The Boîte presents Bujrum! Celebrating Sevdalinka
The gathering features ensemble SARAY Iluminado Quartet, Bosnian-Australian theatre maker, Goran Ðurić, and the Bosnian community choir Sevdalinka conducted by Damir Kalajdžić. All these ensembles and artists showcase and champion the many faces and voices of diasporic Bosnian and Herzegovinian communities through interpretations of traditional music, as well as, new original works of music, prose and poetry that pay homage to the Balkan Sevdah aesthetic.
The evening includes individual performances of original and traditional music by SARAY Iluminado Quartet and the Sevdalinka Choir, Goran Ðurić's multi-lingual prose in Bosnian, Serbian and English, as well as, a collaborative medley featuring all participants.
Named after a vernacular phrase of welcome, and curated by Nela Trifković to celebrate the Bosnian spirit of hospitality even at times of great adversity, the ritual opens with the offering of slatko i voda, (sweet preserve made from cooked fruit or flower petals in a sugar syrup, served with a glass of water.) This offering is served as a welcome refreshment for guests. It is traditionally offered to visitors upon arrival, symbolising a space of hospitality, respect and an evocation of abundance for both the guest and the host. Welcome to our house of Sevdah in Naarm!
Participating artists:
ARTISTIC DIRECTION AND DRAMATURGY:
Nela Trifković and Goran Ðurić, SARAY Iluminado Quartet members: Ernie Gruner, Irine Vela and Kelly Dowall,
Sevdalinka Choir conducted by Damir Kalajdžić, with participants:
Sonja Jakovljević Snežana Barošević, Jasmina Krehić, Nevena Andrić, Rudi & Munevera Kalajdžić, Miroslav Mazur, Edo Piljić, Boško Dinek, Aiša Krešo-Delić, Lejla Dautović, Jasmina Mujkanović, Sadžida Topić, Jasmina Prošenica, Mirsada Šipek, Gordana Duspara, Jasmina Kesić, Borka Kočević, Emsada Balcinović, Azemina Kuljuh, Mubera Skelić, Selma Makalić, Senada Delić, Sadija Redžepagić, Haris Muratović, Suada -Čaušević-Habul.
Location
Mark Street Hall
1 Mark St, Fitzroy North VIC 3068
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