The Belgrade Irish Festival presents two performances: a touching story about a homeless man who has lost his mind, and a musical theater about the role of memory and music in shaping personality.
Today, Friday and Sunday, March 16, the Belgrade Irish Festival is hosting two performances on the Bitef Theater stage.
First, the group Fishamble and Pat Kinevan present the play "Tihi" ("Silent"), for which they received the Olivier Theater Award in 2016. It's a touching story about a homeless McGoldrig, who lost everything, including - his mind.
"This piece means a lot to me personally. It talks about a subject that affects me deeply, for which I feel both passion and anger and sadness. I believe that, as artists, we have to stand up and talk about the things that bother us," said Pat Kinevan in his video message to the Belgrade audience.
He also referred to the current situation in Serbia and said: "I wish everyone in Belgrade and throughout Serbia love and happiness in your fight for justice and right things - with love and peace."
The play was directed by Jim Culleton, with lyrics written by Pat Kinnevan.
Two evenings later, on Sunday, March 16, we have the opportunity to see the musical theater "By the sea" whose authors and performers are the Irish-Serbian married couple, composer Ian Wislon and violinist Dušica Mlađenović, a member of the Belgrade Philharmonic.
It is an innovative piece of music for violin that takes place in a scenography reminiscent of a dock by the sea. Wilson wrote this piece after the death of his father, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, to examine the role of memory and music in shaping personality and establishing the strongest family bonds. Violinist Dušica Mlađenović tells us a family story through music, movement and interaction with objects on stage - without words.
The Belgrade Irish Festival is a traditional event that represents the contemporary culture and art of Ireland and has been held in Belgrade for 13 years. So far, more than 170 artists and artistic collectives from Ireland have visited Belgrade, more than 330 festival events have been organized, with over 80.000 visitors. The founder of the Belgrade Irish Festival is Jaš Kaminski, an art lover and an Irishman who loves Belgrade and has been organizing this Festival since 2013.
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