Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská
Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská

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Camilla Nelson
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Bratislava gets a taste of international poetry

The international poetry festival Ars Poetica will host poetry readings and other performances at various sites in the city.

Day of wine cellars 2013 in Trnava
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Foreigners: Top 10 events around Slovakia in November

The selection of events not to miss in various regions around Slovakia this month.

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Film festival pays tribute to murdered reporter, investigative journalists

One World, the international film fest (IFF) of engaged documentaries, starts on October 11 in Bratislava.

MMM 2015. International Peace Marathon Košice: Kenyan runners, future winner Kosgei is looking back.
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Foreigners: Top 10 events around Slovakia in October

The selection of events not to miss in various regions around Slovakia next month, including an internationally renowned marathon, a sauerkraut feast, a visual arts festival, a multi-genre festival, and a lot of music.

Slovak Philharmonics with James Judd in the Reduta building.

Music festival offers Czecho-Slovak commemoration, world-renowned musicians

In more than two weeks, fans of classical music can visit 26 concerts of the finest Slovak, European and world musicians and conductors, including a Grammy-nominated conductor, or one work performed by two renowned pianists, Russian-German Igor Levit – with Orchestre de Paris – and Israeli-US Yefim Bronfman – with St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

Jiří Menzel(L) and Peter Simonischek in The Interpreter

The Interpreter to vie for Oscar

A Slovak movie, which won an award at a San Francisco festival, was chosen to represent the country in the US Film Academy contest. Both main actors have already had experience with this prize.

Konvergencie: Alehouse Session
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Renaissance, baroque, and current anniversaries – Konvergencie 2018

The festival of chamber music this time around offers a musical wander across Renaissance and Baroque Italy and England, and commemorates the establishment of Czechoslovakia, all while bringing a host of renowned musicians.

Truck Race 2017, Slovakia Ring
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Foreigners: Top 10 events around Slovakia in July

The selection of events not to miss in various regions around Slovakia next month, from an epic hike, to bryndzové halušky championship, to summer music festivals and international craft festival, as well as truck races.

Ozpetek: Dark Naples

Dolce Vitaj brings Italian culture to Bratislava

The 2018 edition of the festival will focus on Italian design and the city of Naples through film, music, and gastronomy.

László Fassang

Bratislava Organ Festival celebrates extravagance, minimalism and repetitiveness

Apart from “classical” recitals, the festival will also include unusual fusions and combinations.

Dalibor Karvay

Pro Musica Nostra combines top music, performers and tourist destinations

The first year of the festival in the Žilina Region hails the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia and revives classical music – thanks to renowned musicians – at historical sites.

Lizz Wright - the Grace Project

What to expect from the one-day summer jazz fest

The jubilee 10th edition offers a US-Czech-Slovak cooperation in the capital – moved indoors, a series of concerts outside Bratislava, and a grand gala marking the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia.

Eurokontext 2018: Beyond Sin (The Karamazov Brothers) by Boris Eifman, SND

Premiere of Tosca opened the Eurokontext 2018 festival

Apart from the hosting National Theatre, the Košice one will offer its crème de la crème of opera/ballet, as will the theatres from Prague/Frankfurt, St Petersburg, Ostrava, Krakow, and Budapest.

Polyglot Gathering 2017

Polyglots flock to Slovakia

More than 500 polyglots from over the world are expected to come to Slovakia for the Polyglot Gathering. In the autumn, LingvaFest will enhance the list of linguistic events.

Slawomir Zubrzycki and his viola organista

Days of Early Music presents unknown composers and instruments

The 23rd edition of the festival offers eight concerts in a variety of period musical styles, while also presenting composers from Bratislava and forgotten instruments, including one replicated from da Vinci’s drawings.

Chassidic Songs touring Slovakia

Chassidic Songs still connect Jews and gentiles 10 years later

The Chassidic Songs project of 10 years ago gets a new upgrade and new album, combining the talents of a Bratislava rabbi and Slovak musicians.

Laurent Moreau - illustration

Bratislava book festival highlights foreign illustrations, writers

The fifth year of the book festival in the Slovak capital offers, apart from local authors and illustrators, a host of foreign guests, including exhibitions of two French artists.

Laureate Sisa Michalidesová (L) and spiritual father of the idea od Esprit Award, Boris Čellár present the award nominees.

Slovak jazz award Esprit goes to songstress, public choose jazz/folk ensemble

Songstress and composer Sisa Michalidesová won the Esprit award for The Best Slovak Jazz Album 2017. AMC Trio and Ľudová Hudba Stana Baláža (Stano Baláž Folk Music) won the online public vote.

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Lecture on Jewish architects to mark end of Weinwurm exhibition

The Slovak National Gallery exhibition of the renowned Slovak architect who designed several outstanding projects in Bratislava and elsewhere will be enhanced with a lecture in English by Vienna-based Elana Shapira.

Debris Company: Wow!

German playwright Schimmelpfennig patrons drama festival

The 2018 edition of the New Drama festival will focus also on Croatian theatre.

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