ARTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL 2025
10 – 13 JUNE, 2025 BELGRADE
THINKING PEACE
For the fourth time, DAH Theatre’s “Art and Human Rights” Festival opens the doors to art that speaks up, moves and connects.
Under the theme “Thinking Peace”, we gather creators from all over the world in a common goal – freedom, dignity and human rights including all living beings.
Our festival will be home to artists coming from Montenegro, France, Greece, Brazil, Croatia, the Netherlands, Italy, Palestine/Czech Republic, Israel, Macedonia, Nigeria, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, USA, Ukraine and Serbia.
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PROGRAM
PERFORMANCES, FILMS, ROUND TABLES, WORKSHOP, INSTALLATIONS, EXHIBITION
How to think about peace in times of numerous conflicts and what are the characteristics of peaceful society that is not just the absence of war, are some topics that we will reflect upon on the Festival.
Besides performing arts program, you can watch the films, installations, participate on the round tables and talks that involve artists and peace builders form Region and wider or attend the exhibition. Workshop for young will offer creative tools for thinking peace.
THEATRE / DANCE PERFORMANCES
SMOOTH LIFE – DAFA THEATRE, PALESTINE/ CZECH REPUBLIC
WATER – ZID THEATRE , THE NETHERLANDS
HERITAGE – DAH THEATRE , SERBIA [PREMIERE]
PROVA – SubLAB SCENE & NO-MADS COLLECTIVE, CROATIA / THE NETHERLANDS
NOT ONLY ONE – ZID THEATRE ,THE NETHERLANDS
PRISONER OF ZION – LEE PERLMAN, ISRAEL
IMMORAL RECIPES – Difffusion & Voix Polyphoniques, FRANCE
PERFORMANCE
RUSSIANBRIDE.COM – OLGA MURASHOVA, RUSIJA / SERBIA [PREMIERE]
THE DAY WE MEET AGAIN – SARA BEINAT, ITALY
A PEACE OF COOKIE – Author/director AMY Sarno, USA
HOR RUK – ŠKART CHOIR, SERBIA
Katarina Drenjanin, HOME
INSTALLATION, PRESENTATIONS, ROUND TABLE, WORKSHOP, EXHIBITION
MEMORY – INSTALLATION BY KATARINA DRENJANIN, SERBIA [OPENING]
PRESENTATION OF PEACE NETWORKS – Bosnia and Herzegovina, CROATIA, SERBIA
SPECIAL PROGRAM- Srebrenica, 30 Years After
CONFERENCES: Rights of independent theater artists in the region (sustainability strategies) – MACEDONIA, MONTENEGRO, B&H, SERBIA [UNDER600 PROJECT]
PRESENTATION – Ezenwa Okoro, Street Project Foundation (NIGERIA)
WORKSHOP THINKING PEACE- kostas diamantis, ACTION SYNERGY (GREECE)
FACES OF THE UKRAINIAN DREAM – EXHIBITION, All-Ukrainian Association Patriot (UKRAINE)
FILMS
Will you look at me (20’) – Shuli Huang (China)
Grandma’s Sex Life (14′) – Urška Đukić and Emili PieGar (Slovenia, France)
A MovE (26’) – Elahe Ismaili (UK, Iran)
Voices of Hakka Women (22’) – Susan Fuks and Ya-Lin Peng ( Australia, Taiwan)
And God Created Trans (64’) – Simion Rakić (Serbia)
10.06.
11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Miljenko Dereta Space, Dobračina 55
EXHIBITION: Faces of the Ukrainian Dream – NGO All-Ukrainian Association Patriot, Ukraine. Opening speech by Vladimir Arsenijević, Krokodil
12 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
PRESENTATION of peace organizations: Peace Network – Bosnia and Herzegovina,Youth Peace Group Danube- Croatia; Youth Initiative for Human Rights and Peščanik Women’s Association -Serbia. Moderator: Jadranka Anđelić
1:30 p.m.–3 p.m.
SPECIAL PROGRAM: Srebrenica – 30 Years After, Marking 30 years since the genocide. Moderator: Dijana Milošević
4 p.m.–7 p.m.
Youth WORKSHOP: Thinking Peace – Kostas Diamantis, Action Synergy, Greece [HOPE Project]
3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Czech Cultural Center, 79 Svetozar Marković
PERFORMANCE: Smooth Life – Dafa Theatre, Jordan/Palestine/Czech Republic *
8 p.m.
Dorćol Platz, 59 B Dobračina
THEATRE PRODUCTION: PREMIERE Heritage – DAH Theatre, Serbia
9:30 p.m.
Miljenko Dereta Space
FESTIVAL OPENING: DAH Theatre and HOR-RUK – the first youth-retirement choir, Serbia
11.06.
12 p.m.–2 p.m.
Miljenko Dereta Space
ROUND TABLE: Rights of Independent Theatre Artists in the Region – Sustainability Strategies [Under 600 Project] – ŠTRIH Theatre, Macedonia, Korifej Theatre, Montenegro, DAH Theatre Serbia. Moderator: Jadranka Anđelić
2 p.m.–3.pm
PRESENTATION: Ezenwa Okoro -Street Project Foundation, Nigeria
4 p.m.
UK Parobrod, 6a Kapetan Mišina
FILMS: Will you Look at Me – Shuli Huang (China, 20′) Voices of Hakka Women – Suzon Fuks and Ya-Ling Peng (Taiwan,Australia 22 ‘) Granny’s Sexual Life – Urška Đukić and Émilie Pigeard (Slovenia, France,14’)
5 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
INSTALLATION: Memory – Katarina Drenjanin, Serbia
PERFORMANCE: RussianBride.com – Olga Murashova, Russia/Serbia
CONVERSATION Hope Hive Project Experiences [with Rosanna Lewis, Great Britain, Olga Murašova, Russia, Dijana Milošević, Ivana Milenović Popović, Katarina Drenjanin, Serbia].
6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Miljenko Dereta Space
THEATRE PRODUCTION: Prisoner of Zion – Lee Perlman and Nadav Bossem, Israel *
8 p.m.
Dorćol Platz
DANCE PRODUCTION: Prova – SubLab Scene & No-Mads Collective, Croatia/Netherlands
12.06.
12 p.m.–2 p.m.
Italian Cultural Institute, 56 Kneza Miloša Steet
ARTISTS’ VOICES: Festival participants meeting
3 p.m.–8 p.m.
PERFORMANCE: The Day We Meet Again – Sara Beinat, Italy (one spectator at a time, duration 7 minutes)*
4 p.m.
UK Parobrod
FILM: And God Created a Trans – Simion Rakić (Serbia | 2025 | 64′)
A conversation with the director
6 p.m.
Miljenko Dereta Space
THEATRE PRODUCTION: A Peace of Cookie – Amy Sarno, USA
8 p.m.
National Theatre
THEATRE PRODUCTION: Water – ZID Theatre, Netherlands
13.06
1 p.m.
Miljenko Dereta Space
CONVERSATION WITH STUDENTS: Creativity in Rebellion
3 p.m.–8 p.m.
Italian Cultural Institute
PERFORMANCE: The Day We Meet Again – Sara Beinat, Italy (performance lasts for 7 minutes)*
4 p.m.
UK Parobrod
FILMS: Granny’s Sexual Life – Urška Đukić and Émilie Pigeard (Slovenia–France, 14′), A Move – Elahe Esmaili (United Kingdom / Iran 26′), My Uncle Tudor (Nanu Tudor) – Olga Lucovnicova (Belgium/Hungary/Portugal 20′)
6 p.m.
Miljenko Dereta Space
SOLO THEATRE PRODUCTION: Not Only One – Nivin Baranbo (Syria), ZID Theatre, Netherlands
8:30 p.m.
CONCERT THEATRE PRODUCTION: Immoral Recipes – Brigitte Cirla (Voix Polyphoniques) and Sébastien Béranger (Diffusion), France
* Due to the limited number of places, please confirm your arrival as soon as possible: office@dahtateearcentar.com
FREE ENTRANCE !
SUPPORTED BY:
ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTER; CZECH CENTER BELGRADE, FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER; IMPACT; DUTCH EMBASSY, HOPE PROJECT, ERASMUS + EUROPEAN UNION PROGRAM, UNDER600, BRITISH COUNCIL AND EUROPEAN UNION [Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans]
IN COOPERATION WITH:
INTERACTION – SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, CULTURAL CENTRE PAROBROD, KROKODIL, NATIONAL THEATER, BELGRADE DANCE INSTITUTE