Accompanying program
Guided tours
13.6. Friday
Monumental Žilina
Guided tour
Start: 2:30 p.m. Railway Station – End: 4:30 p.m. Rosenfeld Palace
Art in architecture and public space, mapped by the Revízia project under the auspices of PGU in Žilina, will be presented during a walk as part of the Starry Nights festival, highlighting the character and main works in the central part of Žilina, from the railway station, through Sad SNP, Hlinkovo námestie, the balustrade with the Theater, Mariánske námestie, and the City Hall with the former Štúrovo námestie. We will present the development and present state of the main city zone, its shadows, challenges, and points of interest.
14.6. Saturday
Interwar Žilina
Guided tour
Start: 4:00 p.m. New Synagogue – End: 5:50 p.m. Evangelical Church
The establishment of Czechoslovakia brought a new era in Slovakia's history. What did this mean for Žilina, and how did it manifest itself in the city's architecture? Take a walk through interwar Žilina and its buildings and historical landmarks, which left their mark not only on our city. From the Neological Synagogue to Bacher's Villa and the Financial Palace, back to the Catholic House and across Mariánske Square to the Fatra Cinema, from there to Sokolovna (via Malá Praha) and the Evangelical Church.
Discussions and lectures
14.6. o 9:00
Station-Záriečie
Morning disco wake-up call
w DJ Mgr. Miňo Hrbek, PhD.
Rarities and well-known hits of Czechoslovak popular music with commentary by Milan Hrbek, doctor of aesthetics and music nerd. Add to that a little sleepy dancing, coffee, and breakfast snacks. A proven start to the festival day.
14.6. o 10:30
Station-Záriečie
Reimagining folklore
discussion with Jrpjej & Bulat Khalilov (Ored Recordings) & Adela Mede
How can we listen to folklore today? From what perspectives can we examine our musical heritage, which is often distorted for ideological reasons? How can we reimagine folklore? Jrpjej and Adela Mede represent artists who work with folk music in their own way. They seek new connections, articulations, and sounds. Jrpjej and Ored Recordings in the realm of Circassian music, Adela in the rich space of Hungarian and Slovak folklore. Together, they will introduce you to their own methods and approaches to folk music.
The discussion will be conducted in English.
14.6. o 11:30
Station-Záriečie
Talks or post-genre
artist talk w XCES
Talks or post-genre, that's how Tomáš Michalčák aka XCES describes his work. But only when he has to. Otherwise, he doesn't label his complex and eclectic creative journey in any way. He will try to describe it to you as vividly and clearly as possible – which will not be easy, given his diverse artistic persona.
14.6. o 15:30
Gallery Asisi
The world of organs
lecture and tour of handmade organs with Jozef Šuška
Woodcarver, creative loner, and organist. Jozef Šuška from Divina makes his own organs. Small pipe organs, medium-sized box organs, and even larger ones. He works as a restorer and repairer of old church organs, accompanies a children's ensemble, and plays the instrument himself. At the festival, he will talk about his unique work and show a few instruments.
Installations
14.6. od 12:00 do 14:00
New synagogue
Juraj Poliak, Matej Sloboda (a Kamil Mihalov): Ceci est peut-être une pipe
(soundscape)
Stored in Žilina, this object is part art, part musical instrument. It has no keyboard or complete pipes and only sounds thanks to hoses connected to a compressor. In 2017, Juraj Poliak designed and built it as part of the set design for the Slovak National Theater's production of Túžba po nepriateľovi (Longing for an Enemy). This peculiar little thing is then exhibited at the Považská Art Gallery, but no one can play it because of the pandemic. Matej Sloboda happens to find out about it and, since it catches his eye (and ear...), he uses it in his performance for the Into the Miracles 2023 festival, creating a specific composition with an unusual sound. And in 2025, Matej Sloboda and Juraj Poliak will tell Kamil all about it... Then they will play together in András Cséfalvay's exhibition and finally, at Starry Nights!
14.6. od 23:00 do 01:00
Station-Záriečie
Swine Records (SK) + Fayuca Retumba (MEX) - Premiere
Listening Session: “Turoň/Ahuitzotl” EP
The new brand of the web magazine and collective Swine Daily – Swine Records is releasing a new split EP with the Mexican label Fayuca Retumba, backed by producer Yourte Bugarach. After an interview with the Mexican producer for the Slovak web magazine, a spontaneous idea for a music project gradually emerged from the conversation. Slovak artists had a clear task, with their only inspiration being a mythological creature called “Turoň” from Slovak, Czech, and Polish legends. Mexican artists tried to set the monster “Ahuitzotl” from Aztec mythology to music.
Come and listen to the premiere of the compilation in the attic of Stanica Záriečie.
Tracklist:
- Dead Janitor – Ooze
- Lénok – NeBoyIM
- SELENoLAr – Čertovica
- Schop1nhauer – Ungulatheion
- Con Secuencias – Stinking Corpse
- El Ángel Exterminador – Hierba Retorcida
- MVLDEOJO – Segadora
- OFYERF – IZANAMI
- Radeco Domar – Prisma