Category: Culture
Culture 31.10.19 | 11:04

Altstaedt to be soloist; French-German cellist to perform with Philharmonic

The Philharmonic, under Alan Buribayev, will perform Mieczysław Weinberg’s Cello Concerto op. 43 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony no. 29 in A major in a concert titled New Breath. Nicolas Altstaedt will be the soloist. Altstaedt is a German-French cellist, conductor and artistic director,...
Culture 30.10.19 | 20:10

Culture Minister asks that Aqueduct be protected by Cultural Heritage Protection Office

Culture Minister Husni Ismaili at a government session on Tuesday asked that the Skopje Aqueduct be placed under the protection of the Cultural Heritage Protection Office. In response to a reporter’s question during Wednesday’s press conference at the Memorial House of Mother Teresa on the extent...
Culture 30.10.19 | 09:52

Government orders seizure of land along the Skopje aqueduct in order to protect it

The Government plans to begin expropriating property along the Skopje aqueduct. Built around the 5th century AD to supply the then city core of Skupi with water, the aqueduct has recently become the target of people presumably going after construction material. According to the Government, it has ordered...
Culture 28.10.19 | 16:45

After extraordinary inspection at Museum of Macedonia: Ismaili dismisses Gordan Nikolov as director

Minister of Culture Husni Ismaili fired the director of the Museum of Macedonia Gordan Nikolov, the Ministry confirmed to SDK.mk. Director Gordan Nikolov has been dismissed because it was established that he was working contrary to the Law on Culture and the Law on Museums, as well as the Statute of...
Culture 24.10.19 | 12:38

Renaud García-Fons to perform as soloist with Philharmonic

French composer and upright bassist Renaud García-Fons, performing as a soloist with the Philharmonic on Thursday at 8 pm, is expected to premiere his new piece composed especially for the Skopje concert, titled Melodija. Conducting the Philharmonic will be its principal horn player Dzhijan Emin. “The Paganini...
Culture 20.10.19 | 13:00

Manchevski’s Willow screens at Rome Film Fest

Willow, Macedonian filmmaker Milcho Manchevski’s sixth feature film, premiered during the third evening of the 14th Rome Film Fest, according to the Ministry of Culture’s press release. The film cast and crew took to the red carpet, the release reads, and Minister of Culture Husni Ismaili also attended...
Culture 18.10.19 | 23:20

Macedonian day held at Frankfurt Book Fair

A Macedonian Day was held at the Frankfurt Book Fair Thursday, including readings by Macedonian and foreign authors and meetings between Frankfurt and Leipzig fair representatives and Culture Minister Husni Ismaili, the Macedonian Publishers Association writes. “A special guest at the event was Luxembourgish...
Culture 17.10.19 | 14:31

We adore Macedonian Giffoni participants, they are very active and eloquent

The crew of the TV series “Family Markovski” aroused great interest among the participants in the Giffoni Macedonia International Youth Film Festival at the “Frosina” cinema on Wednesday. Interesting questions and comments were directed to director Darijan Pejovski and actors...
Culture 15.10.19 | 11:07

Writers Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share Booker Prize

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have both won this year’s Booker Prize, it was announced at a ceremony on Monday, after the judges for the literary award rebelled against its rules, The New York Times reports. “We were told quite firmly that the rules state you can only have one winner,”...
Culture 08.10.19 | 15:45

Cultural institution employees protest performing Nabucco in front of the Government

The SKRM union of employees in public cultural institutions protested in front of the Macedonian Government building today, to demanding a return to collective bargaining. Protesters sang the Jewish Choir from Nabucco in front of the Government, before detailing their demands. For 14 years we’ve...
Culture 06.10.19 | 22:41

Sarah Jessica Parker thrilled by “Honeyland”: The film is one of the greatest nominated for an Oscar!

American actress Sarah Jessica Parker, widely known for starring the Sex And The City series, has praised the Macedonian documentary ‘Honeyland’ in an Instagram post. “Honeyland”, the astonishing, visually breathtaking, intimate yet epic story of beekeeper Hatidze Muratova. A...
Culture 30.09.19 | 14:17

Skopje to hold 15th White Night on Saturday

Numerous concerts, exhibits, plays and movie screenings will take place Saturday in Skopje, as part of the 15th annual White Night event. On15 locations, artists, musicians and everyone who is part of the “White Night” will offer a variety of cultural and artistic content. For the past 15...
Culture 26.09.19 | 10:50

‘The Power of Zarathustra’ opens Philharmonic season

Tone poem Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Richard Strauss will be performed at a concert titled The Power of Zarathustra, which opens this year’s Philharmonic season on Thursday evening. The Philharmonic joins the worldwide celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the German composer, and...
Culture 24.09.19 | 18:59

The Greek MOMus museum of photography will present an exhibition in Skopje

The MOMus photography museum from Solun (Thessaloniki) will present an exhibit in the MSU museum of contemporary art in Skopje later this week. The “Am I That Name or That Image?” exhibition opens on Friday and will be presented by a team from MOMus, while on Saturday a series of performances...
Culture 23.09.19 | 11:34

Byzantine era art exhibition at the Capitol Mall

An exhibition of Byzantine era art from the region of Skopje will be presented at the Capitol Mall starting today. The exhibition will last until September 27th. Put together by Haemus, it will feature replicas made by nuns from the Markov monastery which will be offered for sale.
Culture 19.09.19 | 22:44

Creative low budget promotion for the Macedonian Oscar competitor Honeyland

The authors of the Honeyland movie, which is the Macedonian nominee for this year’s Oscars, say that, due to financial limitations, they will try to have a creative promo campaign. Part of their promotional material are jars of the natural honey which plays a central role in the movie. From an...
Culture 12.09.19 | 12:54

‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya’ wins directing award in Munich

Teona Strugar-Mitevska won a directing award for ‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya’ at the Fünf Seen Film Festival in Munich. ‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya’ competed with ten more Central European films. The jury was composed of film professionals, film journalists, who unanimously decided...
Culture 10.09.19 | 15:50

Macedonian National Theater to open new season, ‘Hangmen’ premieres on September 24

The Macedonian National Theater will open the 2019-2020 season Wednesday, with Sinisha Evtimov’s ‘Don’t Bet on Brits’. ‘Hangmen’, directed by Bulgarian director Javor Gardev, is set to premiere September 24. The cast includes: Nikola Ristanovski, Kire Gjorevski, Jordan Simonov, Kamka Tocinovski,...
Culture 05.09.19 | 20:17

Jim Sheridan will attend the Manaki Brothers Film Festival

Acclaimed Irish playwright and film director Jim Sheridan has confirmed his participation in the Manaki Brothers film festival in Bitola. The director of My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father comes as the representative of the European Film Academy. The Manaki Brothers Festival opens on September...
Culture 04.09.19 | 20:37

Actor Visar Vishka is the new acting director of the Gostivar theater

Actor Visar Vishka was appointed new acting director of the theater in Gostivar. Visar Vishka has graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Skopje. Vishka, who has starred in several Balkan and European television and film projects in recent years, was employed by the Macedonian National Theater...
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