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.
Belkisa Zhelegu recently finished her studies as a translator and is currently studying Theatre Directing. She also works as an actress and playwright. "If there is something I can't live without - it's art."
Hamlet
Real-life mother and son Amos Zaharia’ and Yllka Mujo star in an elegant and compelling production of Shakespeare’s play in Tirana.
The Father
Erson Zymberi directs Florian Zeller’s moving play about a man losing his memory and sense of self to dementia.
Five Kinds of Silence
Altin Basha directs a powerful production of Shelagh Stephenson’s play about domestic abuse.
Rozi Kostani: “It’s three times more difficult for female artists”
Actor, director and professor at the Faculty of Performing Arts, Rozi Kostani has had a rich and varied career on both stage and screen in Albania and the wider region. She talks to Belkisa Zhelegu about her creative ambitions and the professional and personal challenges she’s faced in her life as an artist.
Before Sunset
Andia Xhunga and Indrit Çobani’s well-acted and psychologically nuanced staging of a play by Gerhart Hauptmann at Teatri Metropol
7 Minutes
Driada Dervishi’s resonant adaptation of the play by Stefano Massini for an Albanian context is a call for solidarity.
Electra
Kiço Londo’s faithful but underdeveloped production of Sophocles’ tragedy for Teatri Shëtitës Çajupi.
The Mother
Ema Andrea gives a masterful performance in an experimental production of Florian Zeller’s play at the National Experimental Theatre in Tirana.
All About Eve
Albulena Kryeziu Bokshi is captivatingly glamorous in Besmir Bitraku’s stage adaptation of the classic Hollywood movie.