Flags of the Future / 30 April
On the third day, more than 30 young musicians from Europe, the region and Serbia will perform for the first time within the ‘Flags of the Future’ programme in Novi Sad, through the most diverse genres.
We will have an opportunity to attend the seminar on the topic of sustainable fashion entitled ‘Tomorrow Begins Today’ in the Student Cultural Centre Fabrika, from 1 until 3 p.m. Afterwards, the exhibition of winning works will open at 6:30 p.m., while the fashion show ‘ECOLUTION Competition’, which is part of the ‘Connecting Through Fashion’ project that promotes young designers from Novi Sad, Serbia and Europe, will start at 7 p.m. The project aims to educate and motivate behaviour change and create a positive impact of fashion on today’s society and the future of our planet. The jury night will be held at 9 p.m. when the winner of the ‘European Fashion Talent Design Competition’ will be selected, and who will have an opportunity to give a fashion presentation at the ‘Serbian Fashion Week Novi Sad 2023’.
The presentation on an international youth exchange in the Liman Cultural Station will culminate in a video on the theme ‘Know Your Rights’ that we will have a chance to see at 7:30 p.m.
The ‘Better Air for All’ workshop will be held from 5 until 6:30 p.m. During the workshop, an innovative device for measuring the quality of air called Klimerka.
Open workshops on circus skills and balance ‘Find Your Balance! With the Circus?’, a performance by the Cirkoneo Novi Sad circus school and the concert by the Drum’n’Zez band will be held in Liman Park from 4 until 8 p.m.
We will have an opportunity to attend creative and educational dance workshops (dancehall, voguing, breakdance, hip-hop, house), the famous ‘Groovin’’ gathering (competitions in the form of a dance battle) and street art session within the Groovin’ Street Dance Festival in the skatepark from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.
The extraordinary circus performance ‘Écoute / Expansion’ will be held in the great theatre hall of the NIS business centre in Novi Sad twice – at 5.30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tickets for the Écoute / Expansion circus performance are on sale at all Gigs Tix outlets and online at this link.
Concerts organised by the ‘Novi Sad – European Capital of Culture’ Foundation will be held in Creative District from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. according to the following timetable:
Stage 1
7 p.m. Skier and Yeti
8 p.m. Peki Pele
9 p.m. Fantom
10 p.m. Luka Rajić
11 p.m. KOIKOI
12 a.m. Sitzpinker
Stage 2
7 p.m. Xanadu
8 p.m. Ba$a, Tam, Kene Beri, Nihil and Spejs Noksi
10 p.m. Bigru and Paja Kratak
11 p.m. Zoi
12 a.m. MickaLifa
Stage 3
7 p.m. Piqued Jacks
8 p.m. Nemanja
9 p.m. Monohrom
10 p.m. Porto Morto
11 p.m. Koala Voice
12 a.m. Šajzerbiterlemon
Stage 4
7 p.m. Sebastian Shund
8 p.m. DJ Bend
9 p.m. No Filter and Rođeni
10 p.m. YusYus
11 p.m. Stevie Whisper and Feloneezy
Young artists will reshape the restored Creative District with their creative work within the ‘Flags of the Future’ programme held from 28 until 30 April. More than 70 events for three days, dance, performances, plays, activities, exhibitions, concerts and workshops, will revive the space of authentic industrial heritage of Novi Sad.
The first day of the ‘Flags of the Future’ programme will start with workshops on ecology, circus performances, lectures and forums, and in the evening, a unique ECoC Cities Jazz Marathon will be held.
Performances by Nu Jazz bands and DJs, who will present this innovative genre to the Novi Sad audience, are scheduled for 29 April in Creative District. It is a connection of music genres (hip-hop, acid jazz, jazztronica, deep house and broken beat) which together make Nu Jazz.
The ‘Flags of the Future’ programme is supported by IDEA, DDOR, and A1 Srbija i NIS.
Photo: Promo