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− | Established in 1993, the international [[Lent Festival]] is among the largest open-air festivals in Europe and the most massive festival of its kind in Slovenia. Each year it presents around 300 different cultural performances and events on different stages, including various styles of popular music, opera, rock, ballet, jazz, classical music, street theatre, chanson, folklore and revivalist folk, theatre, busking music, events for children, dance performances and musicals, children workshops and also sport events. | + | Established in 1993, the international [[Lent Festival]] is among the largest open-air festivals in Europe and the most massive festival of its kind in Slovenia. Each year it presents around 300 different cultural performances and events on different stages, including various styles of popular music, opera, rock, ballet, jazz, classical music, street theatre, chanson, folklore and revivalist folk, theatre, busking music, events for children, dance performances and musicals, children workshops and also sport events. It is a festival of cacophony of sounds and quantity , easy going festivities, smoky barbecues, but also for quality performances in more hidden intimate venues. |
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+ | The festival regularly attracts around 500,000 spectators, dispersed during the 3-weeks long event at over 23 venues, improvised stages, reshaped old spaces at the banks of the Drava river. | ||
+ | The Festival is a member of the [[International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA)]] and the [[Association of Slovene Festivals (SloFA) | ||
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In 2007 the 26-day Lent Festival presented 400 musical, theatrical and literary events involving 3,900 performers from 36 countries, among them the band Living Colour and Maceo Parker. The Festival also included the Maribor component of the [[Ana Desetnica International Street Theatre Festival]] and stand-up comedy performances by Slovene and Croatian comedians, the Jazzlent and the [[Folkart International Folklore Festival]]. | In 2007 the 26-day Lent Festival presented 400 musical, theatrical and literary events involving 3,900 performers from 36 countries, among them the band Living Colour and Maceo Parker. The Festival also included the Maribor component of the [[Ana Desetnica International Street Theatre Festival]] and stand-up comedy performances by Slovene and Croatian comedians, the Jazzlent and the [[Folkart International Folklore Festival]]. | ||
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Revision as of 18:09, 12 June 2010
{{Teaser| Established in 1993, the international Lent Festival is among the largest open-air festivals in Europe and the most massive festival of its kind in Slovenia. Each year it presents around 300 different cultural performances and events on different stages, including various styles of popular music, opera, rock, ballet, jazz, classical music, street theatre, chanson, folklore and revivalist folk, theatre, busking music, events for children, dance performances and musicals, children workshops and also sport events. It is a festival of cacophony of sounds and quantity , easy going festivities, smoky barbecues, but also for quality performances in more hidden intimate venues.
The festival regularly attracts around 500,000 spectators, dispersed during the 3-weeks long event at over 23 venues, improvised stages, reshaped old spaces at the banks of the Drava river. The Festival is a member of the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) and the [[Association of Slovene Festivals (SloFA)
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Programme
In 2007 the 26-day Lent Festival presented 400 musical, theatrical and literary events involving 3,900 performers from 36 countries, among them the band Living Colour and Maceo Parker. The Festival also included the Maribor component of the Ana Desetnica International Street Theatre Festival and stand-up comedy performances by Slovene and Croatian comedians, the Jazzlent and the Folkart International Folklore Festival.
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See also
External links
- Lent Festival website (in English)