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.
Mothers
Layered new show by Kolektiv Igralke and director Rajna Racz exploring different societal and personal attitudes to pregnancy and motherhood.
Staging The Flowers of Srebrenica: “An enormous responsibility”
Lara Parmiani, of migrant-led theatre company LegalAliens, talks to Natasha Tripney about a new international production marking the 30th anniversary of Srebrenica.
Programme announced for 65th edition of MESS festival
The 65th International Theatre Festival MESS in Sarajevo will feature work by Selma Spahić, Kokan Mladenović and Boris Liješević.
The Flowers of Srebrenica
Legal Aliens Theatre mark the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica with a performance based on the novel by Aidan Hehir.
Resistance, repression and solidarity on the streets and stages of Serbia
In the days following the protest in Serbia on 28th June, numerous people have been arrested, including students from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Now students and citizens are finding new ways of resisting.