Daily Programme
Tuesday, 31 Sept | Vilenica Pre-Opening Events
19.00 Opening of the 25th Vilenica anniversary exhibition
Ljubljana, National and University Library
19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event with Tomaž Šalamun (Slovenia) and C.D. Wright (USA)
Moderator: Vesna Humar
Koper, Regional Museum
In collaboration with the newspaper Primorske novice.
19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event with Jacek Dehnel (Poland) and Goran Vojnović (Slovenia)
Moderator: Jana Unuk
Celje, Antika Bookstore
19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event with Joachim Sartorius (Germay) and Suzana Tratnik (Slovenia)
Moderator: Urška P. Černe
Maribor, Ceremonial Hall Rotovž
19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event with Dževad Karahasan (BiH), Evelina Umek (Slovenia / Italy) and Vanja Pegan (Slovenia), and opening of the 25th Vilenica anniversary exhibition
Moderator: Magdalena Svetina Terčon
Sežana, Kosovel Cultural Centre
In collaboration with the Primorska Writers’ Association.
19.00 Vilenica Pre-Opening Event with Boris Pahor (Slovenia / Italy)
Moderator: Mirt Komel
Bilje, Negovan Nemec Gallery
Vilenica Pre-Opening Event with Salvatore Niffoi in Gorizia is canceled due to illness.
Wednesday, 1 Sept
19.00 Official Opening of the 25th Vilenica Festival and Presentation of the CEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence
Literary reading: Tomaž Šalamun (Slovenija), C.D. Wright (USA), Viktória Radics (Hungary), Agnė Žagrakalytė (Lithuania), Kristin Dimitrova (Bolgarija)
Music: Dejan Lapanja and Andraž Mazi
Keynote speech: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Samuel Žbogar, and the Mayor of the Municipality of Sežana, Davorin Terčon
Announcement of the CEI Fellowship Winner 2010: CEI Secretary General, Ambasador Gerhard Pfanzelter
Moderator: Dražen Dragojević
Direction: Marko Sosič
Lipica, Riding Hall
Thursday, 2 Sept
10.00 Central European Initiative Round Table at Vilenica:
“On Reading: Reading experience and its forms in modern times”
Moderator: Tanja Lesničar Pučko (Slovenia)
Panellists: Kristin Dimitrova (Bolgaria), Aris Fioretos (Sweden), Blaže Minevski (Macedonia)
Honoraray participant: dr. Danilo Türk, President of the Republic of Slovenia
Lipica, Maestoso Hotel, Allegra Hall
14.00 The 8th International Comparative Literature Colloquium (Part I):
“The Reader: Who or What Reads the Literature?”
Chair: Tone Smolej and Ana Č. Vogrinčič (Slovenia)
Lipica, Wedding Hall
19.00 Literary reading by the candidates for the CEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence and appearance by Poetry Slam award winner from the Cuírt Festival (Ireland): Marcella Morgan
Moderator: Vesna Humar
Hruševje, St Daniel’s Church
19.00 Literary reading
Veronika Dintinjana (Slovenia), Max Blaeulich (Austria), Enes Karić (BiH), Octavian Soviany (Rumania), Suzana Tratnik (Slovenia), Joachim Sartorius (Germany)
Moderator: Petra Koršič
Lokev, St Michael’s Church
20.00 Outdoor Party
Lokev
Friday, 3 Sept
10.00 The 8th International Comparative Literature Colloquium (Part II)
Lipica, Wedding Hall
11.00 Tour through the 25th Vilenica anniversary exhibition
Ljubljana, National and University Library
14.30 Presentation of Books
At Vilenica we are presenting a selection of poetry by Tomaž Šalamun Ko vdre senca / When the shadow breaks / Quand l’ombre force, reprint of Necropolis by Boris Pahor in English and the Slovene translation of Claudio Magris’ book Exhibition.
Participants: Zdravko Duša, Tomaž Šalamun, John O’Brien, Alenka Jovanovski
Moderator: Gašper Troha
Ljubljana, Konzorcij Bookshop
In collaboration with Cankarjeva založba and Dalkey Archive Press, USA.
16.00 Wales at Vilenica: Round Table and Literary Reading
Participants: Siân Melangell Dafydd, Lloyd Jones, William Owen Roberts, Angharad Price, Maja Novak, Feri Lainšček, Drago Jančar, Andrej E. Skubic, Veno Taufer, Sioned Puw Rowlands
Moderator: Anka Furlan
Ljubljana, SWA Summer Garden, in case of rain at the SWA headquarters
20.00 Reception by the Mayor of the City of Ljubljana
Literary reading: Tomaž Šalamun (Slovenia), Dževad Karahasan (BiH), Veronika Šikulová (Slovakia), Taras Prokhasko (Ukraine), Aris Fioretos (Sweden)
Music: Vita Mavrič, Jani Kovačič, Marko Gregorič, Marko Brdnik and Tomaž Pinter with the project of Slovenian poetry set to music Nepozabne (Unforgettables)
Moderator: Dražen Dragojević
Ljubljana, Estate Hall at Ljubljana Castle
Saturday, 4 Sept
11.00 Literary Matinée at Štanjel Castle
Literary reading: Goran Vojnović (Slovenia), Illya Sin (Belarus), Ludwig Hartinger (Austria / Slovenia), Blaže Minevski (Macedonia), Maja Razboršek (Slovenia), Jacek Dehnel (Poland), Radoslav Petković (Serbia)
Appearance of the 10th Young Vilenica Award Winners: Nina Rozman, Rok Muhič, Lidija Magdevska
Slovene Writers in the European Union
Presenter: Lev Detela
Readers: Maruša Krese and Brina Svit
Presentation of the Crystal Vilenica 2010 Award
Moderator: Dražen Dragojević
Štanjel castle, in case of rain, in the Spacal Gallery
18.30 Presentation of the Vilenica 2010 Prize
Literary reading: Dževad Karahasan (BiH), C.D. Wright (USA), Suzana Tratnik (Slovenia)
Music: Sanel Marić-Mara (BiH)
Keynote speech: President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr. Danilo Türk
Presentation of the Prize: President of the Slovene Writers’ Association, Milan Jesih and CEO ofPrimorske novice, major media sponsor and sponsor of the prize, Suzana Zornada-Vrabec
Moderators: Petra Koršič in Dražen Dragojević
Direction: Igor Likar
Vilenica cave
20.00 Closing Party
Concert: Fake orchestra (Slovenia) and Sanel Marić- Mara (BiH)
In front of the Vilenica Cave, in case of rain in Hotel Klub, Lipica
Sunday, 5 Sept
Farewell breakfast and departure of guests
