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.
The Festival of Professional Theatres of Vojvodina: the best theatre in Serbia?
Despite financial challenges, the 71st Festival of Professional Theatres of Vojvodina presented some of the best theatre in Serbia.
Deconstructing Konstrakta: the Artist must be analysed
Duška Radosavljević Krojer discusses Konstrakta, the Serbian pop phenomenon and unlikely Eurovision contender, through the medium of the YouTube reaction video.
Stand with Ukraine: acts of solidarity in the Western Balkans
As the devastating war in Ukraine continues, SEEstage writers discuss the acts of solidarity, support and protest being carried out by activists and cultural workers across the region
Independent theatre in Romania: “You can’t change the system from the inside”
Gabriela Dumitru, artistic director of TAG, talks about making independent work in Romania and the importance of cultural exchange to the next generation of artists.
Ecocide is Everywhere in Serbia, but Eco-Theatre Remains on the Fringes
Despite Serbia’s own environmental issues, work that explores ecological themes and the climate crisis is still relatively rare on Serbian stages. Borisav Matić looks at the work of the theatremakers trying to change that.