DIRECTORY
SLOVAKIA 327English. The contemporary
Astorka Theatre in Bratislava
is marvelous. Other thea tres
there include Radošin Naive
Theatre, GUnaGU and
S.T.O.K.A.. Slovakia also hosts
a number of inter na tional
theatre festivals, includ ing the
biennial Bábkarska Bystrica
(festival of puppet theatres)
in Banská Bystrica, and
Kaulkiar, a popular mime
show, held in the Aréna
Mime Theatre in Bratislava.
Numerous music events
and festivals also take place
throughout Slovakia. The most
prominent are the Bratislava
Music Festival and Bratislava
Jazz Days, both held in the
autumn. The best-known
Slovak festival of popular
music is Bratislava Lyre, which
was one of the flagship
national entertain ment events
under Communist rule, and is
now a nationwide song fest-
ival. The Jewish folk lore music
group Pressburger Klezmer
Band often perform in festivals.
The free English-language
weekly The Slovak Spectator
and the monthly magazine
What’s on – Bratislava &
Slovakia are a good source of
information about the events
in the capital and around the
country, and contain someFOLK FESTIVALSMost folk festivals take place
in summer. The Eurofolklor
International Folklore Festival
in Banská Bystrica, and the
International Historic Fencing
Festival in Spiš Castle (see
pp320–21), draw the biggest
crowds. The Košice Days of
Traditional Folk Music is a
series of concerts, dance per-
for mances and discussions
held in a number of venues
across the town.good reviews. Visitors are
advised to visit tourist offices
for latest information.HANDICRAFTSKora
Hurbanovo námestie 46,
972 01 Bojnice.
Tel (04) 6541 2495.
U Žofky
Michalska 5, 811 01
Bratislava.
Tel (02) 5443 1994.
UL’UV Stores
Main store:
Obchodná 64,
816 11 Bratislava.
Tel (02) 5273 1351.
Other branches:
Dolná 14, 974 01 Banská
Bystrica. Tel (04) 8412
3657.
Hlavná 5, 917 00 Trnava.
Tel (03) 3551 3684.
http://www.uluv.skART AND ANTIQUESBenekit v.o.s.
Gorkého 15, 811 01
Bratislava. Tel (02) 5443
4029.Corvus
Europalia 24, 945 01
Komárno, Bratislava.
Tel (02) 9035 72125.
Hubová
Zochova 1013/8, 026 01
Dolný Kubín, Bratislava.
Tel (09) 0556 6116.Folk – Folk
Obchodná 24,
811 01 Bratislava.
Tel (02) 5443 4874.LÚČ Vydavatelské
Družstvo
Špitalská 7, 813 59
Bratislava.
Tel (02) 6042 1233.NIGHTLIFE17’s Bar
Hviezdoslavovo námestie
17, 811 22 Bratislava.
Tel (09) 0363 7038.
Apollon Gay Club
Panenská 24, 820 00
Bratislava.
Tel (02) 9154 8031.
http://www.apollon-gay-club.sk
Café Kút
Zámočnická 11, 811 03
Bratislava.
Tel (02) 5443 4957.
Cirkus Barok
Rázusovo Nábrežie 2,
811 02 Bratislava.
Tel (02) 5464 2091.
D4
Jedlíkova 9, 811 06
Bratislava.Flamenco
Štefánikova 14, 811 05
Bratislava.
Tel (02) 9056 1290.
Harley Davidson
Rebarborová 1, 821 07
Bratislava.
Tel (02) 4319 1094.
Jazz Café
Ventúrska 5, 811 01
Bratislava.
Tel (02) 5443 4661.
http://www.jazz-cafe.skLaverna Klub
Laurinská 19, 811 02
Bratislava. Tel (02) 5443
3165.MUSIC AND
THEATREAréna Mime
Theatre
Viedenská Cesta 10, 851
01 Bratislava.
Tel (02) 6720 2557.Astorka Theatre
Suché Mýto 17, 811 03
Bratislava. Tel (02) 5443
2093.
Bábkarska Bystrica
Marionet’s Festival
http://www.BDNR.sk
Bratislava Jazz
Days
http://www.bjd.skBratislava Music
Festival
Michalská 10, 811 03
Bratislava.
Tel (02) 5443 0378.
http://www.bhsfestival.sk
GUnaGU
Na Františkánskom
námestie 7, Bratislava.
Tel (02) 5443 3335.Hungarian Theatre
Thalia Mojmirova 3,
04001 Košice.
Tel (055) 622 5866.
http://www.thaliaszinhaz.sk
Pressburger
Klezmer Band
http://www.klezmer.skRadošin Naive
Theatre
Škultétyho 5, 831 04
Bratislava.
Tel (02) 5556 3508.Romany Theatre
Stefanikova 4, 040 01
Košice. Tel (055) 622Slovak National
Theatre
Gorkého 4, 811 02
Bratislava. Tel (02) 5443Slovak
Philharmonic
Orchestra
Palackého 2, 811 02
Bratislava. Tel (02) 5920S.T.O.K.A.
Pribinova 1, P.O.Box 235,
810 00 Bratislava.
Tel (09) 0521 1031.FOLK FESTIVALSDays of Traditional
Folk Music
http://www.cassovia.skEurofolklor
International
Folklore Festival
http://www.sosbb.skInternational
Historic Fencing
Festival
http://www.spisskyhrad.sk