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Monday, September 19 2022
discussion
free entry
English
17:00
Goetheho inštitút, Panenská 33
Dissent Then and Now
17:00
Goetheho inštitút, Panenská 33
Dissent Then and Now
free entry
English
This year, the city of Bratislava will join the group of more than 70 cities across the world united in the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) and providing shelter to persecuted artists. On this occasion, Helge Lunde, the director of this network, will visit the festival and, together with Martin M. Šimečka, they will talk about freedom of speech in the past and present.
Before the discussion, we will present the first two books from the edition of Milan Šimečka's Little BIG History.
Cooperation: ICORN, Goethe Institut
festival opening
10 €
Slovak, English
19:00
Slovenské národné divadlo, Pribinova 17
Humans of [fjúžn]
19:00
Slovenské národné divadlo, Pribinova 17
Humans of [fjúžn]
10 €
Slovak, English
Aaron & Veronika, Anton & Albert, Barbara & Samanta, Salma & Paula, Viacheslav & Veronika.
We chose RELATIONSHIPS as the theme of the 17th [fjúžn] festival, because we were curious who and what shapes our interpersonal, romantic, family, neighborhood or work relationships.
This year's Humans of [fjúžn] will perform at the opening of the festival and, through short biographical introductions, they will offer a glimpse into the relationships they have been building in Slovakia, but also into those they are confronted with. Once again, we will try to bridge our differences and highlight what we all have in common: challenges, fears, plans and dreams.
Concept and directing: Alžbeta Vrzgula
ceremony
free entry
Slovak, English
20:15
Slovenské národné divadlo, Pribinova 17
Bratislava Joins ICORN
20:15
Slovenské národné divadlo, Pribinova 17
Bratislava Joins ICORN
free entry
Slovak, English
The director of the International Cities of Refuge Network, Helge Lunde, and the Mayor of Bratislava, Matúš Vallo, will solemnly sign a cooperation agreement and thus concluding several years of efforts initiated by the civic association literarnyklub.sk and the Milan Šimečka Foundation. Before the end of this year, the first persecuted artist shall find refuge in our city.
Cooperation: Bratislava – the Capital of Slovakia, ICORN, lierarnyklub.sk
Tuesday, September 20 2022
walk
15 €
English
17:00
štart: pri pamätníku na Námestí SNP
[fjúžn] walk’n’taste w/ Aaron Fishbone
17:00
štart: pri pamätníku na Námestí SNP
[fjúžn] walk’n’taste w/ Aaron Fishbone
15 €
English
„Bratislava is chutný!” („Bratislava is tasty!”)
These are the words of Aaron, one of the faces of the 17th [fjúžn] festival. He will be the guide for this walk. In addition to the walk and interesting conversations, we will also visit several restaurants with foreign flavors. Each of them offers food and drinks tasting, so make sure to have enough space in your belly!
performative exhibition
voluntary fee
Slovak, English
18:30
Blackbox, Palackého 22
In a Calm Voice
18:30
Blackbox, Palackého 22
In a Calm Voice
voluntary fee
Slovak, English
An performative exhibition explores protest as a possibility of public expression. Where is the line between the civil and the personal? What meanings and possibilities are created by a group gathering in a city square? What are the cultural specifics of our relationship to protest? And what do we see when we think about the future?
In a calm voice above the bustle of the street, the interest in the individual is clearly heard.
Team: Irina, Gab a Tade, Olena, Mehmet, Jakub, Katarína
Concept and realization: Alžbeta Vrzgula
NOTE: Smartphones with internet access and headphones are necessary to participate in the event.
storytelling
5 € / 7 €
English
19:30
Teatro Colorato, Františkánske námestie 2
Bratislava True Stories
19:30
Teatro Colorato, Františkánske námestie 2
Bratislava True Stories
5 € / 7 €
English
Funny, serious, daring, vulnerable, and always true. Led by Hon Chong, and featuring stories on the topic of "relationships" from a diverse group of people. Join us for an unforgettable evening of true stories told live.
Wednesday September 21 2022
theatre
free entry
Slovak, English and more
18:00
Teatro Colorato, Františkánske námestie 2
Forum Theatre
18:00
Teatro Colorato, Františkánske námestie 2
Forum Theatre
free entry
Slovak, English and more
A group of people coming from different countries of the world in one performance. Their collective work will be created under the leadership of Andrej Návojský and Joanna Maria Gierdal using the Forum Theatre method, during which the audience and "actors" meet together on the stage and discuss real stories and topics of discrimination in the society.
The Forum Theatre is the most common form of the Theatre of the Oppressed, an aesthetic movement whose goal is to empower the groups facing discrimination and to foster an active dialogue about various forms of oppression in the society.
discussion
free entry
English, Slovak
19:00
Nová Cvernovka, Račianska 78
Apples & Hrušky: Relations and Associations
19:00
Nová Cvernovka, Račianska 78
Apples & Hrušky: Relations and Associations
free entry
English, Slovak
How to find a meaningful relationship while trying to find yourself in an unfamiliar environment?
Apples & Hrušky is a bilingual discussion format that has been prepared by Nasi Motlagh for our festival since 2015. It focuses mainly on minorities and the process of their integration. This year, the discussion focuses on a non-Slovak couple who found each other in Slovakia.
theatre
free entry
English
20:00
Nová Cvernovka, Račianska 78
ActofKAA: Everyone’s Fine With Virginia Woolf
20:00
Nová Cvernovka, Račianska 78
ActofKAA: Everyone’s Fine With Virginia Woolf
free entry
English
ActofKAA is a theater troup that has been performing in Bratislava for over a decade and has produced dozens of full length plays in English. Exclusively for our festival, they have staged a play Everyone's Fine With Virginia Woolf. An insightful contemporary parody that takes a critical look at American literary and drama classics, at the way female protagonists are portrayed through the male gaze.
Starring: Tomáš Eštok, Nasi, Tomáš Smolinský, Martina Vincová, Andrijana Andrijaško
Thursday, September 22 2022
discussion
free entry
English
17:30
The International Bratislava, Radlinského 2
ParCityPation
17:30
The International Bratislava, Radlinského 2
ParCityPation
free entry
English
How can people from abroad participate at the local level and thus contribute to shaping their neighborhood or city? Municipal elections are held in October where foreigners with a certain type of residence can also vote. The elections are, however, only one form of possible participation in public life. Zuzana Bargerová (Human Rights League), Nina Spišiak (City of Bratislava) and our hosts from International Bratislava will talk about various options to participate available to foreigners.
Friday September 23 2022
theatre
7 € / 10 €
French, Slovak
19:00
Ticho a spol., Školská 14
THEATRAbratislava: Spáleniská - Incendies
19:00
Ticho a spol., Školská 14
THEATRAbratislava: Spáleniská - Incendies
7 € / 10 €
French, Slovak
A French-Slovak performance offering the freedom and opportunity to actively participate! You will assemble the individual pieces of the story puzzle yourself. The order in which you meet the characters, the language you choose to understand them, or where you stand when you look at them, is up to you.
Cooperation: THEATRAbratislava
concert
7 € / 10 €
20:00
Fakulta architektúry a dizajnu STU, Námestie slobody 19
Equal: Abdullah Miniawy + HVAD | Superar + hostia | Adela Mede
20:00
Fakulta architektúry a dizajnu STU, Námestie slobody 19
Equal: Abdullah Miniawy + HVAD | Superar + hostia | Adela Mede
7 € / 10 €
For the third time, Jonatán Pastirčák arranged for [fjúžn] a concert of unusual performers in unusual space. The event will open with the Superar choir and their guests Andrej Gál, Ronald Šebesta and Ivan Šiller. Next, we will explore intimacy and spiritual growth through minimalistic soundscapes and vocals performed by Adela Mede.
The final performance will introduce a collaboration of two foreign performers. Abdullah Miniawy is an Egyptian artist best known as a writer, singer and actor. His lyrics were sprayed in the Middle East region during the Arab Spring. Hari Shankar Kishore, a musical alchemist from the Copenhagen underground scene, is known by the stage name HVAD.
Tickets are valid for both the concert Equal and the party Mäss.
party
7 € / 10 €
23:00
Fakulta architektúry a dizajnu STU, Námestie slobody 19
Mäss: Bok Bok | CITYTRONIX | DJ Bingo | DJ Gäp
23:00
Fakulta architektúry a dizajnu STU, Námestie slobody 19
Mäss: Bok Bok | CITYTRONIX | DJ Bingo | DJ Gäp
7 € / 10 €
Mäss returns to [fjúžn] after several years and brings along a number of established names. Bok Bok is a London-based DJ originally from Ukraine, producer and founder of the legendary record label Night Slugs and AP life.
Drew Holiday a.k.a. CITYTRONIX is an electronic musician, programmer and visual artist from the United Kingdom.
The event will also host Czech DJ Bingo; and the domestic scene will be represented by DJ GÄP, a producer and worshiper of diversity and co-creator of the Mäss brand.
Tickets are valid for both the concert Equal and the party Mäss.
Saturday September 24 2022
community event
free entry
10:00 - 17:00
Panenská 28
[fjúžn] Zone at Good Market (Dobrý trh)
10:00 - 17:00
Panenská 28
[fjúžn] Zone at Good Market (Dobrý trh)
free entry
It has become a tradition that you can find [fjúžn] at Good Market. In cooperation with many communities and organizations, we have prepared a [fjúžn] zone in the garden of the Great Evangelical Church. You can look forward to live music, theatre for children, workshops, exhibitions, but mainly meetings with people from diverse communities.
Cooperation: Punkt
party
7 € / 10 €
22:00
Fakulta architektúry a dizajnu STU, Námestie slobody 19
[fjúžn-kombi-najt]: Karaoke Tundra + Fobia Kid | Hellwana | Inkwall | Miklei | Laura Plis
22:00
Fakulta architektúry a dizajnu STU, Námestie slobody 19
[fjúžn-kombi-najt]: Karaoke Tundra + Fobia Kid | Hellwana | Inkwall | Miklei | Laura Plis
7 € / 10 €
Mäsokombinát is a label hosting popular music events and a new partner of the [fjúžn] festival. Together, we are bringing you an exclusive fusion of the Karaoke Tundra dance set and the lyrics of Fobia Kid.
On top of that the event will feature Hellwana, a rapper, singer and performer who was born in Prague, has Caribbean roots and spent her childhood in England and also an acid & trance & techno DJ Miklei who came to Slovakia from Ukraine a few years ago. The domestic scene will also be represented by a producer and DJ Inkwall.
Cooperation: STU Faculty of Architecture and Design, Mäsokombinát
walk
free entry
Slovak
10:00
štart: Triple Five Coffee, Jozefská 2A
[fjúžn] walk: Salma & Paula
10:00
štart: Triple Five Coffee, Jozefská 2A
[fjúžn] walk: Salma & Paula
free entry
Slovak
[fjúžn] walks are usually led by a single person, however, this time we decided to reflect the main theme of our festival - relationships. And reached out to one of the couples that are faces of this year's festival. Salma and Paula - friends, classmates, roommates and "Baraka girls" - will guide us through their favorite places. You don’t know what Baraka is? Come along and find out.
festival closing
free entry
15:00 - 21:00
Pistoriho palác, Štefánikova 25
[fjúžn] on the Run
15:00 - 21:00
Pistoriho palác, Štefánikova 25
[fjúžn] on the Run
free entry
We will say goodbye to the 17th [fjúžn] festival in the Pistori Palace, where, in addition to a rich cultural program, you can taste flavors of different countries. Don’t be shy to bring along something good from your own kitchen!
theatre
free entry
Ukrainian
16:00
Pistoriho palác, Štefánikova 25
Theatre With No Home: Puppet
16:00
Pistoriho palác, Štefánikova 25
Theatre With No Home: Puppet
free entry
Ukrainian
"In the beginning, there was only a life-sized puppet. No facial expression, no character. Later, we gave the puppet a name. The character of Franky, as the actors and actresses call him, became alive in the theatre."
A movement theatre performance in the Ukrainian language featuring homeless people, people with physical disabilities, psychiatric diagnoses; and other socially excluded persons. Suitable for children 10 y/o and older.
Cooperation: Theatre With No Home
exhibition opening
free entry
17:00
Pistoriho palác, Štefánikova 25
Humankind
17:00
Pistoriho palác, Štefánikova 25
Humankind
free entry
Opening of an exhibition organized exclusively for the [fjúžn] festival by curators Lenka Kukurová and Nina Vidovencová.
After months of living in a new reality, it is time to ask the question – How is war changing our society? A lot of people started selflessly helping strangers in need. Can this wave of solidarity last? Will it bring along a chance to rebuild our society, just as it happened after World War II, and on what basis? How do we rethink and change our relationships - towards people who are aggressive, refugees, other nationalities, our immediate surroundings, use of natural resources or abuse of political power – all of these being the causes of war?
18 invited artists and children from Ukraine try to answer these questions.
concert
free entry
18:00
Pistoriho palác, Štefánikova 25
JazzLab TRIO
18:00
Pistoriho palác, Štefánikova 25
JazzLab TRIO
free entry
[fjúžn] discovered the JazzLab TRIO during the travels around Slovakia, in particular in Nitra, where they completely won us over. That is why we gave them the opportunity to perform the final concert of the festival.
The trio consists of Enea Bari (double bass), Martin Kukučka (drums) and Juraj Janík (piano). They will be accompanied by he saxophonist Barnabás Kollárik.
film & discussion
free entry
English
19:00
Kino Film Europe, Štefánikova 25
Invisible (GR, 2021, r. Marianna Kakaounaki)
19:00
Kino Film Europe, Štefánikova 25
Invisible (GR, 2021, r. Marianna Kakaounaki)
free entry
English
Ebubekir and Gonca are accused of terrorism in Turkey. After three years, they manage to escape the Erdogan regime and flee to Greece. The escape, however, does not happen without huge losses. The documentary called Invisible takes us into the existential vacuum in which people fleeing their own country find themselves.
After the film, we will get in touch online with the director Marianna Kakaounaki and the main protagonist Gonca Kara.
12.9. - 2.10.
Staromestská galéria Zichy, Ventúrska 9
More info coming soon
12.9. - 2.10.
Staromestská galéria Zichy, Ventúrska 9
19.9. - 25.9.
Bratislava
More info coming soon
19.9. - 25.9.
Bratislava
23.9. - 31.10.
Kalab, Zámocká 5
More info coming soon
23.9. - 31.10.
Kalab, Zámocká 5
25.9. - 2.10.
Tyršák, Tyršovo nábrežie
More info coming soon
25.9. - 2.10.
Tyršák, Tyršovo nábrežie
25.9. - 31.10.
Pistoriho palác, Štefánikova 25
More info coming soon
25.9. - 31.10.
Pistoriho palác, Štefánikova 25
ABOUT FESTIVAL
The [fjúžn] festival has been organized by the Milan Šimečka Foundation since 2006 and has gradually become a unique and largest multi-genre and multicultural event focused on migration and foreigners in Slovakia with national and international significance. It goes beyond one kind of art and offers a rich program of concerts, exhibitions, literature, theater, film, workshops, lectures and presentations, discussions, community events, a children's program, school events and many other activities.
raises the voice of foreigners, migrants and refugees
presents culture and life of new minorities
creates opportunities for encounters
shows diversity of Slovakia
sensitizes wide public
fights prejudices
unites
PARTNERS
[fjúžn] festival is organized by Milan Šimečka Foundation
Festival is financially supported from public funding by:
With media support:
[fjúžn] ďakuje:
ActofKAA Student Theatre
Agentúra Focus
Bahájske spoločenstvo
Divadlo bez domova
DIW print
Dobrý trh
Fakulta architektúry a dizajnu STU
Goetheho inštitút
Horovod
ICORN - International Cities of Refuge Network
Inviton
ISAC - International Society for Arts and Culture
Islamská nadácia na Slovensku
Kalab
Kino Film Europe
Liga za ľudské práva
literarnyklub.sk
Mäss
Mäsokombinát
Nedeľná ukrajinská škola v Bratislave
Nová Cvernovka
päť & pól
Pistoriho palác – Staromestské centrum kultúry a vzdelávania
Punkt
Slovenské národné divadlo
Spoločná cesta
Stará tržnica
Story Nights
Superar Slovakia
Teatro Colorato
THEATRAbratislava
The Chamber Choir
The International Bratislava
Ticho a spol.
Tyršák
Uhol_92
Vietnamské korene
Woven
CONTACT
festival [fjúžn] is organised by
Milan Šimečka Foundation
Svoradova 5, 811 03 Bratislava
www.nadaciamilanasimecku.sk
e-mail: nms@nadaciams.sk
Festival Manager Martin Brix
Community Manager Zuzana Weberová
PR Manager Ivana Kohutková
Social Network Manager Ema Hesterová
Editor in chief Anna Jacková
Volunteer Coordinator Alena Pitlová
Festival Program Director Laco Oravec
Director of Foundation Veronika Fishbone Vlčková
Design and Graphics Matúš Hnát
Web Coder Gábor Jénei
web: www.fjuzn.sk
e-mail: info@fjuzn.sk