MEDIEVAL DAYS OF BĂLGRAD, 11th edition


Date and time

02 August - 04 August 2024, 20:00 - 22:00


About

Between 02-04 August 2024, the Skepsis Group presents the Medieval Days of Belgrade - medieval art festival, the 9th edition!
For 3 days, in Alba Iulia, in the area of ​​the 4th gate of the Citadel and Museum Street, the past of the citadel known in the medieval period as Bălgrad will be revived through art.

The groups participating in this year's edition are: NOSA (Bistrita); SIRIUS (Bistrita); TRUVERII (C.C.S. Bucharest), STUDIO 24 (C.C.S. Bucharest), TERRA ULTRASILVANA (Braşov); MEDIEVAL ART (Bucharest); THE PLAY TEACHER (Alba Iulia); SKEPSIS (Alba Iulia). Joining the event as collaborators: Andreea Adam (plastic artist), who will hold a mosaic workshop with seeds and grains, and Harald Susanyi (authorized tourist guide), who will help us rediscover the medieval past of the fortress.

The opening of the festival will be marked on the evening of Friday, August 2, at 8 p.m., in front of the National Museum of the Alba Iulia Union, where the Skepsis theater troupe will present the show "Cine-i Stăpânul" - a show in the genre of Commedia dell Arte that proposes a meeting with Colombina, Arlecchino and Pantalone, three of the most famous characters of this type of theater specific to the Renaissance period.
On Saturday and Sunday, every morning and evening, the medieval art-loving public will be able to participate in open, interactive workshops of dances, crafts or games and stories for children or guided tours of the fortress. Participants will also offer a series of medieval-themed performances designed to bring back the color and flavor of bygone times: weaponry presentations and demonstrations, medieval music and dance performances, theater and fire juggling performances.

The event is a thematic one, dedicated to the promotion of medieval and renaissance art, all the performances presented respecting the specifics and characteristics that give authenticity to the genres addressed. We are waiting for you to join us in reviving Belgrade - our medieval fortress - through art!

Public access is free to all events in the program, within the limits of the venues. In case of bad weather, the performances will be postponed or rescheduled. All possible changes as well as updated information will be announced on the Facebook group page https://www.facebook.com/skepsis2002.

The Medieval Days of Bălgrad - medieval art festival - is a cultural project dedicated to the promotion of the Citadel through art, organized annually by the Skepsis Group in partnership with: Alba Iulia City Hall; Alba Iulia Students' House of Culture; The National Museum of the Alba Iulia Union; "Inter-Art" Aiud Foundation; "Lucian Blaga" Alba County Library. Details about the project will be published on the page dedicated to it on the organizer's official website: https://teatrulskepsis.ro/zilele-medievale-ale.../

Starting from 2023, the event is supported and co-financed by the international cultural project LOCUS - Local Urban Cultural Synergies, dedicated to the development of events and increasing the audience - the project is financed by the European Union - the Creative Europe program, within it the Skepsis Group Association having the status of Partner with two other organizations from Italy and France - https://locusproject.eu/

The opinions and perspectives expressed are entirely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EACEA. The European Union or the grant authority are not responsible for them.

TIME SCHEDULE
Friday, August 2

20.00 – Opening of the festival – Commedia dell Arte performance
"Who is the master?" - SKEPSIS (Alba Iulia)
Location: Museum Street

Saturday, August 3
10.00 - Art of the craft - interactive street workshops for children
- Seed and grain mosaic workshop – Andreea Adam (Alba Iulia)
- MEDIEVAL ART heraldic painting workshop (Bucharest)
Location: Museum Street
11.00 – Incursion into the medieval past of the Citadel
- guided tour – Harald – the knightly guide of the fortress
Starting point: Muzeului Street
17.00 - Parade of medieval characters
Route: Gate III - Gate IV
17.30 – Incursion into the medieval past of the Citadel
- guided tour – Harald – the knightly guide of the fortress
Starting point: Muzeului Street
17.40 - The art of medieval games and stories
-Sword fight and chivalry stories workshop for children - MEDIEVAL ART (Bucharest)
- Medieval games - MEDIEVAL ART (Bucharest)
Location: Museum Street

18.00 - The art of medieval dance
- Workshop of medieval dances – TRUVERII (Bucharest)
Location: Fourth Gate of the Citadel
18.30 – The Art of Weapon Handling – TERRA ULTRASILVANA (Brașov)
Location: Fourth Gate of the Citadel
19.00 – Medieval farce – STUDIO24 (Bucharest)
Location: Fourth Gate of the Citadel
19.15 – The Art of Weapon Handling – TERRA ULTRASILVANA (Brașov)
Location: Fourth Gate of the Citadel
19.30 – Medieval dances – NOSA (Bistrita)
Location: Fourth Gate of the Citadel
20.00 – The Art of Weapon Handling – TERRA ULTRASILVANA (Brașov)
Location: Fourth Gate of the Citadel
20.30 - Commedia dell Arte performance - "Arlechino is looking for his master" - SKEPSIS (Alba Iulia)
Location: Museum Street
21.30 – Concert of medieval and renaissance music - TRUVERII (Bucharest)
Location: Fourth Gate of the Citadel

Sunday, August 4, 2024
10.00-12.00 – The art of medieval games and stories - interactive street workshops for children
- Interactive workshop of games and stories - Leon Magdan - PLAY TEACHER (Alba Iulia)
Location – Muzeului Street
13.00 – Foray into the medieval past of the Citadel
- guided tour – Harald – the knightly guide of the fortress
Starting point: Muzeului street
17.00 - The art of medieval dance
- Workshop of medieval dances – TRUVERII (Bucharest)
18.00 – The art of medieval games and stories
- Interactive games workshop - Leon Magdan - PLAY TEACHER (Alba Iulia)
Location: Museum Street
19.00 – Medieval dance show – NOSA (Bistrita)
Location: Museum Street
20.00 – Medieval music concert – TRUVERII (Bucharest)
Location: Fourth Gate of the Citadel
21.00 – Shadow Theater - Leon Magdan - THE PLAY TEACHER (Alba Iulia)
Location: Museum Street
22.00 – Fire juggling show – SIRIUS (Bistrita)
Location: Fourth Gate of the Citadel


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