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Šibenik’s club Azimut is celebrating 13 years as a key hub of the independent cultural scene in Dalmatia. This Saturday, March 14, the anniversary program will feature the Split-based collective Leut Magnetik.
Another intense year is behind Šibenik’s Azimut, with a total of 250 realized programs, including concerts, exhibitions, educational activities, and various collaborations that have further strengthened Azimut’s role on the national cultural scene.
“We are especially pleased to see our audience growing year by year, and that Azimut has become a space where different generations, ideas, and creative communities come together,” said Hrvoje Jelković, the manager of Azimut. As a particular achievement, he highlights the implementation of the project “Digital Transformation of Cultural Spaces”, through which Azimut has been equipped with modern production and video recording equipment.
“This marks an important step forward in exploring new ways of presenting cultural programs and creating our own digital content,” Jelković added.
The goal of this digitalization is to better connect with new generations — young people, high school students, and university students.
“At the same time, through digital content distributed online, we are reaching much further than before, promoting Šibenik as a city of culture across Croatia and Europe,” said Azimut’s director, citing examples of guest appearances at events such as MENT in Ljubljana, as well as in Budapest, Zagreb, Opatija, and beyond.
Hrvoje Jelković (second from left) (Photo by Zrinka Magazin)
The Revival of the Four Wells
For the past 13 years, Azimut has operated within a cultural heritage site — the first Šibenik cistern, built in the 15th century. Over the past year, the Šibenik Wells have once again come into focus through a new interpretation of this space.
“We have taken the first step towards a more contemporary interpretation of the story of the Four Wells and water — a theme that has increasingly occupied our attention lately. We feel the time has come to reopen and refresh the more than twenty-year-old initiative for the ‘Bunari – Secret of Šibenik’ Visitor Centre. In doing so, we would also pay tribute to Siniša Sljepčević and the team who, back in 2003, saved this space from decay and set it on the path to becoming a cultural landmark of the city,” said Hrvoje Jelković.
“Through the narrative we are building, our goal is to bring visitors closer to all the unique qualities of this truly fascinating space where Azimut is located, and to tell — in our own way — the story of water and the Four Wells during the tourist season,” he adds.
Where 13 years of work come to an end, a new phase begins — one that will once again leave no room for stagnation. The idea is to continue developing the program, strengthening international collaborations, and opening the space to new artists, as well as to audiences seeking high-quality, vibrant, and authentic cultural content.
Branka Grubić and her exhibition Mirakul (Photo: promotional material)
“In short — to continue doing what we’ve been doing for the past 13 years: creating a place where culture, music, and community come together,” said the team behind the iconic Šibenik venue Azimut.
Leut Magnetik for the Anniversary
Azimut will celebrate its 13th anniversary this Saturday, March 14, with the Split-based collective Leut Magnetik — a group that made its mark on the history of Croatian music long ago, before returning to the scene in 2022 after a brief recording hiatus.
What the “old” Leut Magnetik sounds like, whether there is anything new in their live sound, and how they sound today — the audience will be able to find out this Saturday.
Tickets are available online via Eventim.hr.
