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Vogue Adria
''Vogue Adria'' is the edition of the American fashion and lifestyle monthly magazine ''Vogue'' for the countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. The printed edition is published in Croatian and Serbian, while the web edition is also available in English and Slovene. The magazine has been coming out since March 2024, and its editor is the Serbian stylist Milan Đačić. Background The news about starting the magazine has been announced in June 2023 by Condé Nast, the owner of ''Vogue'', in collaboration with Media 3.0 Publishing, which was founded by Sonja Kovacs, Nenad Janjatović and Milan Đačić. Kovacs was the editor-in-chief of ''Elle Srbija'' and the regional editorial director of '' Elle'', '' Men's Health'', ''Cosmopolitan'' and ''National Geographic''. Janjatović and Đačić were the creative director and fashion director of ''Elle Srbija'', respectively, while Đačić also was the editor-in-chief of '' Elle Man Srbija''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fashion Magazine
Fashion journalism is a component of fashion media, with a focus on writing and photojournalism. Fashion journalists write about fashion events, trends and have to cultivate and maintain a relationship with stylists and designers. A fashion journalist has knowledge of fashion history, and stays up to date on industry trends, as they report on what is happening in the fashion industry and what is trending. Fashion journalists are either employed full-time by a publication, or they submit articles on a freelance basis. History Fashion journalism developed during the 18th century, when the fashion dolls was replaced by the fashion magazines, notably the '' Cabinet des Modes'', which is recognized to be the first true fashion magazine. It was followed abroad by '' Journal des Luxus und der Moden'' (1786-1827) in Germany, ''Giornale delle Dame e delle Mode di Francia'' (1786-1794) in Milan, and Gallery of Fashion (1794-1803) in Britain. During the 19th century, numerous fashion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elle Men
Elle Man or Elle Men is a magazine for men's featuring the latest trends in style, culture and society, present in 8 countries, the magazine highlights the latest in fashion, grooming, travel and celebrities, adapted from Elle (magazine), Elle, owned by a French Lagardère Group with licensed publishers in many other countries. Depending on the region of the publishing house, the number of issues varies from three to twelve per year. According to a 2011 study, Elle Men ranked first in sales in its segment in cities such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. The magazine's market share is about 40%, which is ahead of GQ or Esquire (magazine), Esquire. International editions In March 2011, Elle Men was launched in China by Hearst Magazines China and is still in published. In October 2012 saw the launch of Elle Man in Canada by TC Media. In September 2013, the Hong Kong version of Elle Men was introduced by South China Morning Post Hearst Publications. In October 2015, Elle Man debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tin Ujević
Augustin Josip "Tin" Ujević (; 5 July 1891 – 12 November 1955) was a Croatian poet, considered by many to be the greatest poet in 20th century Croatian literature. From 1921, he ceased to sign his name as Augustin, thereafter using the signature Tin Ujević. Biography Ujević was born in Vrgorac, a small town in the Dalmatian hinterland, and attended school in Imotski, Makarska, Split and Zagreb. He completed Classical Gymnasium in Split, and in Zagreb he studied Croatian language and literature, classical Philology, Philosophy, and Aesthetics. In 1909, while studying literature, his first sonnet "''Za novim vidicima''" (Towards New Horizons) appeared in the journal ''Mlada Hrvatska'' (Young Croatia). After the assassination attempts on the ban Slavko Cuvaj in 1912, Ujević became active in the Nationalist youth movement and was repeatedly imprisoned. On the eve of the First World War, he lived briefly in Dubrovnik, Šibenik, Zadar, Rijeka and for a longer time in Split ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rade Šerbedžija
Rade Šerbedžija ( sr-Cyrl, Раде Шербеџија, ; born 27 July 1946) is a Croatian actor, director and musician. He is known for his portrayals of imposing figures on both sides of the law. He was one of the best known Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1980s. He is internationally known mainly for his role as Boris the Blade in '' Snatch'', his supporting roles in such Hollywood films as '' The Saint'', '' Mission: Impossible 2'', '' X-Men: First Class'', '' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1'', and '' Taken 2''; and for his recurring role as former Soviet Army General Dmitri Gredenko in Season 6 of TV action series '' 24''. Šerbedžija’s work has earned widespread acclaim and accolades. He is a four-time recipient of the Golden Arena for Best Actor, Croatia’s highest filmmaking honors. He won the Critics Award for Best Actor at the 51st Venice International Film Festival for his performance in ''Before the Rain'' (1994). His performance in the Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ederlezi (song)
"Ederlezi" is a popular traditional folk song of the Romani people in the Balkans. The song got its name from Ederlezi, which is a festival celebrating the return of springtime, especially by the Romani people of the Balkans, and elsewhere around the world. ''Ederlezi'' is the Romani name for the Feast of Saint George. It is celebrated on (occurring approximately 40 days after the spring equinox),. The various Balkan spellings (''Herdeljez'', ''Erdelezi'') are variants of the Turkish '' Hıdırellez'', a holiday signaling the beginning of spring, occurring on the same day. Versions The song is featured on Bijelo Dugme's 1988 album '' Ćiribiribela'' under the title "Đurđevdan" ( "St. George's Day"). Goran Bregović, the frontman of Bijelo Dugme, wrote lyrics in Serbo-Croatian. He later said that he took two verses from an Albanian folk song, objecting to the fact that "Đurđevdan" is sometimes perceived as a nationalistic song. Bregović also recorded a version with Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmina Burana (Orff)
' is a cantata composed in 1935 and 1936 by Carl Orff, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection '' Carmina Burana''. Its full Latin title is ' ("Songs of Beuern: Secular songs for singers and choruses to be sung together with instruments and magical images"). It was first performed by the Oper Frankfurt on 8 June 1937. It is part of '' Trionfi'', a musical triptych that also includes ''Catulli Carmina'' and '' Trionfo di Afrodite''. The first and last sections of the piece are called "" ("Fortune, Empress of the World") and start with " O Fortuna". Text In 1934, Orff encountered the 1847 edition of the '' Carmina Burana'' by Johann Andreas Schmeller, the original text dating mostly from the 11th or 12th century, including some from the 13th century. was a young law student and an enthusiast of Latin and Greek; he assisted Orff in the selection and organization of 24 of these poems into a libretto mostly in secular Latin verse, with a small amount of Middle High Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Orff
Carl Orff (; 10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982) was a German composer and music educator, best known for his cantata '' Carmina Burana'' (1937). The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education. Life Early life Carl Orff (full name Karl Heinrich Maria Orff) was born in Munich on 10 July 1895, the son of Paula Orff (née Köstler, 1872–1960) and Heinrich Orff (1869–1949). His family was Bavarian and was active in the Imperial German Army; his father was an army officer with strong musical interests, and his mother was a trained pianist. The composer's grandfathers, Carl von Orff (1828–1905) and Karl Köstler (1837–1924), were both major generals and also scholars. His paternal grandmother, Fanny Orff (née Kraft, 1833–1919), was Catholic of Jewish descent. His maternal grandmother was Maria Köstler (née Aschenbrenner, 1845–1906). Orff had one sibling, a younger sister named Maria ("Mia", 1898–1975), who married the architect Alwin S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Fortuna
"O Fortuna" is a medieval Latin Goliardic poem which is part of the collection known as the ''Carmina Burana'', written early in the 13th century. It is a complaint about Fortuna, the inexorable fate that rules both gods and mortals in Roman and Greek mythology. In 1935–36, "O Fortuna" was set to music by German composer Carl Orff as a part of "", the opening and closing movement of his cantata ''Carmina Burana''. It was first staged by the Frankfurt Opera on 8 June 1937. It opens at a slow pace with thumping drums and choir that drops quickly into a whisper, building slowly in a steady crescendo of drums and short string and horn notes peaking on one last long powerful note and ending abruptly. The tone is modal, until the last nine bars. A performance takes a little over two and a half minutes. Orff's setting of the poem has influenced and been used in many other works and has been performed by numerous classical music ensembles and popular artists. It can be heard in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city urban area has a population of 76,511 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 123,362 inhabitants (2011 census data). The old name for Zrenjanin is Veliki Bečkerek or ''Nagybecskerek'' as it was known under Austria-Hungary up until 1918. Zrenjanin is the largest city in the Serbian part of the Banat geographical region, and the third largest city in Vojvodina (after Novi Sad and Subotica). The city was designated European city of sport. Name The city was named after Žarko Zrenjanin (1902–1942) in 1946 in honour and remembrance of his name. One of the leaders of the Vojvodina communist Partisans during World War II, he was imprisoned and released after being tortured by the Nazis for months, and later killed w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade Fair – Hall 1
The Belgrade Fair – Hall 1, is Belgrade Fair's largest exhibition space. The hall opened to the public in 1957. It was the world's largest dome between 1957 and 1965 and is Europe's largest dome. Construction The Hall 1 is constructed between 1954 and 1957 by Branko Žeželj and Milorad Pantović. It is located on new Belgrade Fair ground on the right bank of the Sava River. It is circular in shape, covered by a dome spanning 109 m, which is the largest dome in the world constructed by prestressed concrete. The maximum ceiling height at the hall is 30.78 m. The hall has been constructed in levels: basement, arena, ground floor, 1st gallery, 2nd gallery and the connecting part toward the West Wing. All levels of the hall are used as exhibiting space, other than the basement, where offices, the hall warehouse and auxiliary facilities are located. All external exhibiting space walls are made of glass from the floor level to the dome. The hall total area is 21,280 sq. m., of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
