Suspension of work
Šabac Theatre: The director failed to prevent the strike
Last night, the actors of the Šabac Theater held a one-hour strike in the presence of the audience, despite the efforts of the newly elected director to prevent it.
The State and Writers
Writers' Association: The first sign that France 7 will be preserved
The news that the building of the Association of Writers in France 7 will be reconstructed, even though they did not receive it from the Ministry of Culture, writers consider it a victory for twenty years of efforts to keep their roof and walls from collapsing.
Interview: Zvonko Karanović, poet
Everyone writes about themselves, and it gets tiring
Poetry is back in the open, many young people write verses, they are read everywhere, there are often more than a hundred visitors at the readings, and sometimes there is an entrance fee for these manifestations. Poetry is back in bookstores. Social networks are flooded with songs. An incredible turnaround has taken place, things unimaginable ten years ago
New album: Butch Cassidy – Modern connections (Counter)
One good spark
The main motif of the just released album by the band Butch Cassidy Modern connections is the occurrence of love in everyday settings, miserable and glamorous at the same time. The real truth is that we have never had a group like this before
Theater
What is behind gestures, images and words?
The second ShowCase The Zagreb Youth Theater (ZKM) was organized from March 27 to 30 with the desire to present the work of this theater to selectors, managers and critics outside Croatia. Four performances were presented at the festival: Ice angel, Shipping Costs, mother and father sit at the table and are silent for a long time, Shoe tongue i Only the end of the world (co-production with the Istrian National Theater - Pula City Theatre). The critic of "Vremena" writes about three
In memoriam: Otto Tolnai (July 5, 1940 – March 27, 2025)
Resistance alone is not enough.
About an encounter with Otto Tolnai
Otto Tolnai: Telegrams from New York to István Domonkoš in Uppsala
Translated by Arpad Vicko, Studies on cauliflower, Institute of Culture of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, 2014
Theater
Šabac Theatre: Appointed director who cancels performances
Due to the decision of the City Assembly to appoint Aleksandra Delic as the director of the Šabac Theater even though she has caused damage to this collective in recent months, the actors are going on strike on Thursday
Books
Where should the rain elves go?
Ksenia Kirilova (40), a Russian journalist and author with an address in Belgrade, wrote "Fairy Tales for Refugees" with elements of Serbian mythology
In memoriam
Iceman, Batman, Morrison: Val Kilmer has passed away
The famous American actor Val Kilmer died at the age of 65. The cause of death was pneumonia, his daughter confirmed
They won't go to Serbia.
European archaeologists canceled the annual conference in Belgrade
Recent events, including the government's reaction to peaceful protests that threatened university autonomy, are the reasons why the European Association of Archaeologists has canceled its annual conference that was supposed to be held this September in Belgrade.
Reacting
An opening ceremony is not the same as a premier
We convey the reaction of the National Theater "Toša Jovanović" from Zrenjanin regarding the text about the beginning of the year of the Capital of Culture of this city
Reacting
Plenum of the NBS: The competition of the Ministry of Culture is illegal
The conditions of the Book Purchase Competition are discriminatory, threaten the functioning of libraries, and lead them to violate the law - it is written in the announcement of the Plenum of the National Library of Serbia
Interview
Andrzej Wolski: Do you want to preserve your freedom?
"We can thank Putin and Trump for waking up Europeans to the questions: do you want to preserve your freedom, do you want to preserve your democratic ideas?" says Andrzej Wolski, director of the film about the intellectual and humanist Jozef Čapski, which will premiere in Belgrade on Wednesday.
The country and the book
There is no Serbia at the Bologna Fair, but there are its publishers
Traditionally, Serbia does not have its own stand at the Bologna Fair this year, the world's largest children's book fair. Her publishing house is self-initiated by "Kreativni centar", "Laguna" and "Pčelica".
Suspension of work
The strike of the Belgrade Philharmonic, the longest of all in culture, has ended
After almost a month, the Belgrade Philharmonic ended the strike, even though their two demands were not met. They say that they are hostages of bad laws and even worse regulations, and the disinterest of those in charge to change them
SKC blocked
Students: These are our conditions for unlocking SKC
The students who blocked the Student Cultural Center (SKC) in Belgrade point to the autocracy of Acting Director Slavoljub Veselinović and call on all employees and other cultural workers to join them in the fight for free culture.
Protest
Šabačko pozorište: This protest is our first premiere
After two months of attempts to agree on the harmfulness of the Rulebook passed by the acting director even though her mandate has expired, the Šabac Theater held a protest "Theatre on a Thread". Colleagues from all over Serbia responded to them
The country and the book
Selaković: Students are the reason for the small budget intended for publishers
Publishers would not have boycotted the Competition for the purchase of books if the students had not had a fourth request, as well as if the previous ministries of culture were more concerned with the Cyrillic alphabet - believes the Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković
Support for protests
Dedication to students from Carnegie Hall: Gold came from Space
At the Kronos Quartet's concert in Carnegie Hall, New York, on March 28, the founder of Kronos dedicated one track - to students in Serbia.
City and Bitef
Svetozar Cvetković: We insist on respecting the Bitef Rules
Svetozar Cvetković, the president of the Bitef Board, insists that the City Assembly respect the Rules of this festival and resolve the legal crisis in which he found himself after the City Assembly did not appoint the artistic director of Bitef
Zrenjanin
Capital of Culture: For the one-hour opening, the budget is the same as for the entire BITEF
A few days ago, Zrenjanin became the Capital of Culture of Serbia. For the one-hour opening, the amount of money received by BITEF was spent
City and Bitef
The City Assembly's play with the Bitef festival
According to the City Assembly, there are no obstacles for Bitef to continue preparations for this year's edition. However, according to the rules by which the festival operates - there is. Did the announcement of the city secretary of culture that there will soon be changes and redefinition of cultural manifestations refer to that?
Interview: Predrag Krstić, philosopher
Philosophy is a dam against the invasion of non-opinions
"The current student movement, if I'm not mistaken, is for the most part the realization of negative engagement. It stands up against obvious lies, injustice and lack of freedom without declaring itself the owner of truth, justice and freedom and, equally important, without agreeing to political settlements around it. It is anti-political in the sense that we, burdened by 'politics as fate', cannot understand at all: it is not a question of who will rule - when the question is posed in this way, the answer already implies absolute power - but to build institutions that will make autocracy impossible and enable the change of power without blood"
Theater
To play or not to play, that's the question now
The question "to play or not" hangs over the theatergoers' heads like an ominous canopy. Should theaters work, that is, play plays so that artists and audiences can share their common position on a social problem?
Interview: Slavenka Drakulić, writer
To write about what is kept silent
"Friends will listen to you with sympathy and compassion when you tell them about your illness and, for example, the consequences of chemotherapy. But will they understand you? Only to a certain extent. Severely ill people certainly notice that after a while people no longer listen to them"
