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Pia and Pino Mlakar Award
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First presented in 2007, the Pia and Pino Mlakar Award is conferred by the expert committee of the Association of Ballet Artists of Slovenia for an individual's outstanding and original life time contribution to the art of ballet and choreography. The award is named after the late Slovene ballet dancers and choreographers Pia (1910–2000) and Pino Mlakar (1907–2006), the founders of professional ballet education in Slovenia.
Lydia Wisiakova Award
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First presented in 1997, the Lydia Wisiak Award is conferred by the expert committee of the Association of Ballet Artists of Slovenia for an individual's outstanding and original contribution to the art of ballet. The award is named after the late Slovene ballet dancers and choreographers Lydia Wisiak (1906–1993) who was the first Slovenian ballet dancer educated alos abroad (Dresden and Paris), who established herself on the international ballet stage between the two wars, in Paris, Switzerland, Belgium and Prague.
Ljubljana, UNESCO City of Literature
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In 2015, Ljubljana received the permanent title of UNESCO City of Literature and committed to promote the sustainable development of literature and reading culture. Each year, the city hosts a diverse range of literary activities, including an open-air book fair in the city center and a great number of literary readings and discussions. In addition, Ljubljana City of Literature maintains a bilingual website offering information on events, literary spaces and numerous creators of its literary scene.
Ljubljana also participates in the UNESCO City of Literature Writer in the Park residency program and invites international writers every year for a month-long creative residency. In addition, the city organizes an annual comic artists’ residency in collaboration with Angoulême – a UNESCO City of Literature as well – and the French Institute. Ljubljana, UNESCO City of Literature programmes are coordinated by Divja misel Institute in conjunction with the City of Ljubljana’s Department for Culture.
Moment Arts and Culture Association
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The Moment Arts and Culture Association, founded in 2006, develops independent theatre and related performing arts in Maribor. Its projects emerge through research, experimentation, and (self-)reflection, bringing together artists from across performance, puppetry, dance, and devised theatre. Moment organises the biennial independent theatre festival Crossings.
Critical Treat
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Critical Treat, commonly known as Kritiški pose(la)dek (in Slovenian), is the only independent podcast in Slovenia dedicated to contemporary art in a broader sense. It is hosted by Maša Žekš (art historian and curator) and Jernej Čuček Gerbec (editor and artist) who describe it is as "a para-artistic podcast exploring current events within the local art scene".
Corridor, Crossroads of Arts
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Corridor, Crossroads of Arts is an online media platform dedicated to promoting and reviewing culture, arts and other creative endeavours. It was established in early 2014 and it aims to familiarise its readers with current art events while also critically evaluating the Slovene and international cultural and art scenes.
Young Dragons Public Institute
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Young Dragons Public Institute was founded in 2009 by the Municipality of Ljubljana with the aim of providing quality programmes for youth. The institute cooperates with the Youth Office of the Municipality of Ljubljana in providing support for young people and their families and help them on their way to independence. Young Dragons sections are active in the city quarters of Zalog, Šiška, Bežigrad and Črnuče, as well as on the streets and in the city centre.
Web Museum MG+MSUM
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The Web Museum is designed as a repository for digital audiovisual contemporary art and time-based art, which also provides online access to AV materials. It comprises material recorded on video carriers (performances, dance, multimedia works) and documents from exhibitions, lectures, seminars, festivals and conferences. It was established in 2014 in the Museum of Modern Art) as an intersection of digitised AV documents of contemporary art practices and discursive programmes.
Cukrarna Palace
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Cukrarna Palace is a cultural-infrastructure project of the Municipality of Ljubljana, its Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana and Young Dragons Public Institute. It is named after the building in which it is accommodated, Cukrarna, the former Ljubljana sugar factory (in Slovenian, cukrarna means "sugar factory"), which is today considered a monument of cultural significance.
Indigo Festival
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Indigo Festival – an international festival of contemporary ideas – is a festival platform that presents cultural creation in the context of theoretical reflection on contemporary society. Through lectures, talks, screenings, music performances and DJ sets by local and international guests it features the latest trends in all artistic genres, design and philosophy. Taking place annually in Ljubljana since 2016, the festival is produced by the Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana and Marsh Creative Production.