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GUIDE THROUGH AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF BELGRADE
Sources from ancient times mention the oldest name of the city: Singidunum. Through the ages the name of the city changed, Singidon, White City, Beograd. They also called it the House of Wars, The Hill of Combat and Glory, the House of Freedom, Alba Graeca, Alba Bulgarica, Bello grado, Nandor Alba ,Griechisch Weissenburg, Castelbianco....."Guide Through Belgrade" - Ljubica Ćorović.
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DAH THEATRE:
Jugoslav Hadžić- actor and musician
Aleksandra Jelić- actress
Sanja Krsmanović Tasić -actress
Dijana Milošević - direction and dramaturgy
Maja Mitić - actress
PARTICIPANTS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL DAH Theatre SCHOOL FOR ACTORS AND DIRECTORS:
Olivier Bachmann
Linda Forsell
Ana Carina Garber
Barbara Keller
Dita Lang
Howard Scott Lotker
Ivana Milenović
Iva Musić
Hernan Petit
Beatriz Pizano
Macon Reed
Irene Rubio
Mei Ann Teo
Donka Torov
Mirjana Vuković
OTHER PARTICIPANTS:
Lidija Milić
Nevena Petrović
Mina Timotijević
Kim Warsén
MOVIE:
Neša Paripović
MOVIE PRODUCTION AND PROGRAM DESIGN:
Jovan Čekić
TRANSLATION:
Sanja Krsmanović Tasić
ORGANISATION:
Elizabeta Kurela
Suzana Tasić Anović
COSTUMES:
Milena Ristić
COSTUME DESIGN ASSISTANTS :
Kruna Domić
Smilja Ignjatović
Tijana Joksimović
Sanja Manakoski
LIGHTING DESIGN:
Radomir Stamenković |
As part of its Fifth International School for Actors and Directors, DAH Theatre will present the performance "Guide through an Alternative History of Belgrade". The performance will take place in a few locations: in the city Center in Bezistan; the park on Republic Square; in front of the Central Army Center; in the University Park near Studentski trg (Student Square); and on the Great Stairways in Kalemegdan. Points where the main scenes will be played will be connected by a procession, in form of "touristic sightseeing" and the "guides" - actors, will point out sights of interest, and interpret the alternative history.
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The theme of the performance is the alternative history of Belgrade, one that is not always taught in schools, but one formed by the turbulent and complex events that marked our city in the past centuries. That alternative history of Belgrade manifests itself in the frequent changing of the names of the streets of the capital city, which each generation of citizens of Belgrade went through at least once in their lifetime. The first officially preserved identity of a name of a Belgrade street (alley) dates from 1848.Since then the streets have frequently changed names, in 1896, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1997, 2001... The case of the main street of our city is a good example of this process. The street was named King Milan in 1972, but then it's name was changed to Marshall Tito in 1946, then renamed in 1997 to All Serbian Rulers, and finally its old name of King Milan was returned to it after the fall of Milošević's regime.
Considering that the change of names in a city reflects the change of politics, systems, ways of living and values, it speaks a lot about the history of our city, the history of our country and society. That history is hidden and many citizens of Belgrade are not even aware of these changes, and in this way they are also not aware of the history of our society that greatly influences their future.
From the 2398 streets in Belgrade only 127 are named after exceptional women.
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Activities of the DAH Theatre Research Centre are supported by:
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Performance supported by:
City Council of Belgrade- Department of Culture
Ministry of the Republic of Serbia
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