INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF THEATRE ARTISTS
"ENDURANCE AND TRANSFORMATION"
21-24. June 2001. Belgrade

OPENING: 21. June, REX- 10 Years of DAH Teatar: "Sun and Moon" Teatret OM - street performance (Denmark) Bond Street Theatre - street parade (USA ) PERFORMANCES: 21. June GEOZAVOD- "Documents of Time" DAH Teatar 22. June, National Theatre - "Maps of Forbidden Rememberance", 7 STAGES (USA) and DAH Teatar 23. June, REX - "Landscape of Memories" International Project (Spain, Italy, YU) 24. June, National Theatre - "Interrogations" Yoshi Oida (Japan/France) PRESENTATIONS : 22. June, REX- The Magdalena Project (Jill Greenghalgh, UK) 22. June, REX - Contemporary Theatre in Serbia, ANET and CENPI, Belgrade 23. June, REX - Torgeir Wethal, ODIN Teatret (Denmark) 24. June, REX - Sanja Krsmanovic Tasic, DAH Teatar (Yugoslavia)

WORKSHOPS:
20-23. June, REX, Jill Greenghalgh (UK)
23-27. June, REX, Birgitte Grimstad (Norway)
25-27. June, National Theatre, Yoshi Oida (Japan/France)

ROUND TABLE "Endurance and Transformation"
22-24. June , National Theatre:
Noel Witts, Concept Conference (UK)
Lena Ekhem, Dagaz Theatre/ The Natasha Project (Sweden)
Sead Djulic, Mostar Youth Theatre (BIH)
Armin Hadzimusic, Mostar Youth Theatre (BIH)
Ron Jenkins, Wesleyan University (USA)
Torgeir Wethal, Odin Teatret (Denmark)
Joanna Sherman, Bond Street Theatre (USA)
Del Hamilton, 7 STAGES (USA)
Simon Grabovac, KC Novi Sad-INFANT (YU)
Nenad Colic, Association of Independent Theatres - Plavo Pozorište (YU)
David Zinder, Tel Aviv University (Israel)
Juan Loriente, actor, (Spain)
Nina Kiraly, theatre historian (Hungary)
Zoran Popovic, theatre critic (Yugoslavia)

EXHIBITION:
15.-27. June, REX

Dah Teatar will celebrate ten years of its existence in June 2001.This theatre presents the first independent theatre group in Yugoslavia, that through its work and existence has succeeded in breaking the barrier of the institutional theatre, and the traditional theatre language. Dah Teatar in its artistic realization also moves the limits of modern theatre expression in these parts, and expands the concept of theatre upon movement, dance and music, making them an integral part of the performance.

Today we can say that thanks to Dah Teatar, the number of theatre groups has grown, and for the first time we can speak of the existence of an independent contemporary theatre scene in our country. It is certain that our work has been an inspiration and support to our colleagues that have chosen the path of this theatre direction. Dah Teatar is also one of the founders of the Association of Independent Theatres-ANET, in Belgrade.

The broader activities of Dah Teatar that are rounded up in the DAH THEATRE RESEARCH CENTER- workshops, guest performances, festivals, have always been organized with the consciences of the need of this environment to open up, encounter different forms and learn from artists that already present the tradition of the contemporary theatre of the XX Century. The workshops that have been organized by us, have been, during the last years, the only source of knowledge for young theatre artists in Serbia.

This years Meeting will be a continuation of Dah Theater's tradition of organizing international theatre meetings of contemporary theatre artists that initiated with the founding of the CENTER -1993. Art Saves Life, 1994. Art Saves Life II, 1996. International Theatre Workshop Meeting.

Beside the performances and work presentations the Round Table will gather all the prominent theatre artists, from Yugoslavia and abroad, that will exchange their thoughts and opinions about the given subject through their own experience and the actual cultural situation in Europe, Israel and the USA.

Some of the questions that will be dealt with on the Round Table are:

• the experiences of contemporary theatre, especially independent ones and their position today
• the artistic transformation and the search for the "live " theatre
• the alternative spirit in institutional forms, and the institutional professionalism in the alternative forms
• new forms of artistic organizing and networking
• the collaboration with different institutions and applying experiences in pedagogical work

PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY:

Fond za Otvoreno društvo, Beograd
Resaux Est Ouest, PRO HELVETIA ,Švajcarska
Ministarstvo za kulturu republike Srbije
Skupština grada Beograda
Francuski kulturni centar, Beograd
Danska Ambasada, Beograd
Arts International
GEOZAVOD
Elektrodistribucija Beograd