Heretical Angels. Rituals of Medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina

“When I wanted to exist, I couldn’t”. Mystical inscriptions on ancient Bosnian tombstones inspired this programme. Medieval Bosnia fascinates us with its coexistence of religions: Catholics, Orthodox, heretical Bosnian Christians, Jews and Muslims… Their texts and traditions survive in the oral tradition, in mysterious manuscripts in Latin, Cyrillic and Glagolitic script, and on inscriptions from tombstones: monuments through which the dead speak to the living. As an exploration into ancient pagan and Christian rites from the heart of the Balkans, Heretical Angels bears witness to the traditions of Bosnian Christians, who were persecuted by the medieval Catholic and Orthodox churches alike. Intertwining the tombstone inscriptions with exorcisms and meditations, Katarina Livljanić, Dialogos and Kantaduri have created a story of poignant canticles that comes close to musical theatre and invite us to follow pagan and Christian rites surrounding birth and death. In this programme, after the success of the CD Dalmatica (Diapason d’or in 2016), Dialogos meets traditional cantors – among them one of today’s youngest epic singers in Herzegovina – to seek peace and meaning in a land devastated by wars, at the gateway to the East.

1: Si Kamin
2: Glava Hr'stova
3: Iskoni Bje Slovo
4: Zasto Gospod Bog Satvori Sai Sviet?
5: A Se Lezi Bratmio
6: Zaklinam Tebe, Prinecisti Dusce
7: Koli Ze Kresten Ne Budet
8: Oce Nas
9: Kad Se Dusa S Tilom Dili
10: O Gospojo Uzvisena
11: I Znamenie Velie
12: Braco, Brata Sprovodimo
13: Glas Veliki Trublje Ove
14: Dan Od Gnjiva
15: Pisma Od Taste Slave
16: Boze, Davno Ti Sam Legao
17: Stah, Boga Moleci

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