Under 600 Showcase: Connections and confrontations
The new Under 600 Showcase, which took place in Skopje in September, gathered together independent artists from across the region. Ana Ogrizović reports on some of the themes and highlights.
Staging The Flowers of Srebrenica: “An enormous responsibility”
Lara Parmiani, of migrant-led theatre company LegalAliens, talks to Natasha Tripney about a new international production marking the 30th anniversary of Srebrenica.
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.
Georgia protests: Theatre is the last stage standing for the voice of freedom
Nick Awde on the ongoing protests in Georgia and how theatre has become a focal point for resistance.
Time for Change: How Serbian students are making theatre during the blockades
The faculties may be blockaded in Serbia, but theatre continues to be made. Divna Stojanov reports on a timely production of The Pillowman performed by students for students.
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.
A silence that speaks volumes: Showing solidarity with Serbia’s student protestors
Duška Radosavljević speaks to theatre director Andjelka Nikolić and her collaborators about the current student protests in Serbia and what it means to stand in solidarity with them.
All under the canopy: How student protesters in Serbia are making themselves heard
Since November last year, students have been protesting across Serbia, with support for them growing. Duška Radosavljević explores the reasons behind this current wave of student protests in Serbia and how they differ from past protest movements in the country. For the last three months Serbia has been a stage for an extraordinary political performance.…
White People: Navigating the right to write
US playwright Steven Leigh Morris’ White People is a play about American racial politics that has been reframed for a Balkan audience. Verity Healy explores the issues raised by the play around race and gender and looks at how you adapt a text for a different cultural context.
SEEstage’s favourite theatre shows of 2024
As the year draws to a close, SEEstage’s writers across the region discuss the shows that made a lasting impression on them in 2024.