Award winners announced at 56th BITEF festival
Awards were presented to work by Nina Rajić Kranjac and Jan Martens at closing ceremony of the 56th BITEF
Gardien Party/Tijuana
Natasha Tripney reviews a double bill of documentary theatre pieces about working life from France and Mexico, performed as part of BITEF 2022.
Dr Ausländer (Made for Germany): documenting migrant stories
The creators of Dr. Ausländer (Made for Germany) discuss the mass migration of medical workers from Serbia and the region to Germany and documentary theatre.
Oedipus
Vito Taufer directs a film noir-inspired production of Sophocles’ play at the Yugoslav Drama Theatre
Novi Sad’s INFANT festival: reinterpreted classics and existential anxieties
Highlights of the 49th INFANT festival at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad included work by Mateja Koležnik and Žiga Divjak.
Mileva
Intriguing multi-layered and multi-authored piece about the life of physicist and mathematician Mileva Marić Einstein
The Years of Crows
Siniša Kovačević returns to the Serbian stage with an epic First World War drama with nationalistic undertones.
Programme announced for 56th BITEF festival
Katie Mitchell, Žiga Divjak and Alexander Zeldin’s work will feature on the programme of the 56th edition of BITEF (Belgrade International Theatre Festival)
The Miracle in Šargan
Jagoš Marković directs a moving, well-acted, yet overly safe staging of Ljubomir Simović’s classic play for the Yugoslav Drama Theatre.
The 67th Sterijino Pozorje: a critical dialogue
Critics Borisav Matić and Andrej Čanji on the highs – and lows – of the 67th Sterijino Pozorje, the most important national theater festival in Serbia.