Serbian theatre: Between resistance and appeasement
Serbia is in the midst of Europe’s largest student movement since 1968, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the work produced on its institutional stages.
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.
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.
Polip Festival 2026: Eco-theatre in Prishtina
Polip, Prishtina’s annual literary festival, has been reconceptualized as a festival for the performing arts. Borisav Matić reports on this year’s programme which focused on ecological theatre.
70th Sterijino pozorje: a critical dialogue
Following news of the decision not to allocate any funding to Sterijino pozorje, Serbia’s most prominent national theatre festival, critics Borisav Matić and Andrej Čanji reflect on this year’s edition and what this decision means for the future of the festival.
They Are All Gone
Andrej Nosov’s new production for Heartefact is a moving and empathetic exploration of trauma and memory that makes inventive use of audio.
Programme announced for the 70th Sterijino pozorje
The programme of the 70th Sterijino pozorje will feature work by Boris Liješević and Zlatko Paković.
Microstagiune Showcase in Timișoara: Multiculturalism in action
The Microstagiune Showcase presented the work of the Hungarian State Theatre “Csiky Gergely” and the German State Theatre in Timișoara to an international audience. Borisav Matić reports on a culturally mixed programme.
Serbian theatres to go on strike in support of student protests
Serbian theatres will go on a seven day strike in February in a show of support for the student protestors.
Sparked
New erotically charged, sex positive choreographic piece from Station–Service for Contemporary Dance
St. George Slays the Dragon
Milan Nešković’s lavish and well-acted but overly faithful production of Dušan Kovačević’s play.
Kosovo/Albania Theatre Showcase: Confronting the trauma of the past
After six editions in Prishtina, the annual Kosovo Theatre Showcase relocated to Tirana this year. Borisav Matić reports on the first ever Kosovo/Albania Theatre Showcase and a programme of work that illuminated both the past and the present.