Since 2008, Bufeto Institute, the only professional institute in the area of the art of clown in Slovenia, annually organises Klovnbuf International Contemporary Clown Theatre Festival. The festival has thus far hosted numerous artists from Russia, France, Austria, Switzerland, Israel, UK, USA, etc. It takes place in different locations in Ljubljana (also at the Mladinsko Theatre and Ljubljana Castle and also features workshops. The 2011 edition of the festival was entitled Cherchez la Femme and included performances by female clown artists, numerous interactive street actions, and a laboratory held by the internationally renowned artists Nola Rae, which was co-organised with Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia.
In the form of a Klovnbuf Happy Caravan the performances travel also to other Slovene cities such as Piran, Murska Sobota, Kamnik, Portorož, Izola, Koper, Velenje, Slovenj Gradec, Ravne na Koroškem, Novo mesto, and Maribor.
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