Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje
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18 Oct 2024
This years's Eho Mountain Festival will start with the screening of the Slovenian film "Maverick From the Edge - Viharnik z roba, 100 let Skalašev". Director, screenwriter and producer Igor Vrtačnik will give a short introductory presentation before the film and will be available for a discussion after the projection. The event is supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Skopje.
at the Eho Mountain Festival
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9 Oct 2024
The opening of the photo exhibition of Ivo Borko, a renowned Slovenian photographer who has been impressing with his works for decades. Supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje.
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23 Feb 2024
A projection of a documentary about the iconic punk band Pankrti, "You Get to Do It", directed by Jani Sever and written by Stojan Pelko. Pankrti's frontman Pero Lovšin will be in attendance. Organised by Slovene Center Skopje and supported by Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Skopje.
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17 Sep 2023
20 Sep 2023
Readings and discussions with Drago Jančar, a laureate of Prozart Award for his contribution to literature development in the Balkans. Supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje
at the PRO-ZA Balkan
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1 Aug 2023
A concert by Camerata Academica ensemble of the Academy of Music Ljubljana. Promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje
at the Ohrid Summer Festival
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31 Jul 2023
A concert by Camerata Academica ensemble of the Academy of Music Ljubljana. Promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje
at the Skopsko leto
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19 Jul 2023
A concert by Vasko Atanasovski with the MELEM band, produced by Cukrarna Gallery. Promoted and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje
at the Lokum Fest Balkan Ethno Fusion
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10 Feb 2023
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7 Feb 2020
9 Feb 2020
The screenings of the restored versions of On Our Own Land (1948) and The Valley of Peace (1956), directed by France Štiglic (Triglav Film); Real Pests (1977), directed by Jože Bevc (Viba Film Studio); Funeral Feast (1969), directed by Matjaž Klopčič (Viba Film Studio), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje and Slovenian Film Centre,
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17 Jan 2020
31 Jan 2020
The exhibition Intangible Cultural Heritage in Slovenia in the Light of the UNESCO Convention, curated by Nena Židov and Anja Jerin (Slovene Ethnographic Museum), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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8 May 2018
22 May 2016
North Macedonia Skopje Osten Gallery
The exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints by Jože Ciuha, curated by Barbara Savenc and Marija Skočir (International Centre of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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8 May 2018
North Macedonia Skopje Osten Gallery
The opening of the exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints by the Slovenian painter Jože Ciuha (1924-2015), curated by Barbara Savenc and Marija Skočir (Jakopič Gallery), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje and Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union,
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6 Nov 2017
Days of Slovenian Literature with Stanka Hrastelj, Jurij Hudolin and Ivo Svetina Slovene Writers’ Association, initiated by National and University Library and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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7 Apr 2017
A dance performance by Jernej Bizjak, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
at the Skopje Dance Fest
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1 Dec 2016
3 Jan 2017
North Macedonia Skopje Museum of the Macedonian Struggle and the State Archives of the Republic of Macedonia
The exhibition Legacy Stories (Slovenia and the Succession after Yugoslavia), prepared by the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia in cooperation with Radio-Television Slovenia (RTV Slovenia) and the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Archives, co-organised by the State Archive of the Republic of Macedonia and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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11 Apr 2016
A concert by guitarist Nejc Kuhar within the project European Contemporary Composers at the Days of Macedonian Music Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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9 Dec 2015
A presentation of the Macedonian translation of Tomaž Šalamun's selected poems, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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24 Jun 2015
Circle, an exhibition of paintings by Anže Gallus Petelin, organised in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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18 May 2015
A literary meeting with writer Andrej Blatnik, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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10 Oct 2014
Monotube, an audio-visual performance by Marko Batista, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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7 Feb 2014
A presentation of Nataša Kramberger's novel Nebesa v robidah and a talk with the author, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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29 Nov 2013
He, he, Helium, a dance performance co-produced by the House of Culture Celje and Festival Velenje at the Festival Esenski muzički svečenosti, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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15 Nov 2013
22 Nov 2013
Dual, directed by Nejc Gazvoda and produced by PERFO Production, Adria Blues, directed by Miroslav Mandić and produced by Gustav Film, Filmostovje and Senca studio, Damir Avdić: The Right Man for Capitalism, directed by Dušan Moravec and produced by the ŠKUC Association, Friendly production, Vertigo, and Chefurs Raus! by Goran Vojnović, at Cinedays 2013, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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17 Oct 2013
A concert by Zlatko Kaučič and Evan Parker at the Skopje Jazz Festival 2013, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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26 Sep 2013
L'Innocente, produced by Mladinsko Theatre, at the Youth Open Theatre (MOT), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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20 Jun 2013
Timing Diagrams, a multimedia performance by Marko Batista and Boštjan Čadež (Aksioma Institute), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
at the International Festival BuskerFest Skopje
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25 Feb 2013
27 Feb 2013
A literary and theatre evening with Andrej Rozman Roza (Rozinteater), supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
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8 Feb 2012
24 Feb 2012
Month of Slovenian Culture in Macedonia - Prešeren's Day, co-organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje, featuring Dane Zajc poetry reading, film screenings, stand-up comedy and concerts in Skopje and Bitola
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16 Sep 2010
26 Sep 2010
Damned Be the Traitor of His Homeland!, directed by Oliver Frljić and produced by Mladinsko Theatre; The Bridge Over Blood by Damir Avdić, directed by Marko Bulc and produced by the Glej Theatre; and Exit the King, co-produced by Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana and Ex Ponto International Festival, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Skopje,
at the International Theatre Festival MOT
Cultural cooperation
The legal basis for cooperation in the field of culture is the Agreement on Cooperation in Culture, Education and Science between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Macedonia signed in July 1993 in Ljubljana.
The Programme of Cooperation in the Field of Culture for the Years 2010–2013 was signed in Skopje by the two ministers of culture in March 2010. On that occasion Majda Širca opened the exhibitions Jože Plečnik (1872-1957). Architect in Ljubljana, Prague and Vienna and Modern Architecture in Slovenia 1999–2010. Both exhibitions were featured as a part of the 15th Architectural Biennial of Macedonia BIMAS 2010.
The Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Skopje participates in the organisation of a range of cultural events. In 2010 several literary evenings (Mitja Čander and Lucija Stupica, Primož Repar, Josip Osti), choral concerts and folklore events, as well as exhibitions (NAME Readymade produced by Aksioma Institute) took place in Macedonia. Slovene artists presented themselves at several festivals: Anja Medved's video installation was shown at the Skopsko leto and two young Slovene film makers were awarded at the Roma film festival Zlato kolo Skopje and at the Asterfest film festival. Performances by the Mladinsko Theatre, Glej Theatre, and the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana were invited to the eminent MOT International Theatre Festival, while the Skupifestival 2010 hosted the Ma & Al by Mini Theatre.
Slovenian community in Macedonia
Around 500 Slovenes live in Macedonia. In 1994 the non-governmental organisation Slovenian Association France Prešeren was founded in Skopje (it has 160 members from all over Macedonia), while in Bitola in 2007 the Slovenian Association Triglav was established. Both organisations are supported by the Government Office for Slovenians Abroad. The associations offer classes of Slovenian language and culture in cooperation with the Slovene Ministry of Education and Sport and the Macedonian Government, which assists with the space where the classes are held. In the academic year 2007/08 for the first time 14 students were enrolled in the Slovenian language module as a part of the Bologna programme of the Philology Faculty Blaže Koneski, University of St. Ciril and Metodius in Skopje. An anthology of Slovene contemporary literature was published in cooperation with the Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language and the Department of Slovenian Studies, University of Ljubljana.