16-18 May 2014: Belarusian-Swedish Literary Days in Vilnius

3st Announcement Updated 8/5–14

The Belarusian-Swedish Literary Days has been going on since 2002. Everything started in the wonderful city of Polesia, Pinsk. 

16–18 May 2014:
Belarusian-Swedish Literary Days in Vilnius

Arranged by Litteraturresan/Belarus with the support of Sida, The Swedish Academy and European Humanities University. 

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9:30–10:30 Vilnus: Guided tour. Meeting point: Outside City Hall. 

11:00 and 11:20 Transport to EHU with minibus from Didzioji g. 16.

11:30 Snacks and Sandwiches at EHU for guests. 

12:00–16:00
Venue: EHU, University Campus, Valakupių g. 5,
Vilnius. Room 302.
Translation to English, Swedish and Belarusian language.

12:00–12:40 Writer and historian Uladzimir Arlou, Minsk: ”This Country called Belarus”. 

12:40–13:20 Writer and historian: Andrej Kotljarchuk, Stockholm University: ”Belarusians i Lithuania, Lithuanians in Belarus”.  

13:30–14:10 Translator Jonas Öhman: About promotion of the Lithuanian language and Jurga Ivanauskaitè (1961–2007) and her book Ragana ir lietus, ”Häxan och regnet” (Swedish title).

14:20–14:50 Poet Anita Jacobson, Sweden, about ”The fortunate”.

15:00–15:45 Andrei Dvihun, about World of Tanks – a massively multiplayer online game developed by a Belarusian company. (There are 75 000 000 registered
players worldwide).

Venue: Kino Pasaka, St Ignatius. 4/3, Vilnius.

17:00 Tal för det kulturella utbytet: Ambassadör Cecilia Ruthström-Ruin.

17:10–17:45
Swedish filmmaker Jonas Öhman, recent winner of Audience Award at Vilnius film festival, with ”The Invisible Front”, screening of rough cut material. Discussion.

18:00–21:00

A Tribute to Ryhor Baradulin: Zmitser Vajtsiusjkevitj with a forward of  Vladimir Nekljajev.

My life, my joik:  Simon Issát Marainen

Poet Nasta Mantsevich, Minsk

Poet Anita Jacobson, Sweden, with Stefan Eriksson.

Poetry in Rock music. Music Producer Searhei Budkin with artists/musician/poets Aleh Khamenko, Palac (prel.) and Uladz Liankevich.
Moderator Sviatlana Kurs.

21:00 Dinner for our guests at La Bohème,  Šv. Ignoto g. 4/3.

21:15–24:00  Film Sessions (www.belaruslitteratur.blogspot.se).

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9:30–10:30 Guided tour in Vilnius Meeting point: Outside City Hall.

Venue: Kino Pasaka,
St Ignatius. 4/3, Vilnius 13:00–21:00

13:00 Writer Arkadiy Babchenko: From ”One Soldiers
War in Chechnya” to todays situation in Ukraine.

Vika Trenas (Victoria Liaikouskaia)

The Swedish poet Athena Farrokhzad: A talk with Dmitri Plax.

Writer Barys Pjatrovich, Minsk

16:00–17:00 Poetry Cup in Vilnius with Stefan Eriksson.
Please compete with your poem in any language! 3 minutes. Prices!

Evening programme at Kino Pasaka:
19:00–21:15

Poet Athena Farrokhzad
Writer Eva Vieznaviec, Minsk/Warszawa

Writer Alena Kazlova, Minsk

Writer Arkadiy Babchenko, Russia

Musical group Ára with Simon Issát Marainen 

a unique mixture of traditional sami jojk, pop and jazz. Directly from Nedre Sopporo, near Kiruna.

And – at last Final Poetry Cup! Best of three.

21:15 Dinner for our guests at La Bohème. 

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EXTRA PROGRAMME IN THE SMALL ROOM 

AT KINO PASAKA SATURDAY 17 MAY 2014

12:00–12:55 Uladzimir Arlou about the new book ”This Country called Belarus”. 

13:00–13:55 From Swedish to Ukrainian language. Lev Hrytsyuk, translator of Swedish literature.
Poems of Athena Farrokhzad, Lina Ekdahl, and others. 

16:00–16:55 Andrej Kotljarchuk: ”Belarusians i Lithuania, Lithuanians in Belarus”.

17:30–17:55 The story about The Literary Days Photografer and producer Maria Söderberg with Nadya Avisevich, NGO Kalegium.

18:00–21:00 World of Tanks: Play together with Andrei Dvihun. World of Tanks is a massively multiplayer online game developed by a
Belarusian company. 25 seats. 

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A visit to the birthplace of writer Czesław Miłosz, Šeteniai. Bus leaves at 9.30 a m from Didzioji g. 16. Vilnius. Guided tour at Czesław Miłosz cultural center. Picnic.
And of course some poetry on the bus! Guided tour for guests. 44 seats. We´ll back around 4 p m.

Up coming Literary Days in Brest, Belarus: 21–22 May 2014. 

Last updated 8/5-14: Arranged by Litteraturresan/Belarus with the support of Sida,
The Swedish Academy and European Humanities University. We are very grateful for
this contribution to cultural exchange between our countries!
All seminars are free.

Producer Maria Söderberg info@mariafoto.se  +46 703500555  www.belaruslitteratur.blogspot.se
Ass. Ingrida Viciulyte  +370 616 55521  ingrida.viciulyte@gmail.com

 Uladz Liankevich reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfwpRcFnhrQ

Aleh Khamenko will tell about his lyrics in Vilnius.

 Uladz Liankevich will tell about his lyrics in Vilnius.

21-22 May 2014:  Belarusian-Swedish Literary Days in Brest.
More information will come! 
Due to Ice Hockey World Championship there´s a possibility to more easily travel to Belarus. It´s written that they offer visa free weeks in May 2014.
 http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html

Athena Farrokhzad. Foto © Khashayar Naderehvandi

Literary days 2012 in Brest. Photo © Maria Söderberg

Writer Nasta Mantsevich.

Zmitser Vajtsiusjkevitj: A Tribute to Ryhor Baradulin.

Kino Pasaka, St Ignatius. 4/3, Vilnius.

ÁRA går mot strömmen
(translation will come)

Språket kan man inte kväva. Det lever i det talade ordet, i musiken och i våra  relationer. Språket finner alltid sina egna vägar genom nya möten, återkommande 
samtal, oväntade utbyten och kreativitetens obändiga kraft. När det moderna storsamhället växer trampas minoriteter allt för lätt ner av tanklös byråkrati. Styrkan och motståndet mot denna rörelse finns framförallt bland människor, i vardagen. ÁRA tar här en självklar plats, i mötet mellan samisk tradition och visionär energi. Med sin första skiva ”O” skapade ÁRA nya vägar för jojken som konstform. Ett musikaliskt möte som överbryggade kulturella gränser. 
Med sin nu aktuella andra skiva Vuoste virdái; ”Mot strömmen”, hyllar ÁRA de 
människor som stod upp för sitt ursprung och lärde sina barn det samiska språket 
trots de påtryckningar som den kulturella skambeläggningen innebar. En hyllning till 
alla de människor som då gick mot strömmen, till alla de som idag går mot 
strömmen. De som står stolta i sin tradition och historia och vågar vara sig själva. 
Tradition och förnyelse, vänskap och värme, jojk och improvisation. Det finns inget 
annat som låter riktigt som ÁRA.