On Saturday, February 13, SNG Maribor will host SNG Nova Gorica with a performance that is perfect for all children (and children at heart). The fairy-tale musical The Wizard of Oz is a story written by Lyman Frank in 1900, and it is still experiencing many new film and theater adaptations today.
Events
2016 is the year of Shakespeare. Why? Because this year marks exactly 400 years since his death. On this occasion, many Slovenian cultural institutions are preparing events that will honor this important anniversary, and among them are SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana and Cankarjev dom. In the latter, on January 21, the premiere of Verdi's famous opera Otello will take place, which will be performed by the soloists, choir and orchestra of SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana.
Murat & Jose are preparing a hip-hop concert in a fresh setting - On Thursday, January 28, Izštekani will perform outside the Vala 202 studio, namely in Ljubljana's SiTi Teatr BTC. The situation will be reversed this time, the host and author of the cult show Izštekani Jure Longyka will be their guest this time, and the musicians will present their latest single "Tko k vdih" and a new music video for the piece "Nekineki" in addition to the stripped-down versions of the pieces from the two previous albums.
The flower shop invites all carnival maskers to join them for the traditional carnival on February 6, 2016, when fairy-tale characters, superheroes and other masks and costumes will be entertained by the ten-piece disco-funk band Xequtifz, and the musical gaps will be filled by a local DJ. The evening will be rounded off by a selection of the best masks, with rich prizes waiting for them. Do you already have tickets for Disco Karneval 2016 & Xequtifz?
As part of Rapetka, a monthly hip hop event that traditionally takes place in Gala Hall (Metelkova), this time, on February 3, 2016, the famous rapper duo Mobb Deep is coming exceptionally to Cvetličarna, who gave us the cult song Shook Ones Pt. II of one of the most legendary hip hop singles in history. The hip hop event of the decade, not to be missed! Tickets are still available.
In February 2016, SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana will perform Sleeping Beauty, the famous ballet set to the music of the Russian great Tchaikovsky. Fairytales, romance and magic are the combination with which we can "cuddle up" in the coming month on February 6, 17, 18, 19 and 20 and thus ensure that the wait for spring passes faster.
The Vitranc Cup 2016 will take place on March 5 and 6, 2016, when giant slalom and slalom will be held in Kranjska Gora. In its 55th edition, the Vitranc Cup is returning to its roots, as a stylized snowman on skis is once again inviting us to Kranjska Gora, which is remembered by the spectators of the first match for the Vitranc Cup in 1961. Last year's victory will be defended on the podkoren slope by the Frenchman Alexis Pinturault and the Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen. Tickets are already available.
Planica 2016 will take place from Thursday, March 17, 2016, when the qualifications will be held, until Sunday, March 20, 2016, when the curtain will fall on the 2015/16 season in ski jumping with an individual competition. The program will be very varied, and the Slovenian jumpers, led by Peter Prevec, with their exceptional performances, are the best possible invitation to Ponce, where a new sports holiday awaits us. Last year in Planica we saw three Slovenian victories and a heartbreaking playoff, and although it seems that this cannot be surpassed in terms of emotional charge, we can expect an unprecedented spectacle in 2016 as well. Tickets are already on sale.
The opus entitled Suite Vollard (Vollard suite) is among the most extensive and most frequently mentioned of Picasso's cycles. Complete copies of Vollard's suite are extremely rare today, most of them are kept by the world's most important museums, and many folders were unbound, so that mainly individual sheets appeared on the market later. Until the end of March, the opus will be on display in the Ajdovščina underpass in Ljubljana.
Adrian Thaws, better known as Tricky, returns to Croatia. He will also present his new project Skilled Mechanics and the album of the same name, which will be released on January 22, 2016, in Zagreb's Močvara.
Oxford indie rockers Foals, who released their fourth studio album What Went Down last August, are coming to Vienna at the end of January.
It's still winter outside, but we're already thinking about one of the best summer festivals in Europe. Of course, it is the Sziget 2016 festival, which will take place again on the island in the heart of the Hungarian capital between August 10 and 17. This year, on the Island of Freedom, we will be able to witness world music names, including Bastille, Bloc Party, John Newman, M83 and Naughty Boy.