ANNUAL EVENT - THE BALKANS IS THE HEART OF EUROPE 2024

With the thematic exhibition of photographs titled "Youth perspectives from Germany and Macedonia", in the gallery of the Macedonian Cinematheque, on May 15, from 1:00 p.m., the annual event: "THE BALKANS ARE THE HEART OF EUROPE 2024 - Cultural heritage of The Balkans, an integral part of European civilization” was open.
 
At the event, organized by ACADEMIA BALKANICA EUROPEANA, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and in cooperation with the International University Europa Prima from Skopje, young artists from the region presented their performances and works (film presentations, theater plays and other cultural and artistic performances).
 
Academia Balkanica Europeana (www.ab-europeana.org) unites important creators in the fields of culture, science and art from ten Balkan countries, with the aim of enabling the cultural public and young people of the region to discover the themes and challenges of the artistic and the cultural world in its original context.
 
Among the many contents of the event, it is worth highlighting the theatrical performances "Art" by  Jasmina Reza, performed by students from the class of Prof. Dejan Projkovski and the performance of young musical artists from the classes of prof. Aleksandar Trajkovski and Prof. Darko Marinovski.
 
In the three days in which the event took place, there was a master class in photography by prof. Elena Bojadzieva-Cvetkovska, as well as a online master class on directing by the prominent director Getoarbe Mulliqi from Kosovo.
 
Also, within the framework of the manifestation, an international online conference was held, in whith a number of  important intellectuals and creators from  the region, such as Prof. Jordan Plevnes, prof. Aleksandar Prokopiev, prof. Kujtim Çashku, prof. Bashkim Shehu, prof. Ljubomir Kekenovski, etc.