Theatre as Resistance: The Dodona Theatre in Kosovo

Neziraj outlines the development of Kosovo theatre in the 1990s, focusing on the case of the Dodona Theatre in Pristina. Founded in 1992, the Dodona managed to produce and stage a repertoire in Albanian during the period of overt suppression, thus gaining the label of the “muse of resistance.” Neziraj detects and presents various approaches by which this theatre institution confronted regulations imposed by the Serbian authorities. In conclusion, he provides a condensed overview of post-war theatre in Kosovo and its role in forming a new identity, debating ongoing social-political questions within the state.