The opening of this year’s Festival of Street Musicians – Gradić Fest with an artistic parade will once again enliven the city’s streets. “Space Tractor” and DJ MKDSL will lead the parade on Thursday, August 24 from 19:30 from the intersection of Bulevar Mihajlo Pupin and Žarka Zrenjanine street to Gradić. read more →
La Famiglia Mirabella looks like a modern version of the circus of the past, but its true origins lie in the street theater of the twentieth century. Energy, juggling, mime, acrobatics, dance, theater, music are an integral part of this unique event. read more →
Michele Roscica is a musician and blues singer born in Naples in 1960. read more →
Lorenzo Mena (El Loren) is a percussionist, DJ and composer born in Madrid. He began his career as a drummer for multiple bands on the Madrid underground circuit. El Loren was born as a project in the streets of downtown Madrid in 2011. read more →
Ana Nauparac Despotović represents a new wave of Argentinian tango players and DJs in Europe, and at the same time a pioneer in spreading the culture of this sensual dance in Vojvodina and Novi Sad, trying to combine newer trends in this dance with classic melody and style. Parallel to her dance work, she is also engaged in TDJ and studying the “tango music of the golden age” 1935-55. read more →
Bojana Vunturišević, a new/old face, the ex-vocal of the band Svi na pod, has recently started performing as a solo artist, and as such has already gained a rather enviable reputation. This courageous young woman, who has a recognizable voice and a unique style, continues her career on the (un)certain paths of the regional scene at a somewhat slower tempo, but with more studious approach to poetry writing. read more →
Michele Roscica is a musician and blues singer born in Naples in 1960. read more →
“Swingsi” bring together true fans of Django, Grapeli and the sound of the earliest blues with inevitable jazz motifs. read more →
This year, the already established party in Štrosmajerova street will be led by rosh, who will present the audience with a set with a combination of funk, house music, alternative R&B and rap. read more →
The Rusty Brass Band proposes, with the elegance of a string quartet of the past, polkas, mazurkets and other social dance music. From the street to the concert hall, from the scaled-down Piccolo to the scaled-up Grande, Rusty Brass delights young and old with sweet melodies and bold harmonies. read more →
The Novi Sad Tango Quintet brought together musicians who had previously collaborated on various musical projects, with the desire to create a tango ensemble modeled after the famous Piazzolla ensemble. The cause for founding the ensemble was the 100th anniversary of the birth of the internationally popular Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, which was celebrated in 2021 throughout the world. read more →
Lorenzo Mena (El Loren) is a percussionist, DJ and composer born in Madrid. He began his career as a drummer for multiple bands on the Madrid underground circuit. El Loren was born as a project in the streets of downtown Madrid in 2011. read more →
Zoran Šandorov from Novi Sad began his professional musical solo career in 1996. On the recommendation of Bogica Mijatović, he went to the audition of Kornelije Kovač for the song “Oranica”, which he then performed at Mesam. What started then was a successful collaboration with the respected composer, resulting in many performances in the country and abroad. He has been giving concerts since 1997. read more →
A workshop where we imagine creatures that play. With the help of collages, felt-tip pens and a few hotplates, we bring them to life and make their moving paper dolls! Age 8+ read more →
Pop Hor Radio was founded in October 2016. It consists of a large number (currently 77) of male and female singers of different generations, professions, and interests. So far, they have had numerous performances in Novi Sad and its surroundings, including mini-tours in Slovenia in December 2019 and June 2022, and in Ohrid in 2022. They participated in the ceremonial opening of the Eđšeg European Capital of Culture EPK 2021 cultural station, they have sang at events such as “Novosadsko proleće” (“Novi Sad Spring”), “Noćni bazar” (“Night Bazaar”), “Fruškogorski maraton” (“Fruška gora Marathon”), “Pikanterije” (“Picanteries”), “Noć Biologije” (“Biology Night”), “Noć istraživača” (“Researchers Night”), “Novosadska kultura sećanja” (“Novi Sad Culture of Memory”), the Vremeplov Festival, Nišville Jazz Festival 2021, the Ohrid Kostoski Festival 2022, Days of the Danube and Banoštor Days of Grapes 2021, and many others. They proudly point out that they have organized and participated in a large number of humanitarian events, of which they single out events for collecting money to help the work of the organizations “Živeti uspravno” (“Live Upright”) and “Srce” (“Heart”), as well as many concerts for people who needed help. read more →
Dejanie comes to us from Bitola (North Macedonia). He has been playing music for 13 years, during 4 of which he has been performing as a street performer, traveling around Europe. read more →
Lorenzo Mena (El Loren) is a percussionist, DJ and composer born in Madrid. He began his career as a drummer for multiple bands on the Madrid underground circuit. El Loren was born as a project in the streets of downtown Madrid in 2011. read more →
La La is a band from Kikinda founded in 2015 by musicians Vladimir Vukša (bass) and Aleksandar Lipovan (guitar) with the idea of presenting a cross-section of jazz music to the audience through live music with elements of the greatest jazz compositions. read more →
The White Feathers – Nikola Dimitrijević is a singer-songwriter from Novi Sad, whose original work is inspired by Americana music. read more →
The selection of films that will be shown at the Gradić Fest consists of short original films: “9-5” directed by Maša Šarović (2022, Serbia, duration – 21 minutes), “Perike” directed by Angela Dimeski (2021, North Macedonia, duration – 14 minutes) , “Steps” directed by Vuk Rađen (2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina, duration – 17 minutes), “It’s not winter for mosquitoes” directed by Jospio Lukić and Klara Sovagović (2022, Croatia, duration – 28 minutes), “Dear?” directed by Danilo Pantović and Maše Đorđević (2021, Serbia, duration – 4 minutes), “Carpe diem” director Filip Antonio Lizatović (2021, Croatia, duration – 13 minutes), “Guns and helmets” director Marko Marjanović Marinčić (2020, Serbia, duration – 17 minutes), “All those sensations in my belly” director Marko Đeska (2020, Croatia, duration – 13 minutes), “Everything is good” director Ružica Anja Tadić (2021, Croatia,duration – 15 minutes) and “In the forest” directed by Sara Grgurić (2020, Croatia, duration – 17 minutes).
Michele Roscica is a musician and blues singer born in Naples in 1960. read more →
La Famiglia Mirabella looks like a modern version of the circus of the past, but its true origins lie in the street theater of the twentieth century. Energy, juggling, mime, acrobatics, dance, theater, music are an integral part of this unique event. read more →
Ulemek Nikola was born in 1989. He finished high school under the tutelage of the professor Ljubiša Jovanović, and he obtained his master’s degree in clarinet in 2013, at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade. read more →
The Rusty Brass Band proposes, with the elegance of a string quartet of the past, polkas, mazurkets and other social dance music. From the street to the concert hall, from the scaled-down Piccolo to the scaled-up Grande, Rusty Brass delights young and old with sweet melodies and bold harmonies. read more →
The Pneuma Quartet was created in 2019 with the aim of promoting contemporary chamber music by both domestic and international authors. It consists of academically educated musicians Dimitrije Beljanski (piano), Nina Henig (cello), Stefan Milović (clarinet), and Katarina Badnjar (violin). read more →
Broodmen was created as a combination of two creative souls who grew up in Novi Sad, Dragan Alimpijević Pik and Zoltan Šimon. read more →
Feature film OAZA by Ivan Ikić from 2020. It is a story about a love triangle between two girls and a young man with developmental disabilities, who, overcome by strong feelings of love and longing for independence, defy the strict rules of the environment in which they live. This extraordinary love story is a window into an exciting world that we don’t see every day and a look at wonderful young people who are often unfairly overlooked by society. The main roles in the movie “OAZA” are played by talented young users of the Home for Children and Youth in Sremčica. The roles of educators were entrusted to regional acting stars Goran Bogdan and Maruša Majer.
This duo comes from Hamburg and presents their music using a flute and the Flairdrum, an innovative instrument made from ordinary plastic bottles. read more →
RitmOS is a percussion group from Osijek (Croatia) that has been playing continuously since September 2008. The group currently consists of six members, who were brought together by their love for the West African instrument called djembe. read more →
Dunja Dačić, known under the stage name Dojo, is a talented singer-songwriter from Novi Sad whose music is characterized by the specific atmosphere of film music combined with traditional singing. So far, she has released the solo releases “Endings” (EP), the album “Solstice” from 2015 and the new album TWINS released in 2021. read more →
And this year, rock music is an integral part of the program of this year’s Gradić Fest! read more →
Oxajo is a new pop-rock band from Belgrade that brought together talented musicians who were already well-known on the music scene: Dukat Strajnić and Ana Janković from the band Stray Dogg, Marko Ajković from the band Artan Lili, and Dario Vuksanović from the band Savana. Their unique blend of pop and rock and roll that combines different genres brings a new and authentic sound to the audience. read more →
The Rusty Brass Band proposes, with the elegance of a string quartet of the past, polkas, mazurkets and other social dance music. From the street to the concert hall, from the scaled-down Piccolo to the scaled-up Grande, Rusty Brass delights young and old with sweet melodies and bold harmonies. read more →
Michele Roscica is a musician and blues singer born in Naples in 1960. read more →
Youth, music talent and poetically gifted soul characterize this poet-singer, who is arriving alone to Gradić directly from his temporary/permanent work place – the pavements of Belgrade. This honest nineteen-year old devoted to art has chosen to do the only thing he currently wants to do – to be an authentic street musician. read more →
Lorenzo Mena (El Loren) is a percussionist, DJ and composer born in Madrid. He began his career as a drummer for multiple bands on the Madrid underground circuit. El Loren was born as a project in the streets of downtown Madrid in 2011. read more →
FUNK SHUI is an eclectic collective based in North Macedonia, driven by an insatiable curiosity to explore new avenues of musical expression. Since their first album Aether, released in 2012, through R.E.M., from 2015, and the EP Impuls, from 2018, FUNK SHUI have been constantly evolving, refining their vision and their sound. Their escape from categorization can best be understood as an experience that encompasses different emotions, styles and influences. read more →
The group was founded at the end of 2021 and consists of: Milan Milanović – violin, Mišel Zorić – guitar, Aleksa Kljajić – guitar, and Danijel Gecin – guitar. read more →
Transendance is a duo from Belgrade that combines “bucket drumming” and a heavy synth sound, which makes them one of, if not the first, organic outgrowths of the electronic street scene in Serbia. read more →
This duo comes from Hamburg and presents their music using a flute and the Flairdrum, an innovative instrument made from ordinary plastic bottles. read more →
Kreativni Pogon is an association of citizens whose field of activities encompasses culture, inclusion and education, and whose main goal is the improvement of culture and art as well as the development, support and improvement of the position of young people and children through the artistic, pedagogical and social values of the circus. read more →
A workshop where we imagine creatures that play. With the help of collages, felt-tip pens and a few hotplates, we bring them to life and make their moving paper dolls! Age 8+ read more →
Monohrom is a band from Novi Sad founded in 2016. Inspired by the British alternative scene of the 90s, indie rock of the 2000s and rock and roll of the 60s, the band creates an authentic sound that fuses different musical influences. read more →
Uroš Marjanović, born in 2007, is a young clarinetist from Novi Sad. Uroš attends the second grade of the secondary music school “Isidor Bajić” in Novi Sad in the class of professor Željko Bodor. read more →
Michele Roscica is a musician and blues singer born in Naples in 1960. read more →
This duo comes from Hamburg and presents their music using a flute and the Flairdrum, an innovative instrument made from ordinary plastic bottles. read more →
The selection of films that will be shown at the Gradić Fest consists of short original films: “9-5” directed by Maša Šarović (2022, Serbia, duration – 21 minutes), “Perike” directed by Angela Dimeski (2021, North Macedonia, duration – 14 minutes) , “Steps” directed by Vuk Rađen (2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina, duration – 17 minutes), “It’s not winter for mosquitoes” directed by Jospio Lukić and Klara Sovagović (2022, Croatia, duration – 28 minutes), “Dear?” directed by Danilo Pantović and Maše Đorđević (2021, Serbia, duration – 4 minutes), “Carpe diem” director Filip Antonio Lizatović (2021, Croatia, duration – 13 minutes), “Guns and helmets” director Marko Marjanović Marinčić (2020, Serbia, duration – 17 minutes), “All those sensations in my belly” director Marko Đeska (2020, Croatia, duration – 13 minutes), “Everything is good” director Ružica Anja Tadić (2021, Croatia,duration – 15 minutes) and “In the forest” directed by Sara Grgurić (2020, Croatia, duration – 17 minutes).
The woodwind trio Tri mrske trske (Three Hateful Reeds) has been playing classical music for many years, gaining experience in various orchestras and ensembles in the country and abroad (Italy, Austria and Belgium). As close friends who spend their free time hanging out and who share the same passion for chamber music, they decided to form this unusual trio. read more →
Camerata Novi Sad, “is one of the most exciting ensembles in our region, a collection of exceptional soloists, individuals who, with their dedication to music, mutual friendship and discipline, create a unique shared energy and sound” (A. Vrebalov). Ove is an ensemble that can “match renowned European orchestras” (I. Žebeljan), “extremely flexible, professional with a noble and expressive sound” (K. Janković). read more →
Filip Baloš, born in 2001 in Novi Sad, comes from a family with interest in music and theater, where he developed a love for art from an early age. At the age of four, he began to show interest in painting and music. read more →
Katarina Pinter Jovanović and Bogdan Jovanović completed their master studies at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad. They have a large number of recorded solo, chamber and orchestral performances in the country and abroad. They have been performing together as the PJ duo since 2017 with the goal of doing chamber performances and discovering new joint paths of classical music. read more →
Sanja Bunjevac is a multidisciplinary artist from Novi Sad. She composes vocal electronic alternative pop music, but also works in the field of visual art and performance. This integrative audiovisual approach is reflected in the videos that accompany her music in such a way that they do not describe but build on and expand the theme that the music initiates. Her performance can have a form of either a performance or of another visual concept in the domain of stage design, while the photos that she publishes are full of meaning and also represent a part of of her artistic activity. read more →
The music group The Bad Week was founded in July 2020 in Novi Sad as a street band that started performing on the sidewalks in the city center, contributing to its atmosphere and energy, and later expanded their art by performing in clubs and at festivals throughout Serbia and the surrounding region. read more →
Dolores is a female pop duo consisting of Ana Srećković and Marija Vukčević, philologists by profession, musicians by passion. read more →
Divna Forest represents the wonderful side of all of us in the form of a forest. read more →
“do DASKE!” documentary film by Aleksandar Reljić from 2022. The subject of the film is the story of the destruction of the life and reputation of the fashion photographer, stylist and DJ from Novi Sad, Srđan Švelj. Before the official arrest, the media already announced that Šveljo was a “pedophile”, who “raped, pimped, drugged and photographed boys for pornographic purposes”. The tabloids called him a monster and a predator and published his image on the front pages. Although the prosecution in Novi Sad filed an indictment in which none of the charges were related to pedophilia, the public could not find out, because the trial was closed.
La Famiglia Mirabella looks like a modern version of the circus of the past, but its true origins lie in the street theater of the twentieth century. Energy, juggling, mime, acrobatics, dance, theater, music are an integral part of this unique event. read more →
The audio-visual multi-instrumental cabaret punk performance Bobi and Robi was created in November 2021 as a consequence of the fight against stress and depression caused by the Coronavirus on the one hand and the idea to use masks and costumes from the Halloween masquerade on the other. read more →
This duo comes from Hamburg and presents their music using a flute and the Flairdrum, an innovative instrument made from ordinary plastic bottles. read more →
Andrija Gavrilović is a 27-year-old music producer, trumpet player, composer and arranger from Belgrade. He entered the music world via classical music, and then his further travels led him to jazz and later to electronic music. As a teenager, this versatile musician was recognized as an extraordinary talent for the classical trumpet, according to the opinion of many world-famous classical trumpeters such as: Stanko Arnold, Matthias Höfs, Pacho Flores. read more →
The ensemble Arodisi was founded in July 2020 in Sremska Mitrovica. The founder’s ie. conductor’s goal is to nurture and perform popular and film music, as well as music from different parts of the world. The goal is for the members to relax from everyday tensions through music, singing and joint creation, to reduce the generational gap, to create opportunities for performances and travel. read more →
Michele Roscica is a musician and blues singer born in Naples in 1960. read more →
Perkakšns was founded in 2001 as a percussion group, and they performed as such for about 10 years. They performed traditional percussion music from different parts of the world. They mainly focused on West African traditional music and they also recorded the CD Perkakšns. read more →
Dmitry Globa-Mikhaylenko, alias Dimitry El Demerdashi, is a Russian multi-instrumentalist and composer. read more →
