The central event of the Kaleidoscope of Culture’s literature week is Booktown, a unique concept in this part of Europe, which will turn the Novi Sad SPENS into a paradise for book lovers and admirers of different art forms that derive from literature. During the weekend, 17 and 18 September, Booktown will provide an answer to the question of why books are important to us through almost 50 programmes, many of which diverge from established ways of literary promotions. Theatre performances, children’s operas, public readings for young and elderly, musical performances, literary debates, and the fair programme will all be available to the public at SPENS. Admission to all events is free of charge.
PROGRAMME AND SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER
SPENS, First floor
3 – 10 p.m. / Book Fair
3 – 10 p.m. / City Library Stand
4 – 10 p.m. / Book Exchange in Booktown
SPENS, Hall no. 8 (Entrance from Radnička Street)
3 – 10 p.m. / Multimedia installation ‘In Mika’s Handwriting’
SPENS, Main Stage
3 p.m. / Leontina and Čarolija Choir
4 p.m. / Conversation with Végel László, and the promotion of his book and translation ‘Neoplanta or the Promised Land’
5 p.m. / Presentation of 11 publishers from abroad, International Literary Festival ‘Fellowship Novi Sad’
9 p.m. / The Books of Knjige
11 p.m. / Farwell concert of Zoran Predin and Lačni Franz
SPENS, Amphitheatre
3 p.m. / Concert of Zvončići Children’s Choir
4 p.m. / Conversation ‘Literary Growing Up: From Children’s to Young Adult’
8.30 p.m. / Monodrama ‘Reče mi jedan čoek, ćeraćemo se još, kad budem mlađi’ performed by Petar Božović
10.30 p.m. / Film ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
SPENS, Ground floor
5 p.m. / Nataša Kramberger (Slovenia), Literature Night
5 p.m. / Rosella Postorino (Italy), Literature Night
5 p.m. / Sophie Daull (France), Literature Night
5 p.m. / Radu Pavel Gheo (Romania), Literature Night
5 p.m. / Ljuba Arnautović (Austria), Literature Night
5 p.m. / Stefan Bradić (Serbia), Literature Night
5 p.m. / Cornelia Hülmbauer (Austria), Literature Night
5 p.m. / Ben Clark (Spain), Literature Night
5 p.m. / Vojislav Voja Brajović Reads Children’s Poetry to Children
7.30 p.m. / Promotion of the book ‘Pomračenje Plavog Meseca’ by Milica Milanović
9.30 p.m. / Conversation with Stefan Mitić Tićmi
SPENS
6 p.m. / Promotion of books by PPM Enklava publishing ‘Enklava – Meeting the Verses of the Future’
SUNDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER
SPENS, First floor
3 – 10 p.m. / Book Fair
3 – 10 p.m. / City Library Stand
4 – 10 p.m. / Book Exchange in Booktown
4 p.m. / Bookbinding Workshop
SPENS, Hall no. 8 (Entrance from Radnička Street)
3 – 10 p.m. / Multimedia installation ‘In Mika’s Handwriting’
SPENS, Main Stage
2.30 p.m. / Concert of Kolibri Children’s Choir
3 p.m. / Promotion of ‘The Anthology of Poetry in Novi Sad, from the 17th Century to the Present Day’
4 p.m. / Conversation with Aleksandar Tanurdžić
5 p.m. / Promotion of the book ‘Značenje Džokera’ by Vladimir Pištalo
6 p.m. / Conversation with Slavimir Stojanović Futro
8 p.m. / Conversation with Vedrana Rudan, moderator: Tanja Peternek
9 p.m. / Special Presentation of the book ‘The River – A Different Danube Anthology’
SPENS, Amphitheatre
3 p.m. / Children’s opera ‘Little Red Riding Hood’
4 p.m. / Children’s Opera ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’
6 p.m. / Zijah Sokolović Reads Fairy Tales to Children
7 p.m. / Promotion of the book ‘Wine škola’ by Dejan Živkoski
8 p.m. / Spoken word programme ‘Enigma Variations’, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
9.30 p.m. / Film ‘Charade’
SPENS, Ground floor
3 p.m. / Promotion of the publication ‘Breviary of the Streets of Novo Naselje’
4 p.m. / Promotion of short-story collection ‘Srebrne Šume’ by Sara Zdravković
5 p.m. / Discussion about the book ‘Piramide dana’ by the Lithuanian author Daina Opolskaite
7 p.m. / Joint reading ‘Literary Machine’
Unfortunately, due to the illness of a member of the ensemble of the Serbian National Theatre, the premiere of Kokan Mladenović’s play ‘Što na podu spavaš’ has been cancelled, as well as the promotion of the book ‘Neoštrine’ by Sanja Savić Milosavljević due to the illness of author.
Literature week lasts until 23 September, while the Kaleidoscope of Culture continues until 7 October.
Partners of the Kaleidoscope of Culture 2022 are Erste Bank, IDEA, DDOR, A1 Srbija and Heineken Srbija.
