Current projects:

The Action "In/visible City"

addresses the theme of fight against racism and protection of minorities and consists of set of actions that use the contemporary theatre techniques in working with different minority groups. The aim of the Action is to help in promotion and improvement of minority rights  by making the different minority groups in Belgrade more visible and by supporting their culture. The action also aims to help in increasing the inter-ethnical dialogue and tolerance by creating the situations for inter-cultural exchange.
Actions took place in the bus 26,  which connects two parts of the town where FUND B92 (Cultural Centre Rex) and Dah Theatre Research Centre are situated - Dorcol and Cubura. These are also two parts with very colorful / rich social and cultural structure, well known for their multicultural history  big number of Roma people living there today and other communities less exposed in the present time (Jews, Greeks, Turks, Russians, czinzcars, Hungarians, Slovaks, even Mongolian Buddhists etc). This line is also one of the most  crowded bus lines which common people, adults and young  use in going to their jobs/schools and back home, from two sides of the city. 

The artistic actions in the bus 26 happened every day from 30. November - 4. December 2005,  at 18.00 - 20.00.  The actions "Line 26" performed artist from Dah Theatre Research Centre together with young people that created different artistic materials during the workshops and collaborators musicians.
The artist were "strange passengers" playing the music of specific ethnic background or wearing  specific ethnic costume or detail; performing actions and dances, telling the texts in language of  minority, singing the songs.

As a continuation of the project we will organize a serial of round tables in DTRC from April till September 2006, under the title "OPEN CITY". Invited guests will discuss about the  situation of minorities in our city/ country and ways of improving this situation: representatives of different NGO groups and organizations involved in work with minority groups or human right issues, representatives from the Government like Minister for Human Rights and Minorities, artists,  cultural workers and broader audience to take part in debate.  Each debate will be accompanied by artistic event dedicated to different cultures.

This project also represents our contribution to Decade of Roma culture, supported by Serbian Government.

Previous projects:

"THIS IS WHO WE ARE" With support of European Cultural Foundation www.eurocult.org

The project involves young participants of the DAH Theatre Youth Drama Group, and Roma children and young from Vracar Municipality and also children gathered around the Roma Cultural Centre in Mali Mokri Lug. The duration of the project will be eight months and will present a period of research and work in the realm of subjects important for the young people, with special attention to the moment that we are in right now: the moment of transition. The partner organizations of this project will be the group: "Let's..." and ERGstatus Dance Theatre from Belgrade.

The project will develop in phases:
The First phase
"THIS IS WHO I AM - With Eyes Wide Open" (April - June 2004)
Includes work with the young people from DAH Theatre's Youth Drama Group and will have as its result a performance with the same title.
The Second phase
"THIS IS WHO WE ARE" (September 2004 - January 2005)
It will consist of drama workshops with children of Roma and Non Roma nationality in which also young people from the Drama group will be included as collaborators.

This final performance will include all participants in the project.

"LOOKING INSIDE"
With support of the Fund for Open Society in collaboration with the Open Society Institute, Budapest

From June 2002 till April 2003, DAH Theatre Research centre hosted numerous cultural experts and art managers that want to apply innovative work models based on the research of the cultural practices of other countries. These professionals can make a significant contribution to the reforms and changes in the realm of culture and art in their environments. DAH Theatre Research centre was also host for interns from Azerbaijan, Poland, Russia, Mongolia and Armenia.

"CIRCLES OF KNOWLEDGE "
With the support of Arts And Culture Network Program -OSI Budapest

The first phase of the project takes place from November 2002 till November 2003 through a series of workshops and meetings that involve artists and experts from our country and the region. The target group is the young leaders of NGO's, young artists and students, and young participants of the project "Play Against Violence". The aim is to inform them about the organisation, financing and ways of survival of artists.

The project is divided into phases: THE SEED, THE BUD,THE BLOSSOM, THE GARDEN that follow all the steps of creating, finansing and organizing of artistic projects. The project also deals with networking as one of the ways both of connecting and better maintaining of organisations. Lecturers from: Denmark, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, USA, Great Britain, and Holland.

Participating organisations: Cultural centre REX, Bitef Theatre, centre for Permanent Education, Association of Independent Theatres from Belgrade, Mostar Youth Theatre, the Magdalena Project - International Network of Women in Contemporary Theatre. Concept Conference, Great Britain, 7 Stages Theatre, USA.

The ending of this project will be the beginning of a new and more developed program, THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE ARTS.