Foreigners: Events in Bratislava

Tips for performances and other events in the capital between July 7 and July 16, including concerts, parties, festivals, classical music, inline skating, exhibitions and more.

(Source: Miroslava Cibuľková)

Music & Dance
PARTY: Flying shoes; Starts: Jul 7, 21:00
PARTY: Balkan beats; Starts: Jul 8, 21:00
PARTY: Depeche Mode party; Starts: Jul 8, 22:00
CONCERT: Rock in the museum; Starts: Jul 12, 19:00
Theatre & Classical Music
CONCERT: The King´s Singers; Starts: Jul 7, 20:00
CONCERT: Jazz boat; Starts: Jul 7, 17:00
CONCERT: Moyzes’s quartet; Starts: Jul 8, 17:00
CONCERT: Big Band Fest; Starts: Jul 9, 14:00
CONCERT: Spectrum Quartett; Starts: Jul 9, 17:30
CONCERT: Saxophone Syncopators; Starts: Jul 16, 18:00
Events
EVENT: Fencing; Starts: Jul 11, 18:30, 19:15
EVENT: French day 2017; Starts: Jul 14, 14:00
MARKET: Ríbezľový Devín; Starts: Jul 15, 10:00
Exhibitions
EXHIBITION: Obrazy a sochy (Paintings and statues); Open: Tue – Sunday 10:00 – 18:00 until Sept 3
EXHIBITION: Apparatus of a utopian observer; Open: Wed - Sat 14:00 – 18:00 until Jul 22
EXHIBITION: Dorota Sadovská: Yellow Embrace; Exhibition opens: Jun 2, 16:00 until Sep 3; Tue – Sun 10:00 – 18:00
EXHIBITION: DON QUIXOTE; Open: Tue – Sun 11:00 – 18:00 until Oct 1
EXHIBITION: Stano Filko 2037; Open: Thu – Mon 12:00 – 19:00, Wed 13:00 – 20:00 until Aug 27
EXHIBITION: Like at home; Open: Thu – Mon 12:00 – 19:00, Wed 13:00 – 20:00 until Oct 29
EXHIBITION: Every family has its story; Open: Fri and Sun 10:00 – 16:00 until Oct 8
Sport
IN-LINE: Inline skating; Starts: Jul 14, 20:00
Training and courses
TRAINING: Under the trees; Starts: Jul 4 – Aug 24
TRAINING: Pilates in English three days a week; Starts: Every Tuesday and Thursday evening, 20:20 and Wednesday morning 7:15
TRAINING: Zumba in English Every Tuesday; Starts: Every other Tuesday, 17:50
TRAINING: Yoga in English on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Starts: Every Tuesday, 7:15 and Thursday 18:45
TRAINING: Belly Dance in English Mondays; Starts: Every Monday, 18:00
Highlights of the year
FESTIVAL: Uprising; Starts: Aug 25- Aug 26
BALLET: The Nutcracker, Starts: Dec 16, 15:00, 19:00
CONCERT: Apocalyptica; Starts: Oct 26, 20:00
CONCERT: Andrea Bocelli; Starts: Nov 19, 19:30
CONCERT: Michael Nyman Band; Starts: Sept 16, 19:30

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Music & Dance

PARTY: Flying shoes – Let’s bath our party sneakers in a sea of dancing music. Strong hip-hop, trap, RnB, twerk and funk beats will be played by Djs Mercy and Fancy. Starts: Jun 30, 22:00, Nedbalova 3. Admission: €3. More info: facebook.com

PARTY: Balkan beats – Passionate rhythms, exotic melodies, non-traditional instruments but also traditional home music will mix at this energetic party! DJs Gadjo.cz and Julah will play the best of Balkan, klezmer, folk, South-American music and gypsy sounds. Starts: Jul 8, 21:00, Nedbalova 3. Admission: €3. More info: facebook.com
CONCERT: Rock in the museum – The Museum of Trade presents a young, Greek blues-rock group called Deep in the Top to Bratislava as part of the project, Rock in the museum. Deep in the Top is, besides the Full Houze and The Big Nose Attack, the third Greek blues-rock band to play at the Museum of Trade in Bratislava. Starts: Jul 12, 19:00, Linzbothova 16. More info: rockvmuzeu.sk

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PARTY: Depeche Mode party – DJs Ralf & StanO present the beloved sounds of Depeche Mode in various forms. Starts: Starts: Jul 8, 22:00, Štúrova 3. More info: nuspirit.sk

Theatre & Classical Music


CONCERT: Spectrum Quartett – String quartet (Ján Kružliak, Adam Novák, Peter Dvorský, Branislav Bielik) play classical and contemporary music. They take the energy from folk music and utilise improvisation in their performances. Starts: Jul 9, 17:30, Botanical garden. Admission: free. More info: citylife.sk

CONCERT: Jazz boat – Peter Lipa & the Traditional Club present a concert connected with a boat trip from the centre of Bratislava to Devín and back. The cruise lasts two and half hours. Starts: Jul 7, 17:00; pontoon number 52, opposite the Slovak National Gallery. Admission: €13. More info: ticketportal.sk

CONCERT: Saxophone Syncopators – A unique saxophone quartet that specialises in music genres from classical to ragtime. Starts: Jul 16, 18:00, Istrijská 68. Admission: free. More info: istracentrum.sk

CONCERT: The King´s Singers – The famous acapella group comes to Bratislava as part of the Viva Musica event. During its 50 years of acapella history several perfect singers have performed in the band. On Friday Patrick Dunachie, Timothy Wayne-Wright, Julian Gregory, Christopher Bruerton, Christopher Gabbitas and Jonathan Howard will sing. Starts: Jul 7, 20:00, Panenská 28. More info: citylife.sk

CONCERT: Big Band Fest – For its first year this big band festival will present world-famous bands such as the Dixie Kings of Hungary, the Rozhlasový Big Band, Gustava Broma and vocalist Deidra Jones from the US. Starts: Jul 9, 17:00; Kuchajda. Admission: Free. More info: cultusruzinov.sk

CONCERT: Moyzes’s quartet – Since their origin in 1975 this quartet is one of the most significant chamber music group in Slovakia. Starts: Jul 8, 17:00, Sad Janka Kráľa. Admission: free. More info: citylife.sk

Events

EVENT: French day 2017 – The fifth year celebrating the French holiday, Bastille Day, in Bratislava is organized by the French embassy. The event offers a cultural programme and a market selling French products and food. Starts: Jul 14, 14:00, Hlavné námestie. More info: institutfrancais.sk

MARKET: Ríbezľový Devín – Besides the tasting and sale of wine made from red and black currants, currants with sugar, jams, syrups, cakes, ice cream and other products made from currants will be available. Starts: Jul 15, 10:00, Devín castle. More info: citylife.sk

EVENT: Fencing – Entertaining fencing-theatre performances, demonstration of fights from the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras, a demonstration of fencing techniques and many others. Starts: Jul 11, 18:30, 19:15, Stará radnica. More info: citylife.sk

Exhibitions

EXHIBITION: Stano Filko 2037 – An exhibition dedicated to one of the most significant but unfortunately deceased Slovak artists to mark the occasion of his 80th birthday. The ambition of the exhibition is to show the three-dimensional, planar and conceptual views of the artist of the world’s and a being’s structure. Open: Thu – Mon 12:00 – 19:00, Wed 13:00 – 20:00 until Aug 27; Námestie SNP 12. More info: kunsthallebratislava.sk

EXHIBITION: Like at home – The exhibition reflects the main influences on Slovak sculpture of the 20th and 21st century. Exhibiting artists are Maria Bartuszová, Juraj Bartusz, Marko Blažo, Tomáš Džadoň, Jozef Jankovič, Marek Kvetan, Juraj Meliš, Michal Moravčík, Martin Piaček, Karol Pichler, Pavla Sceranková, Emöke Vargová. Open: Thu – Mon 12:00 – 19:00, Wed 13:00 – 20:00 until Oct 29, Námestie SNP 12. More info: kunsthallebratislava.sk

EXHIBITION: Every family has its own story – A unique project presents family treasures and family stories from twenty members of Bratislava’s Jewish community from different generations. Each respondent chose one family object which represents a precious memory of parents, grandparents or relatives. Open: Fri and Sun 10:00 – 16:00 until Oct 8; Heydukova 11-13. More info: synagogue.sk

EXHIBITION: Obrazy a sochy (Paintings and statues) – Vladimír Kompánek, sculptor and painter, is the most famous protagonist of Galandovci and at the same time one of the most charismatic people of the Slovak painting scene of the second half of 20th century. Danubiana presents the choice picks of his creations to celebrate the 90th anniversary of his birth. Open: Tue – Sunday 10:00 – 18:00 until Sept 3. More info: danubiana.sk

EXHIBITION: Apparatus of a utopian observer – The exhibition shows pieces by artists such as Hynek Alt, Barbora Dayef, Veronika Franková, Juraj Gábor, Martin Chlanda, Oldřich Morys, Tatiana Nikulina, Libor Novotný, Jakub Rajnoch. Open: Wed - Sat 14:00 – 18:00 until Jul 22. More info: krokusgaleria.sk

EXHIBITION: Don Quixote – The exhibition presents the character of Don Quijote that became the inspiration for many artistic pieces, not only in literature. It displays the art of authors of illustrative creations from Slovakia created in the 20th and 21st century, such as Cyprián Majerník, František Kudláč, Koloman Sokol, Július Szabó, Fraňo Štefunko, etc. Open: Tue – Sun 11:00 – 18:00 until Oct 1, Palffyho Palác, Panská 19. Admission: €4. More info: www.gmb.sk

EXHIBITION: Dorota Sadovská: Yellow Embrace - Exhibition entitled Žlté objatie/ Yellow Embrace created by Slovak artist Dorota Sadovská presents her new installation, where visitors will have a chance to enter the spatial installation and feel as if they are in an actual “embrace”. Exhibition opens: Jun 2, 16:00 until Sep 3; Tue – Sun 10:00 – 18:00. Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava – Čunovo. Admission: €10. More info: www.danubiana.sk.

Sport

IN-LINE: Inline skating – Approximately one thousand in-line skaters and also cyclists, people with scooters and skateboards can travel the roads that normally belong to cars on Friday night. The event is organized by the inline team along with music and first aid. Starts: Jul 14, 20:00. More info: facebook.com

Training

TRAINING: Under the trees – Lectures on Yoga, belly-dancing, body balance and other similar topics. Starts: Jul 4 – Aug 24, Medical garden. Admission: free. More info: citylife.sk

TRAINING: Pilates in English three days a week– The class of Mindfulness Pilates held in English is suitable for everyone. The class is limited to 10 persons, so reservation is needed in advance: info@internationals.sk. Starts: Every Tuesday and Thursday evening, 20:20 and Wednesday morning 7:15; Internationals Bratislava, Square SNP 22. Admission: €8,5 (one-time charge). More info: www.internationals.sk.

TRAINING: Zumba in English Every Tuesday – Not a dance lesson, but rather a party which the organisers call the Zumba dance. Organised by Internationals Bratislava, a non-profit organisation that brings people together from all around the world living or visiting Bratislava, regardless of their cultural origin. Starts: Every other Tuesday, 19:30; Centrum Radosť, Lýcejná 4. Admission: €6 (one-time charge). More info: www.internationals.sk.

TRAINING: Yoga in English on Tuesdays and Thursdays - Hatha Yoga sessions every Wednesday, beginner's level. Reservations and own mats are not necessary. Fruit and water are free. Starts: Every Tuesday, 7:15 and Thursday 18:45; Internationals Bratislava, Square SNP 22. Admission: €7,5 (one-time charge). More info: www.internationals.sk.

TRAINING: Belly Dance in English Mondays - A beginer&intermediate level of belly dancing, the oldest form of dance, according to many experts, having roots in all ancient cultures from the orient to India to the middle east. Starts: Every Monday, 18:00.EtnoDance, Súťažná 18. Admission: €6,5 (one-time charge). More info: www.internationals.sk.

Highlights of the year

FESTIVAL: Uprising – The festival is amongst the biggest in central Europe for the reggae music genre. During two days, different artists from reggae, dancehall, ska, latino, hip-hop, dub, dubstep, ragga-jungle and dnb music styles will perform on the stage. The headliners for this year are Sean Paul, The Wailers, Alpha Blondy, Irie Révoltés. Starts: Aug 25 – 26, Zlaté piesky. More info: uprising.sk

BALLET: The Nutcracker – Cirque De Monte Carlo and Edvin Marton present Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet in a new form – an acrobatic ballet performance. Starts: Dec 16, 15:00, 19:00, Ageon Arena, (National Tennis Centre), Príkopova 6. Admission: €29.9-€49.9. More info: www.ticketportal.sk.

CONCERT: Apocalyptica – This tour will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the launching of Plays Metallica with Four Cellos. Apocalyptica formed new attitudes towards the hits of this most famous rock band, created their own genre and started a career which has already lasted for 20 years. Starts: Oct 26, 20:00; Incheba Expo Aréna, Viedenská cesta 3409. Admission: from €29 to €49. More info: ticketportal.sk

CONCERT: Andrea Bocelli – One of the greatest artists of Opera, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, has recorded 15 studio albums and three Greatest hits albums over his more than 25-year-long career. The holder of the Golden Globe in the category of song for The Prayer in the animated film The Magic Sword, who last year released his most recent album named Cinema, comes to Bratislava. Starts: Nov 19, 19:30; Winter Arena of Ondrej Nepela, Odbojárov 9. Admission: from €99. More info: www.ticketportal.sk.

CONCERT: Michael Nyman Band – The band of Michael Nyman, composer of music for films, for example The Piano, plays some of his best known works. Starts: Sept 16, 19:30; Devín Castle. Admission: €45. More info: www.drhorak.sk.

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