Culture of Slovenia

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Kurentovanje

Kurent or Korant, the most known and popular traditional carnival character in Slovenia, Kurentovanje, Ptuj 2023. Author: Stanko Vozel

The masked rite of spring known as Kurentovanje has been held since 1960, every February for 10 days leading up to Shrove Tuesday. It is the most popular Mardi Gras celebration in Slovenia, with most of the festivities centered in and Ptuj, Slovenia's oldest town, which has hosted Kurentovanje for around six decades. The Carnival was admitted into the European Federation of Carnival Cities in 1991. In 2017, the Door-to-door rounds of the Kurent were inscribed on the UNESCO representative list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Groups from Germany, Austria, Croatia, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, and Bulgaria usually participate in the event, assisting local people in building up the Land of the Kurent. The rite itself is accompanied by a full agenda of concerts, activities, and other attractions, ensuring that the event is attended by more than 100,000 visitors every year.

Faries at the opening procession, Ptuj 2023. Author: Stanko Vozel

Carnival events for children, Kurentovanje in Ptuj, 2023. Author: Stanko Vozel

Meet traditional carnival characters: the Devil with Kurents, Ptuj 2023. Author: Stanko Vozel

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  Poland Poznań Multikino 51

  
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  The international premiere of "Ciao Bella" directed by Jani Sever, Sever & Sever Production, supported by the Slovenian Film Centre.

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  Vietnam Hanoi Cinestar 135 Hai Bà Trưng (HCMC),National Cinema Centre

  
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  A screening of "The Man without Guilt" directed by Ivan Grgolet. Co-organised and promoted by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Beijing and supported by the Slovenian Film Centre.

  at the European Film Festival in Vietnam

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  Italy Gorizia/Gorica,Trieste/Trst Kulturni center Lojze Bratuž,Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste

  
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  Five performances of "Our Family - Naša familija", a family musical, set to the music and directed by Macedonian-Slovenian composer and director Marjan Nećak. Produced by Koper Theatre, Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste, and Hrvatsko narodno kazalište Ivana pl. Zajca Rijeka.

  
  

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  Austria St. Johann im Rosental/Šentjaž v Rožu K&K Center

  
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  A performance of "Waiting for Godot - Čakanje Godota", an iconic play by Samuel Beckett, directed by Jaša Jamnik. Produced by Šentjakob Theatre.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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  Austria Vienna Galerie Gregor Podnar

  
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  "Golden Cage / Goldener Käfig / Zlata kletka" is a solo photography exhibition in Gregor Podnar Gallery, presenting two projects by photographer Primož Bizjak who focused on the city of Madrid, the city of München, and its zoo.

  
  

  
  

  
  

• 28 Nov 2024

  Austria Bad Ischl Pfarrheim Bad Ischl

  
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  A live performance of Zlatko Kaučič's percussion project, "Bravery of the Brave - Pogum pogumnih". In collaboration with Salzkammergut 2024 and Jazzfreunde Bad Ischl.

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Festivals

Festivals in Slovenia

Festivals are up and running!

Our graphic calendar of festivals shows almost 190 festivals in 2023.

Explore all the upcoming festivals at the interactive Festivals in Slovenia infographic.

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The printed version of the calendar of Festivals in Slovenia in 2012 contains 141 festivals. Later on, in 2019, the festival number rose to 199. Check out the current annual festivalscape.

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  Museum of Modern Art is the central museum and gallery of the Slovenian art works from the 20th and 21st centuries.

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  Female nude, by Zdenko Kalin and Echo, by Karl Putrih.

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  The Stroj performing at Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, 2014

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  Site-specific installation in the forest at the Floating Castle Festival in the vicinity of Snežnik Castle, 2015

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  The Čaplja service building at the Nordic Centre Planica designed by the STVAR architects, 2016

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  Corporate identity for the Museum of Architecture and Design by IlovarStritar design studio, 2011

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  Pocar Homestead, Mojstrana main dwelling from the outside, built in 1775

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  The tank from the Ten-Day War in Slovenia (1991) in front of the National Museum of Contemporary History. On the eve of the International Women's Day in 2012 it was sprayed pink by the unknown activists and became a new popular landmark in Ljubljana. It is owned by the Military Museum of Slovenian Armed Forces and was transferred to the Park of Military History Pivka only a few months after the action. The pink paint was removed.

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  A Place under the Sun by students of the Chair of Textile and Fashion Design at the Department of Textiles of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Lighting Guerrilla Festival, 2011

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Overview

Fields of Experimental Music in Slovenia

Luka T. Zagoričnik

Let's take a ride on the term experimental music, which currently mainly defines certain more fringe musical practices, across the expanses of various musical plains, styles and genres. We can apply this (overly) broad term to designate the varied creative simmering in certain segments of the present-day Slovenian music scene. A scene that spans the realms of electro-acoustic music, musique concrète, experimental music in the context of modern classical music, free improvisation, experimental electronic music and sound art as well as their associated present-day trends. This scene is diverse and exceptionally agile. It has developed a strong infrastructure for itself (festivals, concert series, labels, international networks) and exists in the space between self-organising and DIY models and institutional environments.

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Žarkolom, Tadej Droljc at Lunchmeat Festival, 2020

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