Durrës

Besa Mati is the first Albanian female DJ, hailing from Tirana, Albania, with a career spanning over two decades.

Join us for a reading session of the book « Të gjithë duhet të jemi feministë » with Emira Shkurti from UNICEF ! If you’re looking for an answer to the question « what does it mean to be a feminist today ? » the best response can be found in this book which explore this issue in a essayistic manner, reaching the conclusion that gender division has brought negative consequences for both men and women. The reading session is open to everybody and will create a friendly space for discussion and reflexion on feminism and gender.

The three soloists are specialists in their fields: Marine Sablonnière for medieval music, Henri Tournier for the music of North India and Isabelle Courroy for the pastoral music of the Balkans and Anatolia, deploying the concept of oblique music that brings together music of creation and tradition.

Curated by Albanian filmmaker Iris Elezi, Silent Mediterranean offers a rare cine-concert immersive experience featuring unique hand-tinted silent film travelogues from the Mediterranean region (1910–1927).

Elena Colombi’s sets are geared toward the unexpected. From cosmic psychedelia and pounding jungle to obscure post-punk and spoken word, they swirl through a cerebral world of noise.

Lucky Pierre is an ongoing performance series exploring intimacy, desire, and connection through a persona caught between giving and receiving, exposure and control. Inspired by queer slang, the character embodies duality, both active and passive, performing and being performed upon. Each episode unfolds through poetry, voice, movement, and sound, with a mask and costume serving as transformative tools that conceal and reveal. The work creates a space where personal experience and theatrical expression merge in a continuous negotiation of roles.