BITEF artistic director Nikita Milivojević and festival co-curators Ksenija Đurović and Tijana Grumić on the festival’s curatorial model and the themes and trends in this year’s programme.
T
Boris Lješević and Fedor Šili’s skilful but disinterested adaption of Heinrich von Kleist’s play about one man’s fight against injustice.
Selma Spahić directs a potent three-part anthology play about violence against women by authors Kristina Kegljen, Katja Gorečan, Tijana Grumić.
Miloš Lolić’s rave update of Branislav Nušić’s comedy for the National Theatre of Belgrade is a missed opportunity.
Andrej Čanji explores the particular mix of flavours and ingredients that make up the work of theatre director Andraš Urban.
Andrej Čanj dissects two recent productions by veteran director Paolo Magelli
Zlatko Paković stages a new work exploring the art and legacy of Katalin Ladik at the “Kosztolányi Dezső” Theatre in Subotica
Veljko Mićunović directs a nuanced stage version of Slobodan Selenić’s 1985 novel at the National Theatre Belgrade
There were two dance pieces on the main programme of the 57th BITEF, one from Serbia, one a co-production from Belgium and Burkina Faso.
This year’s Belgrade International Theatre Festival (BITEF) marked Nikita Milivojević’s first as artistic director. At the end of eight days of performance, Borisav Matić, Andrej Čanji and Natasha Tripney gathered to discuss their impressions of the festival, the highlights and the let-downs.