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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Fringe Theatre at Ukraine Fringe: from a Bomb Shelter to a Festival by Borisav Matić

Readers may or may not be aware that the first edition of the Ukraine Fringe festival, sub-titled Festival for the Brave, took place this year from 29 August to 1 September in Kyiv. Although…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:53AM
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

68th Sterijino pozorje: A critical dialogue by Andrej Čanji and Borisav Matić

The 68th Sterijino pozorje took place earlier this summer in Novi Sad. Critics Borisav Matić and Andrej Čanji discuss this year’s selection. Borisav: May was a month of upheaval and exis…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:07AM
Friday, August 18, 2023

Ukraine Fringe: Festival For The Brave To Be Held In Blended Form From August 21st To September 3rd by Borisav Matić

The first edition of Ukraine Fringe – under the slogan Festival for the Brave – will be held in blended form, in Kyiv and online, from August 21st to September 3rd, 2023. Ukraine Fringe…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:37AM
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Bodies of Knowledge – Facilitating Alternative and Humane Ways of Learning by Borisav Matić

Bodies of Knowledge (BOK) is a semi-nomadic classroom that facilitates alternative and non-dominant forms of learning that have the potential to lead us to a more humane and just society. Bo…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 08:31PM

Highlights from the Mladi Levi Festival in Ljubljana by Borisav Matić

The 25th edition of the international theatre and dance festival Mladi Levi (Young Lions) was successfully held in Ljubljana from 19th to 27th August. The festival, organized by a Slovenian …

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:15PM
Saturday, May 7, 2022

“Children of A Clockwork Orange” at the Youth Theatre, Novi Sad by Borisav Matić

Youth Theatre, Novi Sad. Premiered February 27, 2022. A few days ago, a friend who is a teacher told me a story of her high school student who beat his fellow female classmate, hitting her w…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:23PM
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Ecocide is Everywhere in Serbia, But Eco-Theatre Remains on the Fringes by Borisav Matić

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 t…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:54AM
Tuesday, April 19, 2022

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

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 t…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:08AM
Saturday, March 19, 2022

ProEnglish Theatre in Kyiv: It’s Important that Art Doesn’t Stop during War by Borisav Matić

On the first day of the Russian invasion, the ProEnglish Theatre in Kyiv, the only English-speaking theatre in Ukraine, transformed its premises into a bomb shelter for artists and locals. B…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:25PM
Wednesday, November 24, 2021

“Arbeit”: Theatre as Work, Work as Theatre by Borisav Matić

The dance performance Arbeit by Šimun Stankov, Una Štalcar-Furač and Espi Tomičić takes inspiration from construction work and demystifies artwork as something particular, approaching i…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:33PM
Friday, November 19, 2021

Balkan Bordello at Teatri Oda by Borisav Matić

Balkan Bordello: An Orgiastic Musical in the Aftermath of War  Imagine yourself at a hedonistic nightclub full of campy decorations, cheap furniture and guests that drown themselves in shot…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:38AM
Friday, July 31, 2020

Interview with Playwright Espi Tomičić. Part I: Earning an Identity by Borisav Matić

Author: Jelena Gvozden Note: It would be great if the two parts of the interview could be hyperlinked to each other once they are published.   Espi Tomičić is a new playwright on the Croa…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:04AM
Friday, May 22, 2020

Drama Collective of Serbian National Theatre as an Example of Solidarity by Borisav Matić

There are more and more calls for help, appeals for solidarity when it comes to the most vulnerable groups for the occasions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Among them are artists whose …

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:20PM
Monday, May 11, 2020

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

How did diverse balcony performances emerge in Serbia during the coronavirus epidemic and how did they become a metaphor for a polarized society? Since the beginning of the coronavirus epide…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:33PM
Monday, February 17, 2020

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

"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 prec…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:09PM

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