Pandemic Albums #1: SYTË: Divine Computer

Lumbardhi enthusiastically presents the first performance of the Pandemic Albums series as a new sub-branch of ‘Variations on Listening’!

The band from Prishtina SYTË will electrify the Saturday evening of June 26, starting at 20:30 with their sounds waving between R&B and indie-pop.

This performance sheds light on their latest album ‘Divine Computer’, which launched during the beginning of the pandemic. The success of the album has attracted the attention of several international media.

SYTË are vocalist Nita Kaja, synth player Drin Tashi, drummer Granit Havolli and bassist Fatlind Ferati.

Tickets for the concert can be found at Lumbardhi for the price of 3 euros.

This concert is supported by the Municipality of Prizren and KTV

Within the scope of the program KINO, 'Sundays in Kino’ will bring to the big screen some of the most intriguing and landmark films from the history of cinema. Come and enjoy the screenings beneath the open sky, every Sunday at 20:30, between June 6th-July 4th at Kino Bahçe!

“Sundays in Kino” is supported by the French Embassy, Institute Francais and the “Cultural Spaces of Kosovo" project, financed by the European Union.

On June 18th,  Friday evening’s dusk will be enhanced through rhythms, rhymes and harmonies of ‘Taste2 & Shijust’. The garden, with its blossoming greenery, between sunset and lamps, transcends into a dance hall, both during the performance, as well as after, through the playlist prepared by musicians for us.

Tickets priced 2 euros are available for purchase at Lumbardhi’s cafe. We look forward to seeing you in Kino Bahçe!

This concert is supported by the “Cultural Spaces of Kosovo" project, financed by the European Union and the Municipality of Prizren.

This Saturday, on June 19th, from 19:30, the musical group “Veshall” will be the upcoming guests of Sonic Dusk. The band consisting of Taylor Veshall on the string instrument ‘cumbus’, Dilshat Veshall on clarinet, Shenoll Veshall on accordion and Misket Deliballta on percussion, will play a diverse repertoire of cultures and traditions from the region. The performance will start off with a few songs by the young duo of Blenard Avdo on vocals and Fatih Qukiqi on guitar.

Tickets priced 2 euros are available for purchase at Lumbardhi’s cafe. We look forward to seeing you in Kino Bahçe!

This concert is supported by the “Cultural Spaces of Kosovo" project, financed by the European Union and the Municipality of Prizren.

We are pleased to announce that this Saturday, on June 5th, ‘Sonic Dusk’ starts with the singer-songwriter, Elsa Rraqi and the pianist, Ilir Bajri. The performance titled 'Light', symbolizing the way out of the collective darkness of the pandemic, includes interpretations of the original songs from Elsa's warm voice and the distinct approach of Ilir’s harmonies and improvisations.

At the end of the performance, we will be accompanied by a musical playlist of songs selected by Elsa and Ilir, creating the opportunity to get to know each other, discuss impressions from the perspective of listeners and musicians, in order to create a pleasant collective experience.

Sonic Dusk, as a new branch of 'Variations on Listening', aims to rebuild the relationship between the audience and musicians, which was estranged last year, as a result of the pandemic. Every Saturday starting at 19:30, you can enjoy the sunset at Kino Bahçe through active listening to musical sounds, which are sometimes combined with the rhythm of the sound landscape of Prizren.

Empty Bottles From a Far Away Country: Chris Marker Retrospective, marks the 100th birthday anniversary of the great film director who shaped the cinema and art of the century. Since the beginning of his practice, Chris Marker, was very sensitive and drawn to the worldwide political struggles and how these changes could be grasped in the form of film. The result of his life-long combative and artistic pursuit led him to deal with the memories of anti-colonial struggles taking place far away but still very close to his country. His films, which are included in this retrospective, geographically expand from Siberia to Bosnia, from Japan to Kosovo, creating a global and historical constellation of those struggles. “Who remembers all that?”, he asks in one of his essay-films referring to the continues as bottles: “history throws its empty bottles out the window.” This retrospective tries to collect and bring some of those bottles, to show the world from forgotten angles.

Films will be screened with albanian and english subtitles. Free entrance.

‘Empty Bottles From a Far Away Country: Chris Marker Retrospective’ is supported by the French Embassy and “Cultural Spaces of Kosovo" project, financed by the European Union.

Lumbardhi presents ‘Beneath the Open Sky’, a diverse program with public events that will take place in the outdoor cinema from June 1st to September 19th, in accordance with the pandemic measures.

"Beneath the Open Sky" brings to the big screen of Kino Bahçe the program "KINO", which consists of six film programs, including a retrospective of Chris Marker, a selection by the Habibi collective and special performances every Wednesday and Sunday.

In parallel, the music program "Variations on Listening" returns with two new formats of live performances, "Pandemic Albums" and "Sonic Dusk" as well as with the revival of "Tones in Motion" and "Sës-Mës", which were introduced in 2020.

The upcoming season also marks the opening of two exhibitions and the launching of publications realized within the research projects Kinofigurimi and Nation Formation, as well as the presentation of the works of artists engaged in the collaborative program QARK. The program also interacts with festivals and events taking place at that time in Prizren, while strengthening collaborations with local and international partners such as DokuFest, Autostrada Biennale, Kosovo Philharmonic, Protocinema, Multimedia Center and DAM Fest, to name a few.

This year, the program adds a new educational component that aims to interpret existing programs for new audiences by creating participatory and attractive formats to engage the youth.

'Beneath the Open Sky' begins on June 1, with a carefully threaded selection of films, music, workshops, performances, concerts, publications and talks, aimed at reviving the cultural and social life suspended by the pandemic.