site.btaUPDATED National Theatre Ivan Vazov's Orpheus Closes International Skupi Festival in Skopje

The actors from the Ivan Vazov National Theatre closed the International Shkupi Festival in Skopje with the performance Orpheus by the Slovenian director Jernej Lorenzi.

The actors Vladimir Penev, Valentin Ganev, Deyan Donkov, Stelian Radev, Nencho Kostov, Darin Angelov, Alexandra Vassileva, Gergana Zmiycharova, Bilyana Petrinska, Radena Valkanova, Eva Danailova, Nadia Keranova, Zhoreta Nikolova, Dimitar Nikolov received the audience's ovations.

The production is written by Matic Starina and directed by Jernej Lorenzi, based on the ancient myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, which won the Icarus Awards for Best Director, Best Play and the Audience Award in 2023.

The Skupi International Theatre Festival, which began on October 5 and was held under the motto " Shine in the theatre", presented theatre productions of theatres from Kosovo, Turkiye, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria, as well as a performance, a product of a workshop, directed by Tea Begovska from North Macedonia.

This year, the audience had the opportunity to see an exhibition of posters from all 17 editions of the festival, "which offers audiences performances from different countries in which new trends in theatre are not only for artistic purposes, but which also challenge critical thinking about contemporary socio-political challenges," the Skupi International Theatre Festival says on its website.

It is competitive and a special jury awards a prize for the best play. It is held with the support of the Ministry of Culture of North Macedonia, the Bulgarian Cultural Information Centre in Skopje, the French Institute and the Albanian Theatre - Skopje.