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.
Nihad Kreševljaković: “Artists have to respond to the world they see”
Nihad Kreševljaković, artistic director of Mess Festival, discusses the Sarajevo War Theatre, the power of memory, and the role of the artist in times of conflict.
MESS Festival 2022: Explorations of the soul
The 62nd International Theater Festival MESS took place in Sarajevo between 30th September and 9th October and featured work by Oliver Frljić and Pippo Delbono. Mladen Bićanić reports on this year’s highlights.
Programme announced for MESS festival 2022
The programme for the 62nd edition of the MESS festival will feature work by Oliver Frljić and Sebastian Nübling
The Ghosts on Your Shoulder: Igor Memic and Miran Hadžić in conversation
British Bosnian playwrights Igor Memic and Miran Hadžić discuss Memic’s play Old Bridge, writing, identity, telling Bosnian stories in the UK and artistic responsibility.