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Creating History, Changing the Future, or Enslaved in Eternal Present: 70th Sterijino Pozorje Festival

Posted by Emilija Kvočka | 13th Jun 2025 | Festivals, Review, Serbia

In honour of playwright Jovan Sterija Popović, Sterijino pozorje was held this year for the...

Catharsis in the Eleventh Row: The Aesthetics of Truth on Stage and an Audience That Is Not Afraid of the Dark

Posted by Emilija Kvočka | 14th May 2025 | Essay, Festivals, Serbia

The time of frozen catharsis is now. But what kind of theatre refuses purification? Theatre...

“1981” directed by Tomi Janežič at Novi Sad Theatre

Posted by Emilija Kvočka | 30th Oct 2024 | Acting, Directing, Review, Serbia

When the premiere performance of the play 1981, directed by Tomi Janežič, began at the Novi Sad...

Sentimentality and Mentality, Apocalypse and Theatrical Eclipse at 69th Sterijno Pozorje

Posted by Emilija Kvočka | 16th Jun 2024 | Festivals, Review, Serbia

The (Post)apocalyptic Light of the Stage – is the slogan of the 69th Sterijno pozorje, a festival...

“Negotiating Peace”, Kosovo Theatre Showcase 2023

Posted by Verity Healey | 8th Nov 2023 | Kosovo, Review, Theatre and Politics

There are wars, and then there are post wars, the kind of which take place around the negotiating...

“A Short History of Burgers and Other Stories” Kosovo Theatre Showcase 2023

Posted by Verity Healey | 6th Nov 2023 | Dramaturgy, Kosovo, Review

Some years ago, I discussed my love of buckwheat with the co-artistic director of Belarus Free...

“Strength, Don’t Let Yourself Be Anyone’s” – BITEF, Belgrade, Serbia

Posted by Emilija Kvočka | 26th Oct 2023 | Festivals, Review, Serbia

The Belgrade International Theater Festival was founded in 1967 and to this day represents one of...

The First Cabaret Theater in the Slavic World: An Interview with Lafayette

Posted by Nemanja Stanojevic | 27th Apr 2022 | Design, Immersive Theatre, Interview, Producing, Serbia

Belgrade and Serbia have a three-century-long history of theatre. Along with the development of...

Ecocide is Everywhere in Serbia, but Eco-Theatre Remains on the Fringes

Posted by Borisav Matić | 20th Apr 2022 | Applied Theatre, Essay, Serbia, Theatre and Politics

Despite Serbia’s own environmental issues, work that explores ecological themes and the climate...

“Balkan Bordello” at Teatri Oda

Posted by Borisav Matić | 21st Nov 2021 | Adaptation, Kosovo, Review, Serbia, Transcultural Collaborations

Balkan Bordello: An Orgiastic Musical in the Aftermath of War Imagine yourself at a hedonistic...

Drama Collective of Serbian National Theatre as an Example of Solidarity

Posted by Igor Burić | 22nd May 2020 | Management, News, Serbia

There are more and more calls for help, appeals for solidarity when it comes to the most...

Serbian Balcony Performances in Times of COVID-19: Clapping, Protesting, Confrontation

Posted by Borisav Matić | 12th May 2020 | Covid-19, News, Serbia, Theatre and Politics

How did diverse balcony performances emerge in Serbia during the coronavirus epidemic and how did...

A Café in Performance: An Example of Queer Theatre in the Balkans

Posted by Borisav Matić | 17th Feb 2020 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, News, Serbia

“The Queer Café: Hear Our Voices from the Balkans, the project I’ve been working on as a dramaturg and translator, with the US playwright, director and activist Joan Lipkin, has been a precious experience. It has also energized the local community that’s gathered around the Pride Info Center in Belgrade, where the show premiered.” – Borisav Matić