Tour announced for Jeton Neziraj’s new play Negotiating Peace
Tour dates have been announced for Negotiating Peace, a new international co-production from Kosovo-based company Qendra Multimedia.
Blerta Neziraj: “People never seem to learn from their tragedies”
Kosovan director Blerta Neziraj talks to Duška Radosavljević about revisiting her production of Balkan Bordello in Sweden with a Swedish cast, on different approaches to theatre and the value of international collaboration.
Blerta Neziraj: “As a female theatre director in Kosovo, you have to fight constantly.”
Blerta Neziraj, one of Kosovo’s leading theatre directors, talks about international collaboration and the challenges of working as a female theatre director in the country.
Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept
Jeton Neziraj’s new play, a coproduction between Qendra Multimedia and the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, explores reconciliation and forgiveness in Kosovo and South Africa.
Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept: The search for reconciliation
Jeton Neziraj’s new play, Under the Shade of a Tree I Sat and Wept, explores reconciliation and forgiveness processes in Kosovo and South Africa. Andrej Čanji spoke to the creative team about their research process and how they’re bringing these topics to the stage.
Prishtina: The Premeditated Killing of a Dream
Jeton Neziraj’s potent reworking of a play inspired by the life and legacy of murdered architect Rexhep Luci
Six Against Turkey: A parable about the degradation of democracy
Nick Awde talks to playwright Jeton Neziraj and director Blerta Neziraj about Six Against Turkey, their darkly comic new play about the fallout from the 2016 coup in Turkey and the long reach of oppressive regimes.
Department of Dreams
Besim Ugzmajli directs Jeton Neziraj’s thought-provoking, dystopian and suitably dream-like drama at the Dodona Theatre
Third edition of FemFEST to take place in Tirana
The third edition of FemFEST will take place in Tirana in March, and feature work by Uresa Ahmeti, Eni Jani (and Jeton Neziraj).
Charles III
Jeton Neziraj’s entertaining new play for Qendra Multimedia is a humorous exploration of Albanian folklore and national heroes.