EXTRA EVENT ADDED - Efterklang: The Makedonium Band (film & concert) - [world premiere event]
[UPDATE dec 11th] First event sold out super fast! An extra event same day has been added and tickets are on sale now!
Get them here.
Mark your calendars for March 23rd, 2024, as Copenhagen will host a special world premiere event for the new full length documentary "Efterklang - The Makedonium Band," directed by Andreas Johnsen. Following the film screening, all 27 members of Efterklang - The Makedonium Band will take the stage for a full live performance.
The event is brought to you by CPH:DOX and DR Koncerthuset in collaboration, and tickets will be available for purchase starting Wednesday, Nov. 29th at 10am CET.
Photo by Søren Lynggaard.
We spent a week in North Macedonia earlier this year and it was one of the best weeks of our 20+ years as a band! We are so thankful for all the people we met and that Andreas Johnsen was able to capture it all and transform it into a documentary. Getting the chance to gather this very special band again makes us feel very lucky and happy.
We hope you will be there and share it with us.
Photo by Søren Lynggaard.
The documentary, filmed and directed by Andreas Johnsen, captures our dreamy one-week trip to North Macedonia in April 2023. When we landed in Skopje on April 24th, all we had with us was a bass guitar and a strong desire to create an epic performance in front of the brutalist and monumental Makedonium monument.
Through an open call for musicians and with the help from our old friend Grga and his team from the local venue MKC, we managed to assemble 6 amazing local musicians and an 18-piece female choir to join The Makedonium Band. Together, we created a concert of mostly new Efterklang songs, along with a few older tracks and some local Macedonian songs and jams in dizzying time signatures.
Then, on Sunday, April 30th, we all boarded a bus from Skopje to Kruševo, where we set up our instruments in front of the awe-inspiring Makedonium monument. As the sun began to set behind the mountains, we played a concert that surpassed our wildest expectations. It felt like much more than a concert, it was a happening, a magical gathering, and a beautiful statement of collaborative creativity. We'll cherish the memory forever.
Now, fast forward to March 23rd, 2024, and we're ready to do it all over again. All 27 members of The Makedonium Band will come together for a live performance after the world premiere of the documentary. We can't wait!
The documentary is filmed and directed by Andreas Johnsen, edited by Jip Walther Boer, mixed by sound designer Diana Queiros. Running time is 80 minutes and it will be shown with English subtitles.
The documentary is supported by The Danish Arts Foundation, Koda Kultur & Danish Film Directors.
Efterklang & The Makedonium Band
Martina Barakoska: drums
Dina Jashari: vocals, ukulele
Iva Damjanovski: theremin, reading and vocals
Jane Trajkovski: guitar
Stefche Stojkovski: kaval, gajda, tambura and tapan
Dejan Spasovic: oud and kemane
The Youth Female Choir of MKC.
