1. art and entertainment
2. shows and events
3. classical concert

Events in Ljubljana
from 31.3. to 14.4.2015
31.3.2015
20.00
1,2,3,4, FEAT KAJA DRAKSLER, SUSANA SANTOS SILVA, DE BEREN GIEREN
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
31.3.2015
20.00
AKRAM KHAN COMPANY, ITMOI: IN THE MIND OF IGOR
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
31.3.2015
With the dance production titled iTMOi (which stands for 'In the Mind of Igor'), Akram Khan, one of the
world's most recognized choreographers, and an international ensemble of eleven dancers are paying homage to
Igor Stravinsky and marking the centenary of the premiere of his legendary ballet The Rite of Spring.
21.00
BRATA ERIČ & BOR ZAKONJŠEK
Celica Art Hostel
31.3.2015
Free admission
1.4.2015
20.00
DEL VIENTO - FLAMENCO NIGHT
Kavarna Slamič
1.4.2015
Perfomance by: María Keck (Hungary), dance, vocal, Janos Illes (UK), guitar, Mitja Obed (Slovenia), dance, Urška Centa
(Slovenia), dance
20.00
IVANA SAJKO:EUROPE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
1.4.2015
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
LAGWAGON (USA), THE FLATLINERS (CANADA), WESTERN ADDICTION (USA) - PUNK ROCK
CONCERT
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
1.4.2015
Group Lagwagon from Santa Barbara, California, are one of the most recognizable melodic punk rock groups of the
nineties. The group was founded in 1992 and shortly after it was signed by the label Fat Wreck Chords. On this European
tour the band will be supporting the release of their long-awaited new album, "Hang".
2.4.2015
19.00
TEJA REBA: MADE WITH LOVE - DANCE PERFORMANCE
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
2.4.2015
Author, coreography: Teja Reba
Perfomance by: Teja Reba, Loup Abramovici
19.30
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND SLOVENIAN CHAMBER CHOIR
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
2.4.2015
Conductor: Uroš Lajovic
Soloists: Theresa Plut, soprano, Barbara Kozelj, mezzosoprano, tenor Aco Bišćević, Thomas Volle, tenor, Arne Lundmark,
bassbariton, Lars Johansson Brissman, bass
Programme: J. S. Bach, Pasijon po Janezu, BWV 245
3.4.2015
08.00
OPEN KITCHEN - FOOD MARKET
Central Market
3.4.2015
08.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The Open Kitchen is a food market where you can experience the delights of freshly cooked food prepared by different
Slovenian chefs right there in front of you, on the market stalls.
19.00
TEJA REBA: MADE WITH LOVE - DANCE PERFORMANCE
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
3.4.2015
Author, coreography: Teja Reba
Perfomance by: Teja Reba, Loup Abramovici
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SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND SLOVENIAN CHAMBER CHOIR
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
3.4.2015
Conductor: Uroš Lajovic
Soloists: Theresa Plut, soprano, Barbara Kozelj, mezzosoprano, tenor Aco Bišćević, Thomas Volle, tenor, Arne Lundmark,
bassbariton, Lars Johansson Brissman, bass
Programme: J. S. Bach, Pasijon po Janezu, BWV 245
22.00
Orto Fest - pop & rock club music festival
NOCTIFERIA (SLOVENIJA) - METAL
Orto bar
3.4.2015
4.4.2015
22.00
Orto Fest - pop & rock club music festival
HAMO & TRIBUTE 2 LOVE (SLOVENIA) - ROCK&BLUES
Orto bar
4.4.2015
5.4.2015
20.00
EASTER DANCE - SOCIAL DANCE EVENING
Pionirski dom (children's cultural centre)
5.4.2015
20.00
SOCIAL DANCE EVENINGS AT THE FESTIVAL HALL
Pionirski dom (children's cultural centre)
5.4.2015
The Friday evening dance events held at Ljubljana's Festival Hall are dedicated to ballroom dances such as slow and
Viennese waltz, tango, foxtrot, discofox, samba, cha cha, rumba, jive, salsa, bachata, and mambo. During breaks, a
renowned dance teacher helps dancers improve their skills.
20.30
HEART IN HAND (UK), HAND OF MERCY (AUSTRALIA), LIFERUINER (CANADA), CREATE TO
INSPIRE (UK) - METAL CONCERT
Orto bar
5.4.2015
21.00
RUSSIAN CIRCLES (USA), HELMS ALEE (USA)
Kino Šiška - Centre for Urban Culture
5.4.2015
Chicago based trio are known for their energetic live shows with their instrumental rock metal music.
Support: Helms Alee
6.4.2015
22.00
Orto Fest - pop & rock club music festival
ZIRCUS (SLOVENIA) - ELECTRO ROCK/VISUAL SHOW
Orto bar
6.4.2015
7.4.2015
20.00
GUSTAV MAHLER YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
7.4.2015
In his time, Gustav Mahler was considered to be one of the greatest conductors, but he was not greatly appreciated as a
composer. Today, Mahler's music represents the pinnacle of Austrian and German symphonic tradition while at the
same time marking the end of the monumental symphonic form in the period of Late Romanticism and the opening of the
door to 20th century music.
20.00
PARNO GRASZT (HUNGARY) - ROMA MUSIC
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
7.4.2015
Parno Graszt are a leading Roma music group who have been delighting Hungarian and international audiences for almost
three decades.
22.00
Orto Fest - pop & rock club music festival
ESKOBARS (SLOVENIA)
Orto bar
7.4.2015
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8.4.2015
11.00
RADIO AND TELEVISION SLOVENIA BIG BAND
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
8.4.2015
Conductor: Tadej Tomšič
Vocal soloist: Eva Hren
19.30
URBAN STANIČ, PIANO (SLOVENIA), VERONIKA BRECELJ, VIOLIN (SLOVENIA) & DANIJEL
BRECELJ, PIANO (SLOVENIA)
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
8.4.2015
20.00
ALEKSANDRA BIJELIĆ ALEKSIJEVIĆ (SRBIA) & SLAMIČ JAZZ KVARTET (SLOVENIA)
Kavarna Slamič
8.4.2015
Performance by: Aleksandra Bijelić Aleksijević (Srbia), vocal, Ivan Aleksijević (Srbia), piano, Goran Rukavina
(Slovenia/Croatia), contrabass, Janko Novoselić (Croatia), drums
Guest: Adam Klemm (Slovenia), saxophone
20.00
VIA NEGATIVA (SLOVENIA) & OBLIVIA (FINLAND): AND SO ON AND SO FORTH - DANCE
PERFORMANCE
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
8.4.2015
Performance by: Grega Zorc, Rok Kravanja, Anna Krzystek, Anita Wach, Magnus Logi Kristinsson, Timo Fredriksson
Concept, directed by: Bojan Jablanovec
22.00
Orto Fest - pop & rock club music festival
Orto bar
8.4.2015
9.4.2015
19.30
MASKA YOUTH CHIOR (LATVIA)
Križanke Summer Theatre
9.4.2015
Free admission
Choirmaster: J
19.30
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
9.4.2015
Conductor: Hans Graf
Soloist: Alexander Markovich, piano
Programme: C. M. von Weber, R. Schumann, P. I. Tchaikovsky
20.00
VIA NEGATIVA (SLOVENIA) & OBLIVIA (FINLAND): AND SO ON AND SO FORTH - DANCE
PERFORMANCE
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
9.4.2015
Performance by: Grega Zorc, Rok Kravanja, Anna Krzystek, Anita Wach, Magnus Logi Kristinsson, Timo Fredriksson
Concept, directed by: Bojan Jablanovec
10.4.2015
08.00
OPEN KITCHEN - FOOD MARKET
Central Market
10.4.2015
08.00 - 20.00
Free admission
The Open Kitchen is a food market where you can experience the delights of freshly cooked food prepared by different
Slovenian chefs right there in front of you, on the market stalls.
19.30
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
10.4.2015
Conductor: Hans Graf
Soloist: Alexander Markovich, piano
Programme: C. M. von Weber, R. Schumann, P. I. Tchaikovsky
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21.00
Orto Fest - pop & rock club music festival
BACKSTAGE (SLOVENIA), PINK PANTER (SLOVENIA), X-ZONE (ITALY)
Orto bar
10.4.2015
11.4.2015
19.30
M&N DANCE COMPANY: URBAN TALES - ROOM WITH A VIEW, TIE - DANCE PERFORMANCE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
11.4.2015
20.00
OBLIVIA (FINLAND): MUSEUM OF POSTMODERN ART - DANCE PERFORMANCE
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
11.4.2015
Design, performance by: Timo Fredriksson, Anna Krzystek, Annika Tudeer
22.00
Orto Fest - pop & rock club music festival
ČEDAHUČI (SLOVENIA)
Orto bar
11.4.2015
12.4.2015
11.00
RTV SLOVENIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Slovenian Philharmonic
12.4.2015
Condustor: Simon Krečič
Soloists: Jure Gradišnik in Matej Rihter, trobenti
Participants:
Youth Choir of RTV Slovenia (conductor Tomaž Pirnat)
Girls' Grammar School Choir Celje center (conductor David Preložnik)
19.00
OBLIVIA (FINLAND): SUPER B - DANCE PERFORMANCE
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
12.4.2015
Design, performance by: Timo Fredriksson, Anna Krzystek, Annika Tudeer
19.30
M&N DANCE COMPANY: URBAN TALES - ROOM WITH A VIEW, TIE - DANCE PERFORMANCE
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
12.4.2015
21.00
OBLIVIA (FINLAND): KA- BOOM - DANCE PERFORMANCE
Elektro Ljubljana's Old Power Station
12.4.2015
Design, performance by: Timo Fredriksson, Magnus Logi Kristinsson, Anna-Maija Terävä, Annika Tudeer
13.4.2015
22.00
Orto Fest - pop & rock club music festival
ADAMS (JAPAN)
Orto bar
13.4.2015
14.4.2015
19.30
BRINA KOZLEVČAR, PIANO (SLOVENIA) & TANJA ČINČ, PIANO (SLOVENIA)
Slovenian Philharmonic
14.4.2015
Free admission
19.30
Slovenian Music Days
SLOVENIAN PHILHARMONIC STRING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
National Gallery
14.4.2015
Free admission
Soilst: Janez Podlesek, violina
Spored: W. A. Mozart, G. Tartini, A. Dvořak
20.00
GAŠPER BERTONCELJ WITH LEW TABACKIN TRIO, DRE HOČEVAR TRIO
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
14.4.2015
Perfomance by: Lew Tabackin, tenor saxophone, flute (USA), Giuseppe Bassi, double bass (italy), Gašper Bertoncelj,
drums; Dre Hočevar, drums, electronics, Bram De Looze, piano (Belgium), Lester St.louis, violončelo (USA), Sv. Pixel, VJ.
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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.
DANCE EVENINGS AT LJUBLJANA CASTLE
Ljubljana Castle
1.1. to 20.12.2015
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.
ALL THAT SWING - SOCIAL DANCE FESTIVAL
various venues
10. to 12.4.2015
The All That Swing festival, organized by the Swing Kids Dance Club, brings together dance teachers from Slovenia and
abroad. It is held over a weekend in April at a variety of different venues, mostly cafés.
DOORS. SPATIAL AND SYMBOLIC PASSAGEWAYS OF LIFE
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
11.10.2013 to 30.12.2015
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.
LONG LIVE THE EVOLUTION!
Slovenian Museum of Natural History
25.11.2013 to 30.6.2016
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.
MATJAŽ KAČIČNIK: THE COPTIC IDENTITY OF EGYPT
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
14.3. to 13.4.2015
Free admission
A selection of photgraphs representing the Copts role in Egyptian society.
GORENJE AT A TOUCH
Technical Museum of Slovenia
9.10.2014 to 1.9.2015
BLAZ KUMERDEJ (1738 -1805) - SLOVENIAN MEMBER OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT, A TEACHER
AND A LINGUIST - EXHIBITION
Slovenian School Museum
25.11.2014 to 31.3.2015
THE NATURE OF ART NOUVEAU
National Museum of Slovenia
20.1. to 19.4.2015
This travelling exhibition, set up by the international Réseau Art Nouveau Network, focuses on the relationship of the
popular Art Nouveau style of art with nature. In Ljubljana, the exhibition will be part of the programme of events marking
the 150th birth anniversary of the architect Maks Fabiani, one of the central figures in Art Nouveau in Slovenia.
PAINTING IN NORMANDY: AT THE DAWN OF IMPRESSIONISM - EXHIBITION
National Gallery
14.1. to 3.5.2015
The display will showcase 72 works of art by French painters, who created them between 1850 and 1920. Among the
paintings will be works by Gustav Coubert, Pierre Bonnard, J.-B. Camille Corot, Claude Monet and others.
MARKO TURK: HOMO FABER
Museum of Architecture and Design
15.1. to 7.6.2015
An exhibition of works by Marko Turk, the master of microphone design, will exhibit some new acquisitions, as well as
some objects borrowed from other collections.
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MIRAN KAMBIČ: ART NOUVEAU LJUBLJANA AND THE ARCHITECT MAKS FABIANI PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
The Tivoli Park
16.1. to 14.5.2015
Free admission
This open-air exhibition brings together 116 photographs of the Art Nouveau architectural heritage in Ljubljana.
THE ADVENTURE OF KISSES - PHOTOS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
Ljubljana Castle
13.2. to 31.5.2015
Free admission
The exhibition of kisses from the old photographs tells a story about kissing, demonstrating love in public and its
perception throught the contemporary history.
JAMES NACHTWEY: EYEWITNESS (USA) - PHOTOGRAPHS
Cankarjev dom (cultural and congress centre)
25.2. to 28.5.2015
James Nachtwey is known to be the most prominent war photographer in the world.
MARKO MODIC: THE FIFTH ELEMENT - PHOTOGRAPHS
Jakopič Gallery
24.2. to 26.4.2015
An overall photographic exhibition of the author who also devotes his time to photomontage, collage, painting, drawings
and performance work.
BOJAN GORENEC (SLOVENIA): HOW PAINTINGS EMERGE (1979-2014) - RETROSPECTIVE
EXHIBITION
City Art Gallery - MGML
29.1. to 5.4.2015
Free admission
The retrospective exhibition of the painter and graphic artist is one of Gorenec’s larger exhibition projects after his
show at the Museum of Modern Art.
NIKA AUTOR: THE NEWS IS OURS!
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM)
27.1. to 25.4.2015
The exhebition explores the history and the economic dynamics of former Yugoslavia.
LOREDANA BIANCONI: DO YOU REMEMBER REVOLUTION?
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM)
27.1. to 26.4.2015
In addition to the documentary film "Do you remember the revolution?" the exhibition will be supplemented by newspaper
archive material and photographs of the events associated with the Red Brigades, leftist armed movement of the
seventies in Italy.
THE NEW WORLD SUMMIT: ART OF THE STATELESS STATE
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM)
27.1. to 26.4.2015
The New World Summit is an artistic and political organization founded by artist Jonas Staal. The exhibition will exhibit the
architectural models and designs of the New World Summit as well as video documentation of several of its speakers.
1001 INVENTIONS: DISCOVER THE GOLDEN AGE OF MUSLIM CIVILIZATION
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
2.4. to 2.7.2015
This world renowned exhibition for people of all ages presents the most important discoveries of the golden age of Islamic
civilization, which profoundly affected the development of the modern world. It consists of more than 60 interactive
exhibits.
AT THE SPRINGS OF MINERAL WATER
Technical Museum of Slovenia
3.3. to 4.4.2015
The exhibition of the history of Vrnjačka Banja spa and the different treatment methods with mineral water.
SCULPTURE FROM THE GOVERNMENT ART COLLECTION
National Gallery
18.3. to 14.6.2015
The Government Art Collection includes more than two hundred sculptures by thirty-seven artists of varied artistic styles
from the 17th century onwards.
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JANEZ KNEZ (SLOVENIA) - A RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION OF PRINTMAKING
International Centre of Graphic Arts
24.3. to 9.8.2015
The exhibition that depicits artist's retrospective works of graphics and drawings, is supplemented with the work
from the collection MGLC.
JASMINA CIBIC: SPIELRAUM - GIVE EXPRESSION TO COMMON DESIRES - INSTALATION
International Centre of Graphic Arts
24.3. to 10.5.2015
DARKO LESJAK: GAS ATTACK - EXHIBITION
National Museum of Contemporary History
26.2. to 22.5.2015
Marking the centenary of the battles of Soška fronta, the exhibition focuses on the artworks by Darko Lesjak.
NETWORKED DISRUPTION - EXHIBITION
Škuc Gallery
11.3. to 2.4.2015
Curator: Tatiana Bazzichelli
MILAN PAJK: THE IMAGE OF MY THOUGHTS - PHOTO EXHIBITION
Galerija Kresija
18.3. to 5.4.2015
Free admission
MAKS FABIANI, THE ARCHITECT OF THE MONARCHY - RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION
Town Hall
26.3. to 27.6.2015
Free admission
Retrospective exhibition commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of the architect Maks Fabiani.
Slovenian Music Days
VALENTIN OMAN (SLOVENIA): HOMO SAPIENS - PAINTINGS
Križanke Summer Theatre
9.3. to 13.7.2015
Free admission
ARCHIVES -THE TREASURE TROVES OF MEMORY
National Museum of Slovenia - Metelkova ulica street
5.3. to 10.5.2015
This exhibition brings together a selection of important documents revealing the overwhelming wealth of Slovenia's
archival heritage and testifying to the country's dynamic history.
THE HISTORY OF GYPSIES IN PREKMURJE
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
25.3. to 12.4.2015
THE PRESENT AND PRESENCE - REPETITION 8: TIME OF INTIMATE DECISIONS
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM)
23.1.2014 to 24.5.2015
The exhibition Present and Presence brings together works by Slovenian, Balkan, and Eastern European artists created
from the 1960s to the present day. Themed on the concept of contemporaneity, the exhibition deals with various forms of
time.
PRIMOŽ BIZJAK (SLOVENIA): SAVA, DONAVA AND DRINA- PHOTOGRAPHS
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova (MSUM)
10.3. to 26.4.2015
Exhibition presents author's recent works from a trip through the Balkans.
DAMIR OČKO: SPRING / WE SAW NOTHING BUT UNIFORM BLUE SKY - FILM, VIDEO
Photon Gallery - contemporary photography centre
1.4. to 1.5.2015
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TONE LAPANJE (SLOVENIA): OBJECTS (1968-1970) - STATUES
Museum of Modern Art
5.3. to 12.4.2015
UROŠ ABRAM: GREEDINESS - PHOTOGRAPHS
Galerija Fotografija
12.3. to 7.4.2015
THE ARCHITECTURE OF MAKS FABIANI - PHOTOGRAPHS
Prešernov trg square and city centre's streets, parks and squares
25.3. to 15.9.2015
Free admission
Some of the finest Ljubljana works by the renowned Art Nouveau architect Maks Fabiani are presented in an open-air
photographic exhibition by Miran Kambič, which marks the 150th anniversary of Fabiani's birth.
ZORA STANČIČ (SLOVENIA): ELEVEN THOUSAND STROKES / LES ONZE MILLE VERGES SITE-SPECIFIC INTERVENTION, DRAWINGS
Kapsula
17.3. to 7.4.2015
ZORAN PUNGERČAR (SLOVENIA): IT'S NICE TO HAVE A CHOICE - PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS
Center in Galerija P74
17.3. to 7.4.2015
ORTO FEST - POP & ROCK CLUB MUSIC FESTIVAL
Orto bar
1. to 30.4.2015
The programme of the 16th Orto Fest festival features concerts by Slovenian and foreign pop and rock music bands.
ASTA GRÖTING, KATALIN LADIK, MEREDITH MONK, TAO V. SAMBOLEC, IRENA TOMAŽIN,
JOYCE WIELAND, KATARINA ZDJELAR: VOICE - AVDIO VIDEO INSTALLATION, PROJECTIONS,
COLLAGE, PERFORMANCES
Škuc Gallery
9.4. to 1.5.2015
MINIATURE CZECH PUPPETS
Ljubljana Mini Theatre's Theatre for Children and Young People
21.3. to 21.4.2015
NARAVE 12 / NATURES 12 - FESTIVAL OF VIDEO AND COMPUTER ARTS
Bežigrajska galerija 2
14. to 18.4.2015
The Natures festival features works based on the images of nature.
SLAVIC CARNIVALS
Slovene Ethnographic Museum
1. to 23.4.2015
The traveling photographic exhibition represents a rich tradition of carnival in the participating countries from different
angles.
ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CUP
Stožice Sports Park Arena
3. to 5.4.2015
Ljubljana will host a competition for male and female gymnasts as part of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup sanctioned
by the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG).
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