Katalin Ladik suffers a nervous breakdown, quits her job as a bank employee and becomes a conceptual artist.
Zlatko Paković stages a new work exploring the art and legacy of Katalin Ladik at the “Kosztolányi Dezső” Theatre in Subotica
Andrej Čanji is a theatre critic and theatrologist based in Belgrade.
Fathers and Forefathers
Veljko Mićunović directs a nuanced stage version of Slobodan Selenić’s 1985 novel at the National Theatre Belgrade
Desire to make a solid history will end up in failure/Wakatt
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.
57th BITEF: Sun, song and strength – a critical dialogue
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.
Goodbye, Lindita
Mario Banushi’s impressionistic, wordless performance about mourning rituals and the grieving process shows great promise.
Belgrade Pride Theatre Festival: Queering the Serbian stage
The Belgrade Pride Theatre Festival takes place every year during Pride Week. Andrej Čanji reports on this year’s programme and two very different explorations of queer lives in the region.
Croatian Theatre Showcase 2023: making hidden things visible
This year’s Croatian Theatre Showcase took place between 18th-21st May. Andrej Čanji reports on a diverse and varied programme that explored and exposed the hidden, the invisible and the absent.
Telling trans stories on the Serbian stage
Two recent shows on the Serbian independent scene have explored trans issues in strikingly different ways. Andrej Čanji discusses Before We Begin and Major and Helena.
68th Sterijino pozorje: A critical dialogue
The 68th Sterijino Pozorje took place earlier this summer in Novi Sad. Critics Borisav Matić and Andrej Čanji discuss this year’s selection.
Jackpot
Ivor Martinić’s smart, funny and well-performed play about the impact money can have on people, at Zagreb’s Kunst Teatar.