Битеф

KOMUNIKATIVNOST KAO NAJRADIKALNIJA OPCIJA REČ DRAMATURGA

COMMUNICABILITY AS THE MOST RADICAL OPTION DRAMATURGE’S WORD

Ovogodišnje, 51. izdanje Bitefa, na prvi pogled moglo bi da predstavlja logičan nastavak prošlogodišnjeg. Kao i 2016. godine, festival započinje Danom prologa, predstavom koja fokusira dominantni tematski i estetski okvir. Nastavlja se i praksa predstavljanja vanevropskih autora i pozorišnih projekata, ovoga puta, izvodenjem (Sa)slušanja iranskog reditelja Amira Reze Kuhestanija. Publici če se, i ovoga puta, predstaviti i nova imena, pozicionirajuči Bitef kao festival koji ima za cilj da „lansira" značajne pozorišne autore u usponu van granica njihovih zemalja ili govornih područja. Tako čemo imati priliku da vidimo dve predstave Ersana Mondtaga, Sneg i Istreb/jenje. Sve ovo, medutim, samo su podrazumevajuči elementi onoga na čemu če Bitef insistirati u narednim godinama, a nikako njegove krajnje odrednice.

At first glance, this year's 51 st Bitef could be a logical continuation of the last year's event. As in 2016, it begins with the Prologue Day and a production focusing on the festival’s predominant thematic and aesthetic framework. Bitef also continues to present non-European authors and theatre projects: this time it is The Hearing by the Iranian director Amir Reza Koohestani. New names will also be introduced to the public, demonstrating thus that this festival aims to ‘launch’ important theatre authors on the rise outside the frontiers of their countries or languages. We shall have the opportunity to see two productions by Ersan Mondtag: Snow and The Extermination. These are all, however, recognisable elements of what Bitef will continue to insist on rather than its ultimate definitions.

FOTOGRAFIJA / PHOTOGRAPHY: Jelena Jankovič

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