“Anna Karenina” at MOT (Young Open Theatre) Skopje

The play “Anna Karenina”, based on the novel by L.N. Tolstoy, directed by Mirko Radonjć will be performed on Thursday, November 17 in Skopje, as part of the official selection of the 47th International Theatre Festival MOT.

It is a three-part play  (The Nature of Falling in Love, The Nature of Time and The Nature of Madness). The cast includes: Sanja Vujisić, Aleksandar Gavranić and Pavle Prelević. It represents the search for ways to interpret and enagage into dialogue with this Tolstoy classic. This dialogue should in turn serve as a platform for both the performers and the audience to contemplate as to how to love in these crazy times.

MOT is engaging and critically progressive theatre festival held in Skopje, and it is one of the oldest international theatre festivals of its type in the region. With a programme with local and guest performances from Balkans, Europe and beyond, it attracts audience of all ages with its repertoire.

Last month, “Anna Karenina” won the Grand-Prix of the 62nd MESS International Theatre Festival in Sarajevo – “The Golden Laurel Wreath for the best theatre performance overall”, and five more awards.

The play is co-produced by the Royal Theatre “Zetski dom” and the Drama Studio “Prazan Prostor” and it won the BiSD 2022 special award (ex aequo) at the Biennale of Scene Design, Novi Sad  and award at Festival of International Alternative Theater – FIAT from Podgorica.

The play will be performed in the Frosina Hall, Youth Cultural Center in Skopje, starting at 8 pm, and after North Macedonia, “Anna Karenina” will be performed in the Republic of Serbia at the Desire Central Station Festival in Subotica, on November 27 this year.

(photo: Ana Kašćelan)