Hot summer days are undoubtedly worth brightening up with a bit of art. We have prepared for you a selection of theaters from different parts of Slovenia, which offer a wide variety of shows and productions this year.

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FKK - Kostanjevica Culture Festival 2019 will be organized by the Kostanjevica Youth Association for the second year in a row. The three-day event will be opened on July 4 in the atrium of the Božidar Jakac Gallery by the duo Silence, and the opening will be combined with the start of the sculpture symposium Forma viva, which takes place every year under the auspices of the Božidar Jakac Gallery.

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Čompe, translated into artistic language, is nothing more than a dialect term for potato, which is used in Trenta and Ziljska dolina. A Čompe is also a six-member band that has been on the scene for 24 years. If you may not be familiar with them, now is the time. And you have this opportunity right at the 24th anniversary concert.

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On the 100th anniversary of Ivan Cankar's death, a large annual co-production in Cankarjev dom will stage his farce, which teaches us that nothing can ever change and that it is even possible to laugh at this realization. The arrival of the artist Peter upsets the 'chaste' Šentflorians; the blessed valley has nothing to do with cultivating artists and other practitioners. But when Peter plays on their bad conscience, they quickly fall to their knees, and even Zlodej gives up on them.

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You can also spend New Year's Eve in the theater. For New Year's Eve, our theaters and opera houses offer quite a few excellent performances or productions, with which you will enter the new year. Here are the great New Year's Eve 2017 shows that promise a spectacular New Year's Eve at the theatre.

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Terror is currently the most staged work both on European stages and around the world, as it is shown in more than forty theaters, and in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, viewers could also watch a film based on the drama of the same name on their TV sets in September, and after the end of the film, they voted live on the pilot's guilt or innocence and thus decided on its outcome. The drama and its numerous productions experienced a real media boom due to the current terrorist theme, and its author became a media star. In Prešeren's theater in Kranj, you will be able to see the play for the first time on December 3 at 7:30 p.m., directed by Eduard Miler.

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The comedy Man's Lair plays with many male-female stereotypes and reveals a humorous view of the relationship between men and women, this time from a male perspective. Men's problems are often much more banal than women's, but they are no less burdensome on their lives. Irreconcilable differences in views on shopping, love, marriage and life drive couples apart. The witty comedy about mutual relationships, consumerism and male friendship will be further enriched by many live musical hits. The premiere will take place on December 1 at 8:00 PM in SLG Celje. This time, Sandy Lopičić signed on to direct.

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Borštnik's meeting is the oldest and most prestigious theater festival on our soil. As every year, Maribor will turn into a theater center of national and international dimensions this October. The 52nd Borštnik's Meeting Festival will take place between October 20 and 29, 2017 at various locations around Maribor. Tickets are already on sale. Welcome!

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The musical Rent, a hit of the New York scene of the 1990s, will come to life on the main stage of the City Theater of Ljubljana in a renovation by director Stanoslav Moša. The premiere will take place on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at 8 p.m. on the big stage. Don't miss the musical, which features a variety of sing-along songs and a powerful confessional story. Tickets are already on sale.

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More than 10,000 cultural events take place in the capital every year in attractions of various styles, residents of Ljubljana and visitors are fascinated by artists of all genres - from top music, theater and visual artists to alternative and avant-garde artists. The editors of the international city guides In Your Pocket concluded with the Best of Ljubljana - Best Culture in Ljubljana selection, where they chose the best museum, the best theater, the best gallery and the best commercial gallery. Who are the winners?

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The music of the Agropop group is deeply rooted in the hearts and memory of Slovenia. And it was the inspiration for the story, the comic musical Alpine Saga, which beautifully represents what is happening in our country. Franček was the first in the village. But now he's going to leave behind the country girl he adores to win the city girl he's ashamed of. Left behind his parents and a large farm to win world fame. Everything to become big and famous in the big city, in Ljubljana. Watch out, Franček is coming!

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A unique performance genre is coming to the City Theater of Ljubljana: the theatrical crime serial. From March 30, the work of the writer and director Nejco Gazvoda, Vranja vrata, will be shown, where we will meet criminal investigator Kristina, who will investigate a murder and a disappearance.

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The greatest achievement for people from the world of film, music and theater is not only the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar or Tony awards. It is the sum of all four! And the celebrities who managed to receive all these awards - known by the acronym EGOT - could be counted on one hand. Well, almost. Only 12 people received all 4 awards.

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On March 3, 2017, the ballet Carmen – Faun – Bolero will premiere in Maribor, representing one of the most interesting dance works of the 20th century. You can see this avant-garde choreography in a transformed form at the Maribor National Theatre. Tickets are already available for purchase.

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50 Shades Woman is a new crazy comedy that will show the truth in an entertaining way. The play is based on well-known real-life events. What happens to a baby in a cradle when it deliberately wakes its parents? How does a teenage girl deal with the problem of losing her "virginity" for the third time? Which shade shows up in the relationship with a "loving" mother, a "wonderful" son, an "understanding" husband, schoolmates, lovers, colleagues, and last but not least: in the joyful moments of aging? After this show, women will finally be understood and exposed - or not.

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Do you want a slightly different New Year's Eve? Then you can go to the theater for New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve will also be celebrated on theater and opera stages. In Ljubljana, we are invited to operetta and various performances, in Maribor to opera and in Mengš to comedy. Here are the best New Year's Eve shows of 2016!

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On November 16, 2016 at 8 p.m., the theater play Chagall will premiere in the Mini Theater in Ljubljana. The performance draws its inspiration from the art and life of the Belarusian-French painter Marc Chagall. Dramaturgically, scenographically, and directed, the play will be enriched with Chagall's iconography, which will take the viewer into the surreal world of one of the greatest artists of the last century. Tickets are already available.

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On November 19, 2016, Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream will have its theatrical premiere at the Ljubljana City Theater (MGL). In this famous drama, the most important British writer somewhat atypically questions the love oath of eternal loyalty and examines the rational and instinctive side of each individual. On the Slovenian stage, the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream will come to life under the careful tactics of director Jerne Lorenci. Tickets are already on sale.

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On September 30, 2016, the opera Don Pasqueale will premiere at SNG Maribor. The comic opera about love affairs and marital problems was written by Gaetano Donizetti at the beginning of the 19th century. The opera was directed by Dora Ruždjak Podolski, the orchestra will be conducted by Gianluca Martinenghi, and Giuseppe Esposito and Jaki Jurgec will perform in the lead roles. Tickets are already on sale.

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The new season of Maribor Drama will be opened by a performance based on Colm Tóibín's novel Mary's Testament (2012), designed by Livija Pandur and her colleagues according to Tomaž's theatrical vision. The performance is a tribute to the theater genius Tomaž Pandur, who was torn from our world far too quickly by cruel fate.

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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.

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You don't have to travel to New York to see a Broadway musical live. On June 30, 2016, you will be able to do so from the comfort of your home armchair. At that time, the musical She Loves Me will be on the program, which will be the first Broadway musical to be broadcast live over the Internet!

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One of the most recognizable Australian duos - the genius comedians Dave and Shane - have already impressed in SiTi Theater BTC with the performances Don't Explain, Speed Mouse and Heaven by Storm. This time they are returning to Ljubljana with their latest show, The Rehearsal, which will be broadcast on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 8 p.m.

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Improvisation is the most fun and at the same time kitsch competition for the selection of the best improvised song. On May 17, 2016, we will celebrate the fifteenth jubilee performance in the Linhart hall of Cankarjev dom.

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The first performance of Illusions is coming to the City Theater of Ljubljana (MGL), during which we will get all the answers to the following questions. What is true love? How do you know if you've experienced it? When to think about her, if not in moments when you know for sure that death has knocked on your door? And what is the most important thing to say to a loved one in the moments when you are leaving them forever?

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The premiere of the play 1981 is coming to SNG Maribor, where we will be able to witness a story that unites and separates two times - the first, which in the homeland of "order and work" joined forces in style, swore to the honorable Titova, full of factories and sincere comrades, and the second , the current one, where promises are no longer binding, where the sword of power is wielded only by self-sufficiently arrogant individuals who "for the devil" sell the state's, once people's, infrastructure.

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3 Winters is a refined and touching saga about the Kos family and its history. The play will have its premiere on April 21, 2016 at the MGL (City Theater of Ljubljana).

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Shakespeare's Macbeth is a spectacle of passion that brings about the realization of radical evil and can be interpreted as an examination of the anatomy of the darkest crimes. It will have its premiere at SNG Drama Ljubljana on April 23 this year.

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On April 26, 2016, the guest theater of HNK Zagreb will perform in the Great Hall of SNG Maribor, performing the ballet Anna Karenina to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Valentina Turcu took care of the stage adaptation of Tolstoy's great novel and the dramaturgy.

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From May 29 to June 4, 2016, the 3rd Drama Festival will take place at the venues of Ljubljana Drama, which will host a selection of the best domestic and foreign productions of the current season. Ten directing poetics, ten stories, ten casts. This is Drama Festival 2016.

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On April 17, 2016, the famous Shakespeare's Globe theater from London will host the grand opening of the Long Live Shakespeare! festival in Ljubljana's Drama, which will mark the 400th anniversary of the death of this great writer with numerous performances. The one-week festival will begin with a performance of Hamlet.

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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.

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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 .

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The Ljubljana Improvisation Theater in collaboration with SiTi Theater BTC and Impro League presents a competition for the best improviser of the evening. Maestro™, which has been entertaining full theater halls across North America and Europe for many years, is a licensed format of the improvisation competition and is coming to Slovenia for the first time.

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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.

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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.

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Are you interested in how actors see theater? Photographer Klaus Frahm breaks through the fourth wall, that is, the imaginary wall between the auditorium and the stage, which creates the appearance of a closed stage space and separates the actors from the audience. Photographs of the theater from the perspective of the actors create completely new dimensions of this artistic institution.

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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.

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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.

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Perhaps theater and opera are completely uninteresting to you. But if you only knew some of the most interesting and beautiful theaters and opera houses in the world, you would definitely want to visit them. That's why today we will make your work easier and introduce you to the most beautiful theaters and opera houses in the world.

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Trio is a musical comedy, which was already a huge success when it was first performed on November 13 at the Koper Theatre. Gašper Tič's comedy about three sisters (actually played by three well-known Slovenian actors), who perform under the name Trio Pupe, will be shown on December 16.

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On November 23rd and December 1st and 3rd, a play produced by the ŠKUC theater Without Tears for Peders (NTFQ), written by Johan Hilton and Mattias Brunn, will take place in the Štih hall of Cankarjev dom.

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Eternally young is a songdrama that talks about the biggest "fudge" of our time: aging. On November 13, the comedy premiere will shake the Stari oder SNG Maribor with music and laughter and destroy stereotypes about old people.

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On Friday, November 13, the premiere and baptismal performance of Vesna Hauschild's play entitled Inventura, for which she won the award for young playwright in 2013, will take place on the stage of the Ljubljana Small Drama. It's a bittersweet comedy about what we're willing to endure to get or keep a job.

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Fortune will not be a match for Fauvel! is a new choregie project of the vocal theater Carmina Slovenica, which will premiere on the stage of SNG Maribor on November 19. The author of the entire concept and musical director is Karmina Šilec.

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"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is the eighth official part of the story about the famous wizard Harry Potter, which has anchored itself in the hearts of many fans of fantasy books and movies. The piece, which reveals how the literary and film favorite spends his mature years, will this time be shown in the form of a theatrical performance in London's Palace Theatre. Curious about what happened 19 years later?

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Using a smartphone during a theater play can be very distracting and even distracting for the performers. For this reason, the use of mobile phones during the performance is prohibited in quite a few theater halls. But not when it comes to the theatrical game See, Ebola, the first theatrical video game, because in it you will be able to participate in a video game with players via a smartphone or tablet.

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On September 21, the premiere of Goethe's Faust will take place on the stage of Ljubljana's Križanka. The excellent Tomaž Pandur took care of the direction, and the biggest names on the Slovenian stage will perform.

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On September 3, the premiere of the play Zraka! will take place in the Stara pošta hall of the Slovenian Youth Theatre. Something's in the air directed by Janez Janša.

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Directed by Ivica Buljan, HNK (Hrvatsko narodno kazalište) Zagreb will host the premiere of the drama Miroslav Krleža Vučjak on June 15 in Maribor.

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Between May 21 and 29, the 9th Prelet Theater Festival will take place in the Slovenian Youth Theater and Glej Theater. This year, theater fans will be treated to 16 performances and a rich accompanying program.

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On April 11, the dramatization of the novel Yugoslavia, my land by Goran Vojnović premiered at SNG Drama Ljubljana. Directed by Ivica Buljan, two contrasting images of the Balkans intertwined on stage.

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Between April 17 and 21, the contemporary performing arts festival EXODOS will take place in Ljubljana for the 19th time. This year's edition of the festival will take us to the Black Continent under the title Future Archives: Focus on Africa.

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From October 17 to 26, Maribor will breathe again for ten days with the most important festival meeting of Slovenian and foreign theaters here. The 49th Borštnik's Meeting festival will open playfully this year at the Slovenian National Theatre: with Dietr Roth's unusual play Murmel Murmel.

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The association of versatile literary creators was created under the general desire of the founding members - to be heard. As young writers, theoreticians and theater newcomers, they cannot find the right place to work, so they decided to create their own medium.

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This year, the program of the seventeenth International Young Lions Festival will be characterized by engaged art, and documentary theater will stand out.

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At the end of a successful and creative theater season, the City Theater of Ljubljana unveiled the repertoire of the 2014/2015 season, so we are invited to sign up for subscriptions for new subscribers only until June 13.

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The 8th Prelet theater festival is coming, which brings an overview of the most popular performances of the Slovenian Youth Theater and the Glej Theatre.

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Theaters have always been the cradle of culture. The stunning architecture that reflects the theatrical brilliance is also suitable for this. The endless scenes of the narrative of the past and the present thus take the viewer to parallel worlds on the wings of imagination. For all fans, we searched for 15 of those theaters that conjure up the most spectacular experience.

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Even before we can see the movie adaptation of the bestselling book 50 Shades of Gray on the big screen, we will have the opportunity to see the performance of 50 Shades of Field, the new full-length stand-up by Boštjan Gorenc - Pajamas, on our stages.

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