Festival Lent 2014: Folkart + Mosaic of History
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Chansu Folk Dance Group (Ankara, Turkey) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
26th Folkart & 50 years of KUD Študent ceremonial Academy
One of sub-festivals of Festival Lent is Folkart - actually, Folkart is the core of Festival Lent because it is where it all started, since Festival Lent originated from the Folkart!
This year, 26th Folkart International CIOFF® Folklore Festival included following folklore dance companies from whole world: Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina), National Folk Dance Ensemble of Guam (Merizo, Guam), SANYO Daiko Dan (Hiroshima, Japan), Grupo Folclórico De Faro (Faro, Portugal), AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia), Chansu Folk Dance Group (Ankara, Turkey) and Akademska folklorna skupina Študent - Študent academic folklore group (Maribor, Slovenia). Photographing these excellent performances was a true joy, though tough work which included two hours of non-stop action on stage (per night - though, Folkart lasts for only few days and not the whole 16 days as Festival Lent does).
The second part of the gallery includes photographs from an evening devoted to KUD Študent (The Cultural Art Association Študent) from Maribor which celebrated 50 years of continuous operation. This anniversary was marked on the 30th June 2014 on the main stage of the festival Lent with this ceremonial Academy called Mosaic of History (Mozaik preteklosti) where former and active members of the association performed, backed by Pihalni orkester KUD Pošta orchestra.
Grupo Folclórico De Faro (Faro, Portugal) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Chansu Folk Dance Group (Ankara, Turkey) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
National Folk Dance Ensemble of Guam (Merizo, Guam) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
SANYO Daiko Dan (Hiroshima, Japan) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
National Folk Dance Ensemble of Guam (Merizo, Guam) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Grupo Folclórico De Faro (Faro, Portugal) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Grupo Folclórico De Faro (Faro, Portugal) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Chansu Folk Dance Group (Ankara, Turkey) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
National Folk Dance Ensemble of Guam (Merizo, Guam) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
SANYO Daiko Dan (Hiroshima, Japan) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
SANYO Daiko Dan (Hiroshima, Japan) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Cameraman at work @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Irena Polak Fištravec, moderator of 26th Folkart @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Akademska folklorna skupina Študent - Študent academic folklore group (Maribor, Slovenia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Akademska folklorna skupina Študent - Študent academic folklore group (Maribor, Slovenia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Akademska folklorna skupina Študent - Študent academic folklore group (Maribor, Slovenia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Grupo Folclórico De Faro (Faro, Portugal) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
National Folk Dance Ensemble of Guam (Merizo, Guam) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
National Folk Dance Ensemble of Guam (Merizo, Guam) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
National Folk Dance Ensemble of Guam (Merizo, Guam) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Irena Polak Fištravec, moderator of 26th Folkart @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Chansu Folk Dance Group (Ankara, Turkey) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Chansu Folk Dance Group (Ankara, Turkey) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
SANYO Daiko Dan (Hiroshima, Japan) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
SANYO Daiko Dan (Hiroshima, Japan) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
SANYO Daiko Dan (Hiroshima, Japan) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
SANYO Daiko Dan (Hiroshima, Japan) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
National Folk Dance Ensemble of Guam (Merizo, Guam) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
National Folk Dance Ensemble of Guam (Merizo, Guam) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
AKUD Ivo Lola Ribar (Belgrade, Serbia) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ballet Folklórico Latinoamericano Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero, Argentina) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Chansu Folk Dance Group (Ankara, Turkey) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Chansu Folk Dance Group (Ankara, Turkey) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Chansu Folk Dance Group (Ankara, Turkey) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Chansu Folk Dance Group (Ankara, Turkey) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
SANYO Daiko Dan (Hiroshima, Japan) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Fireworks - closing of 26th Folkart @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Fireworks - closing of 26th Folkart @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Bojan Emeršič, moderator - Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Pihalni orkester KUD Pošta @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Stane Jurgec, conductor - Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Pihalni orkester KUD Pošta @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Pihalni orkester KUD Pošta @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Pihalni orkester KUD Pošta @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Stane Jurgec, honourable member of KUD Študent - Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Vasja Samec, honourable member of KUD Študent - Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Dr. Andrej Fištravec, Mayor of Maribor, giving the Award of the City to KUD Študent - Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Marko Perger, the president of KUD Študent - Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mosaic of History: 50 years of KUD Študent @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
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- Grupo Folclórico De Faro: www.facebook.com/grupo.folcloricodefaro
- KUD Študent: www.kudstudent.org
- Študent academic folklore group: www.kudstudent.org/afs
- Festival Lent: www.festival-lent.si
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Festival Lent - group photo exhibition, opening next Thursday in Maribor
Thursday, 28/05/2015
Photography exhibition opens on 4 June 2015 in Fotografski muzej Maribor, Slovenia
I am very happy to announce that few of my photographs will be exhibited in the upcoming group photography exhibition that will feature photographs of Festival Lent, from four of its, current and past, official photographers: Boštjan Lah, Dejan Bulut, Nebojša Tejić and yours truly.
Festival Lent 2014: Offstage & street moments
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
The final gallery from this years Festival Lent contains some moments captured offstage, on stage (but not as performance), behind stage and on the streets of Maribor, during the festival.
Festival Lent 2014, part 4
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Festival Lent 2014 - 16 days of hard work and so much fun - the photo story is coming to the end. In this gallery, among others: Inner Circle, Jinx, John Lee Sanders & Rad Gumbo and ZircuS!
Festival Lent 2014: (Contemporary) dance + children theatre
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
During this 16 days of Festival Lent, I also shoot some (contemporary) dance performances and theatre for children - find some of those images in this gallery :)
Festival Lent 2014: Street theatre
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Street theatre at it's best!
Festival Lent 2014, part 3
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Festival Lent 2014: 16 days of hard work and so much fun - the photo story continues, this time including regional and one & only Rade Šerbedžija, ZMELKlasikOOW aka Zmelkoow, Bad Copy, John Lee Sanders, Vlado in Milan Kreslin and many, many more!
Festival Lent 2014: Stand-up comedy & theatre
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Festival Lent also included some great stand-up comedy and few Slovenian comedy theatre plays...
Festival Lent 2014: Sport
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
16 days of Festival Lent in Maribor also included many sporting events - as one of the official festival photographers, I covered some of them, including Jet ski Alpe Adria Tour 2014 and Slovenia Slack line Open 2014 competitions, and here are few chosen photographs from them.
Festival Lent 2014: Jazz(lent)
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Jazzlent & other jazz concerts
Jazzlent (jazz colored sub-festival of Festival Lent) & other jazz gigs :)
Festival Lent 2014: Classical music
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Salon glasbenih umetnikov - Music Artist Salon 2014
16 days of Festival Lent also included classical concerts in the Dvorana Union (Union Hall) in Maribor.
Festival Lent 2014, part 2
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Festival Lent 2014: 16 days of hard work and so much fun - the photo story continues, this time including regional and local stars Elemental, Goblini, Đorđe Balašević, Los Hermanos muy simpaticos (muy simpaticos!) and many, many more!
Festival Lent 2014, part 1
Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/06 > 05/07/2014
Shooting 16 days lasting festival (!!) as one of the official photographers can be really tough, but a great joy, too! Here is the first gallery of photos from this years festival, others are following!
Festival Lent in July issue of Sinfo
Wednesday, 21/08/2013
July issue of Sinfo features an article about Maribor's Festival Lent - the festival I have been photographing this year as one of the official photographers.