festively decorated Ljubljana with a guide, look for a unique gift at the holiday fair and get to know the story and concept of the decorations, the creative talent behind Cover photo: D. Wedam which has been, for many years, the renowned painter Edited and published by: Ljubljana Zmago Modic. Tourism, Krekov trg 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Schedule: 26 November 2016 - 8 January 2017 daily at 17:00 T: +386 1 306 45 83, Duration: Two hours. E: [email protected], Language options: Slovenian, English and Italian Other language options are available by arrangement with the tour W: www.visitljubljana.com organiser. Photography: Archives of Ljubljana Departure point: Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre Tourism and individual event organisers (Stritarjeva ulica street) Price: €10.00 for adults, €5.00 for children aged between 4 and 12 Prepress: Prajs d.o.o. Printed by: Partner Graf d.o.o., Ljubljana, December 2016 Ljubljana Tourism is not liable for any Kurzschluss 27 Nov -3 Jan 27 Nov -3 Jan inaccurate information appearing in the The Kurzschluss festival of calendar. December in Ljubljana Festive Fair electronic music presents The festively decorated Each year in December, a string of top-quality old city centre will see Ljubljana’s Festive Fair Committed to caring for the club events featuring a range of free open-air becomes the centre of the environment, we print on recycled paper. internationally awarded entertainment events city’s social life. Share our commitment by bands, solo artists, and DJs. intended for people of all p. 18 sharing this publication with p. 9 ages and different tastes. your friends. p. 4 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 3 December in Ljubljana December in LjubljanaFestivals

Ljubljana Primary Schools Choirs and accompanied by a procession of unforgettable New Year's Eve experience December in Ljubljana 13 - 15 Dec, 17:00 snowmen, bears, rabbits and other for children, the celebration will feature 25 Nov - 1 Jan, historical city centre Mestni trg square creatures from folk and fairy tales, he popular festive characters, children's The festive atmosphere in the old city will visit the old city centre’s Festive Fair performances, and the arrival of centre will be enhanced by a series of and venues for children’s events. Grandpa Frost. short concerts by children's choirs. Music programme in the Kongresni trg New Year’s Eve Celebration in the Street Theatre square Kongresni trg square 16 - 20 Dec, 19:00 26 Dec - 2 Jan, 20:00 31 Dec, 21:00 Kongresni trg square Concerts featuring various pop rock The programme is meant to attract Performances by clowns, jugglers artists, among them Perpetuum Jazzile people of all ages and tastes. and circus performers for adults and on 2 Jan. New Year’s Eve Celebration in the children. Music programme in the Pogačar trg Mestni trg square Good Fairy square 31 Dec, 21:00 13 - 30 Dec, 17:00 - 21:00 27 - 30 Dec, 17:00 The programme is traditionally meant (except 24, 25 Dec) Concerts featuring various pop and for Slovene popular and classical music Mestni trg square pop-folk artists. lovers. Good Fairy fulfils the wishes to the Slovene Police Orchestra with Alenka New Year’s Eve celebration in the passers-by. Authorial project by painter Experience the vibrant pulse of Ljubljana’s Festive Lights Switch-On Magical Forest Godec Pogačar trg square Zmago Modic. the festively decorated Ljubljana. Event 3 - 23 Dec, 16:30 - 19:00 Nejc Bečan - conductor 31 Dec, 21:00 Visit the traditional Festive Fair and 25 Nov, 17:15 Kongresni trg square pavilion Music programme in the Novi trg 28 Dec, 18:00 The programme features pop and choose from a vast number of free Prešernov trg square The magical events held at the Magical square Krekov trg square parking traditional folk music singers and bands. entertainment events culminating Forest will host creative workshops 16 - 25 Dec, 19:00 10th anniversary of funicular to the Festive Fair New Year’s Eve celebration in the Trg in New Year’s Eve celebrations. of making environmentally friendly (except 24 Dec) 25 Nov - 1 Jan 2017, 10:00 - 23:00/24:00 francoske revolucije square December in Ljubljana was opened Christmas decorations. Novi trg square Breg, Cankarjevo nabrežje Music programme in the Trg francoske 31 Dec, 21:30 on 25 November with the city’s Concerts featuring various Slovene pop embankement, Prešernov trg square, St. Nicholas Fair revolucije square The programme is mainly intended for annual Ljubljana’s Festive Lights artists Kongresni trg square 3 - 6 Dec, 10:00 - 20:00 30 Dec, 20:00 fans of rock music. Switch-On Event. The festival’s Festively decorated stalls selling a Prešernov trg square Ljubljanski madrigalisti choir Concerts featuring various rock artists. diverse programme of events, Fireworks display selection of items suitable for Christmas The festively decorated stalls at St. Marta Burger - soprano designed to offer something for New Year’s Eve Celebration for children 1 Jan, 00:00 and New Year’s gifts. Drinks and snacks Nicholas Fair offer various goods Matej Volk - tenore people of all ages and tastes to 31 Dec, 16:00 The fireworks is launched from the are available till 8 January. suitable for traditional St. Nicholas gifts. Aleksandra Naumovski Potis - piano enjoy, will include four different Kongresni trg square Ljubljana Castle hill. 24 Dec, 17:00 New Year’s Eve celebrations held Festive Fair St Nicholas Procession In order to create a magical and Traditional Christmas concert in front of in four of the city’s central public 25 Nov -1 Jan 2017, 10:00 - 22:00/24:00 5 Dec, 17:00 the Town Hall squares, each featuring a different Pogačarjev trg square Krekov trg square, Ciril-Metodov trg style of music. Festively decorated stalls selling a square, Stritarjeva ulica street, Prešernov Grandpa Frost Procession www.visitljubljana.com selection of items suitable for Christmas trg square 26 - Sat 30 Dec, 17:00 and New Year’s gifts. Drinks and snacks St Nicholas is accompanied by devils and Breg, Čevljarski most bridge, Mestni trg are available till 8 January. an assembly of angels, who distribute square, Stritarjeva ulica street, Prešernov Need a ticket? Tickets are for the majority of biscuits, fruits and sweets to children. trg square, Kongresni trg square Christmas Crib made of straw cultural, entertainment, sports and A few days before New Year, Grandpa 25 Nov -8 Jan other events available from Tourist Frost, the Slovenian counterpart of Santa Breg embankement Information Centres and online on Claus, will arrive in Ljubljana from the A unique hand-made straw Christmas www.visitljubljana.com. Far North. Riding in his carriage, drawn crib created by the local artist Anton Recommended! by genuine white Lipizzaner horses Kravanja. The figures are life-size. 4 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 5 Exhibitions Exhibitions

The Vugrinec Collection. Croatian Frano Kršinić and others. Modern Art 1880 - 1945 Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 10 Nov - 12 Mar 2017 National Gallery of - 20:00, 24 and 31 Dec 10:00 - 15:00. Closed: Mondays, 25 Dec and 1 Jan. The collection of Davor Vugrinec Plečnik Collection presented for the first time to the public Retrospective exhibition by Tone The new permanent exhibition at the in 2015 at the Art Pavilion in Zagreb Lapajne, an important Slovenian Plečnik House in Trnovo presents the most as the collection of “masterpieces artist with an impressive oeuvre, important projects of the late architect. of Croatian Modernism”. As a but who has yet to get his due. The Plečnik’s creativity comes to life through demonstration of the requirements that exhibition Memory of Eart presents the plans, models and photographs of make up a successful collecting policy, the highlights of his oeuvre in his creations such as the Zacherl House the collection is an excellent example of various art mediums. Tone Lapajne, in Vienna, Prague Castle, the National ambitious determination that surpasses as an academic sculptor, created and University Library in Ljubljana, even some museum collections. The a vast but so far little known opus the , Žale exhibition presents contemporaries, of sculptures in concrete, iron and Cemetery, the Church of St. Michael at the friends, and fellow students of Slovenian wood. Today, he is best known as a Ljubljana Marshes and numerous other 12th Slovenian Biennial of llustration artists, from the Šubic brothers, Anton painter, especially for his paintings, 18 Nov - 19 Marc 2017 Cankarjev dom Gallery masterpieces. Several plans of Plečnik’s Ažbe, and the Impressionists onwards. which he created with the help of never realized visions are also on display. Especially storied is the founding era of soil, usually that from the marshes The central overview of Slovenian The Centres of Printmaking: At the The Cathedral of Freedom, the master’s InterLACEd the “Zagreb School”. The exhibition of or saltpans. With them he formed illustration, the Biennial unites Intersection of Knowledge, Learning vision of the Slovenian parliament, is 21 Jun - 31 Dec Slovene Ethnographic sixsty-five paintings and works on paper one of the most recognisable and older and younger generations and Cooperation especially worthy of our attention. Museum and twelve sculptures includes works by intimate variations of Informel Art. of illustrators employing diverse 11 Oct - 8 Feb 2017 International Centre of Guided tours: every hour, on the hour Temporary exhibition by SEM Mato Celestin Medović, Vlaho Bukovac, Saturdays at 16:30 guided tours in artistic methods and rewards their Graphic Arts (the last guided tour at 17:00). Groups Lace is a perforated fabric made of Emanuel Vidović, Oton Iveković, Čikoš English. finest achievements with the Hinko The exhibition is being organized must not contain more than seven textile or similar threads with patterns Sesija, Mirko Rački, Ljubo Babić, Miroslav Open: 10:00 - 18:00, 24 and 31 Dec Smrekar Award, as well as the in collaboration with two similar people. of holes. It conveys messages of Kraljević, Milivoj Uzelac, Marjan Trepše, 10:00 - 14:00. Closed: Mondays, 25 Smrekar distinctions and accolades. institutions from Belgrade and Open: 10:00 - 18:00, 24 and 31 Dec 10:00 - its manufacturing techniques and Vilko Gecan, Vladimir Becić, Marino Dec and 1 Jan. The 2016 Life Achievement Award Philadelphia. The Print Center from 14:00. Closed: Mondays, 25 Dec and 1 Jan. structure, use, temporal and spatial Tartaglia, Omer Mujadžić, Ivan Meštrović, goes to Marjan Manček, presentation Philadelphia (USA), founded in 1915, is changes, and diverse meanings. It also of his works will be curated by taking part with works by contemporary symbolizes the invisible links between Tatjana Pregl Kobe. For the past artists paired up with artists that have Tone Lapajne: Memory of Earth different time periods, places, and 22 Nov - 5 Mar 2017 Jakopič Gallery forty years Marjan Manček has an important historical connection to people. The exhibition presents a great employed illustration as his main their organization. The “Academija” variety of museum laces and others by vehicle of expression, infusing it Center for Graphic Arts and Visual which the basic typology of ornamental heavily with his signature humour. Researches, founded in 1995, on the techniques, traditional and other In cooperation with the Section of other hand, is part of the Faculty of Fine contemporary applications and multiple Illustrators of the Union of Slovene Arts in Belgrade. It presents a selection dimensions of their use is shown. Fine Arts Associations; catalogue of prints from its own production with Among others, there is a collection text by Judita Krivec Dragan an emphasis on artists of various artistic of laces presented of the Slovene Open: 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - expressions, to whom printmaking Ethnographic Museum, which is one of 14:00. Closed: Mondays represents an additional opportunity for the largest in Slovenia exploration. Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays, 25 Open: 10:00 - 18:00. 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Students of Ljubljana - Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Music School Ralf Weikert - conductor 1 and 2 Dec, 19:00 Dan Zhu - violin Križanke 2 Dec, 19:30 Christmas concert Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Admission free centre Programme: I. Florjanc / A. Berg / P. I. Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Tchaikovsky Ralf Weikert - conductor Dan Zhu - violin Radio Jam (Slovenia) - blues rock 1 Dec, 19:30 2 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Prulček Bar Program: I. Florjanc / A. Berg / P. I. Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje Tchaikovsky Music School Kurzschluss festival of electronic Verona Rapuc - harp 3 and 4 Dec, 17:00 music includes a string of top- Andrej Omejc - saxophone Križanke quality club events featuring Zoran Mušič (1909-2005) Katalin Péter Krivokapič - piano Christmas concert more than twenty internationally Permanent exhibition at the National Gallery 1 Dec, 19:30 Admission free awarded bands, solo artists, and Russian Center for Science and Culture DJs. The Kurzschluss festival brings Zoran Mušič, the best known 20th A New Age is Coming! Industry - Sundays at 16:30 guided tours in English. Helena Blagne with symphony Free tickets together cult musicians who have century Slovenian-born painter Labour - Capital Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 - orchestra and guests received the most prestigious music and a man with more than one 25 Oct - 21 May, City Museum of Ljubljana 21:00, 24 and 31 Dec 10:00 - 14:00. Closed: Jinx () - pop 3 Dec, 20:00 awards and are well known for homeland, spent most of his life The exhibition on industry in Ljubljana Mondays, 25 Dec and 1 Jan. 1 Dec, 20:00 Opera house their extensive discographies and between Venice and Paris. He that also topicalizes the ever changing Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Puppet Museum at Ljubljana Castle Drago Ivanuša with guests - ethno extremely faithful following. Some mostly painted landscapes, still relations between labour and capital. It Slovenia is a country with a rich tradition 4 Dec, 19:00 of them perform in Slovenia for the lifes, portraits, Dalmatian donkeys depicts how Ljubljana dealt with new BluesRock Jam - Bad Notion of puppeteering. The Puppet Museum’s SNT Drama very first time. and horses, trees, views of Venice, industries as they arrived and offeres 1 Dec, 20:00 permanent exhibition, set up by the www.kurzschluss.si double portraits with his wife the experience of “travel through Prulček Bar Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, introduces Ida, and poignant self-portraits time and space”. The show starts off you to the history of puppeteering depicting him as an old man. His with the sugar refinery on the banks in Slovenia and the creativity of visual motifs were always related of the . It goes on to depict contemporary Slovenian puppeteers, to the Slovenian region of Kras and capitalists of the time, businessmen presents the most popular puppet its typical scenes. He became world whose vision made Ljubljana into an characters, and gives you an insight famous with his series of paintings industrial hub. At the same time, the into puppeteering techniques and the We Are Not the Last, in which he exhibits tell the story of the life of the process of creating a puppet show. relived the scenes he experienced proletariat. The rise of industry in the After viewing the exhibition, you can try in the Dachau concentration camp. late 19th and early 20th century takes a your hand at puppeteering skills. Ljubljana’s National Gallery displays sharp turn after WWII, when factories Open: 10:00 - 19:00 daily the world’s only permanent survey were nationalised and many capitalists exhibition of Mušič’s work. chased out of the country. The end of Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00- the war marked the beginning of the 20:00, 24 and 31 Dec 10:00 - 15:00. ascent of large socialist enterprises. The Closed: Mondays, 25 Dec and 1 Jan. next break came in the 1990s, when Slovenia shed socialism and enterprises Kurzschluss were privatised. 14 Oct - 31 Dec, Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre

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Ljubljana Vocal Academy Vocal duos evening Minja Spasić - violoncello; Nenad Lečić K4x4 ft. Steffi () - electro Saxon (G. Britain) + Phil Campbell and Stojan Kuret - conductor 6 Dec, 20:00 - piano music the Bastard Sons - rock Aco Biščevič - tenor; prof. Breda Prulček Bar Kaja Sešek - violin; Hermina Hudnik 9 Dec, 23:00 11 Dec, 20:00 Vlado Kreslin is one of the most Zakotnik - piano; Jaka Mihelač - - piano Klub K4 Kino Šiška influential Slovenian musicians, Possessed + Belphegor + Absu + From baritone, guitar, horn 8 Dec, 19:30 whose distinctive style combines Hell + Cold Raven - death metal Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje Students of Ljubljana Vič- Music 4 Dec, 20:00 Križanke elements of folk, pop and 7 Dec, 19:00 Music School School Church of St. Jacob Admission free rock music. His great ability to Kino Šiška 10 and 11 Dec, 19:00 12 and 13 Dec, 17:00 Programme: F. Schubert / C. Goldmark / Young Virtuosi international concert combine different music genres Križanke Križanke A. Bruckner Students of Ljubljana Music and Ballet series is complemented by his exquisite Christmas concert Christmas concert Admission free Conservatory jazz and popular music selections of guest performers to BluesRock Jam - Jedermaister Admission free Admission free departments join him for his concerts. Students of Ljubljana Moste - Polje 8 Dec, 20:00 7 Dec, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic Choir Taja Rijavec - harp On 15 Dec Kreslin’s creativity and Music School Prulček Bar Grand Hotel Union Martina Batič - conductor Tim Jurkovič - guitar delivery will be accompanied 5 -7 Dec, 19:00 Admission free Mi2 (Slovenia) - pop rock Nuška Drašček Rojko - mezzosoprano; 12 Dec, 19:30 by the jazz-blues vocalist Mary Križanke 8 Dec, 21:00 Matjaž Robavs - baritone; Gregor Opera house Coughlan and the Mediterranean Christmas concert Jazzva vocal group Kino Šiška Klančič - organ Admission free temperament of the Italian singer Admission free 7 Dec, 19:30 11 Dec, 19:30 Gabriella Gabrielli. St. Anthony of Padua Church Fake Orchestra (Slovenia) - world music Artur Rożek - baritone Meta Pirc - flute Slovenian Philharmonic Hall On 16 Dec his guests will be Mali 9 Dec, 20:00 Nejc Lavrenčič - piano Tadej Horvat - piano Tango Appassionato (Slovenia) - Programme: F. Poulenc / M. Duruflé bogovi rock group and the Balkan Cankarjev dom cultural and congress 12 Dec, 19:30 Nikola Pajanović - violin cabaret, tango, czardas vivaciousness of Balkanboys, a centre Vevče Brass Band National Museum of Contemporary Stefan Pajanović - piano 7 Dec, 20:00 young Slovenian band. 11 Dec, 19:30 History 5 Dec, 19:30 Slamič Coffeehouse Jazz in the Pants (Slovenia) on 17 Dec there will be a celebration Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Programme: F. Schubert / H. Wolf Town Hall 9 Dec, 20:00 of Slovenian musical heritage. A Klinika Denisa Kataneca (Croatia) - rock centre Admission free Prulček Bar Cirkusz-KA (Hungary) - jazz, world music nostalgic return to the Pannonian 7 Dec, 20:00 12 Dec, 20:00 plains featuring Beltinška Matic Kuder - clarinet Prulček Bar Jamiroquai Tribute - Space Cowboy (G. Prulček Bar banda and the Croatian virtuoso Nadja Rus - piano Britain) - rock Milko Lazar - harpsichord performers Zapadni kolodvor. Ana Dolžan - violin 9 Dec, 21:00 Matjaž Drevenšek - saxophone Sae Lee - piano Cvetličarna Luka Juhart - accoridon 6 Dec, 19:30 8 Dec, 19:00 Shobaleader One - electronic music Grand Hotel Union Ljubljana Castle 9 Dec, 21:00 Admission free Programme: from baroque to Kino Šiška Bakalina with guests - world music contemporary music Ritem mladosti featuring Siddharta, 6 Dec, 20:00 RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Big Foot Mama, DJ Umek, Filatov & Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Rossen Milanov - conductor Karas centre Mihajlo Bulajić - horn 9 Dec, 21:00 Ignite (USA) - punk, hardcore 8 Dec, 19:30 Stožice sports hall 6 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress The Ritem mladosti music event features Cvetličarna centre concerts by the most popular Slovenian Programme: R. Strauss / P. I. Tchaikovsky performers of rock and electronic music Sounds of Slovenia - pop rock and a guest appearance by Filatov & 6 Dec, 20:00 Karas. Kino Šiška Concert by over twenty top Slovenian Shobaleader One (G. Britain) - rock pop Vlado Kreslin - folk, rock concert musicians and just as many prominent 9 Dec, 21:00 15 - 17 Dec, 19:30, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Slovenian vocal soloists. Kino Šiška 10 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 11 Music Music

Nace Slak - piano DJ Yella (USA) - hip hop Jazz in the Pants (Slovenia) - jazz-funk Eroika (Slovenia) - pop opera Magnifico (Slovenia) - pop rock Barbara Verhovnik - piano 16 Dec, 21:00 20 Dec, 20:00 23 Dec, 19:30 25 Dec, 21:00 13 Dec, 19:30 Cvetličarna Prulček Bar Unionska dvorana hall Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Christmas concert Centre Mamma mia! - musical Riblja Čorba unplugged (Serbia) - rock Free tickets Kurzschluss festival of electronic music 17 Dec, 18:30 21 Dec, 20:00 Big Band RTV Slovenia and Alenka Zanzinger (Hungary) Tivoli sports hall Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Godec Duke Bluebeard (Hungary) 13 Dec, 20:00 centre Tadej Tomšič - conductor 26 Dec, 20:00 Stanko Arnold - trumpet, Goodivas and Prulček Bar 23 Dec, 20:00 Prulček Bar Katrinas Stanko Arnold - trumpet, Goodivas and Siti teater Sabina Gruden - mezzosoprano 17 Dec, 20:00 Katrinas Bossa de Novo (Slovenia) Christmas songs in jazz way Ivan Pernicki - piano Slamič Coffeehouse 21 Dec, 20:00 27 Dec, 20:00 Eva Pavli - soprano Slamič Coffeehouse Roger Sanchez (USA) - house, electro Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Uroš Perić - vocal Tadej Horvat - piano Christmas concert 23 Dec, 23:00 centre Big Band and RTV Slovenia Symphony 14 Dec, 19:30 Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Uros Peric is a musician singer Orchestra Buh Blues Project Jazz Jam - Tjasa Fajdiga and jazz trio Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Centre and songwriter, who became well The Pearlettes vocal group; RTV 21 Dec, 20:00 27 Dec, 20:00 Youth to Youth concert series Kurzschluss festival of electronic music known for his great interpretations Slovenia Youth Choir Prulček Bar Prulček Bar of songs from the golden age of Mildreads (Slovenia, Croatia) - pop, jazz Lojze Krajnčan - conductor Frånke (Slovenia) - pop chanson Slovene Philharmonic Choir and Slovene Police Orchestra with Alenka blues, jazz and soul and also for his 14 Dec, 20:00 18 Dec, 18:00 23 Dec, 20:00 Orchestra Godec own compositions as an author of Slamič Coffeehouse Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Prulček Bar Martina Batič - conductor Nejc Bečan - conductor numerous songs. centre Bokadema (Slovenia) - West African Matej Grahek - flute;Miran Kolbl - Cantabile choir with guests 28 Dec, 18:00 It is very clear that the genius of Ray Christmas songs in soul blues way rhythms violin; Monika Fele - soprano; Martin 25 Dec, 19:30 Krekov trg square parking Charles had the biggest impact on 14 Dec, 20:00 Marko Hatlak & Kapobanda - ethno Logar - tenore Cankarjev dom cultural and congress 10th anniversary of funicular to the Uros Perić’s musical expression. He Prulček Bar Guest Vlatko Stefanovski (Macedonia) 22 Dec, 18:00 centre Ljubljana castle will perform with Big Band and RTV - guitar Slovene Philharmonic Hall Admission free Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, The KUD Dobreč Dragatuš Tambura 18 Dec, 19:00 Programme: G. F. Händel / J. S. Bach Pearlettes vocal group and RTV Orchestra and Lado Leskovar SNT Drama / A. Vivaldi / L. van Beethoven / P. I. Slovenia Youth Choir. 15 Dec, 19:00 Tchaikovsky / D. Močnik Ljubljana Castle Marissa Nadler (USA) - pop rock Christmas concert Uroš Perić - blues, jazz concert 18 Dec, 20:00 Vlado Kreslin and guests - folk rock 18 Dec, 18:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Kino Šiška Anja Bukovec - violin with guests 15 - 17 Dec, 19:30 22 Dec, 20:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Mandolina Orchestra Unionska dvorana hall centre 19 Dec, 19:30 Christmas concert Španski borci BluesRock Jam - Artel BluesRock Jam - Low Rider Trio 15 Dec, 20:00 Matej Bonin 22 Dec, 20:00 Prulček Bar 19 Dec, 20:00 Prulček Bar Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Tabu (Slovenia) with guests - rock centre S.A.R.S. (Serbia) - alternative rock, 15 Dec, 21:00 Evening of original music reggae, jazz Cvetličarna 22 Dec, 21:00 Peter Savizon - vocal; Jani Moder - Mamma mia! - musical Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention guitar; Nejc Škofic - piano; Jan Gregorka 16 Dec, 19:30 Centre - double bas Tivoli sports hall Kurzschluss festival of electronic music China National Opera House: Turandot 20 Dec, 20:00 1-2 Sep, 19:30, Cankarjev dom cultural Four Points by Sheraton Ljubljana and congress centre Christmas swing concert 12 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 13 Music Opera, theatre, dance

Heartmeat/Cacti - ballet Falcon! - dance performance 1 Dec, 19:00 Concept and performance: Iztok Kovač, Opera House Janez Janša 3 Dec, 18:00 After the resoundingly successful Isabelle Schad: Collective Jumps - Španski borci productions Romeo and Juliet performance In English language by Prokofiev, Carmen by Rodion 1 Dec, 20:00 Shchedrin, Dangerous Liaisons and a Kino Šiška Martin Sonderkamp & Darko remake of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, CoFestival - International Festival of Dragičević: Approximations #5 - the internationally acclaimed Contemporary Dance performance choreographer Valentina Turcu is 3 Dec, 19:00 Rite of Spring - dance performance again venturing into romanticism. Tobačna 001 Gallery Authors and performers: Maša Kagao Based on this inspiring novel, her CoFestival - International Festival of Knez, Jana Menger in Rosana Hribar latest ballet production includes Contemporary Dance 1 Dec, 20:00 selections from Tchaikovsky and PTL Dance Theatre Amanda Piña & Daniel Zimmerman: Rachmaninov’s most appealing Endangered Human Movements Vol. II: scores. Featuring a complete Pursuit of Happiness - dance New Year’s Concert Dance and Resistance - performance dramaturgy makeover and 1 Jan, 18:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre performance 3 Dec, 20:30 neoclassical ballet aesthetics, the Nature Theater of Oklahoma and Kino Šiška story about the superfluous man Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra ReCover feat. Goran Rukavina and NYE Party EnKnapGroup CoFestival - International Festival of will be given a new lease on life Slovenian Philharmonic Choir Sanja Mlinar Marin 31 Dec, 23:00 1 - 3 Dec, 20:00 Contemporary Dance in all its sensuality, passion and Uroš Lajovic - conductor 28 Dec, 20:00 Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Španski borci splendour. Sebastian Bertoncelj - violoncello; Slamič Coffeehouse Centre Rite of Spring - dance performance Heartmeat/Cacti - ballet Choreography: Valentina Turcu; Martina Burger - soprano; Jože Kurzschluss festival of electronic music Authors and performers: Maša Kagao Sezam - ethno 2 Dec, 18:00 Music: Peter I. Tchaikovsky, Sergei Vidic - baritone 28 Dec, 20:00 Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Opera House Rachmaninov; Conductor: Dominic Slovenian conductor, Uroš Lajovic Prulček Bar Slovenian Philharmonic Choir Grier; Set design: Marko Japelj; has served as guest conductor, Bara Kolenc & Atej Tutta: Retorika - Uroš Lajovic - conductor Costume design: Alan Hranitelj permanent conductor, artistic BluesRock Jam - Divje Jezero Private Thaughts 4º - experimental Sebastian Bertoncelj - violoncello; director and artistic advisor at 29 Dec, 20:00 performance Martina Burger - soprano; Jože Vidic - Eugene Onegin - ballet numerous prominent European Prulček Bar 2 Dec, 19:00 baritone Ballet and Orchestra of the orchestras and is considered to be Kino Šiška 1 Jan, 18:00 Slovenian National Theatre one of the most successful European Je Boime (Slovenia) - pop, rock, reggae CoFestival - International Festival of Cankarjev dom cultural and congress 6 Dec, 19:30, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre conductors of his generation. 30 Dec, 20:00 Contemporary Dance centre The Slovene Philharmonic Orchestra Prulček Bar Admission free Programme: F. Schubert / P. I. is one of the leading symphonic Chris Liebing (Germany) - techno Tchaikovsky / J. Brahms / J. Offenbach Verena Billinger & Sebastian Schulz: orchestras in Central Europe, it traces 30 Dec, 23:00 / V. Parma / R. Stolz / F. Lehar / Josef Violent Event - performance its illustrious heritage back to the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Strauss 2 Dec, 20:30 beginning of the 18th century. Centre New Year’s concert Ljubljana Puppet Theatre Programme: F. Schubert / P. Kurzschluss festival of electronic music CoFestival - International Festival of I. Tchaikovsky / J. Brahms / J. Contemporary Dance Offenbach / V. Parma / R. Stolz / F. P. Quilter: Glorious! - musical Lehar / Josef Strauss Slovenian National Theatre Maribor 30 Dec, 19:00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Repeat performance: 31 Dec, 19:30

14 www.visitljubljana.com Opera, theatre, dance Taste Ljubljana Ljubljana Knez, Jana Menger in Rosana Hribar - opera Loop / A. Hód: Pearl A. Pandur & PK Flamenko: Caosmos - Food Tour Beer Experience 3 and 4 Dec, 20:00 7 Dec, 19:00 EnKnapGroup dance performance PTL Dance Theatre Opera House 15 Dec, 20:00 22 Dec, 20:00 Wednesdays and Mondays and Španski borci PTL Dance Theatre Saturdays at 12:00 Fridays at 18:00 S. S. Prokofiev:Romeo and Juliet - ballet G. Verdi: La traviata - opera Double dance performance Production: DC Flamenko Other times can be arranged for Other times can be arranged for 4 Dec, 18:00 8 Dec, 18:00 groups of more than ten people groups of more than ten people Opera House Opera House P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A by prior request. by prior request. P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol - ballet U. Adamič-N. Šorak: Where was I - Ž. Božić: Dream Job - dance Christmas Carol - ballet 16 Dec, 18:00 theatre-movement performance performance 23 Dec, 18:00 Opera House Performers: Marinka Štern and Iztok Dancers: Michal Rynia, Miljan Nojić, Opera House Drabik Jug Marko Brdnik, Matej Bedič, Željko Božić G. Verdi: Rigoletto - opera Repeat performaces: 24 Dec, 15:00, 26 - 5 Dec, 20:00 8 and 9 Dec, 19:30 17 Dec, 19:00 29 Dec, 18:00 PTL Dance Theatre Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Opera House E. Lubitsch: When I Was Dead - theatre centre M. Tomášik: Solo 2016 - dance W. A. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro performance performance G. Bizet: Carmen - opera - opera 27 Dec, 18:00 5 and 6 Dec, 20:00 9 Dec, 19:00 18 Dec, 18:00 SNT Drama Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Opera House Opera House English surtitles centre V. Osojnik: Other People’s Children - J. Menger & M. Kagao Knez: Dancefloor Between City and Country Eugene Onegin - ballet dance performance & Born Outside Her Village Contemporary Vietnamese Circus (A O Ballet and Orchestra of the Slovenian Authorship, choreography and Two dance performances in one evening Lang Phô) National Theatre Maribor performance: Vita Osojnik Choreographed and performed by: Jana 28 Dec, 20:00 The tour will give You will visit five different 6 Dec, 19:30 9 and 10 Dec, 20:00 Menger & Maša Kagao Knez Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Cankarjev dom cultural and congress PTL Dance Theatre 18 Dec, 20:00 centre you an insight into drink outlets, including a centre PTL Dance Theatre A unique form of theatre art, traditional Ljubljana pub, where you will taste G. Puccini: La bohème - opera dishes part of the eight different beers made Contemporary Vietnamese Circus W. A. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro 10 Dec, 19:00 J. Strauss jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) much-acclaimed Taste by five different breweries, fuses dance elements with traditional Opera House - opera circus acts - from acrobatic feats and Ljubljana project. two based in Ljubljana. 20 Dec, 19:00 G. Verdi: La traviata - opera gymnastics to juggling. Departure point: Departure point: Opera House 11 Dec, 18:00 Repeat performances: 29 Dec, 20:00, 30 Ljubljana Tourist Information Slovenian Tourist Information Centre, Opera House G. Verdi: Rigoletto - opera Dec, 18:00 and 31 Dec, 20:00 Centre, Stritarjeva ulica street Krekov trg 10 21 Dec, 19:00 J. L. Vinovrski: Preživeti / C. Layes: G. Verdi: La traviata - opera Duration: Duration: Opera House Domneva 30 Dec, 19:00 3 hours 3 hours 13 Dec, 20:00 Everything We’ve Lost While We’ve Opera House Language options: Language options: Španski borci Gone on Living J. Strauss jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) English, Slovenian English, Slovenian Double dance performance Beton Ltd. - opera 21 and 22 Dec, 20:00 Price: Price: Kavalir (Gallant Helper) P. I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker - A 31 Dec, 19:00 Stara mestna elektrarna/Old Power € 30.00 per person € 35.00 per person You can get around the city centre Christmas Carol - ballet Opera House Station pedestrian area by the so called 15 Dec, 19:00 You will visit five different styles of restaurants The price includes expert guidance, beer tasting and taste five different dishes as well as five sessions, snacks, and a tour of Pivovarna Union’s Kavalir (Gallant Helper) - a small Opera House J. Strauss jr.: The Bat (Die Fledermaus) selected drinks. Brewery Museum. Suitable for people aged 18 and over. electric vehicle running daily from - opera Guy Nader, Maria Campos: Loop the 9:00 to 18:00. 22 Dec, 19:00 Telephone: +386 (0)31 666 331 or Opera House +386 (0)31 666 332. Recommended!

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The Land of Ice European Outdoor Film Tour 16/17 ACH Volley : Maribor - volleyball 13 Nov - 28 Feb 2016 1 - 3 Dec 2 Dec, 18:00 | Tivoli sports hall Vodno mesto Atlantis (water park) Komuna Cinema 46th Male’ s memorial - women’s The ice sculptures, luxuriously bathed The most renowned film event on gymnastics in light, depict historical scenes taking the European outdoor calendar: The 3 Dec | ŠD Tabor you back to the Middle Ages. Using European Outdoor Film Tour is heading chainsaws, hand saws, and chisels, eight to more than 300 venues in 14 countries HDD Telemach Olimpija : HC TWK Each year in December, Ljubljana’s sculptors - five Slovenian, two Catalan, showing inspirational protagonists with Innsbruck () - hockey Festive Fair becomes the centre of and one Finnish - have created an an heartfelt passion for adventure and 3 Dec, 17:30 | Tivoli sports hall the city’s social life. The Festive Fair, unforgettable adventure for the entire the great outdoors. Ljubljana set up in the immediate vicinity of Union Olimpija : KK Krka - basketball family to enjoy. www.eoft.eu a major open-air venue for festive 5 Dec, 21:00 | Stožice sports hall European Green Capital 2016 Open: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays events held daily throughout SILA Bazaar 12:00 - 19:00, Thursdays, Fridays 12:00 - Union Olimpija : Valencia BC (Spain) - December, is well known for its 4 Dec, 10:00 - 16:00 21:00, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays basketball vibrancy and cheerful atmosphere. Grand Hotel Union 10:00- 21:00 7 Dec, 18:00 | Stožice sports hall Festively decorated sell a fine choice SILA Bazaar is a charity event organized by of products suitable for giving as 31st LGBT Film Festival Slovenian International ladies Association HDD Telemach Olimpija : EHC Liwest gifts. For many years now, the 26 Nov - 4 Dec (SILA). As a voluntary, non-profit and Black Wings Linz (Austria) - hockey Festive Fair food and drink stalls Slovenian Cinematheque non-governmental organisation, SILA 7 Dec, 19:15 | Tivoli sports hall offering mulled wine, tea, liqueurs, LGBT Film Festival presents a donates the profit of the bazaar to selected Union Olimpija : KK Primorska - sausages and various grilled dishes, programme of films by gay and lesbian organisations in Slovenia. basketball has been considered to be a major filmmakers and other films dealing Admission free 9 Dec, 18.45 | Stožice sports hall venue for what the locals refer to as with LGBT themes. With its more than Animateka “the merry December in Ljubljana 30-year history, the Ljubljana LGBT Film Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Krško - football 5 -11 Dec Old Town” and see as a perfect Festival enjoys the reputation of being 11 Dec | Stadion Stožice Different locations opportunity to bump into friends Europe’s oldest festival of its kind. The 13th edition of the International Union Olimpija : Zadar (Croatia) - and acquaintances whom they may animated film festival Animateka basketball not have seen for a while. brings even more light and joy to the 11 Dec, 21:00 | Stožice sports hall already festive month of December. www.visitljubljana.com ACH Volley : Hoče - volleyball Photo D. Wedam You can enjoy the best animated films 14 Dec, 18:00 | Tivoli sports hall from all over the world, accompanied Get to know Ljubljana, the European Green Capital 2016, on a special city tour run as by audiovisual events, exhibitions, Union Olimpija : Mega Leks (Serbia) - part of a series of green, sustainability-themed tours of Ljubljana. workshops and much more. The basketball The tours will take visitors to Tivoli Park or the Ljubljana Botanic Garden, two of the city’s progamme is aimed both at adults as 18 Dec, 17:00 | Stožice sports hall major green attractions. On each tour, a Ljubljana Tourism guide will introduce visitors to well as children and families. ACH Volley : S.C.M.U Crajova (Romania) the sustainability projects while taking them around the city’s green nooks and crannies. www.animateka.si 20 Dec, 18:00 | Stožice sports hall Moscow Circus On Ice - Sensation 17 December HDD Telemach Olimpija : EC KAC 9 Dec, 19:00 Care for Tivoli Park’s wildlife and (Austria) - hockey Tivoli sports hall winter recreational activities in Ljubljana 20 Dec, 19:15 | Tivoli sports hall Moscow Circus on Ice (Russia) by Departure point: at 10:00 from Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre - TIC, Natalia Abramova, one of the world’s HDD Telemach Olimpija : HC Orli next to the . Language options: Slovenian, English best-known ice shows for all ages, a Znojmo (Czech republic) - hockey Price: adults € 10.00, children from 4 to 12 years € 5.00 Festive Fair unique blend of brilliant ice-skating and 28 Dec, 19:15 | Tivoli sports hall 25 Nov - 1 Jan, 10:00-22:00, Breg and Cankarjevo nabrežje traditional Russian circus artistry. Information: Ljubljana Tourist Information Centre - TIC, Tel. 306 12 35, embankments, Prešernov trg square [email protected], www.visitljubljana.com

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