The Cabinet Minister’s Wife/Ljubinko and Desanka
Borisav Matić: reviews two recent revivals of Branislav Nušić’s classic comedy and an early play by Aleksandar Popović, one more successful than the other.
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.
Oliver Frljić: “The essence of my job is to be critical”
Director Oliver Frljić on the LOST – YOU GO SLAVIA season at the Maxim Gorki Theatre, the history and legacy of Yugoslavia, his new production of Frankenstein and the role of theatre in times of political crises.
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.
Robert Lenard: “Our theatre should be an intercultural environment”
Robert Lenard, artistic director of Novi Sad Theatre, talks to Borisav Matić about the importance of interculturality, the current state of the independent scene in Hungary and his cabaret based on Foucault.
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.
52 Hertz
Mojca Madon directs an expanded, conceptual version of Tijana Grumić’s coming-of-age tale for SNG Nova Gorica.
The Gospel According to F.M. Dostoyevsky
Jernej Lorenci directs a minimalistic, philosophical show based on fragments from a number of Dostoyevsky’s novels at the Serbian National Theatre, Novi Sad.
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.
Antigone – It’s Nice When You Fall Softly
Romano Nikolić’s response to Sophocles’ Antigone at Ujvideki Szinhaz, Novi Sad, results in a mishmash of themes and ideas
Nikita Milivojević named as the new artistic director of BITEF
The City Assembly of Belgrade has named theatre director Nikita Milivojević as the new artistic director of the Belgrade International Theatre Festival – BITEF.