Theatre – rroma.org https://rroma.org Wed, 06 May 2026 15:19:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Theatre – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Burgtheater Vienna https://rroma.org/burgtheater-vienna/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=burgtheater-vienna Wed, 06 May 2026 15:19:05 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32486 A theater director is commissioned by the Burgtheater Vienna to stage a play by and with Roma actors. He promptly decides to use the real-life biographies of the participants for his piece and has a house from their village dismantled into 3,000 individual pieces in order to rebuild it on the stage of the Akademietheater. Audience and press eagerly anticipate the extraordinary production and hope for maximum authenticity.

]]> Theatre in Netherlands https://rroma.org/theatre-in-netherlands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=theatre-in-netherlands Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:20:50 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32027 Hornemann Memorial Centre hosted the theatre performance ‘Rugzak vol Wantrouwen’ on Saturday, March 28. The performance highlighted the history and the lasting impact of the past on Roma and Sinti. It is a narrative theatre performance in which stories, music, and dance come together.

‘Rugzak vol Wantrouwen’ shows how events, particularly during and after the Second World War, have left deep scars on the Roma and Sinti community. At the same time, the performance emphasizes the strength and resilience of this culture.

]]> Forgotten Genocide https://rroma.org/forgotten-genocide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forgotten-genocide Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:17:04 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31960 A forgotten genocide, a page of history that has remained on the margins of collective consciousness, resurfaces thanks to Pino Petruzzelli’s theater of civic conscience. At the Teatro Eleonora Duse in Genoa, from Thursday, March 26th to Sunday, March 29th, “Zingari: l’Olocasto dimenticata” (Gypsies: The Forgotten Holocaust), written, directed, and performed by Pino Petruzzelli, will be performed in a minimalist production that entrusts words with the task of restoring a voice to those who have never had one.

]]> Kali Sara https://rroma.org/kali-sara/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kali-sara Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:47:14 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31005 On December 20, 2025, the dance-theatre production Kali Sara, patron saint of the Roma premiered at the Horácký Theatre in Jihlava, which tells the story of the Romani patron saint and symbol of Romani identity through dance and theatre. The original performance was presented by children and young people from the art groups Lole Čhama and Bare Kalore, active in the AV-Amari Vysočina association. The production touches on the themes of equality, prejudice, trust and belonging.

]]> Stoliwood https://rroma.org/stoliwood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stoliwood Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:26:43 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30946 In the Plovdiv Roma neighbourhood of “Stolipinovo”, a group of young Roma gather every week not by obligation, but by choice – to make theater. The “Stoliwood” troupe unites participants from different nationalities and cultures, who rehearse together, argue, look for ideas and create their own performances.

]]> Theatre https://rroma.org/theatre-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=theatre-2 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:58:40 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30850 TeatarR, the first and only Roma theatre in Croatia, is visiting Sisak with the play “Prison Flowers” directed by Zvjezdana Bubnjar. After the premiere in Zagreb at the end of November this year, the Sisak audience will have the opportunity to see it on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 7 p.m. at Theatre 21.

]]> Montenegro: Theatre https://rroma.org/montenegro-theatre/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=montenegro-theatre Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:20:22 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30680 The Centre for the Affirmation of the Roma and Egyptian Population – CAREP begins the implementation of the project “To See Each Other Better – to Understand Each Other Deeper”, with the support of the Fund for the Protection and Exercise of Minority Rights. They will fund a Forum Theatre as a Bridge of Understanding between Youth and Communities and will include a two-day training for 10–12 young people, three forum theatre performances in three municipalities, a public forum “Roma language and culture – how much do we know about Roma”, as well as the production and distribution of information brochures for schools and institutions.

]]> Roma Theatre https://rroma.org/roma-theatre-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-theatre-2 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:22:22 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30618 The writer and journalist Luka Šteković, recently wrote “Theatre of the Valjevo Roma – The First Roma Theatre in the World”, published in the Great National Calendar for 2004 – Kolubara, edited by journalists Zoran Joksimović and Zdravko Ranković.

Luka Šteković’s text reveals the fascinating story of the Valjevo Roma Youth and its president, Čedomir Čedo Gračanin (1892–1956), a versatile talent who was a playwright, director and leading actor.

]]> Romanistan https://rroma.org/romanistan-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=romanistan-2 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:02:07 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30131 In “Romanistan,” three young artists explore what it means to be Roma. At the same time, it’s a plea to view history not simply as a past, but as a living and present story, residing in the bodies of the new generation searching for a right to exist and recognition without having to hide or deny their identity.

The play will be presented in De Lindenberg in Nijmegen on Sunday, October 19.

]]> Romanistan https://rroma.org/romanistan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=romanistan Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:16:49 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=29870 On Sunday, October 19 in Nijmegen the performance Romanistan, accompanied by a fringe program featuring a photo exhibition and podcast series will be held.

“Fear turns people who could also be your friends into enemies,” says Carla Hardy, the project’s director. “I want to make tangible the consequences of stigmatization and polarization. How long will we perpetuate stereotypes instead of truly delving into this history?”

In the performance Romanistan, three young artists explore what it means to be Roma. At the same time, it is a plea to view history not simply as a past, but as a living and contemporary story, residing in the bodies of the new generation who are searching for a right to exist and recognition without having to hide or deny their identity.

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