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[[SubArt Festival]] was launched in [[established::2009]] in Kranj and is a nowadays one of the premier summer festivals in the town, bringing to it various alternative musical acts, movie screenings, photography, exhibitions, fairs and street theatre and performances. Taking place at different locations ([[Layer's House]], [[Trainstation Squat]], [[Rock Bar Down Town]] and the city streets, this week long festival seriously enlivens the long days of summer in Kranj.   
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[[SubArt Festival]] was launched in [[established::2009]] in Kranj and is a nowadays one of the premier summer festivals in the town, bringing to it various alternative musical acts, movie screenings, photography exhibitions, theatre, fairs and street performances. Taking place at different locations ([[Layer's House]], [[Trainstation Squat]], [[Rock Bar Down Town]] and the city streets), this week long festival seriously enlivens the long days of summer in Kranj.   
 
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==Background==
 
==Background==
  
The festival's first edition was a humble affair that presented the local rock and punk rock bands. It was organised by SubArt, a local cultural NGO, that already in 2010 set up a much more ambitious event that not only consisted of music concerts but was coupled with a skate session, various workshops, a fire performance. The concerts themselves were a curious international mix of extreme metal, klezmer, punk and ethno, and took place at Rock Bar Down Town. There, the festival was more or less held there until 2012, when Trainstation Squat was opened at a part of the festival moved there, with a similar thing happening two years later with another new venue called Layer's House being opened.  
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The festival's first edition was a humble affair that presented the local rock and punk bands. It was organised by SubArt, a local cultural NGO, that already in 2010 set up a much more ambitious event which not only consisted of music performances but was coupled with a skate session, various workshops and a fire performance. The concerts themselves were a curious international mix of metal, klezmer, punk and ethno, and took place at Rock Bar Down Town. There, the festival was more or less held there until 2012, when Trainstation Squat was opened and a part of the festival moved there, with a similar thing happening two years later with another new venue, called Layer's House, being opened.  
  
 
==Programme==
 
==Programme==
  
While the festival used to cater to ''harder'' musical genres like punk and metal, this orientation was soon redefined and also started encompassing reggae, hip hop, rock, jazz, techno and more. Some of the hosted musicians from abroad were Edo Maajka (BiH), Korai Trancemission (HU), Joke (FR), Repetitor (SR), Trankilesha (FR) and Kultur Shock (USA). Of the local ones, there were [[Demolition Group]], [[Fake Orchestra]], [[Raggalution]], [[Vasko Atanasovski Trio]], [[Red Five Point Star]], [[Godscard]], [[Dead Dildo Drome]].
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While the festival used to cater to a more punk and metal audiences, this orientation was soon redefined and started encompassing reggae, hip hop, rock, jazz, techno and more. Some of the hosted musicians from abroad were Edo Maajka (BiH), Korai Trancemission (HU), Joke (FR), Repetitor (SR), Trankilesha (FR) and Kultur Shock (USA). Of the local ones, one can mention [[Demolition Group]], [[Fake Orchestra]], [[Raggalution]], [[Vasko Atanasovski Trio]], [[Red Five Point Star]], [[Godscard]] and [[Dead Dildo Drome]].
  
 
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The additional programme consists of a plethora of activities. Besides the one mentioned above there is alo slacklining and yoga sessions, garage fairs, urban light shows, circus, cabaret, graffiti workshops and projects.
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The additional programme consists of a plethora of activities. Besides the above mentioned ones there are also slacklining and yoga sessions, garage fairs, urban light shows, circus, cabaret, graffiti workshops and projects.
 
 
that is otherwise setting up its programme in Trainstation Squat.
 
 
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==

Revision as of 18:32, 23 July 2015




Contact
SubArt Festival
Ulica Lojzeta Hrovata 6,, SI-4000 Kranj
Founded byKud SubArt
Frequencyannual
Festival dates3.7.2015 – 11.7.2015




SubArt Festival was launched in 2009 in Kranj and is a nowadays one of the premier summer festivals in the town, bringing to it various alternative musical acts, movie screenings, photography exhibitions, theatre, fairs and street performances. Taking place at different locations (Layer's House, Trainstation Squat, Rock Bar Down Town and the city streets), this week long festival seriously enlivens the long days of summer in Kranj.


Background

The festival's first edition was a humble affair that presented the local rock and punk bands. It was organised by SubArt, a local cultural NGO, that already in 2010 set up a much more ambitious event which not only consisted of music performances but was coupled with a skate session, various workshops and a fire performance. The concerts themselves were a curious international mix of metal, klezmer, punk and ethno, and took place at Rock Bar Down Town. There, the festival was more or less held there until 2012, when Trainstation Squat was opened and a part of the festival moved there, with a similar thing happening two years later with another new venue, called Layer's House, being opened.

Programme

While the festival used to cater to a more punk and metal audiences, this orientation was soon redefined and started encompassing reggae, hip hop, rock, jazz, techno and more. Some of the hosted musicians from abroad were Edo Maajka (BiH), Korai Trancemission (HU), Joke (FR), Repetitor (SR), Trankilesha (FR) and Kultur Shock (USA). Of the local ones, one can mention Demolition Group, Fake Orchestra, Raggalution, Vasko Atanasovski Trio, Red Five Point Star, Godscard and Dead Dildo Drome.

The additional programme consists of a plethora of activities. Besides the above mentioned ones there are also slacklining and yoga sessions, garage fairs, urban light shows, circus, cabaret, graffiti workshops and projects.

External links

FB page of Trainstation Squat

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SubArt Festival was launched in 2009 in Kranj and is a nowadays one of the premier summer festivals in the town, bringing to it various alternative musical acts, movie screenings, photography exhibitions, theatre, fairs and street performances. +
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