The 59th official edition of Bitef took place this year, but the spirit of the festival – and much of its audience – were missing. Andrej Čanji looks back on the events that prompted this year’s ne:Bitef and asks what all this means for the festival’s future.
An exploration of how, in theatre, the most straightforward of items – such as a clothing rack – can be made to have meaning.
Following the premiere of Qëndrim Rijani’s production Othello at the National Theatre of Albania, our critics discuss the questions it raises around race, otherness, power and identity, as well as wider issues within the Albanian theatre scene.
Young playwrights in Serbia face a struggle not only to get their work staged, but to get their work read. Miomir Milosavac reports on the publication of a new zine spotlighting Serbia’s under-performed writers.
Over recent years, several key cultural institutions in Kosovo have been closed for renovation with more planned to follow. Nick Awde reports on what happens to a country’s theatre scene when there are increasingly few spaces in which to stage work.
As international artists continue to withdraw from the programme of the 59th BITEF, Borisav Matić reflects on the evolving situation and what it means for the festival’s future.
The inaugural Montenegrin Theatre Showcase took place from 13-17 May this year. Andrej Čanji reports on a diverse and varied programme that reflects the country’s increasingly exciting theatre scene.
What did this year’s Sterijino Pozorje reveal about the state of contemporary theatre rooted in domestic dramatic writing? Critics Andrej Čanji and Divna Stojanov discuss the productions, trends, and tensions that shaped the festival’s 71st edition.
Serbia is in the midst of Europe’s largest student movement since 1968, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the work produced on its institutional stages.
Following pressure placed on the organisers by football fan groups, the 25th Festival of Contemporary Bosnian-Herzegovinian Drama in Zenica has been postponed.