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Contemporary dance Platform
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Since 2007, Plesna izba - Maribor Dance Room annually organises the Contemporary dance Platform. The festival grew out of the Young Dancers' Festival, derived from the need to continually present the work of younger Slovene dance makers and was closely linked to the education programmes of Plesna izba Maribor. In 2010 the festival expanded its programme to include professional contemporary dance production, thus becoming a presentation of national and international makers in the field of contemporary dance art.
Since 2014 the festival is organised in collaboration with Performa Festival, run by MKC Maribor Youth Culture Centre. The new entity is now called Festival Performa & Platforma.
Spider Festival
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Spider - a Festival of Radical Bodies is an international dance and performance festival founded in 2010 by choreographer and dancer Matej Kejžar and produced by the Ljubljana-based Pekinpah Association. Emerging from a desire to intertwine dance with critical thought, it brings together an international, transgenerational community of artists and audiences. Held outdoors at the Plečnik Auditorium in Tivoli Park, the festival presents works in dance and hybrid forms, along discussions, workshops, live music, and DJ sets, highlighting experimental practices and queer and feminist perspectives.
Zofka Kveder, writer and journalist
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Zofka Kveder (1878–1926), a writer and journalist, who advocated for women’s rights, brought to the forefront questions and issues often marginalised in Slovenian literature and society. Her literary work is aligned with the early modernist movement in Central Europe. Her writing offers nuanced portrayals of women's lives across different stages, from youth to old age, while her characters also reflect a range of social and class backgrounds.
Nonument Group
updated 9 hours ago
The Nonument Group researches the "20th century architecture, monuments and public spaces that have undergone a shift in symbolic meaning or had lost it as a consequence of political and social changes". Its members are Neja Tomšič, Martin Bricelj Baraga (artists and producers), Nika Grabar and Miloš Kosec (architects, researchers and publicists). The art collective operates within the Nonument platform, an ongoing research and artistic project initiated by MoTA Museum of Transitory Art in 2015 and has featured at the Nova Gorica–Gorizia, European Capital of Culture (2025) and Venice Biennial (2026).
MoTA Museum of Transitory Art
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Dealing in experimental and technologically inquisitive arts, MoTA serves as a production vehicle for music concerts, audiovisual acts, visual art exhibitions, public interventions, art residencies and an abundance of other artistically-charged activities (as of 2017, it also bestows the TESLA Award). Its programme predominantly takes place at various Ljubljana venues, yet also on the web and very frequently around the world including the Venice Biennial.
Ljubljanski grad Public Institute
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The Ljubljanski grad Public Institute was established in 2011 by the Municipality of Ljubljana. Its main task is to run and coordinate the cultural, educational, and tourist programme at the Ljubljana Castle, which beforehand was under the wing of the Ljubljana Festival. The plethora of various exhibitions and events at the castle – often done in collaboration with various other institutions – numbers up to 400 annually and encompasses cinema screenings, theatre plays, photography and history exhibitions, music concerts, dance performances, children's workshops, and more.
Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL)
updated 11 hours ago
Founded in 1949, the Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL) is the second-largest drama theatre in Slovenia. Operating initially on a small, modest stage with a group of enthusiastic actors, over the years the theatre has expanded into a modern theatre company with 35 permanent actors, staging 9 of its own productions and at least 2 co-productions per year. The theatre focuses mainly on contemporary drama performances and (drama) musicals. In 2019 MGL co-founded the RUTA regional theatre festival connecting theatres from six countries of former Yugoslavia.
MGL Library Book Collection
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MGL Library Book Collection is one of the oldest editions specialising in theatre theory and research in Europe. Since its constitution in 1958, the Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL) has published over 170 titles, including theoretical works by Slovenian dramaturgs and theatre practitioners as well as translations of essential texts on theatre research and history. The collection is run by Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL) and since 2007 edited by the dramaturg Petra Pogorevc.
Srečko Kosovel, poet
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Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926) is one of the key Slovenian poets. His work remains highly influential even 100 years after his death and firmly places him among the most important poets in Slovenian history.