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.
Lara Parmiani, of migrant-led theatre company LegalAliens, talks to Natasha Tripney about a new international production marking the 30th anniversary of Srebrenica.
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.
Nick Awde on the ongoing protests in Georgia and how theatre has become a focal point for resistance.
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.
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.
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.
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.…
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.
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.
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.