Rashomon is a Japanese film made in 1950, directed by the famous Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. The main roles are played by Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, and Masayuki Mori. The screenplay is based on the short stories “In a Grove” and “Rashomon” by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. The film is widely known and considered one of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time. Among other things, it deals with a significant human flaw: cowardice.
Blade Runner is a 1982 American dystopian sci-fi film noir directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, Edward James Olmos, and M. Emmet Walsh. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is loosely based on the 1968 science fiction novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick.
Nikola Vranjković gained popularity as a member of the band Block Out, which received the label of a cult band after their second album, and where Vranjković became the creative heart of the group. Even then, he was recognized as one of the most original singer-songwriters on the modern Serbian rock scene. After the band disbanded, he continued his solo career, characterized by his obsession with precision, the pursuit of the best possible sound, all wrapped up in his captivating songs that intoxicate his loyal audience, who follow him year after year, from concert to concert, and album to album.
The most famous rock/hard rock band from Montenegro, a band that decided to take the thorniest path despite everything, can be summed up by the lyrics of their song “Koliko ljudi treba još da umre”
“Unfortunately, there are divisions, and it’s not time for our songs,
It never was, but I must not keep quiet,
If I pause for a moment, I count it as a sin,
While stupidity celebrates victory and senselessness is the norm.”
The significance of the band Autogeni Trening goes beyond all musical boundaries. (Nikola Franquelli)
The duo from Who See Klapa achieved what many said was unattainable – they brought hip-hop sound and vibe closer to the broader Montenegrin audience and expanded their work and effort to the region. The success came deservedly, but the journey was not easy. With a huge dose of humor, a coastal sense of rhyme, infused with the well-known summer sluggishness, and a combination of excellent beats and rhymes that once represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest. From their early youthful and furious rhymes to today’s more mature ones, they have never lost the coastal charm of Kotor and Herceg Novi. Who See Klapa is another unique act from the Montenegrin scene that can be proud of their professional path.
One of the most prolific Serbian reggae/dub singer-songwriters, Nemanja Kojić Kojot, better known as Hornsman Coyote, began his journey in 1994 with the band Eyesburn. This band uniquely combined metal foundations with reggae influences, making them stand out in the local and regional scene at the time. After Eyesburn, he embarked on a very successful and fruitful solo career, during which he collaborated with some of the biggest names in the local and global music scene (Soulfly, Burning Spear, Dub Syndicate, Lee Scratch Perry, Asian Dub Foundation, and many others). The local audience also remembers him for the unforgettable hits he created with Del Arno Band.
Brass bands and city orchestras are a cultural feature of Mediterranean coasts, mostly consisting of a mix of amateur and professional musicians who cultivate both classical and modern repertoire. In addition to the city orchestras of Tivat and Kotor, Boka can boast the local Đenović Orchestra, which, due to the breadth of the repertoire it maintains, can be characterized as a large band depending on the nature of the performance.
Founded in 1919, this orchestra has produced generations of musicians, from enthusiasts to professionals. Today, there is no part of Montenegro or beyond where people have not heard of this authentic group of talents who proudly represent their origins and heritage, no matter where they perform.
At the Wind Festival, they will perform on an exceptionally attractive stage, built on the Ponte Seljanovo peninsula for the last festival weekend. The Đenović Orchestra will feature around 40 musicians and show us that music, like the wind, knows no boundaries, bringing us a concert lasting about an hour and a half, performing popular world hits.
“What is recognizable about the Đenović Orchestra is that their performances always hold something for everyone and that they are not limited to one musical generation or genre. Just like Boka, they have grown and developed, preserving the best of 100 years of musical evolution.” – Boka News
The renowned Marin Držić Theater from Dubrovnik is coming to the Wind Festival with the play “Nora.” The theater has been active since 1944. The primary task of the Marin Držić Theater is to sustain Croatian and world heritage and perform classics that have marked theatrical history. Attention is also given to modern creativity and contemporary authors.
“A Doll’s House” is a drama that, since its premiere in Copenhagen on December 21, 1879, has never ceased to intrigue both audiences and theater artists. Nordic playwright Henrik Ibsen not only achieved great theatrical success with it but also significantly shook numerous social structures that were affected by the critical thoughts of this play. The drama ends when the main protagonist, Nora, who had been in an seemingly harmonious marriage with lawyer Torvald Helmer, leaves her home to become the person she wants to be, not just a doll in the hands of her husband.
Nora is a symbol of rebellion; she no longer wants to be accountable to anyone, justify her actions, or let others decide for her. She wants her right to choose and make decisions. One hundred and forty-three years later, where Nora’s story ends, the play begins. It will be presented to the Tivat audience on May 26th in the Great Hall of the Tivat Culture Center.
The cast includes Matea Marušić as Nora (a member of the Croatian National Theatre in Vinkovci, Joza Ivakić), Bojan Beribaka as Krogstad (KMD), Marija Šegvić as Kristina Linde (KMD), Hrvoje Sebastijan as Doctor Rank (KMD), and young Tivat graduate actor, Matija Grabić. Antonela Tošić is responsible for adaptation and dramaturgy, while Paolo Tišljarić is the director and set designer of the play.
For the second year in a row, the talented students of the Tivat Music School will make the Pine threshing floor one of the stages of the Wind Festival.
At sunset on May 26th, the sounds of violin, percussion, trombone, flute, clarinet, piano, trumpet, and the voices of gifted vocalists will paint the recognizable twilight over the Tivat Bay with their emotions, skillfully communicating their love for music.
The Wind Festival brings the 1st Ethnographic Film Festival, organized by the Public Institution Museum and Gallery Tivat within this year’s project dedicated to promoting the intangible cultural heritage of Boka Bay. The festival will be held on the last weekend of the Wind Fest, May 26th and 27th. It will be opened by Saša Srećković, an internationally recognized ethnographer and long-time collaborator of the Etno Film Festival in Belgrade, where he has worked for many years as a curator at the Ethnographic Museum.