Selection announced for the 72nd Festival of Professional Theatres in Vojvodina
The 72nd edition of the Festival of Professional Theatres in Vojvodina will take place in Zrenjanin will include work by by Haris Pašović and Kokan Mladenović.
Borisav Matić is a critic and dramaturg from Serbia. He is the Regional Managing Editor at The Theatre Times. He regularly writes about theatre for a range of publications and media.
He’s a member of the feminist collective Rebel Readers with whom he co-edits Bookvica, their platform for literary criticism, and produces literary shows and podcasts. He occasionally works as a dramaturg or a scriptwriter for theatre, TV, radio and other media. He's the administrator of IDEA - the International Drama/Theatre and Education Association.
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