Brochure - The Golden Boat Festival 2013 (English)

THE GOLDEN BOAT FESTIVAL 4. Festival of Sloven Slovenian lovenian Culture from 17th 17th to 24th 24th October 2013 Český Těšín, Mikołów, BielskoBielsko-Biała, Krako Krakow, Warsz arsza szawa Literary events 17th October – Český Těšín (Kavárna Avion, 17:00) 18th October – Mikołów (Instytut Mikołowski, 19:00 ) 19th October – Bielsko-Biała (Galeria Wzgórze, 19:00 ) 21st October – Krakow (Śródmiejski Ośrodek Kultury, 18:00 ) 23rd October – Warsaw (Staromiejski Dom Kultury, 18:30 ) 10th International Translation Workshop in BielskoBielsko-Biała from 19th to 20th October – Bielsko-Biała (Galeria Wzgórze) Lectures on Slovenian literature 22nd October – Krakow (Instytut Filologii Słowiańskiej UJ, 13:00–14:30) – Dr. Alenka Jovanovski : The contemporary Slovenian female poets – Dr. Iztok Osojnik: The ecological poetry of Jure Detela Detailed programme is available on website http://www.festiwalzlotalodz.pl

Organized by KUD Police Dubove, Literarno društvo IA, Zveza Modro-bela ptica, Društvo Triglav-Rysy, Instytut Mikołowski im. Rafała Wojaczka, Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna v Bielsko-Białi, Śródmiejski Ośrodek Kultury v Krakovu, Instytut Filologii Słowiańskiej Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Instytut Slawistyki Zachodniej i Południowej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Center za slovenščino kot drugi/tuji jezik in Spolek/Towarzystwo Avion.

Sponsor: Javna agencija za knjigo Republike Slovenije / Slovenian Book Agency Honorary patronage: Embassy of Republic Slovenia in Poland Media patronage: Czar Słowenii/Čar Slovenije, Fragile, Lamelli

Name of the festival refers to one of the most significant Slovenian artists of the 20th century – Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926). The Golden Boat is in fact the title of a volume of his poems, which, due to premature death, were never published. Kosovel’s poems (konses and integrals), following the avant-garde trends in art (constructivism, dadaism, futurism or surrealism) had a significant impact on contemporary Slovenian art. His appeal that humanity should become a value again is still gaining on being topical.

In the year 2012, a sustainable Polish-Slovenian cooperation in the field of culture has resulted in two book publications of Slovenian poetry in Polish translation: a bilingual edition of Srečko Kosovel’s poetry, Kalejdoskop. Izbrane pesmi/Wiersze wybrane, and selected poems of Iztok Osojnik, Spodnie na niebie. This year, the Polish readers have the opportunity to get acquainted with a contemporary Slovenian writer Maja Novak in a novel Karfanaum, czyli as killed (translated by Wojciech Domachowski; published by Instytut Mikołowski & Stowarzyszenie Triglav-Rysy 2013). The book shall be presented in the frame of the festival.

In the festival, the work of the following Slovenian artists shall be presented: a novelist Maja Novak, a poet and literary scientist Alenka Jovanovski, a poet, novelist and essayist Iztok Osojnik, a songwriter, poet and writer Matej Krajnc, a painter and graphic artist Alenka Koderman, and a translator and writer Tatjana Jamnik. They will appear in the company of their Polish and Czech colleagues: Agnieszka Bedkowska-Kopczyk, Agnieszka śuchowska-Arent, Renata Putzlacher, Monika Gawlak, Katarzyna Bednarska, Kamil Szafraniec, Maciej Melecki, Krzysztof Siwczyk and others.

This year, in the frame of The Golden Boat Festival, the 10th International Translation Workshop in Bielsko-Biała shall be held from 19th to 20th October, with the participation of the above-mentioned authors. Lectures on topics related to literary translation shall be presented at the workshop.

translated by Wojciech Domachowski 2013

translated by Karolina Bucka Kustec 2012

translated by Marcin Warmuz 2012

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Programme Thursday, 17th October – ČESKÝ TĚŠÍN (Kavárna Avion, Hlavní třída 1) 17:00 – Official opening of the festival 17:10 – Literary event with Maja Novak, Alenka Jovanovski & Iztok Osojnik, moderated by Tatjana Jamnik, Renata Putzlacher 18:00 – Concert by Matej Krajnc Friday, 18th October – MIKOŁÓW (Instytut Mikołowski, ul. Jana Pawła II, 8/3) 19:00 – Opening of exhibition of paintings by Alenka Koderman 19:30 – Literary event with Maja Novak, Alenka Jovanovski & Iztok Osojnik – moderated by Maciej Melecki & Krzysztof Siwczyk 20:30 – Concert by Matej Krajnc Saturday, 19th October – BIELSKOBIELSKO-BIAŁA (Galeria Wzgórze, Wzgórze 4) 11:00–16:00 – 10th International Translation Workshop [detailed program – see next page] 19:00 – Literary event with Maja Novak, Alenka Jovanovski & Iztok Osojnik, moderated by Agnieszka Bedkowska-Kopczyk & Katarzyna Bednarska 20:00 – Concert by Matej Krajnc Sunday, 20th October – BIELSKOBIELSKO-BIAŁA (Galeria Wzgórze, Wzgórze 4) 10:00–16:00 – 10th International Translation Workshop [detailed program – see next page] Monday, 21st October – KRAKOW (Śródmiejski Ośrodek Kultury, ul. Mikołajska 2) 18:00 – Literary event with Maja Novak, Alenka Jovanovski & Iztok Osojnik, moderated by Tatjana Jamnik 19:00 – Concert by Matej Krajnc Tuesday, 22nd October – KRAKOW (Instytut Filologii Słowiańskiej UJ, ul.

Bydgoska 19b) 13:00–13:45 – Lecture by dr. Alenka Jovanovski: About contemporary Slovenian female poets 13:45–14:30 – Lecture by dr. Iztok Osojnik: The ecological poetry of Jure Detela Wednesday, 23rd October – WARSAW (Staromiejski Dom Kultury, Rynek Starego Miasta 2) 18:30 – Literary event with Alenka Jovanovski, Iztok Osojnik & Maja Novak, moderated by Agnieszka śuchowska-Arendt & Tatjana Jamnik 19:30 – Concert by Matej Krajnc 3

10th International Translation Workshop in BielskoBielsko-Biała 19th and 20th October 2013 Programme Saturday, 19th October – BIELSKOBIELSKO-BIAŁA (Galeria Wzgórze, Wzgórze 4) 11:00–11:15 – Official opening 11:15–13:30 – Lectures and discussion • Kamil Szafraniec: Cultural elements in translation: practical aspect • Katarzyna Bednarska, PhD: Polish vulgarisms in Slovenian translation 13:30–14:00 – Coffee&tea break 14:00–16:00 – Work on translations* 16:00–19:00 – Free time 19:00 – Literary event with Maja Novak, Alenka Jovanovski & Iztok Osojnik, moderated by Agnieszka Bedkowska-Kopczyk & Katarzyna Bednarska 20:00 – Concert by Matej Krajnc Sunday, 20th October – BIELSKOBIELSKO-BIAŁA (Galeria Wzgórze, Wzgórze 4) 10:00–13:00 – Work on translations* 13:00–14:00 – Lunch break 14:00–15:30 – Work on translations* 15:30–16:00 – Ending (presentation of the results of work, evaluation) * Work on the translations shall be done in two groups: Group A – poetry of Alenka Jovanovski and sung poetry of Matej Krajnc Group B – prose of Maja Novak and an essay of Iztok Osojnik

Organized by Kulturno-umetniško društvo Police Dubove, Akademia TechnicznoHumanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej, Literarno društvo IA, Center for Slovene as Second/Foreign Language, Faculty of Arts, University in Ljubljana, Stowarzyszenie Triglav-Rysy, Galeria Wzgórze Sponsored by Javna agencija za knjigo RS / Slovenian Book Agency

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Short biographies of Slovenian Slovenian authors Alenka Jovanovski, Jovanovski born 1974 in Celje, Slovenian poet, scientist, essayist, literary critic, professor, translator, editor. Graduated in Comparative literature at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. She published a monograph on aesthetics through mysticism The Dark Gene (Temni gen, 2001), and the poetry collection Trousers for Dji (Hlače za Dži-ja, 2012). Her translations among others include poems by Cesare Pavese and Italo Calvino.

Matej Krajnc, Krajnc born 1975 in Celje, Slovenian writer, translator and musician from Celje / Ljubljana. Took a degree in comparative literature (Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana). Published about sixty books of poems, short stories and novels. His novel Requiem za gospo Goršičevo (Requiem for Mrs. Goršič) was among the first ten nominees for the Kresnik award in 2010. Translator of rock and classic poetry and prose. Singer/songwriter, performs regularly, several albums of his own songs released between 1992–2012. Continues his postgraduate studies of comparative literature on the Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana, specializing in versology (prosody).

Maja Maja Novak, Novak born 1960 in Ljubljana, Slovenian writer, translator and publicist. After graduating in law at University of Ljubljana in 1986, and apprenticeship in Slovenian parliament, she started translating and writing. After 1990, she worked as a business secretary at building site in Jordania and as a journalist at Slovenec newspaper. From 1995 to 2005 she had a status of a free-lance artist, since then working as a translator from the field of literature and humanities from French (G. Leroux, E.-E. Schmidt), form Italian (A. Baricco, S. Tamaro, U. Eco, etc.), Serbian and Croatian (R. Šerbedžija, V. Arsenijević, I. Simić Bodrožić, etc.) and English (i.e. R. Dawkins, N. Gaiman, C. Keegan, J. Mcgahern, J. Egan), and publicist for Global magazine and columnist at Mladina magazine. Maja Novak published novels Izza kongresa ali Umor v teritorialnih vodah (From Behind of the Congres, or A Murder in Teritorial Waters, 1993), Zarka (1994), Cimre (Flatmates, 1995, 2003), Karfanum ali as killed (Karfanaum, or as killed, 1998, 2000, 2004) and Mačja kuga (Cat plague, 2000, 2002, 2011), short stories collection Zverjad (Wild beasts, 1996, 2011) and books for children and youngsters: novels Kufajn, Kufina in kamela Bombla ali Pravljica za Saro (Howgreat, Hownice, and a Camel Wilbe, 1995) and Vile za vsakdanjo rabo (Fairies for everyday use, 1998), short stories collection Male živali iz velikih mest (Small Animals from Big Cities, 1999) and children poetry collection Ura zoologije (A Zoology Lesson, 2003). Nominated for several national literary awards (kresnik, večernica), in 1997 awarded Prešeren’s Fund Award. Her short stories are included in several Slovenian and foreign anthologies, her novels are translated into Finnish, Serbian, English, and Polish language. In 2013, Polish translation of Karfanaum, or As Killed was published (translated by Wojciech Domachowski).

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Iztok Osojnik, Osojnik born 1951 in Ljubljana, Slovenian poet, fiction writer, literary scientist, essayist, editor, translator, artist, tour director, mountain climber. He graduated in Comparative Literature at the University of Ljubljana (1977). Postgraduate studies at Osaka Gaidai University (1980–1982). In 2011 he made his PhD in historical anthropology at the University of Koper. He is the former director of the International Literary Festival Vilenica and currently runs The Golden Boat International Poetry Translation Workshop. So far he published 26 collections of poetry, 4 novels and 3 volumes of essays on literature, anthropology, and philosophy.

He published four books of poetry in English: Alluminations (City Gallery of Arts of Ljubljana), a collection of poetry And Some Things Happen for the First Time (Modry Peter, Canada 2001), Mister Today (Jacaranda Press, California 2004) and New and Selected Poems (Sampark, New Delhi 2010). His poems and essays were translated and published in 25 languages. He was awarded several national and international literary awards, most recently the International Literary Award KONS (2011).

Tatjana Jamnik, Jamnik born 1976 in Ljubljana. Slovenian poet, writer, literary translator, editor, publisher and organizer of literary events in Slovenia and other countries. She graduated in Slovenian language and literature at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ljubljana. In 2009 she published the poetry collection Brez (Without), at the moment preparing a short story collection Neznosna lahkost lahkost (Unbearable lightness lightness). Her poems and short stories were published in Slovenian and foreign literary journals and anthologies, they were translated into English, Czech, French, Croatian, Japanese, German, Polish, Slovak and Serbian language. She earns her livelihood by translating Czech and Polish literature (in 2009 she received an award for best young translator), editing and proof-reading literature, and teaching Slovenian as a foreign language. She is a chair of Polica Dubova Cultural and Artistic Association. Together with Slovenian poets Taja Kramberger and Barbara Korun she established the KONS International Literary Award® in 2011.

Alenka Koderman, Koderman born 1970 in Ljubljana, Slovenian painter and graphic artist.

In 1991 she began to study painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, were she graduated in 1996. Alongside with painting she is active as a grafic artist. She also had a creative workshops for children (2000-2005), she has tried as book-illustrator, designer of book covers and as creator of puppets. She has participated in several collective and individual painting exhibitions in Slovenia. In 2006 she had small exhibition in Café Frontpage, Copenhagen. She lives and works in Ljubljana.

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Alenka Koderman: A space of transformations, 2010, akrylic on canvas, 85 x 145 cm

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