Sold Bride – Opera On 18 March at 11:00 a.m. Organiser: SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana Venue: SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana An opera based on the similarly-named work by the famous Czech composer, pianist and conductor Bedřich Smetana of the year 1866. Entrance fee: 9.50 EUR. On 19 March at 08:00 p.m. Organiser: Centre
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In Thousands of Stories: A Play for Children On 11 March at 05:00 p.m. Organiser: Ljubljana Puppet Theatre Venue: Knjigarna LGL, Ljubljana A play for children based on the books Lion’s Heart, Who is the Real Lion?, and Have You Seen a Lion? Read by actor Domen Valič. Free admission. On 11 March from 07:00
Kurentovanje 2019: International Shrovetide Festival On 4 March at 05:00 p.m. Venue: Mestni Trg, Ptuj Organiser: Ptuj Tourism Administration Traditional annual event. On Monday, 4 March 2019, guests of the festival will be able to see traditional Slovenian Shrovetide characters and hook into the Slovenian ethnography on the central square of the city. Animation for
On Saturday, 23 February 2019, the traditional 59th International Shrovetide Festival Kurentovanje started in Ptuj. The streets of the Old City were filled with students – costumed actors in sheep’s skins with bells representing mythical Shrovetide characters. The most popular among the guests of the festival are horned kurents. The performance of fairy-tale heroes, the
“Via Negativa – 365 Falls” On 25 February at 8:00 p.m. Organiser: Bunker Venue: Old Power Station — Elektro Ljubljana, Slomškova ulica, 18, Ljubljana Original theatrical production. Entrance fee: 10 EUR; pensioners, students, schoolchildren – 7 EUR. On 25 February at 8:00 p.m. Organiser: Centre of Urban Culture Kino Šiška Venue: Kino Šiška, dvorana Katedrala,
On Saturday, 23 February 2019, the traditional 59th International Shrovetide Carnival – Kurentovanje – opens in Ptuj. The event is timed to the 1950th (!) anniversary of the first written mentioning about the city. The famous festival, which has been held annually since 1960 in the oldest city of Slovenia, will last 11 days –
Kikiriki & Die! Goldstein On 18 February at 8:00 p.m. Organiser: Centre of Urban Culture Kino Šiška, Square at Prekomorskih Brigad 3, Ljubljana, 030 310 100 Venue: Kino Šiška, dvorana Komuna, Ljubljana A concert of alternative and urban music performed by the duo of Slovenian musicians Kikiriki and Die! Goldstein. Entrance fee: 2 EUR. On
Local Lore Mondays at the Celica Hostel: Sumatra On 11 February at 7:00 p.m. Organiser: Hostel Celica, Venue: Celica Hostel, Ljubljana A local lore lecture about Sumatra. Lecturer – Živa Justinek. Free admission. On 11 February at 5:30 Organiser: Ljubljana City Library Venue: Šiška Library, Trg komandanta Staneta, 8, Ljubljana A lecture-presentation based on the
On 8 February, Slovenia celebrates the France Prešeren[*] Day (official name in Slovenian – Prešernov dan, slovenski kulturni praznik), which is the country’s main cultural and national holiday, a day off in the Republic of Slovenia, the death day of the greatest Slovenian poet France Prešeren. On this day, the official state ceremony is traditionally
Improvocations: The Improvisation Manifesto On 4 February from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Organiser: Bunker Venue: Old Power Station — Elektro Ljubljana, Slomškova ulica, 18, Ljubljana A creative conference dedicated to the art of improvisation. Entrance fee: 10 EUR (students – 7 EUR). On 5 February from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Organiser: Ljubljana City
