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“The seventh international ‘Konjic Summer Fest’ kicks off today, and we’re in for a weekend of top-notch entertainment in our city,” said Mahir Mujić. “Today is Business Day, featuring the ‘BH Telecom Business Run,’ with 41 registered companies and 400 participants.The race will start at 7 PM in the city center, with both the start and finish lines located at the small square near the City Hall building. After the race, we’ll enjoy a solo concert by our very own Amar Jašarspahić Gile, who has brilliantly represented the Bosnian and Herzegovinian music scene. We’re organizing the concert on a grand scale, and I’m confident that all visitors will enjoy this musical event.”

On the second day of the festival, Saturday, July 5, three races will be held: a children’s race with 200 young participants, the main event – the “Bingo Konjic Ten” – and the relay race “Ibis Relay Race,” with around 600 runners taking part in the two events. On Saturday evening, from 9:30 PM until midnight, the Sarajevo Drum Orchestra and a DJ will perform,” said Mujić. The third day of “Konjic Summer Fest,” Sunday, July 6, will be dedicated to families, featuring a “baby crawl race” and other fun activities for children and parents.

“Family Day will take place from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Partizanovo playground, where we’ll have large inflatable slides, trampolines, and plenty of fun for the little ones. The sweetest part of the program will be the third edition of the baby crawl race, featuring 17 babies — and for the first time, it will be held in the center of Konjic,” emphasized Mahir Mujić, Director of “Konjic Summer Fest.” He added that the festival will conclude with a diploma ceremony for the young volunteers — more than 150 of them were engaged this year through various organizations and associations. Several thousand visitors are expected to attend “Konjic Summer Fest,” where they will have the opportunity to enjoy a rich mix of sports, entertainment, music, and tourism-related events. This year’s festival is supported by numerous individuals, organizations, and groups, alongside sponsors and partners, all with a shared goal — to make “Konjic Summer Fest” an even better and more recognized festival each year, not only in Bosnia and Herzegovina but across the region.

Source of text and photos: Radio Konjic –https://radiokonjic.ba/danas-pocinje-konjic-summer-fest-2025/

The school’s director, Biljana Handžo, announced a rich and diverse program.
“Tomorrow’s concert, starting at 7 PM, is the final, graduation, and traditional concert of students from the Primary Music School ‘Rezonanca,’ as well as students from the pop-rock department. This year, the school has also introduced a Ballet Department, so visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a ballet performance as well. Although the program won’t be too long, it will be filled with high-quality musical and stage performances,” said Handžo.

Director Handžo emphasized that this has been an exceptionally active year for the school. Recently, two wonderful concerts were held – a ballet performance and a concert by the children’s choir “Rezonanca,” which she described as “the best concert so far.” According to Handžo, the independent concerts of the children’s choir allowed the graduation concert to be more focused on the graduates, easing the overall program and giving them the spotlight they deserve.

“In addition to musical performances, certificates will be awarded to all students who have successfully completed their grade, as well as diplomas to the graduates of the Primary Music School,” said school director Biljana Handžo. “The goal is to complete everything within one hour, combining the musical segment with the award ceremony, in order to showcase everything that has been achieved throughout the school year.”

“This concert carries a special emotional note, as it marks the end of the school year. The year has truly flown by – it feels like we barely had time to catch our breath,” added Director Handžo, reflecting on a busy June filled with various activities, including ballet department competitions in Mostar and Vitez, as well as the enrollment of new generations.

Although it was previously announced for 7:30 PM, the concert will begin precisely at 7:00 PM, stated Director Handžo, inviting the citizens of Konjic to attend and support the young talents.

Source of text and photos: Radio Konjic–https://radiokonjic.ba/maturalni-koncert-osnovne-muzicke-skole-s-pravom-javnosti-rezonanca-kruna-uspjesne-godine/

According to actor Mirvad Kurić, the play “Kiselina” aims to encourage the audience to reflect and think deeply.

“We, too, did a lot of thinking during the rehearsal process. It wasn’t easy for us to work on a piece like this—it’s emotionally very heavy, intense… The essence of theater is that, after watching a play, you truly ask yourself: Am I doing the right thing? Could I have treated my mother, sister, brother better or differently? If we managed to spark those kinds of questions in the audience tonight, then we’ve succeeded,” said Kurić.

Actor Benjamin Bajramović performed for the first time in front of the Konjic audience tonight and said that he found the experience very enjoyable.

“The festival is great, and every city has its own audience with subtle differences. Tonight was my first time experiencing the Konjic audience, and they are very warm and pleasant,” said Bajramović. Speaking about the play, he added that its significance lies in the universality of the story.

“The universality of this play lies in the fact that everyone who watched it tonight has lost someone, and has processed that loss emotionally—or perhaps hasn’t, it depends—because everyone deals with loss in their own way. And no matter how universal that experience is, each loss is still deeply personal. The main strength of the play is that it emotionally ‘hits’ the viewer,” said Bajramović.

The final performance at this year’s Actor’s Festival of Bosnia and Herzegovina will take place on Monday, June 2, featuring the Sarajevo War Theatre – SARTR with the play “The Tots.”
The closing ceremony and the awards for Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Ensemble Performance will be held on June 4 at the Chamber Stage of the National University in Konjic.

Source of text and photos: Radio Konjic –https://radiokonjic.ba/fg-bih-predstava-kiselina-osvojila-srca-konjicke-publike/

Muhamed Bahonjić, who plays the role of the citizen, said that with this play they wanted to raise awareness about the things that surround us.

“We wanted to present these issues in a humorous way—not exactly as they are, but exaggerated. Sometimes, to show something the way it truly is, you have to exaggerate. I’m sure many people have experienced needing a certain certificate, only to be sent back five times, or being asked for a favor, or even money. Unfortunately, that’s the reality—but still, it’s not so widespread that we should be too worried. Let it serve us in theatre as material to create plays, to have fun, and to laugh,” said Bahonjić, who has performed at the Actor’s Festival in Konjic several times before. In contrast, his colleague Dragoslav Medojević participated for the first time in this festival, which celebrates the acting profession.

“This was my first time performing in Konjic, although I know the festival has a long tradition and that Konjic has always had a strong and respectable amateur theatre scene, both in the past and today. The audience here has been raised with theatre, and performing in front of such a well-versed audience carries a great responsibility—so I did feel a bit of stage fright. In the end, the audience rewarded us with a wonderful round of applause,” said Medojević.

Actors Muhamed Bahonjić and Dragoslav Medojević, although retired, continue to perform in plays with great passion.

“There’s still that same passion on stage—the intensity is the same, just in a slightly different form. The enthusiasm you have in youth is different from that in your later years, when you have experience and decades of work behind you. But that enthusiasm definitely remains,” said Medojević, who has been involved in theatre for over 50 years.

Actor Bahonjić has also dedicated his entire life to the theatre.

“I started back in elementary school and have truly been involved in theatre for a long time. It’s a wonderful profession, but it requires understanding from the community and an audience that is accustomed to supporting the art of theatre,” said Bahonjić.

Source of text and photos: Radio Konjic –https://radiokonjic.ba/festival-glumca-bih-odigrana-predstava-idiot/

The play Uhvati zeca tells the story of two friends, Lejla (Amra Kapidžić) and Sara (Vedrana Božinović), and their friendship, as they recall their childhood and shared moments. These memories are brought to life through the performances of the younger Lejla (Una Kostić) and younger Sara (Ana-Marija Tomić). Through their recollections, Lejla and Sara deliver a touching narrative about a relationship that shaped both of their lives, highlighting love, childhood innocence, fear, uncertainty, and personal loss.The audience responded enthusiastically to the actors’ performances, which, as actress Amra Kapidžić noted, was felt from the very first breath on stage.

“We felt the audience’s breath, and it seemed to me that we were breathing as one. They reacted so beautifully—measured, balanced, exactly in the moments where audiences usually respond,” said Amra Kapidžić, for whom this was the first appearance at the Actor’s Festival in Konjic. She added that there was great energy throughout the rehearsal and creation process, especially since the team was predominantly made up of women.

“Female energy is generally something positive and warm. We do have two men in the cast, but the majority were women—the writer, the director, the dramaturge, and four actresses. I honestly can’t remember an easier creative process. Not just in terms of that energy, but everything was very simple, quiet, without any raised voices, which can sometimes happen during rehearsals. I actually remember the whole process for its lightness and ease. Vedrana and I have known each other for a very long time—over 30 years of friendship—and I believe that had a big impact. It helped us bring those two characters closer together, like two real-life friends, with all the love, jealousy, and even occasional hatred, which is completely normal and a part of life. I think that made a huge difference. Even now, we’re getting feedback from audience members who know us personally, and they say that what happens on stage wouldn’t feel the same if the two of us didn’t have a real, genuine friendship off stage,” said Kapidžić.

Actress Vedrana Božinović, who also serves as the Artistic Director of the National Theatre Sarajevo, said that she had a strong desire to see the novel Uhvati zeca adapted for the stage.

“I really wanted this novel to have a stage adaptation. If not a film, then at least a play. And I immediately knew that Lajla Kaikčija had the sensitivity needed for this story. So that part came together very naturally. Lajla chose Amra and me to play the two friends, which I think is wonderful. But we did talk about how we might be a bit too old for these roles—though we’re roughly the same age as the characters, maybe I’m just a little older than Lejla and Sara are in the novel. Still, Lajla wanted it to be the two of us, and now I can’t imagine doing it with anyone other than Amra. I think the fact that we know each other so well really contributed to how well we work together,” said Božinović.

The program of the Actor’s Festival of Bosnia and Herzegovina continues on Monday, May 19, with a guest performance by the Banja Luka Student Theatre. They will present the play Idiot at 7:30 PM.

Source of the text and photos: Radio Konjic – https://radiokonjic.ba/festival-glumca-bih-odigrana-predstava-uhvati-zeca/