Theatre

Address Unknown

The book “Address unknown” belongs to one of those great and irreplaceable books about the Holocaust like Diary of Anne Frank (1947) and Spillmann’s Pianist (1996). It belongs to one of those unavoidable documents which speak about the Mechanism of creation and continuity of Fascism as new, little known pestilence, on European political stage. The meaning of this literary work is reflected in its revival and in the revival that other similar literary works, like Spillmann’s “Pianist”, have had in our days. All this because of fatal attraction of fascism as a theory suitable for all kinds of radicalism, systematic violence, intolerance towards minorities, their way of life and behavior, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, racism and every religious or other exclusiveness. The strong current interest of this drama shows that fascism and Holocaust didn’t disappear, they just changed the place and form of appearance.

Directed, translated and adapted by Stefan Sablic

Costume designer: Zora Mojsilovic

Cast: Martin Schulse – Ivan Jevtović, Max Eisentein – Stefan Trifunović

Concert

Uziel Sabato & Shira Utfila
Between Prayer and Song

Uziel Sabato is a renowned paytan (liturgical singer) and composer specializing in the rich musical traditions of Jewish communities from the Arab world. As the lead vocalist of the Hiba Orchestra and the founder and artistic director of the Atanu Ensemble, Sabato is a leading figure in the preservation and renewal of Jewish music.

Beyond the stage, he serves as a board member of the Lewandowski Festival in Berlin and is the creator of “Piyutcast,” Israel’s premier podcast dedicated to the world of Arabic maqam and liturgical poetry. His extensive work includes producing and performing in “Hibat HaPiyut,” the world’s largest documentation project for Jewish liturgical song. Known for his cross-cultural collaborations, Uziel performs with leading artists globally, bridging ancient traditions with contemporary stages.

A Marriage Proposal – The Bear

A Marriage Proposal and The Bear, one-act plays by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, present characters who are both tragic and comic at the same time. By playing out what they do not know about themselves, they reveal life’s truths through comedy.

Tragically funny and unaware of themselves, the characters draw us into a game full of love, conflict, and release. They speak little, yet reveal much—about themselves, about life, about all of us. In Chekhov, there are no great events—his dramas usually end where they begin.

Yet in these two charming, truthful, and warmly human one-act plays, Chekhov introduces vivid, sketch-like situations that reveal transformations in the characters. We witness moments in which they are surprised to recognize new shades of their own character—traits they never suspected they possessed.

I hope the audience will recognize a performance in which truth is revealed through laughter, and tragedy turns into a smile!

“Chekhov’s genius at work!”
His seemingly ordinary, everyday dialogues conceal a deep truth about us.

In this production, the direction leads the play, uncovers the subtext, and does so through the prism of laughter and comedy—just as Chekhov always wanted his works to be performed: as comedies!

A Marriage Proposal

Natalya Stepanovna – Anja Josifovski
Ivan Vasilyevich Lomov – Ivan Jevtović
Stepan Stepanovich Chubukov – Branislav Zeremski

The Bear

Elena Ivanovna Popova – Sara Cizelj
Grigory Stepanovich Smirnov – Ivan Jevtović

Director: Stefan Sablić

Costume and Set Design: Boris Čakširan

Teibele and Her Demon

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Isaac Bashevis Singer was a Polish-born Jewish-American novelist, He wrote exclusively in his mother tongue, Yiddish about his fellow Jews with whom he lived in Poland, and then about Jewish migrants in America. This was originally short story which was later adapted for theater by the author.

The main character Alhonon, a learned man and “Kabbalist”, after studying in Lublin comes back to his small village where he continues to live and teach in Yeshiva. Intoxicated by the mysticism of his spirit and his surroundings, he plunges into a passionate love affair with Taibele. The drama is on the edge of fantasy, Alhonon presents himself to his beloved as the demon Hurmiza. Taibele falls in love to her Demon, and nothing can dissuade her of his existence, even when trickery is exposed. All the anger of the rabbi, the condemnation of the village, the explanations given to her by Alhonon himself, now her husband, cannot kill in her the passion and faith in the existence of her beloved Demon…

Directed by: Stefan Sablić

Cast: Anja Josifovski, Dragan Petrović, Vukašin Jovanović

Set designer and costume designer: Gordana Angelovski

Theatre

Fiddler on the Roof

The famous musical Violinist on the Roof is back in Belgrade. Story about love, dramatic farewells and dramatic misunderstandings, that all take place in the whirlwind of a bad historical moment. With characters who, with their optimism, persist in their unwavering faith in the future. This funny and emotional story is presented to us by impressive cast of actors/singers and orchestra “Shira Utfila”.

Directed by Stefan Sablić

Set and costume design: Boris Čakširan

Cast: Nebojša Ljubišić, Branislava Podrumac, Ivan Jevtović, Dragana Đukić, Miloš Vlalukin, Staša Nikolić, Vedran Borovčanin, Lea Savin and Ognjen Malušić, alternating with Peter Đurđević

Orchestra Shira Utfila: Dragana Anđelić Bunjac, Filip Krumes, Srdjan Đorđević, Goran Milošević, Stefan Sablić and Sinan Aćifović

As “Violinist on the Roof”: Tea Đorđević