The exhibition Aleš Bravničar: Goddesses is a series of sensual images created in the most intimate corners of the world. It will be on display in Cankarjev dom from February 27 to April 19.
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From November 13 to 24, 2019, Liffe will turn Ljubljana into the film capital for twelve days for the thirtieth time. It will show more than a hundred films, which will be accompanied by discussions with festival guests and filmmakers, as well as round tables and workshops.
Josipa Lisac, a diva with an exceptional singing talent, a refined sense of stage performance and a recognizable musical style, returns to the stage of Cankarjev dom. The Croatian musician will perform in the temple of Slovenian culture on September 29.
The Jazz Festival Ljubljana 2019 is celebrating a high jubilee! The 60th edition of the festival will be the meeting point of the glorious past and the bright future. The organizers want to build on the foundations of this long tradition and rich past by presenting the current situation both on the global and Slovenian music scene.
At an extended concert in Ljubljana, the band Laibach will present the album The Sound of Music, the idea for which arose when the group was invited to North Korea in 2015. It contains songs from the musical My Songs, My Dreams and arrangements of Korean folk songs.
Sergej Polunin provoked controversial reactions from the public in 2012 when, as the youngest principal dancer of London's Royal Ballet, he simply resigned after two years in this prestigious position.
Eddie Izzard is regarded as one of the best stand-up comedians of our generation, and The Telegraph even wrote that he is "King of the universe...comedic genius...entertainer incarnate!". And this king of stand-up comedy is coming to Ljubljana on April 14, 2019, where he will present his new show Wunderbar.
They performed for the Pope, Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, collaborated with stars such as U2, Andre Rieu, Madonna and Michael Jackson, and now they will also perform in front of a Slovenian audience. On December 22, the Temple of Slovenian Culture will host a choir whose performance is dynamic, and with which they try to bring closer the African-American culture, which is woven into gospel music, better known as devotional music, which is characteristic of churches in the United States. They impressed people all over the world with their message of love, and we believe that it will be the same in Slovenia.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, we will witness TEDxLjubljana 2018 for the ninth year in a row, where speakers and participants will shed light on the (un)known. Enthusiasts will listen to ten speeches on various topics this year - ideas will shed light on the fields of laughter, microbiology, architecture, health, plants, suicide and the menstrual cycle, and you will also hear something about air quality and particle physics. New knowledge is waiting for you...
After a successful event in 2016, Top Wine 2018 is coming back this autumn. On October 8, in Cankarjev dom, all lovers of the Ruje drop will be able to try glasses of the most prestigious wine from all over the world. A third more winemakers than the first time will present themselves at the festival. Rank rank!
Ólafur Arnalds, the most popular Icelandic musician, is coming to Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana in October. Together with his musicians and special instruments, Ólafur Arnalds will perform on the stage of Cankarjev dom on October 13, 2018. The center of attention will certainly be mechanical pianos with software that generates a special sound image and is the creation of Ólafur and his team. Tickets for an unforgettable jazz ambient experience are already on sale.
The Fabula World Literature Festival is the largest and most prominent literary festival in Slovenia and the wider region. It has existed since 2003, and in recent years it has attracted many modern classics to Slovenia: Nobel laureate Herta Müller, Irvin Welsh, Jonathan Franzen, Hanif Kureishi, Janice Galloway, Amitav Gosh, David Grossman, Richard Flanagan and many others. Fabula 2018 will take place between February 28 and March 11, 2018, and this will be the fifteenth year in a row.