Under 600 Showcase: Connections and confrontations
The new Under 600 Showcase, which took place in Skopje in September, gathered together independent artists from across the region. Ana Ogrizović reports on some of the themes and highlights.
Dritëro Kasapi: “Theatre can create common cultural experiences”
Dritëro Kasapi, artistic director of Sweden’s Riksteatern, talks to Duška Radosavljević about growing up as an Albanian in Macedonia, being labelled a ‘migrant director’ and his belief that theatre can build bridges.
ГЛУМиЦИ (АСТ(O)ReSses)
An inventive interactive show that gives its audience insight into the experience of being an actor, at Youth Cultural Centre, Skopje
Inaugural “Moisiu” National Theater Festival takes place in Skopje
The first “Moisiu” National Theater Festival for Albanian drama took place in Skopje in November. Prize winners include Father and Father by Jeton Neziraj
Sasho Blazeski: “The worst thing an artist can do is be a member of a political party”
Macedonian poet and playwright Sasho Blazeski talks to Ivanka Apostolova Baskar about his play Rockers and how a way of life can be an act of rebellion
Stand with Ukraine: acts of solidarity in the Western Balkans
As the devastating war in Ukraine continues, SEEstage writers discuss the acts of solidarity, support and protest being carried out by activists and cultural workers across the region
Dejan Angelov: “Only with a thirst for knowledge can we create change”
Theatre director Dejan Angelov on the insular, nepotistic and closed world of Macedonian theatre and how things need to change.
Eva Kamchevska: “Something is very rotten in the system”
Eva Kamchevska on being an ’emerging’ artist in North Macedonia and the absence of contemporary national plays.
Boban Aleksoski: “As artists, it’s our job to unite people”
Co-founder of theatre company Zlaten Elec, Boban Aleksoski talks about the challenges of working as an independent artist in North Macedonia and of founding a theatre company during the pandemic.