Culture Across Borders
Cultural Complexity of the Balkans Through Music and Theater
Duration: 90 min
Language: English
Villa Elisabeth
Invalidenstraße 3, 10115
The public discussion "Culture Across Borders: Cultural Complexity of the Balkans Through Music and Theater" explores the dynamic interplay between tradition and innovation in the performing arts of the Balkans — a region where diverse histories, identities, and sounds intertwine. Bringing together musicians, composers, and researchers, the discussion examines how vocal and musical traditions both reflect and complicate Balkan identities. From historical tensions and hybridities to questions of political and cultural belonging, participants will consider the role of oral traditions in memory and resistance, and how contemporary artists navigate and reinterpret this multilayered legacy today.
Participators
Moderators:
Christine Fischer – Director of Musik der Jahrhunderte (Stuttgart), curator for Neue Vocalsolisten and specialist in contemporary music.
Speakers:
Arban Mehmeti – a Kosovar singer and musician who works with traditional Balkan genres and their contemporary reinterpretations.
Margareta Ferek-Petric – Croatian composer and co-founder of Balkan Affairs.
Free event – registration required.