Alexandra Channer: Translating “One Flew Over the Kosovo Theatre” [...] When I tramped through the winter snow to buy the tickets for myself and a group of self-determination activists, I was told the performance had been cancelled. Puzzled, I called Jeton, who appeared not long after, spoke to the theatre caretaker, and told me that yes, it was still on. The problem was that people in government were trying to stop it, he explained. What better signal that a political satire has hit its mark? In a final and perfect irony, the same officials unofficially encouraged a group of rowdy Prishtina football fans to attend the performance in order to disrupt it. Having sat down in the theatre, however, the fans found the play so funny, they forgot to protest. This is a good sign for Kosovo and it reveals just how bewitching is Jetons play. [...]
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 19:43:00 +0000
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