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23 rd 09. / 17:00 / 75’ Bitef Theatre

Centar E 8 and Bitef Theatre, Belgrade, Serbia

MfICHOMEN Theatre documentary about manhood here and now Concept, Direction and Dramaturgy: Milena Bogavac and Vojislav Arsić Co-authors and Performers: Alek Surtov, Đorđe Živadinović Grgur, Jovan Zdravković, Marko Panajotović, Nemanja Puvača, Nikola Pavlović, Uroš Novović, Rastko Vujisić Choreography and Stage Movement: Ljiljana Tasić Original Music: Vladimir Pejković Costume Design: Pull My Daisy Sound Design: Miroljub Vladić Lighting Design: Dragan Đurković Technical Manager: Ljubomir Radivojević Professional Consultancy: Jelena Bogavac i Mila Manojlović Documentary Film Director: Ivan Stojiljković Photography and Video: Miloš Mitrović Producer: Adnan Cviko Production Assistant: Matija llić Design: Sanja Drakulić Photography: Stefan Đaković PR manager: Marina Ugrinić Support: CARE NWB, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway, DKC Majdan, Alma Quatro

material emerged from workshops based on techniques of the use of drama in the education and methodological games conceived to encourage collective authorship. * The performance will be followed by a discussion with authors H

■ Machomen is a production created during five months of research and artistic work within the project Be a Man, the purpose of which is to educate young people about gender equality, non-violence and healthy life-styles. The chief subject is masculinity and the way in which manliness is treated, i.e. formed in our culture. The production intends to bring to light this problem and document the story of the generation born during the wars in the Balkans, whose value system was formed during the transition and is thus confused and rather unstable. The text of the production is a collage of personal stories, experiences and attitudes of the team of co-authors and performers; dramatisation of theses in Steve Biddulph’s book Manhood: An action pan for changing men’s lifes-, references to theorists of the men movement; fragments from the press, internet and television. The production uses statistical data obtained in the poll Young men and manhood within the project Be a Man, experience of the coaches in the project and

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