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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: info@qendra.org 

Status: Ready for touring