One of the best known actors, Rade Šerbedžija is also a director, poet, musician – and a true man of the world. Having already entertained audiences in Slovenia on numerous occasions with his group Zapadni Kolodvor, he is now set to host a unique artistic evening as part of the summer Ljubljana Festival, presenting a broad selection of works from a catalogue that he has been building since 1974, the year he released his first album. His “songs of love, friendship and feelings” – which can be variously characterised as hits, evergreen favourites, “old town songs” (starogradske pesme) and chansons – will be interspersed with interludes of prose and poetry. He will be joined on stage by remarkable musicians who combine numerous influences: pianist, composer, arranger, producer and educator Vasil Hadžimanov, who directly and sincerely blends Balkan motifs with jazz; guitarist, composer, improviser and educator Miroslav Tadić combines baroque and classical music, Balkan folk, flamenco, jazz, blues and rock; and violinist, vocalist, composer and poet Yvette Holzwarth is active in the Balkan, Arabic, pop, jazz and experimental genres. The guest of the evening will be actor, pianist, composer, chanson player and translator Jure Ivanušič, who has been regularly performing concerts with Šerbedžija throughout Europe and the world since 1992.