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Naša pesem Choir Competition
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Women's chamber choir ČarniCe performing at the Naša pesem Choir Competition. Author: Janez Eržen
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Slovene art abroad 2010 – 2024
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An exhibition by painter Matjaž Borovničar and sculptor Luka Širok, as part of the "A Window on to our Neighbour", organised by the Union of Slovene Fine Arts Associations (ZDSLU). Co-organised by the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia Klagenfurt.
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A photography exhibit "The Real World is Out There - Stvaran svet je tamo nekde" by Robert Marin and Nemanja Knežević. The event is supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade.
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Four performances of "Saint Joan of the Stockyards - Sveta Ivana Klavniška", a Slovene production of Bertold Brecht's play by Mladinsko Theatre in collaboration with Cankarjev dom. Featuring music by Laibach and cast members from Slovenia, Italy, and Luxembourg. Coproduced by Emilia Romagna Teatro Bologna/Teatro Nazionale, TNL – Théâtre National du Luxembourg, ErosAntEros – POLIS Teatro Festival, and Teatro Stabile di Bolzano. The play premieres on the 18th of April.
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The exhibition of Sony World Photography Awards, featuring work by Ana Skobe, who won the first prize in the architecture. Ana Skobe's participation at the event is supported by the Cultural Fund. The event is supported and co-organised by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in London.
Festivals
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.
Images
Site-specific installation in the forest at the Floating Castle Festival in the vicinity of Snežnik Castle, 2015
The Čaplja service building at the Nordic Centre Planica designed by the STVAR architects, 2016
Corporate identity for the Museum of Architecture and Design by IlovarStritar design studio, 2011
Pocar Homestead, Mojstrana main dwelling from the outside, built in 1775
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.
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
Narodni dom (National House) building by František Škabrout, built in Ljubljana 1894–1896. In 1927 the National Gallery of Slovenia rented some rooms in the building that housed also sport and leisure activities. Postcard, 1910.
The Stroj performing at Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, 2014
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Maribor, designed by Styria arhitektura d.o.o.
Overview
Fields of Experimental Music in Slovenia
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Žarkolom, Tadej Droljc at Lunchmeat Festival, 2020
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