Slovene artists and producers regularly participate at established festivals in Germany. In 2007, Gregor Podnar Gallery opened a new gallery space in Berlin.
KGBL Chamber Choir of the Ljubljana Music and Ballet Conservatory Conservatory, under the direction of Ambrož Čopi, is an ensemble of approximately 40 dedicated singers. The Japan tour including the performance at the Yokohama Festival Japan showcases also Slovenian music. Concerts present not only established works and masters, but also the creativity of a younger generation of composers.
The performance "Pinocchio", directed and visually designed by Matteo Spiazzi was widely recognized. The tour in Japan is a confirmation that puppetry is a strong and vibrant part of Slovenian culture. The story of Pinocchio is an incredible adventure that has been a source of excitement for many generations and is still alive today. Pinocchio is a metaphor for how mistakes can also shape man.
The singing performance "non-choir" led by Tisa Neža Herlec rather deals phenomenologically with the human voice. The queer-feminist collective Grrrls, co-founded by the Carinthian-Slovenian artist Majda Krivograd, provides the music. By planting a peaceful persimmon tree, they express the rejection of nuclear weapons and even apriori rejection of peaceful nuclear energy.
As part of the summer film festival, which focuses on contemporary European film culture, two Slovenian films are screened: "Hidden People", directed by Miha Hočevar with an actor Luka Marčetič as a guest of the festival, and the youth film "Block 5", directed by Klemen Dvornik.
Vivijana Kljun (IT) & Helmut Blažej (A) present an exhibition entitled "The Light and the Background". Both artists connect reality, memory and artistic interpretation in their works. They open up new perspectives on the landscape as a space of perception, memory and inner experience.