Current culture tips for around Slovakia.
Egle Odo guided community garden tour
Italian Visual artist Egle Odo, who resides in Helsinki, Finland, will come to Bratislava on Friday for a guided tour introducing the current stage of her community garden in a block of flats in Bratislava downtown, near Blumentál church. Her artworks are unique in that they combine art, urbanism, community work, and the cultivation of public space, but also interpersonal relationships. The artist's intervention responds sensitively to local conditions and greenery, as well as to local people. Her projects are built on thorough interdisciplinary research. The tour ends at 6pm on Friday, while the garden stays, hopefully, forever.
Slovak Philharmonic featuring film scores by composer John Williams
This Friday and Saturday, the Slovak Philharmonic orchestra will play film music featuring composer John Williams and his music for the films “Hook”, “Schindler’s List”, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, and “Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark”. Violinist Jarolím Emmanuel Ružička and Czech saxophone player Felix Slováček Jr. will star in the concert in Bratislava.
Allegretto Žilina International Music Festival
The 34th year of the Allegretto Žilina International Music Festival will take place from April 7 to 12, 2025 at the Fatra Art Center in Žilina. This year, the festival, with its rich tradition, will once again provide a space for the presentation of young musical talents - laureates of international music competitions from Slovakia and neighboring countries, e.g. conductor Gábor Hontvári from Hungary, Spanish pianist Leo de María, and Austrian harp player Elisabeth Plank. However, the festival will also feature violinist Aubree Oliverson from the USA and pianist Kensei Yamaguchi from Japan, among others.
The Festival of Icelandic Films
The Festival of Icelandic Films will open in Kino Úsmev in Košice on April 7th. Through April 13th, the festival will screen 15 feature films that will be introduced by their makers.
Easter crafts at ÚĽUV
Workshops featuring traditional Easter crafts will take place at the Regional Craft Centers of ÚĽUV, Slovakia’s Centre for Folk Art Production, which is celebrating 80 years since its founding this year. Workshops will take place on Tuesday, April 8th from 09:00-15:00 at ÚĽUV Banská Bystrica; on Thursday, April 10th from 15:00-18:30 at ÚĽUV Košice; and Friday, April 11th from 11:00-17:00 at ÚĽUV Bratislava.
Some of the crafts offered will include (but are not limited to) painting Easter eggs with wax, decorating eggs with straw and wire, and braiding Easter wicker switches.
