FriForma is a neologism that suggests genres we like and promote – free jazz, non-idiomatic improvised music and site-specific sound art. Since 2007 – previously as Džez Pri Koritu exclusively at cultural and youth center Menza Pri Koritu with a slightly different concept regarding genres and styles – we have been inviting and hosting musicians from all over the world to have one-off performances, residency programmes or workshops in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
FriForma events – concerts, performances, sound installations, video showcases and lectures – are often resulting in international collaborations between guest and local artists. Musicians on residency so far included Keith Rowe, Annette Krebs, Jean-Luc Guionnet, Martin Küchen, Seijiro Murayama, Lee Patterson, Tristan Honsinger, Alex Ward, Tom Jackson, Benedict Taylor, Daniel Thompson and Daichi Yoshikawa – among many others.
Nowadays, event series FriForma, curated by Nataša Serec and László Juhász, takes place at various venues in Ljubljana – ranging from museums and art galleries to theaters and churches – such as Klub Gromka, Museum Of Contemporary Art Metelkova (+MSUM), Vodnikova Domačija Šiška, Kapelica Gallery, ŠKUC Gallery, Fran Vesel’s Garden at The Slovenian Association Of Fine Arts Societies, Pocket Teater Studio or St. James’s Parish Church.
Since 2016, FriForma has been running an extensive video documentation project on Vimeo with hi-quality footages presenting full-length live performances that took place at FriForma events.
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22 January 2015, Thursday – Menza Pri Koritu
· Linda Sharrock / Mario Rechtern / Jošt Drašler / Vid Drašler
15-16 April 2015, Wednesday-Thursday 21.00 – Menza Pri Koritu
Vienna Meets Ljubljana (in collaboration with Zavod Sploh)
· Andrej Fon / Noid
· Mona Matbou Riahi / Maja Osojnik / Samo Kutin
· Katharina Klement / Ana Kravanja / Tomaž Grom
· Maja Osojnik / Vid Drašler
· Mona Matbou Riahi / Andrej Fon / Katharina Klement
· Ana Kravanja / Noid / Samo Kutin / Vid Drašler
· Katharina Klement / Samo Kutin
· Noid / Jošt Drašler / Tomaž Grom
· Irena Tomažin / Mona Matbou Riahi
· Andrej Fon / Maja Osojnik / Ana Kravanja
· Irena Tomažin / Katharina Klement / Noid / Samo Kutin
· Mona Matbou Riahi / Andej Fon / Maja Osojnik / Ana Kravanja / Jošt Drašler
17-18 April 2015, Friday-Saturday 20.00 – MoTa Point
· Lucio Capece
19 May 2015, Tuesday 20.00 – Skladovnica JSKD
· Trojnik: Cene Resnik / Tomaž Grom / Vid Drašler
10 June 2015, Wednesday 20.00 – Španski Borci
· Dimitra Lazaridou-Chatzigoga / Neža Naglič
· Andrej Fon / Ivo Poderžaj
12 August 2015, Wednesday 20.00 – St. James’s Parish Church
· Jean-Luc Guionnet
8 September 2015, Tuesday 20.30 – Skladovnica JSKD
· Feecho: Kaja Draksler / Onno Govaert
21 October 2015, Wednesday 21.00 – Prulcek
· Marco Eneidi / Markus Krispel / Péter Ajtai / Szilveszter Miklós
17 December 2015, Thursday 20.00 – Klub Gromka
· Jaka Berger
· Jean-Luc Guionnet / Samo Kutin
· Watch For Dogs: Cene Resnik / Giovanni Maier / Zlatko Kaučič
· Koromač: Jure Boršic / Aljaž Škrlep / Peter Kastrin / Matjaž Bajc / Urban Kušar / Žiga Ipavec