The city of Gogi finally saw its important event. In June 2017, Cirque du Soleil is coming to Ljubljana, which will present itself in our capital for the first time with the show Varekai. The mixture of an excellent dramatic performance, spectacle and, of course, incredible acrobatics will captivate even the most indifferent viewer. Tickets already purchased for Varekai shows are valid for the new dates and do not need to be exchanged.
On September 15, 2016, a comedy written by the German playwright Karl Georg Büchner will premiere on the big stage of the Ljubljana City Theater (MGL). The comedy Leonce and Lena will take us into the world of funny stories of a prince and a princess who are fighting against an arranged marriage, while at the same time, the merry-go-round observes the social mistakes of the time.
The Bunker invites you to the performance Interpretation of Dreams by Alexander McQueer, which opens up the topic of human struggle, the search for gender identity, self-confidence, the will to live and how to turn hell in this world into paradise.
On the stage of SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana, the ballet Doctor Zhivago will come to life for the first time! The creators of the show are very well-known ballet artists, the brothers Jiři and Otto Bubeníček, who completed their careers at the John Neumeier Ballet in Hamburg, and today they can boast of being the authors of extremely successful shows on prominent dance stages.
Who hasn't heard of One Thousand and One Nights? If nothing else, we came across this collection of Arabic fairy tales, novellas, short stories, and humorous stories in high school literature classes. Well, on March 1, 2016, in the City Theater of Ljubljana (MGL), we will witness the premiere of the two-hour musical One Thousand and One Nights, based on the motifs of the libretto 1001 by Katja Perat.
Are you a fan of video games, action and humor? Then Ebola simply cannot be missed! It is the first theatrical video game with detective Anžet Zevnik (Crazy Twenties, Vem!), Katarina Čas (3 roles), Vid Valič (5 roles), Vid Klemencec (4 roles) and Primož Pirnat, where you, as a viewer, have the fate of the actors in your hands .
The drama Liliom is considered one of the best works of the Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnár. It speaks of a desire, a longing that transcends modest life circumstances and leads an individual to fulfill his dreams. The main character is driven there by his uncompromising love for his girlfriend Juli.
Rhinos will take over Cankar's home. On March 20 and 21, 2016, the Romanian National Theater of Marin Sorescu from Craiova will host the Gallus Hall stage. The American Robert Wilson was invited to participate in directing Rhinoceros Eugèn Ionesco, a French writer of Romanian origin.
On February 13, 19, and 20, 2016, the Slovenian Youth Theater in Ljubljana will host a theatrical performance by the controversial writer and Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek entitled Dramas of the Princesses, which is a sort of missing half of Shakespeare's royal tragedies in history.
On February 23, an exceptional guest performance will take place on the stage of the Gallus hall of Cankarjev dom. Directed by Brett Bailey, a world-renowned South African director, the Third World Bunfight Performing Company from the Republic of South Africa will present a shocking performance of Macbeth.
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.
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.