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Highlights in May

14 MayDepeche ModeDepeche Mode are considered to be among the originators of electronic pop music. In the 1990s they made a name for themselves as one of the most successful bands of the past few decades. p. 10

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17 May – 17 JuneLighting GuerrillaLjubljana’s public spaces will once again come alive with lighting objects and site-specific installations exhibited as part of the annual Lighting Guerrilla festival. p. 14

25 – 27 MayDruga GodbaDruga Godba Festival A special treat for the lovers of world music and various forms of alternative music difficult to fit neatly into musical categories. Druga Godba is one of Europe’s best festivals of its kind.p. 4

Sightseeing Tours

Town Hall tourSaturdays at 13:00

From: in front of the Town Hall (duration 1 hour) Language: Slovene, English

Price: € 5

Taste Ljubljana food tourTaste of 5 different dishes and 5 selected drinks included.

Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12:00 From: Tourist Information Centre - TIC (duration 3 hours)

Language: Slovene, English Price: € 38

Ljubljana beer lover’s experienceTaste 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) Language: Slovene, English

Price: € 35

Information and ticket sale:Tourist Information Centre - TIC and Slovenian Tourist Information Centre – STICwww.visitljubljana.com

Historical city centre and Ljubljana castleTake a walk around the historical city centre, explore major

attractions and Ljubljana Castle.Daily at 11:00

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 LjubljanaAn exploration of the life and work of the

greatest Slovene architect.Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12:00

From: Tourist Information Centre – TIC (duration 3 hours) Language: Slovene, English

Price: € 20

25 May – 29 OctBiennial of Design (BIO)BIO – The Biennial of Design in Ljubljana, organized by Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO), is an international platform for new approaches in design. p. 5

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Druga Godba, held for the 33nd year running, is a festival of world music and, to a lesser extent, contemporary jazz. It ranks among Europe’s best festivals of alternative music difficult to fit neatly into musical categories.Druga Godba is well known for bringing to Ljubljana leading artists from different backgrounds and musical traditions who draw inspiration from traditional musics from around the world and are committed to creative musical exploration. Due to its enthusiasm for ‘discovering’ less well-known music from around the globe, its line-up is often ahead of trends.The influential British magazine Songlines has ranked Druga Godba among the world’s 25 best international music festivals several times.www.drugagodba.si

Festivals

33nd International Druga Godba Festival25-27 May, various venues

Druga godbaJenny Hval26 May, 20:00 Kino Šiška

Inna Modja26 May, 21:30 Kino Šiška

Gaye Su Akyol26 May, 23:15 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre

Black String26 May, 00:00 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre

Pixvae26 May, 00:45 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre

Kondi Band26 May, 1:30 Metelkova mesto alternative culture centre

Danilo Ivanuša: KnedlPredstava za otroke od 3. leta27 May, 11:00Park pri CDAdmission free

Drago Ivanuša »The Raising of the Voice«27 May, 15:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Bratko Bibič, Otto Lechner & Die Wiener Ziehharmoniker27 May, 16:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Derek Gripper27 May, 18:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Širom27 May, 20:30Kino Šiška

Yasmine Hamdan27 May, 21.45Kino Šiška

Love & Revenge27 May, 23:15Kino Šiška

BIO, organized by Museum of Architecture and Design, is an international platform for new approaches in design. BIO was founded back in 1963, making it the first design biennial in Europe. Today BIO is structured as a long-term collaborative process, where teams of designers and multidisciplinary agents develop alternatives to established systems. With curators like Jan Boelen, Angela Rui and Maja Vardjan, BIO works as a testing ground, where design is employed as a tool to question and improve our daily life, among different and multidisciplinary design approaches that touch systems, production, services, scientific research, humanistic issues, unexpected conditions for the production of our habitat. Open: 10:00 – 18:00. Closed: Mondays

Biennial of Design (BIO)25 May – 29 Oct,

Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO)

A New Age is Coming! Industry - Labour - Capital25 Oct - 21 May, City Museum of LjubljanaThe exhibition on industry in Ljubljana also topicalizes the ever changing relations between labour and capital. It depicts how Ljubljana dealt with new industries as they arrived. The show starts off with the sugar refinery on the banks of the Ljubljanica river. It goes on to depict capitalists of the time, businessmen whose vision made Ljubljana into an industrial hub. At the same time, the exhibits tell the story of the life of the proletariat. The rise of industry in the late 19th and early 20th century takes a sharp turn after WWII, when factories were nationalised and many capitalists chased out of the country. The end of the war marked the beginning of the ascent of large socialist enterprises. The next break came in the 1990s, when Slovenia shed socialism and enterprises were privatised. Sundays at 16:30 guided tours in English. Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00 - 21:00. Closed: Mondays

Damjan Gale: The Architect of Light, a retrospective photography exhibition 28 Mar - 4 Jun, Jakopič GalleryDamjan Gale was an architect that photographed and a photographer that put architecture in the focus of his interests. He knew and understood architecture in the entirety of its process of creation. The same can be said for his photography - from the process of taking photographs, setting up motifs, work in the darkroom and all the way to the final presentation - there were no coincidences in this process, and the final result always had a sublime sense of balance between the aesthetic and documentary.His photographic oeuvre consists of interpretations of contemporary Slovenian architecture, the baroque in Slovenia and works of Jože Plečnik. Especially important in his oeuvre are Plečnik’s columns, with which Gale was a regular guest of exhibitions at home and abroad. During his lifetime and after his premature death, Gale never received an expert evaluation and a

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everyday tools that began back in 2012 and is still going on. The series consists of portraits of street sellers carrying their own goods, slum dwellers, and still lifes of common daily utensils. The idea is to enrich the series with everyday objects from the people of Ljubljana, with a special focus on local minorities. For three days, Filippo Romano and Silvia Orazi will go around Ljubljana portraying and interviewing people, asking them to choose and pose with their own everyday object.Open: 10:00 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 18.00, Saturdays 10.00 - 12.00 and 12.30 - 14.00, Sundays 10.00 - 13.00. Closed: holidaysAdmission free

National GalleryThe National Gallery, Slovenia’s foremost museum of historical art, holds the country’s largest collection of fine art from the High Middle Ages to the 20th century. It also houses a permanent exhibition of works by Zoran Mušič (1909-2005), one of Europe’s leading modernist painters, and various temporary exhibitions.The National Gallery’s permanent collection, divided into sections according to historical periods, is comprised of nearly 600 works by Slovenian and European artists. Among other things, it includes medieval sacred art, works of art by the Baroque artists, neoclassical paintings, works by the

Realists, and the famous masterpieces of Slovenian Impressionism.The gallery also keeps one of the largest pieces of Baroque art in Ljubljana, the Fountain of Three Carniolan Rivers by Francesco Robba, whose original site in front of the Town Hall is now occupied by its replica.Apart from the above, the National Gallery houses a room called Gal’s Room, where children’s and family events are held on a regular basis, an extensive library, a gallery shop with a reading corner, and a café.Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00-20:00. Closed: Mondays, 1 May

Zoran Mušič (1909-2005)Permanent exhibition at the National GalleryZoran Mušič, the best known 20th century Slovenian-born painter and a man with more than one homeland, spent most of his life between Venice and Paris. He mostly painted landscapes, still lifes, portraits, Dalmatian donkeys and horses, trees, views of Venice, double portraits with his wife Ida, and poignant self-portraits depicting him as an old man. His visual motifs were always related to the Slovenian region of Kras and its typical scenes. He became world famous with his series of paintings We Are Not the Last, in which he relived the scenes he experienced in the Dachau concentration camp. Ljubljana’s National Gallery displays the world’s only permanent survey exhibition of Mušič’s work, which explores the entire range of the famous artist’s painting techniques. Open: 10:00 - 18:00, Thursdays 10:00-20:00. Closed: Mondays

Exhibitions

Capa’s retrospective exhibition features 97 black-and-white photographs showing pivotal events from the five wars he documented in his brief life: from the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II including the Battle of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Paris, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War. The exhibition also presents a series of portraits of his friends and artists, including Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.Apart from Henri Cartier-Bresson, Capa was one of the most celebrated founding members of the Magnum Photos agency in Paris in 1947; in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of its existence the exhibition materials are being supplied by this notable photo agency. Open: 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - 14:00. Closed: Mondays, holidays

Robert Capa - Retrospective photo exhibition5 Apr - 27 Aug, CD Gallery

Slovenian HistoryLjubljana CastleSlovenian History, Ljubljana Castle’s permanent exhibition, shows the dynamic history of Slovenia and Ljubljana. Slovenian territory, lying at the junction of natural routes between the Alps, the Adriatic Sea and the Pannonian Plain, has been the point of convergence of different peoples and cultures since prehistory. The exhibition covers the Slovenian history from the earliest traces of human presence (200,000 BC) to the landmark events following Slovenia’s independence in 1991 and presents the societies of the different periods, the state formations, the political, social and economic circumstances, migrations, transport, culture, architecture and the everyday life.Open: 10:00 - 20:00 daily

Plečnik CollectionThe new permanent exhibition at the Plečnik House in Trnovo presents the most important projects of the late architect. Plečnik’s creativity comes to life through the plans, models and photographs of his creations such as the Zacherl House in Vienna, Prague Castle, the National and University Library in Ljubljana, the Ljubljana Central Market, Žale Cemetery, the Church of St. Michael at the Ljubljana Marshes and numerous other masterpieces. Several plans of Plečnik’s never realized visions are also on display. The Cathedral of Freedom, the master’s vision of the Slovenian parliament, is especially worthy of our attention.Guided tours: every hour, on the hour (the last guided tour at 17:00). A group may be a maximum of seven persons.Open: 10:00 - 19:00, Sundays 10:00 - 14:00. Closed: Mondays, holidays

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detailed overview of his work. However, due to the extraordinary quality and the wealth of his oeuvre, it is necessary to understand the author as a key representative of Slovenian architectural photography.Sundays at 16:30 guided tours in English. Open: 10:00 - 18:00. Closed: Mondays

Gionata Gatto: GeoMerce: Turning Plants into Miners BIO 25: Associated Project24 – 28 May, Kresija GalleryCertain plants absorb heavy metals from the soil, and accumulate them in their leaves. Starting from there, GeoMerce reimagines the way we think of agriculture. Given that some heavy metals are also listed on international commodities markets, this project reinterprets fields and crops as financial assets. In the installation, the absorption process of plants is tracked and crossed-referenced with the real-time values of the accumulated metals, imagining a future in which the lines between agriculture and finance are blurred.

The Common\Uncommon Object © LiveinslumsBIO 25: Associated Project29 May – 11 June, Kresija GalleryInstallation is putting on display some elements from the Liveinslums Ngo’s collection of daily objects from the Mathare ghetto in Nairobi, an archive of

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Lilly Hates Roses (Poland) - indie-pop 2 May, 21:00 Prulček Bar

Mr No Money (Italy) - rock’n roll3 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Ljubljanski solistiŽiga Petrič - drums; Aris Vehovec - oboe; Mihael Mitev - bassoon4 May, 19:30Slovenian Philharmonic HallProgramme: E. Séjourné / A. Pasculli / H. Villa-Lobos / B. Bartók

Buh Blues Project - blues4 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Nikola Matošič Trio - jazz5 May, 14:00Street food market BTCUNESCO International Jazz DayAdmission free

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Krečič – conductorPeter Šavli - moderator5 May, 15:30Slovenian Philharmonic Hall Programme: D. Bavdek / T. Burkat / N. Firšt / B. Glavina / R. Kamplet / Ž. Stanič / D. VeberSlovene composers to the youth

Urška Majdič – soul-rock5 May, 20:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Jadranka Juras Jazz Quintet5 May, 20:00Stari trg streetUNESCO International Jazz DayAdmission free

Markus Krispel / Matija Schellander / Szilveszter Miklós (Austria/Slovenia/Hungary), Philippe Lauzier / Éric Normand (Canada)5 May, 20:00Vodnikova domačijaImprovised music

Lube Duše - funk5 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

St. Stanislaus’ Institute choirs and orchestra6 May, 18:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Neofonía Steven Loy - conductor7 May, 20:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: Ch. Bertrand / M. Feldman / C. de Castellarnau / U. Pompe / Ch. Bertrand

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One of the most prominent African musicians of all time and one of the most distinguished voices of West African music since the 1970s. Keita, who first appeared in Ljubljana at the Druga Godba Festival in Križanke in 1996, has not aged a day. Salif’s new album, produced by Michael League of Snarky Puppy, bears eloquent testimony to his undying youth.Salif Keita, vocal; Bah Kouyate, backing vocal; Aminata Dante, backing vocal; Djessou Mory Kante, guitar; Harounah Samake, N’goni; Molobaly Kone, drums; Abou Cisse, sequencer

Salif Keita (Mali) - afro pop10 May, 20:00, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Two Year Vacation (Sweden) - disco8 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Svetlana Makarovič and guests - chanson9 May, 20:30SiTi theatre

Myriad3 (Canada) - jazz9 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Mak Grgić - guitar10 May, 19:30Society of Slovene ComposersProgramme: L. Berio / H. Cengiz Eren / N. Kuhar / I. Lunder / P. Šavli / N. ŠenkAdmission free

Salif Keita (Mali) - afro pop10 May, 20:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Kukushai (Slovenia/Netherlands) - jazz-pop-punk-experimental music10 May, 21:00Kino Šiška

Infuzija Funk - funk10 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Annemarie Glavič – fluteNika Deželak – saxophone11 May, 19:30Grand Hotel UnionSounds of the youth in Union HotelAdmission free

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Stefanos Tsialis - conductorTina Žerdin - harpSera Goesch - soprano11 May, 19:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: D. Škerl / R. Glière / S. Prokofiev

Romana Krajnčan & Jure Ivanušič - pop11 May, 20:30SiTi theatre

Shadows Play (Slovenia) - rock’n blues11 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Stefanos Tsialis - conductorTina Žerdin - harpSera Goesch - soprano12 May, 19:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: D. Škerl / R. Glière / S. Prokofiev

Hulahoop (Slovenia) - pop, funk12 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Academy Choir Tone Tomšič University of Ljubljana13 May, 19:30Slovenian Philharmonic Hall

Anoushka Shankar - sitar; Manu Delago - hang & electronic drums; Sanjeev Shankar - shehnai; Tom Farmer - double bass & keyboardsAnoushka Shankar, who is also as innovative as the father, the legendary Ravi Shankar in performing her music, by breaking boundaries between traditional Indian classical music and working with new sounds and art forms. She won no fewer than five Grammy® nominations. Following the success of her 2013 album, Traces of You, Anoushka Shankar returns with an innovative, cutting-edge programme addressing themes of movement, asylum, refugees; a topic that deeply inspired the creative process whilst composing the music for Land of Gold.

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Anoushka Shankar13 May, 20.00 Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

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Kreativo vocal group13 May, 19:30Cankarjev dom

Anoushka Shankar (G. Britain) - sitar13 May, 20:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Slovenian Philharmonic ChoirJohannes Prinz - conductorTatjana Kaučič - piano; NN - alt 14 May, 19:30 Slovenian Philharmonic HallProgramme: F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy / U. Krek / B. Britten / J. Brahms / R. Schumann / M. György Seiber / F. Schubert / B. Bartók ...

Depeche Mode (G. Britain) – elektronic music14 May, 20:00 Stožice sports hall

Troet Band (France) - hard rock15 May, 21:00 Prulček Bar

Oren Ambarchi (Australia)16 May, 21:00Kino ŠiškaSonica Series XIX

Cintare vocal group – folk songs16 May, 21:00Pri kolovratu guesthouseAdmission free

Mandolina Ljubljana OrchestraAndrej Zupan - conductor17 May, 19:30Slovenian Philharmonic HallProgramme: pop-rock, folk, ethno and classical music

Mabiisi (Ghana) - hip-hop17 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Janez Dovč and Boštjan Gombač18 May, 19:00Pri kolovratu guesthouseSlovene folk music contemporary and humorous way

RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech republic)En Sha - conductorIgor Ardašev - piano18 May, 19:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: G. Gershwin / M. Ravel

Gergő Kováts/Margarethe Maierhofer-Lischka/Vid Drašler (Austria/Slovenia/Hungary)18 May, 20:00Vodnikova domačijaImprovised music

Disciplin A Kitschme (Serbia) - rockIgralom (Serbia) - afro funk18 May, 20:00Kino Šiška

Depeche Mode began their career in 1980, when the band, originally named Composition Of Sound, was joined by the singer Dave Gahan. Depeche Mode are considered to be among the originators of electronic pop music.After having left a significant mark on the sound of the 1980s, they further broadened the scope of their musical expression in the 1990s and made a name for themselves as one of the most successful bands of the past few decades. In May 2017 they are going on a world tour in the Global Spirit Tour which will also promote their new album Spirit.

Depeche Mode14 May, Stožice sports hall

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Mart (Estonia) - pop18 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Ethnofil music group (Hungary)19 May, 19:00In front of Town HallAdmission freeBudapest Days in Ljubljana

Veter Ljubljana youth choir19 May, 20:00Ljubljana City MuseumFree tickets

Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra Gintaras Rinkevičius - conductorVadim Repin - violin 19 May, 20:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: P. I. Tchaikovsky / S. Prokofiev / N. Rimsky-Korsakov

Đavoli (Croatia) - rock-pop19 May, 21:00Cvetličarna

Concrete Jelly (Italy) - blues-rock19 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Wovenhand (USA) - alter country20 May, 20:00Kino Šiška

Boring couple (Slovenia) – folk, jazz, funk20 May, 22:00Vodnikova domačija

Supersunset (Slovenia) - rock22 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Suuns (Canada) – electronicsHaiku Garden (Slovenia) 24 May, 20:00Kino Šiška

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir & Slovenian National Theatre Maribor Choir Theodor Guschlbauer - conductorPetra Froese - soprano; Marko Fink - bass; Nuška Drašček Rojko - alto; Domagoj Dorotić - tenor25 May, 19:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: A. Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45

Sóley (Iceland) - indie popJosin (Germany) - vokal25 May, 20:00Kino Šiška

Fish on Mars (Slovenia) - progressive rock25 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Slovenian Philharmony Choir and OrchestraSNT Maribor ChoirTheodor Guschlbauer - conductorPetra Froese - soprano; Marko Fink, bas; Nuška Drašček Rojko - alt; Domagoj Dorotić - tenor26 May, 19:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreProgramme: A. Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor; Te Deum in C major, WAB 45

Big Band RTV Slovenia and ArtbeatersPeter Ugrin - conductor26 May, 20:00SiTi teater

Stino (Slovenia) - rock26 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Keiji Haino (Japan) + Cadlag (Slovenia) + Dave Phillips (Switzerland) – experimental music29 May, 20:00Kino Šiška

Seul Océan (Slovenia) - post rock, metal29 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra30 May, 19:30National GalleryProgramme: I. Kocen / D. B. Vincze / I. Kuljerić-I. Bilić / N. Rota Lecture before the concert

Laurylin Band (Slovenia) - rock-metal30 May, 21:00Prulček Bar

Organ students of Academy of Music31 May, 19:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreFree tickets

Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra Alejandro Posada - conductorPeter Jablonski - pianoProgramme: S. Rahmaninov / W. Lutosławski / H. Villa-Lobos / A. Márquez1 and 2 Jun, 19:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Pat Metheny (USA) - jazz3 Jun, 19:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

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around the city centre pedestrian area by the so called Kavalir (Gallant Helper) - a small electric

vehicle running free of charge daily from 9:00 to 18:00. Telephone: +386 (0)31 666 331 or +386 (0)31 666 332.

Opera, theatre, dance

I’ve got this really funny joke about rape...performance, reflections, discussionPerformance by Vanessa Place and discussion with Mladen Dolar.5 May, 19:00Kino ŠiškaIn English languageAdmission free

G. Puccini: Madama Butterfly - opera 5 May, 19:30Opera house

G. Verdi: La Traviata - opera 6 May, 19:30Opera house

Carmen, Favn, Bolero - balletBallet Ensemble and Orchestra of the SNG Opera in balet Maribor9 May, 19.30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centreChoreographers: V. Turcu, E. Clug, J. Inger Triple bill of some of the most thrilling twentieth-century ballets

M. Reiter: Close Ups – dance performanceChoreography and dance: Magdalena Reiter10 May, 20:00PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

B. Britten: The Turn of the Screw - operaSimon Dvoršak - conductorStudents of Academy of Music and Academy of Music chamber orchestra11 - 13 May, 19:00Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Somiru – circus-music performancePerformers: Dana Auguštin and Thierno Diallo13 May, 18:00Roman wall by Mirje ulica and Barjanska cesta street

G. Puccini: Madama Butterfly - opera 13 May, 19:30Opera house

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Ballet Ensemble and Orchestra of the SNG Opera in balet Maribor present three-piece programme celebrating the modern ballet of the 20th century. The neoclassical ballet evening presents choreographic creations that are either captured or revived ballet art of the 20th century and are prepared by reputable international choreographers: Valentina Turcu, Edward Clug and Swedish dance artist Johan Inger.Music: R. Schedrin, C. Debussy, M. RavelConductor: Simon Robinson

Carmen, Favn, Bolero - ballet9 May, 19.30, Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

G. Bogdanovski: 2:0 - dance performancePerformers: Goran Bogdanovski, Dejan Srhoj, Goran Tatar and Damjan Mohorko13 May, 20:00Kino Šiška

L. van Beethoven: Fidelio – opera premiere18 May, 19:30Opera house

J. R. Novak & L. Marič: Hweōl – dance debutAuthorship, choreography, performance: Jerca Rožnik Novak and Leon Marič18 May, 20:00PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

L. van Beethoven: Fidelio – opera 20 and 22 May, 19:30Opera house

A.Kravitz: The Jewish Dog – theatre performanceMiha Rodman - actor24 May, 20:00Mini TheatreIn English language

L. van Beethoven: Fidelio - opera 26 May, 18:00Opera house

H. Lindsay-R. Crouse: The Sound of Music - musical26 May, 19:30Tivoli sports hallMusical with more than 50 singers and actors

N. Upper / R. Hribar: Tobelija – dance-theatre performance premierePerformers and co-creators of movement: Rosana Hribar, Maša Kagao Knez, Urša Rupnik26 May, 20:00PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

G. Verdi: Nabucco - opera 27 May, 18:00Opera house

France Marolt Academy Folklore Group27 May, 19:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

Tine Rožanc folklore group – veterans and Szélrózsa folklore group (Hungary)28 May, 10:00 – 19:00In front of the Town HallAdmission free

France Marolt Academy Folklore Group28 May, 18:30Cankarjev dom cultural and congress centre

L. van Beethoven: Fidelio - opera 28 and 30 May, 19:30Opera house

N. Upper / R. Hribar: Tobelija – dance-theatre performance Performers and co-creators of movement: Rosana Hribar, Maša Kagao Knez, Urša Rupnik29 and 30 May, 20:00PTL - Dance Theatre Ljubljana

G. Bizet: Carmen - opera 31 May, 19:30Opera house

Miscellaneous

The Open KitchenFridays, 10:00 - 20:00Pogačarjev trg squareThe 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. In case of bad weather, the marketmay be cancelled.

Budapest Days in Ljubljana - „The gift of Budapest to Ljubljana”9 May, 9:00 – 20.30In front of the Town HallJoint concert of the students of the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy and the Music Academy of Ljubljana, concert of the Youth Rajkó Ensemble (folk music), interactive sport programme of the Hungarian Gymnastics Association, Street Art project 20, joint concert of the students of the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy and the Music Academy of Ljubljana, concert of the Youth Rajkó Ensemble (folk music) at 19:00 concert of the Ethnofil EnsembleDuring the day street food (Budapest Bagel) selling, and tourist info point next to the stage.

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In 2017 the international Lighting Guerrilla festival is turning on the lights on different streets and Ljubljana galleries for the eleventh consecutive year. The festival is dedicated to the presentation and popularization of works of contemporary visual art where the main vehicle of expression is the medium of light. This year’s festival edition will address the theme of Memories. Artworks presented during the festival will explore subjective and collective memories as well as cultural and technical heritage. Festival thus aims to stress various aspects of the reflection of the past seen through the lens of the present, thus encouraging viewer to question deceptiveness and consistency of recollection and memories.

Lighting Guerrilla Festival17 May – 17 June, Vžigalica Gallery and surrounding area

The Secondary School Graduates’ Parade19 May, 12:00Slovenska cesta streetAn annual event featuring a quadrille dance performed by secondary school graduates in the streets of different cities in Slovenia and its neighbouring countries, entered several editions of the Guinness Book of Records as a world-record-breaking synchronous dance.

The Countryside in the City: Gastronomy Products from Slovenian Farms13 May, 8:00 - 14:00Pogačarjev trg squareThis event will present foods and traditions of the Slovenian countryside. Gastronomic products from different Slovenian farms will be available from market stalls. Those attending the event will be able to purchase and taste a variety of different traditional culinary delights as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, farm cheeses, dry-cured meat products, bread and bakery products, wines, and spirits.

Castle Days19 - 21 May, 9:00 – 20:00Ljubljana CastleThe annual Castle Days festival offers a programme of events for the entire family. It rounds off with an open-doors day, when visitors to Ljubljana Castle can view the exhibition Slovenian History, see the Virtual Castle projection, and visit the Outlook Tower free of charge.The festival, traditionally held around 16 May, commemorates the date in 1905 when the mayor of Ljubljana Ivan Hribar purchased Ljubljana Castle on behalf of the city from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.Admission free

Hug 27 May, 9:00 – 13:00Stritarjeva ulica street and in front of the Town HallLions all over the world are celebrating 100th anniversary of Lions clubs International, largest humanitarian volunteer organisation in the world. In Ljubljana 55 Lions clubs and 24 Leo clubs of Slovenia will represent their rich humanitarian service, along with special local food and dishes. At 11:00 special Lions parade will be held in different streets in the centre of Ljubljana, and special entertaining Programme with famous Slovenian artists Gal Gjurin, Tinkara Kovač, Nina Pušlar and Aleksander Novak will take place, and at 12:15 all Lions activities will end with symbolic joined Hug, as a symbol of partnership and cooperation in humanitarian service in the past, present and future of lionism.

The traditional march around Ljubljana is one of the largest recreational events in Slovenia, attracting more than 30,000 participants each year. The march emphasizes universal values such as comradery and solidarity as well as healthy lifestyle. The recreational Path around Ljubljana, where the march is taking place, is a unique cultural monument. It runs along the course of the barb wire fence which surrounded Ljubljana during World War II. The fence was built in 1942 in order to prevent contacts between the city and its hinterland. Start of the Recreational March: 6:00 - 8:00, different locations across Ljubljana. Start of the Three-Member Team Run: 9:30 for the 29km run, 9:00 for the 12.5km run; Stritarjeva ulica street. Three-Member Team Run closing ceremony: 10:30 - 13:30, Kongresni trg squarewww.pohod.si

Sports

Recreational March around Ljubljana and Three-Member Team Run

6 May, Path of Remembrance and Comradeship

Slovenia : Germany - handball3 May, 20:00Stožice sports hallEuropean championship qualifications

Wings for Life World Run7 May, 13:00The Slovenian track of Wings for Life World Run will, for the third time in row, start at the Congress Square.www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com

Harness racing for City of Ljubljana Cup7 MayStožice hypodrome

Best of SnookerJudd Trump versus Ronnie O’Sullivan11 May, 19:00Tivoli sports hall

Competition in rhytmics gymnastics13 May, 10:00Ljubljana Gymnastics Centre

RK Ljubljana : RK Maribor - rugby13 MayOval Stanežiče playground

NK Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Domžale - football13 May, 20:15Stožice stadium

Triglav the Rock Ljubljana - climbing20 MayKongresni trg squareInternational climbing competition

Zelena jama 2017 Cup - gymnastics20 May Ljubljana Gymnastics Centre

RK Ljubljana : RAK Olimpija - rugby20 MayOval Stanežiče playground

NK Olimpija Ljubljana : NK Aluminij - football27 May Stadion Stožice

European Cup on Wilde Waters – kayak-kanoe31 May do 4.6.Ljubljana-Tacen canoe slalom venue

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