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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