Blank
Kokan Mladenović’s fragmentary and opaque adaptation of Bosnian actor Feđa Štukan’s bestselling memoir.
The World And All That It Holds
Selma Spahić’s triumphant distillation of the vast emotional and historical landscape of Aleksandar Hemon’s award-winning novel.
Staging The Flowers of Srebrenica: “An enormous responsibility”
Lara Parmiani, of migrant-led theatre company LegalAliens, talks to Natasha Tripney about a new international production marking the 30th anniversary of Srebrenica.
Programme announced for 65th edition of MESS festival
The 65th International Theatre Festival MESS in Sarajevo will feature work by Selma Spahić, Kokan Mladenović and Boris Liješević.
The Flowers of Srebrenica
Legal Aliens Theatre mark the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica with a performance based on the novel by Aidan Hehir.
Unstoppable theatre: Highlights of the 64th MESS Festival
A look back at the 64th MESS festival, which included work from Palestine and a stage adaptation of Lana Bastašić’s novel Catch the Rabbit.
Programme announced for 64rd edition of MESS festival
The 64rd International Theater Festival MESS in Sarajevo will open with a Swiss-Palestinian co-production and feature work by Žiga Divjak and Tamara Kučinović.
63rd MESS Festival: Celebrating Susan Sontag in Sarajevo
The 63rd International Theater Festival MESS took place between 30th September and 8th October in Sarajevo. Ana Ogrizović reports on this year’s programme including the world premiere of a new production of Susan Sontag’s Alice in Bed.
Selma Spahić: “Resistance in the arts is a necessity”
Director Selma Spahić talks to Darija Davidović about the legacy of the wars of the 1990s, post-Yugoslav artistic collaboration, the role documentary theatre has played in her work and the importance of communities.
Programme announced for 63rd edition of MESS
The 63rd International Theater Festival MESS in Sarajevo will be held this year from 30th September to 8th October and will feature work by Maladype Theatre and Boris Liješević.