Wed, 29 May
|MKC Skopje
Skopje Poetry Festival (Скопски поетски фестивал)
Annual poetry festival
Time & Location
29 May 2024, 20:00 CEST – 01 Jun 2024, 08:00 CEST
MKC Skopje, 15 MK, Dimitar Vlahov Walk 1000, Shkupi 1000, North Macedonia
About the event
Info provided by the festival:
"Skopje Poetry Festival 2024 Program
PRE-EVENTS
29.05.2024 | Café-bookstore Bukva/Bookva
20:00 | “Springboard” – Poetry reading of young poets between the ages of 16 and 25. Participants: Andrej Angelovic, Nadica Banishka, Sanja Vasileva, Dushko Dvojakovski, Veronika Dimoska, Sara Gjorgjioska, Selin Esad, Monika Ivanovska, Anamarija Jankova, Jane Monevski, Milena Nedelkovska, Mila Popovska, Dario Postolovski, Stefan Spasovski and Karla Shkrlec (Croatia).
30.05.2024 | Youth Cultural Center―Skopje
18:30 | Diptych #3 ‒ Poetry reading and conversation with the authors Thanos Gogos (“Glasgow”) and James O`Leary (“Sacrament of the Sick”), moderated by their translator, and editor Julijana Velichkovska.
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
30.05.2024 | Youth Cultural Center―Skopje (Frosina Cinema)
20:00 | Official opening: “Battle. Not War!” • “The Sun Didn't Rise Today”: a theatrical dance performance by Endji Nikoloska and Bojan Lazarov, inspired by the poetry of the participants. • Art exhibition by Toma Dimovski ("Redemption Song", acrylic on canvas + video) • Poetry reading Participants: Odveig Klyve (Norway), Marko Pogačar (Croatia), Thanos Gogos (Greece), Veronika Dintinjana (Slovenia), James O`Leary (Ireland), Danilo Lučić (Serbia), Katica Kjulavkova, Slave Gjorgjo Dimoski, Viktorija Angelovska, Ivana Jovanovska, Vladimir Lukash, Iva Petreska, Saranda Mehmedi, Naim Iljazi, Aleksandra Spaseska and the “Springboard” young poet
31.05.2024
City Library Brothers Miladinov, Skopje
11:00 ― 12:00 | Masterclass: A poetry film-making workshop for young people, conducted by Odveig Klyve from Norway, and James O'Leary from Ireland.
Youth Cultural Center ―Skopje (Frosina Cinema)
19:00 | Poetry film projections by James O’Leary (Ireland) and Odveig Klyve (Norway) will be showcased.
20:00 | International Poetry Reading
Participants: Odveig Klyve (Norway), Marko Pogačar (Croatia), Thanos Gogos (Greece), Veronika Dintinjana (Slovenia), James O`Leary (Ireland), Danilo Lučić (Serbia), Katica Kjulavkova (Macedonia).
01.06.2024
• Field trip for the guests from abroad • International poetry reading in nature • Yoga class guided by Ljubica Mitrevska"
Find more details here https://www.facebook.com/events/1103244954081544/
