1. art and entertainment
2. shows and events
3. festival

Events in Ljubljana
from 4. to 18.12.2014
4.12.2014
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December 2014 in Ljubljana
ST. NICHOLAS FAIR
Prešernov trg square
3. to 6.12.2014
10.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The festively decorated stalls at St. Nicholas Fair will be offering various goods suitable for traditional St. Nicholas gifts.
19.00
J. STRAUSS JR.: THE BAT (DIE FLEDERMAUS) - OPERETTA
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
4.12.2014
This classic story of intrigue, masking and sudden plot twists in sumptuous costumes by "the waltz king" Johann Strauss,
Jr. features in all its grandeur the joyousness of the Viennese bourgeoisie of that time.
19.30
RTV SLOVENIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - MONUMENTAL
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
4.12.2014
Conductor: Shao En
Featuring: Silesian Philharmonic of Katowice
Programme: D. Shostakovich
20.00
METAL ALL STARS
Dvorana Tivoli (sports hall)
4.12.2014
The concert spectacle Metal All Stars brings together a diverse line-up of metal stars performing the legendary songs that
rocketed their bands to fame and entered the history of metal music.
5.12.2014
10.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
ST. NICHOLAS FAIR
Prešernov trg square
3. to 6.12.2014
10.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The festively decorated stalls at St. Nicholas Fair will be offering various goods suitable for traditional St. Nicholas gifts.
17.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
ST. NICHOLAS PROCESSION
Ljubljana city centre
5.12.2014
Free admission
St. Nicholas will be accompanied by devils and an assembly of angels, who will be distributing biscuits, fruits and sweets
to children.
19.00
G. VERDI: LA TRAVIATA - OPERA
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
5.12.2014
With La Traviata (1853) Giuseppe Verdi managed to successfully create one of his most enduring works. In the drama The
Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, Verdi and librettist Francesco Maria Piave recognised a timeless theme,
extremely attractive for setting to music in an opera. With the selection of a theme concerning a goodhearted courtier,
Verdi stepped on the toes of the middle class, whose expectation of opera was a reinforcement of their false morality.
20.00
FAKE ORCHESTRA: TRIBUTE TO BILLIE HOLIDAY ETNO - ETNO JAZZ CONCERT
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
5.12.2014
Fake Orchestra is a the Slovenian jazz / folk ensemble, which operates regularly since 1997 and has recorded five albums.
The last album, entitled Tribute to Billie Holiday, is a tribute to one of the greatest legends of vocal jazz.
20.00
PLAVA TRAVA ZABORAVA - COUNTRY EVENING
Kavarna Slamič
5.12.2014
Plava trava zaborava is the first founded country band in former Yugoslavia. They have performed at all the major world
festivals of country and blues music. In 1998 the global encyclopedia of country and western music ranked them as the
third most attractive country band that performs live.
20.00
TOMAŽ GROM: SOUL, NOISE, VALVE AND WIRE-PREMIERE
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
5.12.2014
Tomaž Grom went to Balkan city streets and offered his original music to interpretation by street musicians from Priština,
Novi Sad, Tuzla, Maribor, Tetovo and Zagreb. These musicians usually happen to be immigrants who were forced to leave
their homes for political or economic reasons.
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23.00
Kurzschluss
PENDULUM DJ SET & MC VERSE (AUSTRALIA)
Basement of Slovenijales building, Dunajska street 22
5.12.2014
Over the years of their career, the cult Australian drum 'n' bass band Pendulum have expanded their musical
expression. This year, they have played a DJ set at a number of large festivals and renowned clubs around the world and
wherever they appeared they were received with enthusiastic acclaim.
6.12.2014
10.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
ST. NICHOLAS FAIR
Prešernov trg square
3. to 6.12.2014
10.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The festively decorated stalls at St. Nicholas Fair will be offering various goods suitable for traditional St. Nicholas gifts.
19.00
G. VERDI: LA TRAVIATA - OPERA
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
6.12.2014
With La Traviata (1853) Giuseppe Verdi managed to successfully create one of his most enduring works. In the drama The
Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, Verdi and librettist Francesco Maria Piave recognised a timeless theme,
extremely attractive for setting to music in an opera. With the selection of a theme concerning a goodhearted courtier,
Verdi stepped on the toes of the middle class, whose expectation of opera was a reinforcement of their false morality.
20.00
ADI SMOLAR
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
6.12.2014
21.00
THE BAMBI MOLESTERS (CROATIA), THE FLAMING SIDEBURNS (FINLAND), PERSONS FROM
PORLOCK (SLOVENIA), DJ HIBARI (SLOVENIA)
Menza pri koritu (Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre)
6.12.2014
22.00
SADNI DAN (SLOVENIA)
Orto bar
6.12.2014
Rock'n'roll band from Ljubljana to createa and plays their own music.
23.00
Kurzschluss
JORIS VOORN (NETHERLANDS), ALEXSERRA (SLOVENIA)
Basement of Slovenijales building, Dunajska street 22
6.12.2014
Joris Voorn is considered to be one of the most interesting avant-garde electronic music acts in the last decade. His work
is characterized by a creative crossing of the genre borders.
7.12.2014
11.00
IVANA DJILAS: JURI MURI IN AFRICA - DANCE-MUSIC THEATRE PERFORMANCE FOR
CHILDREN
Dance Theatre Ljubljana
7.12.2014
Director: Ivana Djilas
Co-creators and Performers: Blaž Celarec, Jose, Maša Kagao Knez, Vito Weis
18.00
Ljubljana Festival 2014
MI HA' ISH - WHO IS THE MAN? - THEATRE AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
7.12.2014
Performed by: Polona Vetrih, Saša Tabaković
Musicians: Janez Dovč, Boštjan Gombač, Goran Krmac, Vasilij Centrih
20.00
MAD CADDIES (USA) - SKA PUNK CONCERT
Gala hala (Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre)
7.12.2014
Mad Caddies, founded in Santa Barbara in 1995, are considered to be one of the most impressive and inventive Californian
melodic punk bands.
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20.00
VIA NEGATIVA & OBLIVIA: AND SO ON AND SO FORTH
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
7.12.2014
It was last spring when six performers have begun to thread the path of searching for the common performing language
and narrative, which would succeed to incorporate all our differences into a newly established performing arena.
8.12.2014
17.00
ROMEO PLUS JULIJA - MUSICAL
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
8.12.2014
17.00 | 12.00
Production and design: English student theater II. gymnasium Maribor
20.00
VIA NEGATIVA & OBLIVIA: AND SO ON AND SO FORTH
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
8.12.2014
It was last spring when six performers have begun to thread the path of searching for the common performing language
and narrative, which would succeed to incorporate all our differences into a newly established performing arena.
21.00
ONYX (USA) - HIP HOP CONCERT
Gala hala (Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre)
8.12.2014
The American hip-hop group Onyx rose to fame in the 1990s with their extremely forceful and hard-hitting brand of
hip-hop music. Their 1993 collaboration with the metal band Biohazard met with wide acclaim and contributed to the
trend of fusing hip hop with metal. Onyx have stayed faithful to their style until the present day.
9.12.2014
10.00
CREATIVE FAIR
Maxi
9.12.2014
10.00 - 19.00
Free admission
The Creative Fair offers visitors an opportunity to buy unique handmade products, from leather and textile items and
jewellery to natural cosmetics and fine art paintings.
17.00
ROMEO PLUS JULIJA - MUSICAL
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
9.12.2014
17.00 | 11.00
Production and design: English student theater II. gymnasium Maribor
20.00
ANDREA SCHRODER (GERMANY), LIMOUSINE (FRANCE) - INDIE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
9.12.2014
A poet with a distinct voice and melancholic lyrics Andrea Schröder, and Limousine a band who represents the new
French music wave .
20.00
ELUVEITIE (SWISS), ARKONA (RUSSIA), SKÁLMÖLD (ISLAND)
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
9.12.2014
21.00
JAN TOMŠIČ & NINO MUREŠKIČ -ACUSTIC FUNK, RNB, JAZZ
Celica Art Hostel
9.12.2014
Free admission
10.12.2014
18.00
PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY: THE NUTCRACKER, A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
10.12.2014
The Nutcracker by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular and most frequently performed ballet pieces in the
world. The Slovenian National Theatre - the Opera and Ballet of Ljubljana’s current production of the ballet has
been staged by the famous choreographer Youri Vamos, who based the Nutcracker story on Charles Dickens’ tale
A Christmas Carole.
19.00
BIG BANG
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
10.12.2014
Three young actors interpret human history in several wittily and instructively presented scenes. We all know that there
was a time when the most advanced, wise and learned scientists believed that the Earth was flat and the centre of the
universe – the sun and stars revolved around it. It was only a hundred years ago that atom was considered the
smallest particle. Big Bang tells a compelling story about world-famed scientists, humanists, researchers, artists, state
leaders and other visionaries whose curiosity, intuition and scepticism contributed to human development.
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19.00
GAVRIEL LIPKIND, CELLO AND ROMAN ZASLAVSKY,PIANO
Ljubljana Castle
10.12.2014
Programme: I. Stravinski, D. Šostakovič, S. Rahmaninov
19.00
PROSTO PO PREŠERNU
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
10.12.2014
Directed by: Maruša Kink
Performed by: Jernej Čampelj, Tina Gunzek, Saša Pavlin Stošić
20.00
ENYA BELAK: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
10.12.2014
Addiction. The truth. Intoxication. Hallucination. Ecstasy. Feelings. Dreams. Misconception. The story follows associative
logics and metaphors.
20.00
MIKE SPONZA BAND & IAN SIEGAL
Kavarna Slamič
10.12.2014
Energetic Italian Mike Spozna will perform with the renowned singer and guitarist Ian Siegal.
11.12.2014
19.00
J. STRAUSS JR.: THE BAT (DIE FLEDERMAUS) - OPERETTA
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
11.12.2014
This classic story of intrigue, masking and sudden plot twists in sumptuous costumes by "the waltz king" Johann Strauss,
Jr. features in all its grandeur the joyousness of the Viennese bourgeoisie of that time.
19.30
RIGMOR GUSTAFFSON TRIO (SWEEDEN), NEISHA (SLOVENIA)
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
11.12.2014
19.30
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
11.12.2014
Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson
Soloists: Maida Hundeling, Barbara Kozelj, Marius Vlad, Thomas Gazheli
Special guests: Slovenian Chamber Choir, Academy of Music Choir
20.00
ENYA BELAK: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
11.12.2014
Addiction. The truth. Intoxication. Hallucination. Ecstasy. Feelings. Dreams. Misconception. The story follows associative
logics and metaphors.
20.00
M. VEZOVIŠEK: KUBA LIBRE-MUSICAL COMEDY
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
11.12.2014
The story of how we survived socialism and managed to laugh through it, and how it will take a lot of humor to survive
capitalism. Lets not even speak of democracy!
22.00
DEMOLITION GROUP (SLOVENIA)
Menza pri koritu (Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre)
11.12.2014
Legendary Slovenian rock band Demolition Group have been playing for more than three decades. They have recieved
numerous nominations and awards for their albums. They are returning to the domestic stage after a break and will
present a part of their new material.
22.00
DICKLESS TRACY (SLOVENIA), ALKOHOL (SLOVENIA) - DEATH METAL, GRINDCORE CONCERT
Orto bar
11.12.2014
Group Dickless Tracy, who has been operating for 15 years, will present their newly released album "Paroxysm of disgust".
12.12.2014
11.00
ROMANA AND CHILDREN FIGHTING THE MONSTER OF OBLIVION
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
12.12.2014
11.00 | 09.30
Romana's songland has been invaded by the evil monster Oblivion, feeding on the time which the children and adults
spend in front of a TV-set or a computer screen. To defeat the monster of Oblivion, Mouse Mickeyand Romana sing one
song after another. Will they suceed?
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17.00
IVANA DJILAS: JURI MURI IN AFRICA - DANCE-MUSIC THEATRE PERFORMANCE FOR
CHILDREN
Dance Theatre Ljubljana
12.12.2014
Director: Ivana Djilas
Co-creators and Performers: Blaž Celarec, Jose, Maša Kagao Knez, Vito Weis
19.00
J. STRAUSS JR.: THE BAT (DIE FLEDERMAUS) - OPERETTA
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
12.12.2014
This classic story of intrigue, masking and sudden plot twists in sumptuous costumes by "the waltz king" Johann Strauss,
Jr. features in all its grandeur the joyousness of the Viennese bourgeoisie of that time.
19.30
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
12.12.2014
Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson
Soloists: Maida Hundeling, Barbara Kozelj, Marius Vlad, Thomas Gazheli
Special guests: Slovenian Chamber Choir, Academy of Music Choir
20.00
IVANA SAJKO:EUROPE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
12.12.2014
The project aims at investigating the political, social and individual aspects of rebellion. Europe, which has assumed the
starring role, has been devised in contemplating the responsibilities and powers of (European) man. The poignant and
provocative text by Ivana Sajko is combined with elements of epic theatre and musical, thus unveiling the European Union
as well as us, its docile citizens.
20.00
NATAŠA PROSENC STEARNS: VIDEO WORKS - FILM PRESENTATION
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
12.12.2014
Free admission
Haiku videos is an ongoing series of very short video pieces, which all originate in my daily unstaged recordings. They are
created rapidly on the spot, when a real life circumstances motivate an idea. Like in Haiku poetry, the images of HAIKU
VIDEOS are based on directly observed everyday objects or occurrences. The footage is cataloged by dates and later
edited into the quick mini stories.
22.00
Kurzschluss
BAD COPY (SERBIA), TEKOCHEE KRU (SLOVENIA), DJ BIZZO BODEGA (CROATIA)
Basement of Slovenijales building, Dunajska street 22
12.12.2014
The legendary Belgrade-based rap trio Bad Copy deserve credit for the huge popularization of rap music in Serbia and
other parts of the former Yugoslavia. The Serbian rappers will share the stage with
22.00
D COCKS (SLOVENIA)
Orto bar
12.12.2014
Group D Cocks is a new band on the Slovenian rock music scene.
22.00
DISCO THEATRE NIGHT - DANCE, THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE NIGHT
Goodlife Castle Lounge Club
12.12.2014
22.00 - 04.00
DJ: JAMirko
Performers: MMe. Monoquelle, Gea Erjavec - Teater Ponorelli
13.12.2014
11.00
IVANA DJILAS: JURI MURI IN AFRICA - DANCE-MUSIC THEATRE PERFORMANCE FOR
CHILDREN
Dance Theatre Ljubljana
13.12.2014
Director: Ivana Djilas
Co-creators and Performers: Blaž Celarec, Jose, Maša Kagao Knez, Vito Weis
12.00
MAKKONEN-FESTIVAL OF JAPANESE CULTURE
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
13.12.2014
12.00 - 20.00 | 12.00 - 20.00 | 12.00 - 20.00
Free admission
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17.00
ROMANA AND CHILDREN FIGHTING THE MONSTER OF OBLIVION
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
13.12.2014
Romana's songland has been invaded by the evil monster Oblivion, feeding on the time which the children and adults
spend in front of a TV-set or a computer screen. To defeat the monster of Oblivion, Mouse Mickeyand Romana sing one
song after another. Will they suceed?
18.00
PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY: THE NUTCRACKER, A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
13.12.2014
The Nutcracker by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular and most frequently performed ballet pieces in the
world. The Slovenian National Theatre - the Opera and Ballet of Ljubljana’s current production of the ballet has
been staged by the famous choreographer Youri Vamos, who based the Nutcracker story on Charles Dickens’ tale
A Christmas Carole.
21.00
ZABRANJENO PUŠENJE (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
Cvetličarna
13.12.2014
Zabranjeno Pušenje started in 1980 as a classic "garage band" wher classmates from Sarajevo gymnasium and other
friends from the street got together and started playing rock music.
22.00
3D PRASCI (SLOVENIA)
Orto bar
13.12.2014
Jure Duh, vocals, guitar, synth
Dejan Slak, bass guitar, vocals, keyboards
Marko Grubar, drums
22.00
DISCIPLIN A KITSCHME (SERBIA)
Gala hala (Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre)
13.12.2014
Disciplin A Kitschme, active since the early 1980s, are considered to be one of the most progressive alternative rock bands
in the area of the former Yugoslavia.
23.00
Kurzschluss
SISTER BLISS DJ SET (UK), ANGEL ANX (SLOVENIA)
Basement of Slovenijales building, Dunajska street 22
13.12.2014
Sister Bliss is a legend of electronic music and one of the world's first DJanes. She began her musical career back in
1987 and made a name for herself as a founding member of the cult electronic music band Faithless.
14.12.2014
16.00
PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY: THE NUTCRACKER, A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
14.12.2014
The Nutcracker by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular and most frequently performed ballet pieces in the
world. The Slovenian National Theatre - the Opera and Ballet of Ljubljana’s current production of the ballet has
been staged by the famous choreographer Youri Vamos, who based the Nutcracker story on Charles Dickens’ tale
A Christmas Carole.
17.00
ROMANA AND CHILDREN FIGHTING THE MONSTER OF OBLIVION
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
14.12.2014
Romana's songland has been invaded by the evil monster Oblivion, feeding on the time which the children and adults
spend in front of a TV-set or a computer screen. To defeat the monster of Oblivion, Mouse Mickeyand Romana sing one
song after another. Will they suceed?
17.30
Ice rink at Trg republike square
HDD TELEMACH OLIMPIJA : SAPA FEHERVAR - HOCKEY MATCH
Trg republike square
14.12.2014
In recent years Winter classics have become a tradition in the hockey world. This season hockey fans will again root for
their favourite team in open air matches in Ljubljana city center.
20.00
IVANA SAJKO:EUROPE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
14.12.2014
The project aims at investigating the political, social and individual aspects of rebellion. Europe, which has assumed the
starring role, has been devised in contemplating the responsibilities and powers of (European) man. The poignant and
provocative text by Ivana Sajko is combined with elements of epic theatre and musical, thus unveiling the European Union
as well as us, its docile citizens.
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21.00
BRYAN ADAMS (CANADA)
Stožice Sports Park Arena
14.12.2014
Bryan Adams achieved world fame in 1983 with his third album, Cuts Like a Knife. Today he is considered to be one of the
most popular pop rock artists, particularly in the United States. Some of his greatest hits include Run to You, Everything I
Do (I Do It For You) and 18 Til I Die.
15.12.2014
09.30
ROMANA AND CHILDREN FIGHTING THE MONSTER OF OBLIVION
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
15.12.2014
09.30 | 11.00
Romana's songland has been invaded by the evil monster Oblivion, feeding on the time which the children and adults
spend in front of a TV-set or a computer screen. To defeat the monster of Oblivion, Mouse Mickeyand Romana sing one
song after another. Will they suceed?
16.00
STREET HURDY GURDY PLAYERS IN THE LJUBLJANA OLD TOWN
Breg embakement, Čevljarski bridge, Stari trg square, Gornji trg square, Stritarjeva street, Ciril Metodov
trg square, Petkovškovo nabrežje embakement
15. to 23.12.2014
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THE GOOD FAIRY
Mestni trg square
15. to 23.12.2014
Free admission
In the square in front of the Town Hall, the Good Fairy will be fulfilling the wishes of anyone approaching her: the good
and the naughty, the big and the small, the young and the elderly ... The Good Fairy is a project created by the painter
Zmago Modic.
19.00
Music concerts held in Novi trg
FAKE ORCHESTRA (SLOVENIA)
Novi trg square
15.12.2014
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MUSIC CONCERTS HELD IN NOVI TRG
Novi trg square
15. to 23.12.2014
Free admission
During the days before the New Year's Eve, the Novi trg square will host a programme of concerts featuring various
pop artists.
20.00
BRANKO POTOČAN: SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE; IMAGINE WHAT HE COULD HAVE
WON RUNNING
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
15.12.2014
This solo performance with guests enacts a reflection of laziness, apathy and the passive role of the western man in life,
revisiting the question this very man constantly asks himself - What, for what purpose and why should something move
me?
16.12.2014
10.00
CHRISTMAS ART MARKET
Pošta Slovenije / Post Office at Čopova ulica street 11 (atrium)
16.12.2014
10.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The Art Market offers an opportunity to buy original art and creatively designed arts and crafts products. Participating
artists include painters, sculptors, architects, jewellery, wood, glass, leather and fashion designers, mosaic makers, and
other interesting artists from around Slovenia.
10.00
CREATIVE FAIR
Maxi
16.12.2014
10.00 - 19.00
Free admission
The Creative Fair offers visitors an opportunity to buy unique handmade products, from leather and textile items and
jewellery to natural cosmetics and fine art paintings.
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16.00
STREET HURDY GURDY PLAYERS IN THE LJUBLJANA OLD TOWN
Breg embakement, Čevljarski bridge, Stari trg square, Gornji trg square, Stritarjeva street, Ciril Metodov
trg square, Petkovškovo nabrežje embakement
15. to 23.12.2014
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CONCERTS BY PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIRS
Town Hall
16. to 18.12.2014
Free admission
The festive atmosphere in the old city centre will be enhanced by a series of short concerts by children's choirs.
17.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
THE GOOD FAIRY
Mestni trg square
15. to 23.12.2014
Free admission
In the square in front of the Town Hall, the Good Fairy will be fulfilling the wishes of anyone approaching her: the good
and the naughty, the big and the small, the young and the elderly ... The Good Fairy is a project created by the painter
Zmago Modic.
19.00
Music concerts held in Novi trg
EVA HREN & SLADCORE (SLOVENIA)
Novi trg square
16.12.2014
19.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
MUSIC CONCERTS HELD IN NOVI TRG
Novi trg square
15. to 23.12.2014
Free admission
During the days before the New Year's Eve, the Novi trg square will host a programme of concerts featuring various
pop artists.
19.00
PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY: THE NUTCRACKER, A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
16.12.2014
The Nutcracker by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular and most frequently performed ballet pieces in the
world. The Slovenian National Theatre - the Opera and Ballet of Ljubljana’s current production of the ballet has
been staged by the famous choreographer Youri Vamos, who based the Nutcracker story on Charles Dickens’ tale
A Christmas Carole.
19.15
Ice rink at Trg republike square
HDD TELEMACH OLIMPIJA : KAC KLAGENFURT - HOCKEY MATCH
Trg republike square
16.12.2014
In recent years Winter classics have become a tradition in the hockey world. This season hockey fans will again root for
their favourite team in open air matches in Ljubljana city center.
19.30
VLADO KRESLIN (SLOVENIA) - FOLK ROCK
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
16.12.2014
Vlado Kreslin is one of the most influential Slovenian musicians, whose distinctive style combines elements of folk, pop and
rock music. His great ability to combine different music genres is complemented by his exquisite selections of guest
performers to join him for his concerts.
20.00
BRANKO POTOČAN: SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE; IMAGINE WHAT HE COULD HAVE
WON RUNNING
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
16.12.2014
This solo performance with guests enacts a reflection of laziness, apathy and the passive role of the western man in life,
revisiting the question this very man constantly asks himself - What, for what purpose and why should something move
me?
20.00
IVANA SAJKO:EUROPE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
16.12.2014
The project aims at investigating the political, social and individual aspects of rebellion. Europe, which has assumed the
starring role, has been devised in contemplating the responsibilities and powers of (European) man. The poignant and
provocative text by Ivana Sajko is combined with elements of epic theatre and musical, thus unveiling the European Union
as well as us, its docile citizens.
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ANAMORPHOSES
Celica Art Hostel
16.12.2014
Free admission
Jonathan Mauch, saxophone, oboe
Maxim Perrin, accordion
17.12.2014
10.00
CHRISTMAS ART MARKET
Pošta Slovenije / Post Office at Čopova ulica street 11 (atrium)
17.12.2014
10.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The Art Market offers an opportunity to buy original art and creatively designed arts and crafts products. Participating
artists include painters, sculptors, architects, jewellery, wood, glass, leather and fashion designers, mosaic makers, and
other interesting artists from around Slovenia.
16.00
STREET HURDY GURDY PLAYERS IN THE LJUBLJANA OLD TOWN
Breg embakement, Čevljarski bridge, Stari trg square, Gornji trg square, Stritarjeva street, Ciril Metodov
trg square, Petkovškovo nabrežje embakement
15. to 23.12.2014
17.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
CONCERTS BY PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIRS
Town Hall
16. to 18.12.2014
Free admission
The festive atmosphere in the old city centre will be enhanced by a series of short concerts by children's choirs.
17.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
THE GOOD FAIRY
Mestni trg square
15. to 23.12.2014
Free admission
In the square in front of the Town Hall, the Good Fairy will be fulfilling the wishes of anyone approaching her: the good
and the naughty, the big and the small, the young and the elderly ... The Good Fairy is a project created by the painter
Zmago Modic.
19.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
MUSIC CONCERTS HELD IN NOVI TRG
Novi trg square
15. to 23.12.2014
Free admission
During the days before the New Year's Eve, the Novi trg square will host a programme of concerts featuring various
pop artists.
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NULA KELVINA (SLOVENIA)
Novi trg square
17.12.2014
19.00
PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY: THE NUTCRACKER, A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
17.12.2014
The Nutcracker by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular and most frequently performed ballet pieces in the
world. The Slovenian National Theatre - the Opera and Ballet of Ljubljana’s current production of the ballet has
been staged by the famous choreographer Youri Vamos, who based the Nutcracker story on Charles Dickens’ tale
A Christmas Carole.
19.30
VLADO KRESLIN (SLOVENIA) - FOLK ROCK
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
17.12.2014
Vlado Kreslin is one of the most influential Slovenian musicians, whose distinctive style combines elements of folk, pop and
rock music. His great ability to combine different music genres is complemented by his exquisite selections of guest
performers to join him for his concerts.
20.00
BRANKO POTOČAN: SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE; IMAGINE WHAT HE COULD HAVE
WON RUNNING
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
17.12.2014
This solo performance with guests enacts a reflection of laziness, apathy and the passive role of the western man in life,
revisiting the question this very man constantly asks himself - What, for what purpose and why should something move
me?
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GALA DANCE ORCHESTRA - AN EVENING OF CHRISTMAS EVERGREENS
Kavarna Slamič
17.12.2014
Gala Dance Orchestra is a new Slovenian professional group of musicians that performs music intended for dancers as
well as listeners. Their varied program is ranging from jazz standards, Latin American rhythms, good old evergreens and
pop and rock styles.
18.12.2014
10.00
CHRISTMAS ART MARKET
Pošta Slovenije / Post Office at Čopova ulica street 11 (atrium)
18.12.2014
10.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The Art Market offers an opportunity to buy original art and creatively designed arts and crafts products. Participating
artists include painters, sculptors, architects, jewellery, wood, glass, leather and fashion designers, mosaic makers, and
other interesting artists from around Slovenia.
16.00
STREET HURDY GURDY PLAYERS IN THE LJUBLJANA OLD TOWN
Breg embakement, Čevljarski bridge, Stari trg square, Gornji trg square, Stritarjeva street, Ciril Metodov
trg square, Petkovškovo nabrežje embakement
15. to 23.12.2014
17.00
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CONCERTS BY PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIRS
Town Hall
16. to 18.12.2014
Free admission
The festive atmosphere in the old city centre will be enhanced by a series of short concerts by children's choirs.
17.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
THE GOOD FAIRY
Mestni trg square
15. to 23.12.2014
Free admission
In the square in front of the Town Hall, the Good Fairy will be fulfilling the wishes of anyone approaching her: the good
and the naughty, the big and the small, the young and the elderly ... The Good Fairy is a project created by the painter
Zmago Modic.
18.00
PETER I. TCHAIKOVSKY: THE NUTCRACKER, A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana
18.12.2014
The Nutcracker by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular and most frequently performed ballet pieces in the
world. The Slovenian National Theatre - the Opera and Ballet of Ljubljana’s current production of the ballet has
been staged by the famous choreographer Youri Vamos, who based the Nutcracker story on Charles Dickens’ tale
A Christmas Carole.
19.00
December 2014 in Ljubljana
MUSIC CONCERTS HELD IN NOVI TRG
Novi trg square
15. to 23.12.2014
Free admission
During the days before the New Year's Eve, the Novi trg square will host a programme of concerts featuring various
pop artists.
19.00
Music concerts held in Novi trg
RUDI BUČAR & ISTRABEND (SLOVENIA)
Novi trg square
18.12.2014
19.30
URBAN STANIČ, PIANO
Križanke Summer Theatre
18.12.2014
Free admission
Program: L. van Beethoven, F. Liszt, F. Chopin, C. Debussy, S. Prokofjev
22.00
ZARIA (SLOVENIA), ALTERFICTION (SLOVENIA) - FOLK, POWER METAL CONCERT
Orto bar
18.12.2014
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MEGA LUNA PARK AT THE BTC CITY SHOPPING CENTRE
BTC City
24.10.2014 to 4.1.2015
The large funfair set up at Ljubljana's BTC City shopping centre offers a variety of different adrenaline-pumping
attractions for the whole family, including a rollercoaster, giant swing rides, motion simulators, roller coasters, free-fall
rides and much more.
PICTURE SLOVENIA - OPEN-AIR PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The Tivoli Park
1.11.2014 to 16.1.2015
Free admission
What does Slovenia look like through the eyes of amateur photographers? It looks absolutely stunning. To see for yourself,
visit Ljubljana's Tivoli Park and view an exhibition of large-format photographs of Ljubljana, the Central Slovenia
region and Slovenia's major sights taken by amateur and professional photographers for the Picture Slovenia
photographic competition.
EMONA: A CITY OF THE EMPIRE
City Museum of Ljubljana - MGML
30.5.2014 to 31.5.2015
The exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of the Roman city of Emona, built two millenniums ago on the site of
the present-day Ljubljana. Learn about the city's birth, life and decline, the everyday life of its residents, and the
heritage they left behind.
BIO 50 - 24TH LJUBLJANA BIENNIAL OF DESIGN
Museum of Architecture and Design
18.9. to 7.12.2014
The Ljubljana Biennial of Design is a prestigious international exhibition of industrial design products, visual
communication pieces, corporate identity solutions, and design concepts.
DANCE EVENINGS AT LJUBLJANA CASTLE
Ljubljana Castle
18.1. to 20.12.2014
These monthly social dance evenings scheduled on Saturdays throughout the year except in July and August are held in
the unique surroundings of Ljubljana Castle. The highlight of the year is the Dance under the Stars, held in the castle's
courtyard in June.
DOORS. SPATIAL AND SYMBOLIC PASSAGEWAYS OF LIFE
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
11.10.2013 to 31.12.2014
In this exhibition, doors are presented as objects of historical heritage offering an insight into the life of the residents of
different parts of Slovenia. They tell stories about the people they were made by as well as those who lived behind them.
THE MUMMY AND THE CROCODILE: THE SLOVENIANS EXPLORING THE LANDS ALONG THE
NILE
National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova ulica street
21.3.2014 to 8.2.2015
After nearly a century, the National Museum of Slovenia is putting on display the Egyptian Collection of its predecessor,
the Provincial Museum of Carniola. The exhibition reveals the stories of three Slovenian Egyptologists who brought the
objects in the collection over to Slovenia.
LONG LIVE THE EVOLUTION!
Slovenian Museum of Natural History
25.11.2013 to 15.9.2015
This interactive exhibition gives you an insight into how the immense diversity of life on Earth evolved over more than
three and a half billion years.
THE MAGIC OF AMULETS
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
18.6.2014 to 31.1.2015
The exhibition The Magic of Amulets presents the tradition of amulets as objects related to magical beliefs from the times
of the ancient Egypt to the present day. It brings together exhibits from various Slovenian and international collections.
LGBT FILM FESTIVAL
Slovenian Cinematheque
29.11. to 7.12.2014
The programme of the festival features films by gay and lesbian filmmakers and other films dealing with themes related to
homosexuality.
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DECEMBER 2014 IN LJUBLJANA
Old city centre
3.12.2014 to 1.1.2015
Free admission
The festively decorated old city centre will see a range of different events intended for people of all ages and different
tastes.
December 2014 in Ljubljana
FESTIVE FAIR
Ljubljana city centre
1.12.2014 to 1.1.2015
Free admission
Each year in December, Ljubljana's Festive Fair becomes the centre of the city's social life.
ANIMATEKA - 11TH ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL
Kinodvor.Mestni kino, Kolodvorska cesta street 13 and Slovenska Kinoteka, Miklošičeva cesta street 38
8. to 14.12.2014
The main, competition section of the Animateka international animated film festival will include short animated films
produced in Eastern and Central Europe. Other festival sections and retrospective screenings will feature animated films
from around the world. The films screened in the main section will compete for an international jury and an audience
award. The festival will be accompanied by a programme of related events.
11TH BIENNIAL OF SLOVENIAN ILLUSTRATION
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
17.11.2014 to 15.2.2015
The Biennial of Slovenian Illustration (Slovenski bienale ilustracije) showcases the finest works by Slovenian illustrators
created over the past two years. Illustration is presented as a distinctive art discipline with a strong influence on the
development of children and young people's feeling for and understanding of art.
ŽELJKO STEVANIĆ: MOVIES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
29.10. to 14.12.2014
Free admission
The exhibition is documenting Slovenian films.
GORENJE AT A TOUCH
Technical Museum of Slovenia
9.10.2014 to 1.9.2015
AWAKENING BEAUTY: THE CROWTHER-OBLAK COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN ART
National Gallery
24.9.2014 to 4.1.2015
The exhibition of works from the Crowther-Oblak art collection brings together more than 150 paintings and drawings
created by the 19th century British artists of the Victorian classical tradition.
LUKA DOLMAR (SLOVENIA): SHADDOWS - PHOTOGRAPHS
Bežigrajska galerija 1
19.11. to 21.12.2014
At his first solo exhibition Luka Dolmark represents two cycles of black and white photographs, which are based on
Dante's Divine Comedy and the Book of Shadows about the rituals and the references to the active witchcraft by
Alister Crowley.
IRA NIERO MARUŠIČ (SLOVENIA): EARTHLY MOONS - PAINTINGS
Bežigrajska galerija 1
12.11. to 21.12.2014
Painted images of surfaces, events and nature of objects created by one of the most important young artists.
LANA ČMAJČANIN (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA) - MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION
Tobačna 001 (cultural centre)
28.10. to 12.12.2014
Free admission
CIRIL JAZBEC(SLOVENIA): ON THIN ICE - PHOTOGRAPHS
Galerija Fotografija
25.11. to 30.12.2014
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THE LAND OF ICE
Vodno mesto Atlantis (water park)
4.11.2014 to 28.2.2015
Be marvelled by the wonderful ice sculptures in the Land of Ice, which opened its doors at the BTC City shopping centre
for the first time in November 2014.
MARKUS GUSCHELBAUER (AUSTRIA): LANDMARKS - PHOTOGRAPHS, INSTALLATION
Photon Gallery - contemporary photography centre
31.10. to 5.12.2014
ARJAN PREGL: PETMINUTNA REVOLUCIJA - EXHIBITION
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM)
11.11.2014 to 4.1.2015
KURZSCHLUSS
The basement of the Slovenijales building, Dunajska cesta 22
28.11. to 31.12.2014
The finale to the musical year in Ljubljana will be the Kurzschluss festival of electronic music, which will include a string of
top-quality club events featuring more than twenty internationally awarded bands, solo artists, and DJs.
ANTONI MUNTADAS: NASILJE IGER - EXHIBITION
Center in Galerija P74
17.11. to 6.12.2014
Antoni Muntadas is a pioneer of media and conceptual arts. This is his first solo exhibition in Slovenia. In the project
Muntadas explores topics such as mass event, control, spectacle, violence, sport, football - topics that he's been loyal
to since the late 70s. The exhibition presents a selection of images and video projections, as well as new works that
highlight the selected archive material and images from the Internet.
URŠKA KOŠIR (SLOVENIA): BIGGEST SMILE - PHOTOGRAPHS
Krakovski nasip enbankment
20.11.2014 to 20.1.2015
Free admission
Photographic exhibition depicits photographs of famous and less famous and known Slovenes.
DAY AFTER DAY
Škuc Gallery
12.12.2014 to 4.1.2015
Participating artists: Bariş B. Atal (Turkey), Avgust Černigoj, Beli sladoled (Miha Perne & Leon Zuodar), Neža Jurman, Miha
Perne, Leon Zuodar (Slovenia).
Curators: Saša Nabergoj, Simona Žvanut
BLAZ KUMERDEJ (1738 -1805) - SLOVENIAN MEMBER OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT, A TEACHER
AND A LINGUIST - EXHIBITION
Slovenian School Museum
25.11.2014 to 10.2.2015
ASSAULTING FROM THE ARCHIVES II. - EXHIBITION OF POSTERS AND GRAPHIC PRINTS
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
1. to 12.12.2014
Free admission
As an intro to the December frenzy, Stripburger magazine has been developing the exhibition Assaulting from the
Archives to present to their loyal audience the best that has been accumulating in their archives for the past twenty years.
Signed by a heap of foreign and Slovenian comics artists, the exhibited graphic and other printed works will be marked by
a wide range of original expressions and technical solutions. The works comprise graphic prints and a series of posters
either promoting comics events or using the poster form for a short comic strip narrative, the latter expanding the access
to comics to a wider range of passers-by. This exhibition emphasises the exceptional variety and breadth of comic art.
SALVADOR DALÍ
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
28.11.2014 to 1.3.2015
This selling exhibition brings together more than 200 prints and reproductions of sculptures by the famous 20th century
surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.
December 2014 in Ljubljana
MAGICAL FOREST
Kongresni trg square
6. to 24.12.2014
Free admission
The magical events held at the Magical Forest will host creative workshops of making environmentally friendly Christmas
decorations.
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ICE RINK AT TRG REPUBLIKE SQUARE
Trg republike square
10.12.2014 to 31.1.2015
In December and January a large ice-skating rink is set up at Ljubljana's central Trg republike square. In addition to
daily skating accompanied by an entertainment programme, it will also host hockey matches by Ljubljana's premier
league club HDD Telemach Olimpija.
Ice rink at Trg republike square
HDD TELEMACH OLIMPIJA : SIJ ACRONI JESENICE - HOCKEY MATCH
Trg republike square
18.12.2014
In recent years Winter classics have become a tradition in the hockey world. This season hockey fans will again root for
their favourite team in open air matches in Ljubljana city center.
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