Tradition continues
International theatre festival, one of a kind in this part of Europe, presents contemporary world productions of William Shakespeare’s plays. Before each show the actors are served with specially prepared flat bread (pogaca) and salt as a sign of welcome and wishing for the success of the show. Pogaca was served by Dimitrije Vujadinovic and Nikita Milivojevic, director of the Festival. (Photos - Jelena Ivanovic)
Belgrade, gallery of Djure Jakšića House, May from 21st to 31st
Intangible cultural heritage of Vojvodina
Author: Dimitrije Vujadinović; Reviewer: Prof. Dr Vesna Marjanović, ethnologist; Associates: Housewives from Tomaševac, Uzdina, Deronja, Kucure ...The exhibition consists of 24 panels (70 x 100 cm) on which by text and the photograph are shown 50 rituals breads, as well as 15 original breads prepared by housewives.Press ...
Soon an exhibition
Gallery House Djure Jaksic, Belgrade, opening on May 21st. Intangible cultural heritage. More than 50 types of bread will be shown. .
Tradition continues
International theatre festival, one of a kind in this part of Europe, presents contemporary world productions of William Shakespeare’s plays. Before each show the actors are served with specially prepared flat bread (pogaca) and salt as a sign of welcome and wishing for the success of the show. Pogaca was served by Dimitrije Vujadinovic and Nikita Milivojevic, director of the Festival.
Andrićgrad (Višegrad) Republika Srpska, from June 28 to July 28
In the famous city founded by renowned film director Emir Kusturica, an exhibition of Bread in the Great War opened at the gallery of the Andrić Institute. Exhibition was opened by academician Matija Beckovic in the presence of numerous distinguished guests. The opening ceremony was also attended by the President of the Republic of Srpska Mr. Milorad Dodik.
Cipovka - hleb koji se smeje na Mesec
Culture and history of bread in the Serbian region of Vojvodina
Every region of Europe takes pride in its own, characteristic type of bread. These are not ‘special occasion’ breads made for a particular celebration or ritual. These are the breads served daily. All of these ‘take-pride-in breads’ are the result of a culture’s baking skills and differ according to how they are prepared, type of flour used, shape, taste and smell. Traditional, everyday ‘take-pride-in’ bread in Vojvodina is called Cipovka! Bread and bakery products have an important role in Serbian everyday consumption. Cipovka, typical Sebian bread, is produced in significant quantities in various parts of Serbia, especially in Vojvodina.
Peasants in Vojvodina, later professional bakers, prepared white bread – Cipovka, with yeast. Characteristic for this bread is its exceptionally pleasant smell and taste, easy digestibility and freshness of several days. The size of the bread depended on the number of household members and it`s average weight was 3 to 5 kg. Video
More - Više Hleb koji se smeje na Mesec
Radio Beograd II, emissions Club 2, topics - traditional Vojvodina bread - Cipovka
Izložba - Exhibition
Izložba/Panoi - Katalog - Izveštaj - Exhibition/Panels - Raport
Press release Daily newspaper: Politika 1 Politika 2
Exhibition Bread in the Great War consists of 21 panels (70 x 100 cm) and three LCD screens with documentary photos and testimonies of participants. The aim of the author, Dimitrije Vujadinovic is not only to show the importance of bread as food, but also the wonder of bread as living treasures of collective memory and testimony about the ethical and symbolic values and falls of humans in the most difficult existential conditions, such as the war. With this exhibition, we show that in every war winners and defeaters are losers. In this sense, the exhibition has an anti-war message!
Radio Television of Serbia - Radio Televison Vojvodina - Television Pikanal, Pirot
On the occasion of the exhibition, we have established contact with le musée du Compagnonnage who organized the exhibition "Le pain dans la Grande Guerre". The quality of the exhibition contributed significantly the cooperation with the - Museum der Brotkultur, Ulm.
Sponsors
In the presence of a significant number of visitors the opening speech was given by Dimitrije Vujadinović, .author of the exhibition and prof. Dragan Bulatovic, museology. ... The exhibition was open by composition of prof. Dimitrije Golemovic - Bread, performed by Aleksa Vasic, baritone and Darko Humanjek pianist.All attendees had the opportunity to try Serbian military bread - tain, made by original recipe. IGCAT news
The opening ceremony
Tribune - Militarily Bread, October 01
Literary Evening - War and Bread, October 03
Tribunu - Apotropaic (protective) the role of bread, October 06
Cipovka - Intangible Cultural Heritage
A group of researchers from Vojvodina has launched a campaign that traditional skills of making bread - CIPOVKA has been added to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.
Secretariat of Economy of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina financially supported the continuation of the project - Cipovka in 2015.
Tradicinalni, svakodnevni „ hleb za ponos „ u Vojvodini je Cipovka! U Vojvodini su seljaci (paori), a kasnije i profesionalni pekari, pripremali beli pšenični hleb sa kvascem (komlovom). Karakteristika ovoga hleba je loptasti oblik, izuzetno prijatan miris i ukus, laka svarljivost i svežina od nekoliko dana. Veličina hleba zavisila je od broja ukućana, a prosečna masa bila je od 3 do 5 kilograma. CIPOVKA
Foto dokumentacija - Press - Циповка – Наслеђе у брашну, води и мало соли
The second Shakespeare Festival in Serbia, from June 25-30
The Shakespeare Festival brought together theatres from Belarus, Iran, Macedonia and Serbia. This year Project Bread Cultural Heritage also joined the realization of the Festival.The traditional custom of the Serbs is that important guest welcome with bread and salt. Before each show the actors are served with specially prepared flat bread (pogaca) and salt as a sign of welcome and wishing for the success of the show. Pogaca was served by Dimitrije Vujadinovic and Nikita Milivojevic, director of the Festival.
The preparation of the new publication
In commemoration of the First World War, a group of authors is preparing a monograph on military bread in the Serbian army. The contents include: types of military bakery, breads, recipes for the preparation of bread .
In the tsarist Russia its object was industrial growth and introduction of a new product brand, and in the USSR it was expansion of a new ideology and its economic achievements, that is to say spreading of a new optimism. Thematically their message is connected to bread and bakery, but in terms of the subject matter they show actual economic and ideological processes through the images of a stylish lackey in 1897, a new manufacture brand in 1915, a young komsomolka with ruddy cheeks in 1939, character of Charlie Chaplin in 1941 to the image of cosmos expedition in 1959.
This year was held the first Shakespeare festival in Serbia. The traditional custom of the Serbs is that important guest welcome with bread and salt. At the suggestion of Nikita Milivojevic, selector of the festival just before each show the actors are served with specially prepared flat bread (pogaca) and salt as a sign of welcome and wishing for the success of the show. Pogaca was prepared and offered by Dimitrije Vujadinović, coordinator of the international project Bread cultural heritage, together with Amalia Bennett, choreographer and Nikita Milivojevic, theater director.
Contemporary artists about bread
Four hundred and twelve (412) artists from forty eight (48) countries with eight hundred and twenty two (822) works have participated in the competition. An international jury has awarded the best works and has chosen around two hundred works to be displayed at the exhibition.
The theme of all the works is Bread - Cultural Heritage, but the perceptions of the artists themselves are very diverse and depend on the culture they come from, the generation they belong to and personal affinities. Therefore the works displayed represent a colorful mosaic of ideas, art, and the techniques that were used. I find such variety best represents the different customs, traditions, histories, religious relationships and cultures related to bread. Note on the work of the Jury.
New project
Every region of Europe takes pride in its own, characteristic type of bread. These are not ‘special occasion’ breads made for a particular celebration or ritual. These are the breads served daily. All of these ‘take-pride-in breads’ are the result of a culture’s baking skills and differ according to how they are prepared, type of flour used, shape, taste and smell. Traditional, everyday ‘take-pride-in’ bread in Vojvodina is called Cipovka! more ...
Photo exhibition
The intention of the authors of the exhibition – Dimitrije Vujadinović, in cooperation with Slobodan Jeremic Jeremiah, owner of Serbian museums of bread . and Prof. dr. Nedeljko Jokic, a retired colonel and expert on nutrition in the army, is to show the importance of the "soldier's bread," not only as food but also - the wonder of bread as living treasury of collective memory and testimony about the ethical and symbolic values of people's lives and in the most extreme existential conditions, such as the war.
The story of a soldier Aleksi Zdravkovic and military bread - tain ,Aleksa Zdravkovic, a soldier from Pirot, during the mobilization in 1912 received military rations of bread, which, despite the many challenges and troubles, during six years of war, did not eat.Wars have taken him from Pirot to Bitola and Prilep, in the Balkan wars, and the Mačve to Thessaloniki in the First World War. Aleksa Zdravkovic, after six years of war back home.
Pecinci, in the province of Vojvodina
BALKANKULT FOUNDATION, ERICARTS INSTITUTE, ANKARA EX-LIBRIS SOCIETY,THE BREAD MUSEUM, Ulm and BELGRADE EX-LIBRIS CIRCLE,
have decided to organize an international ex-libris competition on the subject of BREAD-CULTURAL HERITAGE, to support co-operation amongst persons active in culture and media, artists and entities world wide, and help develop communicational, professional and technical transborder artistic and cultural ties and independent exchange of information.
The publication of "Bread - A Small Literary Anthology", with works by literature greats Tolstoy, Goethe, Kropotkin, Mandelstam, Zweig and others, will be published till the end of 2015.