Wednesday, 7 Sept

18.30 Official Opening of the 31^st Vilenica Festival and Presentation of the CEI Fellowship for Writers in Residence 2016
Literary Reading: Kateryna Kalytko (Ukraine), CEI Fellowship Winner 2015, special attention will be paid to Suzana Tratnik (Slovenia), Slovene Author in Focus at the 31^st Vilenica Festival
Sound Accompaniment: Martin Ukmar
Visuals: Simon Kastelic
Dance: Mehki čevlji Dance Group
Music: Vid Antoni (electric bas), Marko Čepak -Maki (guitar), Neža Jelušič (clarinet), Mitja Tavčar (drums), Matic Suša (saxophone)
Music Adaptations: Marko Čepak-Maki and Mitja Tavčar
Keynote Speech: President of the Slovene Writers’ Association, Ivo Svetina, President of the Vilenica Jury, Lidija Dimkovska, and Mayor of the Municipality of Sežana, Davorin Terčon
Presentation of the CEI Fellowship 2016: President of the CEI Fellowship Committee, Patrizia Vascotto and CEI Deputy Secretary General, Erik Csernovitz
Moderator: Seku M. Conde
Director: Milojka Širca
Sežana, Kosovel Cultural Centre