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One of Croatia’s
fi
nest national and cultural institutionsis LADO, the ensemble for folk dances and songs of Croatia and some would say our cultural ambassadorsto the world.In its 60 years, LADO has gathered the most famousCroatian choreographers, ethno-musicologists,folklorists and composers who have spent endlesshours in choreographing some of the mostmagnificent dances and songs of our land. Today, LADO has 37 outstanding dancers who are atthe same time excellent singers and they can easilytransform from a dance ensemble into a folk choir, whilst there are also 15 excellent musicians thatplay 50 traditional and classical instruments. Their exquisite costumes are of amazing beauty with someolder than 100 years.In marking their 60 year celebration, LADO have adetailed 2009 schedule which begins in
March
withthe promotion of the documentary and multimedia
60th Anniversary of the LADONationalFolkloreEnsemble
DVD
‘60 Years of LADO’ 
.
On
March 22
nd
,
areplica of their 
fi
rst ever concert held on Februarythe 4
th
1950, on the same stage at the
CroatianNational Theatre
in Zagreb will be held. Theyperform at the
Lisinski Hall
on
May 23
rd
withspecial concerts at the
Croatian Music Institute
 in
June and September 
. LADO will carry outtheir traditional summer tour with a performance at the
Dubrovnik Summer Festival
as well as visitingother coastal destinations. They travel to the
USA 
 and
Canada
 
from October 8
th
to November 
 and will then carry out some traditional concerts back home before they begin to prepare for their traditional
 Christmas concerts in Zagreb
. According to the critics, LADO is one of the bestfolklore ensembles in the world and have in 60 yearsgraced 6 world continents and dazzled audiencesthroughout. In their jubilee year, we invite you to witness the pinnacle of our musical tradition and inall its glory.
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 You’ve taken the
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rst step andpicked up an issue of our informativepublication, great work indeed! Butthe journey has just begun, inside you’ll
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nd outabout what’shot on our sideof the world in2009.If you haven’t noticed we have all four seasonscovered in details, nowlets take a glimpse atautumn with the eventappropriately entitled
‘YesZagreb’
. From the endof September until theend of November, our city will be succumb by a variety of international andmulticultural happenings ranging from festivals,theatre shows, performances, exhibitions etc.Creative people from different European and worldcentres arrive to Zagreb... and we invite you topartake, join in and share the experience with us!Sure, we praise our city and rightfully so, welove it as there is something here for everyoneand in every season: speaking of which, wehave just been informed that for the very
fi
rsttime this year, we’ll have a new manifestationcalled the
Zagreb Cultural Summer 
whichentails festivals, performances, exhibitionsand other attractions between
June
and
September 
. Great! So, without any further hindrance, pick up your marker, highlight your interests and we hope to see you in Zagrebthroughout the course of 2009.
 
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23.10.08 – 20.01.09. The Greatest Masters of GermanExpressionism
 Their artworks were an introduction to an entirely new, unstoppable avalanche of events which not only changedpeople, but their souls and spirituality. 120 masterpieces from the legendary groups ‘The Bridge’ and ‘The BlueRider’ will be presented. Visitors will be able to enjoy the master pieces of Kandinski, Franz Marc, AugustMacke, Paul Klee, Aleksey Jawlenski, Ernest Ludvig Kirchner and many others who were so ahead of their time.
Klovi
ć
evi dvori Gallery, Jezuitski trg 4, phone 00385.1.485.19.26, www.galerijaklovic.hr 
09.12.08 – 15.02.09. Rembrandt – Prints
 The
fi
rst ever display of Rembrandt’s prints outside of Graz. A magni
fi
cent collection of 103 etchings bythe famous Dutch artist include his self portraits, the portraits showing his mother, his wife, co-workers andcontemporaries as well as etchings of body
fi
gures, scenes from the Old and New Testament, historical andliterature topics, genre-scenes, landscapes and nature studies will all be presented. Not to be missed!
Museumof Arts and Crafts, Trg maršala Tita 10, phone 00385.1.488.21.11, www.muo.hr 
16.12.08 – 15.03.09. Josip Ra
č
i
ć
– A retrospective exhibitionmarking the 100
th
anniversary since the painter’s death
Considered as one of Croatia’s elite in modern
fi
ne arts, this memorial exhibit presents over 100 oils on canvas,as well as aquarelles and drawings. The exhibition gives the broadest and yet deepest insight into the artist’srelatively small opus which ended mysteriously at the tender age of 24.
Modern Gallery, Andrije Hebranga 1,phone 00385.1.492.23.68
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