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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10 January 2019, Thursday 19.00 – Klub Gromka
(in collaboration with Centralala.si, Confine Aperto & Defonija)
· Frame Trio: Luís Vicente / Marcelo dos Reis / Nils Vermeulen
· Olfamoštvo
21 February 2019, Thursday 20.00 – Klub Gromka
· Irena Z. Tomažin / Tomaž Grom
· Taku Sugimoto / Léo Dupleix / Félicie Bazelaire
6 March 2019, Wednesday 20.00 – Klub Gromka
· Acamar Trio: Cene Resnik / Matjaž Bajc / Urban Kušar
· Aram Shelton / István Grencsó / Szilveszter Miklós
3 April 2019, Wednesday 20.00 – Klub Gromka
· Lee Patterson / Samo Kutin
· Igor Ripak / Szilveszter Miklós
14 May 2019, Tuesday 20.00 – Cankarjev dom
· Ahmed: Seymour Wright / Pat Thomas / Joel Grip / Antonin Gerbal
· Kaja Draksler / Terrie Hessels
11 June 2019, Tuesday 20.00 – Klub Gromka
(in collaboration with Centralala.si, Confine Aperto & Defonija)
· Howie Reeve
· Avis Aux Réacteurs: Xavier Charles / Éric Normand
· TiTiTi
5 September 2019, Thursday 21.00 – Klub Gromka
· Jeb Bishop / Matthias Müller / Matthias Muche
· Tomaž Grom / Zlatko Kaučič
12 November 2019, Tuesday 20.00 – Osmo/za
· Robertina Šebjanič / Ida Hiršenfelder / Manja Ristić
· Katja Oberlintner / Ina Puntar
18 November 2019, Monday 20.00 – TBA
· Uruk: Isabelle Duthoit / Franz Hautzinger / Hamid Drake / Michael Zerang