Festival Opening Ceremony

Monday, 19 October, 19:00

Our festival adventure will begin on Monday, 19 October, with daytime performances of Uncle Fyodor, the Dog and the Cat by the theatre from St Petersburg and Heidi by Puppet Theatre Nis. The official opening ceremony will take place that evening at 19:00. Alongside warm words of welcome from the organisers and guests, the occasion will be made even more special by the voices of the children’s choir Magical Note, who will perform the official festival anthem, The Smile of Nis, as well as Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, Black as Night – two solos, and Catch the Rhythm.

Immediately after the opening ceremony, the National Theatre in Pristina – Gracanica will raise the festival curtain with the timeless classic The Wizard of Oz, directed by Igor Damnjanovic.

  

Awards Ceremony and Festival Closing

Saturday, 24 October, 19:00

On the final day of the festival, the Little Theatre Dusko Radovic will perform Tesla at 11:00. The evening programme will begin at 19:00 with the awards ceremony, followed by the Show Programme and the festival closing ceremony.

The Show Programme will feature the choir Magical Note and students of the acting school Theatre of Comedy and Drama. Children’s Cultural Centre Nis will be represented by Kalina Miltenovic and Dimitrije Vidosavljevic.

 

Welcome Address

 Awards Ceremony

 Show Programme Participants:

 Choir Magical Note

The Smile of Nis – Festival Anthem

Children’s Cultural Centre Nis

Winning song from the May Song Festival: Love Is a Bird in Flight

Performed by Kalina Miltenovic and Dimitrije Vidosavljevic

Theatre of Comedy and Drama

Scenes from film trailers and a scene from The Case of the Milenkovic Family, performed by students of the Theatre of Comedy and Drama, under the mentorship of Ljubinka Klaric, Rasa Bukvic, and assistant Danilo Milenkovic.