Last night in Konjic, as part of the “Heritage Theater 2023” event, with the support of the Foundation for Music, Fine and Performing Arts in Sarajevo and the City of Konjic, starting at 7:30 p.m., was performed the play “Fešta” by the “Exit” Theater from Zagreb.
Performed play “Fešta”
The comedy “Fešta” is the author’s project of Josipa Anković and Josip Ledina, written during the fifth year of study at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.
“We wrote the text ourselves, directed it ourselves and performed the play “Fešta” ourselves, which was our exam in the fifth year. The day after the exam, at the academy, people from the profession came from Zagreb, they saw the play, the director of the Exit Theater, Matko Raguž, came and decided that he wanted to include the play in the repertoire of the theater” – said Ledina, adding that the play “Fešta ” presented the relationship between a young married couple in a humorous but also realistic way.
In the play, Josipa and Josip are a young, well-to-do couple, and for their wedding anniversary they organized the biggest party in town. The guests of that festival are the spectators who, just by entering the theater, become their friends, relatives, godfathers, acquaintances or business partners, because the audience didn’t just come to watch this play, they came to participate in it. The red carpet is rolled out, the cameras are on, and everyone becomes part of their new family album.
Recalling the beginnings of their love, Josip and Josip take us through a short history of their relationship, full of ups and downs. They don’t want to hide anything, they will share every detail of their relationship without any reservations. Telling their story, they fall into the most different, but very recognizable traps of their life together, but they will set the biggest trap for each other right in front of us. By making fun of our love, marriage and gender relations, “Fešta” dissolves numerous stereotypes that we are often not even aware of, but it also directs its critical edge at the society that only recognizes the law of brothers and godfathers.
The play questions not only the relationship between the young married couple, but also the relationship between the actor and the audience. Constantly involving the audience in stage events, it skillfully balances on the border of illusion and reality and turns into a full-blooded event.
Recalling the beginnings of their love, Josip and Josip take us through a short history of their relationship, full of ups and downs. They don’t want to hide anything, they will share every detail of their relationship without any reservations. Telling their story, they fall into the most different, but very recognizable traps of their life together, but they will set the biggest trap for each other right in front of us. By making fun of our love, marriage and gender relations, “Fešta” dissolves numerous stereotypes that we are often not even aware of, but it also directs its critical edge at the society that only recognizes the law of brothers and godfathers.
The play questions not only the relationship between the young married couple, but also the relationship between the actor and the audience. Constantly involving the audience in stage events, it skillfully balances on the border of illusion and reality and turns into a full-blooded event.
The actor Ledina has visited the city of Konjic before, because his mother is originally from Konjic. Some of the series in which the young actor Ledina has acted so far are “Black and White World”, “Dar Mar”, he acted in the film “The Sixth Bus”, and he also played in plays in Kerempuh, Exit and Teatro ITD, the film “The Sixth Bus” and others.
The play “Fešta” was performed at the end of the “Heritage Theater 2023” project.
Text source: Radio Konjic, www.radiokonjic.ba, Fb profile Benjamin Mušinović
Photo source: Fb profile Benjamin Mušinović
Presentation of writers’ creativity and Hommage to writer Hadžem Hajdarević
Last night, a Literary evening was held in the Bosnian room of the National University of Konjic, organized by the SIN Neretvice Association in cooperation with the City of Konjic.
At the beginning of the evening, the president of the SIN Neretvica Association, Salih Mustafić, and the coordinator and moderator of the evening, Bajro Perva, welcomed the attendees.
In the program, writers from Konjic and other Bosnia and Herzegovina cities presented their prose and poetic works: Zehra Šljivo, Mirnela Salihović, Suvada Poturović, Azemina Sultanić, Alaga Ajdinović, Šaćir Hrnjica, Ibro Hero, Meliha Hebibović, Ibrahim Turak and Bajro Perva, and the aphoristic Ekrem Macić, Aziz Nuhić and Tarik Jakubović.
“I hope that this Literary Evening was better than all the previous ones and that we slowly “cross over” the Jablanica Lake, that is, the Neretva and give it a wider significance than the local and native” – said Bajro Perva.
“Wonderful experience, it’s a great honor and pleasure for me to be a part of this evening and make my contribution” – said Mirnela Salihović from Visoko.
“A nice literary evening in which amateur poets showed their creativity and I hope the audience had something to hear. A few songs, a little prose, a few anecdotes from our humorists, a nice story and I hope that as part of the “Day of Neretvica” and next year we will have an event like this” – said Ibrahim Turak.
“We had a modest gathering about the written word. There were writers from the area of Konjica, as well as guests that Bajro Perva brought among us so that together, each of us would say something that would interest the audience. I think that such gatherings should take place in a shorter period. Given that we live in a gloomy time, through the poetic part, through the written word, we can return to the normality of life, as it should be” – stated Ibro Hero.
As part of the Literary Evening, a Hommage to the writer Hadžem Hajdarević, who died on December 4, 2023, was held. Bajro Perva, Selman Selhanović and Alija Muminović spoke about their friend and colleague.
“When we say Hadžem Hajdarević, then we have to go through in our heads the great literary and poetic opus of the man’s creativity, who worked tirelessly from the early seventies until ten days ago. Hadžem Hajdarević was a lover of the written word, of the culture of memory, and he left his mark on the time in which he lived, created, and sang. Hadžem sang from the depths of his soul, he loved his Tjentište, Sutjeska, Drina, he loved Bosnia” – said Muminović.
Last night’s event concluded this year’s “Days of Neretvica” manifestation, which, organized by the Native Association for the Protection of Historical Monuments and Cultural Heritage of Neretvica Konjic (SIN Neretvica), included a series of different events: a trip from the confluence to the source of Neretvica, a trip to Velike Vode, traditional way of collecting grass – Kosci in Blazine, Večer bećarca i gange, Kestenijada.
Text source: Radio Konjic, www.radiokonjic.ba
Photo source: Radio Konjic, www.radiokonjic.ba
Promotion of the book “From Revolution to Exile – studies and Essays from Bosnian Literature”
Last night, Prof. Ph.D. Dijana Hadžizukić promoted the book “From Revolution to Exile – Studies and Experiments in Bosnian Literature” in Konjic. The promotion was held as part of the event “Konjic Book Days 23” in the Bosnian room of the NU Konjic, and the promoters of the book were Lejla Žujo – Marić and Fatima Trbonja.
The book was published in February of the current year, as a result of the research work of the last few years. As the author Dijana Hadžizukič told radiokonjic.ba, whose focus of research is Bosnian literature of the 20th century, the book “From Revolution to Exile” represents a collection of different texts that have been combined into one.
“The texts are combined in such a way that the first text is about revolutionaries and shareholders in the prose of Derviš Sušić, and I have included several novels by this author as my corpus. In doing so, I showed how he writes about those people who joined the partisans, those who did not, and those who were on the side of the fascists. Through the texts, I showed that Sušić actually gave a realistic picture, a wide range, not judging anyone, but he understood all people, both those who were partisans and those who were not, even though he himself was a partisan. Apart from Sušić, I also analyzed other authors, and through the texts, I showed how they also wrote,” said author Dijana Hadžizukić.
Through the authors she analyzed who wrote in the 1970s and 1980s, at the end of the book, the author concludes with a text about authors who write in our modern times, who do not live in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
That’s exactly the second part of the title, authors living in exile. Some of those authors are Aleksandar Hemon who works in America, Bekim Sejranović who lived in Norway, Semezdin Mehmedinović who lives in the USA and others. In that part of the book, I wanted to show what kind of literature they write, how much artistic value these authors have, what their basic themes are, and the differences between them. Based on the texts I read, I came to the conclusion that they are rather autobiographically oriented with a lot of nostalgia for Sarajevo and Bosnia in general.”
The book “From Revolution to Exile – studies and Essays from Bosnian Literature” was conceived in three parts and includes studies, anniversaries and approaches. It opens up the possibility of interpreting different literary genres in a new light and in the recognizable context of Bosnian literature and culture, which is of great importance for us, said promoter Lejla Žujo – Marić.
“For the first part of the book – studies, it is interesting that Prof. Hadžizukić puts the classics of Bosnian literature in focus, offers new readings, sheds light on hitherto unexplained issues through individual themes from the context of the literary works of individual authors such as Sušić, Ćopić, Andrić and then on to Trifković, Isaković and recent literary phenomena such as the theme of exile in Bosnian literature. In my opinion, revolution and exile are the two points on which the history of the 20th century rests, as well as the beginning of the present century. The book raises the question of how writers perceive history and what is their literary view of the most important historical and cultural processes. Revolution and exile are mutually connected, conditioned, because in order for the revolution to take place its participants must go into exile, that is, maybe some revolutions were started from exile,” promoter Žujo-Marić told radiokonjic.ba.
The mentioned book covers more than a century, which is a poetic and genre-wide oeuvre that is covered, according to the promoter Fatima Trbonja, who explained to the audience in detail about the parts of the book related to anniversaries and displays at tonight’s promotion.
“Throughout the book, the author dealt with both canonical writers and those who are still less represented in critical valorizations and texts. He makes a special contribution to texts that touch on dramatic literature, indicating that such texts are less represented in literary criticism. What is present throughout all the works is the fact that Professor Hažizukić always brings something that is poetically specific, taking into account the context of creation and the possibility of reception of the texts,” said Trbonja.
Kestenijada 2023
As part of the “Days of Neretvice 2023” event, the sixth “Kestenijada” organized by the City of Konjic and the SIN Neretvica Association will be held on October 28, starting at 11:00 a.m. in Seonica.
Promotion of the book ”Pod prstenom na dvoru djevojka”
As part of the “Konjic Book Days 23′ ” event, the book “Pod prstenom na dvoru djevojka” by Nusret Omerika was promoted last night in the Bosnian room of National University Konjic.
The book was published at the end of August, and it was promoted for the first time in Konjic. The promotion began with an instrumental performance of the sevdah line “Čudna jada od Mostara grada” performed by Merjem Žiko, a student of the First Primary School in Konjic.
The author of the aforementioned book, a Herzegovinian writer, poet, essayist, literary critic, expert in oral folk literature and oral tradition, told for radiokonjic.ba that the book is dedicated to the Ljubović family sung in Bosniak oral lyrical songs, sevdalinka, ballads and romances.
“The book tells about the Ljubović beys of Nevesinje, who ruled Nevesinje for about four hundred years. The Ljubović’s are one of the most sung Bosniak, Beg families in our folk lyrical and epic songs. It is one kind of my native debt to my native land, for the reason that the Ljubovići, in addition to being sung in songs, were great warriors. There was almost no significant battle and conquest in the time of the Ottoman Empire when they lived, if they were not at the imperial court, if they were not people who asked questions and decided. In an epic poem, there is a line that best describes the character of Ljubović, which reads “Three hundred begs in Herzegovina, three hundred begs, two hundred alaibegs. And when Ljubović bey came, there were no evil bey’s” – said the author of the book.
The book was titled “Pod prstenom na dvoru djevojka” as an association with the poem “Marriage of Ljubović”, and it consists of two chapters.
“The first chapter of the book brings us the Ljubović family in historical documents, traditions and legends. That is the history of that family, and there are no comments from me in that chapter. There are excerpts from the sidjila of the Nevesinje, Mostar and Stolac kadija, as well as legends in which the Ljubovićs are the main characters. In the second chapter, there are about seventy lyrical songs, sevdalinka, ballads and romances in which the Ljubovići are sung as beys and their wifes” – said Omerika.
With this book, the author also announces a new work about Ljubović in epic poems. A new book in print, on 600 pages, will be available next year.
The promoters of the book were Džemal Juklo and Amela Kozić. Professor Džemal Juklo stated that the writer Nusret Omerika, a man who lives the moment both in science and in poetry, adding that the work “Pod prstenom na dvoru djevojka” is an anthology, which is not finished, because the author is working hard on it.
“Through the book that is dedicated to the Ljubović family, it seems to me that we have found ourselves somewhere, that we also have an aristocracy among Bosniak families. This is important to me, because every day we suffer and this value complex of ours comes to the fore more and more. Everything that professor Omerika does, writes, presents, in a way wipes the dust off old books, which is important in building our identity. Personally, his works reminded me of a part of identity, first of all, literary creativity, that is, history, which is our most important identity,” – said Professor Juklo.
Students of Konjic First Primary School brightened up tonight’s gathering at the promotion of the book. Thus, in addition to the aforementioned student Merjem Žiko, Erol Begić played sevdalinka on the guitar, and students Davud Mušinović, Imran Velagić and Asja Halilović recited the verses of several lyrical songs from the promoted book.
Text source: www.radiokonjic.ba
Photo source: Benjamin Mušinović
The village of Lukomir won the title of ”The most beautiful village in Bosnia and Herzegovina”
Lukomir is one of the most picturesque and historically rich villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina! Located on the majestic Bjelašnica Mountain, 1495 meters above the sea, Lukomir offers breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape and a unique insight into the traditional culture and way of life of the region.
As you wander through the narrow streets and alleys of Lukomir, you’ll travel back in time to a world of thatched roof houses, cobblestone paths, and stone walls that have remained unchanged for centuries.
You’ll have the opportunity to see and learn about the traditional architecture and techniques used to build these homes, as well as the daily life of the villagers who still inhabit the area. You can also see the necropolis of stećak tombstones right close to the village.
As part of the USAID project for the development of sustainable tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Association for the Development of Rural Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina ”Alterural” carried out activities of the international label ”The Most Beautiful Village” with the goal of preserving the natural and cultural heritage of villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina and raising awareness of the unique cultural heritage of the villages.
On this occasion, ”Alterural” Association and USAID Tourism organized a ceremonial declaration of additional villages as ”The Most Beautiful Villages of Bosnia and Herzegovina” on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. The village of Lukomir located on the Bjelašnica mountain, in the area of the city of Konjic was also on the list of the most beautiful villages.
Since 2009, the village of Lukomir has been declared a national monument, based on the decision of the Commission for the Preservation of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Part of the text taken from: Facebook page Grad Konjic
Photo source: Grad Konjic and Welcome to Konjic
Concert ”Sejfullah&friends”
The manifestation “Evenings of spiritual music/experience of BH polyglots” was officially opened last night with the concert “Sejfullah & friends”, which was held on the Chamber Stage of the National University of Konjic.
On behalf of the City of Konjic, the attendees were greeted by Biljana Handžo, expert associate for culture, expressing her satisfaction with holding the event, which for 17 years has nurtured spiritual music through the experiences of BiH polyphony. Choir “Sejfullah” performed the number “Kad srce salavat donese”, written by Elmas Alić, their member who died last year, while Elmin Sultanić performed the number “Sumejje”, written by Esad Bajić.
Benjamin Mušinović, on behalf of the choir, evoked the memories of the members who are no longer with them, Elmas Alić, Admir Mešukić, Edin Šćukulj and conductor Ragib Habibija, who made an immeasurable contribution to the successful existence and work of the “Sejfullah” choir.
The remaining part of the program was dedicated to guests, friends of the “Sejfullah” choir, and this time they were the Teofilović brothers, twins Ratko and Radiša, from Belgrade. They performed for the first time in Konjic, and delighted the audience with their performance of traditional and almost forgotten songs from the Balkans.
They perform songs in one of the most difficult ways, as they say, when two voices merge into one, i.e. a cappella with two voices, conveying an incredible emotion to the audience, who rewarded it with thunderous applause after each song. This musical duo did not hide their happiness and satisfaction with the successful performance in Konjic, and they were happy to share their impressions.
“The audience followed the concert with so much emotion that it was a complete surprise even for me. We all experienced a wonderful evening together, an unforgettable one to remember,” Ratko said, and his brother Radiša had similar impressions tonight, saying that the atmosphere was very warm and touching. When asked who the Teofilović brothers are, he told us that they are the “guardians of the dream”.
“Our first album is called “Cuvari sna”, which is named by a painting of our late friend Milan Tucović, a painter, and the title was given to that disc by a well-known rock critic, publicist and journalist, Petar Peca Popović. Perhaps he is the best in that preface and wrote that we are people who keep the dream of something forgotten. At that time in 1999, when the disc was released, it was like “advertising in the desert”, because there were other styles then, importance was attached to other things, not music. But we carry music inside us and we live it,” Radiša said.
This year, the Teofilović brothers celebrate 30 years of musical work. They started in 1983 in the city choir in Čačak, at the age of 18, and later, when they continued to perform independently, they started performing traditional songs in a new guise. They have performed all over the world and, as they say, there is no language barrier for their music, because everyone enjoys the music and the songs they perform with a lot of emotion. So far, they have recorded six albums, and on the occasion of 30 years of successful career, they plan to hold a big concert in their native Čačak, followed by performances in Belgrade, Novi Sad and Banja Luka, as well as new collaborations and recordings.
Benjamin Mušinović, director of NU Konjic, said that they succeeded in enriching the program “Evenings of spiritual music/experiences of BiH polyphony” with the performance of the Teofilović brothers.
” Tonight we managed to touch that strange, mystical world of spirituality of the Teofilović brothers only in one part. Their music hides so many chants, sounds and beauty, that they need entire academies of science to penetrate into all of it”, stated Mušinović.
Benjamin Mušinović
The “Sejfullah&friends” concert was supported by BH Telecom, and the entire event was supported by the City of Konjic and the Sarajevo Foundation for Musical, Performing and Visual Arts. The general media sponsor is Radio Konjic.
The program, in cooperation with the Majlis of the Islamic Community of Konjic, continues on Friday, October 27 in the Cinema Hall, when the concert “Merhaba, ej, nas Resule” will be held by Armin Muzaferija.
Text source: www.radiokonjic.ba
Photo sources: Vehid Šišić-U objektivu, Benjamin Mušinović
Anouar ait Baouna held a concert ”That mystical Morocco”
As part of the off program of the manifestation “Evenings of spiritual music/experiences of BiH polyphony”, the concert “That Mystical Morocco” by the Moroccan musician Anouar ait Baouna was held on the Chamber Stage of the National University of Konjic. He is a composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist who has been performing Gnawa music since he was 15, which is considered part of the multiple culture and identity of Morocco. This extraordinary musician, who lives in Switzerland, performed several compositions on the traditional three-stringed bass and was supported in the performance of traditional Sufi music by an equestrian audience, enjoying the sounds of mystical Morocco.
“We had the great pleasure and luck to internationalize the “Evenings of Spiritual Music/Experiences of B&H Polyphony” tonight, that is, to feel the spirit and mysticism of Morocco through music that dates back to the 16th century. We learned more about Gnawa, about that combination of Berber and Muslim Black-African traditions, which is combined in one Sufi expression. The artist Anoura ait Baouna brought it through a three-string bass and tried to tell the story of the history, tradition and beauty of the spirituality of ancient Morocco with his voice,” said Benjamin Mušinović, director of the National University of Konjic.
Artist Anouar ait Baouna, he says, enjoyed tonight’s concert in Konjic. He is glad that he had the opportunity to meet the Konjic audience, but also our city, that is BiH, where he is staying for the first time with his wife Emina Džumhur, whose parents are originally from Konjic.
“It was a pleasure to come to BiH, especially to Konjic, where I performed tonight. This is my first visit and I am glad that I performed in front of my wife’s family, who came to the concert. The people in Konjic, Bosnia, are very nice and they accepted me well,” said this Moroccan musician, who is also an agricultural engineer by profession.
The official program of the manifestation “Evenings of spiritual music/experiences of BiH polyphony” begins on Monday, October 16, at the Chamber Stage, at 7 p.m., with the concert “Sejfullah&friends”, and the choir “Sejfullah” and the Teofilović brothers from Belgrade will perform. The concert will be organized with the support of BH Telecom.
The event “Evenings of spiritual music/experience of BiH polyphony” is realized with the support of the City of Konjic and the Foundation for Musical, Performing and Visual Arts in Sarajevo.
Source of text: www.radiokonjic.ba
Source of photos: www.radiokonjic.ba, www.bljesak.info, www.klix.ba
City of Konjic is one of the 5 destinations selected for ”Green Destinations Top 100 Stories”
We proudly announce that 5 beautiful destinations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, supported by the European Union and the German government through the Covid-19 Investment Response/EU4BusinessRecovery project, have been selected for the “Green Destinations Top 100 Stories” for 2023!
Konjic, Trebinje, ”Skakavac” Nature Monument Sarajevo, Šamac and Bosanska Krupa are inspiring destinations that are recognized as leaders of sustainable tourism.
Every year “Green Destinations Top 100 Stories” tells inspiring stories about the sustainability of destinations around the world, sharing good practices and solutions that destinations have implemented to become more responsible in tourism.
Photo and text source: EU4BusinessRecovery
Grad Konjic is a part of the project Green Destination Top 100 Stories
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