American Buffalo
Blendi Arifi directs a tense production of David Mamet’s modern American classic in Gjilan.
The Truth
Agon Myftari directs Florian Zeller’s bittersweet comic play about marital infidelity for Gjilan City Theater
Teatri ODA at 20: The journey of an independent theatre in Kosovo
Founded in 2003, the ODA Theatre, Kosovo’s only independent theatre, marks its 20th anniversary this year. Fatlinda Daku talks to director Florent Mehmeti about the history of the theatre and the role it plays in Kosovo’s cultural scene.
Arbri
Lirak Çelaj’s moving new play about an old man grappling with dementia, memory and the ghosts of the past, opens at Teatri Oda
Kushtrim Sheremeti: “Theatre is the post-traumatic therapy that people need”
As an actor, Kushtrim Sheremeti is a familiar presence on screen in Kosovo and Albania. Appointed general director of the National Theatre of Kosovo in 2022, he talks to Natasha Tripney about post-pandemic cultural challenges and his search for a temporary home for the theatre.
Programme announced for 2023 “Talia e Flakës” Festival
The festival of Albanian drama “Talia e Flakës” will take place in the Theater of Gjilan from 23rd -28th January, and feature work by Jeton Neziraj and Tirana’s Experimental National Theater.
The Women
Nastazja Domaradzka directs a devised piece about violence against women and patriarchal oppression for the National Theatre of Kosovo
Molly
Verona Koxha gives a striking performance in the title role in Brian Friel’s play about a visually impaired woman at the National Theatre of Kosovo
Club Albania
Fatos Berisha directs a witty and brilliantly metatheatrical new play based on Çajupi’s After Death, at the National Theatre of Kosovo’s new temporary stage.
Kosovo Theatre Showcase 2022: a platform for collaboration
Berat Bajrami reflects on the fifth edition of the Kosovo Theatre Showcase, and on the festival’s continuing impact on the Kosovo theatre scene.