TRADITIONAL “EVENING WITH DIASPORA” AT THE EMBASSY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IN LONDON

The Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in London has started with the regular mobilizing and gathering of the B&H Diaspora at the Embassy’s premises with the event called “The Evening with Diaspora”. In the scope of the event the Embassy presents the cultural program with B&H artists, writers and works. The aim of the B&H Embassy in London is to show the B&H cultural inheritance, its excellent artists, writers, diverse and rich history as well as different tradition and culture. Gathering of the B&H citizens is with multiethnic character and those events at the Embassy are always crowded with the people from B&H, as well as with the London diplomats and friends and partners from the UK.

• On 17 of November 2005 the Embassy together with the B&H association BRICKS presented the last poetry book of Miroslav Jančić “Dome, prokleti dome”- Home Bloody Home; the first initiative was very well accepted among the B&H citizens in the UK
• On 27 of April 2006 the Embassy presented the cultural performance with the poetry written by the famous poet Mak Dizdar which was read by Zlatko Pranjić, poet and theatre director from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Poetry reading was accompanied by performances of Dado Džihan, composer and pianist and ballerina Galina Kaličin, the successful artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Embassy prepared also the exhibition of paintings by B&H artist Željko Ćorović.
• On 23 of November 2006 the Embassy presented a promotional movie of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s tourist potentials entitled “Enjoy Life”. The Embassy also hosted a video performance "My name is Bosnia", directed by Zlatko Pranjić, in the production of the Theatre With Accent. Video production was a combination of choreography and dance by Galina Kaličin, poetry by Zlatko Pranjić, and music by Dado Džihan, well known film composer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The theatre and film artist from Sarajevo, Etela Pardo, read the poetry, together with artists Neska Isović-Džihan, Emin Hećo and Sakiba Gurda.  Darko Predanić was in charge of filming and the complete technical support. The artists dedicated their work and initiated humanitarian action for purchase of New Year’s presents to the children in 3 orphanages in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, in Mostar and in Banja Luka.
• On 31 of January 2007 the Embassy organized a concert and an exhibition. Members of the Ensemble Mostar Sinfonietta Rada Pešut (violin), Tanja Romanić (viola) and Belma Alić (cello) conducted by British artist Professor Ruth Waterman (violin) performed the works of Mozart, Dvorak and Tchaikovsky, as well as traditional music from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Embassy presented an exhibiotion of Pro Art's private collection of rare prints of Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Tomislav Krizman.
• On 20 of March 2007 the Embassy organized a reception and presentation about the famous manuscript Sarajevo Haggadah by Jakob Finci, the President of the Union of Jewish Communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During that evening the artists and musicians from Bosnia and Herzegovina Fatima Hadžić and Ornela Đukić performed several Sephardic songs. The Embassy presented also the exhibition about the history of the Sarajevo Haggadah. The Minister of Foreign Affaires of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr. Sven Alkalaj attended that event at the Embassy.

Evening with Diaspora: Sevdah Opera on 30 June 2006

Evening with Diaspora 31 January 2007: B&H Ambassador Dr. Tanja Milašinović, Professor Ruth Waterman and Ensemble Mostar Sinfonietta

VEvening with Diaspora 31 January 2007: Professor Ruth Waterman and Ensemble Mostar Sinfonietta

Reception and presentation of the Manuscript Sarajevo Haggadah on 20 March 2007 at the B&H Embassy in London: President of the Union of Jewish Communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Jakob Finci

and presentation of the Manuscript Sarajevo Haggadah on 20 March 2007

Reception and presentation of the Manuscript Sarajevo Haggadah on 20 March 2007: exhibition about the Sarajevo Haggadah

OTHER CULTURAL EVENTS:

During the Festival of Central and Eastern European Performing Arts (CEEPAM), on 21 and 22 of November 2006  in London Riverside  Studios, the first UK Central and Eastern European Performing Arts Market was presented, where Bosnia and Herzegovina had its market place, supported from the Bosnian Institute in London. Our country presented advertising materials (printing brochures, postcards, posters) from B&H theatres and film companies from Sarajevo, Tuzla, Banja Luka, Prijedor.  During the Arts Market, together with other participating countries from Central and Eastern Europe, B&H very successfully promoted its cultural values.

The short film festival The New Bosnian Cinema 2006 was held in Riverside Studios London from 30 November – 3 December 2006. It was the project of the Bosnian Institute in London in partnership with Sarajevo Film Festival, where the best new features and shorts by B&H film makers and producers were presented ( "Grbavica", "Go West", "Well-Tempered Corpses", "Borderline Lovers" etc.), as well as the new film of the Oscar-winning director, Danis Tanović – "Hell".

The Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in London is continuing to support British Theatre Opera Circus, with their leading project "The Sevdah Opera". Nigel Osborne's latest opera, Differences in Demolition, had its UK premiereat the Wilton's Music Hal in London, on 10 July 2007. This performance is a work of the Opera Circus team, The British Artist Ensemble. Their work includes the contemporary music, theatre, comedy etc. and the collaboration with the British, Bosnian and Herzegovinian and Croatian performers. The B&H Ambassador to the UK, Dr. Tanja Milašinović, was invited to the UK premiere in London. The composer, Professor Nigel Osborne was inspired by Sevdah music and the opera was a story about conflict, betrayal and yearning in a world full of destruction and demolition. Differences in Demolition had its world premiere in Mostar on June 9, 2007. The libretto was done by Goran Simić, B&H author, who leaves in Canada. The director was Lenka Udovički , the famous artist who lives in London. Artists from B&H, Merima Ključo and the Mostar Sinfonietta band, performed as well. During 2008 and 2009, the Opera Circus is planning to present the new opera in Scotland, Turkey, Georgia and the ex-Yugoslavian countries.

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