KAVČ FESTIVAL 30. january. - 5. february 2022
Open your doors to art and culture!
The 8th sub-cultural Kavč festival (Couch Festival) will take place in 150 living rooms, and kitchens, barns and cellars, galleries and museums, offices, mountain huts, and other unconventional places.
Kavč festival 2023 will take place in Slovenia and Trieste from 30th of January to 5th of February. It will occupy 150 unconventional venues in all major Slovenian cities, as well as in the countryside. Over 100 groups from all across the world will enter homes and other spaces where art is usually not seen. From ethno to jazz, performances and puppet shows .... The coordination of 150 private and 7 evening public events is led by MCLU, KD Matita, and Floating Castle association.
CONCEPT
Kavč festival is an incubator of new projects, a catalyst of culture that enriches a wide variety of spaces, cities, and social groups with art. It offers a place to confront different genres and a time for informal gatherings of artists. Kavč festival is a project that erases the fourth wall and places art where it belongs. In our homes.
LOCATIONS
Every day, up to 30 events take simultaneously in several hidden locations, the exact address of which you only get by booking a free ticket. Concerts and performances, as well as the children’s programme usually take place at 17:30 and 19:30. You can end up in a kitchen, on a bus or in an artist’s studio. Upon receiving the address, you also learn about the specifics of the space, the event, and the host. Some hosts welcome slippers, others something to eat. The recommended voluntary contribution is 10 € and goes entirely to the artists.
EVENING PROGRAMME
Every evening, several groups present themselves at public events in Ljubljana, followed by an all-night jam session and impromptu concerts. The evening events are expected to take place in: 30.1. Drama Kavarna, 31.1. Hostel Celica, 1.2. Menza pri koritu, 2.2. Klub Gromka, 3.2. Kino Šiška, and 4.2. both Gala Hala and Klub Gromka. On Sunday, 5.2., the festival ends at Snežnik Castle in Loška valley. Evening events will also take place in Trieste and other places.
SELF-ORGANIZATION OF KAVČ FESTIVAL
A group of coordinators works on a voluntary basis with minimal financial support. The artists are financed by entrance fees, the hosts participate voluntarily, and the coordinators are generally unpaid. Because of its specificity and attractiveness, Kavč Festival attracts more and more performers and hosts every year.
The official organizers of subcultural Kavč festival 2023 are:
KD Matita, MCLU Koper, KUD Plavajoči grad.
The unofficial organizers are all the hosts and event attendees.
ENGAGEMENT AND KAVČ FESTIVAL MISSION
The Kavč festival concept has already spread to other countries (Spain, Germany) as it is based on self-organization. We want to give a voice to this subcultural platform which creates an opposition to the established cultural industry. We strive for a society that dares to host and organize art at home. So that we dare to step out of our safety zones and meet the artists face-to-face. So that art and social engagement become part of everyday life. Ultimately, every event is co-created by everyone present, something we have probably forgotten in the time of institutionalized culture.
