CoFestival returns to Ljubljana this November for its 15th edition. From 27 November to 4 December, the international contemporary dance festival will present contemporary dance and performance practices by Slovenian and international artists at various venues across Ljubljana, with the programme also featuring workshops, talks and an exhibition.
In its fifteenth edition, the international contemporary dance festival CoFestival 2026 will host at various venues in Ljubljana Lisa Colette Bysheim and Katrine Patry from Norway, Samwel Japhet from Tanzania, Italian choreographers Ginevra Panzetti and Enrico Ticconi with the Studio for Contemporary Dance from Zagreb, Dragana Alfirević and Dejan Srhoj with the Pokretnica collective from Serbia, Moritz Ostruschnjak from Germany, Cherish Menzo from the Netherlands, Zhana Penkova Pencheva from Bulgaria, Jason Martin from Canada, Miloš Janjić and Marko Milić from Serbia, Darko Dragičević from Germany, Imre Vass from Hungary, and local performers Tatiana Kocmur and Jernej Šmid. Through the perspective of social genders and eroticism, the selected performances address issues of visibility and invisibility, appearance and background, norm and singularity. Igor Dobričić's workshop will explore the body behind words and slogans, while the workshop Living Dance Archives will be dedicated to the history of dance.
FRI, 27. 11., at 8:00 pm / Kino Šiška, Katedrala
Lisa Colette Bysheim & Katrine Patry: BLUE CAROUSEL (2024)
dance performance I festival opening (47’)
FRI, 27. 11., at 9:30 pm / Kino Šiška, lower foyer
DJ FUGENTORPEDO (Warrego Valles)
afterparty
Free entry.
FRI, 27. 11., at 9:00 pm (opening) / Kino Šiška, Kamera
SAT, 28. 11.–FRI, 4. 12., 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm / Kino Šiška, Kamera
Hristijan Nashulovski: ON THE LINE
an exhibition yet to become
Free entry.
SAT, 28. 11., at 7:00 pm / The Old Power Station
Samwel Japhet: BECOMING: From the Streets to Now (2026)
solo dance performance (45’)
SAT, 28. 11., at 8:30 pm / Kino Šiška, Katedrala
Ginevra Panzetti & Enrico Ticconi & Studio Contemporary Dance Company Zagreb Ensemble: ALL'ARME (2024)
dance performance (60’)
SUN, 29. 11., at 6:00 pm / The Old Power Station
Dragana Alfirević & Dejan Srhoj: IMAGINE (2026)
dance performance (80’)
SUN, 29. 11., at 8:00 pm / Cankarjev dom, Linhart Hall
Moritz Ostruschnjak: NON + ULTRAS (2025)
dance performance* (75’)
*The performance is not included in the general festival pass.
MON, 30. 11., at 6:00 pm / Kino Šiška, Katedrala
Cherish Menzo: DARKMATTER (2022)
dance performance + aftertalk* (85’)
*The performance features nudity, the use of a strobe light, and three extended blackouts. Earplugs will be available due to the loud music.
*The discussion will be held in English.
MON, 30. 11., at 8:30 pm / The Old Power Station
Zhana Penkova Pencheva: I LOVE WHEN YOU’RE WATCHING ME (2025)
solo dance performance (50’)
*The performance features nudity and the use of a strobe light.
MON, 30. 11. – FRI, 4. 12., 10:00 am –3:00 pm / ŠKUC gallery & MSUM, seminar room
Igor Dobričić: To Stand Behind One’s Words
seminar*
*The seminar will be held in English.
Free entry. More info and registration: info@cofestival.si.
TUE, 1. 12., at 7:00 pm / Španski borci, main hall
ENTITEY/Jason Martin: THE ONE(S) WHO NEVER LIVED (2023)
dance performance (55’)
TUE, 1. 12., at 8:30 pm / Kino Šiška, Katedrala
Miloš Janjić: BONE(R) IN THE THROAT (2025)
performance (75’)
WED, 2. 12., at 6:00 pm / Kino Šiška, Komuna
Marko Milić: DILF (2025)
performance* (37’)
*The performance will be in Serbian with Slovenian surtitles.
(The ticket is also valid for the performance SMETNJAK)
WED, 2. 12., at 7:00 pm / Kino Šiška, Katedrala
Darko Dragičević: DUMPSTER (2025)
performance* (50’)
*The performance will be in English with Slovenian surtitles
(The ticket is also valid for the performance DILF)
WED, 2. 12., at 8:15 pm / Kino Šiška, upper foyer
Miloš Janjić, Darko Dragičević, Marko Milić & Zhana Penkova Pencheva
conversation*
Moderator: Igor Dobričić
*The talk will be held in English.
Free entry.
THU, 3. 12., at 6:00 pm / Španski borci, upper foyer
A History of Male Homosexuality in Yugoslavia with Franko Dota & Slavčo Dimitrov
conversation*
*The talk will be held in English.
Free entry.
THU, 3. 12., at 8:00 pm / Španski borci, main hall
Imre Vass: MMXXV (2026)
dance performance (86’)
FRI, 4. 12., at 7:00 pm / Kino Šiška, Katedrala
Tatiana Kocmur: NIRA (2025)
performance (30’)
(The ticket is also valid for the performance DRSENJE)
FRI, 4. 11., at 8:00 / Kino Šiška, Katedrala
Jernej Šmid: SLIDING (2025)
performans (49’)
(The ticket is also valid for the performance NIRA)
Organisation: Kino Šiška and NDA Slovenija.
