Balkan Trafik Festival (16/17/18 April) @ Brussels

Date: 16/17/18 April
Location: BOZAR, Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 BRUXELLES

Program

16th:

Kolo + Dugic
Turneja
Goran Markovic

17th:

Mec Yek
Okay Temiz
Original Kochani Orkestar
Roby Lakatos
RomAroma
Kordon
Goran Markovic
Vijay Legoman
DJ Raki Balkan Sound System
Shazalakazoo
Gaetano
Mec Yek
Kolo

18th:

Kolo
Slobodan Salijevic Orkestar
Ferus Mustafov
The Klezmatics
Transbalkanika
Gjovalin Quintet
Kalafatis Rembetiko Band
Smadj
Raki Balkan
Gaetano

Introduction

The Balkan Trafik Festival is about the coming together of Europe and emphasising the cultures of our southeastern European neighbours.

As with the first two festivals, Culture is the means for this alchemy and interchange between countries.

Culture here with a capital ‘C’ because Balkan Trafik is once again staging musical events, that are a great way of coming together, as well as cinematic events, themed workshops and a circus… All of the above are surrounded by the ‘festival’ atmosphere: theater performances, video jockeying, gourmet specialties and an eastern European select wine bar, organisations’ space, plane tickets at advantageous prices etc

That is a brief outline of the welcome we offer to our festival goers.

The different aspects of the festival meant we were able to cater for 5 000 participants in 2008. In 2007, the figure had already reached 3 200.

This unique festival, which has a special place in European affairs, has become an anticipated cultural event by ex-patriots of south-eastern European countries, our Belgian community and the European public at large.

Only a city like Brussels can offer such cultural diversity and offer in particular such pride in the creativity of our communities.

What is Balkan Trafik ? It’s..

• live music from our south-eastern European neighbors, ranging from traditional to electronic via jazz, dub, and rock…

• 4 sound system equipped auditoriums, 1 acoustic stage and corridors brought to life with a Balkans feel.

• 3 unique ‘100% Balkan Trafik’ productions in the fantastic Henry Le Boeuf auditorium

• Screenings of documentaries and fiction films directed by artists from south eastern European countries or which have the Balkans as a theme. Carte blanche is given to a well-known Balkans director.

• Topical affairs workshops

• Almost 200 artists performing over the course of the 3 day festival of whom most come from the Balkans: Albania, Belgium, France, England, Romania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia.

• A selection of wines from the Balkans region with the bar Vino Zirkus at the event

• An organisations’ space in the festival for different organisations working with or coming from the Balkans.

• Various activities for the public (wine bar, culinary buffet, music and circus events)

• Elaborate Balkans themed decorations

Info & Tickets

Thursday 16.04.2009

Big Opening Day. Film in the presence of the Director: Goran Markovic
Serbian, Hungarian and Romanian Buffet
Music
€ 10,00 :: reductions as usual

Friday 17.04.2009

Pass Friday
€ 16,00 :: no reductions

Saturday 18.04.2009

Pass Saturday
€ 16,00 :: no reductions

All shows and workshops on a particular day can be attended using the Pass, provided that there are places available.
We accept Article 27 tickets and Cultuurwaardebons.

Tickets via Bozar Ticketshop.
T +32 (0)2 507 82 00
www.bozar.be

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