(MIA) - The 35th edition of the Young Open Theater (MOT) will take place in Skopje on September 18-26 under the slogan 'Dare to Dream'.

The play 'The King is Dying' - co-production of last year MOT winner Silviu Purcarete - director of a French Theater, Ex-Ponto Ljubljana; Drama Ljubljana and Luxembourg Theater - will have the honor to open the festival.

The MOT's slogan raises several questions, namely whether the ability to dream means courage, arrogance or just a pastime activity, MOT selector Dejan Projokovski said Thursday at a press conference.

 

- This year MOT advocates resistance to the every day routine and reality. Each year the festival make attempts to promote the real values, Projkovski said.

2010 MOT programme includes numerous foreign and domestic plays, such as 'Libido Sciendi', 'Saloma', 'Midnight Summer Dream' ...

The Ministry of Culture and City of Skopje are sponsors of MOT 2010.

(MIA) - Novel "Candid Camera" by Lidija Dimkovska has been published in Polish language, translated by Danuta Ćirlić-Straszyńska, issued by the Warsaw-based State Publishing Institute.

The book is part of edition "World Literature", which encompasses renowned names of contemporary and classical world literature.

"Candid Camera" is already available in Slovenian and Slovak languages, with its due release in Bulgarian. Moreover, novel fragments have been published in English and German.

 (MIA) - Instruction books for the fifth grade are ready and their distribution in elementary schools throughout Macedonia is nearing completion, said Minister of Education and Science Nikola Todorov while attending Thursday's distribution of book sets for fifth graders in Skopje school "Dane Krapcev".

"About 210,000 fifth grade books have been printed, whereas the process for the eight grade instruction books is in the finish. The book sets for the fourth and seventh grades, which were not printed last year due to problems in the administrative procedures, is ongoing. We will print all instruction books that were not released last year", said Minister Todorov.

Books for other grades and high school education have largely been provided through buyout of circulation, whereas their distribution in schools is expected as of next week.

The project on free instruction books was launched in 2009. This year's costs have been cut since the 2010 generation will use instruction books from the last year

(MIA) - The Women’s Chamber Choir "St. Zlata Meglenska" under the button of conductor Letka Dimoska-Polizova will hold a concert Sunday evening in "St. Sophia" church within Ohrid Summer Festival.

The Women’s Chamber Choir "St. Zlata Meglenska" exists as a part of the Macedonian Orthodox Church and it is the first of its kind of choirs in the Republic of Macedonia.

The Choir is composed by 25 women’s voices that belong to young educated musicians, students of the Faculty of Music Art in Skopje. Although they are volunteers, these young people contribute to the reputation of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, Macedonian cultural tradition and popularity of the choral church singing in authentic way and high quality.

Supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well embassies of the Republic of Macedonia abroad, the choir accomplished excellent international presentation and affirmation of Macedonian Church and traditional music in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Poland, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Australia, Spain and other countries.

Letka Dimovska Polizova is the founder, artistic director and the conductor of the Choir. She acquired high reputation through her activity as a founder, a conductor and a successful leader of several choirs in Macedonia. Winner is of numerous important national and international prizes. As a leader of the children's choir of Macedonian Broadcast, then the choir "Zlatno Slavejce" (" Golden Nightingale"), Youth Mixed Choir "Koco Racin", Chamber Choir of the Orthodox cathedral "St. Kliment Ohridski" and many others, she achieves the epithet the most successful female conductor in Macedonia.

Also an exhibition of Dragan Spasovski - Ohridski will be opened Sunday evening within Ohrid Summer Festival.

Chamber duo Kirill Troussov – violin (Russia) and Alexandra Troussova – piano (Russia) held Saturday evening concert performing works by Alfred Schnittke, Sergey Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Felix Mendelssohn and Maurice Ravel at St. Sofia scene within Ohrid Summer Festival. Also Vladimir Cetkar Quartet held concert at Antique theatre's scene

(MIA) - The traditional Galicnik Literary Colony ends Sunday with a visit to “St. Jovan Bigorski” monastery. The event started August 6 in organisation of association for literature, art and culture "Galikul".

The colony, which is the only event of such type in Macedonia, focused on past events and authors and affirms current trends in modern Macedonian literary work.

The event started with a visit to memorial home of Macedonian poet, teacher, historian and revolutionary Gjorgjija Pulevski, as well as the old and restored church "St.Petka" in Galicnik.

The colony includes poetry readings, symposium, book promotions and a visit to monastery "St.Jovan Bigorski".

The Galicnik Literary Colony 2010 is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Galicnik local community

(MIA) - The crew of 'The Seamstresses' movie - the laureate of this year Sarajevo Film Festival for a documentary - presented Monday the 'Heart of Sarajevo" award, saying that this work of art has up to date been invited by many countries to take part in other festivals in the next two-three years.

Biljana Garvanlieva's film is dedicated to Stip seamstresses. It is a sequel of the trilogy, including 'A Girl and Her Accordion' and 'Tobacco Girl'.

We are rather pleased that that the jury's decision on the movie's award was unanimous, Garvanlieva and her collaborators said at a press conference today.

The movie's director said the film was dedicated to all women in Macedonia, who deserved to be presented not as victims, but heroines.

The award also brings EUR3,000 to its author, provided by the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

German national TV ZDF has decided to buy the movie and present it to its audience, Garvanlieva said, expressing regret that no Macedonian TV network has thus far voiced interest in some of her three documentaries.

However, Garvanlieva's trilogy - 'The Seamstresses'; 'A Girl and Her Accordion' and 'Tobacco Girl' will have their premiere at the Cinematheque of Macedonia in early September.

(MIA) - Stip village of Sarchievo sets new Guinness World Record for cooking the largest pot of beans. The quantity was 3.150 litres of beans cooked in 4 tonnes of pot.

Guinness World Record adjudicator Tarika Vara officially announced that cook Ljupco Gievski and his six-member team from “Alexander Palace" hotel set the World Record for the largest pot for cooking beans ever.

She presented Stojan Davcev, the founder and organiser of the first ever summer church "St. Petka", with the Guinness Record certificate.

The first summer church “St. Petka” was sanctified by the Head of the Macedonian Orthodox Church HH Stefan in attendance of other bishops from region.

(MIA) - The traditional Galicnik Literary Colony is held August 6-8, organized by association for literature, art and culture "Galikul".

The colony, which is the only event of such type in Macedonia, focuses on past events and authors and affirms current trends in modern Macedonian literary work.

The event will start with a visit to memorial home of Macedonian poet, teacher, historian and revolutionary Gjorgjija Pulevski, as well as the old and restored church "St.Petka" in Galicnik.

The colony includes poetry readings, symposium, book promotions and a visit to monastery "St.Jovan Bigorski".

The Galicnik Literary Colony 2010 is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Galicnik local community.

(MIA) - Exhibition of doyen of Macedonian painting, Tomo Sijak, marks Thursday the start of the 47th International Art Colony in Strumica.

The colony brings together 18 painters, mosaic artists and sculptors from Italy, Poland, Turkey, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Tunisia and Macedonia.

The colony is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Strumica Municipality.

Artworks created in the course of the colony, due to last until August 20, will be displayed on September 11, Strumica's liberation day.

(MIA) - Documentary "The Seamstresses" of director Biljana Garvanlieva has won "Heart of Sarajevo" award for best documentary film at the 16. Sarajevo Film Festival.

Garvanlieva's film is dedicated to Stip seamstresses. While receiving the award, the director said the film was dedicated to all women in Macedonia, who deserved to be presented not as victims, but heroines.

"This is a great victory for Macedonian documentary film. The award will also help the film, which focuses on the female look on globalization", stressed Garvanlieva, who also received EUR 3,000 provided by the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs.