Programme announced for 2023 “Talia e Flakës” Festival
The festival of Albanian drama “Talia e Flakës” will take place in the Theater of Gjilan from 23rd -28th January, and feature work by Jeton Neziraj and Tirana’s Experimental National Theater.
Flamur Dardeshi is a freelance writer based in Tirana. He has contributed in the areas of translation, analysis, and poetry. His main fields of interest are literature, cinematography, and theatre.
Love’s End
Eric Vigner directs a jarringly classical staging of Pascal Rambert’s play about the break-up of a relationship
Inaugural “Moisiu” National Theater Festival takes place in Skopje
The first “Moisiu” National Theater Festival for Albanian drama took place in Skopje in November. Prize winners include Father and Father by Jeton Neziraj
Lulzim Zeqja: “I always try to understand the character from the inside out”
Lulzim Zeqja has been a fixture of the Albanian theatre scene for 20 years and is a member of National Theater ensemble. He talks to Flamur Dardeshi about his stage and screen work and the economic challenges that face actors in Albania.
Ivanov
Hervin Çuli’s underpowered and underwhelming production of Chekhov’s masterpiece at the National Theater of Albania.
Besmir Bitraku: “Directing has made me a better actor”
Albanian actor Besmir Bitraku on making his directorial debut with the darkly comic Festen, the role of theater in society and the challenges of making theater in Albania.
New open-air theatre festival PrizrenFest announces line-up
The inaugural edition of PrizrenFest, a new open-air theater festival, will take in Prizren between July 31 – August 4
Çimka
Shpetim Selmani’s play about life under the Albanian communist regime features two interlinked narratives.
Finding Their Voice: making feminist theatre in Albania
Director Klaudia Piroli and performers Vlera Pylla and Enisa Hysa discuss their new show Pa Ze, feminism and what it is to be voiceless.
Pristina will host the PITF international theater festival in May
Kosovo will play host to the Prishtina International Theater Festival, which will run from 10th to 16the May.