Serbian Theatre
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My translation of one of Nušić's earliest pieces. He wrote it in the 19th century, but didn't see it performed until the 1940s.
Un ritrovo di esuli serbi a Salonicco, durante la Prima guerra mondiale: mentre si fa musica, si beve, si discute, ci si prepara alla riscossa contro l’occupazione austro-ungarica, si svolge la tragedia di una coppia di amanti-traditori.... more
Tijekom prvoga stoljeća njegova postojanja, na sceni zagrebačkoga kazališta nastu- pao je veliki broj srpskih glumica i glumaca, a među njima je bio i danas zaboravlje- ni Strahinja Petrović. U razdoblju između dva svjetska rata jedan od... more
My translation of an exciting play by one of Serbia's more contemporary playwrights.
My translation of the very popular Serbian comedy by Dušan Kovačević about a survivor of Tito's gulag whose paranoia turns him into a not-so-secret policeman. (Contact me for performance rights.)
The First World War was the first modern war which mobilized both military and civilians of all participating countries from different continents. Theatre was not only a form of entertainment, purposing to take the audience's minds away... more
On international Roma Day a group of artists, writers, musicians and scholars met and remembered Indian ancestry and struggle of Roma people
This essay, dedicated to three contemporary playwrights—Anja Hilling, Milena Marković and Simona Semenič—will focus on the status of contemporary playwrights after the post-dramatic turn. It seeks to answer the questions of how we can... more
A new translation of the classic send-up of all things academic from the most popular Serbian playwright of the early and mid 20th century, Branislav Nušić.
My translation of one of Dušan Kovačević's later plays. From 2013, this delightful comedy is about a man and his best friend. A who-dunnit fantasy about a wedding anniversary, singing dogs, and stolen drugs. (For performance rights,... more
A critical note on two plays presented at the Serbian November 2015 Festival in Vienna, Austria: Rainer Werner FAssbinder's "Katzelmacher" directed by Bojana Lazić and Branislav Nušić's "Pokojnic" directed by Igor Vuk Torbica. This... more