23 May Festival KROKODIL 2024 program
Like last year when we made a vigorous shift and significantly changed the concept of the KROKODIL Festival, this time you can expect three rich full-day program events: an exciting morning and afternoon program in the Debate, Kids, and Chill Out Zones, as well as a fantastic evening literary and music show on the main stage. With book sales on the spot (so you can rush to get an autograph from your favorite author), a diverse offer from our food court and the KROKODIL Café and Deli bar, DJ sets, creative and educational programs for all generations, is there any reason not to join us?
So, stroll to the Museum of Yugoslavia with your children, family members, friends, and/or pets, and don’t forget to bring your favorite blanket to picnic with us in the park’s shade and enjoy the free daily programs. Also, make sure to secure tickets in advance for yourself and your loved ones for three unforgettable June evenings at the amphitheater in front of the Museum of Yugoslavia, with the scent of linden trees and yet another gathering with a spectacular selection of writers, musicians, and other KROKODIL guests.
The evening program on the “stage in the fountain” this year brings four luminaries of contemporary European (and not only European) literature. Mathias Enard from France, Arnon Grunberg from the Netherlands, Iraqi-Finnish author Hassan Blasim, and our well-known friend from Ukraine, writer and translator from our language, Andriy Lyubka, will present themselves with short talks with hosts and readings from their most prominent works. On the famous KROKODIL sofa we will talk with legendary rock photographer Brajan Rašić, historian Dubravka Stojanović, and actor and writer from Sarajevo, Feđa Štukan. Musical performances will be provided by the unique Duda Buržujka, the refined Jelena Petošević, and Ane Paška, who combines elements of music performance and theatrical spectacle in her always exciting mini-shows. The already legendary feminist storytelling festival PičPrič, led by the absolute literary star of this region, Rumena Bužarovska, will present storytelling in its newest and most unexpected form. On the KROKODIL stage over three evenings, we will also see young local literary scene star Nađa Petrović, KROKODIL audience favorite Marko Tomaš, the phenomenal and refined Faruk Šehić, the unusually productive and energetic Filip Grujić, internationally known Macedonian poet Nikola Madžirov, and last but not least, Dora Šustić, a shooting star of the new Croatian literary scene. All this will be masterfully hosted by the duo very well known to the KROKODIL audience – Mima Simić and Daško Milinović.
Regarding the daytime programs in the Kids, Debate, and Chill Out zones, there are also plenty of excitements. Together with our youngest guests aged 2 to 14, we will have fun in various workshop programs led by our esteemed guests such as renowned children’s writer Jasminka Petrović, Desa Muck from Slovenia, Merce Gali from Spain, Arianna Papini from Italy, Cirkusfera, Marina Čabrilo, Svetozar Stevin from Novi Sad, and Marija Trkulja, aiming to develop numerous skills, from creative creation to the art of embroidery, pet therapy, and circus skills. In this zone, we will also have entire exciting open-air theater performances – “Forest Fairytale” and “The Princess and the Pea” performed by the Touring Theater Ćira.
In the Debate zone, for the first time, there will be B2B meetings of local, regional, and international publishers under the name Meet me in Belgrade, which we hope will become a traditional program of our festival. There will be One-on-One conversations with some of the most prominent authors from the evening program, we will watch the documentary “The Stolen Children of Ukraine,” discuss the future of literary and translation residencies, and talk about hidden influences on the rise of violence in our society through the series Why Do You Say Love When You Mean War?, debate about civil rights today in Serbia, media literacy, disinformation, and attempts to change our basic cognitive awareness through various media, as well as about the theatrical novelty/antiquity – the format of staged reading of dramatic texts.
For all these reasons, we invite you to carefully study the detailed festival program and choose your favorites. Come to KROKODIL and enjoy top-notch programs.
You can download the full program HERE
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