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.
Antigone
Contemporary staging of Sophocles play in which Antigone is played by two actors: Dunja Stojanović and Jana Milosavljević.
The Handke Project: “Peter Handke is a product of the times in which we live”
A new play exploring the controversy surrounding Peter Handke’s Nobel Prize win and what it says about artistic responsibility.
Trains, Flames and Synchronised Clapping: a dramaturg responds to Eurovision
Finding himself in Turin for the final, UK-based dramaturg Tommo Fowler on the theatricality of this year’s Eurovision song contest entrants.
Programme announced for the Mirëdita, Dobar Dan festival
The ninth edition of the Mirëdita, Dobar Dan festival will take place in locations around Belgrade from 25th – 28th May.
The Lepa Brena Project
The life and legacy of the Yugoslav pop icon Lepa Brena explored through a quintet of interlinked monologues.
The Festival of Professional Theatres of Vojvodina: the best theatre in Serbia?
Despite financial challenges, the 71st Festival of Professional Theatres of Vojvodina presented some of the best theatre in Serbia.
The Iranian Conference
Ivana Vujić directs a frustratingly static staging of Ivan Vyrypaev’s play, at the National Theatre Belgrade