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Concert by acoustic quintet Swingatan at Pisana Loka Festival in Škofja Loka, 2022. Author: Denys Shadro

Pisana Loka is a local summer festival taking place at various locations in Škofja Loka in August. At first a rather modest endeavour, it began in 2008 and has since grown into an annual event of ten packed days, encompassing music, theatre, urban sports, stand-up comedy, a children's programme, film screenings and more. The name of the festival means Colourful Loka, a bit of an archaic way of calling Škofja Loka when alluding to the charms of the town.

The festival locations are numerous, among them Sokolski dom Cultural Centre, Loka Castle, the summer garden of various local bars, some smaller squares and the main square of the old city centre (one of the best-preserved medieval squares in Slovenia).

Background

Launched with urban reinvigoration plans in mind, Pisana Loka used to be just a series of music concerts in the city centre. In 2011 (and later in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016), the festival organisation was handed over to Zavod O, a cultural association run by local youth, and its ambitions noticeably rose. The festival started to connect various local institutions, groups, and actors, from local skateboarders to the pensioners society, the Ivan Tavčar Public Library, scouts, student organisations, and various local cultural enthusiasts and associations.

Since 2017 the festival has been coordinated by the Škofja Loka Municipality. The number is events is growing.

Programme

Pisana Loka has hosted bands such as Siddharta, Nuša Derenda, Boštjan Gombač & Janez Dovč, Dan D, Hamo & Tribute 2 Love, Jan Plestenjak, Vlado Kreslin, Žan Hauptman, Baba’n’Dica, Alo!Stari, Irena Rovtar, Jaka Trilar, Tomaž Hostnik, Rok Terkaj, Nipke, Murat&Jose, Zala & Gašper, PLIŠ, Prismojeni profesorji bluesa – all in all, a varied line-up that joins alternative musicians with big pop acts.

The festival presents also numerous theatre and street theatre performances, workshops and other events that actively try to engage the local and regional population.

Hip hop evening at Pisana Loka Festival in Škofja Loka, 2023. Author: Anja Strojan

Diskoloka with Slovenian DJ Tomy DeClerque at the Loka Castle, Pisana Loka Festival 2023. Author: Anja Strojan

Performance Pipi Longstocking at Pisana Loka Festival in Škofja Loka, 2023. Author: Anja Strojan

External links

Gallery

Concert by Amadeo Orchestra at Pisana Loka Festival in Škofja Loka, 2022. Author: Anja Strojan

BorZak and Moonlight Sky playing at the Pisana Loka Festival in Škofja Loka in 2022. Author: Anja Strojan

Concert by Slovenian singer Jan Plestenjak at Pisana Loka Festival 2023. Author: Anja Strojan

Siddharta at the Pisana Loka Festival 2023. Author: Anja Strojan

Concert by acoustic quintet Swingatan at Pisana Loka Festival in Škofja Loka, 2022. Author: Denys Shadro

RotorMotor's concert at Pisana Loka Festival in Škofja Loka, 2023. Author: Anja Strojan

Diskoloka with Slovenian DJ Tomy DeClerque at the Loka Castle, Pisana Loka Festival 2023. Author: Anja Strojan

Diskoloka and DJ Dr. Rubinstein, Pisana Loka Festival 2023. Author: Anja Strojan

Hip hop evening at Pisana Loka Festival in Škofja Loka, 2023. Author: Anja Strojan

Performance Pipi Longstocking at Pisana Loka Festival in Škofja Loka, 2023. Author: Anja Strojan

Pisana Loka festival program, 2024.

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-{{Teaser|
+{{Teaser
-[[Pisana Loka Festival|Pisana Loka]] is a local summer festival taking place at various locations in Škofja Loka and is annually held in August. It started out in [[established::2008]], at first being quite a modest thing with just a few concerts. Since than, it has grown to be a ten packed days long event, encompassing music, theatre, urban sports, stand-up comedy, childrens programme, film screenings and more. The name of the festival means ''Colourful Loka'', which is an old way Škofja Loka was sometimes called, alluding to the charms of the town.
+|image=Concert Swingatan 21.8.2022 Denys Shadro.jpg
+|
+[[Pisana Loka Festival|Pisana Loka]] is a local summer festival taking place at various locations in Škofja Loka in August. At first a rather modest endeavour, it began in 2008 and has since grown into an annual event of ten packed days, encompassing music, theatre, urban sports, stand-up comedy, a children's programme, film screenings and more. The name of the festival means ''Colourful Loka'', a bit of an archaic way of calling Škofja Loka when alluding to the charms of the town.
+The festival locations are numerous, among them [[Sokolski dom Culture Centre, Škofja Loka|Sokolski dom Cultural Centre]], [[Loka Castle]], the summer garden of various local bars, some smaller squares and the main square of the old city centre (one of the best-preserved medieval squares in Slovenia).
 }}
-Made with urban reinvigoration plans in mind, Pisana Loka used to be just a series of concerts in the city centre. In 2011, the festival organisation was handed over to Zavod O, a cultural association run by the local youth, and its ambitions noticeably rose. It started connecting the various local institutions, groups and actors, from the local skateboarders, the pensioners society, [[Ivan Tavčar Public Library, Škofja Loka|Ivan Tavčar Public Library]], the scouts, student organisations and various local cultural enthusiasts and associations. The festival locations are numerous, with some of them being [[Sokolski dom Culture Centre, Škofja Loka|Sokolski dom Cultural Centre]], [[Loka Castle]], summer garden of some local bars and the old city centre square.
+==Background==
+Launched with urban reinvigoration plans in mind, [[Pisana Loka Festival|Pisana Loka]] used to be just a series of music concerts in the city centre. In 2011 (and later in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016), the festival organisation was handed over to [[Zavod O]], a cultural association run by local youth, and its ambitions noticeably rose. The festival started to connect various local institutions, groups, and actors, from local skateboarders to the pensioners society, the [[Ivan Tavčar Public Library, Škofja Loka|Ivan Tavčar Public Library]], scouts, student organisations, and various local cultural enthusiasts and associations.
+Since 2017 the festival has been coordinated by the [[Škofja Loka Municipality]]. The number is events is growing.
+==Programme==
+[[Pisana Loka Festival|Pisana Loka]] has hosted bands such as [[Siddharta]], [[Nuša Derenda]], [[Boštjan Gombač & Janez Dovč]], [[Dan D]], [[Hamo & Tribute 2 Love]], [[Jan Plestenjak]], [[Vlado Kreslin]], [[Žan Hauptman]], [[Baba’n’Dica]], [[Alo!Stari]], [[Irena Rovtar]], [[Jaka Trilar]], [[Tomaž Hostnik]], [[Rok Terkaj]], [[Nipke]], [[Murat&Jose]], [[Zala & Gašper]], [[PLIŠ]], [[Prismojeni profesorji bluesa]] – all in all, a varied line-up that joins alternative musicians with big pop acts.
+The festival presents also numerous theatre and street theatre performances, workshops and other events that actively try to engage the local and regional population.
+{{Wide image|Hiphop evening Murat&Jose, Trkaj, Nipke, Drill & Ezra 3.9.2023 Anja Strojan.jpg}}
-{{Vimeo|72976166}}
+{{Wide image|Diskoloka at the castle, Tomy DeClerque 21.8.2022 Anja Strojan.jpg}}
-Up until now, Pisana Loka hosted bands such as [[Laibach]], [[Bakalina]], [[Uršula Ramoveš in Fantje z Jazbecove grape]], [[Katarina Juvančič]] & [[Dejan Lapanja]], [[Vasko Atanasovski Trio]], [[Dan D]], Joe Cocker Tribute, [[Jan Plestenjak]], [[Hamo & Tribute 2 Love]] &ndash; all in all, a varied line-up that joins alternative musicians with big pop acts. The festival also started encompassing the ''Loka Blues Fest'' and has a collaboration with the [[In Memoriam Prof. Peter Hafner Festival]]. Pisana Loka also hosted the street theatre collective [[KUD Ljud]], it sets up series of public tribunes (with topics ranging from the cultural prospects of the town to youth employability), has an open air cinema, numerous theatre performances, gallery exhibitions
+{{Wide image|Performance Pipi Longstocking 2.9.2023 Anja Strojan.jpg}}
 ==See also==
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 == External links ==
 *[http://www.pisanaloka.si/ Pisana Loka website]
+* [http://www.lokavsnegu.si Loka v snegu website]
 *[https://vimeo.com/channels/pisanaloka/videos Pisana Loka video recordings]
+{{Gallery}}
 [[Category:Festivals]]
 [[Category:Music festivals]]
 [[Category:Music]]
-[[Category:Festivals in July]]
 [[Category:Festivals in August]]

Difference between revisions of "Pisana Loka Festival"

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Background

Programme

See also

External links

Gallery

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