-4th Belgrade Book and Poetry Festival
4th BELGRADE POETRY AND BOOK FESTIVAL
15th - 21st May, 2010
Trgni se! Poezija!
ON LIGHT GENTLENESS DARKNESS
(Dušan Vukajlović)
http://trgnisepoezija.blogspot.com
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Participants:
Poets:
Adam Wiedemann (Poland),
Goncalo M. Tavares (Portugal),
Brian Henry(USA),
Igor Isakovski (Macedonia),
Niall McDevitt(Great Britain),
Katerina Rudcenkova (Czech Republic),
Marko Pogačar (Croatia),
Žarko Milenić (Bosnia and Herzegovina),
Jaume C. Pons Alorda (Spain),
Ana Ristović (Srbija),
Milena Marković (Srbija),
Jasmina Topić (Srbija),
Dragan Radovančević (Srbija) and other poets and artists,
participants of the accompanying program.
Translators:
Biserka Rajčić, Jasmina Nešković, Novica Petrović, Danijela Jovanović,
Vesna Stamenković, Tihana Hamović, Jelena Petanović and
Hristina Vasić.
Special guest of this year's Festival is writer
Kolja Mićević (France).
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PROGRAM:
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Saturday, 15. 05. 2010.
18h – Opening of exhibition Skladište Poezije/ Poetry Depot + Poetry Video
+ Word Express + DJ Presiden’ Tobama,
Cultural Center Grad, Braće Krsmanović 4
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Sunday, 16. 05. 2010.
19h – Word in Space: Exhibition of graphic pieces by Dragana Nikolić,
inspired by literary texts
20h – Valve for Poetry: Jasna Milićev, Ana Seferović, Milan Dobričić,
Petar Matović, Dejan Matić, Nevena Budimir, Tamara Šuškić, Dragana Nikolić,
Natalija Ž. Živković, Neva Lukić, Danilo Lučić, Ivan Andonov, Čarna Popović...
buffet Ventil, Kapetan Mišina 14
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Tuesday, 18. 05. 2010.
18h – Opening of the Festival:
– Trgni se! Poezija!: Adam Wiedemann, Goncalo M. Tavares, Brian Henry,
Igor Isakovski, Niall McDevitt, Katerina Rudcenkova, Marko Pogačar, Žarko
Milenić, Jaume C. Pons Alorda, Ana Ristović, Milena Marković, Jasmina Topić,
Dragan Radovančević
– Festival City Library: Adam Wiedemann, Brian Henry and Marko Pogačar
Cultural Center Grad, Braće Krsmanović 4
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Wednesday, 19. 05. 2010.
12h – Poet&Book: Adam Wiedemann, Brian Henry, Milena Marković, Igor
Isakovski
Students Cultural Center, Kralja Milana 48
19h – ON LIGHT GENTLENESS DARKNESS (homage to poet Dušan Vukajlović):
Adam Wiedemann, Goncalo M. Tavares, Brian Henry, Igor Isakovski, Niall
McDevitt, Katerina Rudcenkova, Marko Pogačar, Žarko Milenić, Jaume C. Pons
Alorda, Ana Ristović, Milena Marković, Jasmina Topić, Dragan Radovančević,
Jasna Milićev, Dragana Mladenović, Čarna Popović and Dejan Čančarević
Studio 21, Dimitrija Tucovića 2, Pančevo
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Thursday, 20. 05. 2010.
12h – Poet&Book: Niall McDevitt, Katerina Rudcenkova, Marko Pogačar,
Žarko Milenić, Jaume C. Pons Alorda and Dragan Radovančević
Belgrade City Library, Knez Mihailova 56
20h – Paul Valery: GLADIATOR – polemic Happyning: performer Kolja Mićević,
guest Marta Milošević, oboe
Art pavilion Cvijeta Zuzorić, Mali Kalemegdan 1
24h – My Square: At the bar: Adam Wiedemann, Gonsclo M. Tavares, Brian
Henry, Igor Isakovski, Niall McDevitt, Katerina Rudcenkova, Marko Pogačar,
Žarko Milenić, Jaume C. Pons Alorda, Ana Ristović, Milena Marković, Jasmina
Topić, Dragan Radovančević…
Spanish bar Casa Garcia, Kraljevića Marka 19
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Friday, 21. 05. 2010.
17h – Tea&Poetry: Poetry discussion with Festival participants
Philip&Friends, Gračanička 7
19h – Closing of the Festival:
· CURSED QUATRAINS – Happyning: performer Kolja Mićević
· Trgni se! Poezija!: Adam Widemann, Goncalo M. Tavares, Brian Henry,
Igor Isakovski, Niall McDevitt, Katerina Rudcenkova, Marko Pogačar, Žarko
Milenić, Jaume C. Pons Alorda, Ana Ristović, Milena Marković, Jasmina Topić,
Dragan Radovančević
· presenting the Festival award
· HORKESTAR
Cultural Center Grad, Braće Krsmanović 4
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Organizers of the Festival:
Director of the Festival:
Dejan Matić
Coordinator of the Festival:
Milan Dobričić
Visual identity, Art Direction: TKV and Dragana Nikolić
Festival jury: Ljiljana Šop, Milutin Petrović, Milan Dobričić and Dejan
Matić
Associates: Biljana Rakočević, Milena Đorđijević, Marko Kuzmanović, Jelena
Dobričić and Mia Matović
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