CultureHub Belgrade Convening

September 1–3, 2023
July 1–3, 2021
Presented by CultureHub and Eho Animato in partnership with La MaMa, Seoul Institute of the Arts, and UK Parobrod
Generously supported by the Trust for Mutual Understanding

 

CultureHub Belgrade Convening 2023

At the CultureHub Belgrade Convening, a group of international and regional artists came together for a series of workshops and creative offerings focusing on the theme Mapping Solidarity: How can we develop, share, and disseminate new models for support and solidarity? How can we build communities that exist on and offline, fostering a network of support that expands past our local geography? The convening will provide a space for play, learning, and sharing that will deepen existing relationships in this organic network. 

The convening culminated that responded to the theme Mapping Solidarity with an audio/visual artwork that was projected outside in front of UK Parobrod, which was open to the public.

Read: Mapping Solidarity at the CultureHub Belgrade Convening by Blair Johnson


VIDEO ARTISTS
Doplgenger (Belgrade, Serbia)
Mattie BB, DeAndra Anthony, Frenchie Cavallo (New York, USA)
Nemanja Stojanović (Subotica, Serbia)
Aurela Kadriu (Pristina, Kosovo)
Markiza de Sada & Dekadenca (Belgrade, Serbia)
Selma Selman (Bihac, Bosnia)
Nina Nikolikj (Skopje, North Macedonia)
Nela Kornetová (Czech Republic/Norway)
Jeton Neziraj (Pristina, Kosovo)
Eho animato (Belgrade, Serbia)
Romana Isabella (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Krzysztof Garbaczewski (Warsaw, Poland)
Zvonimir Dobrović (Zagreb, Croatia)
Ardiana Shala (Pristina, Kosovo)
Ivo Dimchev (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Ana Letunić (Zagreb, Croatia)
Evan Ray Suzuki, Yuna Clark (New York, USA)

CONVENING PARTICIPANTS
Doplgenger (Isidora Ilić & Boško Prostran)
Markiza de Sada (Vladimir Bjeličić)
Dekadenca (Andrej Ostroski)
Selma Selman
Nemanja Stojanović 

EHO ANIMATO
Ana Konstantinović, Željko Maksimović, Marija Kovačina, Tamara Baračkov

CULTUREHUB / LA MAMA
Mattie Barber-Bockelman, Billy Clark, DeAndra Anthony, Sangmin Chae, Mia Yoo


CultureHub Belgrade Convening 2021

Centering around the theme Solidarity: Digital Strategies for Creative Resilience, the CultureHub Belgrade Convening is a platform for artists, technologists, educators, and activists to share and disseminate digital methodologies for art-making and cultural exchange. With the generous support from the Trust for Mutual Understanding, CultureHub brought 8 U.S. artists, producers, and facilitators to the CultureHub Belgrade Convening which took place at UK Parobrod in Belgrade from July 1-3, 2021.  

COVID-19 emphasized the need for solidarity within the performing arts community, as almost every artist and arts organizations faced an existential crisis as to how and if they could continue to create and present artwork during the lockdowns. But in Serbia, where human rights are threatened in a hybrid regime, independent media is scarce, and alternative discourse is difficult to find, this need for solidarity is not exclusively connected to the pandemic crisis. By offering innovative, yet sustainable models for art and technology collaboration within the performing arts, the CultureHub Belgrade Convening sparked new relationships and opportunities for collaboration that confront increasing isolation resulting from a rise in nationalism and the global health crisis.


PARTICIPANTS
Željko Maksimović – Performer
Ana Konstantinović – Director
Dobrivoje Milijanović – Sound Designer
Jovana Ivanac – Sound and Video Designer
Sandra Nikač – Puppeter, Set Designer
Ana Popović – Director, Intermedia Work
Višnja Vujović – Set Designer, Coding
Nemanja Bondžulić – Coding, Gaming
Marija Kovačina – Audio and Video Design
Marko Gošović – Audio and Video Design
Zoja Vasić – Creative Producer and Musician
Zoe Gudović – Drag Performer
Sabolč Tolnai – Film Director
Darija Medić – Intermedia Artist
Milica Denković – Performer, Poet, Media Artist
Marina Ćetković – Writer/Playwright
Ivana Ivković – Visual Artist, Performance Artist 
Vladica Čulić – Performer
Marina Marković – Visual Artist, Performance Artist 

CULTUREHUB / LA MAMA
Mattie Barber-Bockelman, Billy Clark, Lindsey Daniels, Shauna Davis, Krzysztof Garbaczewski, Jean Garcia, Olivia Jack, Johanna Ring, Anastasiia Vorobiova, Mia Yoo

EHO ANIMATO
Ana Konstantinović, Željko Maksimović, Marija Kovačina