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
Deconstructing Konstrakta: the Artist must be analysed
Duška Radosavljević Krojer discusses Konstrakta, the Serbian pop phenomenon and unlikely Eurovision contender, through the medium of the YouTube reaction video.
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
Sterijino Pozorje festival selection announced
The 67th edition of Sterijno Pozorje, the festival of Serbian national drama, will take place between 26th May and 3rd June 2022 in Novi Sad,
Shakespeare in Love
Luka Grbić gives a brilliant comic performance in a playful and dynamic stage production of the romantic comedy at Belgrade Drama Theatre
Ecocide is Everywhere in Serbia, but Eco-Theatre Remains on the Fringes
Despite Serbia’s own environmental issues, work that explores ecological themes and the climate crisis is still relatively rare on Serbian stages. Borisav Matić looks at the work of the theatremakers trying to change that.