Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept
Jeton Neziraj’s new play, a coproduction between Qendra Multimedia and the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, explores reconciliation and forgiveness in Kosovo and South Africa.
Always Be Like a Dragon
Olja Lozica’s inventive and well-performed staging of Espi Tomičić’s play about war, past trauma and poverty at HNK Zagreb.
Programme Announced for the 17th Desire Central Station Festival
The programme for the 17th edition of the Desire Central Station Festival will include work by Oliver Frljić, Boris Liješević, and Jasna Žmak.
Three Sisters
Director Botond Nagy’s playful, disorientating and deconstructed take on Chekhov’s Three Sisters at Novi Sad Theatre.
Blank
Kokan Mladenović’s fragmentary and opaque adaptation of Bosnian actor Feđa Štukan’s bestselling memoir.
The Art of Living: The Act of Killing
Barbara Kukovec, Katarina Stegnar and Urška Brodar’s exploration of femicide and feminism in Slovenia, part of the City of Women festival.
The World And All That It Holds
Selma Spahić’s triumphant distillation of the vast emotional and historical landscape of Aleksandar Hemon’s award-winning novel.
Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept: The search for reconciliation
Jeton Neziraj’s new play, Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept, explores reconciliation and forgiveness processes in Kosovo and South Africa. Andrej Čanji spoke to the creative team about their research process and how they’re bringing these topics to the stage.
Temporary Closure of the National Theatre in Belgrade
The National Theatre in Belgrade has been closed since the start of October, ostensibly for reasons of safety though many see it as a sign of increasing repression and censorship in Serbia.
Under 600 Showcase: Connections and confrontations
The new Under 600 Showcase, which took place in Skopje in September, gathered together independent artists from across the region. Ana Ogrizović reports on some of the themes and highlights.