Blenard Azizaj: “Dance is a way of telling stories through the body”
Albanian choreographer and dancer Blenard Azizaj on building an international career and one of his most ambitious projects to date: Marina Abramović’s Balkan Erotic Epic.
Hamlet
Real-life mother and son Amos Zaharia’ and Yllka Mujo star in an elegant and compelling production of Shakespeare’s play in Tirana.
The Father
Erson Zymberi directs Florian Zeller’s moving play about a man losing his memory and sense of self to dementia.
Five Kinds of Silence
Altin Basha directs a powerful production of Shelagh Stephenson’s play about domestic abuse.
Kosovo/Albania Theatre Showcase: Confronting the trauma of the past
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.
Kosovo/Albania Theatre Showcase to take place in Tirana
The showcase of Kosovo/Albanian theatre will take place in Tirana between 29th October and 2nd November and feature work by Blerta Neziraj and Davide Iodice.
Rozi Kostani: “It’s three times more difficult for female artists”
Actor, director and professor at the Faculty of Performing Arts, Rozi Kostani has had a rich and varied career on both stage and screen in Albania and the wider region. She talks to Belkisa Zhelegu about her creative ambitions and the professional and personal challenges she’s faced in her life as an artist.
Sajza Flower
Endri Çela directs a moving play about the harsh conditions in the Tepelena Camp drawing from real-life testimonies.
The Queens of the Night Club
Bruch’ and Klaudia Piroli present a new performance exploring national identity inspired by the life of actor Alexander Moisiu
Before Sunset
Andia Xhunga and Indrit Çobani’s well-acted and psychologically nuanced staging of a play by Gerhart Hauptmann at Teatri Metropol