One year after Kochani fire: Pain remains visible
Skopje, 16 March 2026 (MIA) — One year after Kochani’s Pulse nightclub fire killed 63 people, including children, and left a permanent scar on the nation, survivors and grieving families gathered early Monday to remember the victims of the deadliest…
MWA to host multilingual reading of Mateja Matevski’s poetry
Skopje, 13 March 2026 (MIA) — The Macedonian Writers Association will host a multilingual reading of Mateja Matevski’s “The Firefly Cycle,” featuring translations in 17 languages produced by local university students. The project began last fall at the state university’s…
Vancho Polazarevski wins 2026 Olivera Nikolova Award for children’s novel
Skopje, 11 March 2026 (MIA) — Vancho Polazarevski has been named the winner of the 2026 Olivera Nikolova Award for his manuscript “A Strange Incident in the Town of Hats and Boards,” contest organizers announced Wednesday. The announcement was made on…
K-Danse performance at MNT to mark start of Francophonie Month
Skopje, 10 March 2026 (MIA) — Organized by the French Institute and Dance Fest, a dance performance by the French group K-Danse at 8 pm at the Macedonian National Theater will mark the start of Francophonie Month. Titled “F_AI_LLE,” the…
New monograph, ethnographic exhibit on UNESCO-recognized Kopachka dance
Skopje, 6 March 2026 (MIA) – Metanoia Gallery will host Friday a book launch for Persa Stojanovska’s new monograph “The Echo of the Heartbeats of Pijanchani: The Kopachka.” The book documents the history of the traditional Kopachka dance, the only Macedonian…
Рebecca Tong to lead Philharmonic in concert featuring Andrew von Oeyen on piano
Skopje, 5 March 2026 (MIA) — Philharmonic will give Thursday a concert titled “Strength,” led by conductor Rebecca Tong and featuring pianist Andrew von Oeyen as soloist. The concert program consists of Gabriel Faure’s Pavane, Op. 50; Camille Saint-Saëns’s Piano…
New picture book honors Macedonian heroines of history
Skopje, 4 March 2026 (MIA) — The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle for Independence will host Wednesday a book launch for its new educational picture book, “Macedonian Women in Battle: True Stories,” organizers said in a press release. Co-authored by museum…
All high schoolers should study Latin for a year, classical scholars say about new curriculum
Skopje, 2 March 2026 (MIA) — Latin is underrepresented in the proposed new high school curriculum, to the detriment of students’ education, according to classical faculty members at the state university in a public letter released Monday. According to the…
National Opera and Ballet presents ‘Giselle’
Skopje, 27 February 2026 (MIA) — The National Opera and Ballet will perform French composer Adolphe Adam’s ballet “Giselle,” celebrated as the peak of romantic ballet, at 8 pm. According to the NOB in its announcement, the ballet’s “White Act”…
Philharmonic to give concert featuring Alim Beisembayev as soloist
Skopje, 26 February 2026 (MIA) — The Philharmonic will give a “New Horizons” concert at 8 pm featuring acclaimed Kazakhstan-born pianist Alim Beisembayev as soloist. The concert program consists of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor,…
Bitola National Theater to perform ‘Black Seed’ at MNT
Skopje, 20 February 2026 (MIA) — The Bitola National Theater will perform the play “Black Seed” at the Macedonian National Theater at 8 pm. The play is based on Tashko Georgievski’s 1966 novel by the same name, which was also…
Dukoski and Vladodlak release new graphic novel
Skopje, 18 February 2026 (MIA) — Laboratorium will host a book launch for Ivica Dukoski and Vladimir Blagojevikj Vladodlak’s new graphic novel “Lom: The Well of Endless Foreboding” (Fliker Studio) beginning at 7 pm. The graphic novel is an epic…
