Festival “Mirëdita, dobar dan!“

June 29 , 13:00,  Prostor Miljenko Dereta (Dobračina 55) More than a year has passed since the verbal endorsement of the Ohrid Agreement by Aleksandar Vučić, President of the Republic of Serbia, and Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, aimed at normalizing the relations between the two societies. In practicality, impediments and prohibitions still persist. Among these obstacles, there are notable restrictions and bans on the flow of cultural outputs between Serbia and Kosovo.  Alongside various economic and political...

June 27, 20:00, Dorćol Platz (Dobračina 59)   The theater production "Father and Father," based on Jeton Neziraj's text and directed by Kushtrim Koliqi, serves as a poignant reminder of the losses endured during the Kosovo war, which concluded 25 years ago, leaving over 1600 individuals missing. Through this play, the author and director explore the profound impact of unimaginable sorrow on a single family. Critics have described the play as "aggressively sad," as it confronts audiences with the enduring legacy of...

This year's edition of the "Mirdita, dobar dan" festival organized by Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR, Serbia), Civic Initiatives (CI, Serbia), and Integra (Kosovo), will showcase a unique blend of art, contemporary culture, and meaningful discussions that shed light on pivotal historical, as well as future-oriented themes, especially pertinent during this challenging period for Serbia-Kosovo relations. The entire program of the festival is available on the website. "Mirdita, Dobar dan is a unique platform for cultural exchange, as well as...

The "Mirëdita, dobar dan" festival took place for the first time this year in Austria, Vienna, on November 29, 2023. The festival, which has traditionally been held since 2014 in Serbia and Kosovo, provides a platform to bring together art, culture, advocacy and public debate on key issues for our societies. This year, the festival crossed the borders of its usual destinations for the first time, and the atmosphere was filled with positive energy and the desire to create an...

We are really excited to announce that the inclusion and cross cultural festival “Mirëdita, dobar dan!” will celebrate its premier in Austria on 29 November 2023. The festival that has been held since 2014 in Serbia and Kosovo merges art, culture, advocacy and public debate in one platform. By bringing artists, human rights activists as well as opinion makers together, the festival aims to create inclusive spaces where otherwise often confrontation dominates.  The first edition on 29th November in Vienna is...

The tenth edition of the "Mirëdita, dobar dan!" festival ended last night in Pristina, with the presentation of the award to Bekim Blakaj, the executive director of the Humanitarian Law Center Kosovo, and the theater performance "Would be a shame if the plants died". As every year, the award "Miredita, dobar dan!" is awarded to persons who, through their work and efforts, contribute to better relations between Kosovo and Serbian society.  Blakaj's work, which aims for true peace between the two societies,...

The opening of this year's tenth edition of the "Mirëdita, dobar dan!" festival began with a minute of silence, as a sign of solidarity with all the victims and their families after the tragedy that happened in Belgrade on Wednesday. There were numerous visitors, as well as representatives of Kosovo and international institutions, in the packed Kino ABC hall. "Our task has always been to bring people together in difficult times and to create space for solidarity. There is no family...

May 6th, 20:00, “ODA” Theatre The theater play “Would be a Shame if the Plants Died”, directed by Ivor Martinić is a romantic play about a couple that decides to end their relationship. When one person from the couple can’t remember the most important event in their love relationship, the other goes into a crisis that incites various existential questions and dilemmas. Through many encounters, our now broken up couple tries to get to their mutual truth, in order to move...

May 6th, 17:00, Barabar Centre, Hotel Grand, 4th Floor The collection of stories “The Moment I Knew War Started” is a literary answer to the question of personal memory of the moments when we realized that the war was happening. Twenty-seven stories by authors from the post-Yugoslav cultural space deal with different experiences from that era. Many stories speak from the viewpoint of children and teenagers, transposing their understanding of the war situation from thirty years ago with historical knowledge and...

May 6th, 13:30, Barabar Centre, Hotel Grand, 4th Floor Despite the progress made in recent years and the signing of the agreement between leaders of Western Balkans region in November 2022, freedom of movement remains a significant issue. Many people, especially youth, face difficulties in traveling between countries due to various bureaucratic and political barriers. One of the most pressing issues in this regard is the lack of freedom of movement between Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has been a...