Ofak/Mori/Lotrič

Weaving a cinematic narrative – an interlacement of music and narration, the artists take the audience on a journey through the life and work of Josip Jurčič, a historical novelist and the author of the first Slovenian novel who derived his motifs from Slovenian folk tradition. Captivating memories unfold before the eyes of the spectator, presenting Josip Jurčič's life (Epilogue), the short story Kozlovska sodba v Višnji Gori (The Famous Goat Trial), Lepa Vida (The Fair Vida), and Rokovnjači (The Bandits), concluding with the Epilogue. Inspired by Ivan Tavčar’s Visoška kronika (The Visoko Chronicle), the project creators wrote musical compositions that seamlessly overlap with the most relevant, dramatic and joyful passages from this historical novel, which deals with a broad spectrum of human emotions, ranging from the basest motives to the noblest sentiments.

Joining forces with Slovenia’s foremost narrator, Ivan Lotrič, the project authors (performing their own original compositions) are academically trained guitarist Andrej Ofak and accordionist Borut Mori.

Cankarjev dom’s new music and literature series taking place in the Alma Karlin Hall focuses on an interlacement of music and narration flowing seamlessly into one another in the search for meaning, rhythm, and emotion. The series opens up space for an intimate yet engaging experience, where poetry, narrative, and music come together in an insightful reflection on our times.

*When purchasing tickets for all five concerts of the Notopisi series, you are entitled to a 20% discount.