Ministry Blog

Imorgon lördag, den 16 december, kommer en unik förhandsvisning av en ny Musik-DVD att ske i Linköping - närmare bestämt hos “ELSA i Underjorden“. Det som spelas upp och projiceras på storbildsduk på scen är den Ladonska konsertfilmen . (Se bifogad information).

Konsertfilmen spelades in under sommaren 2006 då det bland annat genomfördes en stor utomhuskonsert när Mikronationen Ladonien firade sitt grundande och 10-årsjubileum (29 juli). Där medverkade en elektronisk musikgrupp som ett genomgående inslag under heldags-evenemanget. Detta ledde senare till att det släpptes en skiva med musik från uppförandet för under jubileet.

Våren 2007 beräknas DVD-releasen (LIVE in Ladonia) släppas. Det är en slags musikaliskt dokumentär konsertfilm från 10-års jubileet där Ladonien står i centrum. Filmen är inspelad på plats i Ladonien som ligger strax utanför Höganäs i nordvästra Skåne. Den färdiga filmen innehåller även intervjuer och det medverkar flera aktörer, bland annat Mikronationens President, Statssekreterare, Påve och Ministrar.

If you attended the 10 year anniversary celebration of the micro nation Ladonia this summer you probably noticed the media coverage. Three cameramen with high definition video cameras where documenting all the happenings during the festival day and especially the live music acts.

The material is now being edited into a DVD by NeuroArt together with Smartfilm, who made all the documentation. The DVD, entitled “LIVE IN LADONIA”, will contain material from the instrumental and vocal settings, along with brief interviews with the Secretary of State Lars Vilks, and Fredrik Axwik from the Ministry of Art & Jump. The Minister was the arranging party of the celebrations.

Release date is planned for early spring 2007 – stay tuned for the release. A pre-release of the forthcoming DVD-material will be shown at an unique occasion in Linköping December 16 at the local underground waterhole “Elsa i Underjorden”.

Breaking News in todays New Herald.

The biggest minister ever seen, he could (according to usually well-informed source) actually be seen from space. We have been informed that it is made up of all the left over paint unused by all the artists of the EU. It can be seen from Mars. Minister Taru wrote this morning to the Ladonia Cabinet: “Oh, I woke up today here in Finland and felt that someone is looking at me. Now I know who it was.”

And who was it? The Ministry of Art & Jump has grown and is now covering the south of Sweden. And can be seen even in Finland.

Minister of Art & Jump covering parts of Sweden
(Photo: James Hartman)

A word from the President of Ladonia, the day after the big anniversary:

“The 10 years Anniversary for Ladonia at Nimis Kullaberg was a success. Hundreds of nomads had found their way down the heavy cliffs and after a breathtaking journey through the Nimis construction, they climbed the stones and listened to the celebration and music event.

As President of Ladonia, I made a declaration of a sensational discovery I and my team of experts of excavations have made. Under the Library, which was burnt down during the bad fire in the icy winter night in February 1985 at Nimis, we have found a very old original document of unknown age. Through scientific research and analysis of the papyrus document and its signs, we have come to the conclusion that the document is a real document of the earliest history of Ladonia. Probably more than 6000 years old. An testimony from old ages and a reminder of the faith of what will happen to the stonebook Arx. This book will once again, after eons of time, rise to the ground and be found by nomads who again will build the new Ladonia.
When the presentation was over, The President handed over the old document to the State Secretary to place it in the National Library in Ladonia. At the same time I, The President said Thank you to the State Secretary for all help and assistance we got during the excavations.”

Minister of Art & Jump and The President yesterday at the 10 year anniversary
PRESIDENT OF LADONIA
Countess Kicki von Hankell
Ministress of the Dep. of The Guardian Angels, etc

Yesterday was a GREAT day for Ladonia!

The 10 year Anniversary went on as planned. And it was a enormous feat that was undertaken by the Ladonia administration. SS Vilks, President Hankell, Popess Astrid 1, Minister of Madness, an electronic band and yours truly performed a presentation of Ladonia and it’s exciting history. There was speeches made, presentations, art performance, findings, musical interpretations and performance like never surpassed before. It was the first electronic outdoor concert in Ladonia and probably the first “real” outdoor concert ever made. The band had to walk quite a bit in through the outback wilderness of Kullaberg before reaching Ladonia and bring all their instruments, equipment and gasoline powered power supply. They also had to carry all their equipment out on foot after the transportation went pear-shaped (catastrophic) in the evening. No boat to pick the equipment up! Everything had to be carried out by foot! Up and over the steep cliffs. 1,2 kilometers and 120 meters up… Every person made 3-5 trips up the mountainside straining under the heavy and bulky load. Cases, containers, loudspeakers, synthesizers and more.

The 6 hours program ended with a 3 hour hauling that could have crippled a mule.

But the anniversary was celebrated and the crowd of visitors in Ladonia yesterday got a fantastic show and experience - probably a memory for life.

The Micro nation Ladonia celebrates its 10 year anniversary

Saturday, the 29th of July 2006
(12:03) 14:03 - 18:03

12:03 Opening ceremony
14:03 Main program starts, speeches by state secretary Lars Vilks and others.
15:03 Performance by Minister of Art and jump, Fredrik Axwik

Between 14:03 - 18:03, live concert every hour with Neurobash with special music composed for Ladonia.

The celebration will take place at Nimis, Kullaberg, Skåne

The Nation of Ladonia was proclaimed on 2 June, 1996, on the site where Nimis and Arx are standing, as a consequence of the blatant inability of Swedish authorities to implement their decisions and their lack of control over their territory. Since Ladonia is constantly manifesting its existence and getting broad publicity, it has grown increasingly real to many people.

Ladonia, in turn, has given rise to numerous events and incidents. Ladonia embodies many of the factors that characterize and maintain a nation, not least the continuous regeneration of the relationship between the legal system and the nation as a historical construct.

The continuity and activities of Ladonia, with its 12,000 inhabitants from all over the world, are maintained via the Internet. Thanks to the Internet, Ladonia gained even more international media attention in 2002, when thousands of Pakistanis applied for Ladonian citizenship in the quest for a better life. Today, app. 30 000 people visit Ladonia every year.

Please visit www.ladonia.com for more info about the anniversary and Ladonia.

Two more days and the big celebration will take place in Ladonia! The Ladonian vessel has sailed for 10 years (and Nimis 26). The festivities will start at 12:03 (swedish standard time, 12:00 local Ladonian time). The Queen, the President, Secretary of State and over 12.000 citizens celebrates the 10:th birthday of the free state of Ladonia. All we can do now is to hope for a reasonable weather. The festival crowd will be presented the first National Concert made by the excellent electronica band Neurobash. Secretary of State will perform together with the band during the concert that is a reminiscent adventure through the Ladonian history. We hope for a good race-weather so the crowd can exercise the famous Ladonian passtime StoneRacing!

Since a few days some strange types has started an argument and attacking Ladonia… What’s up with that?! A Solidarity Movement with Ladonia has emerged (thankfully). Read all about it, but secure yaw first, this is a jaw-dropper

The Micro nation Ladonia celebrates its 10 year anniversary

Saturday, the 29th of July 2006
(12:03) 14:03 - 18:03

12:03 Opening ceremony
14:03 Main program begins, speeches by state secretary Lars Vilks and others.
15:03 Performance by Minister of Art and jump, Fredrik Axwik

Between 14:03 - 18:03, live concert every hour with Neurobash (www.neurobash.com) with special music composed for Ladonia.

The celebration will take place at Nimis, Kullaberg, Skåne

The Nation of Ladonia was proclaimed on 2 June, 1996, on the site where Nimis and Arx are standing, as a consequence of the blatant inability of Swedish authorities to implement their decisions and their lack of control over their territory. Since Ladonia is constantly manifesting its existence and getting broad publicity, it has grown increasingly real to many people.

Ladonia, in turn, has given rise to numerous events and incidents. Ladonia embodies many of the factors that characterise and maintain a nation, not least the continuous regeneration of the relationship between the legal system and the nation as a historical construct.

The continuity and activities of Ladonia, with its 12,000 inhabitants from all over the world, are maintained via the internet. Thanks to the internet, Ladonia gained even more international media attention in 2002, when thousands of Pakistanis applied for Ladonian citizenship in the quest for a better life. Today, app. 30 000 people visit Ladonia every year.

Please visit www.ladonia.com for more info about the anniversary and Ladonia.

MIKRONATIONEN LADONIEN FIRAR 10 ÅRS JUBILEUM LÖRDAGEN DEN 29 JULI 2006

Plats: Nimis, Kullaberg, Nordvästskåne.

Tid: (12:03) 14:03 - 18:03

Ett urval av hålltider på programmet:

12:03 Ceremoni med flagghissning

14:03 Huvudprogrammet inleds med tal av bl a statssekreterare Lars Vilks

15:03 Performance av Konst- och Hoppminister Fredrik Axwik

Mellan 14:03 – 18:03, livekonsert varje timme med gruppen Neurobash vilka framför specialkomponerat material om Ladonien.

MICRO NATION LADONIA CELEBRATES 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY SATURDAY JULY 29 2006

Where: Nimis, Kullaberg, Northwest Skåne (south sweden).

Time: (12:03) 14:03 - 18:03

A few items from the program:

12:03 Ceremony with hoisting of flag

14:03 The Main program starts with a speech by Secretary of State Lars Vilks

15:03 Performance (HopArt) by Minister of Art & Jump, Fredrik Axwik

14:03 – 18:03, live concert every hour with Neurobash whom will perform specially composed material about Ladonia.