Category: Culture
Culture 21.09.23 | 22:12

Simeon Moni Damevski: “Manaki Manifesto” will be prepared at IFFK “Manaki Brothers”

The Balkan conference of cinematographers, which will be held in Bitola, during the IFFK ” Brothers Manaki” will promote the Manaki Manifesto document, the director of the festival, Simeon Moni Damevski, said at a press conference. The goal, said Damevski, is for the Balkan cinematographers...

Culture 21.09.23 | 09:08

Philharmonic employees to the minister: Directors change, but the state’s attitude towards its most important institutions should not be changed

The union of the employees of the Macedonian Philharmonic said with great regret that the reason for the dismissal of the Directorat of the Macedonian Philharmonic and the Board of Directors is that the National Jazz Orchestra will be housed in the building of the Philharmonic, to which we systematically...

Culture 16.09.23 | 20:26

UNESCO decided that Ohrid will remain a heritage site

UNESCO decided to maintain the cultural heritage status of the region of Ohrid, despite concerns about overdevelopment and destruction of the unique environmental conditions. Culture and Environment ministers attended the UNESCO meeting in Riyadh to push for the continued designation of Ohrid as a cultural...

Culture 10.09.23 | 21:43

Tetovo library ordered to leave its current space, to make room for a “Europe House”

The city of Tetovo ordered the “Koco Racin” library to vacate its space and to move to the Musical Arts Faculty. The plan of the city is to give the current space used by the library to the EU mission in Macedonia, which wants to open a “Europe House” office. Library director...

Culture 27.08.23 | 16:20

Poet laureate urges Macedonia to stop discussing its language with Bulgaria

Vlada Urosevic, the recipient of the Golden Wreath at the Struga Poetry Evenings, urged the politicians to steer clear from negotiations about the Macedonian language with Bulgaria. We write in Macedonian and we can’t put then into question, because it would mean putting our identity and existence...

Culture 26.08.23 | 11:34

Simon Trpcevski will perform in Sekirnik

This evening, Macedonian pianist Simon Trpcevski and his Makedonissimo group will perform in the village of Sekirnik, near Strumica. Trpcevski said that he is especially emotional to perform at the village of his mother. The concert will feature Saso Mitev on kaval. The concert begins at 20h, and entrance...

Culture 24.08.23 | 15:27

The 62nd edition of Struga Poetry Evenings starts on Thursday

The 62nd edition of the Struga Poetry Evenings is set to begin on Thursday with the planting of a tree sapling at the Poetry Park in honor of the 2023 Golden Wreath winner, Macedonian poet Vlada Urošević. The opening ceremony will include the lighting of the festival fire and a reading of Konstantin...

Culture 20.08.23 | 21:20

Actor Vladimir Enderovski dies aged 60

Film and theater actor Vladimir Enderovski – Ljac died aged 60, the Macedonian National Theater informed. Enderovski graduated in 1991 under professor Ljubisa Georgievski. HGe was well known as Boris from “Bure Barut”, Manilov in “Dead Souls”, Aloizie Zilberbrant from “Glembaevi”...

Culture 19.08.23 | 18:51

Music night at Ohrid Summer Festival with the ‘Pro Ars’ choir

The “Pro Ars” choir with Sasho Tatarchevski as conductor will perform a newly created piece by Professor Zhivojin Glishikj titled ’12 Months’ during the Ohrid Summer Festival. The concert will be held at St. Sophia Church at 9 pm. Founded in 2011 by conductor Sasho Tatarchevski, the professional...

Culture 15.08.23 | 21:31

Lambe Alabakoski records song to support the Macedonian volleyball team

Singer Lambe Alabakoski will record a song to support the Macedonian team at the upcoming European Volleyball Championship, which Macedonia is hosting.  Alabakoski is recording the song with Angel Kjosev and authors Filip Nedelkovski and Ognen Nedelkovski. Alabakoski is recently known for his attempt...

Culture 03.08.23 | 13:36

Simon Trpchevski performed at the Osor Cathedral, Croatia

The world-famous pianist Simon Trpchevski performed on August 2 as a guest to the traditional Osor Musical Evenings on the Croatian island of Tsres, accompanied by the ensemble Zagreb Soloists. The performance took place at the Osor Cathedral. “Beethoven radiates in this beautiful little town....

Culture 30.07.23 | 16:03

Ema Popivoda and Profundis will perform at the KotorArt festival

Macedonian piano virtouoso Ema Popivoda will and the Profundis chamber orchestra will perform in Kotor, Montenegro, at the KotorArt festival. Profundis said that they are honored to perform at the distinguished event, that has been held for 21 years.

Culture 29.07.23 | 21:16

Exhibition dedicated to the Manaki brothers in Shkoder

An exhibition dedicated to Milton and Janaki Manaki opened in the Maruba national photography center in the Albanian city of Shkoder. The exhibition was co-organized with the Macedonian State Archives – Bitola, and focuses on the work of the two brothers in Albania. The Manaki brothers brought...

Culture 26.07.23 | 15:52

An evening with John Malkovich: “The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer” at Ohrid Summer Festival

World-famous actor, director, and producer John Malkovich will take the stage at the Antique Theater in Ohrid on Wednesday, in the play “The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer”. The play is written and directed by Michael Struminger, and Malkovich will be accompanied by the Vienna...

Culture 25.07.23 | 09:00

Who is allowing foreign tourist guides to present Macedonian history in a distorted manner?

The Macedonian museums and tourist localities lack curators, which allows for foreign curators or simple tourist groups leaders to present Macedonian history, often in a very distorted manner, the Director of the Agency for Promotion and Support of Tourism (APST), Ljupcho Yanevski told reports on Monday...

Culture 21.07.23 | 11:58

Skopje Council agrees to have the Culture Ministry take over reconstruction of the Universal Hall

The Council of the City of Skopje agreed to the proposal from the Culture Ministry that this institution takes over construction of the new Universal Hall. The old hall, built by Bulgarian teams with the assistance from across the world, following the devastating 1963 earthquake in Skopje, is undergoing...

Culture 18.07.23 | 10:47

Screening of “What is a woman” by Matt Walsh in Skopje

The Eleusa Foundation and the Coalition to protect the children will organize a screening of the movie What is a woman, by American conservative activist Matt Walsh. The movie already had a number of screeninigs across Macedonia, attended by entire families and religious and political leaders. It exposed...

Culture 14.07.23 | 16:54

The clock tower of Bitola declared a site of historic importance

The historic clock tower of Bitola was declared today by the Government to be one of the sites of highest cultural and societal importance. 33 meters tall, the tower dominates the surrounding and is the main landmark of Bitola. It was built in 1830, at the heart of the bazaar – across the church...

Culture 11.07.23 | 21:26

Elisaveta and Oliver will be this years’ Galicnik bride and groom

Elisaveta Buloska and Oliver Andreevski have been selected as the bride and groom at this years’ Galicnik wedding. The event recreates the weddings of the now largely depopulated village of Galicnik in western Macedonia – once an important cultural center. The ceremony includes a number of...

Culture 05.07.23 | 16:06

Macedonian Philharmonic performs in Croatia and Montenegro

The Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra performed in the capital of Montenegro – Podgorica – on Tuesday evening, and in Dubrovnik, Croatia on July 6th. In Podgorica, the orchestra featured the “Pajdushko Oro” by the Macedonian composer Filip Ivanov and Beethoven’s 4th Symphony....

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