Programme

“Ultramarine” is a 2018 experimental film and multimedia art installation by Belgian artist Vincent Meessen, featuring African‑American spoken word poet Kain The Poet – a late ‑’60s forerunner of hip‑hop – accompanied by improvised drumming from Belgian percussionist Lander Gyselinck.

Truth # Tribe is a Zagreb-based alternative jazz-rock fusion band comprised of renowned musicians: Nenad Kovačić (percussion), Nenad Sinkauz (electric guitar, electronics), Jurica Rukljić (electric tuba), and Mak Murtić (saxophone, flute, effects). Formed in 2019, the band has since released two albums: "Distances" (Hitchtone Records) and "Live at Vinyl Factory" (Rika Muzika).

The RockeRIn project arose from the successful collaboration between educational institutions (primary and secondary schools) in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County within the framework of the PjesmaRIca and PjesmaRIca2 projects, where choirs from Rijeka and the surrounding area performed pop-rock songs from Rijeka. Given the satisfaction and success of previous projects, it became clear that we needed to offer our students new collaborative creative activities and enriching leisure pursuits.

Rooted in ecology and the ocean as a common good, this conversation brings together Davor Mišković (director of Drugo More) and Robertina Šebjanič (artist/researcher) to reflect on the Adriatic Sea as a space rich in knowledge, memories and collective care, where art, research and community meet and flourish together.

In the language of primordial symbols, the sea, the element that fosters births, transformations and re births, represents the very dynamic symbol of life. Civilizations that had been developed along its coasts have never ceased their dialogue with the world of the sea, a dialogue sustained through maritime experience and the imaginative representations of the sea itself and what it means to those who are living so closely bound up with it: curiosity, riches, exchanges and Mystery.

"Naoko nehajani spram udesa" [Apparently indifferent to disaster] seemed an appropriate title for this concert, a sound intervention accompanying a series of short films from Zagreb's film archives: Antun Babaja's Brod (1957), Bura (1958), Pod ljetnim suncem (1960) and Obrad Gluščević's Ljudi s Neretve (1966). "Seemingly indifferent to disaster" is a quote from Babaja's film Brod (The Boat) which, from our current perspective, seems to describe our situation in 2025 as much as that of the protagonists in these films, more than half a century old. Each in its own way, these films explore life by the sea, from the sea and "against" the sea.

Producer and musician Ivona Eterović, known by her stage name tonota, began her musical journey in the electronic rap duo Playground Hustle before embarking on a solo career and expanding the boundaries of her musical expression. Tonota's unconventional approach to club music, coupled with frequent experimentation and a rejection of established norms, results in an intriguing blend of ambient and bass music, sometimes influenced by traditional music.

ABOP – “After je Bolji od Partija,” which translates to “The after-party is better than the party” in English – is an award-winning and critically acclaimed Croatian electronic music group inspired by acid house, techno, electro, and other classic electronic genres. There's a rave on the dance floor, the crowd is in a trance, but there's no DJ. Instead, ABOP consists of five exceptional musicians on stage. A live electronic music group.

Petar Dundov is a Croatian electronic music producer and DJ, known for his distinctive fusion of melodic techno, progressive house, and ambient sounds. As a teenager, he began experimenting with synthesizers – after buying his first in 1989, he developed a unique sound influenced by Kraftwerk, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Depeche Mode.

The guided tour "Weather Forecast for Yesterday" combines meteorology and art, offering visitors a new perspective on nature in artworks. By interpreting weather conditions, it raises awareness of the atmosphere and climate change, connecting science and aesthetics.

Ri Rock Academy was created with the idea of developing and improving the Rijeka alternative scene. Above all, it is a unique place for learning and fostering innovation, rather than a form of institutionalized professional education. The program takes a different, “alternative”, approach, moving away from classical teaching methods and music theory, and is focused on individual or group musical practice.

Sound artist and graphic designer Andro Giunio speaks with marine biologist and DJ Sara Nikšić about sound experiences, inspirations, atmospheres, and rhythms from the blue depths. Moderated by Distune.

“Pneumaphone” is a work assembled as a sound performance whose structure develops through the diffusion of field recordings and the acoustic specifics of crafted wind instruments.

In an intimate documentary performance combining narration, live music and video mixing, Arka Kinari’s founding artists Nova Ruth & Grey Filastine tell the story behind the story. Together we’ll cross the oceans, peak behind the fences of seedy ports, and survive in deserted radioactive atolls. Truth can be stranger than fiction.

Inner Child a.k.a. Sara Niksic is a marine biologist, musician and bioacoustician. Her research has taken her across the world’s oceans, focusing on marine mammal culture and communication. Besides having a master’s degree in marine ecology and nature conservation, she also finished music school and different courses in electronic music production.