The XXVII International Festival Sarajevo – “Sarajevo Winter 2011”– a traditional cultural and artistic event taking place in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Festival will be held under the motto “ART OF LOVE”.

The XXVII International Festival Sarajevo “Sarajevo Winter 2011” will, as every year, represent an encounter of artists from all over the world. The International Peace Centre Sarajevo is the organizer of the Festival.

The programme consisting of the Theatre plays, Concerts, Movies, Fine Arts Exhibitions, Panel Discussions, Literary Events, Architecture, Video, Programmes presenting cultural heritage and Children Programmes will be presented within the next edition of the Festival.

4th Environmental Film Festival EKO OKO will take place as part of the program of the Sarajevo Winter Festival 2011 from March 3 to March 7, 2011. The official title of the Eco Festival will be “Art of Love?“.

The programmes of the Festival are not only being held in the theatres, galleries, museums and concert halls in the city, but on the Olympic mountains as well, both during the Festival and within the Opening and Closing Ceremony.

The Festival has an honor to invite You to present Your project as one of the programmes for the following edition of the “Sarajevo Winter” Festival.

The applications for different branches of art are available here:

• Application: Visual Art 2011
• Application: Performing Arts 2011
• Application: Music 2011
• Application: Literature 2011
• Application Film&Video 2011

For any additional information do not hesitate to contact us:
Tel: +387 33 207 945; +387 33 207 948;
Fax: +387 33 207 948.
E-mail: program@sarajevskazima.ba, ibrosa@bih.net.ba

With our deep respect,

Ibrahim Spahić
Director of the International Festival Sarajevo, Sarajevo “Sarajevo Winter”
March 2010

Director: Sebastijan Horvat

Cast: Iva Krajnc, Viktorija Bencik, Ana Dolinar, Nika Rozman, Laura Zafred, Klemen Slakonja, Jurij Drevenšek, Matej Puc, Jaka Lah, Gregor Gruden, Domen Valič, Judita Zidar, Boris Ostan.

Musicians: Miran Juvan, Robi Pikl, Janez Gabrič, Janez Hace, Barbara Žorž, Klemen Bračko, Jelena Ždrale

Germany, late 19^th century. The gap between teenagers becoming young adults, discovering eroticism and sexuality, and their parents who aren’t able to deal with it in an open and responsible way. On one hand there is distress giving rise to questions, and on the other hand there is prejudice, refusing to give answers. Three teenagers are the protagonists of the story. There is Wendla whose mother denies her the answers and who keeps secret the basic truth about growing up; Moritz caught in the pinch of problems at school, and Melchior Gabor whose mother is more liberal than the other. They are uninformed, somewhat lonely and dishonest which takes them on the road to disaster that could well be averted.

This well known “childhood tragedy”, where Frank Wedekind criticises the hypocritical turn of the century bourgeois society in 1891, was the basis for a huge musical hit that swooped Broadway and West End off its feet. Wedekind’s original text was upgraded by Steven Sater’s and Duncan Sheik’s extraordinary songs, distinguished by expressive lyrics, and a suggestive rock sound.

www.mgl.si

An angel or better… a female angel. What happens when this mysterious creature appears in a square? Wonder, curiosity and fun take over… A funny, a bit messy angel, knows how to make people laugh but doesn’t know how to fly… She can not fly? Yes, that’s his problem. She tries all, to jump, run and ride a pigeon, to hijack a gull, to get help from a passer-by in disbelief.

A unique play, original and innovative. Comic burlesque theater, juggling and mime.

www.smiaf.org, www.evatoccaceli.com

Since its founding in 1990, Cinco Siglos is dedicated to the study and dissemination of early music. This diffusion happens through the publication of records and performing concerts. The concert work has taken the group across the Europe, presenting a repertoire of over a hundred pieces at the most prestigious festivals: Bologna, Torrechiara, Málaga, Segovia, Aranjuez …

Their music journey goes from Morocco to Yemen, or from Castille to Yemen, as the voyage taken in the 13^th century by Benjamin de Palencia. They have tried to show the diversity of these styles and places. They interpret the sounds of the Sephardi of Morocco

www.cincosiglos.es

IPC – “Sarajevo winter” started the initiative for building Concert Hall at Marijin Dvor, based on the competition organized by the City of Rome in cooperation with the Sarajevo Canton. Zaha Hadid, presiding the jury, declared the winner “Urban Futura” group, which gathers architects from Europe, America and Asia, among 400 projects from 43 countries. The location for the Concert Hall is reserved at Marijin Dvor in Sarajevo, and since 1998 it is in Regulatory plan of Marijin Dvor (situated across the Parliament Assembly of B&H ).

IPC – “Sarajevo Winter”, gave suggestion to nominate the City of Sarajevo for the “European Cultural Capital 2014”, taking into consideration that cities from Norway and Turkey, as non-EU members were accepted for that prestigious project initiated by Melina Mercuri with Jack Lang, the project that EU can be proud of.

John Hed & Nik feat. Bioshi DJ is a young quartet that presents an original and unpublished musical repertoire ranging from jazz to funk and hip hop. The boys of the group come from many different musical experiences. The strength and the originality of their sound comes from the mixture of these different experiences and research and a study of non-traditional music channels. The group was formed in 2007 and presented their first musical project „It’s all about making notes“ during the International Festival of Street Art Pennabilli (Italy – Rimini) „Artists in the Square 2009“. They took part in the SMIAFestival in 2008 and 2009.

The Evmolpeya Girls Choir was founded in late July 2006 by the conductor Ms. Rada Slavinska and the art manager Ms. Ganka Yankova. The patron of this choir became the former Mayor of Plovdiv, Dr. Ivan Chomakov. Since December, 2006, The Evmolpeya Choir has had the status of a municipal choir and was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador.

http://evmolpeya.com

“Voodoo Instructions” (Germany)
Director: Martyna Starosta

“Voodoo Instructions” is the continuation of the video Pyromaniac Exercises. It also deals with global capitalism. The setting is again the Berlin district Kreuzberg. But in this case the total destruction is not directed against the affiliate of the fast food multinational, but against the consumers. The video plays in its form with the schizophrenia produced by capitalism.

“A Step into the Darkness” (Turkey)
Director: Atil Inac

“A Step into the Darkness” – A Turkish girl Cennet loses her family in a “regular” US security search, and then embarks on a difficult journey to Turkey. “A Step into the Darkness” is the story of Cennet´s distressing journey through the Turkish-Iraqi border and her subsequent radicalization.

This project is realized with the support of Turkish Ministry of Culture.