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December 23, 2022

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Olga Dimitrijević: "It’s impossible to do this job without falling into a trap"

December 19, 2022

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Patrik Lazić: "Making theatre today is one big balancing act"

December 5, 2022

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"After a crisis, maybe theatre is the posttraumati

"After a crisis, maybe theatre is the posttraumatic therapy that people need."

Kushtrim Sheremeti, actor and director of National Theatre of Kosovo, discusses his plans to bring the audience back after the pandemic and building a new temporary home for the theatre in just 14 days. Link in bio

#theatre #teatri #kosovo

"The collective requires constant redefining and r

"The collective requires constant redefining and recontextualising."

Počemučka is a theatre collective with an interest in community and new ways of making work. They talk to SEEstage about their innovative approach to theatre and their place in the Slovenian theatre scene.

Link in bio

#Pocemucka #theatrecollective #slovenia

"The performances are one of the main strengths of

"The performances are one of the main strengths of Revolt. The talented young cast perform with inspiration and dedication."

Review of Revolt, Jovana Tomić's production of Alice Birch's experimental, fragmented play about language, systems and resistance at Atelje 212. Link in bio

#theatre #pozoriste #alicebirch #atelje212

"The skill of the acting ensemble is a force to be

"The skill of the acting ensemble is a force to be reckoned with. This Cherry Orchard is a spectacle in every sense of the word."

Ivan Popovski directs a captivating, comical and compellingly acted production of Chekhov's play at Zagreb Youth Theatre

For this and more theatre reviews from the region, visit SEEstage.org #theatre #kazaliste #zagreb #chekhov

"Jovana Belović, it must be said, is brilliant as

"Jovana Belović, it must be said, is brilliant as Lavinia, giving a performance of physical commitment and intensity. "

Review of Tit Andronik, Andraš Urban's production of Shakespeare's most blood-soaked play at the Yugoslav Drama Theatre. Link in bio

#Shakespeare #theatre #pozoriste #titandronik #andrasurban

"The production is urgent in its message about gen

"The production is urgent in its message about gender discrimination and violence against women."

Review of The Women, a devised piece about violence against women and patriarchal oppression, directed by Nastazja Domaradzka for the National Theatre of Kosovo

For this and other reviews from the region, visit SEEstage.org

#theatre #teatrikombetar #grate #kosovo

"Solo is self-exploratory and self-critiquing and

"Solo is self-exploratory and self-critiquing and self-indulgent yet, at the same time, it is also an intensely collaborative, intensely live experience, chaotic and ridiculous, beautiful and moving."

Our most-read review of 2022 was of Solo, by Nina Rajić Kranjac, Nataša Keser, Benjamin Krnetić and Marko Mandić

Link in bio #solo #novoposto #theatre #theatrecriticism

"I have been always interested in deconstructing t

"I have been always interested in deconstructing the power that is given through authorship"

Our most read interview in 2022 was with director Oliver Frljić. Link in bio #theatre #pozoriste #oliverfrljic

As the year draws to a close, SEEstage’s writers

As the year draws to a close, SEEstage’s writers across the region discuss the shows that made a lasting impression on them in 2022.

Rather than an attempt to select the ‘best’ shows of the past 12 months, these are the shows that have made a personal impact on our writers, the shows that have lingered in the memory.

Visit SEEstage.org for the full list. Link in bio #theatre #pozoriste #kazaliste

"It’s impossible to do this job without falling

"It’s impossible to do this job without falling into a trap. The exploitation for women is even stronger because we tend to work more and be paid less."

Playwright and theatre maker Olga Dimitrijević on her show World Without Women, structural inequality in theatre and imagining the end of capitalism.

Link in bio #theatre #pozoriste #belgrade

"The interventions – the use of darkness and out

"The interventions – the use of darkness and out-of-character moments – have a powerful effect. They make the situation more relatable by involving the audience unapologetically."

Review of Molly, an Albanian staging of Brian Friel's play about a blind woman who regains her sight, at Teatri Kombëtar i Kosovës

For this and more reviews from the region, visit SEEstage.org

#theatre #teatrikombetar #kosova

The 10th International Theatre Olympics will take

The 10th International Theatre Olympics will take place next year in Hungary. The programme will feature work by Silviu Purcărete, Jan Klata and War and Peace by Serbia’s Boris Liješević (pictured)

For more theatre news from South East Europe, visit SEEstage.org #theatreolympics #hungary #theatre

"Let’s try and say something about this common p

"Let’s try and say something about this common project called Yugoslavia. Let’s bring Yugoslavia together again on a cultural level."

Director Sebastijan Horvat on his ambitious adaptation of Heiner Muller's Cement encompassing three theatres with three different ensembles.

Image: Cement Zagreb

Link in bio #theatre #kazaliste #pozoriste #yugoslavia

"For everyone who finds this production hellish, t

"For everyone who finds this production hellish, there will also be some who find it a heavenly experience."

Review of Frank Castorf's six-hour production of The Divine Comedy @beogradskodramskopozoriste

Link in bio.

#frankcastorf #bdp #pozoriste #theatre #belgrade #beograd

"A Hunger Artist by the National Theatre of Saraje

"A Hunger Artist by the National Theatre of Sarajevo is not a standard literary adaptation, instead it subverts the form, using Kafka’s story - and his life - as a springboard."

To read our coverage of this year's Desire Central Station Festival, visit SEEstage.org #pozoriste #theatre #subotica #desirecentralstation #kafka

"Vito Weis' intimate and resonant solo show Bad Co

"Vito Weis' intimate and resonant solo show Bad Company captures something of that weird limbo experienced by so many in the performing arts when deprived of an audience with no real sense of when that audience would return."

For this and more coverage from this year's @desirefestival visit SEEstage.org

#subotica #desirecentralstation #pozoriste #theatre

"Mate Hegymegi’s Nero captivates for its entire

"Mate Hegymegi’s Nero captivates for its entire three-hour running time, flitting between scenes of hedonism – Nero gobbling chunks of pineapple from the blade of a saw – and more contemplative, low-key moments."

Natasha Tripney on this year's DESIRÉ Central Station in Subotica which featured a vibrant programme including work by Andras Urban, Vito Weis and Máté Hegymegi

For this and more festival coverage, visit SEEstage.org #theatre #subotica #serbia #andrasurban #pozoriste #színház

"Emotion is unpopular in contemporary theatre [whe

"Emotion is unpopular in contemporary theatre [where there is a] dominance of concepts and self-indulgent directorial theatre, but this too will pass. Only dedicated actors, unpretentious writers and unobtrusive directors will save theatre from ruin."

Patrik Lazić talks to Borisav Matić about Our Son, his poignant exploration of LGBTQ issues.

For this and other interviews, visit SEEstage.org #theatre #heartefact #belgrade

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