From the Other Side – December 4-14
Reimagining Theatre of the Balkans, Edition 1.0
Things That Burn Easily
&
They are All Gone
Photos by Jelena Janković & Nebojša Babić
ABOUT
From The Other Side, Reimagining Theatre from the Balkans, Edition 1.0, a unique undertaking , this showcase will consist of two theatre performances, staged readings, and conversations and discussions, and video presentations of five theatre productions, offering insights into the artistic and thematic performing arts landscape of the Balkans.
Things That Burn Easily
Zagreb, Croatia
ABOUT
Things That Burn Easily narrates a story of about family living on a modest piece of land affected by a catastrophe. Some of them believe that they have been wronged by irreparable injustice and that a system that will compensate for some of the consequences of it should exist. Others are skeptical and have modeled for themselves a picture of the world in which every other individual is a potential threat, and the only reliable certainty comes from social and societal isolation, and autonomous construction of their own systems of survival and belief. When a big new natural appears disaster on the horizon, the tragedy of it will escalate into an unbearable misunderstanding of these two principles.
CREDITS
WRITTEN BY: Vedrana Klepica
DIRECTED BY: Vedrana Klepica
STARRING: Hrvojka Begović, Lea Jevtić, Vladimir Aleksić
SET DESIGN AND COSTUMES: Petra Pavičić
CHOREOGRAPHY: Magdalena Reiter
ORIGINAL MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN: Hrvoje Nikšić
LIGHT DESIGN AND VIDEO: Luka Matić
PRODUCTION AND TOUR COORDINATOR: Silvija Stipanov
STAGE MANAGER AND ASISTANT DIRECTOR: Srđana Vrsalović
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jelena Janković
VISUAL DESIGN: Sven Sorić
TRANSLATION: Marija Andrijašević
BIOS
Ganz nova kultura promjene is an art organization that works at the intersection of performing arts, education, interdisciplinary artistic practices, and environmental art.
They are all Gone
Serbia, Belgrade
Originally titled: Njih više nema
ABOUT
This play examines the position of all of us in the audience—how we understand and relate to those who survived the genocide in Srebrenica. It is the artistic way of questioning and trying to understand the fates and consequences of the wars that took place across the former Yugoslavia. You will meet Sadika, a fictional character, and her family—also fictional—whom she lost and never truly had. Can people truly continue to live if we remember them? And what happens if we forget? Now, as this play is being created and performed, we here in the Balkans are once again hearing similar voices—those who hate, who spread fear, and who deepen the consequences of a war that ended thirty years ago.
CREDITS
WRITTEN BY: Doruntina Basha
DIRECTED BY: Andrej Nosov
STARRING:
Mirjana Karanović
Svetozar Cvetković
Alban Ukaj
with voices of Maja Salkić, Davor Sabo, Kemal Rizvanović, Matea Mavrak, Hana Zrno, Sanin Milavić, Faruk Hajdarević, Alen Konjicija, Natalia Dmitrieva, Dino Hamidović
SET DESIGN: Zorana Petrov
COSTUMES: Selena Orb
MUSIC: Draško Adžić
LIGHT DESIGN: Nemanja Calić
SOUND DESIGN: Nikola Erić, Luka Cvetko
TECHNICAL CREW: Nikola Erić, Luka Cvetko, Nađa Vukorep, Nemanja Calić
SOUND RECORDING: Mirza Tahirović/Studio “Chelia”
PRODUCTION: Aleksandra Lozanović, Selena Pleskonjić, Ksenija Milutinović
DRAMATURGICAL SUPPORT: Nejra Babić Halvadžija
PHOTOGRAPHY: Nebojša Babić
VISUAL DESIGN: Ismar Žalica
BIOS
Heartefact is a multidisciplinary organization that has been actively shaping the independent cultural scene in Serbia and the region of Western Balkans for 15 years. Through engaged art, activism, knowledge exchange, and various granting mechanisms, Heartefact supports artists, activists, and organizations working on important social issues. They focus on contemporary and engaged art through the production of theatre performances, exhibitions, and other cultural events. Since 2022, Heartefact has had its own stage in the center of Belgrade, Heartefact House, with a regular repertoire that explores important social topics. Over the past 15 years, Heartefact has produced more than 50 artistic works, published numerous contemporary plays, and awarded over 100 grants, contributing to a more open, just, and tolerant society.
