With the 8th Gibanica between March 8 and 11, Ljubljana will once again be the epicenter of contemporary Slovenian dance creativity. This is the most important contemporary dance platform in our country, where the local public has the opportunity to get an overview of the quality of two years of dance creativity, and the artists to reflect on the quality of domestic dance creativity.
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This year, Maroltovci invite us to the annual production 69, which will take us through the past into the world of folk dance, singing and music. The dance performance will take place on Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, in the Linhart hall in Cankarjev dom. On stage, more than 50 dancers and musicians will walk through the past with colorful dots.
On March 3, the ballet ensemble Malandain from Biarritz will host the dance performance Cinderella (Cendrillon) in Cankarjev dom, which will take us to the world of princes and cobblers with a mixture of modern choreography by the outstanding Thierry Malandain and classical music by Sergei Prokofiev.
After successful performances in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Geneva, the ballet performance The Great Gatsby is also coming to Zagreb. Great ballet dancers will take us to the magical world of Carraway, Daisy and Jay Gatsby on October 14, 2017. Denis Matvienko will play the lead role, and the show's choreographer is Dwight Rhoden. Tickets are already on sale.
In addition to roasted chestnuts and the beginning of decorating, November is also the month when CoFestival - an international contemporary dance festival - comes to life in Ljubljana. This time, already in its fourth edition, the festival will take place in ten days (between November 25 and December 4) in four Ljubljana venues - the Tobačna 001 Cultural Center, the Slovenian Theater Institute, the Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, and most of the program will take place at the festival organizer Kinu Šiška.
From the 16th to the 24th of September 2017, the Slovenian capital will be shaking with the quick beats of dancing shoes - Ljubljana will host CoFestival 2017, an international contemporary dance festival. Among others, we will be able to see the performances Chorus, VOJNA YYvonne Rainer, Elvedon, Zlivanje and many other great dance performances. Tickets for the festival are already on sale.
Life is a value, a charity theatrical multimedia dance performance, will take place on February 14, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. in Španski borci in Ljubljana. Part of the proceeds from the performances are donated to the Little Knight foundation, a foundation for helping young people cured of cancer.
I Fear Slovenia is the latest performance by dancers Leja Jurišić and Petra Veber as part of At.Šiška! – of the Austrian-Slovenian focus on contemporary performing arts, which will take place from December 4 to 8 in the Ljubljana urban culture center Kino Šiška.
Buena onda (good vibes) will be in the Festival hall again this year, because despite the November cold, tango dancers will warm the atmosphere with their passion. At the thirteenth tango festival, over four marathon days and 40 hours, various teachers, artists and DJs will introduce lovers of this dance to a world of elegance unmatched by any other dance in the world.
Ljubljana is not only a city with a rich tradition, cultural creativity and a sense of fun, but also a place where the fifth edition of the Magic Slovenian Salsa Festival 2019 will take place, which for the first time will feature a selection of three dances: mamba, bachata and kizomba. In addition to listening to the best Latin American and African rhythms that will echo through the streets of Ljubljana, you will also be able to participate in workshops, meet the best dancers, practice at the boot camp and go on a trip to the Postojna Cave. So, don't forget to mark your calendar that between January 17 and 20 is the time to awaken your passion.
This coming Sunday, the new dance performance by Croatian performer and choreographer Matija Ferlin continues the conceptual series Sad Sam, which he started in 2011.
Pista sveta, a modern theatrical dance performance that puts sports at the center, is coming for the premiere.