On New Year's Eve, all tastes will be catered for in Ljubljana's Cankarjev dom. For those who swear by the classic Moliere and his eternal comedy Tartuffe, the latter will be shown at 8 pm in the Linhart Hall, and for others who swear by more provocative content, the cabaret by Patty Diphus will be shown at the CD Club at 9 pm , confessions of a porn diva.
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From December 28 to 31, the Chinese National Peking Opera Theater will host the Monkey King in the Gallus Hall of Cankarjev dom. The show, in which more than 50 actors are masters of acrobatics and martial arts at the same time, is a feast for the eyes with its intricate make-up art and rich costumes.
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.
The documentary film festival has come of age and will once again offer an overview of the best of current documentary production. In cooperation with Amnesty International, at the end of the festival, the award for the best film on the topic of human rights will be awarded, for which Censored Voices, Sonita, The Fog of Srebrenica, Children of the Transition and Lampedusa in Winter will compete, and the closing film of the festival will be a documentary with the interesting title Chuck Norris against communism.
Nikola Tesla is probably the most overlooked genius in history, who is only recently gaining the recognition he deserves. He was a brilliant scientist, inventor and engineer who patented around three hundred inventions in his lifetime. The exhibition Nikola Tesla - the man of the future will consist of several thematic sections, which will be accompanied by interesting exhibits. You will find it in the premises of Cankarjev dom, between April 11 and November 6, 2016.
The annual production of the best Slovenian folklore ensemble is coming, in which more than 75 dancers, musicians and singers participate. Here comes Incognito, the 68th annual production of the Academic Folklore Group of France Marolt. The folklore spectacle, which will show something that has not been shown before, will premiere on May 14, 2016 in the Linhart Hall of Cankarjev dom.
On October 17, 2016, Cankarjev dom will host the first Top Vino by eVino wine festival, an international wine festival where all the world's best wines will be on display and tasted, including 11 Bordeaux chateaux, which among wines mean what they mean in the culinary world restaurants decorated with Michelin stars. In addition to them, Top Vino 2016 will also host the best wines from the wine cellars of Italian Tuscany, Spain, Portugal, New Zealand, Austria and the American California, but to keep the blacksmith's mare barefoot, the best 30 Slovenian winemakers will also be at the festival.
After last year's successful tour, the British stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr is returning to Cankarjev dom on September 18, 2016 as part of the Funny Business tour. Since all 1,500 seats for his performance were already sold out, and the demand for tickets did not dry up, the organizer announced an additional performance.
The Slovenian Book Fair is already turning over its 32nd page. The Slovenian Book Fair 2016 will take place from November 23 to 27, 2016, and it will traditionally take place in Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana. This year's fair will be opened by the author and filmmaker Elisabetta Sgarbi, the longtime editor-in-chief of the Bompiani publishing house, who in 2015 founded the independent Italian publishing house, Il nave di Teseo, with the support of the writer Umberto Eco. This year's country of focus is Italy. In five days, the fair will serve up 3,000 new books at 100 exhibition spaces.
The boys from Vienna are coming to Slovenia! One of the most famous and famous choirs will have two performances here. On March 29, 2017, the Dunajski dečki will perform in the hall of Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana, and on April 1, 2016, it will be possible to listen to them in SNG Maribor. They will be accompanied by a special guest, and the program is entitled From Amadeus to Michael Jackson. Tickets are already on sale.
The largest overview of Slovenian illustration, the Slovenian Biennale of Illustration, at which artists of different generations and orientations compete for prizes, plaques and recognitions of Hinko Smrekar, will be held for the twelfth time this year in Cankarjev dom between December 21, 2016 and March 1, 2017.
On January 13, 2017, a theatrical talk show titled How to stay beautiful and free will be premiered in Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana. Through the prism of different historical periods, the play shows past and contemporary feminist movements. Humorously, but in spite of everything, with all ideological seriousness, it asks the viewer the question of where the place of women is in society. Tickets are already on sale.