Lovers
Director: Jovana Tomić’s potent production of Elfriede Jelinek’s novel about violence against women and the oppression of the patriarchy.
Blenard Azizaj: “Dance is a way of telling stories through the body”
Albanian choreographer and dancer Blenard Azizaj on building an international career and one of his most ambitious projects to date: Marina Abramović’s Balkan Erotic Epic.
Milena Radulović wins ne:Bitef award
Dramaturg Jasna Žmak donates her award to the Serbian actress and activist as part of the guerrilla-style festival.
Hamlet
Real-life mother and son Amos Zaharia’ and Yllka Mujo star in an elegant and compelling production of Shakespeare’s play in Tirana.
A Manifesto
Tatjana Peršuh’s intriguing exploration of technology,, radicalism and the writings of Ted Kaczynski at Glej Theatre.
Darkness
Dejan Projkovski’s resonant new staging of Kole Čašule’s play for the National Theatre “Vojdan Chernodrinski” in Prilep.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Nataša Radulović’s painterly and layered production of The Picture of Dorian Gray captures the essence of Oscar Wilde’s novel at the Yugoslav Drama Theatre.
Rope
Skënder Podvorica directs an atmospheric production of Patrick Hamilton’s classic play about two young men’s attempts to get away with murder.
1979 and 1980
Tomi Janežič’s sprawling and ambitious Dodekalogija series continues with an intimate new double-performance at the Krušče Creative Center.
New festival of Balkan theatre launches in New York
From the Other Side, a new festival of Balkan theatre, will launch in New York in December at the renowned LaMaMa Experimental Theatre Club.