INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL MESS
14th - 25th October 1998

Official Selection:

Macedonia;
Makedonski naroden teatar;
D. Dukovski WHO THE FUCK STARTED ALL THIS,
directed by Aleksandar Popovski

Italy;
Compagnia Teatrale Quelli di Grock;
V.Cavalli, C.Intropido: CAOS,
directed by Claudio Intropido

Germany;
Theater A.D.Ruhr;
Cehov THE CHERY ORCHARD,
directed by Roberto Chulli

France;
Centre Choregraphique National d'Orleans;
THE WIND IN THE BAG,
directed by Josef Nadj

Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Bosansko narodno pozoriste;
M.Selimovic: FORTRESS,
directed by Slobodan Stojanovic

Hungary;
The Moving House Theatre Company;
Cehov THE CHERY ORCHARD,
directed by László Hudi

Georgia;
The Observer Assembly and Tumanishvili Film Actors Studio;
O.Taxidou MEDEA: A WORLD APART,
directed by Nana Kvaskhvadze

Belgium;
Rosas Company;
DRUMMING,
Choreographer: Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker

Macedonia;
Naroden teatar Bitola;
A.Morfov: DEKAMERON,
directed by Aleksandar Morfov

Slovenia;
Slovensko mladinsko gledalisce;
D.Z. Frey TIRZA,
directed by Matjaz Pograjc

Croatia;
Dramsko kazaliste Gavella;
I.S.Turgenjev A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY,
directed by Paolo Magelli

France;
Frasil;
THE WARIOR'S BODY CAN-CAN,
directed by Susana Lastreto

Slovenia;
En-Knap;
CODES OF COBRA,
choreographer: Iztok Kovac

Italy;
Company Pippo Delbono;
THE AGE OF ASSASSINS,
directed by Pippo Delbono

Germany;
Roma Theater Pralipe;
Lorca: YERMA,
directed by Rahim Burhan

Kosovo;
Dodona Theatre;
S.Beckett: WAITING OF GODOT,
directed by Fadil Hysaj

Off Mess:

Great Britain;
Andrew Danson and Gavin Robertson;
SPACE PANORAMA,
directed by Jozef Houben

Austria;
Klagenfurter Ensemble;
A.Staudinger: SLOW FLASH,
directed by Fabrizio Cristafulli

Switzerland;
Paratxis Dancetheater;
PIROSH (RED & BLACK),
directed by Annelies Preisig

Slovenia;
Fourklor Physical
Theatre/Cankarjev dom: MELANCHOLY THOUGHTS,
choreographer Branko Potocan

France;
The Storm and Jazzy Project;
PHONKEE TOWN,
choreographers: Niels "Storm" Robitzky and Nathalie "Jazzy Lee" Robitzky

Monte Negro;
Alternativna scena art cluba Ulcinj;
B. Capriqi: THE BIZARRE MOMENTUM,
directed by Emin Halili

Hungary;
The Shamans;
THE ROCKABY;
choreographer: Eva Magyar

AWARDS

"Golden Laurel Wreath"

- best show MESS '98
"The Cherry Orchard"; directed by László Hudi (Hungary)
- best director MESS '98
Josef Nadj (France)

- best choreographer MESS '98
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker (Belgium)

- best actor MESS '98
Goran Grgic (Croatia)

- best actress MESS '98
Karin Neuhäuser (Germany)

- best actor MESS '98
Denes Debrei (France)

- special award MESS '98
Branko Potocan (Slovenia)

- special award MESS '98
Dodona Theatre of Prishtina

- Audience award MESS '98
"The Wind in the Bag"; directed by Josef Nadj

- Golden Laurel Wreath for Contribution to the Theatre Art MESS '98
- Ines Fancovic
- Uros Kravljaca
- Nermin Tulic

THEATRE PROJECTS - PREMIERS:

R.W.Fassbinder "BREMEN FREEDOM";
Director: Pjer Zalica
Premiere: 8th March 1998
Co-production: Academy of Performing Arts

C.Serreau "FAMILY";
Director: Dino Mustafic
Actors: Jasna Diklic, Sead Bejtovic, Admir Glamocak, Zan Marolt, Fedja Stukan, Ejla Bavcic, Sabina Bambur, Semir Krivic, Irena Mulamuhic, Mirza Tanovic, Edhem Husic , Bojan Trisic
Premiere: 31st May 1998
Co-production: Youth Theater

J.Bec-Z.Kurt "THE SHATTERING OF THE SOUL";
Director: Ales Kurt
Actors: Jasna Diklic, Emina Muftic, Irena Mulamuhic, Amina Begovic
Premiere: 29th August 1998
Co-production: Chamber Theater '55

M. Joly "DIALOGUE IN INFERNO";
Director: Ales Kurt
Actors: Dragan Jovicic, Izudin Bajrovic
Premiere: 6th November 1998
Co-production: SARTR

FILM PREMIERES:

Documentary film "GRETA"
Director: Haris Pasovic
Screenplay: Nihad Kresevljakovic & Lejla Pasovic
Premiere: January 9th 1998 Sarajevo
Co-production: Sarajevo International

Documentary film "PORTRAIT OF THE DRECTOR";
Written and director: Ales Kurt
Premiere: 21st April 1998
Co-production: TV Slovenia and Flash

Short Feature "724";
Director: Dino Mustafic
Screenplay: Ahmed Buric
Premiere: 27th August 1998
Co-production: Kaleidoskop

PUBLISHING:

Peter Maass "LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR"
Promotion: 10th July 1998
MESS

PROMOTION:

Janja Bec "THE SHATTERING OF THE SOUL"
12th September 1998

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Festival MITTELFEST '98, Cividdale del Fruil, Italija
18th - 26th July 1998
- D.Harms "STOP MACHINE"; Director: Ales Kurt 25th July 1998
- "THEATER UNDER SIEGE"; Authors: Aida Begic and Elmir Jukic 25th July 1998