The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: keeping tradition alive
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, which mixes folk traditions with modern dance, is bringing a new show to London inspired by the life of Franz Liszt.
The Handke Project: “Peter Handke is a product of the times in which we live”
A new play exploring the controversy surrounding Peter Handke’s Nobel Prize win and what it says about artistic responsibility.
Çimka
Shpetim Selmani’s play about life under the Albanian communist regime features two interlinked narratives.
The Great Dictator
Jurij Zrnec plays the lead role in Diego de Brea’s staging of the classic Charlie Chaplin film about the rise fascism.
Doruntina Basha: “There is a knife in each of our backs”
Playwright Doruntina Basha on her new play Stiffler, the prevalence of femicide in the Balkans and wider society, and the role that art can play in the feminist cause.
Trains, Flames and Synchronised Clapping: a dramaturg responds to Eurovision
Finding himself in Turin for the final, UK-based dramaturg Tommo Fowler on the theatricality of this year’s Eurovision song contest entrants.
Programme announced for the Mirëdita, Dobar Dan festival
The ninth edition of the Mirëdita, Dobar Dan festival will take place in locations around Belgrade from 25th – 28th May.
Finding Their Voice: making feminist theatre in Albania
Director Klaudia Piroli and performers Vlera Pylla and Enisa Hysa discuss their new show Pa Ze, feminism and what it is to be voiceless.
The Lepa Brena Project
The life and legacy of the Yugoslav pop icon Lepa Brena explored through a quintet of interlinked monologues.
Burrnesha
Jeton Neziraj’s play exploring clashing cultures, patriarchy and the west’s fascination with the phenomenon of the Sworn Virgin