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The International Sarajevo Winter Festival „Sarajevska zima“ 2019 (7 February – 21 March 2019)

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Greece has been participating in the International Sarajevo Winter Festival „Sarajevska zima“ since 1998.

This year's Festival under the title „Noise and Fury“ includes, inter alia, several exhibitions by the Greek artists such as  James M. LANE “Tremor”, Thalia CHIOTI “Singer”, Panos CHARALAMPOUS ”Aquis Submersus”, Yannis ZIOGAS “The Longest Twig in the World“, Filippos KALAMARAS “Minimal Couch“. It also includes the book presentation "Analogio 2005-2017: Dramatic and Stage Writing in Greece" by Art Director Sissy Papathanasiou of the Analogio Theater Festival, founded in 2005 in Greece, as a notable centre for discovering and supporting young talents.


The Greek participation in the Festival will be concluded with the Concert of the “Nostos” Orchestra from the Music School of Alimos, Athens, scheduled to take place on March 19th at the BiH Armed Forces Hall.


The International Sarajevo Festival “Sarajevo Winter” is a traditional crossroad where artists and citizens of the world meet. The Festival was held for the first time during the Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games in 1984. Over its 35 years of existence the Festival has become an inseparable part of the City.


The Festival is held under the auspices of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the UNESCO General Director, the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canton Sarajevo, and the City of Sarajevo.


About the Festival: http://sarajevskazima.ba/en/

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