Patrik Lazić: “Making theatre today is one big balancing act”
Patrik Lazić discusses Our Son, his poignant exploration of LGBTQ issues, his approach to theatre, EuroPride and his fondness for emotional storytelling.
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.
All Adventurous Women Do
Selma Spahić directs Tanja Šljivar’s complex play about teenage sexuality inspired by real-life events
World Without Women
Olga Dimitrijević and Maja Pelević’s witty and insightful show diagnoses inequalities and a culture of self-exploitation in the Serbian theatre scene
Crises
Slovenian director Žiga Divjak’s new performance explores the role that capitalism has played in creating the climate crises
Dr Ausländer (Made for Germany): documenting migrant stories
The creators of Dr. Ausländer (Made for Germany) discuss the mass migration of medical workers from Serbia and the region to Germany and documentary theatre.
Novi Sad’s INFANT festival: reinterpreted classics and existential anxieties
Highlights of the 49th INFANT festival at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad included work by Mateja Koležnik and Žiga Divjak.
The 25th Mladi Levi Festival: independent, international, optimistic
A look at the highlights from the 25th Mladi Levi Festival including energetic contemporary dance and inventive documentary theatre in a programme ranging from Chile to Columbia
25th Mladi Levi Festival starts in Ljubljana
The 25th Mladi levi festival opens in Ljubljana with a programme of multi-disciplinary work from countries including Chile and Mexico
Mileva
Intriguing multi-layered and multi-authored piece about the life of physicist and mathematician Mileva Marić Einstein
The 67th Sterijino Pozorje: a critical dialogue
Critics Borisav Matić and Andrej Čanji on the highs – and lows – of the 67th Sterijino Pozorje, the most important national theater festival in Serbia.