JULY & AUGUST PROGRAM

In the New Synagogue:

Until 2. 7.

festival

Fest Anča – international festival of animation

The only Slovak multimedia festival focused on animated films primarily for adult viewers will once again bring new wind from the animation world, progressive artists and guests, and hundreds of films to Žilina. It opens the summer festival season for the sixteenth time, and the main spaces will once again be the combined cultural centers of Žilina – Stanica and The New Synagogue. 

Tuesday, 4. 7., 6:00 p.m.

discussion

Absynt live: Women who stayed

 Find out together with the Slovak journalist Magdaléna Rojo about the fate of women who stayed in their homes after their husbands, fathers or sons migrated abroad. What do their normal days look like from Mexico, through Senegal, Ethiopia, India, to Romania or Slovakia? What are their lives in the face of the global challenges that forced their men to leave? They reveal their daily lives full of fear and insecurities to us in her debut book of reportages entitled Women Who stayed (Ženy, ktoré ostali). (Publishing organization Absynt, 2023). Moderator: Katarína Labudová.

Wednesday, 5. 7., 18:00 p.m.

discussion

Bible known/unknown – in a new translation

Meeting with Štefan Ševčík, director of the Slovak Bible Society and his guests – Michal Zajden and Dušan Peck. About the ecumenical translation of the Bible into modern Slovak and their view of the Bible for the 21st century.

9. – 23. 7. and 1. – 27. 8.

exhibition 

Ján Gašparovič and Matej Gavula: Exploding Star

The authors offer an output of a long-term investigation of acoustics, space and stone. Sound as a result of destructive or warning processes, the torso of exotic building marbles and prefabricated industrial containers organized into a spatial composition. The ever-present awareness that we are not safe occasionally throws us into anxiety over the climate crisis, the war in Ukraine, or hate-fueled attacks against people who look or feel differently. The curator of the exhibition is Daniel Grúň.

Monday, 17. 7., 7:00 p.m.

discussion

Šimečka, Kostolný, Leško: How to save democracy 

The ongoing election campaign and current political events will be analyzed by our commentators, the editor-in-chief of Denník N. Moderated by Monika Tódová.

Wednesday, 19. 7., 8:00 p.m.

music

Longital & Andrej Bako: Dočista

The twelfth (!) album of Daniel Salontay and Shinya is called Dočista and was created in Dan’s music studio during the pandemic, when once again it was not known what would happen next with music. The essential moment of their new work, which they will present live, is the collaboration with the producer, sound artist and performer Andrej Bak from London, who has Slovak roots and a name, although he does not speak Slovak. Andrej played his new tracks based on modular electronics to Dan and Shine, and the Longitals liked them so much that they immediately requested them and were inspired by them.

Saturday, 22. 7., 8:00 p.m.

music

Duo ARTE PRO ARTE (Peter Javorka and Andrej Gál) / chamber concert for the Vrba-Wetzler Memorial

The participants of the July march in the footsteps of Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler will be welcomed with a chamber concert by cellist Andrej Gál together with a graduate of the Žilina Conservatory – pianist, composer and artistic director of the AsynChrónie festival – Peter Javorko. Although they founded the joint duo last year, they already have several successful music projects behind them.

27. 7.  – 30. 7.

festival

KIOSK 16 – Festival of low-energy theatre

This year, the High Voltage Festival of Theatre and Dance will bring projects with low energy output to Žilina and its surroundings. Those that do not need electricity and are not dependent on classic infrastructure. The festival thus removes another component of theatre and poses the question: what are theatre and dance willing to sacrifice for organisers who suffer from high electricity bills?

Friday, 11. 8., 5:30 p.m.

workshop

Acro Duodávka: Acro yoga from the very basics

Outdo yourself at the AcroYoga workshop. Instructors Deny and Rizo, who work together under the name Acro Duodávka, are looking forward to you and have decided to support our operation in the year of expensive energies with this workshop (and the entrance fee). We thank you!

Saturday, 12. 8., 8:00 p.m.

music

Drť & Fedor Gál / concert for the Vrba-Wetzler Memorial

Fedor Gál – the initiator of the Vrba-Wetzler Memorial idea – recorded a studio album with the band Drť. The album is published by Tothem records under the name Circle or spiral? March 14, 2023, to commemorate the tragic day of the creation of the Slovak state in 1939. The state that collaborated with Nazi Germany and caused the murder, expulsion and expropriation of tens of thousands of fellow citizens. We invite you to the live launch of the album!

At Stanica Žilina-Záriečie:

Until 2. 7.

festival

Fest Anča – international festival of animation 

The only Slovak multimedia festival focused on animated films primarily for adult viewers will once again bring new wind from the animation world, progressive artists and guests, and hundreds of films to Žilina. It opens the summer festival season for the sixteenth time, and the main spaces will once again be the combined cultural centers of Žilina – Stanica and the New Synagogue.

Tuesday, 4. 7., 9:00 p.m.

film

Summer cinema: Beau Is Afraid

One of the most closely watched young directors, Ari Aster, has completely loosened up this time and made a surreal comedy with elements of horror in the lead role with the always fantastic Joaquin Phoenix.

Beau Is Afraid / USA / 2023 /  179 min / Director: Ari Aster

10. 7. – 14. 7. and 17. 7. – 21. 7.

for children

Summer symposia

Three children’s symposia, which are being prepared by our lecturers (Martina Mäsiarová, Katarína Škamlová and Karolína Bašteková) together with invited guests during the summer holidays. Two are primarily dedicated to visual arts, and we are also adding a special film week, where under the guidance of experienced filmmakers, children will learn fundamental skills for filmmaking.

Tuesday, 11. 7., 9:00 p.m.

film

Summer cinema: Aftersun

In the nineties, somewhere in a Turkish seaside resort, a young divorced father Calum (Paul Mescal) spends some time together with his eleven-year-old daughter Sophia (Francesca Corio). The laid-back demeanor of the father, who offers entertainment and amuses himself by being seen as more of Sophie’s older brother, but hides a disturbing veil of melancholy.

Aftersun / Great Britian, USA / 2022 / 96 min / Director: Charlotte Wells

Friday, 14. 7., 9:00 p.m.

music

Patokai + Night Hexe

„Concentration off, party mode on“! Slovak premiere of the Berlin electro-punk duo Patokai, who toured Europe together with Night Hexe. Sound fetishism on the border between punk, rock, pop with an extraordinary amount of energy.

Tuesday, 18. 7., 9:00 p.m.

films

Summer cinema: Films by Pavel Barabáš / Great Canyon and Mountain guide

Pavol Barabáš is a guide in high-altitude and adventure documentaries. We bring you two of his latest creations, which only confirm his reputation

Horský vodca / Slovakia / 2022 / 69 min / Director: Pavol Barabáš

Veľký kaňon /  Slovakia / 2023 / 64 min / Director: Pavol Barabáš

Thursday, 20. 7., 8:30 p.m.

presentation

Open air an evening of movie love and love making with Peter Konečný

What was movie love like back in the day and what is it like today? Does she still have boundaries, or did she ever have any? Let yourself be seduced by the fascinating art of film and the art of love. Please note that this stand-up film by Peter Konečný is only accessible to those aged 18+

21. 7. – 22. 7.

community

Salón Piva Summer Edition Žilina

The tasting festival of small craft breweries and brewers is coming to the garden under the Overpass for the third time, for two days. You can find a list of breweries and food trucks on the festival website:  salonpiva.beer.

Tuesday, 25. 7., 9:00 p.m.

film

Summer cinema: A blind-watch evening of B-rated movies 

We offer you an unusual bonus. Leave good taste at home and come and have fun with a filmmaker so incompetent it’s genius. We will show you a delicately scary film, about which a short lecture will be held before the screening, so that we can introduce you to the context a little and tune you in to the right wave.

27. 7.  – 30. 7.

festival

KIOSK 16 – Festival of low-energy theatre

This year, the High Voltage Festival of Theatre and Dance will bring projects with low energy output to Žilina and its surroundings. Those that do not need electricity and are not dependent on classic infrastructure. The festival thus removes another component of theatre and poses the question: what are theatre and dance willing to sacrifice for organizers who suffer from high electricity bills?

Tuesday, 1. 8., 8:30 p.m.

film

Summer cinema: The Holy Mountain

A 1973 Cannes Film Festival scandal, screenwriter-director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s images of sacrilege and existential symbolism speak of the spiritual quest for enlightenment, pitting illusion against truth. Surrealist Masterpiece of the Chilean enfant terrible, which caused a wave of protests and bans in various countries after its release. In the remastered version, it will offer a truly transcendent experience.

La montaña sagrada / Mexico, USA / 1973 / 114 min / Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Tuesday, 8. 8., 8:30 p.m.

film

Summer cinema: Psycho

A film that needs no introduction to anyone and a director who shaped world of the 20th century cinema. Psycho looks very modern and revolutionary even for its age. Marion Crane, a secretary from Phoenix, wants to change her life. Her greatest desire is to leave her stereotypical job and start anew with her lover, Sam Loomis. However, this is not easy because  Sam has financial obligations to the ex-wife.

Psycho / USA / 1960 / 109 min / Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Thursday, 10. 8., 7:00 p.m.

presentation

Beyond the border: Pakistan, India, Nepal – an evening of travelling and music by Michal Tlelka and Radovan Hank

We invite you to the summer travel cinema under the Rondel for a lecture and a concert presented by a pair of Slovak travellers under the brand Za hranicou. A two-month trip where Michal and Rado took it without a handbrake and a backup parachute from the Pakistani Karakoram Highway across India thousands of kilometers by train and bus centrifuge to the Nepalese jungle and behind the call of eight thousand. 

Tuesday, 15. 8., 8:30 p.m.

film

Summer cinema: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Philosophical film opera. The evolution and meaning of humanity’s existence in several epochs during which man is confronted with an ominous and silent symbol of extraterrestrial life. A sci-fi movie after which sci-fi was never the same, and a simultaneously written sci-fi novel that changed sci-fi literature forever.

2001: A Space Odyssey /  Great Britian, USA / 1968 / 149 min / Director: Stanley Kubrick

Tuesday, 22. 8., 8:30 p.m.

film

Summer cinema: Paris, Texas

The famous film, based on the screenplay by Sam Shepard, is a European director’s (Wim Wenders) look at American society and the breakdown of its family values. An exhausted man wanders the desert, having lost his memory and speech. A long journey of self-discovery awaits him.

Paris, Texas / Great Britian, France, West Germany, USA / 1984 / 147 min / Director: Wim Wenders

Tuesday, 29. 8., 8:30 p.m.

film

Summer cinema: The Big Lebowski

Jeff „Dude“ Lebowski is the laziest man in Los Angeles County. He loves bowling, cocktails, marijuana and his carpet. He happily spends his days lounging around until two gangsters destroy his carpet. They mistake him for a rich namesake and collect the debts of the millionaire’s prodigal wife from him. When the angry Dude goes after the namesake to demand compensation, the story begins with a humorous twist on detective stories and film noir.

The Big Lebowski /  USA, Great Britian / 1998 / 117 min / Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen