Dreams to Come True
Five artists in residence, 3 July / 30 September 2024
In the summer of 2024 the house in Mijakovići received its first artists in residence. Between 3 July and 30 September, five artists took part: the composer Marta Kowalczuk, the composer and performer Manuel Pessoa de Lima, the pianist and composer Roman Stolyar, the writer and dramaturge Minja Jovičin, and the composer Damjan Jovičin. They were selected from 46 applications sent from 24 countries.
The season shared its title, Dreams to Come True, with the twelfth Vareš Classic Festival, VaClaF, which ran alongside it. Concerts took place in the house and on its terrace, in Borovica, Vareš, and Tuzla; the season closed in Vienna in October. The residents worked with the artistic team of the season: Belma Bešlić-Gál, Andrea Nikolić, Goran Stevanović, and Bernhard Gál.
The season, in dates
- 9 JulyWelcome evening at Ibrišimovića šadrvan, Mijakovići.
- 15 JulyOpening of VaClaF 2024, Metamorphose Classique, at the parish church in Borovica, with all five residents.
- 18 JulyConcert in nature with Tuzla Guitar Week, Ilinčica, Tuzla.
- 23 JulyVAART 2024, the Vareš Art Festival, Vareš.
- 29–31 JulyInkuбator #001 with echo_von_nichts (Ingala Fortagne, Pina Rücker): lecture and workshop; on 31 July the concert wunderkammer, Sлušaliшte I.
- 30 July – 2 AugustAccordion Hub 2.0 with Goran Stevanović, Borna Šestak, and Hasan Muratović. On 1 August Sлušaliшte II; on 2 August Breath of the World in the parish hall in Borovica.
- 6–9 AugustSound Art Hub with Audio Ghosts (Bernhard Gál, Veronika Mayer).
- 7 AugustSлušaliшte III, Roman Stolyar solo.
- 8 AugustPresentation of the residents and of the Audio Ghosts project, Centre for Culture, Vareš.
- 9 AugustSлušaliшte IV, with Roman Stolyar, Veronika Mayer, Manuel Pessoa de Lima, and Andrea Nikolić.
- 19 SeptemberDreams to Come True, Centre for Culture, Vareš: Amira Medunjanin, Boško Jović, Ivana Nikolić, the WISE ensemble, the CIPRA Quartet, and Andrea Nikolić.
- 28 SeptemberFinal presentation of the residents, Centre for Culture, Vareš.
- 15 OctoberEchos aus Vareš, closing concert of the fifth CRO-ArT festival, Bank Austria Salon, Vienna.
Photographs · Davor Matošević · Mladenko Marijanović · AMH Photography, Albin Melez · Zvjezdane Staze archive
What remains
Four residents composed miniatures for the first edition of the sound walk Zvjezdane·Zvuчne·Staze: Roman Stolyar, Marta Kowalczuk, Manuel Pessoa de Lima, and Damjan Jovičin.
Roman Stolyar recorded Detuned by War on the piano in the house in August 2024. It will be the first release of the Prostor label.
The scores, the script, and the recordings of the season are listed on the artists’ pages.
The season also has its own website, with the news and the programme as they were announced at the time: ur24.zvjezdanestaze.ba.
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The residencies of the first season were funded by the European Union under the Culture Moves Europe programme, implemented by the Goethe-Institut. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Goethe-Institut. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.