BOLD Fest 2024 – The Premier Digital Art and Electronic Music Festival
Immerse yourself in a 4000 m² realm of digital art featuring the most extensive light displays, laser shows, music, and video projections. Discover Moldova’s artistic and innovative talents as they present a new level of creativity and engagement.
Event Highlights:
- Digital and Immersive Art Exhibition: Engage with the vivid colors and sounds of nature through video projections, light displays, and lasers in four distinct zones (14-15 September).
- Electronic Music Experience:
- Main Stage: Enjoy 8 hours of afro house and progressive house music (14 September).
- Red Bull Stage: Experience performances by emerging Moldovan DJs (14-15 September).
- “WOW Effect Marketing” Conference: Explore how collaborations between major brands and the creative industry can generate impactful experiences, with best practices from Romania and Moldova (13 September).
Location:
Aroma Factory, Chisinau – a transformed industrial space offering a unique and immersive exhibition experience (Petru Movila Str. 37).
Dates:
13-15 September 2024
For more information: boldfest.is
SKY EARTH (Heaven/Earth) by Dune Dance Company (Bulgaria)
Join us for SKY EARTH (Heaven/Earth, a profound exploration of metaphysical themes. What memories does the Soul retain from its earthly journey? Do we possess an invisible essence that traverses between worlds and across time? This performance symbolizes a transition from the external to the internal realm, where time dissolves and all versions of the Self converge. It employs a metaphysical approach to movement and dancer interaction, known as deep listening practice.
SKY EARTH is designed as an interactive experience with the audience, whose presence influences and defines the encounter.
Concept and Direction: Petya Stoykova
Choreography: Petya Stoykova with the dancers
SKY EARTH is a highlight of the 15th edition of the CONTACT+ Contemporary Dance Festival in Moldova, organized by the Association for the Development of Modern Dance. The Ministry of Culture and UNICEF support this year’s festival.
Dates: 13 September, 19:00
Location: National Theater Eugene Ionesco
Condrita Forest Festival
Last year, Moldova launched a historic reforestation initiative—the largest in the country’s history. The goal is to mobilize all sectors—government, the public, NGOs, and businesses—to plant or rehabilitate over 150,000 hectares of forest within the next decade. Launched in autumn 2023, the National Reforestation Program is crucial as Moldova faces significant climate impacts compared to other European countries. While the EU’s average forest coverage is over 37%, Moldova’s is only 11%.
The challenge includes finding suitable planting sites, securing labor, and acquiring quality seedlings. Currently, seedlings with protected roots offer a high survival rate of over 85% but must be planted manually.
The Environmental Journalists Association spearheads an initiative to purchase protected-root seedlings from the Gritcan Family’s greenhouse. These seedlings, including species like oak and ash, will be planted by volunteers and partners.
The Forest Festival on September 14 at the Presidential Residence in Condrita will support this effort. While the event is free, attendees are encouraged to purchase a tree at the entrance or via Iticket.
Details about the festival: Access is free, with public transportation provided. For more information, visit the event page.
Organized by the Environmental Journalists Association/Ecopresa and the Ecological Society “Biotica,” the festival is part of the National Reforestation Program, supported by the Embassy of Sweden in Chisinau, and in partnership with the Presidency of Moldova, the Ministry of Environment, UNDP Moldova, and other organizations.
Dates: September 14
Location: Condrita Presidential Residence
The United States Air Forces in Europe Band
On September 14 at 18:00, the Palatul Republicii will host a jazz concert featuring “The Ambassadors,” a prestigious 12-member ensemble from the United States Air Forces in Europe and Africa stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Since its founding in 1945, “The Ambassadors” have been celebrated for their performances of various American jazz styles across Europe and Africa. The ensemble’s versatility spans from official military ceremonies to jazz festivals and concerts, honoring the legacy of Major Glenn Miller and the “Army Air Corps Band” from World War II.
Experience a memorable evening of jazz and enjoy the autumn ambiance at the Republican Palace.
Dates: September 14
Location: The Republican Palace, Maria Cebotari street, 16.