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Carniola Festival, Summer in Kranj
Festival Carniola, Poletje v Kranju
Street address: Art center, zavod za kulturo mladih, Glavni trg 20, SI-4000 Kranj, Slovenia
Telephone: 386 (0) 4 236 0631
Fax: 386 (0) 4 236 8370
E-mail: info@artcenter.si
Website: http://www.festivalcarniola.com
Proprietor: Art Centre - Institute of Youth Culture, Kranj
Contact: Tilen Mokič Co-ordinator
E-mail: tilen@festivalcarniola.com
Dates and duration: Annual, Jun-Sep, every Thu-Sat
Festival Carniola is an international summer festival of music, theatre and dance. It presents top Slovene and international performers of world music, jazz, classical music, opera, street theatre, classical theatre, contemporary dance, and folk dance. Past performances include Laibach (Slovenia), Terrafolk (Slovenia), The Platters (USA), Gwen Hughes (USA), Huerque Mapu (Argentina), Afrikali (Tanzania), Mariachi & Ballet Folclorico Policromia Mexicana (Mexico), Josipa Lisac (Croatia), Conjunto Artistico Maraguan (Cuba), Vermicelli Orchestra (Russia), Rimpparemmi (Finland) and Picikato Brass Band (Macedonia). Many events are performed in the open air or, in cases of rain, in the Prešeren Theatre Kranj or at Khislstein Castle. As part of the wider Carniola Festival, the Kiselfest Festival offers a special programme for children, while the Kranj Jazz Festival presents Slovene jazz groups and some international artists.
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