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"The Balkans is not one thing, it's many things. I

"The Balkans is not one thing, it's many things. It's a whole world."

Following the premiere of his new show, MAMI, Mario Banushi, the rising star of the Greek theatre scene talks to Nick Verginis about his creative process, the Balkan influences in his work and his new show MAMI, which will play festivals across Europe this summer.

Read the full interview - and our review of MAMI - via the link in our bio.

#mariobanushi #theatre #theatredirector

"Most of our theatres are funded by the budget. Th

"Most of our theatres are funded by the budget. Therefore, we, as theatre people, have a huge responsibility toward the people. Theatre as a medium must be accessible."

Director Dajana Josipović on her recent production of Dennis Kelly's Orphans, ways of engaging with audiences and Otherness in Balkan theatre.

Read the full interview via the link in our bio #theatre #theatredirector

"The play has a didactic note. It’s meant to edu

"The play has a didactic note. It’s meant to educate the audience on how, throughout history, the rich stayed in power."

Review of A Little History of Inequality, Miloš Lolić's centuries' sweeping exploration of generational wealth based on a graphic novel Capital and Ideology.

To read the full review, follow the link in our bio

#theatre #theatrereview #zagreb

"Pećinar and Perović strike a perfect balance of

"Pećinar and Perović strike a perfect balance of humour and have divine singing voices in the musical numbers with the band."

Review of The Centrifugal Dancer, Jug Đorđević's assured and elgant revival of the Todor Manojlović’s first play for the Serbian National Theatre.

To read the full review follow the link in our bio

#theatre #theatrereview #novisad

"The Balkans is not one thing, it's many things. I

"The Balkans is not one thing, it's many things. It's a whole world."

Following the premiere of his new show, MAMI, Mario Banushi, the rising star of the Greek theatre scene talks to Nick Verginis about his creative process, the Balkan influences in his work and his new show MAMI.

Read the full interview via the link in our bio.

#mariobanushi #theatre #theatredirector

"What Izuzeti accomplishes is not simply an artist

"What Izuzeti accomplishes is not simply an artistic reconstruction of a criminal operation but a recognition of its broader implications: a symptom of a deeper societal malaise."

Review of Izuzeti, Đorđe Petrović's compelling exploration of systemic corruption in Serbian society at the National Theatre of Sombor.

Read the full review via the link in our bio

"The artistic language of Eldorado at the Yugoslav

"The artistic language of Eldorado at the Yugoslav Drama Theatre is undoubtedly rich."

Review of Eldorado. Veljko Mićunović's visually rich but cold production of Marius von Mayenburg's dystopian drama.

For the full review follow the link in our bio

#theatre #pozoriste #theatrereview #jdp

"It creates vibrant images that stay in the memory

"It creates vibrant images that stay in the memory."

Review of MAMI, Mario Banushi's poetic, beautiful and moving exploration of motherhood and the act of caring.

Read the full review via the link in our bio

#theatre #athens #mariobanushi

"The atmosphere created by the show makes you want

"The atmosphere created by the show makes you want to stay in the world of the 1974 family and never leave the theatre."

Review of 1974, the richly crafted and brilliantly performed new chapter in Tomi Janežič;'s ambitious 12-part Dodekalogija project.

Read the full review via the link in our bio #theatre #gledališče #tomijanežič

"We intuitively search for joy in collective creat

"We intuitively search for joy in collective creation."

Nora Čulić Matošić speaks to Studio tres pas, a new Croatian theatre company who place audience engagement and education at the heart of their work.

For the full interview follow the link in our bio

#studiotrespas #zagreb #kazaliste

"Through collective acting, they create an atmosph

"Through collective acting, they create an atmosphere of a close-knit community, which is rare in today’s individualistic world."

Review of Oil, Jan Krmelj's inventive hybrid documentary production that asks questions about authorship, fiction and reality at Mini Teater, Ljubljana.

To read the review follow the link in our bio

#theatre #gledališče #theatrereview

"Andraš Urban directs a metatheatrical staging of

"Andraš Urban directs a metatheatrical staging of Mikhail Bulgakov's masterpiece critiquing Serbian society."

Review of The Master and Margarita at National Theatre Belgrade

For the full review, follow the link in our bio #theatre #pozoriste #beograd

"Šarić Kukuljica plays the role of the Mother su

"Šarić Kukuljica plays the role of the Mother superbly."

Review of A Son, a Mother and a Father Sit at the Table in Silence, Aleksandar Švabić's production of Ivor Martinić's family drama which mines humour from the everyday.

Read the full review via the link in our bio

#theatre #kazalište #zagreb

"Boško and Admira reflects on the portrayal of ot

"Boško and Admira reflects on the portrayal of others’ suffering and how contemporary media report on wars."

Review of Boško and Admira, Živa Bizovičar's dynamic new production exploring artistic responsibility and the complicated legacy of a famous wartime photograph.

To read the review follow the link in our bio

#theatre #gledalisce #ljubljana

"Serbian students are teaching society about solid

"Serbian students are teaching society about solidarity, kindness, justice, and resistance. "

The faculties may be blockaded in Serbia, but theatre continues to be made. Divna Stojanov reports on a timely production of The Pillowman performed by students for students.

To read follow the link in our bio

#sviublokade #pillowman #srbija

US playwright Steven Leigh Morris’ White People

US playwright Steven Leigh Morris’ White People is a play about American racial politics that has been reframed for a Balkan audience.

SEEstage explores the issues raised by the play around race and gender and looks at how you adapt a text for a different cultural context.

Read via the link in our bio #kosovo #teatri

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