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Gibanica (Moving Cake) Biennial of Slovenian Contemporary Dance Art

Held biennially since 2003, the Gibanica (Moving Cake) Biennial of Slovenian Contemporary Dance Art is a competitive contemporary dance festival that aims to offer an overview of the most outstanding Slovenian contemporary dance performances of the preceding two years. The Contemporary Dance Association Slovenia manages the festival in cooperation with a network of partners.

The festival’s name is a pun on the Slovenian verb for moving (gibati) and a traditional Slovenian pastry (gibanica), which varies from region to region.

The poster of the 2025 edition of the Gibanica (Moving Cake) Festival of Slovene Dance.

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European Capital of Culture

Nova Gorica–Gorizia, European Capital of Culture 2025

Since its inception in 1985, over 40 cities have won the prestigious European Capital of Culture (ECoC) title. Forty years later, however, the border cities of Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy are the first ones to turn this annual celebration of culture into a genuinely cross-border endeavour. Based on these cities' specific political, cultural and geographical context, their 2025 ECoC programme explores the concept of borders from multiple dimensions under the slogan “Go! Borderless”.

The opening event, From Station to Station, was held on 8 February, the Slovenian cultural holiday.

Light markings GO!2025

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Paving the Way for Green Animation and a Co-Development Mechanism

Read up on how the regional animated film industry is driving discussions around environmentally sustainable practices and funding mechanisms that will enable the industry to grow.

GO2025 The City Yet to Become

Miha Kosovel of Razpotja magazine introduces the term transfrontal and reminds us of how understanding the history of a region can better prepare us for the mental and physical shifts needed in co-creating a new reality.

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Orto Fest

Established in 1999 and regularly held since 2001, Orto Fest is an ambitious festival with a wide ranging scope of its musical programme. It takes place in Orto Bar, a legendary bar for rock aficionados, and is usually held throughout the whole of May. Even though rock music is its predominant sound, the festival also offers pop(-rock), metal, hip hop, and folk acts. Besides regularly staging foreign musicians, who are coming from all over the world, the festival mostly hosts Slovene musicians and its yearly selection always features a combination of some older, cult artists with a showing of what is currently happening on the different local music scenes.

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Culture from Slovenia worldwide 2010–2024

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5 Apr 2025

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1 Jun 2025

FranceParisCentquatre-Paris
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Lucija Rosc presents her photo work the "Heirloom" and Ana Zibelnik together with Jakob Ganslmeier (Germany) the work "Bereitschaft". Promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Paris. At the Circulations Festival of Young European Photography
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12 Jun 2025

FranceParisGalerie - Cité internationale des arts
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Tjaša Črnigoj, Slovenian theatre director participates together with Tijana Todorović at the exhibition "D'ici 60 ans: relayer", on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Cité internationale des arts, co-curated by Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez, Arts and Culture Programme Manager at the Cité internationale des arts. It explores the core values, the hospitality, conviviality, intergenerational dialogue, and the creation of safe spaces, reflecting contemporary challenges through various approaches, including ecofeminist infrastructures, new social contracts, restorative justice, and critical perspectives on climate change and artificial intelligence. Promoted by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Paris.
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17 May 2025

FranceParisLibrairie Métamorphoses
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The exhibition Zoran Mušič: L’œuvre gravé; 1947-1984, presented by Librairie Métamorphoses in Paris and Galerie Bordas in Venice, showcases a comprehensive collection of the artist's prints, including rare and unpublished works. Spanning from his early Cavallini to the powerful "Nous ne sommes pas les derniers" series, along with "Terres, Paysages", and "Motifs végétaux", this exhibition offers an unparalleled overview of Mušič’s graphic work, with a special focus on his deep connection to Venice.
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Upcoming events

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24 May 2025

United Arab EmiratesDubaiDubai Opera
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Edward Clug’s innovative reinterpretation of Carl Orff’s "Carmina Burana" in a modern ballet, performed by the ballet ensemble of the Slovene National Theatre Maribor.

Festivals

Festivals in Slovenia

Festivals are up and running!

Our graphic calendar of festivals provides an attractive overview of festivals by discipline and date.

Explore all the upcoming festivals at the interactive Festivals in Slovenia infographic.

The printed version of the calendar of Festivals in Slovenia in 2012 contains 141 festivals. In 2019, the number of festivals rose to 199. Check out the current annual festivalscape.

Images

A still photograph from the full-length feature film Happiness on a Lead (1977), Viba Film
National Gallery of Slovenia, view of the northern wing by Edvard Ravnikar and the entrance hall by SADAR + VUGA Architects, 2009.
Still from the film Vertigo Bird by En-Knap Productions, with Iztok Kovač atop the chimney and Aleš Hadalin in the foreground.
This rare example of an octagonal apiary dates from the late 19th century, Apiculture Museum Krapje
Theremidi Orchestra, group of enthusiasts from Ljudmila Art and Science Laboratory performing at Mladi levi Festival and 7th edition of U3 Triennial of Contemporary Slovene Arts, 2013
Equrna Gallery, situated since 1984 in a renovated courtyard building at Gregorčičeva 3, Ljubljana, built in the early 18th century,and also used circa 1809 as stables for Napoleonâs army
Exhibition Kontinuiteta / Continuity - 3-channel animation and installation Memorial by artist Adel Abidin at the Celje Gallery of Contemporary Art, 2011
Honeycomb Apartments in Ljubljana, Ofis Arhitekti, 2007
PCB, Lightbox with circuit board, BridA, 2010