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
Proving Your Worth: life as an emerging theatre artist in Croatia
Working for free and battling a centralised system: a look at what it’s like to be an emerging young theatre artist in Croatia.
Budgetary woes and endless bureaucracy: the challenges of producing regional theatre in Kosovo
How difficult is it for regional theaters in Kosovo to produce work? Fatlinda Daku spoke to three directors of artistic institutions outside Prishtina about the challenges they face.
Matei Vișniec International Days Festival: combating barbarism and confronting the past
Romanian playwright Matei Vișniec on his International Days Festival and the need for artists to take a stand against barbarism.
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.
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: keeping tradition alive
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, which mixes folk traditions with modern dance, is bringing a new show to London inspired by the life of Franz Liszt.
The Handke Project: “Peter Handke is a product of the times in which we live”
A new play exploring the controversy surrounding Peter Handke’s Nobel Prize win and what it says about artistic responsibility.
Trains, Flames and Synchronised Clapping: a dramaturg responds to Eurovision
Finding himself in Turin for the final, UK-based dramaturg Tommo Fowler on the theatricality of this year’s Eurovision song contest entrants.