Events February 2017 Sightseeing Tours Highlights in February

Historical city centre and Ljubljana castle Take a walk around the historical city centre, explore major Natour Alpe-Adria attractions and Ljubljana Castle. Daily at 11:00 Index From: in front the Town Hall (duration 2 hours) Language: Slovene, English Price: adults € 13, children € 6,5, with Ljubljana Tourist card free of charge.

Walking tour of Plečnik’s Ljubljana Festivals 4 An exploration of the life and work of the greatest Slovene architect. Exhibitions 5 Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12:00 From: Tourist Information Centre – TIC (duration 3 hours) Language: Slovene, English Price: € 20 Music 8

Taste Ljubljana culinary tour Opera, theatre, dance 14 Taste of 5 different dishes and 5 selected drinks included. Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12:00 Miscellaneous 15 From: Tourist Information Centre - TIC (duration 3 hours) Language: Slovene, English Price: € 38 Sports 15 Ljubljana beer lover’s experience Taste of 8 different beers and 3 snacks included, visit to Brewery Museum. Mondays and Fridays at 18:00 From: Slovenian Tourist Information Centre – STIC (duration 3 hours) Cover photo: D. Wedam Language: Slovene, English Edited and published by: Ljubljana Price: € 35 Tourism, Krekov trg 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Town Hall tour T: +386 1 306 45 83, E: [email protected], Saturdays at 13:00 From: in front of the Town Hall (duration 1 hour) W: www.visitljubljana.com Language: Slovene, English Photography: Archives of Ljubljana Price: € 5 Tourism and individual event organisers Prepress: Prajs d.o.o. Printed by: Partner Graf d.o.o., Ljubljana, February 2017 1 - 4 Feb 9 Feb 25 Feb Ljubljana Tourism is not liable for any inaccurate information appearing in the Natour Alpe-Adria Royal Philharmonic Dragon Carnival Visit the Natour Alpe-Adria Dragon Carnival consists of calendar. Orchestra tourism trade fair and Unforgettable introduction a large Shrovetide carnival explore the possibilities to 65th Ljubljana Festival, parade through the city’s Committed to caring for the for active and green concert of amazing Royal streets and a programme environment, we print on recycled paper. experiences in Slovenia and Philharmonic Orchestra of entertainment held Share our commitment by other countries in the Alpe- with Maestro Pinchas in the centrally located Information and ticket sale: Tourist Information Centre - TIC and sharing this publication with Adria region. Zukerman. Kongresni trg square. Slovenian Tourist Information Centre – STIC your friends. p. 15 p. 9 p. 15 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 3 Festivals Exhibitions

MD7 Ensemble The Centres of Printmaking: At the A New Age is Coming! Industry - MENT Ljubljana Jerica Gregorc Bukovec - conductor Intersection of Knowledge, Learning Labour - Capital 1 - 3 Feb, 15 Feb, 19:30 and Cooperation 25 Oct - 21 May, City Museum of Ljubljana Kino Šiška, City Museum of Ljubljana atrium 11 Oct - 8 Feb 2017 International Centre of The exhibition depicts how Ljubljana other venues Programme: G. Coral / M. Krečič / L. Lebič Graphic Arts dealt with new industries as they / C. Rojac / N. Šenk The exhibition is being organized arrived and offeres the experience of The central overview of Slovenian in collaboration with two similar “travel through time and space”. The illustration, the Biennial unites Slovenian Army Orchestra institutions from Belgrade and show starts off with the sugar refinery older and younger generations Andreja Šolar - conductor Philadelphia. The Print Center from on the banks of the Ljubljanica river. of illustrators employing diverse Jure Pukl - saxophone Philadelphia (USA), founded in 1915, is It goes on to depict capitalists of the artistic methods and rewards their 16 Feb, 19:30 taking part with works by contemporary time, businessmen whose vision made finest achievements with the Hinko Conservatorium of Music and Ballet artists paired up with artists that have Ljubljana into an industrial hub. At the Smrekar Award, as well as the Programme: J. Matičič / A. Ajdič / D. an important historical connection to same time, the exhibits tell the story Smrekar distinctions and accolades. Wilson / I. Lunder their organization. The “Academija” of the life of the proletariat. The rise The 2016 Life Achievement Award Academy of Music Wind Ensemble Center for Graphic Arts and Visual of industry in the late 19th and early goes to Marjan Manček, presentation Dušan Kranjc - conductor Researches, founded in 1995, on the 20th century takes a sharp turn after of his works will be curated by 17 Feb, 19:30 other hand, is part of the Faculty of Fine WWII, when factories were nationalised Tatjana Pregl Kobe. For the past Academy of Music Arts in Belgrade. It presents a selection and many capitalists chased out of the forty years Marjan Manček has Programme: H. Vidic / F. Högberg / of prints from its own production with country. The end of the war marked the employed illustration as his main For the third year in a row, Ljubljana Festival Unicum R. Erikson / H. Holliger / D. Jeraša / D. an emphasis on artists of various artistic beginning of the ascent of large socialist vehicle of expression, infusing it will be taken over by a MENTal state 4 - 21 Feb, different venues Jeraša / Z. Vasilev / T. Slakan expressions, to whom printmaking enterprises. The next break came in the heavily with his signature humour. of mind. A three-day music festival The Unicum Contemporary Music represents an additional opportunity for 1990s, when Slovenia shed socialism and In cooperation with the Section of is accompanied by its namesake Compositions for guitare and Festival was organised for the first time exploration. enterprises were privatised. Illustrators of the Union of Slovene conference of representatives of the harpsichord in 1998 by the slovenian section of the Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays Sundays at 16:30 guided tours in English. Fine Arts Associations; catalogue European music industry, will bring 20 Feb, 19:30 international society for contemporary Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 - text by Judita Krivec Dragan together more than sixty promising Academy of Music music (iscm) under the name Musica 21:00. Closed: Mondays Open: 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - indie rock bands and electronic Programme: F. Martin / P. Šivic / G. Danubiana. At that time the festival 14:00. Closed: Mondays music artists active in the region Petrassi / W. Mutspiel / R. Charlton / L. represented contemporary music of between the Balkans and the Baltic, Firšt / P. Ramov / Š. Petrić / M. Kastelic the european countries geographically and beyond. centred around the Danube river. The The God Particle - dark comic opera for The line-up includes: Deerhoof (USA), annual festival reached its peak in 2003 three actors and three apparitions Nils Gröndahl (Danmark), Oligarkh when it was organised directly after The Music: Pavel Mihelčič, Libretto: Milan (Russi), Awlnight (Belorussia), Baden- World Music Days. The following year Dekleva Baden (Croatia), Heymoonshaker (G. the festival was renamed as Unicum Katja Konvalinka - soprano; Darko Britain), His Clancyness (Italy), Stergin, Contemporary Music Festival and Vidic - baritone; Janko Volčanšek - bass White Wine (Germany/USA), Spasibo became a biennial event. The main goal baritone (Russia), Sweet Release of Death of the festival is to connect Slovenian StoP Slovene Percussion Project (Netherlands), Crvi (Serbia), Sauropod composers with their colleagues from Jerica Gregorc Bukovec - conductor (Norway), Holographic Human other countries. 21 Feb, 19:30 Element (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Gustave Tiger (Hungary) and Slovenian Philharmony String Chamber centre Slovenian bands: Širom, Persons from Orchestra Porlock, Leni Kravac, Gregabytes, 14 Feb, 19:30 Blaž, 2xp and Šuljo. Slovenian Philharmonic Hall 12th Slovenian Biennial of llustration www.ment.si Programme: L. Firšt / T. Slakan / D. 18 Nov - 19 Marc 2017 Cankarjev dom Gallery Steklasa

4 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 5 Exhibitions Exhibitions Ljubljana Plečnik Collection Puppet Museum at Ljubljana Castle Beer Experience The new permanent exhibition at the Slovenia is a country with a rich tradition Plečnik House in Trnovo presents the of puppeteering. The Puppet Museum’s Mondays and most important projects of the late permanent exhibition, set up by the Fridays at 18:00 architect. Plečnik’s creativity comes Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, introduces Other times can be arranged for groups of more than ten people to life through the plans, models and you to the history of puppeteering by prior request. photographs of his creations such as the in Slovenia and the creativity of Zacherl House in Vienna, Prague Castle, contemporary Slovenian puppeteers, the National and University Library in presents the most popular puppet Ljubljana, the Ljubljana Central Market, characters, and gives you an insight Žale Cemetery, the Church of St. Michael into puppeteering techniques and the at the Ljubljana Marshes and numerous process of creating a puppet show. other masterpieces. Several plans of After viewing the exhibition, you can try Plečnik’s never realized visions are also your hand at puppeteering skills. on display. The Cathedral of Freedom, Open: 10:00 - 19:00 daily the master’s vision of the Slovenian Zoran Mušič (1909-2005) Tone Lapajne: Memory of Earth parliament, is especially worthy of our 22 Nov - 5 Mar 2017 Jakopič Gallery Permanent exhibition at the National attention. Gallery Guided tours: every hour, on the hour Retrospective exhibition by Tone The Vugrinec Collection. Croatian Tartaglia, Omer Mujadžić, Ivan Meštrović, Zoran Mušič, the best known 20th (the last guided tour at 17:00). Groups Lapajne, an important Slovenian Modern Art 1880 - 1945 Frano Kršinić and others. century Slovenian-born painter must not contain more than seven artist with an impressive oeuvre, 10 Nov - 12 Mar, National Gallery of Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 - and a man with more than one people. but who has yet to get his due. The Slovenia 20:00. Closed: Mondays. homeland, spent most of his life Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays. You will visit five different exhibition Memory of Eart presents The collection of Davor Vugrinec between Venice and Paris. He mostly drink outlets, including a the highlights of his oeuvre in presented for the first time to the public Frank Uwe Laysiepen - Ulay - “I Other” painted landscapes, still lifes, portraits, pub, where you will taste various art mediums. Tone Lapajne, in 2015 at the Art Pavilion in Zagreb 1Dec - 8 Feb, City Art Gallery Dalmatian donkeys and horses, trees, eight different beers made as an academic sculptor, created as the collection of “masterpieces Overview exhibition views of Venice, double portraits with by five different breweries, a vast but so far little known opus of Croatian Modernism”. As a The work is presented with materials his wife Ida, and poignant self-portraits two based in Ljubljana. of sculptures in concrete, iron and demonstration of the requirements that displayed to the public as a whole. depicting him as an old man. His visual Departure point: wood. Today, he is best known as a make up a successful collecting policy, Both curators Alenka Gregorič and motifs were always related to the Slovenian Tourist Information Centre, painter, especially for his paintings, the collection is an excellent example of Tevž Logar focused on art materials Slovenian region of Kras and its typical Krekov trg 10 which he created with the help of ambitious determination that surpasses (diaries, drawings, photographs, scenes. He became world famous with soil, usually that from the marshes even some museum collections. The sounds, etc.), which represent the often his series of paintings We Are Not the Duration: or saltpans. With them he formed exhibition presents contemporaries, overlooked, or non-photogenic, creative Last, in which he relived the scenes he 3 hours one of the most recognisable and friends, and fellow students of Slovenian moments in the artist’s practice. Some experienced in the Dachau concentration Language options: intimate variations of Informel Art. artists, from the Šubic brothers, Anton of the exhibited projects have already camp. Ljubljana’s National Gallery English, Slovenian Saturdays at 16:30 guided tours in Ažbe, and the Impressionists onwards. become part of the canon of the art of displays the world’s only permanent English. Especially storied is the founding era of performance, yet some of the exhibition survey exhibition of Mušič’s work, Price: Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays the “Zagreb School”. The exhibition of Kavalir (Gallant Helper) material also present a view into the which explores the entire range of the € 35.00 per person sixsty-five paintings and works on paper You can get around the city centre unknown and ephemeral notes of Ulay’s famous artist’s painting techniques. The The price includes expert guidance, beer tasting and twelve sculptures includes works by pedestrian area by the so called long artistic path. majority of exhibited works come from sessions, snacks, and a tour of Pivovarna Union’s Mato Celestin Medović, Vlaho Bukovac, Kavalir (Gallant Helper) - a small Open: 11:00 - 19:00. Closed: Mondays the Ljuban, Milada and Vanda Mušič Brewery Museum. Suitable for people aged 18 and over. Emanuel Vidović, Oton Iveković, Čikoš electric vehicle running daily from Admission free Collection, owned by the family of the Sesija, Mirko Rački, Ljubo Babić, Miroslav 9:00 to 18:00. artist’s brother. Kraljević, Milivoj Uzelac, Marjan Trepše, Telephone: +386 (0)31 666 331 or Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00- Vilko Gecan, Vladimir Becić, Marino +386 (0)31 666 332. 20:00. Closed: Mondays Recommended! www.visitljubljana.com 6 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 7 Music Music

Zvonimir Varga (Croatia) Salif Keita (Mali) - Afro pop 6 Feb, 21:00 8 Feb, 20:00 Prulček bar Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Maja Horvat - violin Izak Hudnik - violoncello Frank Get (Italy) - rock 7 Feb, 19:30 8 Feb, 21:00 Grand Hotel Union Prulček bar Sounds of the Youtng in Union Victor Smolski’s Almanac, Gloryful, Admission free Lichtgestalt Touché Amoré (USA) - post-hardcore 8 Feb, 22:00 One of the most prominent African Angel Du$t (USA) Orto Club musicians of all time and one of the 7 Feb, 20:00 most distinguished voices of West Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Metelkova mesto alternative culture African music since the 1970s. Keita, Pinchas Zukerman - conductor centre who first appeared in Ljubljana at 9 Feb, 19:30 the Druga Godba Festival in Križanke Noreia (Slovenia) - Celtic music Union Hall Touché Amoré in 1996, has not aged a day. Salif’s 7 Feb, 20:00, Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre 7 Feb, 21:00 Programme: L. van Beethoven new album, produced by Michael Prulček bar RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra League of Snarky Puppy, bears Touché Amoré from Burbank, Nadežda Tokareva - violin Katrinas Sabina Cvilak - soprano Matthew Coorey - conductor eloquent testimony to his undying California are a post hardcore Vladimir Mlinarič - piano 3 Feb, 20:00 Nejc Lavrenčič - piano Freddy Kempf - piano youth. band who are currently on their 1 Feb, 19:30 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress 8 Feb, 19:30 9 Feb, 19:30 Salif Keita, vocal; Bah Kouyate, European tour promoting outbursts Society of Slovene Composers centre Opera house Cankarjev dom cultural and congress backing vocal; Aminata Dante, of emotion with its melodic sonic Programme: L. Lebič / J. Matičič / O. Multisensorial concert Programme: H. Florey / J. Pavčič / A. centre backing vocal; Djessou Mory Kante, assault and impassioned vocals, Neuwirth / M. Paš / Č. Sojar Voglar / B. Ogenj (Croatia) - rock'n'roll-punk Lajovic / F. S. Vilhar / G. Mahler / L. Lebič Programme: C. Debussy / P. I. guitar; Harounah Samake, N'goni; recorded on their recently released Zupančič 3 Feb, 21:00 / R. Strauss Tchaikovsky / M. Ravel-Grainger / B. Molobaly Kone, drums; Abou Cisse, album Stage Four (Epitaph Records, Admission free Prulček bar Bártok sequencer 2016). Klara Veteršek, Oto Gvardjančič & As a support act they lured on to the Horror Piknik (Serbia) - trash , speed Slamič Jazz Quartet - pop-jazz tour their compatriots Angel Du$t metal 1 Feb, 20:00 which hardcore sound has been 4 Feb, 22:00 Slamič Coffeehouse described as a mixture of Bad Brains Orto Club and Lemonheads. Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Mojca Gajšek, Quetzal Acosta TaeJung Lee - conductor 5 Feb, 19:00 Domen Koren - saxophone; Izak Hudnik Cankarjev dom cultural and congress - violoncello; Eva Zec - piano; Ana centre Dolžan - violin 2 Feb, 19:30 Nova deViator & Goto80 - electronic Slovenian Philharmonic Hall music Programme: F. Martin / P. I. Tchaikovsky 6 Feb, 20:00 / M. Ravel / J. Brahms Kino Šiška Admission free Igor Leonardi Trio 2 Feb, 21:00 Prulček bar Salif Keita (Mali) - Afro pop 8 Feb, 20:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

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Domen Lorenz - violin Jazz Jam - Mozo Jazz Quartet Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Beata Barcza - piano 14 Feb, 21:00 9 Feb, 19:30, Union Hall 13 Feb, 19:30 Prulček bar Grand Hotel Union Aleksandar Madžar - piano Admission free 15 Feb, 19:30 Trentemøller + TOM And His Computer - Slovenian Philharmonic Hall electronic music Programme: L. van Beethoven / F. Formed by a group of Liverpool 13 Feb, 20:00 Chopin music lovers in 1840, the Royal Kino Šiška Zdenka Kovačiček & Greenhouse Blues Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Primož Križaj band is the oldest continuing British 13 Feb, 21:00 15 Feb, 20:00 orchestra. The Orchestra gives over Prulček bar Slamič Coffeehouse sixty concerts each season in its home, the Liverpool Philharmonic Feedback Vito Marenče & Ana Pandur Feat. Luis Hall, as well as concerts in venues Eivind Aarset Quartet De Luis - flamenco across the city. The Orchestra tours ADHD 15 Feb, 20:00 regularly throughout the UK and 14 Feb, 19:00 SiTi teater world-wide and has an extensive Cankarjev dom cultural and congress D'Zombies (Slovenia) - funk-jazz-rock discography featuring many London's Royal Philharmonic Nikola Pajanović - violin The Doors Alive (G. Britain) centre 15 Feb, 21:00 critically acclaimed recordings. Orchestra ranks among the world's Tim Jančar - piano 9 Feb, 21:00 Jazz concert Prulček bar Conductor: Vasily Petrenko, Soloist: best symphony orchestras. It was Stefan Pajanović - piano Cvetličarna Zoran Predin, Matija Dedić (Slovenia, Kian Soltani, cello founded in 1946 by the conductor Sir 9 Feb, 19:30 Black Barracuda (Slovenia) - jazz-rock Croatia) - pop-rock-jazz Programme: B. Britten: Four See Thomas Beecham, who remained Križanke 9 Feb, 21:00 14 Feb, 20:00 Interludes, Op. 33a / E. Elgar: Cello its musical director until his Programme: W. A. Mozart / E. Chausson Prulček bar Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 / S. death in 1961. The orchestra was / H. Wieniawski / S. Rahmaninov centre Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, subsequently led by conductors Young Virtuosi international concert Sunday Stories (Bosnia and Op. 45 such as Rudolf Kempe, Antal series Herzegovina) - jazz Dorati, André Prévin, Walter Weller, Admission free 10 Feb, 21:00 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy and Yuri Prulček bar Musica cubicularis Ensemble 23 Feb, 20:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Temirkanov. Since 1996, its chief 9 Feb, 19:30 Illustratorji na kupu conductor has been Daniele Gatti, ZRC SAZU/SASA - Slovenian Academy of 11 Feb, 21:00 who is set to be succeeded by Sciences and Arts Prulček bar Charles Dutoit in 2009. The patron of Programme: F.-J. de La Barre / M. Marais the orchestra is His Royal Highness Flowers in Autumn - musical / J. S. Bach / G. Ph.Telemann Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. 12 Feb, 16:00 and 19:30 Conductor and violinist: Pinchas Elda Trio (Sweden/Slovenia/Brazil) - Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Zukerman jazz-ethno centre Programme: L. van Beethoven 9 Feb, 20:00 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Kino Šiška Vasily Petrenko - conductor Volkswagen Rocks Kian Soltani - violoncello 9 Feb, 21:00 12 Feb, 20:00 Orto Club Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Programme: B. Britten / E. Elgar / S. Rahmaninov 10 www.visitljubljana.com www.visitljubljana.com 11 Music Music

RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Bee Geesus (Slovenia) - a cappella Aleš Klančar - trumpet and Jože Catherine Larson Macguire - conductor gospel Bogolin - marimbe, drums Tonko Huljev - bassoon 23 Feb, 20:00 27 Feb, 21:00 19 Feb, 11:00 Ljubljana castle Metelkova mesto alternative culture Slovenian Philharmonic Hall centre Jonathan + NoAir Programme: J.-Ph. Rameau / J. Francaix Classical music 23 Feb, 20:00 / M. Ravel / W. A. Mozart Kino Šiška Rikardo Janjoš - piano Mozartine - Sunday matinees concert Teja Ulaga - piano series The Highliners (G. Britain/Slovenia), 28 Feb, 19:30 The Diggerz (Germany), Eightbomb Špela Šrgan - clarinet Slovenian Philharmonic Hall (Slovenia), The Bloodstrings (Germany) Helena Švigelj - violoncello Free tickets 23 Feb, 21:00 20 Feb, 19:30 Orto Club Studio for New Music Town Hall 1 Mar, 19:30 Admission free Sky Smokers (Slovenia) - rock Cankarjev dom cultural and congress 23 Feb, 21:00 Imre Poniklo (Hungary) - indie centre Prulček bar The Bee Geesus choir 20 Feb, 21:00 Programme: Darmstat school composers 23 Feb, 20:00, Ljubljana castle Prulček bar Julija Vrabec - clarinet Free tickets Nika Tkalec - piano The Bee Geesus choir is known for Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Bridear (Japan) - power metal Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Mihael Mitev - bassoon the contagious energy that thrills Marcelo Lehninger - conductor Marcelo Lehninger - conductor 20 Feb, 22:00 Cristian Măcelaru - conductor Primož Urbanč - piano audiences throughout Slovenia and Andrew von Oeyen - piano Andrew von Oeyen - piano Orto Club Jože Rošer - horn; Tibor Kerekeš - 24 Feb, 19:30 abroad. Instead of instrumental 16 Feb, 19:30 17 Feb, 19:30 trumpet; Janez Žnidaršič - tuba Helstar (USA), Metalsteel (Slovenia) - Križanke accompaniment, the choir includes Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Cankarjev dom cultural and congress 2 and 3 Mar metal Programme: J. Brahms / L. Bernstein / A. beatboxing and elements of vocal centre centre 19:30 21 Feb, 21:00 Čopi / R. Schumann / C. Koechlin / I. Yun play in its arrangements. Programme: M. de Falla / M. Ravel / M. Programme: M. de Falla / M. Ravel / M. Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Orto Club Young Virtuosi international concert The artistic direction of the chior P. Mussorgsky P. Musorgski centre series is Matej Virtič, one of the most Kreativo vocal group Programme: C. Silvestri / A. Previn / B. Guissé Kreslin Leonardi - ethno Jan Plestenjak - pop Admission free prominent representatives of a 22 Feb, 20:00 Bartók 16 Feb, 20:00 17 Feb, 21:00 cappella music in Slovenia. Slamič Coffeehouse Shield Patterns (G. Britain) Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Cvetličarna 24 Feb, 21:00 centre Jaka Berger - Brgs - percussions El Kachon (Slovenia), blues-rock Prulček bar 22 Feb, 20:00 Hamo & Tribute 2 Love - rock 17 Feb, 21:00 Kino Šiška Alejandro Gabor (Argentina/France), 16 Feb, 20:00 Prulček bar bariton Kino Šiška Malignancy (USA), Carnivore Drunk in Public - punk Nejc Lavrenčič - piano Diprosopus (Columbia), Nader Sadek Rok'n'band and BeeGeesus 17 Feb, 22:00 25 Feb, 19:30 (Egypt/USA), Embryonic Devourment 16 Feb, 20:30 Orto Club Museum of Contemporary History (USA), Stages of Decomposition (USA) SiTi teater Pointless Rebels (Slovenia) - bluegrass- 22 Feb, 21:00 The Bitch Boys (Slovenia) Pyroxene (Slovenia) - rock folk-rock Orto Club 25 Feb, 22:00 Need a ticket? 16 Feb, 21:00 18 Feb, 21:00 Orto Club Ayahuasca Dark Trip Tickets are for the majority of Prulček bar Prulček bar 22 Feb, 21:00 Le Trio Joubran - music of the world cultural, entertainment, sports and Black Diamond (Slovenia) - heavy metal Prulček bar 27 Feb, 20:30 other events available from Tourist 16 Feb, 22:00 Drone-Ritual Music from Holland - USA- Cankarjev dom cultural and congress Information Centres and online on Orto Club Greece - Brazil - Peru. centre www.visitljubljana.com Recommended!

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Doctor Zhivago - ballet Natour Alpe-Adria 14 and 15 Feb, 19:30 1 - 4 Feb, Ljubljana Exhibition and Opera house Convention Centre The Natour Alpe-Adria fair brings I. Kovač, J. Janša: Falcon! - dance together providers of active holidays in performance the great outdoors, tourist destinations Performers: Iztok Kovač, Janez Janša from across the Alpe-Adria region, travel 14 Feb, 20:00 agencies, and active leisure equipment Španski borci providers, giving them an opportunity for Doctor Zhivago - ballet networking with international buyers. 17 - 19 Feb, 18:00 GASTexpo - Fairs of Tastes Opera house 1 - 4 Feb The God Particle - dark comic opera Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre for three actors and three apparitions, 11th international fair of gastronomy Meguri premiere Gastronomy, beverage, coffee, Sankai Juku Butoh Dance Troupe Music: Pavel Mihelčič; libretto: Milan confectionery, bakery, catering and 27 and 28 Feb, 20:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre Dekleva, stage director: Eva Hribernik hospitality, & ice cream & Wine. Katja Konvalinka - soprano; Darko RK Krim Mercator : ŽRK Mlinotest Dragon Trophy 2016 & Tivoli Cup 2016 11th International Mountain Film Butoh is a form of Japanese dance G. Nader, M. Campos: Loop the Loop; Vidic - baritone; Janko Volčanšek - Ajdovščina - handball - skating Festival theatre that developed in mid Adrien Hód: Pearl - dance performances basbaritone; StoP Slovene Percussion 1 Feb, 18:40 9 - 12 Feb 20 - 24 Feb 20th century in reaction against EnKnapGroup Project Stožice sports hall Tivoli sports hall Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre the Japanese dance scene, which 3 Feb, 20:00 Jerica Gregorc Bukovec - conductor The festival programme features KK Union Olimpija : KK Šenčur - HDD Telemach Olimpija : Fehérvár AV was overly based on imitating the Španski borci 21 Feb, 20:00 world-class mountaineering films basketball 19 (Hungary) - hockey West. Disciple of Tatsumi and Ohno, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress A. Foerster: The Nightingale of from Slovenia and abroad, lectures by 1 Feb, 20:00 17 Feb, 19:15 Ushio Amagatsu’s Sankai Juku centre Gorenjska - opera eminent alpinists, presentations of new Stožice sports hall Tivoli sports hall troupe creates works of stunning Repeat performance: 22 Feb, 20:00 3 and 4 Feb, 19:30 books on mountaineering, and round beauty. Eternity is the central motif HDD Telemach Olimpija : EC Dornbirn HDD Telemach Olimpija : EC Opera house Forest of Mirrors - avantpremiere of a table discussions. of Amagatsu’s art; it refers to the (Austria) - hockey VSV (Austria) - hockey dance performance ephemeral existence of human A.Kravitz: Jewish Dance - theatre Dragon Carnival in the streets of 4 Feb, 16:15 19 Feb, 17:00 Nadaproductions beings and the eternal universe in performance premiere Ljubljana Tivoli sports hall Tivoli sports hall 23 Feb, 20:00 which we live. Turning away from 8 Feb, 20:00 25 Feb, 11:00 Španski borci RK Krim Mercator : CSM Bukarešta KK Union Olimpija : KK Budućnost VOLI the Western styles of dance, butoh Mini teater City centre (Romania) - handball (Montenegro) - basketball aims to create a new aesthetic that Actor: Miha Rodman Meguri – butoh theatre The Dragon carnival traditionally held in 4 Feb, 17:00 22 Feb, 21:00 embraces the squat, earthbound In English language Teeming Sea, Tranquil Land Ljubljana consists of a large Shrovetide Športna dvorana Kodeljevo Tivoli sports hall physique. Sankai Juku Butoh Dance Troupe carnival parade through the city's streets Ž. Krajnčan & G. Kunšek: Alien Express - Sankai Juku dancers draw the 27 and 28 Feb, 20:00 and a programme of entertainment KK Union Olimpija : MZT Skopje RK Krim Mercator : Györi Audi ETO dance performance audience deep into their texturally Cankarjev dom cultural and congress held in the centrally located Kongresni (Macedonia) - basketball KC - handball 9 and 10 Feb, 20:00 rich and metaphorical world of centre trg square. The carnival parade includes, 5 Feb, 21:00 25 Feb, 19:15 PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana dance, delicate at every turn, among other things, a number of typical Stožice sports hall Kodeljevo sports hall Authors and Performers: Žigan Krajnčan yet viscerally intense. Ethereal, Slovenian carnival figures rooted in and Gašper Kunšek KK Union Olimpija : KK Helios Suns - dreamlike images. pagan tradition, such as 'kurent', 'laufar', basketball Directed, choreographed and G. Puccini: Madame Butterfly - opera 'morostar', and several others. 8 Feb, 20:00 devised by: Ushio Amagatsu 9 - 11 Feb, 19:30 Stožice sports hall Music: Takashi Kako, Yas-Kaz, Opera house Yoichiro Yoshikawa

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