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előadóművészetért

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za suvremene
izvedbene umjetnosti

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scénické umenie

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gösteri sanatları için
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Caravan Kosovo
24 - 29.10.2023
Tue 24.10
16:00-18:00
22

Trails of the ‘90s Underground Culture [Artistic Walk]

Meeting point: Statue of Bill Clinton 

Meeting point: Statue of Bill Clinton 

Address: Statue of Bill Clinton, Idriz Gjilani, Prishtina | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Come with your own smartphone and earphones to experience this journey. To prepare, take a look at this website. This audio journey has been created from the real life of artist Florent Mehmeti during the 90s, weaving an artistic experience that traverses the life of young people of Prishtina during this period - especially the life of young artists. It is based on real events, but empowered with artistic means from the artist himself. The journey, which starts at the Bill Clinton Statue and ends at Dodona Theater - the cultural resistance nest from that time - goes through streets and alleys that reveal moments and situations that rarely happen in history. This journey can be experienced autonomously at any time using your own smartphone and earplugs and by downloading 'the walk' in the ECHOES interactive sound walks app and following the instructions.

Guide: Florent Mehmeti, Teatri ODA, Kosovo

18:00-20:00
18

Accreditation and welcome desk

Location: National Theatre of Kosovo

Location: National Theatre of Kosovo

Address: Teatri Kombëtar | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Collect your badge and welcome pack in the lobby of the National Theatre of Kosovo before the performance starts.

20:00-22:00
21

1984

Location: National Theatre of Kosovo

Location: National Theatre of Kosovo

Address: Teatri Kombëtar | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: Albanian with English subtitles

In this new dramatisation of 1984, Igor Mendjisky steps into a world where the boundaries of reality blur and the quest for self unfolds amidst a tapestry of love, politics and the haunting spectre of solitude. Giving a precise answer to what 1984 is as a novel, the dramaturg and director says 'I don’t know, and giving a precise and detailed answer would reduce the depth of this ‘monument’.' The show speaks of power, identity, solitude and the quest for oneself through the quest for others. It explores love, politics, childhood and its troubles. It has a satirical take, which over the years has transformed into a novel of anticipation, a metaphysical fresco, vibrant, frightening and moving. It may simply be the story of the ‘last man’, as George Orwell liked to call it. Like every great novel, this story carries within itself all the major themes of the human condition with perhaps a desire to prevent the worst. 

Duration: 2 hours

Genre: Theatre

Credits:

Written by: George Orwell
Directed by: Igor Mendjisky
Actors: Adrian Morina, Arta Selimi, Basri Lushtaku, Edona Reshitaj, Flaka Latifi, Shpejtim Kastrati, Xhejlane Godanci, Ylber Bardhi
Dramatisation: Igor Mendjisky
Video artist: Yannick Donet
Composer: Trimor Dhomi
Set design: Mentor Berisha & Igor Mendjisky
Costume design: Yllka Brada
Dramaturg: Zoga Çeta
Light technicians: Mursel Bekteshi & Sherif Sahiti
Assistant Director: Alper Zilgir


Get in touch

Production contact: [email protected]

Status: Ready for touring
 

22:00-23:00
18

Welcome reception

Location: Boro and Ramiz

Location: Boro and Ramiz

Address: Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, 10030 Prishtinë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Join us for a warm welcoming reception, hosted by the Kosovo Theatre Showcase.

23:00-01:00
18

Late Night Meeting Point

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Address: Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, 10030 Prishtinë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The meet-up space for IETM Caravan Kosovo participants.

Wed 25.10
10:30-12:00
19

Theatre in Times of Crisis

Location: National Theatre of Kosovo

Location: National Theatre of Kosovo

Address: Teatri Kombëtar | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

What can we expect from theatre in times of social and political crisis? Does it need to assume a role beyond its traditional one, such as a sensitiser, healer and propagator? Does it begin to be perceived as a space for solidarity and commemoration, as well as an institution of ‘spiritual resistance’? And if so, are these ‘additions’ something that diminishes the artistic purpose of theatre or strengthens it? 

Simply put - does theatre strive to survive and is its survival in times of war and crisis an act of resistance and resilience?

What expectations do the audience have towards its own theatre, an audience that in their daily lives is confronted with the horror of crisis and war as well as social and political turmoil? And what does the audience expect from their comfort zone – the one that observes the events from a distance?

With the invasion of Russia into Ukraine and the Russian waging war, the theatre world has shifted its focus towards Ukrainian productions, as a symbol of solidarity and support for the victims. It is driven by an almost selfish desire to be on the right side of history. But is theatre merely a space to reproduce the images of war, suffering and terror that people are experiencing in the war zones - a war ‘far away, somewhere in Ukraine’? Perhaps it should go beyond that, to tell us about Ukrainian society, about people’s lives before the conflict, to provide a broader picture of a normalcy that existed and has now been disrupted.

Finally, can and should theatre in a more sincere and profound manner awaken our sense of empathy for others? Not only when this is projected and guided by the media and politics, but when this kind of solidarity and empathy attempts to break through and is ignored by politics and the media – as is the case of the current situation with refugees from the Middle East and Africa.

How can theatre become a detector of human suffering, even when that suffering is not in the spotlight and the interest of politics and the media?

Speakers

Katya Kisten, Ukraine

Aktina Stathaki, BETWEEN THE SEAS - Festival of Mediterranean Performing Arts, Greece 

Roy Horovitz, Bar-ilan University,Israel

Emma Jordan, PRIME CUT PRODUCTIONS, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom 

Moderator

Verity Healey, Journalist, writer and photographer, United Kingdom

 

14:00-15:00
19

New Plays, New Worlds

Location: Barabar Centre

Location: Barabar Centre

Address: Zahir Pajaziti Square, Grand Hotel Prishtina, 4th floor | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

A series of presentations of new contemporary plays and readings of excerpts from plays, followed by short discussions with the authors.

‘Volim te’ by Vera Morina (NL)

On a rainy and sleepless night, soon-to-be-mother Ena decides to throw away all of her childhood possessions. Then, a man covered in blood enters her living room -  a man she’s been missing for 27 years. And he wants to tell her where he’s been.

‘The Fabulous Adventures of Absent Ayse’ by Zeynep Kacar (TR) 

‘The Fabulous Adventures of Absent Ayşe’ tells about the ordinary life of a woman from her birth to her mid-fifties in an ironic style. This is the story of unaccomplishment. Ayşe wants to be a singer, but the world around her does not let her. The education system, fairy tales, family and concern for the future shapes this world. Ayşe is hampered every time she tries, and one day she finds herself an old woman. Just like her mother, she has obeyed the rules and could not become the person she wanted to be.

‘Big Deal’ by Mia Efremova (NMK)

'In this play, Mia Efremova speaks the language of Sarah Kane. Her brutal poetics acts as a form of anthropological grammar, whose sentences connect situations that do not move from the construct of the elementary male-female gender relationship, but on the other hand produce a strange genesis that with the development of the action becomes frightening.' – Saso Ognenovski

‘The Man Who Was Missing’ by Zymber Kelmendi (RKS)

Considered a hero, a soldier missing for years suddenly returns home. The celebration of his return will pass very quickly when the life of his family members and close friend - built on the sacrifice and name of the hero - is disturbed. A seemingly simple request for the hero to stay at home for a while will turn the whole situation into a black comedy with shades of absurdity - or maybe even tragedy!

Authors: Vera Morina (NL), Zeynep Kacar (TR), Mia Efremova (NMK), Zymber Kelmendi (RKS) 

Stage readings directed by: Butrint Pasha

Actors: Shpëtim Selmani, Zhaneta Xhemajli, Ermal Sadiku, Zana Berisha, Blin Mani

Moderator

Jeton Neziraj, Qendra Multimedia, Kosovo

15:30-17:00
19

International Theatre Market

Location: Barabar Centre

Location: Barabar Centre

Address: Zahir Pajaziti Square, Grand Hotel Prishtina, 4th floor | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

International Theatre Market is designed to gather international theatre professionals in order to exchange ideas and experiences from their work back home. Theatre leaders, directors and producers unfold their work and talk about the theatre productions they have been working on recently, as well as their visions for the future. A few showcase, network and platform representatives have also been invited to share information about their activities. This is a good opportunity for new collaborations to be born and for existing ones to be strengthened. 


Speakers:
 

Elżbieta Manthey & Marta Orczykowska, Agencja Dramatu i Teatru "ADiT," Poland 

Giacomo Pedini, Mittelfest, Italy  

Dagmara Gumkowska, OPEN THE DOOR International Festival, Poland

Aktina Stathaki, Between the Seas, Greece 

Aurela Kadriu, Qendra Multimedia, Kosovo 

Amy Sze, LegalAliens Theatre, United Kingdom
Handan Salta, Turkish Theatre Showcase, Turkey

Ása Richardsdóttir, IETM, Belgium/Iceland

Donika Rudi,  European Festivals Association, Kosovo

Tina Hofman, Independent creative, producer, PhD researcher, United Kingdom

Moderator

Aurela Kadriu, Qendra Multimedia, Kosovo

17:30-17:50
21

Donika Rudi — Lament of the Earth

Location: Prishtina City Park

Location: Prishtina City Park

Address: Street Rrustem Statovci, Prishtina City Park | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: Albanian (written translation in English provided)

Lament of the Earth is a cycle of audio-visual works by composer Donika Rudi, dedicated to the effects of climate change on Earth. The core focus of this cycle is to address the topic of climate change and sound experiences for the deaf community.

The work is built based on the graphics of warming stripes, which visually portray long-term temperature change on the surface of the Earth. The beginning of the work focuses on organic and human sounds - based on calmness and harmony from the text of Doruntina Basha - while the culmination is achieved with transformed, distorted sounds and the weep of the Earth. The call for action is performed by Kaltrina Miftari, soprano. Sign language and dance are an integral part of this cycle. Through movement, dance and ‘visual vernacular’, the emotion of sounds will be experienced. The work addresses what we all feel, but do not speak; look, but do not see - something that affects as we remain indifferent.

Every living being is an integral part of the Earth - as such, we rise and return to it. This work is the medium between the listener and their long-lost genome, as it tries to explore the existence of each of us with a call - a call to listen and act before it is too late.

She spoke, but did we listen?

She asked, but did we respond?

She gasped, but did we stutter?

We are, until she is!

Duration: 20 min

Genre: In situ audiovisual performance

Credits:

Composer: Donika Rudi
Soprano: Kaltrina Miftari
Visual vernacular & dance: Agnes Nokshiqi
Text: Doruntina Basha
Costume design & Scenography: Hana Zeqa (Fight or Flight)
Sign language consultant: Samire Jupolli
Sound: Labinot Rudi 


Get in touch

Production contact: [email protected]

20:00-21:30
21

Negotiating Peace

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Address: Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, 10030 Prishtinë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: English

Negotiating Peace is a complex and diplomatic challenge after military conflicts. In some cases, peace agreements are made; in others, complete peace is never reached or simply remains an arrangement on paper. Multiple wars and conflicts raise multi-layered questions and leave behind ambiguities, which makes peace difficult.

Looking at peace negotiations including the Dayton peace agreement, those in Northern Ireland and the Middle East, the still-unresolved talks between Kosovo and Serbia - and anticipating the conclusion of the war between Russia and Ukraine - Kosovo’s Qendra Multimedia have brought together a pan European ensemble to create Negotiating Peace. This new production has been created with artists and theatre groups from Ukraine, Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Italy, Czechia, Albania, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland and Estonia.

Inspired by Richard Holbrooke’s To End a War and Kadare’s The General of the Dead Army, Negotiating Peace tries to confront the audience with the backgrounds, challenges, fears and hope that accompany the reaching of a peace agreement and discusses important issues: who has the power and legitimacy to negotiate peace? Do people truly reconcile after signing a peace accord? And finally: can collective forgiveness ever occur, or is forgiveness an individual act?

Negotiating Peace will be directed by Qendra’s Blerta Neziraj in her vibrant and striking style which tackles political and social issues head-on. Speaking about the production, Blerta said: ‘The main thing we are looking at in this theatre production is: if war has its demons leading people towards destruction and misery, what does peace have? Who is the antipode of the war demons? Are they the peace emissaries? The political leaders who have the courage to sign peace agreements? Or the ordinary people, the survivors, who have paid the highest price of the war.’

Duration: 1h30m

Genre: Theatre

Credits:

Written by: Jeton Neziraj
Directed by: Blerta Neziraj
Actors: Shkumbin Istrefi, Ema Andrea, Harald Thompson Rosentrom, Ejla Bavcic, Martin Kõiv, Melihate Qena, Orest Pastukh // Composer Ardo Ran Varres
Stage design: Agata Skwarczyńska  
Costume Designer: Blagoj Micevski
Choreography: Gjergj Prevazi
Dramaturg: Mina Milošević
Video: Besim Ugzmajli
Lighting design: Yann Perregaux, Agata Skwarczyńska
Sound: Tempo Reale
Assistant director: Sovran Nrecaj
Translated by: Suzana Vuljevic
Art director: Aurela Kadriu
Development & Fundraising Support: Sven Skoric
Tour manager: Dejan Jovanović
International Outreach: Maud Dinand
PR & Communication: Mobius Industries
Sound: Bujar Bekteshi
Technical coordinator: Lulzim Rexha
Production Assistants: Flaka Rrustemi & Verona Koxha

Produced by Qendra Multimedia

In association with Teatro della Pergola (Italy), euro-scene Leipzig (Germany); Prague City Theaters (Czech Republic); R.A.A.A.M (Estonia); Mittelfest (Italy); Kontakt (Bosnia and Herzegovina); Black Box Teater (Norway) and My Balkans (USA/Serbia)


Get in touch

Production contact: [email protected] 

Status: Ready for touring

21:30-00:00
18

Late Night Meeting Point

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Address: Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, 10030 Prishtinë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The meet-up space for IETM Caravan Kosovo participants.

Thu 26.10
09:30-10:30
18

Bus to Ferizaj

Meeting point: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Meeting point: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)
11:00-12:30
21

Hana is Flying

Location: Adriana City Theatre of Ferizaj

Location: Adriana City Theatre of Ferizaj

Address: Teatri Adriana, Dëshmorët e Kombit, Ferizaj | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: Albanian with English subtitles

Anita and Belina's lives are happy until a hospital starts being constructed near their home. Their husbands have agreed to everything. The house will collapse along with the wall in front of it. However, Anita and Belina cannot leave the wall and their memories behind. They send a letter to the mayor asking him to stop the demolitions. After many attempts to halt the demolition, Anita and Belina climb over the wall and decide to protest. With the demolition of the wall, their lives crumble along with a long-buried secret.

Duration: 1h30m

Genre: Theatre

Credits:

Written by: Arta Arifi
Directed by: Iliriana Arifi
Actors: Dardane Mehmeti, Edona Bekteshi Dashuri Rexhepi, Arben Marevci, Gresë Gashi, Nea Hamza
Stage design: Bekim Korça
Costume Design: Eleonora Gagica
Projections: Florian Çanga
Artistic Director: Besim Ugzmajli
Produced by: Adriana City Theatre of Ferizaj  & Tana Production


Get in touch

Production contact: [email protected]

Status: Ready for touring

12:30-13:30
18

Bus to Gjilan

Meeting point: Adriana City Theatre of Ferizaj

Meeting point: Adriana City Theatre of Ferizaj
13:30-15:00
18

Lunch

Location: Restaurant Astoria

Location: Restaurant Astoria

Address: Hotel Astoria Luxury & SPA, Gjilan | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Once we arrive in Gjilan, enjoy an organised lunch break at a local restaurant. This lunch is covered by the organisers.

15:30-17:00
21

The Shadow Garden

Location: City Theater of Gjilan

Location: City Theater of Gjilan

Address: Teatri i Gjilanit, Gjilan | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: Albanian with English subtitles

‘We firmly believe that the most powerful response to evil and injustice is to share our story. Through it, we aim to preserve our history, educate, inspire, empower, and contribute to our pursuit of justice. This theatrical rendition is especially meaningful, shedding light on our lives before and after the tragic massacre, not just the event itself.’ – Fatos Bogujevci.

The play tells the story of the Bogujevci family: the first children to give evidence in a war crimes tribunal. This tribunal gives shape to the shifting narrative, slipping between time, place, reality and imagination. The shadow garden exists on stage as a parallel world of memory and alternate futures. With one foot in Manchester and one in Kosovo, the family occupies a very private space in a very public arena. Through the children who survived, we learn about their loss and the resilience it takes to seek justice against the odds. Accounts of war are largely dominated by male military voices; this play celebrates the kind of power that doesn’t just sit in the weight of a gun.

Duration: 1h30m

Genre: Theatre

Credits:

Written by: Sarah Hehir
Directed by: Nastazja Domaradzka
Actors: Emine Toska, Aurita Agushi, Fitore Jashari, Gani Rrahmani, Safete Mustafa Baftiu, Blendi Arifi, Kushtrim Qerimi, Qëndrim Kqiku
Composer: Tomor Kuci
Video and lighting design: Al Orange
Creative Associate: Burim Baftiu
Costume Design: Leudita Hyseni
Lighting technician: Fatmir Halili
Sound technician: Florim Gagica
Props: Suad Berisha
Technicians: Mejdi Hoti, Haki Aliu, Fehmi Hoti 

The Shadow Garden is a collaborative, multi-media show developed with an international team and produced by Gjilan Theatre.


Get in touch

Production contact: [email protected]

17:00-18:30
18

Bus to Prishtina

Meeting point: City Theater of Gjilan

Meeting point: City Theater of Gjilan
20:00-21:15
21

Gadjo (The Young Europeans)

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Address: Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, 10030 Prishtinë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: Albanian with English subtitles

In Kosovo in 2019, a series of physical assaults on a Roma woman were reported. She was a refugee, who a few weeks previously had been forcibly removed from Belgium to Kosovo and was now trying to adapt to a new society and environment. A few days after her return, when she decided to leave the refugee centre in Podujeva, a local media outlet released a false news item about ‘a man who looks like a woman who is stealing children in Kosovo’. The unverified report quickly spread to other media outlets in Kosovo and Albania. As a result, the Roma woman was attacked and brutally assaulted by a group of young people from various towns.

‘Gadjo’ (a term used by the Roma to describe the non-Roma) aims to encourage a debate about racism and violent extremism amongst young people. It also aims to research and analyse this century of ignorance and intolerance that is encouraged and promoted by an irresponsible media, in a chaotic and out-of-control media landscape, where the need for ‘clicks’ has transformed into an overarching purpose. ‘Gadjo' challenges and confronts our societies about the Roma, the myths about them and their position in our societies - where racism and contempt are deeply embedded in our consciousness.

Gadjo is a play for all those young people, who with 'courage' and 'determination' are embracing this century of violence and impatience to which we - and most of all our media and our schools -  have all contributed to.

Duration: 1h15m

Genre: Theatre

Credits:

Written by: Jeton Neziraj
Directed by: Blerta Neziraj
Actors: Edona Reshitaj, Juli Emiri, Verona Koxha, Rafael Hoxhaj, Blend Sadiku
Composer: Jindrich Cizek
Costumography: Blagoj Micevski
Visual concept and Stage: Mentor Berisha
Stage construction: Beqo Nanaj
Lights: Yann Perregaux, Mursel Bekteshi
Sound and Light technician: Taulant Kotorri
Produced by: National Experimental Theatre “Kujtim Spahivogli” (Tirana)

In association with Qendra Multimedia (Prishtina)


Get in touch

Production contact: [email protected] 

Status: Ready for touring

21:30-00:00
18

Late Night Meeting Point

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Address: Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, 10030 Prishtinë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The meet-up space for IETM Caravan Kosovo participants.

Fri 27.10
09:00-10:30
18

Bus to Gjakova

Meeting point: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Meeting point: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)
11:00-12:30
21

Measure for Measure

Location: City Theatre Hadi Shehu

Location: City Theatre Hadi Shehu

Address: Rrugë Anton Kukeli 2 Gjakovë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: Albanian with English subtitles

Vienna is swarming with brothels and loose morality - but the Duke doesn't want to use his authority to clean up the city. He leaves dressed as a friar, leaving his deputy Angelo in charge of Vienna. Angelo is at first reluctant, but he soon starts to make changes.

Angelo quickly condemns Claudio to death for immoral behaviour. Angelo offers to pardon Claudio if his sister Isabella sleeps with him. Isabella agrees, but has Angelo's fiance switch places with her. The Duke returns to spare Claudio, punishes Angelo and proposes to Isabella.

Duration: 1h30m

Genre: Theatre

Credits:

Written by: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Altin Basha
Actors: Xhevdet Doda, Besfort Berberi , Vlera Pylla , Valmir Krasniqi, Edmond Hafizademi, Vlora Dervishi, Edi Kastrati, Alban Krasniqi, Edona Sopaj, Butrint Lumi, Edmond Uka, Altina Kusari, Valmira Hoti, Alban Qela
Set design: Petrit Bakalli
Costume design: Ilirjana Basha
Composer: Memli Kelmendi
Choreographer: Robert Nuha
Light design: Qëndrim Rruka
Assistant Composer: Vali Kuqi
Assistant choreographer: Lavdie Idrizi
Coordinator: Arben Lleshi
Tailor: Fadil Sahiti
Shoe design & making: Burim Kuçi
Sound & props: Vegim Shehu
Stage assistant: Agim Mamusha
Stage technician: Kushtrim Saraqini
Garderobe: Fatmire Emra
Produced by: Hadi Shehu City Theater of Gjakova

In association with Bekim Fehmiu City Theater of Prizren 


Get in touch

Production contact: [email protected] 

Status: Ready for touring
 

13:00-15:00
18

Lunch

Location: Restaurant Be Happy

Location: Restaurant Be Happy

Address: Remzi Pula 39 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

After the performance, enjoy an organised lunch break at a local restaurant. This lunch is at the participants' own cost.

15:00-16:30
22

Visit to the Museum of Ms Ferdonije Qerkezi

Location: The House of Ferdonije Museum

Location: The House of Ferdonije Museum

Address: 7 Martirët Qerkezi XK, Gjakovë 50000 | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

On March 27 1999, Serbian Paramilitary Forces abducted Ferdonije Qerkezi's four sons and husband. They never returned alive. The remains of her husband and two of her sons are still missing. Ms Qerkezi has kept the house as it was when she was left behind completely alone, as a testament to a life that she remembers as a very happy and lively one, but also to the collective pain of the families of over 1,600 missing persons from the 1999 war in Kosovo. 

17:00-18:30
19

On Trends and the Determinability of Values

Location: City Theatre Hadi Shehu

Location: City Theatre Hadi Shehu

Address: Rrugë Anton Kukeli 2 Gjakovë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The European theatre scene is diverse and encompasses a wide range of aesthetics and thematics. Within this scene, there are numerous distinctive and nuanced approaches and such heterogeneity is also reflected in the tastes and expectations of audiences in different regions and countries. 

We often hear of ‘German’, ‘French’, ‘Nordic’ or even ‘English’ or ‘Balkan’ theatre. These categorisations often imply specific aesthetics and thematic approaches, which are regarded as 'trends'.

Who sets the stage to determine and guide these trends? Are there powers at play who have acquired a self proclaimed ‘quality control’? 

One might also ask - who decides what is put on stage? It is assumed that artists - with their instincts - are those who detect current topics, measure the societal pulses and create artistic works that respond to the needs of the audience. However, are they really free to choose, or is their ‘freedom of choice’ conditioned by external agendas of funders? In recent years, we have witnessed an emerging focus of theatre towards topics such as climate change, which is undoubtedly a positive development. However, to which extent are theatre creatives in Europe today free to follow their own gut feelings and artistic instincts, regardless of external agendas (even when they are important)?

Together, we will explore the ultimate question: what is ‘hot’ in the European theatre scene today and who are the gatekeepers?   

Speakers

Barbara Pocek, IETM/Glej Theatre, Slovenia 

Mark Yeoman, Stichting Noorderzon Festival,  

Ulricha Johnson, Swedish Performing Arts Coalition/Swedish ITI (Scensverige), Sweden

Moderator

Natasha Tripney, United Kingdom

19:00-20:00
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Antigones

Location: Art Gallery of the City of Gjekova

Location: Art Gallery of the City of Gjekova

Address: Rrugë Anton Kukeli 2 Gjakovë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: Albanian with English subtitles

This adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone for this Hadi Shehu theatre production is a unique take. Through an intentional merge of the two plays (Sophocles and Anoulih’s), new performative material has been created for this production - more intense and ‘redecorated’ with some ‘fresh pain’ - that proves once again that the fate of humans, just like human dramas and tragedies, repeat themselves. The show draws attention to the patriarchy, not only as an oppressive system of power and as an obstructor to social development and prosperity, but also as a form of oppression of one of the most sublime feelings: the human need to remember. 

This Antigones is a testament to the mothers - the women of Kosovo, who with determination challenge forgetfulness and social arrogance. When our memory forgets the terror and misery of pain and suffering, we find it again in the eyes of these women - the women of Kosovo, the women of Gjakova.

Duration: 1h30m

Genre: Theatre

Credits:

Written by: Sophocles & Jan Anouilh
Directed by: Person Zymberi
Actors: Vlera Dervishi, Bujar Ahmeti, Vlera Pylla, Besfort Berberi, Myrvete Kurtishi, Edmond Hafizademi, Arbies Komoni, Altina Kusari
Dramaturg: Jeton Neziraj
Choreographer: Gjergj Prevazi
Composer: Gabriele Marangoni
Set Design: Petrit Bakalli
Costume design: Njomëza Luci
Lights: Qendrim Rruka
Assistant to the composer: Eleonora Steri 


Get in touch

Production contact: [email protected] 

Status: Ready for touring

20:00-21:30
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Bus to Prishtina

Meeting point: City Theatre Hadi Shehu

Meeting point: City Theatre Hadi Shehu
21:30-00:00
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Late Night Meeting Point

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Address: Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, 10030 Prishtinë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

The meet-up space for IETM Caravan Kosovo participants.

Sat 28.10
14:00-15:30
21

Arbri

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Address: Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, 10030 Prishtinë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: Albanian with English subtitles

‘Arbri’ is a show inspired by Florian Zeller’s film ‘The Father’, which explores the fate of an elderly man suffering from dementia and the dilemmas faced by his daughter in caring for him. ‘Arbri’ - the elderly father - symbolises the Albanian people as well as the ‘dementia’ or national amnesia that has captivated the nation in regards to its own identity and past. 

Duration: 1h30m

Genre: Theatre

Credits: 

Written and directed by: Lirak Çelaj
Assistant Director: Rozafa Çelaj
Actors: Shkumbin Istrefi, Qëndresa Jashari, Labinot Raci, Daniela Markaj, Blend Sadiku
Set design: Burim Arifi
Lights: Yann Perregaux Dielf, Bujar Bekteshi 
Produced by ODA Theatre


Get in touch

Production contact: Florent Mehmeti 

Status: Ready for touring

16:00-17:30
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Perform Europe Info Session

Location: National Theatre of Kosovo

Location: National Theatre of Kosovo

Address: Teatri Kombëtar | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

From 2023-2026, Perform Europe will support sustainable, inclusive, balanced and innovative touring of performing arts works in the Creative Europe countries. 

This info session will offer Caravan participants an opportunity to learn about the planned activities and the Perform Europe Open Call, which will grant €2,1 million to a minimum of 35 touring partnerships. 

Perform Europe is funded by the European Union and is lead by IETM, Circostada, EDN, EFA, Pearle* and IDEAconsult

Speaker:

Ása Richardsdóttir, IETM, Belgium/Iceland

18:00-19:00
21

A Short History of Burgers and Other Things

Location: Dodona Puppet Theatre

Location: Dodona Puppet Theatre

Address: M57C+R59, Afrim Loxha, Prishtina | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Language: English

‘A Short History of Burgers and Other Stories’ is a monodrama performed by Dutch actor Simon Versnel, a longtime member of the Belgian dance theatre troupe ‘Peeping Tom’. This play tells several stories inspired by the memories of one boy about the traumatic events that impacted his understanding of reality. The author deals with the questions of guilt, love, sexuality and his own relationship with the world. ‘A Short History of Burgers and Other Stories’ is - amongst other things - the result of a three-year-long research project of the author which deals with the memory after death, done in cooperation with the DAS Theatre from Amsterdam. This play was supported by Serbia Creates and the city of Amsterdam.

Duration: 1 hour

Genre: Theatre

Credits:

Project by: Andrej Nosov
Starring: Simon Versnel
Dramaturgist: Đorđe Kosić
Scenography: Dejan Todorović
Costume: Selena Orb
Music: Draško Adžić
Producer: Aleksandra Lozanović
Advisor: Edit Kaldor
Project Associates: Una Jankov, Irena Popović Dragović, Flavia Pinero, Carolina Bianci
Photography: Milena Arsenić
Graphic Design: Miroslav Živanov
Produced by: Heartefact Fund


Get in touch

Production contact: [email protected]

Status: Ready for touring

20:00-00:00
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Closing reception

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Location: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Address: Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, 10030 Prishtinë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Open-buffet dinner with traditional Kosovar food.

Sun 29.10
12:00-19:30
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Optional day trip to Prizren

Location: Prizren

Location: Prizren

This last day to Prizren is optional but requires you to reserve your spot in order for us to plan the shuttles according to the number of participants.

Adding this activity to your schedule does not count as a registration. Please reserve your spot via the button below.

Deadline to register: 12 October

Book your spot

12:00-13:00

Bus to Prizren

Meeting point: Teatri ODA (ODA Theatre)

Address: Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve, 10030 Prishtinë | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

14:00-15:30

Pathways to Prizren independent cultural scene

Location: Lumbardhi Cinema 

Address: Kino Lumbardhi, 6P5R+X22, Medina, Prizren | Event Map | Venue Accessibility

Meetings with representatives from Prizren cultural organisations: Lumbardhi Foundation, PrizrenFest, Dokufest and Autostrada Biennale. 

The four representatives are from leading cultural organisations, founded and operating in Prizren (with some parts of their programs extending to other parts of Kosovo as well)  - from festivals to educational and yearly cultural programmes, they have been playing an important role on the decentralisation of the cultural offer in the country, creating and cultivating platforms for emerging artists. These four organisations are also an example of reimagining the city for cultural activity purposes as well as creating and maintaining audiences. In this informal meeting with them, we will discover the vibrant independent cultural scene that has been reaching out internationally and putting Prizren and Kosovo in the international cultural map for more than 20 years now.

Speakers:

Ares Shporta, Executive Director and Founder, Lumbardhi Foundation

Adrian Morina, Artistic Director and Founder, PrizrenFest - International Open Air Theater Festival

Eroll Bilibani, Head of DokuLab, Dokufest - International Short Film and Documentary Festival 

Leutrim Fishekqiu & Vatra Abrashi, Executive Director/Director of Educational Programme and Founders, Autostrada Biennale 

Moderated by: Aurela Kadriu, Qendra Multimedia, Kosovo

15:30-18:00

Free time in the city

Location: Prizren

It’s time to visit the Prizren Historic Centre. Prizren, referred to as the cultural capital of Kosovo, became the regional seat of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans in 1360, when Sultan Murad I extended the empire into Europe. Built on an Ottoman town plan, Prizren’s architecture reflects both Christian and Islamic traditions, with Orthodox monuments dating from the thirteenth century and Ottoman sites from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In 1881, Prizren became the capital of a league, known as Prizren League, that loosely united Albanian territories under Ottoman occupation. Prizren was the capital of Kosovo immediately after World War II, and in 1947, as it was close to the Albanian border, afraid from the influence, the communist Yugoslavia moved the capital to Prishtina. Although the historic centre had been spared during the War of 1999, a lack of maintenance had put many buildings at risk. 

For particular interests and guidance in Prizren Historic Centre, please feel free to consult with speakers at Lumbardhi Cinema, local cultural stakeholders of Prizren. 

18:00-19:30

Bus back to Prishtina

Meeting point: Turkish Bath

Address: 6P6R+8J8, Adem Jashari, Prizren | Event Map | Venue Accessibility