Such an inspiring Balkan body music July we had! Not full of official events: we only traveled to Sicily to Alkantara fest to teach and perform. But, we enjoyed the magic of Croatian seaside and mixed business and pleasure, working every day on our new album material while swimming and sunbathing. Best way to work! We had a visit from Julia Lewandowska, who managed to edit a new Slavyk video, while doing the same. More news about it to come.
In August we just prepare. While still in Serbia, we will have a short residency with Vladimir Mićković, one more collaboration for the new album of AWb. This multi talented artist, musician, sculptoe and painter, has picked a renaissance song from the island of Hvar for us to work on. It will be completely different from all we have done. But, then, do you know two songs of ours that are quite the same?
In the end of August we travel to Poland to work at the Rozbark theater on the Mirror with sound preformance, and to prepare for the Slavyk concerts at the fourth New Balkan Rhythm festival. See you in Serbia from the 2nd to the 4th of September!
Do you know that at the festival we celebrate 10 years of our Association Open circle Novi Sad? It was founded on September 9th 2015. We’ve come a long way from organizing theater workshops to new productions: Kiss Musical Comedy, Balkan music concert and RikaTaka music album, workshops, projects for children, seminars for teachers and the New Balkan Rhythm festival, as an event that connects all of our activities.
Busy autumn
New events alert! Just after the New Balkan Rhythm festival we head to Bahnhof Leisnig once more! We’ll teach body music and become a part of the great Bahnhofs Orchestra, to perform with musicians from all over the world on September 13.
In October, just before we head to Munich for the AIR-M Residency program with Andreas Shantz, we’ll perform at Hudba sveta Žilina and teach at Pont Festival. See you there! And, of course, at WOMEX in Tampere.
Balkan body music July
First time in Sicily, we enjoyed our work and play at Alkantara fest very much! Workshop and concert were packed into one intensive day at the eco farm festival site. At the workshop we did songs from the Balkans, as well as one beautiful Italian song, Il cielo e pieno di stelle. Wonderful group of female participants was completed by two brave men and two playful kids.
The concert was magical, under avocado trees. The videos and photos speak a little more then words. We are very grateful to Stefania Milazzo, who documented the concert, as well as super grateful to the festival organization, volunteers, hosts and festival director Mario Giulisano.
We’ve heard some great concerts at the festival, completely opposite styles, but both revelations: Murakami/Færden and Ukandanz.
4th edition of the New Balkan Rhythm festival
The New Balkan Rhythm festival will have a special Polish edition this year! In cooperation with the Polish Institute in Belgrade, the Rozbark Theater, the Academy of Theater Arts from Krakow (Dance Theater Department in Bytom), Dadov Theater and Center for culture Sirmiumart our festival will be held in Sremski Karlovci, Sremska Mitrovica and Belgrade from September 2nd to 4th.
You will have the opportunity to listen to the quartet Slavyk, to attend workshops and enjoy the performance of Mirror with sound, a music theater performance, as well as the programs of the students of the Academy. Read about the program here.
Photos and videos: Stefania Milazzo
More body music events in 2025
09/02 New Balkan Rhythm festival, Slavyk concert, Sremski Karlovci
09/03 New Balkan Rhythm festival, Mirror with sound performance, programs of the Academy, Belgrade
09/04 New Balkan Rhythm festival, Slavyk concert, programs of the Academy, Sremska Mitrovica
09/07 – 09/13 Residency at Bahnhof Leisnig, workshops, Leisnig, Germany
09/13 Bahnhofs Orchestra concert, Leisnig, Germany
10/04 – 12/23 AIR-M, Residency with Octopus Theater, Munich, Germany
10/09 Hudba sveta Žilina festival, Žilina, Slovakia
10/11 PONT Festival, workshop for kids, Budapest, Hungary
10/17 Concert with De Bavarian Immigrants, Montessori Eberharting, Germany
10/18 Workshop, Montessori Eberharting, Germany
10/26 Tampereen Ylioppilasteatteri, concert after WOMEX with Vilma Talvitie, Tampere, Finland
11/14 Kulturhof Langenzenn, concert, Langenzenn, Germany
11/21 Weiherhaustheater, concert, Ortenburg, Germany
11/22 Weiherhaustheater, workshop, Ortenburg, Germany
11/27 Open studio, Ebenboeckhaus, presentation of the residency with Andreas Schantz, Munich, Germany
11/28 Freies Musikzentrum, concert, Munich, Germany
11/29 Freies Musikzentrum, workshop, Munich, Germany