Moj život u Domu omladine U Domu omladine Beograda sam skoro od nje- govog osnivanja i za ovu kuću vezuju me mno- ge lepe uspomene i događaji, profesionalni i privatni. Još kao tinejdžer sam sa drugovima 1966. godine počeo da dolazim u ovaj, tada novi, centar za mlade, koji je na jednom mestu nudio mnogo zanimljivih programa i gde smo se družili sa vršnjacima iz svih krajeva Beogra- da. Koju godinu kasnije upoznao sam buduću suprugu Radu, koja je bila zaposlena u Domu, a
MY LIFE AT THE YOUTH CENTRE I’ve been at the Belgrade Youth Centre almost since it was founded, and I’m connected to this venue by many fond memories and events, both professional and private. Already as a teenager, back in 1966, I started coming with my friends to this then new youth centre, which offered many interesting programmes in one place, and where we socialised with our peers from Belgrade’s many neighbourhoods. It was there, a few years later, that I met my future wife Rada, who was employed
potom, sticajem okolnosti, i sam počeo 1993. da radim na ovom mestu, koje je u međuvremenu steklo kultni status na kulturnoj sceni grada. I u vreme kada sam bio samo deo publike, i kasnije, kada sam po- stao deo kolektiva, oktobar je bio najvažniji mesec u Domu omladi- ne jer se tada održava Beogradski džez festival. Uvek je bio više od festivala, i za muzičare, i za publi-
at the Youth Centre. And then, in 1993, by a twist of fate, I also started working at this place, which in the meantime had gained a cult status on the city’s culture scene. Both during the time when I was just part of the audience and later, when I became part of the collective, October was always the most important month for Dom Omladine, because it is then that the Belgrade Jazz Festival is held. It has always been more than a festival, both for musicians and for the audience, but
Nenad Dragović v.d. direktora Doma omladine Beograda/ acting director of the Belgrade Youth Centre
ku, i za zaposlene. Mesto susreta svih genera- cija i različitih ljudi, koje ujedinjuju ljubav prema ovom specifičnom muzičkom žanru. Proglašenjem za manifestaciju od posebnog značaja za Grad Beograd dobili smo najviše pri- znanje u svom gradu. Sa pozivom da posta- nemo član ugledne reprezentativne Evropske džez mreže, kao jedini festival iz Srbije, dobi- li smo najviše međunarodno strukovno prizna- nje. Svake godine dobijamo i ono najvažnije priznanje od novih, mladih lica u punim koncer- tnim dvoranama. Sa ponosom mogu da kažem da je Dom omla- dine sa svojim timom zaposlenih profesionala- ca, tehničkim kapacitetima kojima raspolaže i programskim sadržajima visokog kvaliteta i ra- znovrsnosti lider među ustanovama kulture u Beogradu, ali i mnogo šire.
also for the employees. It is a meeting place for all generations and for different people, who come together in their love for this specific music genre. With the declaring of its status as an event of special importance to the City of Belgrade, we received the highest recognition in our own city. With the invitation to become a member of the prestigious, representative European jazz network, as the only such festival from Serbia, we received the highest international professional recognition. And each year we also receive the most important recognition, from new, young people in packed concert halls. I can state with pride that Dom Omladine, with the team of professionals it employs, the technical capacities at its disposal and its high-quality and diverse programme contents, is a leader among the cultural institutions of Belgrade, but also much further afield.
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