Ming(R)a Lounge im APRIL - Ming(R)a Kino, Ming(R)a Talk, Ming(R)a Music, Ming(R)a šta!?

In the organizer's words:

Dear balkaNet members, yes, you too!

We cordially invite you to the next Ming(R)a Lounge on April 25 at the Glockenbachwerkstatt! You can expect a varied evening with a children's program, film screening, talk and music.

Free admission to the bar and beer garden.

Donations are welcome for the cultural program.

Program of the day

🎭 15:00 - 17:00 - Children's program (registration required)

🌿 17:00 - Opening of the beer garden

🍲 18:00 - Kitchen / hot food

Evening program

🎞️ 19:00 - Ming(R)a Cinema: Blum - Masters of Their Own Destiny

💬 8:45 pm - Ming(R)a Talk: Between Utopia and Reality

🎶 9:30 pm - Ming(R)a Music: YU+ Listening Lounge

Program description

Children's program (from 9 years), 3-5 pm

balkaNet invites children from the age of 9 to an open workshop.

Please register via info@balkanet.de | free of charge, donation welcome

German and languages from Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro are welcome here. With games, movement and creative exercises, we get to know each other, try things out and experience how diverse language and encounters can be.

The focus is on joy, mutual respect, listening and learning together. Every child can take part and contribute their own experiences and languages. The workshop is open to all children.

Previous knowledge is not necessary.

Directed by: Asmir Šabić

Ming(R)a Kino - Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny

Documentary film: "Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny"

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5BBJDB-JDI

2024, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 76min

Director: Jasmila Žbanić

The film tells the story of Emerik Blum, the founder of the Energoinvest company in Sarajevo. During the period of Yugoslav socialism, Blum developed a globally successful company based on a model of workers' self-management in which employees had a say in management and profit distribution.

Today, in a time of growing social inequality and capitalist market logic, this model seems almost like a forgotten utopia. Using archive footage and interviews with contemporary witnesses, the film paints a picture of an era in which many people believed they could shape a fairer future together.

Afterwards, we would like to reflect on the film together in our Ming(R)a Talk and get into conversation.

Ming(R)a Talk - Utopia or reality? Solidarity-based economy then and now

Following the film, we invite you to a moderated discussion. Based on the historical example of the Energoinvest company, we will build a bridge to the present and ask how collective forms of economic activity and coexistence feel in concrete terms today and how they can be shaped in everyday life.

We welcome Ulrike Bez, filmmaker and resident of the self-managed cooperative "Wagnis4" in Munich, as an invited discussion partner. From her perspective, we will talk about everyday experiences of cooperative living, joint decision-making processes and neighborhood solidarity. Ulrike Bez made a documentary film(Wer wagt, beginnt) about a self-managed cooperative project. She is also known for Töchter des Aufbruchs or Es geht durch die Welt ein Geflüster.

The discussion is designed as an open format and will be supplemented by contributions from the audience. The aim is to bring together experiences, discuss perspectives and reflect together on how communal and common good-oriented practice can be lived in the here and now.

Concept: Adrian Tadić
Moderation: Aeshah Ibrahim

Ming(R)a Music

YU+ Listening Lounge: balkaNet DJs + friends

It's getting cozy in the concert hall: instead of a party, it's time to relax on the couch (for now)! We'll roll out the carpets, decorate the hall and play some cozy tunes! Let's see what the evening brings, but for now we'll take it easy. :-)

Join in & network

Would you like to become part of balkaNet or contribute your own ideas? Feel free to contact us or get in touch at info@balkanet.de.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Your balkaNet team ❤️

About balkaNet e.V.

For over 30 years, balkaNet e.V. has been an open platform for all friends of Southeast European music, culture and art in Munich.

Since 2021, we have been organizing the Ming(R)a Lounge - our cultural and intellectual living room - every fourth Saturday in the Glockenbachwerkstatt. You can expect a diverse program with local and international actors from art, culture and science.

We create space for exchange, new perspectives and networking - and look forward to evenings together between culture, conversation and music.

Please send program suggestions to: info@balkanet.de

Price information:

Free admission, this time for the film screening and a small donation is always welcome!