MONDAY, MARCH 11th
20:00 Auditorium of the National Theatre in Niš
OFFICIAL FESTIVAL OPENING
Introductory Speech
Darko Bulatovic, The Mayor of Niš
NATIONAL THEATRE NIŠ DAY
Premiere
TRAVELLING TROUPE ŠOPALOVIĆ
Text: Ljubomir Simović
Directed by: Tatjana Mandić-Rigonat
National Theatre in Niš, Serbia
TUESDAY, March 12th
20:00 Auditorium of the National Theatre in Niš
National Theatre in Sombor, Serbia
Authorial project by Kokan Mladenović, inspired by Radoslav Zlatan Dorić’s play
If Only Sombor Were Hollywood
Directed by: Kokan Mladenović
WEDNESDAY, March 13th
19:00 Auditorium of the National Theatre in Niš
„International Theatre Festival – MESS Scene“, Sarajevo
Inspired by “Anarchy in Bavaria” by R.W. Fassbinder
We are born naked and the rest is…
Directed by: Florian Fischer
WEDNESDAY, March 13th
21:00 Auditorium of the Puppet Theatre in Niš
Royal Theatre Zetski dom, Cetinje, Montenegro
Written by: Karl Marx
Dramaturgy/adaptation by: Vedrana Božinović
Capital
Directed by: Andraš Urban
THURSDAY, March 14th
20:00 Auditorium of the National Theatre in Niš
Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin, Croatia
Written by: Sophocles
Dramaturgy and adaptation by: Ivan Penović and Ozren Prohić
Philoctetes
Directed by: Ozren Prohić
FRIDAY, March 15th
20:00 Auditorium of the National Theatre in Niš
National Theatre in Belgrade, Serbia
Written by: Dušan Kovačević
Balkan Spy
Tatjana Mandić Rigonat
SATURDAY, March 16th
20:00 Auditorium of the National Theatre in Niš
,,Ivan Radoev” Drama and Puppet Theatre Pleven, Bulgaria
Written by: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
The Cherry Orchard
Directed by: Vasily Senin
SUNDAY, March 17th
20:00 Auditorium of the National Theatre in Niš
Drama Theatre Skopje, North Macedonia
Inspired by the film with the same name by David Eldridge, adapted by Saška Boškovska
Dramaturge: Saška Boškovska
Festen
Directed by: Zoja Buzalkovska
MONDAY, March 18th
20:00 Auditorium of the National Theatre in Niš
Slovene National Theatre Maribor, Slovenia
Ivor Martinić based on the screenplay by Luchino Visconti, Enrico Medioli, and Nicola Badalucco
The Twilight of the Gods
Directed by: Dalibor Matanić
TUESDAY, March 19th
20:00 Auditorium of the National Theatre in Niš
Festival Closing
Announcement and presentation of the awards
Performance in honour of the award winners
Ars Moriendi Theatre Group Thessaloniki, Greece
Directed by: Thanos Nikas
Text: Biljana Srbljanović
Sarajevo 1914 This Tomb is Too Small for Me
Round Table discussion will be held at the upper foyer of the Theatre
The Organizer reserves the right to change the program