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Dear Friends, Colours of Ostrava has reached the age of 18 this year. I thank the whole team, without whose support and intensive work the festival would not be as it is, and I believe that you will celebrate its adulthood together with us: magnificently and with many wonderful experiences. Let‘s stop time together for four days, and create a space for a new and deeper experience of music. Allow yourself to be influenced by the productions of your favourite bands as well as those that still await discovery. You may find new friends, you may discover ideas that will open up new opportunities in your life, or you may experience your own powerful new story. The festival is one great opportunity for change; an opportunity to find comfort in discomfort, or an opportunity to let time flow throughout the cumulating musical testimonies. All the artists from all over the world that you will see at Colours are wearing their hearts on their sleeves in their music and striving for maximum sincerity. So I believe that you, the volunteers in this time-stopping experience, will also find a creative shift in your personal story so that the world becomes only a place of amazement and kindness for you. This is assisted by the beauty experienced in music among other things …
Tomáš Salomon
CEO of Česká spořitelna
Zlata Holušová
director of Colours of Ostrava festival
Dear Friends, Our partnership with Colours of Ostrava has been a source of great fun for many years. Each year of the festival is full of energy and unique experiences, and for three years it has also included the fantastic discussion platform Meltingpot, offering the opportunity to meet people whose life story, attitude or success can be an inspiration to others. And so I’m very delighted that our George Zone has this year become the official stage for this exclusive forum. At Česká spořitelna, we rely on innovation, particularly in technology. That’s why the list of speakers in our zone includes Lubo Smid, Petr Dvořák and Andrea Hurychová, a guru of technology, APIs and the digital world. I’m looking forward to seeing you, either at the stage or during a discussion at Meltingpot – perhaps in our George Zone. I wish you many inspiring experiences worth sharing :-)
Dear Visitors to the Festival,
Dear Visitors to Colours
It is already a tradition for ArcelorMittal Ostrava to be the general partner of one of the most important festivals in Europe, the Colours of Ostrava. The reason why we support the festival is that we want to help the organizers create a truly high-quality programme and bring to this region world-class artists who attract thousands of visitors from all around the world, bringing fame to this city and the region. We are at home here and we care about the standard of living of the local people and the image of the region. This year again, our partnership will not be limited to financial support of the festival. In our charity Dance for Life tent we will be dancing to support a good cause for already 10th time. We will donate the money you will win through dancing to non-profit projects in this region. In this way we have supported 33 organizations together, among which we have distributed a total of 3.5 million crowns since 2010. Thus, at Colours you will gain not only plentiful music experiences but also have an opportunity to take away a good feeling from helping others! However, there will be one change after all! With the new owner we will soon be acting under the brand of Liberty.
I would like to welcome you to Ostrava and to a festival that has come of age this year. Even after so many years, Colours of Ostrava has not fallen into a rut and ranks among the largest and most appreciated of European music festivals. For many of us, Colours is a regular part of the cultural calendar. Four days of a varied feast await us: music, theatre, films, talks and workshops. Big thanks are due to the organisers who managed to interconnect music with the Meltingpot discussion forum and gave the festival a new dimension. Personally, I look forward to the discussions where visitors will get a unique opportunity to meet a great number of world-class speakers sharing their inner world, their personal stories, experiences and thoughts. I believe that it will be highly inspiring and rewarding for many of us. Moreover, all this will take place in the industrial facilities of Dolní Vítkovice. The amazing symbiosis of a festival and the area of Dolní Vítkovice is quite unique. Perhaps no other festival in the world can offer a more remarkable environment. Ostrava can well be proud to host such a popular event attended by people from all over the country, and actually from all over the world. I believe that Ostrava will open its arms to you and you will leave the festival enriched by gorgeous experiences, having spent moments with your friends that will stay with you for a lifetime. I am convinced that you will find that not only Colours is full of colours, but also the city itself, which has left behind its grey reputation and become a city full of greenery that will pleasantly surprise you.
Lovely Colours to all of you!
Ashok Patil CEO
Tomáš Macura Mayor of the City of Ostrava
Dear Visitors to Colours of Ostrava, I do not know if this is your first time at Colours or if the colour-flooded Dolní Vítkovice is a well-known location for you. In any case, I hope you will fully enjoy the atmosphere here. It is always impressive when the whole area fills with people. And that is doubly true in the case of Colours of Ostrava. Or rather triply. The power of this industrial environment is monumental – further boosted by high-quality music, amazing performers and you, the dancing visitors glowing with positive energy. This is a combination that is unparalleled in Europe. Today, Dolní Vítkovice is known not only for its historical buildings in their new outfits such as the Gong and Bolt Tower, but also for the Science Centre, the creative district of Hlubina and the Milan Dobeš Museum, a unique gallery of the optical and kinetic arts. Yet the originator of many buildings and reconstructions in Dolní Vítkovice, the architect Josef Pleskot says that the most valuable in Dolní Vítkovice is what most of us perceive as being obvious – pavements, squares, passages, connections to the Vítkovice district and to the centre of Ostrava. Maybe it is the right time for you to notice that this is the case. It is the seemingly most ordinary that gives life to the campus. Dolní Vítkovice is a tribute to industrial history but it is not a devitalised beauty. It is not empty backdrops with exhibits that must not be touched. It is interactive and full of life, which is an amazing thing, considering its nearly 200 years of history. The connection of Dolní Vítkovice and Colours of Ostrava has proven to be a good choice. It is appreciated by both artists and visitors. It also pleases those of us who were standing in the empty and rather gloomy campus back in 2003, looking for a vision to change and fill it. Today, this campus is the most visited non-Prague monument in the Czech Republic frequented not only by tourists but also by students and school pupils. They learn to understand nature and human discoveries, finding their relationship to the technology. It is a huge bonus and the main mission that Dolní Vítkovice has. But you came mainly to have fun. Colours of Ostrava is like a trademark that guarantees quality in this respect. Even this year, the busy programme will undoubtedly provide you with sufficient impulses, regardless of your musical taste. In my opinion diversity and tolerance of differences moves our civilisation forward. So break away from the everyday reality, enjoy and be inspired by all the colours of Ostrava. May this year‘s Colours of Ostrava be a great experience for you!
Jan Světlík Chairman of the Supervisory Board and CEO of CYLINDERS HOLDING a.s.
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW AND NOT FORGET PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! Attention! Do not take off the identification wristband under any circumstances. If you do so you will not be allowed into the festival grounds. FESTIVAL STAFF: The festival staff are based in the building next to the main entrance, which is marked on the map and is open 24 hours a day during the festival. In case of serious trouble call: +420 737 576 677 – crisis hotline. The number works NON-STOP.
OPENING HOURS OF THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS Wednesday: 12.00–2.30 Thursday: 11.00–2.30 Friday: 11.00–4.00 Saturday: 11.00–4.00
IDENTIFICATION ON ENTRY TO THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS: After the presentation of your admission ticket you will receive an identification wristband, which must be shown on each entry into the festival grounds. Do not under any circumstances take off the wristband before the end of the festival. If leaving the festival grounds, you need to log off at the gate: attach the chip on your wrist to the reading device controlled by the staff similarly as you did upon entry. If you cannot show a valid wristband on entry, you will not be allowed into the festival grounds. All visitors are required to follow the Festival Rules. LEFT LUGGAGE + LOST AND FOUND ITEMS: The left luggage service in the Důl Hlubina building will be available throughout the entire festival. The service costs CZK 50 per general item, CZK 50 for a bicycle and CZK 150 for valuables. LEFT LUGGAGE AND BICYCLE STORAGE Hlubina
Wednesday 17/7 10.00 – 18/7 03.00 Thursday 18/7 10.00 – 19/7 03.00 Friday 19/7 10.00 – 20/7 04.30 Saturday 20/7 10.00 – 21/7 04.30 Sunday 21/7 08.00 – 12.00 ACCOMMODATION: This year we offer accommodation on the campsite by the Slezskoostravský Hrad castle and on the Chill Village by the festival area. The Landek Park campsite operated by Dolní Vítkovice is another option (more information on this option at the eshop.dolnivitkovice.cz website). Please do not leave any valuables in your tents – such as money, keys, jewels, camcorders, notebooks, etc. Use the left-luggage service instead. Although we take lots of security measures, we also suggest you lock your tent with a padlock and arrange with your neighbours to look after each other’s tent. If you see anything
suspicious, do not hesitate to contact the person in charge. You are allowed to bring your own drinks and food into the campsite. The campsite at Slezskoostravský Hrad and the Chill Village will be open from Tuesday 16/7 18.00 to Sunday 21/7 13.00. 10 refrigerators, microwave ovens and kettles. The campsite will provide all the service for your best possible comfort. Everything is free of charge for festival visitors accommodated at the campsite. The campsite‘s operating rules apply to all visitors.
FOOD AND DRINK: You will find booths selling all sorts of food and drink on the festival grounds. You are NOT allowed to bring your own drinks. FREE DRINKING WATER will be available on the grounds. It is permitted to bring your own drinks and food in the campsite. We use the system of returnable NickNack plastic cups for beverages. The deposit is CZK 20 and it will be returned to you upon turning the cup back in. ATM: There will be two automatic teller machines of Česká Spořitelna – as marked on the map. Wi-Fi: You can find Wi-Fi in many places within the festival grounds. MEDICAL SERVICE: The festival grounds include a medical service that will provide basic care in case of emergency. Non-stop emergency hotline to the medical service coordinator– +420 739 80 70 20 Locations of 6 ambulances:
Ambulance 1 – Main entrance Ambulance 2 – Česká spořitelna stage Ambulance 3 – ČEZ Family Park Ambulance 4 – Gong Ambulance 5 – Hlubina Ambulance 6 – YouTube Music stage If you see someone in need of medical help, do not hesitate to contact the medical service or the festival staff. NEAREST PHARMACY: Lékárna Karolína, Nová Karolína shopping mall, second underground floor (-2), Jantarová 3344/4, 702 00 Ostrava, opening hours MON–SUN 09.00–21.00. SAFETY: We do our best to make the festival a pleasant experience for all visitors. To ensure this, it is necessary that everyone follows the safety/security rules and the Operating Rules for their own sake and the sake of all the other visitors. Just as in previous years, the festival grounds are guarded by a security service. This service is entitled to check the validity of your identification wristband upon each entry as well as your belongings you are bringing in to make sure they do not contain any dangerous or forbidden items. The security service is entitled to expel unauthorised persons from the festival grounds including persons selling stuff without permission, persons disrupting the peaceful atmosphere of the festival, persons promoting a political party, movement, product or service not approved by the festival authority, as well as visitors without a valid identification wristband. We
apologise for any inconvenience or prolonged wait on entry to the festival grounds, but remember that all the measures are taken to ensure the security of visitors and performers.
RESTRICTIONS
IT IS PROHIBITED TO BRING ANY OVERSIZE LUGGAGE, BACKPACKS, BICYCLES, SCOOTERS AND OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORT INTO THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS. IT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED TO BRING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS INTO THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, GLASS CONTAINERS OR BOTTLES, CANS, FLAMMABLES, SPRAYERS (WITH CORROSIVE, EXPLOSIVE, COLOURING OR FLAMMABLE CONTENT SUCH AS PERFUMES OVER 200 ML), WEAPONS OF ANY KIND INCLUDING SCISSORS AND PERCUSSION GUNS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, ITEMS POSING SAFETY AND HEALTH THREAT, PYROTECHNICAL ITEMS (FIREWORKS, SQUIBS, FLARES OR THEIR LAUNCHERS), OPEN FLAMES, LASER POINTERS, RECORDERS, PROFESSIONAL STILL-PICTURE CAMERAS, FILM CAMERAS, AND CAMCORDERS. NO ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED TO BE BROUGHT OR WALKED IN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ASSISTANCE DOGS FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED. WITHOUT PREVIOUS CONSENT OF THE ORGANISER IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN TO DISTRIBUTE OR PLACE ANY PROMOTIONAL OR ADVERTISING MATERIALS WITHIN THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS OR IN THEIR IMMEDIATE VICINITY AS WELL AS RACIST, ABUSIVE, VULGAR OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS CONTRARY TO PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CONDUCT, MATERIALS PROMOTING A POLITICAL PARTY OR A MOVEMENT, ANY POLITICALLY FOCUSED MATERIALS IN GENERAL OR MATERIALS PROMOTING PERSONS OR ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT OFFICIAL PARTNERS OF THE ORGANISER. FOR VISITORS‘ COMFORT, IT IS FORBIDDEN TO BRING IN UMBRELLAS.
FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE (T-SHIRTS, BADGES, BAGS… WITH THE COLOURS LOGO)
Festival merchandise can be bought in the same tent next to the Česká Spořitelna Stage, which sells CDs of performing artists. Men‘s and women‘s T-shirts, vests, caps, hats, badges, bottle openers, sweatshirts, bags, etc. - all with the Colours of Ostrava logo. Apart from buying these on the site, you can also use the online e-shop at http://eshop.colours. cz/. Ordered goods are sent as cash on delivery. The Festival merchandise and CDs of bands can also be purchased in the ORIENTAL ‘bricks and mortar‘ shop throughout the year.
CD SAMPLER OF COLOURS OF OSTRAVA 2019
The partner for this year’s Colours of Ostrava sampler is ArcelorMittal Ostrava. It will contain a CD and you can get it at the ArcelorMittal tent in exchange for a coupon which you will obtain for free when you first enter the festival.
WHERE TO BUY CDS OF PERFORMING ARTISTS?
As every year, we have prepared the opportunity to buy CDs, DVDs or merchandising of performing artists in a tent located next to the Česká Spořitelna Stage. Merchandising will always be on sale during and briefly after the concert of the particular artist.
TRANSPORT IN OSTRAVA: The festival grounds are located not far from the city centre and are accessible:
• on foot – approx. 20 minutes from the city centre • by tram, lines 1 or 2 – Dolní Vítkovice Hlubina or Dolní Vítkovice stops • by train – Ostrava-střed station You can get information on the Ostrava public transport including timetables of the relevant lines at our information booths.
NIGHT RIDE HOME BY RESIDOMO
Residomo offers convenient transport from the festival to Ostrava Poruba, Karviná, Orlová, Havířov and Frýdek Místek. Those who are interested need to purchase a seat reservation, which will be sold online at www.residomo.cz/cesta-domu or during the festival at the Residomo booth in front of the main gate next to the Info Point. THE RESERVATION TICKET IS CZK 20. Buses leave from Železárenská Street, the stops are about 300 metres from the main gate – beyond the pedestrian underpass. Follow the signs.
Timetable for Wed/Thu 17‒18/7/2019 Direction to
Ostrava-Poruba Havířov Frýdek-Místek Karviná a Orlová
Departure I
23:00 23:00 23:00 23:00
Departure II Departure III
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Departure IV Departure V Departure VI Departure VII
00:30 00:30 00:30 00:30
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Timetable for Fri/Sat 19‒20/7/2019 Direction to
Ostrava-Poruba Havířov Frýdek-Místek Karviná a Orlová
Departure I
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Departure II Departure III
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02:00 02:00 02:00 02:00
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03:00 03:00 03:00 03:00
ČESKÉ DRÁHY (CZECH RAILWAYS) SPECIAL TRAINS
České dráhy (Czech Railways) will be adding services for night-time regional links from Ostrava. You can find a timetable on p. 85 of this guide. On the Ostrava–Prague route Czech Railways is adding on 21/7 the Colours Express Night (departure: Ostrava-střed at 02.50, Ostrava hl.n. at 02.56) and the Colours Express (departure: Ostrava hl.n. at 11.36).
RESERVATION OF SEATS IN CYLINDERS GONG HALL
Due to the limited capacity of Cylinders Gong, there is a possibility to buy reservation tickets for selected concerts or theatre performances.
What to do if: 1. I HAVE PURCHASED MY RESERVATION • Come to the concert in time. Unused reservations expire the moment the concert starts. • Your reservation is not linked to a particular seat, but guarantees a seat for the particular show. • The reservation is not linked to a particular person, i.e. it is transferable. • A reservation cannot be returned or exchanged for another show. 2. I DO NOT HAVE A RESERVATION, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SHOW • Check out at information screens next to Gong if the particular concert is not fully booked. • If it is not, buy your reservation on the ground floor in Gong. Reservation sales stop 30 minutes before the particular show. • If the show does not sell out, the remaining seats will be made available for visitors without reservations 30 minutes before the beginning of the show. • Information on the hall capacity as well as numbers of booked and vacant seats will be presented on the information screens in front of the hall. Reservations apply for the Cylinders Gong hall only. Other premises of the Gong building such as the lobby, the café, the foyer and others are freely accessible without reservation.
COLOURS OF OSTRAVA AGAINST DRUGS
It is strictly forbidden to consume and distribute drugs at the festival, except drugs legally approved in the Czech Republic (tobacco and alcohol). If you see anyone selling illegal drugs, contact the festival staff immediately.
PHOTOS
Only accredited photographers (holders of a Photopass) may take photographs on the festival grounds. Only non-professional automatic cameras (compact cameras with no replaceable lenses) will be tolerated. There is an absolute ban on photography during the performances of all foreign artists. As this condition is included in contracts with these artists, its violation may result in discontinuing the performance.
VIDEO AND SOUND RECORDINGS
Using any kinds of film cameras or camcorders is strictly forbidden. Accredited film staffs hold an exception. It is forbidden to make any sound recordings. Breaking these rules may disrupt or discontinue the performances of some artists.
DOGS
No dogs are allowed on the festival grounds except for guide dogs for the visually impaired.
LOST AND FOUND ITEMS
The lost and found service can be found in the left luggage office in the Důl Hlubina building.
We will be glad to answer any questions at our information stands at the main entrance. Thank you very much for respecting the above rules.
COLOURS WITHOUT BARRIERS
We have prepared basic information in a handbook in Braille for visually impaired visitors, as well as a tactile site plan highlighting all the stages, and a special 3D Gong model for the blind. Visitors with hearing disabilities will have selected lectures of the Meltingpot discussion forum interpreted in sign language. Selected concerts of Czech bands will also be interpreted. Look for the pictogram for the unhearing in all our information materials. For several years now the standard service has included the ‘BB TAXI‘ (a barrier-free transport), barrier-free tribunes, toilets, showers, etc. Holders of the ZTP or ZTP/P card (severely physically handicapped or their guides) can buy discounted tickets at a special box office. This year we concentrated all the important services in one place at the main entrance to the festival grounds for the greater comfort of our ZPT and ZTP/P visitors. The place includes an Info Point, a barrier-free box office, a barrier-free taxi station and parking reserved for ZTP and ZTP/P visitors. Two barrier-free BB TAXI vehicles will set off from the festival grounds at regular hourly intervals between 19.00 and 02.00. Prices of barrier-free transport within three city zones: * ZONE I (Vítkovice, Moravská Ostrava and Přívoz, Mariánské Hory and Hulváky): CZK 20 per person per ride * ZONE II (Slezská Ostrava, Ostrava-Jih, Nová Ves, Poruba, Třebovice, Svinov, Martinov and Pustko- vec): CZK 30 per person per ride * ZONE III (Michálkovice, Radvanice, Bartovice, Hrabová, Nová Bělá, Stará Bělá, Proskovice, Polanka nad Odrou, Plesná, Lhotka and Petřkovice): CZK 40 per person per ride. Rides to the festival will be available during the festival until 17:00 and can be ordered in advance at the phone number reserved for barrier-free transport booking (732 253 505). Barrier-free lockable toilets will be limited to our ZTP and ZTP/P visitors throughout the festival grounds. Each ZTP or ZTP/P cardholder will receive a key at the Barrier-Free Colours Info Point, against a refundable deposit of CZK 100. CONTACTS: general information and booking of an assistant: +420 731 932 768 BB TAXI booking: +420 732 253505, e-mail: bezbarier@colours.cz
WASTE
This year we are again using the NickNack returnable plastic cups and Eko Plates. The deposit for the cup is CZK 20, refundable upon your turning the cup back in. We sort waste - paper, plastics, glass and cans. Please use the special colour-coded bins. Although the festival grounds will be cleaned regularly we would like to ask you to keep everything as clean and tidy as possible.
OFFICIAL COLOURS OF OSTRAVA TAXI
Vehicles of the official taxi provider with guaranteed prices can be found at the main entrance next to the parking lot for the Hlubina premises and on Ruská Street at the exit from VIP. Taxi vehicles will be marked with stickers and flags. Phone: +420 800 290 000.
Pricelist for 2018:
Colours – campsite at the castle CZK 150, CZK 200 for minibus Colours – Landek campsite CZK 200, CZK 250 for minibus Colours – main railway station CZK 200 Colours – Svinov railway station CZK 250 Colours – Ostravar Arena (official parking lot) CZK 150 Colours – Mošnov airport CZK 600 Colours – Katowice airport CZK 2,600 Colours – Krakow airport CZK 3,500
OFFICIAL COLOURS OF OSTRAVA PARKING LOT https://www.colours.cz/prakticke/parkovani
By entering the grounds of Colours of Ostrava 2019, visitors agree to the Terms and Conditions for Participating in the Festival, including the personal data processing; and they give consent to free-of-charge use of their image or portrait in any visual recording, transmission or production of an event organised within the Colours of Ostrava 2019 grounds for commercial or promotional purposes. Further details at ww.colours.cz.
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BANDS 47SOUL (PALESTINE) The most radical version of the Arab electronic underground. Though the quartet of rappers and musicians comes from the Palestine Dia18/7 spora, they hold different passports: El Far3i 23.00‒00.00 and El Jehaz from Jordan, Sbeit from Israel and gloTM FRESH stage Z the People an American one. They solved visa problems by living in London where they also released their long-range debut album Balfron Promise – a hard and brave stamp on the ground as in the Dabke wedding dance, which is not only a social event in the Levant but also a symbol of Palestinian identity expressed in the new genre of shamstep. The cosmopolitan mixture of hip hop, aggressive western electronics, dub reggae and Arabian dabke, thoughtfully uses the sound of the mijwez flute, traditional drums and sharpened guitars. The truly explosive and globally successful album does not focus solely on the Arab communities (many songs are partly sung in English) and does not escalate the Palestine-Israeli conflict. The non-simplified musical message of overcoming geographical and cultural frontiers regularly mentions the word peace, which is no longer profane but topical due to current world events: the lyrics encourage debate rather than rupture.
AGENTS OF TIME LIVE (FRANCE) Dancers from space: Andrea Di Ceglie, Fedele Ladisa and Luigi Tutolo. An energy-filled trio that determines time: its run towards the future and the moments when it freezes. They love old analogue mixing consoles, making their live sets perfectly unpredictable experiences. Usu19/7 ally you feel as if in a sonic race for life – da21.00‒22.30 shing forward and in your nosedive you can hear YouTube Music the fusion of progressive techno and ambient stage moods. There is both aggression and absolute relaxation in all this. Final notice: It is not recommended to check your phone or watch during a live show of Agents of Time. Let timelessness rule.
AMBER RUN (GREAT BRITAIN)
20/7
19.00‒20.00 gloTM FRESH stage
An indie-rock band reminiscent of the connecting link between Coldplay, Royal Blood and Alt-J. They do not run away from the mainstream, they are not afraid of pop, but they work with their greatest trumps: emotionally strong songs, sincere and somewhat sad lyrics, commitment at concerts and excellent video clips. No wonder the hit I Found has attracted over fifty million views, and it is not the only one. Others like Fickle Game or Pilot have also enjoyed enormous interest.
BCUC (SOUTH AFRICA) A tidal wave of afro-psychedelics, soul, punk, funk and social anger. If you side with reality and do not want to allow anything like that, you will check anyway that you are still on Earth after the singer‘s first hoarse scream and the band‘s fierce rhythmic attack. This does not necessarily mean 18/7 that the BCUC will totally get you, but given the 21.30‒22.30 circumstances, it will probably happen, no matter Drive stage what music you usually listen to. Bantu Continua by MINI Uhuru Consciousness aka BCUC is considered one of the most remarkable musical projects of recent years from Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg. The seven-member line-up, featuring drummers, a female vocalist and a bass player, is led by the singer and rapper Jovi Nkosi. Their mixture of afro-psychedelics, soul, funky, hip-hop, punk, blues, South African traditional vocal and rhythmic styles, and the desire to sound like a loud rock band has the energy of a tidal wave. And if you need a more detailed description, imagine Fela Kuti multiplied by James Brown and by the Ladysmith Black Mambazo male choir.
BO NINGEN (JAPAN) 20/7
00.00‒01.00 Full Moon stage
Lovers of improvised noise, long jamming, traditional Japanese arts and multimedia. Through inordinate noise sessions, the four Japanese set off towards both hard rock and psychedelia, always accompanied by a lack of restraint and seeming randomness. Bo Ningen have recorded
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three albums and collaborated with Savages, for example, but they are famous mainly for their concerts, able to incite uncontrolled enthusiasm even in outsiders and bring them to the verge of madness. The dark horse of the festival.
CABRUÊRA (BRAZIL) Rhythmically insidious psychedelic samba for sleepless nights. Despite having been around for twenty years they still remind us of a flock of skittish goats that even the smartest watchdogs have no chance of controlling. Translated into music: a legendary band from northeast 18/7 Brazil, whose name truly translates as ‘flock of 19.00‒20.00 goats’. They do not step back from their explosDrive stage ive mix of mangue beat, baiao, forró, samba, by MINI psychedelic rock, funky, ska and hip hop. The bandleader Arthur Pessoa scrubs the guitar strings with a ballpoint pen to achieve a unique cello or berimbau sound, but only in those moments when Cabruêra holds itself down to earth. There is no time for such playful acts during the explosions, when it is rather advisable to look for the emergency exit.
CALYPSO ROSE (TOBAGO/USA) An ageless, world-famous and totally sensational calypso queen. Literally a living legend of the popular Caribbean style and the first woman in history to break through its male hegemony. Later on she boldly opened herself to many other influences. She has won dozens of compe19/7 titions, has become a carnival star at home and 21.00‒21.00 in neighbouring countries and has collaborated Drive stage by MINI with such icons as Bob Marley, Manu Chao, Michael Jackson and Miriam Makeba. Despite her age of nearly eighty, she has audiences literally eating out of her hand, won over by her indomitable energy and vocal vitality. She has lived in New York since the 1980s, which gives her an overview of Afro-Caribbean and calypso musical innovation. The determination, energy and rhythm are very much supported by the excellent Kobo Town band led by Drew Gonzalves, an apostle of the modern calypso revival, with whom she has introduced flavours of reggae, ska, soca and punta rock from Belize into calypso .
CORY HENRY & THE FUNK APOSTLES (USA) A jazz organist, singer, holder of three Grammies and a member of Snarky Puppy, and his explosive band will let everybody know what it means to have a backpack of ideas during a concert. He is said to be the Billy Preston of his generation because of his versatility and ability to play the Ha20/7 mmond B-3 organ as only a few others can. He 20.00‒21.00 ArcelorMittal learned to play in church in early childhood, admistage ring Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea and James Brown, the music he is closest to even today. The overpressure of his own ideas eventually led him to forming his own band, The Funk Apostles, with which they resemble a well-established party that Henry enjoys both singing and improvising with. And improvising sounds like something the band must have been born with.
DAKH DAUGHTERS (THE UKRAINE) Freak cabaret with a punk stance baptised by the Maidan. “Our main message is peace and love“ insist the seven actresses with white-painted faces and blood-red lips. These members of the DAKH avant-garde Kiev theatre play many instruments, sing, scream, cry, dance and use the very 18/7 edge of emotions to create a freakish cabaret in 00.00‒01.00 which laughter turns into a grotesque grin and Cylinders absurd farce into an angry gritting of teeth. They Gong stage work with music as if with fire: they almost quench it only to power it back by vigorous blowing and leave it to grow into a glowing, sense-absorbing bonfire, which is partly rooted in the ethno-chaos of Dakha Brakha – a related band of DAKH colleagues – and in Vlad Troitsky‘s hatchery, today the ideological leader of the Dakh Daughters. In addition to Ukrainian folk songs, they cover the lyrics of Taras Shevchenko, Charles Bukowski and Serhiy Zhadan.
DAVID AUGUST (GERMANY) A sonic treasure hunter with whom you will feel like travellers through cosmic infinity. “Creating music, that is, the act of creation in general should be free from any rationalisation. At best, it should be a reflection of subconscious communication“ says the classically-trained experimenter on the Berlin-Hamburg route. He mixes sensitive techno with jazz solos, letting dance euphoria break out and acting as a scriptwriter of rhythmic turns throu-
ghout the performance. “To find the courage to start a dialogue with myself is a tremendous challenge for me“ says the 29-year-old August, on the subject of authorial self-search. His live show at Colours 2019 may feel like a manifesto for new forms of electronic music.
ELISAPIE (CANADA) A singer, songwriter, film maker and activist from the northernmost Canadian territory of Nunavut, historical home of the Inuit nation. The large open spaces, the sky, the earth and the ocean, which are said to make you feel extremely small but happy, have shaped the moody contours of Elisapie Isaac‘s music: a dream pop transiting into folk through the sieve of Inuit traditions. This holder of a Juno, the highest Canadian music award, has characterised her latest album, The Ballad of the Runaway Girl, as “an inner conflict between a sensitive woman and a beast full of instincts“.
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One of the stars of the British electro-underground, with her own BBC radio show. She is a trustee of many festivals and regularly raves at Glastonbury. Last year she was the star of the DJ scene at WOMEX. It is said that if there is someone holding a finger on the erratic pulse of contemporary dance electronic music, it is she. Her sets are like explosive music labs. She samples bits and pieces from various tracks, strange sounds and even interviews, and then vibrates your ears with inspirations from punk, hip-hop, dubstep, techno, funk and Afrohouse.
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ENRICO SANGIULIANO (ITALY) The Italian Blade Runner, considered a club cult back at home. But do not expect the glowing sun or the beach dunes in connection with his avalanche techno sound. He named his debut album Biomorph and decided to put the evolution of humanity to music in it. From the very first 20/7 song it evokes the dark futurism of Blade 00.30‒02.00 Runner 2049. Sure, the dynamics encourage YouTube Music stage dance, but you subconsciously know that this music is more than that. It has the power to surround you with a film-like atmosphere and apart from emotions to also pump scientific facts into you. “I wanted to create a coherent musical path to new possibilities. Biomorph was born as a conceptual album transcending the classical understanding of music“ is how Enrico summarises his album, the tracks of which remind us of large factual books: Functional Basic Unit Of Life, Multicellular, Cosmic Ratio and New Dawn.
ÉTIENNE DE CRÉCY (DJ SET) (FRANCE) The 1990s would not exist without him and today he is a living legend of the French dance scene. His influence could not be avoided; everyone succumbed. His CV could easily state that he created the ‘French touch‘; a style that blends French positivism and casualness with 17/7 all the oddities of American and European disco 20.30‒22.30 of the 1970s and 1980s. Simply a great morningYouTube Music stage -to-morning party. The rocket-like pace of his beginnings has still not slowed down. His live sets broke free long ago, and no one is likely to ever chain them up again. Once he launches his rave at Colours 2019, get a croissant and leave everything else behind. The moment will be his, but also mainly yours.
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE (GREAT BRITAIN) A singer and composer with strong emotions and a reputation for being one of the world‘s greatest musical personalities, according to many, the clear “Best of the Fest“. An admired performer of bombastic pop with a literally supernatural voice, changing from an angry sc17/7 ream to a victorious fanfare in the finale. Her 22.45‒00.00 four albums are a kind of grand musical stateČeská spořitelna stage ment: “I want my music to sound as if you had thrown yourself off a tree or a tall building. Or like if an ocean pulls you under and you can‘t breathe. It‘s something that completely surrounds, engulfs and fills you. And you either explode or disappear.“ The complete artistic picture of Florence is complemented by self-scrutinising lyrics: a clash of everyday doubts, intimacy, love spleen, and the feeling that happiness is an extremely complicated subject. Songs ranging from wild rock to lyrical piano ballads bear her authorial signature. Since 2007 when the group called Florence + The Machine was created, however, Isabella Summers, a musician and producer, has co-authored most of her hits. Florence accepted the two Brit Awards and expected the results of the multiple Mercury Prize and Grammy nominations also on her behalf. She won the NME Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards. Her music fits perfectly into successful TV series; Tim Burton used Wish You Were Here for the film Miss Peregrine‘s Home for Peculiar Children.
GANG OF YOUTHS (AUSTRALIA) The Australian rock band of 2017. Quadruple winners of the ARIA Awards, including the Best Album and Best Band categories. Rolling Stone magazine called their Go Farther In Lightness album “the work of five youngsters living their dream of being the next U2“. What they heard in the Gang of 20/7 Youths’ music was “a mixture of Springsteen, The 17.30‒18.30 National, LCD Soundsystem as well as glimpses of ArcelorMittal stage Arcade Fire, War on Drugs and U2.“ A powerful mixture of guitars, booming drums, keyboards and strings headed by David Le‘aupepe‘s raw voice lead us turbulently into the centre of the painful contemplation of a wandering heart, loneliness, anxiety, and certainty that what happened to us once will come again. Another thing that makes Gang of Youths remarkable is how they managed to transfer their music, and lyrics oscillating between heaven and hell, to giant Australian stadiums, where their sense of epic rock ballads stands out best.
GLASS MUSEUM (BELGIUM) Music between jazz, minimalism, pop, rock and electronics, opening up space for the imagination. Drummer Martin Grégoire and pianist Antoine Flipo prefer the experiences of live concerts. They believe that live performances best allow the core of their musical work to come to the surface: the tension between rhythmic ferocity and romantic passages. This duo draws the audience into a colourful landscape and walks through it, passing time along paths marked by such famous names as Gogo Penguin, Nils Frahm, Yann Tiersen or Phil Glass.
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The Holy Motors got together in Tallinn at the end of 2012, the band features the relaxed voice of Eliann Tulve and the dreamy atmosphere of their songs. The ‘Slow Sundown’ album reminds us of a night ride through a deserted landscape; topics as uprooting, loneliness or melancholy follow by themselves. The magical mood and cinematic western motifs are multiplied by the powerful sound of three guitars, distorted by lots of effects and reverb. The band borrowed its name from the title of Leos Carax‘s cult film. A touching midnight soirée.
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A London songwriter blessed with a charming voice preferring fragile, slowly blooming songs and renowned for its original percussive guitar sound learned from local flamenco masters during his stay in Seville. He does not give much to humour and rather reveals the darker aspects of his lyrical inspirations: he looks into the cracks of life in a relaxed, almost pastoral way and assures us that the miracle of waiting for love and hope does exist.
JOHN BUTLER TRIO (AUSTRALIA) The most successful independent Australian musician of all time, despite starting as a busker in the street and having to work hard to achieve well-deserved worldwide success without succumbing to the crowds and the mighty. This songwriter, excellent guitarist and singer consi19/7 ders songs to be like horses that need to be cau19.45‒20.45 Česká spořitelna ght without killing their free soul. This is the stage creed that has been in place for his entire musical career. He is a great singer and as a guitarist he is literally a pearl: he swaps his 11-string acoustic guitar with an electric or resophonic one, a banjo for a dobro – and plays them in a unique style that includes picking and open tuning. His trio‘s dynamite music has always oscillated between straightforward rock, blues, funky, melodic folk, bluegrass and reggae. And it is not at all difficult to give in to it, although it has recently been supplemented by fine electronics and the trio has been extended by a keyboardist and a singing percussionist. This charismatic philanthropist and his wife Danielle Caruana, aka singer-songwriter Mama Kin, have established and funded The Seed Fund, supporting young emerging artists, and he is one of Australia‘s leading environmental activists.
JUNGLE BY NIGHT (THE NETHERLANDS) An explosive nine-member band inspired by Afrobeat and praised by its co-founder, the drummer Tony Allen. This in itself is already a very good reference, but this dance-inducing striker from Amsterdam has also accompanied the ‘Ethio-jazz’ star Mulatu Astatke and guitarist Ebu Taylor, so it 17/7 is clear that the brass players, guitarists, drum16.15‒17.30 mers and keyboard player like rhythmic challenArcelorMittal ges. Although they chose Afrobeat as their platstage form, they are true to their name and resemble a wild jungle of sound influences. Their mixture of krautrock, jazz, psychedelia and subversive sounding disco captured on five great albums has heated up audiences around the world, including visitors to Glastonbury, Womad, Fuji Rock and Montreal Jazz.
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KRONOS QUARTET (USA) For almost fifty years, the world‘s most famous string quartet has been breaking down the expectations commonly attributed to such ensembles, i.e. playing classical music in suits and being alien to listeners of contemporary modern music who expect a more adventurous and 19/7 less uptight approach. The Kronos Quartet has 21.00‒22.00 radically reassessed the perception of “great ArcelorMittal stage art from concert halls“ and has come up with a vision of a quartet as a form of multicultural musical dialogue with incredible breadth: from contemporary classical music through experimental avant-garde, minimalism, folk and rock to world music and their own timeless compositions. And if there has been anyone in the West who broke its self-confident view that music captivating all the senses can come only from its midst, it has to have been the Kronos Quartet, winners of the Grammy and a number of other significant awards. “I have always wanted a lively, energetic and cool string quartet without worrying about being kicked in the ass. Yet it has to be opinionated and tell true musical stories with grace, exaggeration and depth“ said its leader David Harrington, who has not hesitated to work with David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, Björk, Dave Matthews, Paul McCartney, Terry Riley, Arvo Pärt, Astor Piazzolla, Philip Glass, Henryk Górecki and Steve Reich.
LEWIS CAPALDI (GREAT BRITAIN) A twenty-two-year-old Scott who woke up one day to find that his song Bruises had been played by millions of people at Spotify, demanding more. He met the demand and became famous overnight. The classic musical fairy tale culmi18/7 nated in winning the Scottish Music Awards and concerts sold out in a trice. “Lewis Capaldi‘s 18.00‒19.00 Cylinders songs are full of gorgeous and painful grief. Gong stage They are raw melodies that strip the soul of this West Lothian singer and songwriter. They are full of sincere and personal verses. Yet they shine brightly thanks to their versatility and to Lewis‘ powerful and stunning voice.“
LOLA MARSH (ISRAEL) Tel Aviv‘s orchestral-indie-pop-folk, or proof that the Israelis perhaps have a patent for strong pop melodies carried by a special melancholy alternating with romanticism. Not to mention vocalists with emotionally-charged voices capable of bewitching half the world. Yael 18/7 Shoshana Cohen is undoubtedly one of them, 15.45‒16.45 dancing with the grace of Penelope Cruz, who gloTM FRESH stage she so much resembles. Gil Landau, a hit-maker and multi-instrumentalist does not hide how much he utilises the slowly escalating dramatic effect of film soundtracks, pop-rock, and the natural intimacy of folk. For that reason, acoustic guitars have the same role as keyboards and strings in Lola Marsh. Although their music bears all the signs of indie pop, you would not find an interchangeable template in it – the reason obviously being the Israeli origins, a guarantee of otherness.
MANU DELAGO (AUSTRIA) A composer and the world‘s most sought after hang player. His music flows from the head to the fingers tapping the metal drum and beyond towards experiments – always open to further influences and challenges. That is why Björk, Joss Stone, Ólafur Arnalds, the Cinematic Or18/7 chestra and Anoushka Shankar (with whom he 16.30‒17.30 has been nominated for a Grammy for their joint Drive stage by MINI album Land of Gold) take him as an equal partner. The instrument is likened to a sound sculpture – that is when you can‘t decide whether you‘re listening to a harp, Indian tabla drums, African kalimba or a steel pan from Trinidad – has found its place in ambient electronics, contemporary music, nu-jazz and pop. What is important for Delag‘s works is important for the hang: there are no given rules or styles; everything is based on the player‘s interpretation and intuition; there are no handbooks, except for those that he himself once created with unexpected success.
MARIZA (PORTUGAL) The queen of fado. A singer touching your soul with her voice. Reviewers have written of her: “Hundreds of words and all conceivable superlatives have been pronounced over the beauty coming out of her mouth. It defies definitions vague descriptions. In short, Mariza has 18/7 and a soul-touching voice – worldwide, including 19.00‒20.00 places where Portuguese is not understood. ArcelorMittal stage She‘s simply the personification of fado.“ “Fado is our blues; songs filled with pain, sadness, seclusion, longing for love and for the endless sea“ explains Mariza Reis Nunes, or briefly just Mariza, the symbol of modern fado. The traditional concept of fado accompanied by the Portuguese guitar has never been an unbreakable rule for her: she gradually enriched her songs with percussion, flamenco, morna from Cape Verde, Brazilian influences, tasteful pop feels and has not hesitated to approach contemporary authors. Whenever possible, she likes stepping down into the auditorium wanting to be as close as possible to the people. “When I sing, it‘s not just singing; I share my feelings, so I have to look into your eyes to make sure you understand.“
MATHIAS EICK (NORWAY) A trumpeter renowned for his warm lyrical tone, ECM and Nordic jazz – three guarantors of extraordinary experiences. All the more so, as the intimate contemplation of the family brought this player (one of the best in the world) to sing on his last Ravensburg album – without words, but with deep feelings. 20/7 Eick‘s highly melodic music thus gained an even 16.30‒17.30 Cylinders more beautiful contemplative spirit. Since his debut Gong stage Doors, he has been considered a jazz miracle, a composer open to many influences, and a clearly recognisable figure within the Nordic jazz for his atmospheric, but melancholy-avoiding melodies. Even though he plays other instruments he has developed his art in particular with the trumpet: “The trumpet has always been a part of me, like an extended part of my body; this was clear very early on as playing it was so natural for me. The trumpet was the closest thing to my heart.“ He will be accompanied by a band at Colours: bassist Audun Erlien, drummer Torstein Lofthus, pianist Andreas Ulvo and violinist Hakon Aase.
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A star of the Polish reggae scene. A singer, songwriter, showman and rastaman calling for tolerance and equality, regardless of origins, religion or political views in his dance music. Manuel Rengifo Diaz, as he was christened (since his father is from Peru), has been faithful to his own version of reggae, dancehall, dub and raggamuffin from the beginning, still as part of the famous Natural Dread Killaz. As a soloist he has recorded several great and very popular albums, and many of his songs are literally sung by the whole of Poland.
MØ (DENMARK) The first lady of the pop revolt – Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted. She describes her style as a natural mix of electro, indie-pop, soul and the sounds of the street. Although influenced by the global pop mainstream, her expression still shines with punk relaxation, her voice lacks neither sincerity 17/7 nor poisonous punch and her art is dominated by 20.00‒21.00 real emotions and thoughts. “Today, everything Česká spořitelna stage is insanely conservative in political life. It‘s a classic situation where something interesting starts happening to the younger generation, but then the old and the powerful say ‘No, it can‘t be like that!‘ Just look at history, it has happened over and over again. Once youngsters get out of control, politicians make a desperate power move. Fortunately I believe boundlessly in active youth“ says the singer, who called her second album Forever Neverland, pointing out the dangerous desire to stay eternally young and carefree, but ending up completely outside socio-political reality.
MOGWAI (GREAT BRITAIN) A post-rock pleasure for which there is perhaps no comparable alternative. These sonic solitaires from Glasgow have not shown signs of creative attenuation over the years. They can still captivate their audiences with their overyet beautiful and emotionally grada19/7 whelming, ting, art rock, inventive and dynamic music. That 23.45‒00.45 is when they replace the turmoil of guitars, ArcelorMittal electronics and distorted vocals with lyrically stage relaxing silence just before a fatal explosion. “Your ears will bleed, but the majestic music that perhaps only they can play will heal your wounds in a moment“ was once written about one of the most important post-rock bands in history. A band relying largely on instrumental melancholy-coloured compositions, meandering from beauty to chaos. And the new Every Country‘s Sun album has confirmed that Mogwai remain a relevant and current band. In other words, “Mogwai are back. Older, bigger, better, wiser – and not fearing to turn the power of their amplifiers up until they destroy your eardrums and change your view of the world.“
MOONLIGHT BENJAMIN (HAITI/FRANCE) A voodoo priestess with a voice like a volcano and a rolling blues-rock band behind her. And as not everyone might know what that means, imagine the Black Keys, Dr John and Alabama Shakes all together. There are even instructions on how to approach Moonlight Benjamin: play the 17/7 Siltane album at home as loud as you dare. And 21.30‒22.30 if you miss their concert, you will curse yourself. Drive stage To make it clear: voodoo is not a marketing tool by MINI for attracting attention to this exceptionally exciting singer, but a catalyst for artistic resistance. “Voodoo is a way to stay positive. Negativity is a state of mind that hinders you. It creates fear. The positive energy is everywhere and it is us“ says the singer, reminiscent of a meteorite fallen from the sky. The fantastic band literally excites her. The eagerness where her music continues to move can make your head itch, but none of the guesses works. Each song brings something different: wild trance, desert blues, psychedelic, surf or blues chanson. Yet one thing is constant: Moonlight Benjamin and her band will get under your skin like a razor blade.
NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE (USA) A folk-rock-pop recipe for doing good with a vibrant concert on top of it. Nakho Bear would be able find his place on his own with his Apache-Filipino-Puerto Rican origins, a Kerouac-like pilgrim spirit, and the sense of being a citizen in the planet‘s service – as proven by his solo al19/7 bum My Name Is Bear. Yet his addictive songs 17.15‒18.15 explode with intense power, especially in the Česká spořitelna moments when he commands ‘Hoka Hey!‘ like stage Crazy Horse before Little Bighorn and the band Medicine for the People charges with him in a crushing attack. Their rock, folk, pop, hip hop, reggae or Indian pow-wow sound like a heartfelt declaration that we all need each other right now. Since 2008, they have released four albums and won the top prize at the Native American Music Awards for their Hoka. Thanks to their concerts they have become a cult band also enthusiastically received in Europe.
NICOLA CRUZ (ECUADOR) If you ever find yourself in a raging stratovolcano with your earbuds in, be sure to search for his name on Spotify. And you‘ll be fine. A creator of musical moods with rhythms and spontaneity based on Ecuador‘s folk traditions and legends. His carefully compiled analogue sound 17/7 reflects contagious optimism and a desire to 22.30‒00.00 seek, but mainly to combine the history and YouTube Music present of South America’s musical cultures. He stage mixes electronics with the sounds of wooden flutes, percussion and guitars in swirls of (non)traditional influences and inspirations. His latest album presents a synthesis of modern experiment with ancient ritual aiming at a spiritual experience.
ÓLAFUR ARNALDS (ICELAND) Ambient - a Latin word that means environment or surrounding space. That is exactly what the music of this Icelandic multi-instrumentalist creates. As soon as you witness his live set, the universe around you suddenly changes. It expands, looking for new colours, shapes and possibilities. It surrounds you; it can shake you and make you feel the bearable lightness of being.
Arnalds has become a post-modern icon who has time for sensitive string and piano parts as well as devastating guitar discharges. He has been on a musical pilgrimage with Sigur Rós, formed the experimental techno-duo Kiasmos and composed the soundtrack for the British TV crime series 18/7 Broadchurch. He never looks back, always sear21.30‒22.30 ArcelorMittal ching for new melodies, moods and symphonic stage possibilities. The new album re:member is crystal clear dreaming about music that feels like a musical impressionist painting. For Arnalds it is a direct return to his own cultural roots. “This is my pivotal album which cannot be pigeonholed. This is me and the original raw and unfiltered influences from a variety of musical genres.“
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Nuevo Flamenco Rumba – or perhaps Acoustic Progressive Flamenco Metal? Nadav Tabak comes from New Zealand and Alex Champ from France. Both spent their youth listening to metal and progressive rock. While hanging around on the streets and pondering their common future they encountered the Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. They decided to follow in their footsteps but leave their own footprints: more as rockers with pedalboards, a passion for nylon strings, Latin rhythms, funk and flamenco guitar technique.
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A jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player bringing hellish pleasure from divine music, the character of which shows its relationship to his native Sardinia and the Mediterranean. That is where the beautifully romantic, captivating and sunny sound of his instruments comes from as well as the philosophy reflected in the title of his last album recorded with the Devil Quartet: Carpe diem. This Sardinian trumpet player who has recorded and toured with many bands is admired by jazzmen from all over the world. His closest teamma-
te of recent years – Cuban pianist Omar Sosa, who performed at Colours last year – said: “For me, Paolo‘s tone is a mixture of Chet Baker or Miles Davis and a gentle touch of the Mediterranean. Sometimes it is like a little bird, sometimes like an angel guiding me in a unique direction – a quiet voice that you can listen to in your dreams.“ Frescu founded The Devil Quartet in 2004. Together with guitarist Bebo Ferra, bassist Paolino Dalla Porta and drummer Stefano Bagnoli, they have worked their way to a purely acoustic, literally magical sound with which they dazzle their audiences all over the world.
PIERCE BROTHERS (AUSTRALIA) Two brothers, who will blast you with a huge amount of folk-rock energy, are returning with their debut album Atlas Shoulders. Jack and Pat have been previously reported in Australia as giving kick-ass concerts. Soon, not only Ostrava but the whole of Europe and North America had 20/7 realised it, staring incredulously at the vigorous 16.30‒17.30 commitment of these likeable twins. And what is Česká spořitelna the magic of these always good-tempered singers, stage guitarists and drummers? An indie folk-rock sound orbiting on the same path as John Butler, Xavier Rudd and Mumford & Sons, and catchy songs that can easily become addictive.
RAG‘N‘BONE MAN (GREAT BRITAIN) A gospel-blues-soul preacher with a giant voice. The arms of this three-time Brit Awards winner have the words blues and funky tattooed on them. If he had more arms (which might well be possible considering his extra-terrestrial voice) they would also bear gospel, soul, hip-hop, rock and 18/7 pop. Perhaps even country. The tall bearded hefty 20.15‒21.15 man from East Sussex has dealt with this unlikely Česká spořitelna stage combination with a credible sincerity, learned, as he admits, from old American bluesmen, his first great musical role models. Then he added hip-hop shooters to them, and even though the worlds of beats/rap and blues do not have much in common, he has managed to sit them comfortably side-by-side over the past few years. He attracted attention with his album Wolves in 2014. Massive interest, and by that we mean really massive, was generated by two hits: Human and Skin that literally paralysed the world with the emotion and passion with which they were sung. Album Human then became one of the fastest-selling male al-
bums of the decade in the UK, though Graham‘s reflections and lyrics are completely at odds with the ordinary pop stereotype. Though he preaches about himself and about the world, paying tribute to humanism and love, he tells us: “I’m only human, after all. Don’t put your blame on me.“
RED BARAAT (USA) A funky dhol‘n‘brass band from Brooklyn that positively nails it in concerts. “We do not intend to let people leave our concerts with a single dry thread in their clothes“ says the leader and dhol drum player Sunny Jain. This truly pioneering band, whirling with many global influences, 17/7 celebrates diversity and mercilessly fires off an 18.45‒19.45 explosive mixture of Punjabi bhangra, Indian Drive stage by MINI wedding music, hip hop, jazz and Caribbean chutney. They do it the wildest way they can in the most psychedelic songs of their careers. In other words: this is how we have not yet known them. They will introduce their new Sound The People album at Colours, presenting general reflections on migration, increasing nationalism, religious and social diversity, the need for cultural harmony and the loss of identity.
RICHIE HAWTIN CLOSE (CANADA) A techno-intellectual for whom a robot nicknamed Plastikman dances. If he did not shine and perform as a DJ, he would surely be known as an original scientist and inventor. He uses music exclusively as the material of the future. His tracks are like maths that you can even fall in 17/7 love with. His work levitates between genius 21.15‒22.30 and madness, between underground, minimaArcelorMittal stage list techno and a soundtrack for science fiction. The interconnection of arts and technology has become his life’s theme. In 2013, he prepared special performances for the legendary Guggenheim Museum in New York City, in 2006 he contributed with his music to the opening of the Winter Olympics in Turin, and five years later, alongside the British-Indian sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor, he transformed Paris‘ Grand Palais into a gigantic artistic installation. His status as a musical visionary was finally confirmed in 2015 when the University of Hudders-
field awarded him an honorary degree for his outstanding contribution to world culture in music and technology.
ROSALÍA (SPAIN) Flamenco and electro-pop designed for the charts do not belong in one sentence – or not until now. Rosalía Vila Tobella, a 25-year-old singer, songwriter, dancer and producer tore this hypothesis to pieces with the determination of a bullfighter on her 20/7 El Mal Querer album and introduced Andalusia‘s 01.00‒02.00 musical treasures into the modern urban context without prejudice. She thoughtfully put an electroČeská spořitelna stage -pop harness on it and bet on the aesthetics of reggaeton, R&B and hip hop. “I learned everything about the traditions, rules, technology and history. But I take Flamenco as here and now. The classical foundation is important to me, but I want to be free and doing flamenco my own way is absolutely crucial for me. I know it is a great risk but I don‘t have any other option. This is how I feel it.“ All this would be worthless if: the rawness and desire were not equally strong in her expressive voice; she took the flamenco as a mere trick to attract attention; her music did not magnetise from the first moment, and unaffectedness was not her essential asset. Rosalía collaborates with the Venezuelan electro-magician Arca and James Blake, she recorded the hit Brillo together with the reggaeton megastar J. Balvin, provoking a world response like an epidemic. She spent many days at Pharrell Williams studio, Dua Lipa is her fan, and she enjoys the support of electro producer El Guincho, known through Björk, who this new global star thanked for inspiration (alongside Kate Bush) when receiving two Latin Grammy awards.
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This singer and songwriter from Northern Ireland‘s Londonderry is no newcomer to the indie scene – he and his Kharma 45 signed a contract with Warner and played at Glastonbury. Yet Glenn Rosborough only experienced a breakthrough as a soloist. His Burn Blue and Fall to Earth singles gained a lot of attention, so this young man, whose voice is a really powerful instrument, went to London to start touring Europe with his own band.
SAM KELLY & THE LOST BOYS (GREAT BRITAIN) A singer with a gift from God and his unleashed folk-rock band. The winner of the BBC Folk Awards is the exact opposite of a settled folk musician from an English club: the grooving band, the soul-coloured voice, dramatically spreading songs and the enjoyment of the festi19/7 val atmosphere create the feeling that they 23.45‒00.45 must have come from the world of rock. The Drive stage by MINI most typical feature of the singer, guitarist and composer Sam Kelly is his well-refined updates of the tradition, which are incompatible with playing it safe. So he has stuff worth listening to, even though it is ballads that are hundreds of years old. And the Lost Boys are not just some kind of a backing band: the sextet of excellent instrumentalists and singers can pour out overwhelming rhythmic arrangements, then play a gentle ballad followed by a sudden acceleration akin to that of a powerful motorcycle.
SAN SALVADOR (FRANCE) Six voices, two drums, twelve hands, a tambourine and one big vocal madness in the style of ‘after us the deluge‘. An absolutely unexpected version of Provencal polyphony on the limits of vocal and physical possibilities, if not beyond. The three male and three female singers are not 19/7 difficult to describe, if you remember Colours 18.30‒19.30 2014 and the vocal group Lo Cor de la Plana Drive stage from Marseille, and have an idea of their musiby MINI cal neologism: Provencal polyphony sung in Occitan, a language associated with medieval troubadours. San Salvador use only one tambourine and achieve riveting, trance-like rhythms with their voices and by pounding on two big drums. They work with totally different harmonic patterns, which they can change in a shocking way many times in a single song. You find it perfectly confusing: each time you feel like they have reached the climax, another one comes… followed by yet another – until you remain absolutely stunned, feeling that someone has just disassembled you.
SARO (FRANCE)
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A new dimension of beatbox and a loopstation. Tristan Coudray – aka SARO – is a fascinating revelation on the music scene. Beatbox reaches unheard dimensions in his performances mixing trap, bass, deep house and electro pop. Despite his immense talent, this winner of the Beatbox Battle World Championship 2017 remains modest and humble. He reigns on the stage on his own, assisted only by his loyal aide - a looper and by the visual part of the show..
SHAKA PONK (FRANCE) An Egyptian woman, five Frenchmen and the giant virtual monkey Goz are coming back. Even crazier than ever (obviously). Anyone who has seen them at Colours knows what awaits them after a manic concert, a crystalline musical 19/7 delirium played to the absolute exhaustion and supported by a fantastic 3D projection: a sleep01.00‒02.00 less night. Or boozing until morning. It depends Česká spořitelna stage on the character. So, welcome again to the crazy world of Shaka Ponk: musicians, animators and graphic designers who have figured out what it sounds like in limbo and have brought it into the world without warning. Supposedly also on the advice of the cunning virtual monkey Mr Goz, a permanent member of the band. “We are not anxious about style and none of us really knows where we belong. Any direction? Nonsense. We like electronics, punk, rock, metal, hip-hop and raga, and we press it into people as Mr Goz tells us, that is until their ears start bleeding“ they say of themselves. Winners of the Victoires de la Musique, the top French music award, and holders of two MTV Europe Music Awards, they remain a French rock sensation even after the release of The Evol‘, which is short for Evolution, but also dangerously close to Evil. Yet it is also an anagram of Love, perhaps the only hope for mankind.
SHILPA RAY (USA)
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An energetic American singer with Bengali roots and a husky voice that will tear your heart in half. “Shilpa Ray‘s songs combine early Blondie‘s garage rock with psychobilly pounding, the bloodthirsty imagination of The Cramps and the burlesque of The Dresden Dolls,“ says the American press. Shilpa Ray represents a new generation of New York rock and roll, and her relevance has been confirmed by such stellar fans as Patti Smith and Nick Cave. A somewhat cheeky charisma, a harmonium and a surge of energy..
SMALL ISLAND BIG SONG (INDONESIA, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, ISLANDS AND TAIWAN)
One of the most fascinating musical events of 2018. An international project that shows how music can revels who we are and where we come from, and remind us of our close link to a nature threatened by climate change. They must be seen live is the best way to describe them.
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SONS OF KEMET XL (GREAT BRITAIN)
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A jazz band on a mission to rub your nerves while you think about whether the stuff they play can still be considered jazz as we know it. Probably not - but to hell with it. Let‘s rather fully enjoy these ambassadors of the British jazz rebellion who were nominated for the Mercury Prize, especially having them in a unique rhythmically overwhelming XL version with two extra drummers. Until recently, jazz was said to have had its day and to be conserved by emphasising its history. This path, however, was
forgotten with coming of the black generation of Kamas Washington and Shabak Hutchings. In an instant. The simplest criterion of THIS jazz is indefinability: the more Hutchings and the Sons of Kemet are eager to introduce us to jazz in heady experimental and boldly direct combinations with hip hop, grime, punk, afrobeat, dub, African Diaspora, Caribbean calypso, ska and carnivals, the more they move away from the original content of the word jazz. In fact, it is even more adventurous: the saxophonist and clarinettist Hutchings, the tuba player Theon Cross and two damn good drummers, Tom Skinner and Eddie Hick, have re-established the physical connection between musicians and the audience. They made the audience throw away the chairs and allowed them to think about the Sons of Kemet‘s jazz with their bodies.
TANK AND THE BANGAS (USA) The controlled chaos of New Orleans gospel-soul-funky with a slam poetry champion, rapper and singer Tarriona Ball, who does her best to match her nickname of Tank. It has nothing to do with her body, crazy hairstyles or rolling eyes. It came from her impressive spontaneity and the ability to pour out words with in19/7 credible energy, as if from a machine gun. She and her 00.45‒01.45 Bangas band can excite any crowd like an enthusiasgloTM FRESH stage tic Baptist pastor until even unbelievers wave their hands and shout ‘amen’ in a rush at the end. “We’re lighters - we gotta spark people“ she says about themselves. After a compelling victory at the Tiny Desk Contest, reviewers wrote: “Tank and the Bangas are like a blast of psychedelic rap joy. Like a female equivalent of Sly Stone, transited to 2017 and landed in New Orleans.“
TĘSKNO (Poland)
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Joanna Longić and Hanna Raniszewska, together embarking on a captivating journey into the depths of the human soul; their debut album ‘Mi’ contains twelve compositions and reflects their fascination with chamber music and Scandinavian pop. Keyboards, a violin and non-traditional instrumentation including electronic loops and vocals in a combination of fragility, melodiousness and gentleness with a natural talent for experimentation. Full Moon wrote: “... warm and soothing like a hug, or a nostalgic memory echoing somewhere deep in the mind.“
THE CURE (Great Britain) A legendary rock band that is worth aging with, without fearing you will be mocked by the young. There is no one like The Cure. And there won‘t be until Robert Smith, the model for Edward Scissorhands, wipes off his red lipstick and black eye shadow, gives up the struggle 20/7 with the futility of existence, lets his extrava21.15‒23.30 gant hairstyle become matted and the black Česká spořitelna stage spider finally gets its dinner. Although they came out of the leaven of the 1980‘s and released their last album ten years ago, the sun has not set on their glory. Straddling post-punk, gothic, new wave, pop and psychedelics, The Cure have influenced several musical generations. They have brought together similarly tuned souls from around the world and asked themselves the question: Is it really possible that such depressing, even morbidly decadent songs, sung in a self-pitying voice, can bring pleasure? And does it really matter if we all die? The Cure have always been friends with darkness, but at the same time they could light it up with some of the most romantic perennials that the rock remembers. Loyal fans do not need a dry historical factual account of The Cure - they can chant it in their sleep. And the younger fans do not need it either. They voluntarily enter the depressing rock bath, even if invited in by 60-year-olds. This can actually be considered an anomaly – or confirmation of the timelessness and uniqueness of The Cure.
THE ESKIES (Ireland) Gypsy-klezmer-swing-cabaret-rockabilly-blues from Dublin. Nothing for wimps on antidepressants. This five-piece band perceives a good Irish funeral to be infinitely more entertaining than a wedding. They do not spare anything at their concerts and leave puritans ex20/7 pecting ‘ordinary‘ Irish music severely 23.45‒00.45 disappointed. The singer and guitarist Ian BerDrive stage by MINI mingham described their second album And Don‘t Spare The Horses bluntly: “We head rather towards the darker side of things, so we sing a lot about suffering, conflict, betrayal, rebellion, love, loss, fear and anger. We like to focus on these things, exaggerate them and shout them out or laugh at them.“
THE KILL DEVIL HILLS (Australia) The Kill Devil Hills come from Fremantle, Australia and play a distinctive mix of outlaw country, folk and blues, all under a rock umbrella with a striking garage sound. Myths and ballads for old cowboys and debauched gunmen. Britain’s Guardian ranked their ‘In On Under Water’ album of 2017 among the ten major recordings of the Australian underground. The Aussie cowboys will present their current ‘Pink Fit’ album in Ostrava. Fans of Nick Cave, The Drones or Cash Savage should be on the lookout.
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THE SHERLOCKS (Great Britain)
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Two pairs of brothers - Kiaran and Brandon Crook and Andy and Josh Davidson - came up with a brave plan: to take another look at British guitar indie rock. They do not try to hide their role models: the Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon and The Libertines, for which they have played as support and gained recognition from Noel Gallagher himself. He especially appreciated the band‘s catchy melodies and the energy erupting from their debut Live for the Moment, which made it to number six in the UK charts.
TOKiMONSTA (USA)
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Her music will get you moving while her personal story will nail you down. TOKiMONSTA, a comic book persona, shines in front of you on the horizon while the American producer Jennifer Lee pulls the strings behind the scenes. TOKiMONSTA was diagnosed with the rare Moyamoya disease years ago. She underwent a series of challenging brain surgeries and had to re-learn to walk and communicate. She perceived music only as an unpleasant surge of cold sounds. In spite of all this, she
conquered the pop heavens in 2017. Her third album Lune Rouge has been nominated for a Grammy and has become part of the natural development of a fascinating artist whose musical form is based on sensitive electronics and hip-hop beats.
TOM WALKER (Great Britain) This Scottish songwriter with a thunderous voice entered the UK scene without pomp or media pandering, but with many likeable features and a desire to continue working hard. He could fill in ‘full-time hit-maker‘ as his occupation in a questionnaire. The glo18/7 bal hits Leave A Light On, Angels, Fly Away 17.45‒18.45 With Me, Blessings and My Way have seČeská spořitelna stage riously rattled both the UK and European charts, not to mention the ratings on YouTube. They have also scored in the U.S. The BBC Sound of 2018, MTV Brand New 2018, and Shazam‘s Next To Know polls then had no choice but to point out this native of Glasgow who grew up in Manchester and London. He characterises himself with exaggeration, claiming to be a mix of hip hop, a bit of blues, a dose of pop and a drop of reggae.
TUYO (Brazil)
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Electric/acoustic pop with afro-futuristic sound aesthetics. Fresh and creative MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) for the new generation by Jean Machado and sisters Lay and Lio Soares. An acoustic guitar, synthesisers, complex rippling and hip hop beats, airy pop melodies, decent R&B, but mainly beautiful voices underlining the intimate atmosphere of the songs.
UNIFORM (USA)
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Uniform will take care of the hardest concert of this year‘s festival programme. This almost metal darkness, driven by the industrial style heavy-duty beat, will perfectly match the Vítkovice settings. The scathing guitar crunch, combined with punk fury, pervasive demeanour and grim and evocative atmosphere have attracted crowds of listeners, including David Lynch, who used two of their songs for his latest season of Twin Peaks.
WINSTON MCANUFF & FIXI (Jamaica/France) The Jamaican reggae veteran and Parisian accordionist Fixi is in action again. Together they have created something like a hymn to musical fraternity. They have been destined for each other, bound by Winston‘s creed: “Singing that change someone‘s life for the better 20/7 –songs that‘s what gives us the power to continue.“ 17.30‒18.30 They would go to the ends of the world for Drive stage by MINI a catchy melody to embed it in their dance blend of pop, Cuban music, afrobeat, Maloya songs from Réunion Island and hip hop, where reggae can be perceived more as an attitude than anything else. A lesson in spreading love and humanism. Winston‘s songs take on a mischievous tinge thanks to Fixi‘s accordion and the band, but his stunning soul voice can also utter a warning: let us grab our happiness and respect it.
XAVIER RUDD (Australia)
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A cool folk-rock singer with a captivating voice for whom music is a kind of religion and a way of breathing. One of Australia‘s most highly-reputed musicians has been steadfastly authentic and firm in his views on nature conservation, respect for Aborigines and human freedom for twenty years. This charisma-
tic long-haired guitarist, percussionist, didgeridoo and harmonica player has a copyright on uplifting melodic and deeply honest songs in which folk-rock mingles with tribal grooves, reggae and pop of Paul Simon‘s type. A passionate surfer who is said to embody the spirit of Australia, he is a model for delivering optimism, albeit while castigating politicians, multinational corporations, populists and the abuses of the contemporary world.
YEARS & YEARS (Great Britain) An energetic dance electro-pop trio led by singer, musician and actor Olly Alexander, currently an icon and unmistakable musical spokesman of the LGBT community. Years & Years won the BBC Radio 1 Sound of 2015 and their commercially successful debut Com19/7 munion took them to the top of the British 22.15‒23.30 charts. They won four Brit Awards and their Česká spořitelna highly watched video clips turned into an stage unrestrained celebration of both the queer community and Olly‘s identity. The Palo Santo album futuristically explores life on a distant planet where human beings are rare. Yet the music of Years & Years remains down to Earth: loyal to the hedonistic synthpop of the 1990s and spiced with some R&B.
YONATAN GAT & THE EASTERN MEDICINE SINGERS (Israel/USA) A transcendent ceremony of a rock trio and drumming Algonquin medicine men taking place in the midst of the audience. Music that no one can be prepared for. Those who have experienced their concerts face a major problem: how do they explain what they have seen and 20/7 experienced spiritually? The life of Yonatan 20.00‒21.00 Gat, a world-renowned guitarist, would be Drive stage by MINI much simpler if he could tell his colleagues – drummer Gal Lazer and bassist Sergio Sayeg – what to play. But he can‘t. Even he himself does not have a clue, absorbed in the improvisational rush and instant sound experimentation. Gat considers music to be a kind of shared art form, while the limits of genres, cultures, and styles are totally alien to him. The pow-wow ceremony, the pulse of which is determined by the intense thumping of drums and the unique style of wordless singing, represents a symbol of cultural unity and the power of the native North American nations. They believe in spiritual bonding
with nature, perceiving life and death as an inevitable circle. So the pow-wow also takes place in a circle. And Gat‘s trio stands in the latter, around The Eastern Medicine Singers of Rhode Island. You end up watching a ceremony where every jerky guitar riff or blow to the sacred drum literally makes your body flinch.
YOUN SUN NAH TRIO (South Korea) A unique jazz singer with whom it is not enough to get an assurance that you are not dreaming. Many actually consider her a UFO from space. She is one of the most remarkable voices of contemporary jazz, impressing listeners all over the world. Yet she approaches 18/7 jazz with such a volatile attitude that calling 20.30‒21.30 Cylinders her a jazz singer is actually against her belief Gong stage in musical freedom and the right to sing covers in her own inimitable way. And when doing so, it is unimportant whether she focuses on jazz, French chanson, rock, English folk or collaborates with the veteran of the avant-garde New York jazz scene John Zorn. Youn Sun Nah combines irritant expressiveness with intimacy, and perfection with intuition. With her vocal creativity, you never know what she is going to get you with next time, especially at concerts, like the one in London followed by a newspaper headline: “A shy vocal champion getting the audience out of their seats“. Two great multi-instrumentalists will accompany her at Colours: Tomek Miernowski (guitars, keyboards and electronics) and Rémi Vignolo (drums, double bass and electronics).
ZAZ (France) There is never enough of ZAZ! They know this all over the world, which has been on her side for so long – thanks to her appearance, in which you can drown, her contagious songs and her heart worn on her sleeve. She has released several extremely successful 20/7 albums, visited four continents, and collec18.45‒19.45 ted tributes from Charles Aznavour, Russell Česká spořitelna stage Crowe, Martin Scorsese and Plácido Domingo. This hyperactive singer, gifted with credibility and a sensual voice, has achieved a position in which it does not matter what genre she picks, whether gypsy jazz, chanson, rock or pop with a Latin flavour. “There are
many things that define me because I don‘t want to get stuck in one box, losing the chance to sing what I like.“ ZAZ attracts attention not only with her appealing music. She regularly comments on world events, insisting on humanistic values and nature conservation. She founded the Zazimut non-profit organisation, focusing on education and promoting events leading to mutual respect between people.
ZENOBIA (Israel)
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Where history meets modernism – in a special way - to create something original. Starring Nasser Halahlih & Isam Elias. They create wild syntheses of Arabic electronics and dabke, a traditional dance from the Levant, both under the influence of Egyptian and North African urban pop. This sparkling duo, enjoyed by Brian Eno among others, spreads and develops the forms and colours of the Arabic electronic underground. The Israeli daily Haaretz linked it with the beginnings of an Arab musical revolution.
CZ & SK BANDS 52 HERTZ WHALE (SK)
BURGR & PJONI (SK)
This Slovak quintet is hard to nail down. Their expressive guitar mode could be labelled emo or postrock, all shrouded in crushing melancholy.
The merger of Lubomír Burgr, an iconic figure of the Slovak alternative scene, and Jonatán Pastirčák shows the quality of a well-proven original in the context of modern electronic sound design.
AGU Agu effectively capitalises on her classical vocal and opera studies in her songs, moving within the seemingly traditional territory between indie rock, folk and lyrically ambient pop.
DAN BÁRTA & ILLUSTRATOSPHERE An unmistakable singer with a unique voice and dazzling band enchants listeners across the generations and musical genres.
BA:ZEL Post-techno, trip-hop, wave, trap beats. An electro-acoustic child unexpectedly born to two foreigners on their global travels - Ewelina Chiu (vocals, piano, synthesiser and flute) and Daniel Vlček (vocals, drum machines, synthesisers and bass guitar).
BERT & FRIENDS The most famous band of 2050 coming back in time to play its greatest hits of 2049. This court band of global president Bill Bexton holds awards for enlightening all musical genres including future-bleebop. Created by Albert Romanutti, singer, keyboardist and hit-maker.
BUTY A legend from Ostrava and authors of unforgettable hits. And if you do not know it – which is virtually impossible – their music blends a large number of musical styles (rock, urban folk, folklore of different ethnic groups, country, jazz, reggae, etc.) and is topped off with inspired and funny lyrics.
BEN CRISTOVAO & THE GLOWSTICKS One of the most distinctive domestic mainstream singers and artists. His songs have been fine-tuned by the Canadian producer Osama Verse-Atile from The Glowsticks.
ČÁRY ŽIVOTA Originally a solo project of Jan Boroš offering intimate song-writing accompanied by a distinctive electronic sound design, poetic Czech lyrics and peculiar vocal expression. The Stínítko album won the Apollo Award.
DEGRADACE The legend of Ostrava punk-rock‘n‘roll celebrating 20 years of their existence at Colours.
FLOEX & TOM HODGE Tomáš Dvořák (Floex) – a clarinet player, composer, producer and multimedia artist, the British producer Tom Hodge, and a virtual orchestra – together in an impressive audiovisual experience.
GHOST OF YOU
renowned Czech producers Dušan Neuwerth, Tomáš Neuwerth and Viktor Hokeš.
ISAMA ZING (SK) Under his new alter ego, the innovator formerly known as Pjoni presents his own post-club vision of the world of deconstructed beats without being tied up by genre dogmas or technologies.
KALLE WITH ACOUSTIC BAND
An indie-rock band mingling fragile emotions and the momentary energy. Psychedelic pop and a stunning energetic show combined with the tender charismatic performances of frontman Tomáš Novohradský. The Black Yoga album produced by Ondřej Ježek earned them praise from critics and invitations to major foreign festivals.
Songs from the world where love has won. Kalle‘s music is far from all the contemporary trends and the hustle of modern civilisation; they will present their intimate hits in a non-traditional, fragile, acoustic form as part of a six-piece band.
CHIEF BROMDEN
Miroslav Kemel is a draughtsman and caricaturist who makes quick work of politicians. Yet Mirek is also a sought-after songwriter with an accordion and a great band behind him.
The winners of the 1band2play 2019 contest have attracted attention with their inspired math rock, spiced up with mood-making electronics, with the merits of energy and ferocity.
I LOVE YOU HONEY BUNNY + SPACE SHIP An indie-rock band, active since December 2013 and featuring Sebastian Jacques (vocals), Martin Šolc (guitar), Kristián Kraevski (bass) and Josef Keil (drums). Their debut album was created with assistance of the
MIREK KEMEL
KHOIBA A deep immersion in the shared world of Ema Brabcová and Filip Míšek. It can evoke feelings of duality: Khoiba are bare and veiled, brutal and gentle, disturbing and soothing, containing hope and hopelessness, full of distance and connections, nooks and layers to fit in. They balance on the edge of several genres and the ingredients they spice their electronic music with are unimportant.
KRYŠTOF A pop-rock band led by Richard Krajčo, singer, songwriter and musician. In their time the band have become of the most successful Czech pop groups. They have received awards in the Český Slavík and Anděl music contests.
LANUGO A cross-genre ensemble playing modern pop, jazz and soul with a subtle touch of electronics, combining several strengths and trumps. The dynamic vocals of Markéta Foukalová are accompanied by Viliam Béreš‘ piano, Rastislav Uhrík‘s double bass, Martin Kopřiva‘s drums, Mirek Šmilauer‘s guitar and Martin Novák‘s percussion.
MARKET The Market quintet experienced a rocket-like start on the Czech club scene; after an era of sad guitar songs, finally someone who goes for boundless energy and sends the fans home in sweat-soaked T-shirts.
MC GEY A man with a peculiar name and even more peculiar lyrics who goes beyond all ideas of how a rapper should act, look and talk. Originality and unpredictability. MC Gey.
MESSENJAH & COCOMAN Two of the currently most active MCs. MessenJah has been at the top of the local reggae/dancehall scene for several years, but he is winning more and more of an audience across the genres and generations. Cocoman is known as the reggae singer and
producer behind such projects as Sklizeň or Nevereš.
MIRAI A pop band led by the singer and guitarist Mirai Navrátil. The Český Slavík and Anděl public contests gave this band awards in 2017.
MR. TEDDY AND THE SIDEKICKS Rockabilly, psychobilly, punk, country, swing and jazz from Martin, Slovakia. A party for those who want to find themselves back in the times of wild rock‘n‘roll and hot swing.
MUCHA A Brno-based pseudo-punk formation gathered around Nikola Mucha, a songwriter and eccentric who has become known in the society through her blunt behaviour, weird hairstyle and provocative songs.
NEDIVOČ A band from Ostrava which draws mainly on the work of its drummer Jiří Krhut. They play cheerfully, sadly, sweetly and bitterly, simply telling stories about life that everyone knows.
NERO SCARTCH A project of the multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer Jakub Svoboda, accompanied by additional musicians ranging from hard electronic music with heavy-metal guitars, through ambient to industrial.
NYLON JAIL Irreversible Changes, the second album, definitively confirmed their comeback in which the electro-country style box no longer fits. Harder guitar riffs, emotionally flavoured ballads and sharp dance rhythms document the irreversible changes in the history of the band, the history of which includes the Vinyla award and a genre nomination for an Anděl.
OCHEPOVSKY The band of Igor Ochepovsky, a composer and guitarist from Russia who has been living and working in Prague for more than six years. Original compositions on the borders of Eastern and Western culture, blending jazz and classical European composition techniques, held together by a modern groove.
OSWALDOVI The Oswalds, Italian-Prague nomads, draw their inspiration, naturally and masterfully, from North American folk, westerns and African desert blues. Folk-spaghetti-rock with a heck of a distant horizon.
POKÁČ A talented young lyricist, who has already worked for many singers. Pokáč is also a recognised songwriter and the most distinctive urban folk singer of the new generation.
POST-HUDBA Post-Hudba was a generational voice already at the time when words like “millennial“
or “hipster“ were not yet in use. They will come to Colours to present this year’s album ‘Není Se Na Co Těšit’, full of electronics and poetry.
POVODÍ OHŘE Fanatic faith, dark fluid. The rock quintet Povodí Ohře is headed by the charismatic frontman Sisi; do not expect roots rock, gothic country or heavy blues. Sudetenland full of romance and ruin.
PRAGO UNION Their boss Kato, a ‘biting toothless poet‘, is not a handsome magazine icon and his chances of becoming a sex symbol are also probably over. Radios do not play their songs and they do not have any hits. They are woody, they are earthy, they reek of humanity and they have devoted fans from across the genres. These are so numerous that the band plays more often than most. They have 2 Anděl awards and reviewers worship them.
RÁNY TĚLA The decadent phantom of Prague club scenes bringing postpunk and industrial with cuddly soul echoes. Their new album with the indicative title of ‘Maybe It‘s Fantasy’, has been released after twenty-two years.
SLEPÍ KŘOVÁCI Only the deaf could miss this ‘blind‘ band. They will make you dance with wild rhythms, subdue you with mystical-sounding didgeridoo, make you laugh with funny lyrics and make your heart rock with rock‘n‘roll guitar riffs.
DAVID STYPKA & BANDJEEZ
TIME SHIFTERS
A charismatic poet but mainly an unconventional artist whose songs exude the fragrances of urban folk, rock, jazz and electronics; surrounded by first-class musicians. David‘s popularity has been confirmed by his Discovery of the Year award in the Žebřík public survey and the Anděl awarded by the Czech Pop Music Academy in the soloist category.
They pour punk rock’n’roll all over you, raw and loud. They are Time Shifters. All these instrumental beasts are led by Karolína, a microphone-holding devil in a female incarnation with bewitching vocals!
THE FIALKY Currently one of the most popular Czech punk rock bands. Their recordings and image clearly refer to the first wave of the ‘punk77‘ bands but their live performances are rather wild – almost street-punk rides.
TOLSTOYS (SK) Five Slovaks presenting a magical combination of electronics and acoustic instruments, civil but captivating lyrics, and picturesque melodies that caress and hurt, and reveal some echoes of Slovak folklore.
VENTOLIN Acid - techno - house - mystic - hymnic - nerdy - live electronics band made up of robots and a conductor. A one-man effect-box band and a hilarious live show.
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WE ARE A CLEAN FESTIVAL! COLOURS OF OSTRAVA SORTS WASTE!
HOW TO SORT WASTE FOR A REWARD?
You can sort waste at Colours of Ostrava and get a reward at the Čistý Festival [Clean Festival] stand. Just bring ten or twenty pieces of plastic or paper to the Čistý Festival stand and swap them for a scratch card. You can win up to nine recycled rewards in total. This year again, there is a special reward for thirsty fans. Twenty sorted pieces of plastic such as cups will be rewarded with a special token for one free beer!
HOW TO SORT WASTE IN COLOUR-CODED BINS?
Waste can also be sorted into special colour-coded bins distributed throughout the festival grounds. Yellow bins are for plastics, blue for paper and grey for cans. You can also separate and bin biodegradable dishes. Our cleaning squad collects all waste from these colour-coded bins into large containers in which they are transported for further processing – recycling. If you are lucky and you are met by the Čistý Festival promotion team while sorting your waste into the colour-coded bins, you will receive a recycled reusable limited edition cup.
COLOURS OF OSTRAVA IS A CLEAN FESTIVAL
By sorting your waste, you will help us to get the Clean Festival certificate for the tenth time this year. This certificate is awarded by the EKO-KOM company to responsible festivals for providing facilities for waste sorting and endeavouring to keep their grounds clean.
BUSKING BEFORE THE MAIN GATE Even before the main entrance to the grounds you to the festival mood will be tuned by the Sigma Guitars busking stage in collaboration with Hudební Svět, from Wednesday to Thursday. Stop by and play to have a pleasant day together with fiends and other visitors. In addition, you can try out the great Sigma guitars and exceptional Furch guitars, or get your guitar tuned at our D‘Addarío – Hudební Svět service centre.
CLEAN FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE REC.STAGE
 Everyone who sorts waste deserves more fun. That is why the Clean Festival supported by Samosebou.cz presents the busking REC.busking stage. If you have a band and want to present a show, you can use the busking time. Ideally you should sign up online in advance. The acoustic busking stage in New York Street style includes the sound equipment for instruments. The REC.busking stage has one more specialty! Everyone who wants to perform on it must use a recycled musical instrument made in the REC.workshop next to the stage. Show off and share your own concert experiences with friends at Colours of Ostrava.
LFŠ film stage
stage partner:
17/7/2019
15.00–16.00 ANDREW URBIŠ – DARKNESS THERAPY (interactive lecture)
Dark therapy is based on the original yangtik tradition in Tibet. It brings peace of mind, contributes to solving personal problems, acts against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, slows down the aging process and improves immunity and the physical condition.
16.15 REINCARNATION
Documentary – Germany, 2017, 108 min., directed by: Clemens Kuby The latest of Kuby‘s films in its Czech premiere. 28 years of filming about the reincarnation process in a unique documentary following a specific story of rebirth. Exciting even for sceptics!
18.00–19.00 CLEMENS KUBY (debate)
A world-renowned German director, winner of numerous film awards and author of popular books. Together with his wife Astrid, he founded the European Academy for Self-healing Processes, which operates as a base for those who want to learn to heal themselves.
19.00 LIVING BUDDHA
Documentary – Germany, 1994, 137 min., directed by: Clemens Kuby A captivating documentary dedicated to Karmapa, the current incarnation of Tibet‘s longest reincarnation line. In this stunning movie (the creation of which is captured in a book of the same name) Clemens Kuby shows the historical, political, religious and spiritual background that explains the multi-layered meaning of the seventeenth incarnation of Karmapa – “the one who performs the deeds of the Buddha“.
18/7/2019
12.00 AND BREATHE NORMALLY
Drama - Iceland / Sweden / Belgium, 2018, 100 min., directed by: Ísold Uggadóttir A fateful intersection of two women‘s lives in a sincere Icelandic drama. An intimate bond is created between an Icelandic single mother and an African woman seeking political asylum, and both start to fight together for their lives to return to the right path.
14.15 PHOENIX
Drama, Germany / Poland, 2014, 98 min., directed by: Christian Petzold A visually compelling thriller from post-war Berlin. Former singer Nelly returns from a concentration camp with a mutilated face, undergoes plastic surgery and gradually becomes her own double. This suggestive film by Christian Petzold refers to classic noir films; in it his tension gradually rises through Nina Hoss‘ impressive performance.
16.00 GREEN BOOK
Drama / comedy / road movie - USA, 2018, 130 min., directed by: Peter Farrelly A funny and at the same time moving ride inspired by a true friendship that won three Oscars – including one the Best Film of the Year. The former bouncer and petty crook Tony “Lip“ Vallelonga has a reputation of a guy capable of solving any problem among New York‘s Italian community. That is why the famous black pianist Dr Don Shirley hires him as driver and bodyguard for his tour of the wild states of the American South in the 1960s. Tony is hot-blooded, not highly educated, but very cunning. He loves his wife and fried chicken more than anything else. Dr Don is a cultured genius of subtle morals and firm principles. To overcome pitfalls together they have to find their way through prejudice and humorous mishaps.
18.30 ON CHESIL BEACH
Drama / romance - Great Britain, 2017, 110 min., directed by: Dominic Cook A painful romance about unfulfilled love according to Ian McEwan‘s famous novel. It is the summer of 1962, and England still has to wait for at least a year for the great social changes: Beatlemania, the sexual revolution and The Swinging Sixties. We meet the main heroes, the twenty-year-old Florence and Edward on their wedding day for the first time. The newlyweds are accommodated in an old-fashioned hotel in Dorset near Chesil Beach. When the moment of the first marital sex slowly approaches, tension escalates and embarrassment creeps into the room. The first disastrous sexual attempt is followed by a quarrel and a major conversation on the Chesil Beach...
19/7/2019
Documentary Review… 12.00 ALL MY CHILDREN + post-screening discussion Documentary - Slovakia / Czech Republic, 2013, 90 min., directed by: Ladislav Kaboš
Dramatic micro stories of the gypsies and the Sisyphean struggle of the charismatic priest Kuffa with the harsh reality of gypsy settlements. Rather than preaching, Kuffa tries to motivate the gypsies with his own example and human empathy. He endeavours to help the poorest: instead of shacks full of rats, he teaches them to build more decent dwellings. The film reveals the problems that the gypsy community struggles with in a shocking way.
14.15 THE BAND + post-screening discussion
Documentary - Slovakia / Czech Republic, 2018, 80 min., directed by: Ladislav Kaboš The story of the gypsy band, which was helped by the audience of the All My Children movie. The band‘s pilgrimage in search of their dreams and musical desires. The first performance of the gypsy musicians in mainstream society, conflicts, prejudices and expressions of open and hidden racism. And constant balancing on the edge of poverty and hopelessness...
16.30 NICK CAVE: 20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
Documentary / drama / music – Great Britain, 2014, 96 min., directed by: Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard A sophisticated and lyrical ode glorifying human creativity, starring Nick Cave. This capturing of twenty-four hours in the life of a rock star and a cultural icon presents an insight in the process of artistic creation against a background of a combination of reality and fiction. The film is accompanied by original music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. Best Direction and Best Editing awards from Sundance 2014.
18.30 IS THE MAN WHO IS TALL HAPPY?
Documentary / animated - France, 2013, 88 min., directed by: Michel Gondry As part of a series of documentary debates, Gondry illustrates the theories of Noam Chomsky, whose intellectual intransigence is brilliantly backed by Gondry‘s creativity and imagination. The memories, scientific and historical insights and unbeatable and admirable deductions of the great thinker take on the form of naïve but complex animated scenes from Gondry‘s workshop.
20/7/2019
Japanese Inspiration: Anime versus Animation 12.00 THE BOY AND THE BEAST
Animated / adventure / drama / fantasy - Japan, 2015, 119 min., directed by: Mamoru Hosoda A story about the importance of family, love and honour. Nine-year-old Kyúta is an ordinary boy from modern Tokyo. He still knows little about life and has no clue that there is a hidden fantasy world inhabited by animals besides the real one. Until he finds himself in it by chance.
14.30 SPIRITED AWAY
Animated / adventure / fantasy / fairy-tale / family - Japan, 2001, 124 min., directed by: Hajao Mijazaki A journey into a world of unbridled fantasy for everyone who has ever been ten. Ten-year-old Chihiro is an ordinary Japanese girl. When she travels with her parents to their new home for the first time, they lose the way and their car ends up on a lonely forest road leading to a mysterious tunnel. Both Chihiro and her parents go in and discover what they consider to be an abandoned funfair. But it is not the case… The Oscar winner for the best animated film.
16.45 MIRAI
Animated / adventure / drama - Japan, 2018, 98 min., directed by: Mamoru Hosoda A breathtaking Japanese anime about forms of family love. Little Kun enjoys his childhood and the full attention of his parents. But only until his new-born sister Mirai breaks into his world. The first Japanese animated film that premiered at Cannes.
18.30 ISLE OF DOGS
Animated / puppet / adventure / comedy / drama / sci-fi / fantasy - USA / Germany, 2018, 101 min., directed by: Wes Anderson Wes Anderson‘s latest film, inspired by Kurosawa and other Japanese masters. The Japanese archipelago, twenty years from now. Dog flu has reached epidemic proportions, its focus lies in the town of Megasaki. It threatens to transfer from dogs to humans. Kobayashi, the town‘s mayor calls for an immediate quarantine, i.e. for the expulsion and isolation of all stray and domestic dogs.
≈ THEATRE PERFORMANCES ≈ 420PEOPLE & PLEASE THE TREES: THE WATCHER A contemporary dance show by 420PEOPLE and a rock concert of Please The Trees! A production, accompanied by Please The Trees, which set vibrating all those who look for answers to questions about how to face accelerated times in which state-of-the-art technology is slowly suppressing the essence of humanity. Why are we almost unable to exist without a mobile signal and why does its failure take us to the verge of madness? Why the endless 24/7 Google and Netflix are our only friends in the middle of the night? The answer is presented by the WATCHER – an observer who knows that our own body is the world‘s most advanced technology and our lives are strings that together weave an endless cosmic carpet of being ...
CHOREOGRAPHY: Václav Kuneš CAST: Francesca Amante, Fanny Barrouquere, Veronika Tököly, Simona Machovičová, Filip Staněk & Please The Trees – Václav Havelka, Jan Svačina and Kryštof Kříček
GORŠECKE NARODNIE AKADEMIČNE TEATR: GORŠEK An original performance telling the legend of two brothers from the mythical Goršek plateau. A tragicomedy full of love and hatred, cruelty and friendship, and cabin fever. A survey of the human psyche under the stressful conditions of long-standing isolation from the world.
DIRECTOR: William Valerián CAST: Šimon Pliska and Andrej Lyga WITH THE SUPPORT OF: HAMU, Alfred ve dvoře, DISK Theatre
VOSTO5 Theatre PROTON!!! A staged radio documentary about the discovery of PROTON, a remote Ostrava-based band, which was silenced just before it became famous. A thrilling story of a forgotten musical legend, from which the great names of both the official pop and the underground expected much more. Indeed, an unprecedented number of the fates of contemporary musicians is intertwined with this musical comet in a sky overcast by the strict “normalisation“ era.
DIRECTOR: Ondřej Cihlář CAST: Ondřej Bauer, Ondřej Cihlář, Jiří Havelka/Robert Mikluš, Tomina Jeřábek and Petr Marek
LOSERS CIRQUE COMPANY: THE COLLAPSE The collapse, a part of all lives and an everyday experience that destroys, demolishes and crunches. The collapse that is and will be, that hardens and toughens, or returns routinely without us noticing and realising its presence. We cannot stretch our limits without it, we cannot go forward or punch above our weight. We focus on the essence of collapse, what it does to an individual and to a whole society. Will society turn its back on the collapsing? Will the society use the collapse of an individual or offer a helping hand?
DIRECTOR: Tomsa Legierski CHOREOGRAPHY: Matyáš Ramba CAST: Petr Horníček, Lukáš Macháček, Matyáš Ramba, Vítězslav Ramba, Jana Telcová, Kristýna Stránská, Martina Illichová, Nikol Kopáčová, Ondřej Sochůrek, Jiří Bělka, Josefina Žampová and Vladimír Mikláš
SIMONA BABČÁKOVÁ‘S ONE HUMAN SHOW aka Life, Universe and Everything...
Come and experience a unique night with an incredible atmosphere – a party with exaggeration and no censorship. Come and talk about things that they did not tell us, but that fundamentally influence us. There are laws in life and it is useful to be aware of them… CAST: Simona Babčáková MUSIC AND VOCALS: Tony Nyass, Jan Melichar and Dave Mendez
≈ EUROPE STAGE ≈
Do not miss dance workshops and battles under the baton of Yemi A.D. and his friends. RnB & soul, experimental hip hop, urban choreo, stomp dance, K-Pop, popping, locking, house and more – simply a rhythm wherever you look!
TRAINERS Yemi A.D. A choreographer, director and creative producer. The founder of JAD Productions and ‘Dance Academy Prague by Yemi A.D.‘, whose work has been recognised internationally for many years. Yemi‘s clients include the American rapper Kanye West, for whose Yeezus tour he created the choreography and direction.
Angeé Svobodová A dancer and choreographer who has performed on two Kanye West world tours. She works as the chief choreographer for the Czech version of the TV show Your Face Sounds Familiar.
Brandon T‘rell An American dancer and model living in New York City. He primarily focuses on the Brooklyn stomp style. He has many years of experience in the advertising and fashion environments. He is preparing an energetic stomp lesson for Colours that even non-professional dancers will be able to handle.
Denisa Laňková Member of Oh My Girls, a dance group that focuses on the increasingly popular K-POP. At the K-POP workshop, Denisa will teach her original choreography for this musical genre.
Berry
A native of Liberec, a freestyler, a professional dancer, a ‘Dance Academy Prague by Yemi A.D.‘ teacher and an organiser of international dance battles. The key dance style that he actively promotes is a combination of popping and locking.
Don A freestyler, a teacher at the ‘Dance Academy Prague by Yemi A.D.‘, a member of the Left J-awa battle crew and a professional dancer. He will include his favourite styles in his lesson: hip hop, house and locking contemporary.
HBO
Aneta “HBO“ Prchalová is a dancer for JAD People, a teacher and a choreographer at the ‘Dance Academy Prague by Yemi A.D.‘ She has been dancing since childhood and is part of many dance shows, concerts, video clips and theatre performances. She focuses on street styles and her lessons are very diverse.
Eugene Yevgeniy (Eugene) Nam is a choreographer and a dancer of JAD People, a teacher at the ‘Dance Academy Prague by Yemi A.D.‘ and a choreographer for the Czech TV show Your Face Sounds Familiar. Each of his choreographies is different and includes a mix of different styles such as contemporary, hip hop, popping and krump.
Dominik Luks Dominik Luks is dedicated to crossfit and workout as well as functional and fitness training. He is a trainer and referee for MMA, Thai boxing and grapping, an instructor of leisure sports activities for adults and youth.
JAD People Special guest Yemi A.D. & JAD People are preparing a special dance workshop led by a foreign guest. Who will he/she be and what style will he/she dance? Learn everything on Yemi A.D. Instagram. We look forward to seeing you there!
≈ CZECH TV STAGE ≈
Compressor House + projection in front of the of the Science and Technology Centre We would like to cordially invite you to the Czech Television programme at two campus locations: The Compressor House will host a live programme with a number of interesting guests. You can enjoy the laid back coffee bar atmosphere with screenings of concerts and musical documentaries, or try out the green-screen technique of the TV production. You can look forward to a projection marathon of series, documentaries and live broadcasting of the ČT24 and ČT Sport channels on a large LED screen in front of the Science and Technology Centre. Daily 12:00–24:00.
PROGRAMME:
WEDNESDAY 17/7 Czech TV Stage – Compressor House
14.00–15.00 16.30–17.30 18.00–18.30 20.00–20.20
Petr Dvořák An interview with the Czech TV CEO about current issues concerning Czech Television Jakub Železný – workshop Interactive workshop with the Czech TV chief news presenter Regional News Live broadcasting of ČT24 Cultural News Live broadcasting of ČT Art
Czech TV screen – Science and Technology Centre
20.00–23.45 Most! Screening of episodes 1 to 5 of the successful comedy series
THURSDAY 18/7 Czech TV Stage – Compressor House
14.00–15.00 Kovy Dealing with History An encounter with the creators of a documentary series currently in production Guests: YouTuber Kovy, documentary director Ivo Bystřičan and others 16.00–17.00 Czech TV Personality An interview with two members of the Czech TV newsroom Guests: Nora Fridrichová – (168 Hours weekly commented news), Robert Záruba – head commentator of ČT Sport 18.00–19.00 Dan Bárta An interview with the popular singer
Czech TV screen – Science and Technology Centre
20.00–22.15 Most! Screening of episodes 6 to 8 of the successful comedy series 22.15–23.30 Dunaj Exclusive premiere of the band’s concert recorded at Fléda, Brno
FRIDAY 19/7 Czech TV Stage – Compressor House
14.00–15.00 Musical workshop – percussions and rhythm Interactive drumming show of a top-class percussionist Instructor: Tokhi 16.00–17.00 Ventolin Talk for all children, girls, boys and senior citizens 18.00–19.00 Bluesman An encounter with the creators of this documentary on the legendary Czech guitar manufacturer Peter Jurkovič Guests: Marek Jurkovič, Stefan Milkov, Michal Rákosník and Boris Machytka
Czech TV screen – Science and Technology Centre
20.00–21.00 21.00–24.00
Laco Deczi & Celula New York Concert of the legendary jazz trumpet player Downfall of the Dejvice Theatre Screening of all episodes of the comedy series
SATURDAY 20/7 Czech TV Stage – Compressor House
15.00–16.00 Jakub Železný – workshop An interactive workshop with the head presenter of Czech TV news 16.30–17.30 Czech TV personality – Marek Wollner A talk with the chief editor of the Czech TV reportage journalism 18.00–19.00 420PEOPLE & Please The Trees A talk with members of the dance ensemble and the indie rock band Guests: Václav Kuneš, Václav Havelka and others
Czech TV screen – Science and Technology Centre
20.00–21.00 30 years of Čechomor Documentary screening 21.00–22.10 Michal Ambrož and Hudba Praha Concert recorded at the Metro Music Bar, Brno 22.10–23.45 Meky Žbirka’s Den Screening of three episodes of this musical talk show
WRITE IN THE DIARY
15‒18/7/2020 DOLNÍ VÍTKOVICE
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
CHILDREN AT COLOURS
ČEZ FAMILY PARK AND CHILDREN‘S STAGE WITH BABYSITTING Families with children will definitely not be bored at Colours. We have prepared a varied programme in the ČEZ Family Park, full of music, theatrical performances, dance, workshops and other fun, educational, sports and creative activities.
You can look forward to performances by Čiperka, Bombarďák and the Docela band on the ČEZ Family Park main stage. Every day there will be a choice of various small theatre groups like the one directed by Freelance Clowns, Ententýky or SemTamFór Independent Theatre. And you can become actors too – thanks to Peter Pěnkava‘s theatrical workshops! Last year‘s favourites – the amazing Italian duo La Sbrindola with its street show – will perform on the outdoor stage. You can join the Science Show of the Science Theatre under the Ostrava Science and Technology Centre. Don‘t miss the Small Island Big Song workshop on Wednesday and learn the traditional Hoko, Ilsin, Tamure and Haka dances. You can enjoy sports in a great way on the Movement Versatility Track. Even this year, the ČEZ Family Park cannot do without balloon fairies, goblins and face painting from Jinálkov. You can try many new board games in the MINDOK booth and have fun in the Firemky s.r.o. game zone.
There will be the traditional creative workshops where all “creators“ can try water-surface painting, working with moosgummi (foam rubber), making pendants with letters or creating their own quiet books. The sporting ČEZ Family Park Competition Tour will take you through the entire festival area. Having completed all the simple tasks, do not forget to hand in the filled-in competition card at the last station in the ČEZ Family Park and participate in the draw on Saturday 20/7 at 19:00
CHILDREN‘S STAGE WITH BABYSITTING Experienced promoters will take care of the children on the Children‘s Stage. Plenty of games, toys, water games, a trampoline, a resting zone and handicraft workshops will be ready for children to enjoy. Jinálek and Ája, along with Freelance Clowns, will take care of the fun.
NURSING TENT A nursing tent for the comfort of mothers and the smallest visitors is an indispensable part of the ČEZ Family Park. The tent is equipped with comfortable armchairs, changing tables, a refrigerator, microwave ovens, kettles and sanitary utensils. Za podpory:
OPENING HOURS OF THE ČEZ FAMILY PARK, CHILDREN‘S STAGE AND NURSING TENT Wednesday 17/7 12.00–20.00 Thursday 18/7 11.00–20.00
Wednesday 17/7
ČEZ Family Park Stage 13.30–14.30 Strašfňák‘s fairy-tales 14.45–16.15 Petr Pěnkava - theatrical workshop 16.30–17.30 Smolíček aka from fairy-tale to fairy-tale 18.00–19.00 Docela band 19.15–19.45 Freelance Clowns Workshops at ČEZ Family Park Stage 14.00–14.45 Street Dance workshop 15.15–16.15 Small Island Big Song workshop for children 16.30–17.00 Science Show 17.30–18.30 LaSbrindola 18.45–19.45 Jumping Shoes workshop
Thursday 18/7
ČEZ Family Park Stage 13.30–14.30 SemTamFór Theatre: All About Doggie and Pussycat 14.45–16.15 Petr Pěnkava - theatrical workshop 16.30–17.30 Strašfuňák‘s Cure 18.00–19.00 Docela band 19.15–19.45 Freelance Clowns Workshops at ČEZ Family Park Stage 14.00–15.00 Ballet workshop 15.15–16.15 Jumping shoes - workshop 16.30–17.00 Latino Street Dance Show 17.30–18.30 LaSbrindola 19.00–19.30 Science Show
Friday 19/7 11.00–20.00 Saturday 20/7 11.00–20.00
Friday 19/7
ČEZ Family Park Stage 14.15–15.45 Petr Pěnkava - theatrical workshop 16.00–17.00 SemTamFór Theatre: How it was when it wasn‘t 17.30–18.30 Čiperkové 19.00–19.45 Strašfňák‘s Travels Workshops at ČEZ Family Park Stage 14.00–14.45 KRAV MAGA workshop 15.00–16.00 Jumping Shoes - workshop 16.15–16.45 Latino Street Dance Show 16.45–17.15 KRAV MAGA workshop 17.30–18.00 Science show 18.45–19.15 Shuffle Dance workshop
Saturday 20/7
ČEZ Family Park Stage 13.30–14.30 Ententýky Theater: Klárka the Mouse, Terka the Squirrel and Plaváček 15.00–16.00 Strašfňák‘s Eco-fun 16.30–18.00 Petr Pěnkava - theatrical workshop 18.30–19.30 Bomber Workshops at ČEZ Family Park Stage 14.00–14.45 KRAV MAGA workshop 15.00–16.00 Jumping Shoes - workshop 16.00–16.45 Jumping workshop 17.15–17.45 Science show 18.15–19.15 KRAV MAGA workshop 19.30 Announcement of the ČEZ Family Park Competition
ENJOY THE FESTIVAL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE! WISHES THE WHOLE TEAM
COLOURS OF OSTRAVA
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≈ REFLEX STAGE ≈ Wednesday 17/7
16:00 Talk with Marek Hlavica about advertising and commercials; presented by Milan Tesař 19:00 Talk with Martin Straka. What this photographer has experienced and photographed at Colours of Ostrava since its beginnings - in both words and pictures. Presented by Marek Stoniš. 21:30 A secret concert at half past nine.
Thursday 18/7
14:00 Talk with Petr Fiala, frontman of Mňága a Žďorp; presented by Marek Stoniš and Milan Tesař 16:30 Talk with Dan Bárta; presented by Milan Tesař 19:00 A secret concert at seven 21:30 A secret concert at half past nine
Friday 19/7
Talk with David Stypka, a singer from the resistance; presented by Veronika Bednářová Talk with the economist and writer Vladimír Pikora about money and rock and roll; presented by Marek Stoniš Talk with the musician Nikola Mucha about dirty words in public space, about mothering, punk fuck and women on the Czech music scene; presented by Kateřina Kadlecová 19:00 Talk with Petr Čtvrtníček; presented by Milan Tesař 21:00 A secret concert at nine
14:00 15:00 16:00
Saturday 20/7
14:00 Talk with David Doubek aka Ventolin, a DJ and a disco science lover, about the importance of electronic musical instruments, Czech musical tastes and the Japanese tour; presented by Kateřina Kadlecová 15:30 Talk with Petr Prokop, or in other words at full-throttle with the Vosto5 Theatre; presented by Veronika Bednářová 17:40 Talk with Jirka Růžek, the frontman of Vítkovo Kvarteto and the promoter who brought The Rolling Stones to the Czech Republic; presented by Marek Stoniš 20:00 SCREENING of the movie My Freedom and a talk with its screenwriter Milan Tesař; presented by Marek Stoniš 00:00 A special secret midnight concert
≈ DESIGN ZONE ≈
This year’s Colours of Ostrava Design Zone offers a varied range of artists and designers from many disciplines, whether fashion or applied design. You will meet creators mainly from the Czech Republic, but also from Slovakia and Hungary. We are delighted that an increasing number of authors are representing sustainable and local arts, among them social enterprises. The Design Zone has been traditionally accommodated in facilities around Tendon Hlubina, Old Bathrooms, and outdoors around the fullMoon stage.
This year’s creators: Chambala s.r.o.
www.fler.cz/chambala
jsem.studio
www.fler.cz/jsem-studio
Clockwork Imagination
Ben Marko
www.benmarko.cz
ATELIER CHUCKY
www.fler.cz/clockworkimagination www.atelierchucky.cz
MA DÉCOR
www.madecor.cz
Pár Tahama
www.partahama.com
TEOREM
www.teorem.cz
DÁREČEK NA MÍRU
www.dareceknamiru.cz
BeWooden
www.bewooden.cz
Atelier 17
www.atelier17.cz
Braasi Industry
www.braasi.com
BOTUMY
www.botumy.cz
BE LUCKY
www.belucky.cz
Sparklis
www.instagram.com/_sparklis
Mamke
www.mamke.sk
PARADA
www.parada-sperky.cz
Čarbičková Bijoux
www.carbickovabijoux.com
3lobit
www.fler.cz/3lobit
Amanita
Kaleo
www.kaleoconceptstore.cz
Ondruškovic
www.facebook.com/amanita. clothing www.ondruskovic.cz
You&You
www.fler.cz/you-you
Sledgehammer
www.sledgehammer.store
Mýdlárna Kouzelná
www.kouzelnahajovna.cz
MUXU
www.muxu.cz
JANA & MATILDA
www.dilnamatilda.cz
hájovna pod Lysou horou Terka Tvoří
www.fler.cz/terka-tvori
Vo-Ka
www.facebook.com/VoKa3Dsperk
An.ywhere
www.an-ywhere.cz
Acid-designs
www.aciddesigns.bigcartel.com
Lovemusic
www.shop.lovemusic.cz
Relu
www.relu.cz
Papírna
www.papirna.cz
Fakticky
www.fakticky.cz
Lull Loungewear
www.lull.cz
miestni
www.miestni.sk
Čapica, Chateee, Whitedog
www.whitedog.sk
Fusakle
www.fusakle.sk
MalaBo Soul Jewelry
www.malabo.cz
Kokino
www.kokinoshop.cz
TintaDesign Kft.
www.tintabags.com
Samesis
www.samesis.com
CVRK
www.cvrk.cz
U Štěstí dam
www.ustestidam.cz
Lada Vyvialova
www.ladavyvialova.cz
ONEDAY
www.one-day.cz
dePingo
www.depingo.cz
DOKE STROKE
www.doke.cz
Atelier Z
www.pruhovanyobchod.cz
Jana Grešáková
www.gresakovajana.cz
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DOLNÍ VÍTKOVICE AND LANDEK PARK
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE – FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: MAIN PROGRAMME AND EXTRAS DURING THE FESTIVAL 1. FREE ENTRY FOR CHILDREN up to 15 years of age and 140 cm of height to the unique interactive SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE during Colours of Ostrava (must be accompanied by an adult). 2. The SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE is part of the ČEZ Family Park competition tour. The smallest visitors (up to age 6) can visit the Large Science and Technology Centre and collect stamps in their score cards. The competition booth is located in front of the Children‘s World. 3. ENTERTAINMENT FOR ADULTS – Visit the BODY AND TECHNOLOGY exhibition, located on the ground floor of the Large Science and Technology Centre. It is an original exhibition showing how modern technologies make life easier for people with disabilities. By means of comics, you can learn about the stories of people who have not given up and live a full life after serious injuries. Try out life in a world where the sense of touch replaces eyes, where centimetres decide whether you will be self-supporting or reliant on help from others. Collect stamps at our POINTS and visit this exhibition with a 50% discount. Visit the IGRÁČEK exhibition in the U6 Small Science and Technology Centre. All Czechs know of the legendary toy-figure that encourages children‘s fantasy and imagination. The exhibition is interactive so that you and your children can touch, try and build everything according to your imagination. The exhibition includes a photo-corner with a life-sized Igráček figure. Both exhibitions have an entry fee. 4. THE BIG BANG STAGE – A new Meltingpot stage in the Science Theatre. Entry is free for festival visitors, access through the reception of the Large Science and Technology Centre. 5. SCIENCE POINTS within the festival grounds – we will in your midst during the festival! We have set up sites with fun experiments and tasks – come and have fun at our colourful booths! A GYROSCOPE has been installed in the festival grounds for the most courageous (from 14:00). OPENING HOURS DURING COLOURS OF OSTRAVA: Wednesday 12:00–20:00, Thursday to Saturday 11:00–20:00 WHAT IS THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE? Ostrava‘s Science and Technology Centre is a modern European science centre built in the unique environment of the Dolní Vítkovice industrial premises. It consists of two parts. The first of them, the U6 Small Science and Technology Centre was created in the refurbished giant hall of the former Power Exchange No. 6 and hosts a unique exhibition offering an opportunity to
follow and touch the development of industry and technical progress. The Large Science and Technology Centre is two years younger. The modern building, awarded the Building of 2014 award, designed by the famous architect Josef Pleskot, is characterised by its unmistakable mirror façade, hiding four permanent interactive exhibitions – Children‘s World, the World of Science and Discoveries, the World of Civilisation and the World of Nature. Apart from hundreds of interactive exhibits there are also the largest Czech non-commercial 3D cinema, a Science Theatre as well as modern laboratories and classrooms used not only by schools but also by the general public. Dolní Vítkovice, including its Science and Technology Centre, is one of the main tourist attractions in the Czech Republic, welcoming more than 1.5 million visitors in 2018. WHAT ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMES DOES THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE OFFER? • EXHIBITIONS – four permanent interactive and fun science and technology exhibitions • RICH ACCOMPANYING PROGRAMME – promotional workshops in laboratories and other facilities • 3D CINEMA – top 3D cinema for 194 visitors presenting entertaining documentaries • Normal opening hours: Sun–Fri 10:00–18:00, Sat 10:00–20:00 Tickets can be purchased at the reception of either the U6 Small or Large Science and Technology Centre. The Science and Technology Centre is one of the attractions of Dolní Vítkovice covered by a SPECIAL 20% DISCOUNT ON ADMISSION. This only applies during Colours of Ostrava. Prices and other details can be found here: stcostrava.cz.
BOLT TOWER AND BOLT CAFÉ WITH A VIEW OF THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS
Visit the extension of former blast furnace No. 1 – the Bolt Tower during the festival. It offers a unique view of not only the whole festival grounds, but also the distant surroundings with the captivating horizon of the Beskydy Mountains. You can enjoy delicious coffee and other selected snacks in the highest of Ostrava’s cafés as part of the Small Tour. The helix-shaped superstructure can boast of being opened by the world-famous athlete Usain Bolt in 2015.
LANDEK PARK – MINING MUSEUM – GO DOWN THE MINE
Do you want to experience the feelings of a miner - from dressing up in historic dressing rooms with chain changers to the underground walk to the workplace? Come to the Landek Park. You can have a ride in the original man-rider cars designed to transport people in the mine and towed by a still functioning mining locomotive. Our experienced miners will act as guides for your tour. As a new feature you can visit the exhibition “Ferdinand the Horse and Other Four-Legged Miners“, loved especially by children. The equally unique exhibition of the mining rescue service will present a collection of different breathing apparatuses, capturing their development from 1883 to the present. Experienced mining rescuers will introduce you to their technology and their experience of underground rescue operations. Another novelty is the newly opened Landek Aquarium, located at the dead end of the Odra River. You will find all sorts of fish in tanks of various sizes, the largest of which contains 5,000 litres of water.
There is a 20% discount for all visitors to Colours of Ostrava during the festival. Tickets can be purchased at the Landek Park box office. Mining exhibitions are open daily from 09:00 to 18:00, and the last tour starts at 16:00. Pod Landekem č. 64, 725 29 Ostrava-Petřkovice, GPS 49°51‘59.461“N, 18°15‘41.181“E, www.landekpark.cz
MILAN DOBEŠ MUSEUM
Experience Colours of Ostrava unconventionally in the world of op-art. Currently, you can find works by the world‘s best artists in the fine-art scene, such as the founder of op-art Victor Vasarely, the unique guru of the particular arts Josef Albers or Getulio Alviani from Italy. As for the Czech artists, the museum features works by Jiří Kolář, Zdeněk Sýkora and, last but not least, David Boriani and Aurélie Nemours. Lecture: Josef Pleskot and Norbert Schmidt (CZE) - CROSSES BY ARTISTS AND ARCHITECTS OF THE 20th AND 21st CENTURIES, Friday 19/ 7/ 16:00–17:00 How some of leading Czech and global artists have perceived the theme of the cross. Norbert Schmidt, an architect and the head of the Theology and Arts Centre at the Charles University will show how deeply inspiring, yet diverse is the concept of the cross by such diverse artists as Henri Matisse, Joseph Beuys, Arnulf Rainer, Eduardo Chillida and others. The architect Josef Pleskot will be another speaker on the cross theme. The discussions will include the installation of “Something Not Completed…” in Litomyšl, the procession cross for the Church of the Sacred Heart in Prague‘s Vinohrady, and the cross recently installed in the staircase space above the new gate of the Dominican Monastery in Prague‘s Old Town, among others. Guided tours of the Milan Dobeš Museum 11:00–19:00 • A guided tour of the museum at every even hour. • Tour duration 45–60 minutes. • The last tour starts at 19:00. Accompanying programme: • OP-ART: Be like Victor Vasaraly and create your own optical illusion. • Building a City: Cities are built for many years and are made up of several parts. Children in the role of architects will try to build a city within this programme.
IKEA AND AVION SHOPPING PARK Free parking, a discounted festival menu and fun for the whole family. Just 5 km from the Colours of Ostrava grounds. The campus is wheelchair accessible and adapted to families with children. There is fFree wi-fi. It houses more than 180 shops, cafés, restaurants, places to relax, have fun or do sports. 1. FREE PARKING: Reserved free parking spaces throughout the festival. 1. DISCOUNTED FESTIVAL MENU: You can eat comfortably in the IKEA restaurant or have your food packed and take it away. Breakfast special: from CZK 29. Lunch special: from CZK 69. Children‘s special: from CZK 35.
1. FESTIVAL OFFERS at www.IKEA.cz/ostrava or www.ostrava.avion.cz 2. CHILDREN‘S CORNER WITH BABYSITTING: in IKEA and in the mall. 2. FREE MOBILE DEVICE CHARGING AND WI-FI: throughout the shopping centre. 3. SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, RELAX: Just show your festival bracelet and get a discount on all the attractions listed below. E-motion Park – driving an electric go-kart will surely become your unforgettable experience. Giraffe Fun Park – 2,330 m2 of children‘s fun. State-of-the-art 9D cinema, climbing frames, roundabouts, slides, go-karts and more. Sports Zone – in-line track, children‘s playground, 32-metre-long children‘s cable-way and a multifunctional playground for a variety of collective and individual sports. Sports equipment can be rented at the information desk in Avion (near the Albert Hypermarket). You can rent a soccer ball and goals, a volleyball net or football-tennis net, for example. There are also umbrellas, blankets and barbecue facilities available. Opening hours: 09:00–21:00, IKEA Restaurant from 08:30. HOW TO GET THERE FROM THE FESTIVAL? By car: GPS 49.7991244N, 18.2277383E, public transport: tram line No. 2 in direction to Výškovice
OSTRAVA DINOPARK Present your Colours wristband during the festival and get a free children’s ticket with your full adult ticket purchase. This cannot be combined with other discounts. Visit a unique amusement park full of robotic and static life-size dinosaur models. You can look forward to a 3D Cinema included in the ticket price, a DinoExpres ride, a Mesozoic volcano, many children’s attractions and, of course, a lot of fun. DinoPark is located in the districts of Orlová and Doubrava. U DinoParku 1, 735 33 Doubrava, phone: +420 378 774 636, e-mail: ostrava@dinopark.cz, www.dinopark.cz
OSTRAVA ZOO AND BOTANICAL PARK
Entrance fee with the Colours of Ostrava wristband: CZK 90 (CZK 30 discount from the standard price). Ostrava Zoo was founded in 1951. It currently keeps over 4,000 animals on an area of 100 hectares. In recent years, the zoo has undergone significant modification, new pavilions are being built as well as large natural enclosures or walk-through animal presentations. The zoo features a Botanical Park with 6 km of nature trails and a unique botanical environment. The greatest attractions include the elephant herd featuring a baby elephant and the Evolution Pavilion with its rainforest atmosphere. Take part in some of the commented meetings at different animals. You can get to Ostrava Zoo by public transport: trolleybus No. 104 (starting at Náměstí Republiky). Michálkovická 2081/197, Ostrava, tel.: 596 241 269, www.zoo-ostrava.cz, opening hours: 09:00–19:00. The booking office and pavilions close at 18:00.
PLATO GALLERY Entrance fee with Colours of Ostrava wristband: CZK 1. PLATO provides a facility to all who want to understand the world in a broader context. It reflects the world‘s complexity and richness through contemporary (visual) arts. The interior as an artwork by 18 artists, the bistro offering a special Colours menu, a post-apocalyptic garden, an inspirational library with reading and home borrowing, a unique selection of books in the shop, a cinema, a theatrical and concert stage. Exhibitions: Bauhaus Twins An installation consisting of the façade elements of the Bauhaus Art School in Dessau, Germany Temporary structures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Library, bistro, shop, garden, cloakroom, infopoint, cinema, stage and display as site-specific artwork Lucie Rosenfeldová: Oh, my own? Exhibition of one work of art for the PLATO cloak room PLATO Geo-Locality We share minerals and semi-precious stones. Take a stone from our garden or bring your own findings! Open Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, Wed until 20:00, Janáčkova 22 (former Bauhaus), 702 00 Ostrava, info@plato-ostrava.cz, tel.: 702 206 099, www.plato-ostrava.cz
LOOKOUT TOWER OF THE NEW CITY HALL AND SLEZSKOOSTRAVSKÝ CASTLE
20% discount on admission to both attractions for visitors of Colours of Ostrava.
Lookout Tower of the New City Hall. Enjoy the view of the city from the tallest city hall tower in the Czech Republic, learn a lot from the guide‘s presentation and get to know Ostrava as it is. Prokešovo nám. 1803/8,702 00 Ostrava, www.ostravainfo.cz/cz/objevuj-ostravu/vyhlidkova-vez
Slezskoostravský Castle A slightly different castle. Guided tours take place daily at 10:30, 12:30 and 14:30. You can now visit exhibitions of the Amber Route and Silk Road Museum, which offers a unique walk through the history of the Old World. http://hrad.cerna-louka.cz
PRAGULIC Experience an alternative tour of the city in the form of one of the most appreciated social achievements in the Czech Republic. Pragulic enables the public to get to know and experience the world of homeless people, thus changing the stereotypical views of home-
lessness. Your guide ‘from the street‘ will take you to the Karolina and Vítkovice areas – get to know Ostrava from a different perspective! Tour duration: 2.5 hours Fee during the festival: CZK 200 per adult, CZK 100 CZK discounted (+ possible tip to the guide :) Meeting point: At the Trdlocafé booth next to the Nová Karolina shopping centre (for the tour of Trojhalí) OR at the Maryčka Café, Hlubina (for the tour of Hlubina and Dolní Vítkovice) Tour registration and other Information: At the Pragulic festival stand OR at ostrava.pragulic.cz OR in Ostrava Infocentres. If you have any questions, please write to ostrava@ pragulic.cz . In urgent cases, call 774 955 575.
DUEL PARK – ESCAPE GAMES
Super fun for a group of 2–6 people. Accept the challenge and come with your group to experience an escape game. Solve a mystery, reveal a secret and have a lot of fun. Egypt and Armageddon games (60 min) Admission with Colours of Ostrava wristband for CZK 900 (standard price is CZK 1,500) Mystery from Louvre game (45 min) Admission with Colours of Ostrava wristband for CZK 720 (standard price is CZK 1,200) Čujkovova 42, Ostrava-Zábřeh, reservation: www.duelpark.cz or by phone: Martina Novotná, 774,774,682
OSTRAVA E-MOTION PARK
All festival participants receive a fare reduced by one category. The price will be CZK 159 for a standard ride (worth CZK 199) and for the PRO ride CZK 199 (worth CZK 249). Each participant will receive a free drink (Coke, Fanta, Sprite, coffee, tea or water) for the first ride; the hall will specially be open from 10:00 during Colours of Ostrava (Wed to Sat). Rudná 3120/126, Ostrava-Zábřeh, www.e-kary.cz
URBAN MOTION PARKOUR PARK The Urban Motion Parkour Park offers visitors 1 + 1 entry free of charge, as well as 1 hour of coached training for a special price for individuals or groups. All movement lovers will come into their own in the recently opened UM Parkour Park hall. Our trainers in charge of the content and safety of training sessions have more than a decade of experience in the sports. They are always there for you and will help you to learn or improve your skills and push your limits. More than 500 m² of floor space provides a truly wide range of obstacles and methods of getting from A to B. Do not hesitate and come and try it out for yourself. Strojní 149/13, Ostrava-Kunčice, www.umparkourpark.cz
JOJO PARK
50% discount from full-day admission for Colours of Ostrava visitors. JoJo Park is a family entertainment centre for parents with children from 0 to 11 years, but older children and adults won’t be bored either. You will find a café in Jojo Park with excellent coffee, refre-
shments from our own production, pizza and a wide selection of soft drinks and lemonades with fruits. A playground for the youngest children is adjacent to the café. Older children can take advantage of the centre‘s other attractions, such as a large crawling labyrinth, bouncy castle, air hockey, table tennis, minigolf and a didactic playroom. Výškovická 3086/44, 700 30 Ostrava, www.jojopark.cz
MINIGOLF RESTAURANT 1 + 1 minigolf game free for festival visitors. Have a go with the family-popular minigolf in the pleasant summer garden in the middle of the Bělský Forest. Čujkovova 3081 / 52a 700 30 Ostrava-Zábřeh, daily 10:00–22:00, www.restaurace-minigolf.cz
COOLTOUR CULTURAL CENTRE Festival mornings tend to be heavy and sweaty, but mainly hungry. If you are roaming around the centre looking for something to eat we have a solution! We are ready for you with breakfast specials in our summer garden right on the way from the tent town at Černá louka. Sandwiches, muesli, home-made lemonade, beer… every festival day from 9 am until whenever in the garden of the Cooltour Cultural Centre! Černá louka 3188, 702 00 Moravská Ostrava, www.cooltourova.cz
CAFÉ CLUB DOCK All visitors to Colours of Ostrava are invited to enjoy a great time by the river. We make delicious breakfasts and have a special 1+1 discount on our coffee and home-made lemonades. You will not lose the festival mood with us. Havlíčkovo nábřeží 28, 702 00 Ostrava, www.clubdock.cz
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≈ PREPARED FOR YOU ≈ BY OUR PARTNERS THE GEORGE ZONE OF ČESKÁ SPOŘITELNA Colours and Spořitelna are not just fair weather friends. Just as in the old Czech movie ‘Friends in the Rain‘, they are together where there is music, fun and people ready to enjoy themselves – simply under any conditions. Thanks to the Česká Spořitelna George Zone, all such friends will come into their own. You can meet inspiring and cool people within Meltingpot. A good vibe will be generated by Anna Marešová, for example. You don‘t know who she is? Google her and you will understand :) Be sure to check out the Meltingpot programme. We guarantee that someone will capture your attention. And if you want to meet celebrities, we have a high-tech surprise for you. Nobody will serve you topless at our bar, but cashless is the word; you can pay with a mobile phone, a watch or a card without problem. You can buy, for example, our high-flavoured Blue George Drink, made by bartenders from Bugsy‘s bar. In the evening, you can show your dance creations at the Laser Robot Dance, in which your graceful (or slightly uncoordinated) movements will be projected onto a smoke stack. You can also stamp your feet to super music from our DJs who will spin their turntables in our George Zone. Do not miss the 3D printer in which you can print your own ‘merch’. Be curious, be brave, simply be Georgeous. :)
DANCE FOR LIFE A dance party waits for you again in the Dance for Life Tent where you can help others by having fun. How is it possible? Our dancers will teach you some simple choreography. Depending on how successfully you mimic their movement, you earn points that ArcelorMittal Ostrava converts into money. You then assign the money to one of the two non-profit projects in the Ostrava region. Your dance can support the operation of the Surgery for the Poor or the restoration and care of wetlands along the Ostravice and Morávka rivers. The best dancers will be rewarded with gifts! After a dance, you can relax in the Relax Zone of site. Apart from resting, you will meet our partners in the Dance for Life project: The Salvation Army, Salamandr Czech Union for Nature Conservation, Ondrášek Mobile Hospice and Mental Café. All of them have prepared a variety of relaxing activities for you. And remember: The Dance for Life Tent is the only place where you can get one of the 15,000 ‘Colours of Ostrava 2019’ CDs for free.
The Zone
The City of Ostrava Zone offers not only a chance to rest or get refreshment, but also a lot of fun and education focusing on the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution this year. The Zone offers pleasant seating under parasols with a view of the main festival stage and a cool drinking water fountain that comes in handy on hot summer days. The Zone includes a stand called Ostrava 30+, where you can test your knowledge of Ostrava by playing an interactive game, the goal of which is to find its famous structures on a magnetic air map. Children can have fun playing with big wooden cubes or jig-saw puzzles with photos of Ostrava landmarks. Thanks to our professional make-up artists in the SametOVA make-up room, you can get the right festival look in the colours of the city of Ostrava and then take a photo with your friends in front of a background depicting the revolutionary mood on Ostrava‘s Masaryk Square in 1989. You can learn how to respond to this year‘s call for beautification and modification of the public space in Ostrava and obtain money for your project at the FajnOVA stand. You will be welcomed by the FajnOVA team, who will present the already implemented projects. Practical and more detailed information is provided at the Ostrava Information Service site. So do not hesitate! Visiting the SametOVA Zone will give you not only nice experiences but also heart-warming gifts.
ČEZ FAMILY PARK AND ČEZ ENERGY ZONE Small children and their parents can have a lot of fun in their popular ČEZ Family Park including a programme full of theatres, concerts, dance and sports workshops, a science show, handicrafts, a sports track, game zones, the Children‘s Stage with babysitting and a nursing tent. We recommend, among others the Čiperky, Bombarďák and Docela bands, SemTamFór Independent Theatre, Terka the Squirrel and Klárka the Mouse and Freelance Clowns. And also the Small Island Big Song workshop on Wednesday, which will create a Pacific atmosphere by showcasing traditional dances of New Zealand and Tahiti. What can you do in the ČEZ Energy Zone? Recharge your energy! This Zone, presented for the first time at Colours, offers several opportunities such as recharging your mobile phone (powerbanks to rent) or recharging your own ‘batteries‘ (chill zone, stylish seating, hanging swings, rocking boards and more). Also, there will be an attractive competition for prizes with the Energy Hunter panel or atypical photo box. Fans of the Orange Wheel can look forward to a surprise – charity will not be achieved by pedalling on bikes but on handbikes. The biking-generated energy can then be poured into a moneybox of Bikes for Africa or the La Vida Loca Foundation.
CZECH INDUSTRIAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY You can look forward to the very popular airbrush tattoos and to differently focused quizzes at the stand of the Czech Industrial Health Insurance Company. We will measure not only the amount of fat in your body but also the muscle tissue and visceral (inner) fat using the
InBody device. In addition, you can compete for practical gifts. Come and visit us, we look forward to meeting you. And don’t forget to take proper care of your health not only during the Colours of Ostrava, but also after the festival ends.
BEER INTO A GLASS IN RADEGAST PUB
You can enjoy the properly bitter beer from the tank in the traditional Moravian Radegast Pub next to the main stage. Will you order the extra bitter ‘Ryze Hořká 12‘, the non-filtered ‘Nefiltrovaná 12‘ or ‘Rázná 10‘ tapped by our bartenders, or will you tap your own beer in the popular Tapping School under professional supervision next to a larger-than-life Radegast statue? In any case, you will enjoy beer in the same quality as in the brewery, fresh and properly treated. The best festival deserves the best beer service. And we do our best to make your beer enjoyable in the best quality. A special team oversees the festival beer bars to make sure the beer is properly tapped and tastes excellent. This team also trained all the bar tenders in the Tapping School before the festival. Care is taken not only of beer but also entertainment. Apart from great beer, the Radegast Pub offers an entertainment zone full of adrenaline attractions, all in the spirit of “Life is bitter; thank God“.
FOAMY FUN IN THE KOFOLA ZONE
Come to a world of insatiable creatures called Pěnožrouti (foam-eaters) who love the foam on freshly tapped Kofola more than anything else! No jar or festival cup is safe with them around! Download the ‘Pěnožrouti 2‘ app to your phone and catch them before they devour the foam from your Kofola. Try to catch Pěnožrouti in the KOFOLA ZONE! You can find the Kofola Zone next to the Kofola CS Stage just like last year. To avoid wasting your data by downloading the app, we‘ve provided wi-fi for you. In addition, we have prepared great fun not only with the virtual gluttonous creatures, but mainly with the real foam eaters! Practice your shooting skills and try to get a true Pěnožrout from Foamville Town. All efforts are rewarded! Come and have a perfectly chilled Kofola with us and have fun with Pěnožrouti!
RESIDOMO WILL TAKE YOU HOME
Residomo offers convenient transport from the festival to Ostrava-Poruba, Karviná, Orlová, Havířov and Frýdek Místek. Those interested in a nighttransfer need to purchase a seat reservation, which will be sold online at www.residomo. cz/cesta-domu or during the festival at the Residomo booth in front of the main gate, next to the Infopoint. We recommend that you do not hesitate with the purchase! Vehicles depart from Železárenská Street, the stops are about 300 metres from the main gate. You will not miss the access route to the stops as it starts in front of the main gate and will be marked
with navigating signs. The proceeds from the service will be donated to the Residomo Foundation in support of the Way Home project, designed for young people leaving orphanages or foster care. In 2018, the RESIDOMO Foundation handed over three apartments and they plan to support another 20 young people in 2019. The company Residomo houses approximately 100,000 inhabitants in their apartments and provides business premises for about 1,500 entrepreneurs. GLO™ LOUNGE – A NEW DEFINITION OF RELAXATION Where to go after a concert? Come and relax in the glo™ Lounge, enjoy our festival drink and get to know our glo™ design equipment. Don‘t you know what glo™ is? If you are a nicotine user and are at least 18, make sure to visit our glo™ show room where we take care of you and introduce our equipment. You can try our device there or use our special festival-friendly prize and buy it. If you like modern technologies as much as we do, visit our modern photo booth, where you will get the chance to make a completely unique pictures, Because ordinary photos are so last year! And leaving the best to the end! Do you hate jostling with others for the best places at the concerts or or to squeeze in with people in the public transport on your way to the festival? Come and compete for the opportunity to watch a concert from our private terrace, for the opportunity to use the festival gloTM shuttle and for other great prizes. Experience #coloursofglo with us! CAFÉ AND READING ROOM OF ‘MLADÁ FRONTA DNES,‘ AND ‘LIDOVÉ NOVINY‘ DAILIES AND IDNES.CZ NEWS PORTAL, UNDER THE BLAST FURNACE NO. 1 Enjoy this year‘s festival in style: with a cup of good coffee and a daily supply of fresh domestic and international news. You can ‘recharge your batteries‘ and connect to the internet through our free wi-fi while waiting for your favourite band in our café and reading room. Safe from rain or hot sun, you are always welcome under the roof of our Café. You can find us under blast furnace 1. MAFRA Media Group – the publisher of Mladá fronta DNES and Lidové noviny dailies and iDNES.cz news portal, wishes you much good news and pleasant time at Colours of Ostrava.
YOUTUBE MUSIC LOUNGE
YouTube has always been close to Music. With the launch of our new music streaming app, it got even closer. That is why we are bringing it to Colours of Ostrava! Visit our lounge near the YouTube Music Stage to discover our new service, relax and have fun! It’s all here! Try out the new YouTube Music streaming app, sing your lungs out in karaoke, show off your knowledge in music by competing in our daily interactive quiz and win exclusive gifts, such as backstage tours and other VIP experiences. Become a music star, recreate iconic scenes from famous music vi-
deos and share it with your friends that didn’t make it here. And remember – if you’re just tired and want to hang out with your friends, we have got you covered. Our comfortable chill out area is equipped with charging stations and Wi-Fi that you can use for free. See you there! Your YouTube Music team LET‘S MEET AT THE MINI MINIs are everywhere at this year‘s Colours, yet one of them is literally unmistakable. We‘ve placed it pretty high so you can meet your friends at a place that would be difficult to mistake. You can then go together to the Drive Stage by MINI or to our special Pop-up Showroom. That is where you can see the latest models of our cars and our lifestyle collection in detail. And if it seems that you have seen one MINI after another on your way to Ostrava, don‘t be surprised. You‘re not hallucinating from the heat. MINI has taken on the responsible task of transporting the festival organisers between Prague and Ostrava and it is also taking care of transporting the top VIP visitors. But we do not differentiate when it comes to bringing stylish inspiration, great music and a good mood to everyone. MASTERCARD AT COLOURS OF OSTRAVA Let Colours of Ostrava carry you on waves of music through priceless experiences. The Mastercard Zone has prepared a unique Mastercard Music Sensory Lab for you. Through the set of innovative technologies, you can experience how music is perceived by deaf visitors and how individual tones and frequencies can penetrate your entire body by engaging senses other than hearing. The Mastercard Zone also offers a photo corner with sign language instructions, DJ vibes, snacks at the bar and a place to relax. We look forward to seeing you! You can find us across from the main stage. Let the music guide you towards new experiences. Start Something Priceless. BAŤA CREATIVE ARENA
Bata is coming back to Colours of Ostrava, this time with FESTILOVE, i.e. colours, love and joy! The Bata Creative Zone builds on the success of the previous years, creating a space where you can let your imagination run wild. Come to make yourself a bracelet from laces. Which colour will best express you? Create your own distinctive festival leather souvenir, whether it is a piece of jewellery, a decoration or a key chain. Paint your shoes, shirt or socks. Relax in our Chill-Out Zone. Or go straight to our sales stand. In addition to festival ‘musts-haves‘, you will find items from our new limited collection created uniquely for Colours of Ostrava. After the successful ‘Coloursky‘ sneakers in 2017 and the backpack that was the hit of the last summer, Bata presents a collection of backpacks, belt bags and original flip flops! So don‘t hesitate and come to Bata!
#JOYZONE - ARE YOU READY FOR A PARTY? Enjoy the festival in full and look great? No problem with JOY Magazine! Your complexion will get stressed during the four days full of concerts and parties. We will carry out a deep detox of your skin in our JOYzone to make you shine again. Did your hairstyle not survive your dance commitment? No problem. Have a new one created! And where else to try a crazy look than at the festival? Finally, like every year, there is a wheel of fortune with plenty of beauty tweaks that will make you ready for another unforgettable festival day! You can find us traditionally next to GONG. See you in JOYzone! CINESTAR
AppDay – every Thursday all movies from 109 CZK! Enter the movie universe with the CineStar multiplex cinemas and their endless offer of films that you can see from 109 CZK every Thursday! With the CineStar mobile application and loyalty club membership you can enjoy all the movies including premieres. And what can you look forward to? The sequel of Toy Story, Angry Birds, Quentin Tarantino‘s ninth movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and many more! CineStar AppDay – Movies are our entire universe More at www.cinestar.cz Refreshing drinks, workshops, games and chill-out time on the largest festival beach where you and your gang can relax.
Come to test your creativity at our workshop with Žabka. You can make your own hand painted bag or join the competition and win original design Converse shoes. Go for it with DJ Ghonzales at his workshop each afternoon and join the party with the best DJs in the evening.
Objevte Více Muziky Programme WEDNESDAY 17/ 7/ 2019 15.15–16.30 DJ Workshop with Ghonzales 17.00–18.15 DJ Workshop with Ghonzales 18.30–21.00 DJ IM Cyber 21.00–23.30 DJ Lixx 23.30–01.30 DJ Akira
FRIDAY 19/ 7/ 2019 15.30–16.45 DJ Workshop with Ghonzales 17.15–18.45 DJ Workshop with Ghonzales 19.00–21.00 DJ Biodan 23.00–01.00 DJ Jirka Burian 01.00–03.00 DJ Orbith
THURSDAY 18/ 7/ 2019 16.15–17.30 DJ Workshop with Ghonzales 18.00–19.15 DJ Workshop with Ghonzales 19.30–21.30 DJ Beatfoot 21.30–23.30 DJ Cubik 23.30–01.30 DJ Macio & El Jay
SATURDAY 20/ 7/ 2019 15.30–16.45 DJ Workshop with Ghonzales 17.15–18.45 DJ Workshop with Ghonzales 19.00–21.00 DJ Robot 23.00–01.00 Sci*Fi*Psi DJs 01.00–03.00 DJ Dan Cooley