SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre
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30 Nov 2024
23 Mar 2025
"Ladislav Kondor: The Forgotten Cosmopolitan", the first international presentation of caricatures by Ladislav Kondor (1901-1963), a Slovenian autodidact and a world traveler, curated by Tamara Andrejek and co-organised by Pomurje Museum Murska Sobota. In cooperation with the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
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12 Dec 2024
15 Dec 2024
SloVision 2024: Between a Thriller and an Essay. Six fiction and documentary films were selected by Bernd Buder. Co-organised by Kino Sputnik, SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and the Slovenian Film Cantre.
at the Days of Slovenian Film Berlin
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24 Nov 2024
A reading of Tomaž Šalamun's poetry. Erica Johnson Debeljak, Nina Dragičevič, Matthias Göritz, and Monika Rinck will be reading and discussing the great Slovenian poet's work. The event is organised by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre and supported by Slovenian Book Agency and ECHOO Konferenzdolmetschen.
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12 Nov 2024
The writer Pia Prezelj presents her work alongside German-Turkish author Sema Aslan and Australian author Ju Bavyka. Supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
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14 Sep 2024
5 Jan 2025
Opening of the exhibition "Lygophilia Aquatic Life - Lygophila Vodno Življenje" by artist and researcher Robertina Šebjanič, who in her work investigates the biological, geopolitical and cultural reality and the influence of humans on other organisms. The exhibition is held as part of the platform "More Than Human. Shaping After the Anthropocene" until 12. 1. 2025. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre and Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
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11 Sep 2024
The opening of an exhibition of prints by various Slovenian artists titled "Contemporary Slovenian Graphics" from the collection of the International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana. Among the exhibited artists are printmaker and visual artist Zora Stanič, the Laibach collective, painter and printmaker David Kucler, Berlin based artist Neža Jurman, alias Nez Pez and the artistic duo Mateja Rojc and Simona Hudolin named Small but dangers. The exhibition is held In cooperation with International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, organised and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre.
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16 Jul 2024
Nina Dragičević, Slovenian experimental poet, essayist, and sound artist, will be presenting her work in the scope of "Writing Change" event, alongside several other poets. The event is supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Poesiefestival Berlin
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5 Jul 2024
A live performance by Slovenian folk-rock veteran Vlado Kreslin and his ensemble Mali bogovi. The event is supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Rudolstadt Festival of Roots, Folk, and Weltmusik
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4 Jul 2024
Slovenian poet Barbara Korun will be reading her work alongside several other artists at the grand opening of the festival. The event is supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Poesiefestival Berlin
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25 Jun 2024
A live performance by Slovenian trio Pantaloons, featuring saxophonist Luka Belič, Aljaž Markežič on sousaphone and keyboards, and drummer David Nik Lipovac. Supported and co-organised by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the UEFA Fan Zone Reichstag
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19 Jun 2024
21 Jun 2024
Germany Bleckede, Dargun, Hohen Luckow Blackeder Schlosshof Open Air, Gut Hohen Luckow, Kloster und Schlossanlage Dargun
Four live performances by Signum Saxophone Quartett, featuring Slovenian musicians Blaž Kemperle and Alan Lužar alongside Italians Jacopo Taddei and Guerino Bellarosa. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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18 May 2024
EUNIC Berlin is hosting Babylon Europa Festival in collaboration with Berlin's Karneval der Kulturen, presenting 12 different artists and collectives from different European countries. Among the artists is the Slovene singer Astrid Ana Kljun. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, in collaboration with EUNIC.
at the Babylon Europa Festival, Karneval der Kulturen
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2 May 2024
5 May 2024
Slovene choreovocalist Irena Z. Tomažin and German vocal dancer (TonTanz) Jule Flierl will be honoring the avantgarde poet and performer Katalin Ladik with "U.F.O. - Hommage to Katalin Ladik". After the performance, there will be a talk with the artists and with Slovene philosopher and dramaturg Bojana Kunst, joined by dramaturg and crator Mateusz Szymanówka.
Produced by Irena Z. Tomažin and Jule Flierl in coproduction with Sophiensæle, Sploh Institute, CharleroiDanse, PACT Zollverein, and City of Women International Festival of Contemporary Arts. Supported by Creative Europe, Hauptstadtkulturfonds and HKF-Wiederaufnahmefonds, and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
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30 Apr 2024
"Jazz for Europe" is a concert with musicians from 10 countries that are celebrating their 20th anniversary of entering the European Union. Slovenia will be represented by vocalist Mirna Bogdanović alongside musicians from Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Slovakia. The event is supported by cultural centers and embassies of all 10 countries, amongst them Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre.
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26 Apr 2024
26 May 2024
The group exhibition "Next: Young European Design" will be featuring a number of Slovene designers: Sara Badovinac and Peter Zabret from Studio Prapra with "Tooth Clock"; Rok Oblak and Luka Pleskovič with "Čebelino"; Ivana Blaž, Nina Mršnik, and Nikolaj Salaj with "Kobeiagi Kilims". On Saturday, 27th of April, there will be design presentations and talks with designers. Berlin Design Week is supported bySKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, and a number of others.
at the Berlin Design Week
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23 Apr 2024
Germany Berlin Uferstudios
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"I, the Victim - Jaz, žrtev" - written, directed, and performed by Simona Semenič. The performance will be accompanied by a sitdown with the author and is supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and Hochschulübergreifendes Zentrum Tanz Berlin.
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11 Apr 2024
The exhibition "Buzzing Slovenia: About Bees and people" will be concluding with an international symposium "Bees for Peace - Čebele za mir". Amongst the speakers will be Kristina Seljak, the curator of Museum of Apiculture, Radovljica, and Gorazd Trušnovec, president of Slovene Urban Beekeepers' Association. The events are held in honor of the World Bee Day and the symposium is organised by Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin.
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22 Mar 2024
"The Other as The Unknown" - a literary event with Czech writer Radka Denemarková and Slovene author and editor Aleš Šteger. In collaboration with Slovenian Book Agency, Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, and CzechLit.
at the Leipziger Buchmesse
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21 Mar 2024
"Nothing Shall Be Forgotten - Holocaust, Memory, Literature: The Search for Tracks in Prekmurje" - a literary event with writer Dušan Šarotar and Saša Šavel Burkart. In collaboration with Traduki, Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, and Slovenian Book Agency.
at the Leipziger Buchmesse
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7 Mar 2024
7 Apr 2024
Intermedia artist Robertina Šebjanič will be exhibiting her project "Echinoidea future - Adriatic sensing" as part of a group exhibition "SúnPoíēsis: From Ego- to Eco-Centrism through Art". Curated by Sabina Oroshi, produced by UR Institute and STARTS4Water, production support by KID PiNA and Zavod Sektor. The event is supported by Kunsthalle Trier and Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
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19 Feb 2024
On the occasion of Slovene Cultural Holiday and as part of the promotion of Slovene film at Berlinale and European film market, Slovene music group Ecliptic will be performing live. Organised and supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre and supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and Slovenian Film Centre.
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14 Feb 2024
18 Feb 2024
"O (die ShOw) - O (šOv)" - a visual performance for deaf and hard of hearing children, featuring Slovene artists Jan Rozman, Dan Pikalo and Tanja Padan. Co-produced by FELD Theater für junges Publikum and financed by the State of Berlin Culture and Social Cohesion Department as part of the IMPACT programme. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
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24 Dec 2023
A jazz piano concert by Slovenian jazz pianist and composer Kaja Draksler. Cooperation by Piano Salon Christophori, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin and Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin.
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22 Nov 2023
A talk with Slovenian poets Boris A. Novak and Barbara Korun, moderated by Amalija Maček and Swiss writer Ilma Rakusa, organised as part of the exhibition on Slovenian Romanticism in the scope of Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023. Supported by Deutsches Romantik-Museum, Deutschen Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Frankfurt Book Fair
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10 Nov 2023
4 Feb 2024
"TERRA XENOBIOTICA OR HOW TO BELONG", an exhibition by Slovenian artist Saša Spačal, curated by Regine Rapp. Supported by Art Laboratory Berlin, Rillig Lab and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Berlin Science Week
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8 Nov 2023
9 Nov 2023
"Crises", the theatre performance by director Žiga Divjak. Supported by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Euro-scene Leipzig
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6 Nov 2023
A conversation event with different writers on the theme of migration "Europa Literarisch 2023", including Slovenian writer, translator and literary critic Gabriela Babnik Ouattara. Organised by EUNIC Berlin and supported also by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
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1 Nov 2023
5 Nov 2023
A cycle of Slovenian films under the title "Not a Retrospective - Slovenian Cinema". Curated by Bernd Buder. In cooperation with Arsenal - Institut für Film und Videokunst, the Slovenian Film Centre and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
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26 Oct 2023
Authors Drago Jančar, Mojca Kumerdej and Aleš Šteger presenting their work and the connections between their writing, their roots and their language, moderated by Amalija Maček and Schamma Schahadat. In the scope of the project Honeycomb of Words, Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023. Supported by Literaturhaus Stuttgart, Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Ernst Klett AG, the Slovenian Book Agency, and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Frankfurt Book Fair
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23 Oct 2023
Aleš Šteger and Ludwig Hartinger presenting poetry collections of Slovenian poets Tomaž Šalamun and Srečko Kosovel. Supported by pro-lit, In the scope of Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023, supported by Slovenian Book Agency and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Frankfurt Book Fair
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22 Oct 2023
The artist Maruša Sagadin discussing the context of her exhibition Luv Birds in toten Winkeln with the curator Marie Oucherif, editor of the German-English catalogue. On the occasion of the Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023, supported by the Schirn Kunsthalle, Slovenian Book Agency and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Frankfurt Book Fair
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18 Oct 2023
A concert of the jazz band Ecliptic, on the occasion of the Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023, co-organised by the Jazzinitiative Frankfurt and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre. Supported by the Slovenian Book Agency and Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
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18 Oct 2023
22 Oct 2023
Honeycomb of Words, Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Slovenian Book Agency, as well as by SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Frankfurt Book Fair
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16 Oct 2023
Aleš Šteger and Matthias Göritz in conversation with the authors Milan Dekleva and Mojca Kumerdej, Tatjana Pasztor reading some excerpts from the German translations of their works. On the occasion of the Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023, supported by the Slovenian Book Agency and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Frankfurt Book Fair
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10 Oct 2023
12 Oct 2023
Post-1991 Slovenian Documentary Films in focus, curated by Simon Popek. Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
at the DOK Leipzig
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3 Oct 2023
29 Oct 2023
Veš, poet, svoj dolg! - Poet, you know your due!, a retrospective of Slovenian film on the occasion of the Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023. Supported by the Slovenian Book Agency and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
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20 Sep 2023
14 Jan 2024
An exhibition Luv Birds in toten Winkeln by Maruša Sagadin, curated by Marie Oucherif, on the occasion of the Slovenia – Guest of Honour Country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023. Supported by Schirn Kunsthalle, Ministry of Culture and Slovenian Book Agency, promoted by the SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
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14 Sep 2023
25 Nov 2023
An exhibition of manuscripts and first editions of Slovenian Romantic poet France Prešeren and a poetess Luiza Pesjak, curated by Prof. Dr. Igor Grdina and Prof. Dr.Urška Perenič. Supported by Deutsches Romantik-Museum, National and University Library (NUK) and SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Frankfurt Book Fair
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13 Jun 2023
14 Apr 2024
Exhibition Buzzing Slovenia: of Bees and People, held as part of the 19th European Culture Days, showcasing the traditions of Slovenian beekeeping and innovations in the fields of urban beekeeping and sustainable design. Co-organised by the SKICA Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, Slovene Ethnographic Museum and Radovljica Apiculture Museum.
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13 Jun 2023
13 Jun 2023
Opening of the 2023 Slovenian Cultural Days in the framework of the 19th European Culture Days with the concert by Mirna Bogdanović, an awarded Bosnia-Slovenian jazz singer, and presentation of Slovenia by the Slovenian Tourist Board. Co-organised by the SKICA Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, Slovene Ethnographic Museum and Radovljica Apiculture Museum.
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27 Apr 2023
30 Apr 2023
Slovenia presented at the book fair by the Slovenian Book Agency, supported by the SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin.
at the Leipzig Book Fair
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11 Mar 2023
12 Mar 2023
Performance Crises directed by Žiga Divjak and produced by Mladinsko Theatre and The New Post Office in co-production with Maska Institute, Bitef (Belgrade/Serbia) and the Domino Association (Zagreb/Croatia). A part of the ACT project - Art, Climate, Transition, a European cooperation project. Related: Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin, SKICA Berlin, Slovenian Cultural Centre
at the RADAR OST
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27 May 2021
6 Jun 2021
The Future of Living, a selection of Slovenian design in Berlin, an exhibition prepared by the Centre for Creativity of the Ljubljana Museum of Architecture and Design, in cooperation with Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin,
at the Berlin Design Week
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7 Mar 2020
Slovenian ballet dancers of Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana and Association of Ballet Artists of Slovenia, supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin),
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6 Mar 2020
A music event with Matjaž Kumelj, Darja Švajger, and Silvina Buchbauer with ballet dancer of the Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Ljubljana and Association of Ballet Artists of Slovenia, with actores Urs Remond and Aleš Valič, pianists Jaka Pucihar and Boris Bergmann. Supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin),
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11 Jan 2020
A singer Darja Švajger with Isabel Dörfler accompanied on piano by [Jaka Pucihar], supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin),
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23 Nov 2019
A philosopher and author Mirt Komel reads from his first novel The Touch of the Pianist translated by Sebastian Walchler, promoted by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin),
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16 Nov 2019
24 Dec 2019
Out of the Blue, an exhibition of watercolours by Katja Felle, supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin,
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16 Nov 2019
17 Nov 2019
The theatre performance The Bailiff Yerney and His Rights, directed by Žiga Divjak and produced by Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre and Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT), supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin,
at the Fast Forward European Festival of Young Directors
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15 Nov 2019
Day of Slovenian Literature, moderated by Jure Kapun and Aljaž Koprivnikar, organised by LUD Literatura, featuring a reading by Nina Dragičević, supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin and Slovene Writers’ Association,
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23 Sep 2019
27 Sep 2019
Readings with Jana Putrle Srdić and Petra Kolmančič, supported by the Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin,
Mission
The Slovenian Cultural Centre in Berlin (SKICA Berlin) is the second cultural centre Slovenia established abroad, the first one being the Slovenian Culture and Information Centre in Vienna (SKICA Vienna) founded in 2011. The centres are a joint project of the Slovenian Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The centre promotes Slovenian contemporary arts as well as cultural heritage, fosters cooperation efforts, and facilitates communication. It will create a synergy among Slovene organisations and creators and German cultural institutions, producers and venues.
Programme
The inauguration of the centre took place on 29 November 2016 when the German premiere of the When I was dead silent performance directed by Diego de Brea and performed by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana ensemble at the Babylon Cinema. The piece was inspired by the silent film Als ich tot war by Ernst Lubitsch. The copy of the director's earliest long feature made in 1916 was found at the Slovenian Cinematheque archive in 1994.
Arts & Culture Residency in Berlin
SKICA Berlin collaborates with the programme at the Slovene Arts & Culture Residency on Kastanienallee (Prenzlauer Berg) in Berlin. An annual open call of the Ministry of Culture invites Slovenian creators to apply for a month-long stay in the residence and travel costs, facilitating implementation of a number of Berlin projects.
See also
- Slovene Arts & Culture Residency, Berlin
- Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Berlin
- Slovenian Culture and Information Centre, Vienna
External links
- SKICA Berlin website (in German and Slovenian)
- Archival SKC Berlin website (2016–Feb 2021)
- Cultural section on the Berlin Embassy website (in German)
- Artists-in-residence presentation on the Embassy website (in German)