flow. Festival of Conversation for Culture and Science Programme

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1 Press Release Vienna, April flow. Festival of Conversation for Culture and Science Programme Creatives and Scientists from ten Danube countries meet for the first time in Novi Sad from 29 until 31 May 2008 texts, images and further information Thursday, May 29, Work Flow Till 4 p.m. Arrival of participants Registration and check-in at flow Welcome Desk, Hotel Park, Novi Sad Find out more about Hotel Park on For participants landing at Belgrade airport, a shuttle service to Novi Sad will be provided. Warm lunch available at Hotel breakfast room from midday to 2.30 p.m p.m. Meeting at flow Welcome Desk, departure from the hotel to first flow location 5 p.m. Welcome Agenda Introduction flow Café: Participants form small groups to discuss the flow identity 7.30 p.m. Departure to Museum of Vojvodina, Novi Sad city center 8 p.m. Performance "Mislim Reku" in the courtyard of the Museum of Vojvodina Details >>>

2 MISLIM REKU (I think River) Music Follows The Stranger s Walk Site-specific study for a dance performance An inner and an outer voice echoing along the urban sections of the river. Lines conceived in the intimacy of a poet s room. Stranger s gaze sliding across the water as he passes by. The river. A flow of images. A being to live with for a lifetime. A coagulum of our past and present bleeds. A substance that fuels the e-motions. A mental space overflowed with symbols in dreams. A bridge between the near bank and the far bank, familiar side and strange side, known front and unknown front. Being both the riverbed and the river-flow. Looking at once from the bank and from the boat. Dancing the river s dangerous playfulness. Based on fragments of the book Miroslav Mandic by Miroslav Mandic and fragments from the text The freedom bridge out and about in Novi Sad by Horst Widmer Concept/directing: Nhandan Chirco (Italy) Dance: Mala Kline (Slovenia) and Ana Nowicka (Poland) Choreography: Mala Kline Voice: Branko Popovic (Serbia) Original music composed by Milan Aleksic (Serbia), played live by Milan Aeksic Mina Mladenovic - violin Ana Klem - viola Roni Beraha - violoncello Ksenija Mijatovic - flute Miroslav Fejdi - clarinet Ivan Burka - percussions Robert Roza - live electronic Commissioned by: flow. Festival of Conversation for Culture and Science Produced by Milan Vracar, Novi Sad, in collaboration with YANVII, Italy Location: Courtyard of the Museum of Vojvodina, Novi Sad Assistant for scene design: Miljena Vuckovic Thanks to Giancarlo Bianchini Hotel Nuclear 8.45 pm Departure to Club Skipper for a party on the banks of the Danube Drinks, barbecue, live DJs midnight Departure to the hotel

3 May 30, 2008 Festival of Conversation Breakfast at the hotel 9 a.m. Meeting at flow Welcome Desk, departure to Open Space location 9:30 a.m p.m. Open Space p.m. Dinner at Petrovaradin fortress May 31, 2006 Local Taste Breakfast at hotel 8:00 a.m. Departure from the hotel in two groups Tour 1, guided by Zoran Pantelic: new media center kuda_org kuda_org is an independent organisation bringing together artists, theoreticians, media activists, researchers and the wider public in the field of information and communication technologies. It is dedicated to the research of new cultural relations, contemporary artistic practice and social issues. Youth Social Center CK13 An independent, non-profit, alternative project with a high degree of social and political engagement. CK 13 performs public activities, lectures, exhibitions, concerts, workshops, residency, research and exchange programmes. ART KLINIKA An artistic-utopian project of a group of artists gathered around the Led Art Multimedia Centre, where creative people come together to react to the state of

4 society. Primarily focused on promoting young artists with a fresh and provocative approach. Tour 2, guided by Milan Vracar: TRG galerija Guided tour through the newly re-opened collection of Serbian art from the 18th and 20th century, revealing an exciting overview of the development of Serbian art and showing the reasons for its specific status within European art. Serbian National Theatre Founded in 1861, the Serbian National Theatre is the oldest institution of its kind in Serbia. The repertoire ranges from classical opera to contemporary theatre productions. Radio station 021 As an independent medium, Radio 021 played an important role in the process towards democratisation in Serbia after the fall of the Milosevic regime. 11:45 a.m. Both groups come together on the Danube shore 12:00 midday Exchange of experiences, final reflections and feedback 1 p.m. Lunch and official goodbye 1:30 p.m. Departure to the hotel/airport flow. Festival of Conversation for Culture and Science An initiative by the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs in cooperation with ERSTE Foundation

5 Festival Director: Robert Punkenhofer, E: Contact: hasenlechner artconsult, Am Heumarkt 7, A-1030 Wien Sonja Illa-Paschen, T: +43 (0) , E: Press Relations: juicy pool. communication Franziska Gerner Sprengersteig 21, A-1160 Wien T: E: Initiated and supported by Partners