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Selma Spahić: "Resistance in the arts is a necessity"

September 19, 2023

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Zoran Rakočević: "Theatre is there to act against censorship"

September 15, 2023

Nick Awde

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Robert Lenard: "Our theatre should be an intercultural environment"

September 7, 2023

Borisav Matic

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68th Sterijino pozorje: A critical dialogue

July 3, 2023

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Nihad Kreševljaković: "Artists have to respond to the world they see"

June 12, 2023

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"How can one do artistically relevant things if on

"How can one do artistically relevant things if one is closed to diversity? It is completely pointless."

Director Selma Spahić on documentary theatre, the legacy of the wars of the 1990s, post-Yugoslav artistic collaboration and the importance of communities.

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#theatre #pozoriste #theatredirector #interview

Miloš Lolić has managed to find the perfect aest

Miloš Lolić has managed to find the perfect aesthetic language and style for his performance."

Review of Frank V, Miloš Lolić’s strangely captivating production of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s musical-tragicomic satire for Drama SNG Maribor.

Link in bio #theatre #gledalisce #theatrereview

"If somebody bans you, theatre is there to act aga

"If somebody bans you, theatre is there to act against that censorship.”

Zoran Rakočević on the work of his company Korifej, putting on a theatre festival in a small Montenegrin mountain town and helping to bring Zlatko Paković's banned play to the stage.

Link in bio #theatre #theatredirector #interview #montenegro

"The performances are phenomenal, each actor perso

"The performances are phenomenal, each actor personifying their character in a vivid way."

Zhaneta Xhemajli dazzles as an addict trying to heal herself in Sober, an intimate, site-responsive staging based on Duncan Macmillan's People, Places & Things and produced by Artpolis.

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

#theatre #teatri #duncanmacmillan #kosova

"The cabaret format is highly seductive." Review

"The cabaret format is highly seductive."

Review of Kabare Jugoslovenske, an alternative, feminist, matriarchal history of Yugoslavia presented in cabaret format by writer and director Ivan Leo Lemo at the National Theatre of Subotica.

Link in bio #theatre #theatrereview #subotica #yugoslavia #cabaret

"Independent theatre companies in Hungary are some

"Independent theatre companies in Hungary are some of the bravest around."

Robert Lenard, artistic director of Újvidéki Színház /Novi Sad Theatre, talks to Borisav Matić about the importance of interculturality, the current state of the independent scene in Hungary and his cabaret based on Foucault's The History of Sexuality.

Link in bio #szinhaz #novisad #theatre #theatredirector #interview

Unlimited, a unique collaboration between Handikos

Unlimited, a unique collaboration between Handikos and Artpolis, opened up Kosovo's stages to disabled performers.

Fatlinda Daku reports on a project that aims to make theatre more accessible and inclusive.

Link in bio #theatre #kosovo #inclusivity #disabilityarts

"As Emma, a woman with a serious addiction problem

"As Emma, a woman with a serious addiction problem, Janja Majzelj keeps her character dynamic and ever-changing, although she is always carrying the same pain with her."

Review of People, Places and Things, directed by Matjaž Pograjc at Slovensko mladinsko gledališče.

Link in bio #theatre #gledališče #duncanmacmillan #slovenskomladinskogledalisce

Ozren Grabarić makes the character of Mephistophe

Ozren Grabarić makes the character of Mephistopheles not just a principle of evil and an antagonistic force, but a lively, seductive, ironic, and witty presence, entertaining in his nihilism."

Review of Boris Liješević's production of (Pra) Faust at Belgrade Drama Theatre.

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#theatre #theatrereview #pozoriste #faust

After an August hiatus, SEEstage returns this week

After an August hiatus, SEEstage returns this week with more interviews, features and reviews exploring the theatre of South East Europe.

Watch this space...

#theatre #pozoriste #kazaliste #gledalisce

his year's Croatian Theatre Showcase took place be

his year's Croatian Theatre Showcase took place between 18th-21st May and featured work by Oliver Frljić, Bobo Jelčić and Ivor Martinic.

Andrej Čanji reports on a diverse and varied programme that explored and exposed the hidden, the invisible and the absent.

Link in bio #kazaliste #zagreb #croatia #theatre

"Before We Begin approaches its topic cautiously.

"Before We Begin approaches its topic cautiously. The authors, who don't identify as trans, start out by questioning their right to address the issue in the first place."

Andrej Čanji discusses two recent shows on the Serbian independent scene which have explored trans issues in strikingly different ways.

Link in bio #theatre #belgrade #theatrereview

"Theatre again proved to be an effective platform

"Theatre again proved to be an effective platform for exploring important political and existential themes."

Serbia's biggest national theatre festival, the 68th Sterijino Pozorje took place earlier this summer in Novi Sad. Critics Borisav Matić and Andrej Čanji discuss this year’s selection.

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#sterijinopozorje #theatrefestival #serbiantheatre #theatrereview

"The underlying message from the authorities seems

"The underlying message from the authorities seems to be that if you want a successful and safe career as an actor in Serbia, you should not speak out against them."

Actors in Serbia have been subjected to attacks from the authorities and online abuse following their support for recent protests.

Link in bio #srbijaprotivnasilja #serbia

"The play is the very definition of potty-mouthed.

"The play is the very definition of potty-mouthed. It contains more shit than that tunnel Andy DuFresne had to crawl through in The Shawshank Redemption."

Review of Holy Mothers, Nina Ramšak Marković's striking, superbly performed production of Werner Schwab's scatological, blackly comic debut play.

Link in bio #wernerschwab #theatre #theatrereview #gledalisce

"Špela Frlic has a soothing, elegant speaking voi

"Špela Frlic has a soothing, elegant speaking voice; she narrates as if telling a bedtime story. But the stories she tells are not soothing."

Review of Invisible Women, Ivana Djilas' gently mesmerising adaptation of Slavenka Drakulić's stories about growing older as a woman, part of Festival Borštnikovo srečanje.

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

#theatre #gledališče #theatrereview #borstnikovosrecanje

"A good example of a style of directorial theatre

"A good example of a style of directorial theatre where the director doesn’t hold on blindly to the text but interprets it in a creative performative way."

Review of 52 Hertz, Mojca Madon's conceptual version of Tijana Grumić's coming-of-age tale for SNG Nova Gorica.

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

#theatre #gledališče #theatre #theatrereview #slovenia

"The directorial concept is in perfect harmony wit

"The directorial concept is in perfect harmony with the text, while the writing successfully captures the pattern of everyday conversation, the minor squabbles, the little digs and criticisms."

Review of Sediment, Katarina Morano and Žiga Divjak's nuanced play about families, emotional inheritance and the things we leave behind, part of Festival Borštnikovo srečanje

Link in bio #theatre #maribor #gledalisce #theatrereview

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