About the event
Musical Otrok miru - Peace Child
The musical Peace Child is part of the international cultural initiative SIT DOWN, which offers young people a space to express their visions, opinions and demands for the future through art. On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the founding of the United Nations. SIT DOWN combines art and diplomacy and, in times of global tensions, opens a space for dialogue, cooperation and intergenerational trust.
The musical will bring together around 200 young artists from Slovenia and beyond its borders. In a fictional world divided by conflict, children use courage and creativity to connect communities and encourage reconciliation. This year, the symphony orchestra will also be joined by choir singers, soloists and actors. Together, they will create a powerful musical and theatrical spectacle, a sincere story with a vision of peace, coexistence and a bright future through the eyes of children and young people. The event with exciting songs and convincing dialogues is at the same time entertainment, a great socializing for audiences of all ages and an encouragement to solidarity.
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Photo by: Darja Štravs Tisu
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Interesting facts
- Živa Ploj Peršuh ensures, in the Peace Child musical, that every child has a sense of their own value and understands the importance of their own contribution to the overall performance, which enables them to achieve common goals through cooperation with their peers.
- Peace Child is a musical spectacle that has been performed more than 10,000 times around the world, transforming the lives of children, young people and families in numerous countries. It promoted dialogue and understanding during the final years of the Cold War and has inspired peacebuilding efforts in conflict-affected regions, including the former Yugoslavia, Central America and Ireland.
- The story of Peace Child is set 50 years in the future, when the major challenges facing humanity have been overcome, but at the same time shows how the children of today created a peaceful world through their actions and decisions.
- In Papua New Guinea, when warring tribes made peace, they exchanged a baby to seal the peace between them. The babies grew up in the others’ tribe and, whenever conflict threatened, would be sent out to negotiate a new peace. Such a child was called a “peace child”. This story was the basis of the Peace Child movement, where young people become bearers of peace and a solution to global challenges.
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Narrators of the musical Peace Child
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The musical Child of Peace is being created as the central project of the Summer Orchestra Camp of the Slovenian Youth Orchestra – POK, which has been opening its doors to young musicians with a desire to experience playing together for six years. For many participants, this is also the first opportunity to play in a real symphony orchestra.
This year, the camp is expanding, and for the first time, choir singers are joining the orchestra in a large vocal-instrumental production. The creative core of the camp is a 10-day residency at Brdo pri Kranju, where young participants live, practice, create and grow together, both as artists and as citizens of the world.
A special feature of this year's program is thematic education, which will present the key challenges of today to the participants through the eyes of children and youth, such as peace, solidarity, sustainability and cooperation between generations.
The Slovenian Youth Orchestra has been using music as a driving force for change for many years. From the Music for the Future project, which supported displaced Ukrainian musicians, to concerts at major global events such as COP26, the orchestra has proven that music can do more than just inspire - it can move people to action.
The SIT DOWN initiative is held under the honorary patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Tanja Fajon.
More about the project: www.sitdown.si
Free rides on LPP city buses
Ticket holders for events within the 73rd Ljubljana Festival are entitled to free rides on LPP city buses within two hours before the start and two hours after the end of each event.
Accessibility for visitors with reduced mobility
Festival Ljubljana is committed to ensuring a welcoming and accessible experience at cultural events for persons with reduced mobility.
Selected venues offer designated wheelchair-accessible spaces as well as seating for accompanying persons. Wheelchair users can inquire about availability and reserve accessible seating by calling +386 (0)1 241 60 28 or emailing blagajna@ljubljanafestival.si.
