{"id":7223,"date":"2017-09-21T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lori.hr\/?p=7223"},"modified":"2023-05-11T16:26:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:26:16","slug":"smoqua-regionalni-festival-queer-i-feministicke-kulture-u-rijeci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lori.hr\/en\/smoqua-regionalni-festival-queer-i-feministicke-kulture-u-rijeci\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival of queer and feminist culture \"Smoqua\"\/ Rijeka\/ 12th \u2013 14th of October, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

SMOQUA \u2013 HOW, WHEN AND WHY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dear all, as we previously announced, in the dedicated LORI kitchen, we have prepared something that we have never done before - a festival of queer and feminist culture! \ud83d\ude42 How did it come about? The idea has been simmering for many years. We have longed to contribute to the queer and feminist culture and scene, not only in Croatia but also beyond, by creating a platform that will develop, grow, and become a space for collaboration, ideas, and exchanges among activists, artists, and all interested participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, we invite you to the first festival organized by LORI, Smoqua<\/strong>, which will take place in Rijeka from October 12th to 14th, 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Smoqua<\/strong> is a three-day regional festiva<\/strong>l which takes place in Rijeka from 12th to 14th of October 2017, with participants from Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro. This is the first time that this festival is organised and we hope it will continue to exist and grow during the years that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall objective of the festival is introducing queer and feminist culture to the public through artistic content (exhibition, performances), audio-visual concepts (drag show, concert of the feminist band, short film screenings etc.), workshops, panel discussions, and info booths of the CSOs and initiatives established for protection and promotion of women's rights and rights of the LGBTIQ persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitors also have the opportunity to learn about history and the importance of queer and feminist culture, to develop critical awareness, to explore the cultural and social context and psychosocial dimension of this culture. The program includes cultural institutions, CSOs and individuals distinguished in queer-feminist culture from local community and from regional countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concept and topics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Main topic of the festival: Freedom \u2013 are we truly free?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main aim is questioning the concept of freedom in relation to multiple oppression \u2013 social, cultural, institutional, as well as individual. Are we, as individuals, free to live our identities (to develop them and deconstruct them)? Artistic-activist content of the festival raises these questions and is involved with the issue of oppression towards women and queer\/sexual and gender minorities and it necessarily touches upon matters of oppression in service of patriarchy, sexism, chauvinism, misogyny, heteronormativity, homophobia and transphobia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lesbian Organisation Rijeka \u2013 LORI has initiated and organised Smoqua Festival as part of its long-lasting activist work<\/strong> in field of protection and promotion of rights of sexual and gender minorities, while one of the LORI's objectives is development and promotion of queer and feminist culture. Smoqua is a combination of art and activism which presents the queer-feminist perspective in region as well as the queer-feminist artists and activists. This region (ex-Yugoslavian countries) is the place of particularly strong patriarchy and heterosexism, but also the place of strong \u201eresistance movement\u201c. Finally, the festival will serve as a platform and a networking spot for future artistic-activist projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

PROGRAMME:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

THURSDAY, 12th of October, 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

11:00 \u2013 15:00\u00a0Info booths on Korzo street<\/strong>: LORI and PaRiter, Centre for Women\u2019s Studies (University of Rijeka), Centre for Civil Initiatives Pore\u010d, SOS Rijeka \u2013 centre for nonviolence and human rights\nThe purpose of the info booths is to provide the visitors with the information on work of initiatives and CSOs active in the field of promotion and protection of women\u2019s rights and rights of the LGBTIQ persons, as well as with the information about the festival itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15:00\u00a0Queer walk around Rijeka<\/strong>: If you wish to learn few things about the (queer) history of Rijeka \u2013 which you will rarely find in \u201cbooks\u201d and you don\u2019t know whom to ask \u2013 join us for a walk! In an easy-going, humorous atmosphere you can find out where were previous \u201cgathering places\u201d of the LGBTIQ crowd as well as few spicy details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16:00 Festival Opening<\/strong> - short speeches from the organisers and sponsoring institutions and the presentation of the programme of the festival.
Aperitif bar, Korzo 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17:00\u00a0Discussion: Queer-feminism \u2013 (non)position of freedom, challenges and responsibilities<\/em><\/strong>: Centre for Women\u2019s Studies (University of Rijeka) and LORI, facilitated by: Brigita Milo\u0161, participants: Franko Dota, Mia Gonan (Hrvatska) i Mirza Halil\u010devi\u0107 (BIH).
Mini Art-kino, Kre\u0161imirova 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20:00\u00a0Anna Hoffner:\u00a0Exhausted Time<\/em>, exhibition opening and the talk with the artist<\/strong>\nAna Hoffner will present video installations, photographs and objects dealing with experimenting, practicing and trying out as a work of exhaustion. The works address gender transgression in the postness of crisis, conflict and war but they also touch upon social and political transgressions that sometimes create significant differences between life and death. The exhibition will be opened from 12th of October until 5th of November, 2017.
\nAna Hoffner is engaged in an art practice that seeks to introduce temporalities, relations and spaces in-between established perspectives. Hoffner employs means of appropriation such as restaging photographs, interviews and reports and desynchronization of body and voice, sound and image. She* has finished the PhD in Practice Program at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 2014.
Kri\u017eani\u0107eva 6A, Platform \u201eGra\u0111ani svom gradu\u201d\/ Platform \u201dCitizens to their City\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRIDAY, 13th of October, 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

15:00 \u2013 17:00 Jasminka Jureti\u0107 and Ana Andrini\u0107 \u2013 Workshop: Touch, body, sexuality<\/em><\/strong>
The workshop is intended for the women older than 18 who want to know more about experiencing touch and their own corporeality and sexuality. Due to the restricted number of participants<\/strong>, please make sure to register your participation by sending an e-mail to the following address: drustveni_tim@yahoo.com<\/a>. Please bring comfortable clothes and a towel to the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17:00 Word Whipping<\/em> performance<\/strong>- by Nika Rukavina, multimedial artist from Rijeka\nDuring the performance the artist will be citing discriminatory and humiliating statements which are often addressed towards women in our environment. After every said statement she is being whipped on her back by the guest actor. In this way, during the performance the audience is given the role of the third actor who is witnessing this obvious injustice and violence, but is staying passive.
Korzo, in front of Korzo shopping mall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18:00 Video screening Shaving Patriarchy<\/em><\/strong>, HAVEIT collective (Kosovo)\nThe video shows a performance performed on the Independence Day of Albania (28th of November) in front of Skenderbeg\u2019s statue in Pristina as a protest against the open emphasis on patriarch postulates in Albanian culture \u2013 where a length of man\u2019s beard is considered to be proportional to his strength and the respect he deserves.
\nHAVEIT (Alketa Sylaj, Hana Qena, Vesa Qena, Arb\u00ebrore Sylaj) is a collective that works to go beyond everyday pleasure, moralistic rules and refuse to agree with the matters that are being served. They won't do anything except tell their and your story! The group was established in 2011, Prishtina.
Book Caffe Dnevni boravak, Ciottina 12a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18:15\u00a0Discussion:\u00a0The link between activism and advocacy \u2013 Whom are the institutions responsible to?<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Facilitated by: Marinella Matej\u010di\u0107, acticist from the CSO PaRiter, participants: Nata\u0161a Velikonja and Nina Dragi\u010devi\u0107 (Slovenia), Leila \u0160eper (BIH), Zoe Gudovi\u0107 (Serbia).
Book Caffe Dnevni boravak, Ciottina 12a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

23:00\u00a0House of Flamingo:\u00a0drag performance<\/strong>\/\u00a0Queer UP! Party<\/em>\u00a0presents: Zbeletron<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

House of Flamingo (Zagreb) is a queer artist collective, active locally as well as regionally, with an objective of promotion of the queer cultural, artistic and social heritage with primary emphasis on the presentation of drag performances. Besides their contributions in presentation and production of queer cultural content, by offering unconventional entertaining happenings for the LGBTIQ community and interested public, they are empowering the queer identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zbeletron is a collective which is organising events aimed at increasing the visibility of lesbian, bisexual and trans* women. Lez Of The Year is probably the most known event they organise. It is a yearly event where the awards are given to persons, collectives, initiatives, bands etc. which contributed to visibility of LBT women in the fields of sport, culture, activism and generally increase the quality of life for LGBTIQ minority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In charge of music, for the first time at Queer UP! party in Rijeka, will be the Zbeletrons Nora and Iva.
Club Crkva, Ru\u017ei\u0107eva 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SATURDAY, 14th of October, 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

18:00\u00a0Art-kino: Screening of the short queer-feminist movies and the talk with the authors<\/strong>
The talk will be led by the film critic, Dragan Rube\u0161a.

Movies:
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Transition<\/strong>\u00a0(2016., Serbia, 21 min)
Directed and written by: Milica Tomovi\u0107
Cast: Ivana Vukovi\u0107, Milica Trifunovi\u0107, Milica Stefanovi\u0107
Two days before leaving to America, Jana says goodbye to her band members, friends, ex-girlfriend, and her family. They all share a feeling of regret saying goodbye to her, but also joy for her bright future in Michigan, where she\u2019s going on post graduate studies. Only her sister knows a secret, that Jana is not going away to study, Jana is going away to have her sex change.
Milica Tomovi\u0107 (1986, SFR Yugoslavia) graduated from Academy Of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade 2011. \u201cTransition\u201d won golden plaque in Serbian short fiction film selection in Belgrade Film Festival, Heart of Sarajevo best short film in Sarajevo Film Festival, Best Director Award at the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, best film in selection Brave Balkans at Auteur Film Festival in Belgrade, also recently won an award for the best short film in national selection at Merlinka International Queer Film Festival in Belgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strawberries<\/strong> (2015, Montenegro, 23 min)
Directed, written and produced by: Jelena Lela Milo\u0161evi\u0107
Cast: Bojana Malinovska, Julija Mila\u010di\u0107, Mom\u010dilo Ota\u0161evi\u0107
This is an intimate story which progressively reveals the mysterious relationship of a couple. Couple lives quite isolated in a good relationship. However, there is a looming problem. This problem is gradually revealed. Very interesting twist at the end gives us completely different viewpoint of characters and their motives. In this craft lies a basic human need for acceptance and a large threat because of differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t break my turbofolk heart<\/strong> (2011, Serbia, 24 min)
Directed and written by: Miona Bogovi\u0107, Olga Dimitrijevi\u0107, Michael Plundrich.
Cast: Dubravka Kovjani\u0107, Jelena \u0160kondri\u0107
What the hell is Turbofolk? As folk itself is not bad enough already. But as the Serbians say, it can always get worse. In the film the Turbofolk singer Maja falls in love with a young curator Jelena. Their liaison unites two worlds which are incompatible. It is a story about a controversial city and a story of love, an ode to Turbofolk music and a visualisation of the Serbian queer identity today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21:00\u00a0Concert\u00a0Le Zbor<\/em><\/strong>
Le Zbor (Le Choir) is the first lesbian, feminist and antifascist choir, for women of any orientation, in south-eastern Europe. It is famous for its perfect combination of cultural and art activism, and light melodies. Since being formed in 2005, it has gained reputation as a major supporter of human rights and cultural artistic activism, antifascism, and feminism, primarily among the urban youth, as well as with a wider audience.
Club Ba\u010dva, Dolac 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Organisers:\u00a0CSO LORI<\/strong>\u00a0in collaboration with:\u00a0PaRiter<\/a>,\u00a0Center for Women's Studies (University of Rijeka)<\/a>,\u00a0Art-kino<\/a>,\u00a0Platform Citizens to their City<\/a>,\u00a0Labris<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Smoqua is financially supported by:\u00a0Rijeka 2020 \u2013 European Capital of Culture<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Grad Rijeka<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Primorje-Gorski Kotar county<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Ministarstvo kulture Republike Hrvatske<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Europska komisija<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0Global Fund for Women<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sponsors:\u00a0Adria print<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Bordel La Grotta<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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