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A Mess in My Head

Summary/Abstract: Katarzyna Tórz writes on the 56th Mess International Theatre Festival in Sarajevo (30.09-9.10.2016) and the 50th Bitef Belgrade International Theatre Festival in Belgrade (24.09-2.10.2016). Tórz outlines the history of the Sarajevo festival, pointing out that it continued even when the city was under siege. She then writes about the plays presented during the last edition: The Seagull by Oskaras Koršunovas, The Sound of Fire by the Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol Collective, a dance play by Barbara Matijević – Forecasting, and Ubu The King directed by Jernej Lorenci. In the last part of the text Tórz juxtaposes Haris Pašović’s play What would you give your life for? with the Bitef Fesitval’s Riding on a Cloud by Rabih Mroué. The author notes that Pašović’s play has of an impact on the viewer’s emotions than Riding on a Cloud, which investigates the possibility of having a real impact on the world, which is gradually becoming only a network of representations.

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