Belgrade Youth Center
Encyclopedia
Belgrade Youth Center, or Dom omladine Beograda (DOB), is a cultural center
in Belgrade
, dedicated primarily to youth
. It organises numerous programs in the area of modern art
and culture
, as well as educational-debate programs: around 1,000 different programs per year, visited by over 180,000 youth. DOB is trying to encompass all art forms: prose
, poetry
, music
, theatre
, film
, visual arts
, new media
and others.
Flexibility and openness to any suggestion refers not only to spaces of DOB, but also to high production standards and program conception. Belgrade Youth Center functions as a platform for promoting new artists, ideas and initiatives.
Additionally, Belgrade Youth Center is a meeting point for domestic and foreign artists, and brings together representatives of different cultural scenes. DOB is an member of numerous local, regional and international cultural networks.
It was founded in 1964 under the auspices of the Secretariate of Culture of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade. The Assembly provides the main funds for the center.
, near the Republic Square. For its programs, it maintains:
Separate from this building, DOB also has the Magacin on Kraljevića Marka street - a former warehouse
near the city center with over 5000 square meters of available space.
Cultural center
A cultural center or cultural centre is an organization, building or complex that promotes culture and arts. Cultural centers can be neighborhood community arts organizations, private facilities, government-sponsored, or activist-run...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, dedicated primarily to youth
Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
. It organises numerous programs in the area of modern art
Modern art
Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of...
and culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
, as well as educational-debate programs: around 1,000 different programs per year, visited by over 180,000 youth. DOB is trying to encompass all art forms: prose
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
, poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, visual arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
, new media
New media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
and others.
Flexibility and openness to any suggestion refers not only to spaces of DOB, but also to high production standards and program conception. Belgrade Youth Center functions as a platform for promoting new artists, ideas and initiatives.
Additionally, Belgrade Youth Center is a meeting point for domestic and foreign artists, and brings together representatives of different cultural scenes. DOB is an member of numerous local, regional and international cultural networks.
It was founded in 1964 under the auspices of the Secretariate of Culture of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade. The Assembly provides the main funds for the center.
Organization
DOB's activities are organized in five centers:- Center of Music Development,
- Center of Visual Arts and Multimedia,
- Center of Education and Interactive Communication,
- Center of Publishing, and
- Laboratory of Initiatives - Art & creativity unlimited.
Space
Dom omladine is located in the center of BelgradeBelgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, near the Republic Square. For its programs, it maintains:
- Big hall (520 sitting places or 1200 standing places),
- Americana Hall (300 sitting places or 800 standing places),
- Club (100 sitting places or 300 standing places),
- Art Gallery,
- Debate room (60 sitting places), and
- American Corner.
Separate from this building, DOB also has the Magacin on Kraljevića Marka street - a former warehouse
Warehouse
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...
near the city center with over 5000 square meters of available space.