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preservation of Spanish culture in the United States. The SNG
Nova Gorica theatre also travelled abroad, to a festival in Spoleto,
Italy, where they performed ‘Alica’, directed by Polish director
Janusz Kica. The youngest Slovene theatre performers from the
Teater Antona Podbevška company visited Budva to perform
‘Kadmopolis’, directed by Matjaž Berger.
PHOtOGrAPHIC INStALLAtION IN
HELSINKI
At the most frequented spot in front of the main square of the
Kamppi shopping mall in Helsinki a photographic installation
‘SI-Fi Harmony & Contrast’ has been installed honour of the
Slovene presidency of the Council of the European Union on the
16th of June. The installation, the work of Dušan JovanoviÊ and
Ivan MatošiË, is composed of 12 large colour prints on sheets
of synthetic fabric measuring 3 square metres. The photo prints
float in the air between white flag poles and stretch over an
area of approximately 250 square metres. They are visible from a
distance and attract a lot of attention.
The idea was to present the Slovene cultural heritage, natural
beauty, architecture and arts and crafts, being literally a “harmony
of contrasts”, as the name of the project suggests.
MOvIE PrEMIErE IN BOvEC: tHE
CHrONICLES OF NArNIA
A great event was scheduled for the end of July: a Slovene and
Austrian premiere of the movie spectacle ‘The Chronicles of
Narnia: Prince Caspian’ was to be held in Bovec. The movie series
The Chronicles of Narnia is produced by the Disney Company
and was partly shot near Bovec. Two of the main actors visited
Slovenia for the premiere, Anna Popplewell and Wiliam Moseley.
Sadly, part of the event was ruined by the weather as, soon after
the beginning of the projection, which was held outdoors on the
airfield at Bovec, the rain mercilessly soaked the audience and
the projection was cancelled.
wOrLD PrEMIErE OF vINKO
MOEDErNDOrFEr’S MOvIE At tHE
vENICE FEStIvAL
The Slovene director, Vinko Moedernorfer, known more for his
theatre and opera direction than film direction, as well as for
his extremely interesting literary work, is finishing his second
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movie ‘Pokrajina št. 2’ (Landscape no. 2), which will premiere
at the renowned Venice Film Festival in the Venice Days section.
This section will present 11 movies from 11 countries. This year’s
theme is the individual’s inner conflicts, dilemmas and fear of
betrayal, and Moederndorfer’s movie is about the mistakes
fathers hand on to their children. “The script is based on the
recognition that the unsolved past always leaves its mark and
returns,” said the author.
FAMOUS BArOqUE FOUNtAIN rEStOrED
AND ON DISPLAy IN NAtIONAL GALLEry
Following almost three years of restoration, the Fountain of
Three Carniolan Rivers, known locally as the Robba Fountain, will
be permanently on display at the National Gallery in Ljubljana.
According to Joæe Dresar, the head of the National Restoration
Centre restoration team, everything is set for the unveiling of one
of Ljubljana's best known Baroque monuments. The fountain's
characteristical obelisk, which had to be lowered to the gallery's
floor through the roof, has also been put in its original position,
said Dresar. The restoration of the original fountain started in
August 2005. According to Dresar, the removal of the fountain
was absolutely necessary because corroded metal joints severely
damaged the fountain. A replica of the Robba Fountain was put
in front of the Ljubljana City Hall, where the original had stood
for centuries, in November 2006. Debates about the fate of the
fountain and its move indoors go back to the 1970s. The »opies
of the statues were made in 2000, yet when the time came to
replace them a self-proclaimed civil initiative for Robba's Fountain
prevented the move. A special commission of art historians and
restorers was appointed after that, and it decided that the fountain
must be restored urgently. It was clear from the beginning that the
statues of the three Carniolan rivers would be moved to the gallery.
Robba's Fountain was created by the Venetian-born sculptor and
architect Francesco Robba (1698-1757) between 1743 and 1751. It
is modelled on the famous Roman fountains. The sculptures of the
three river gods decorating it most probably represent three rivers
in the then province of Carniola, namely the Sava, the Ljubljanica
and the Krka.