Balkan region hosts diverse theater, choir, and opera festivals

Various cultural and performing arts events are taking place across the Balkan region. In Subotica, the Italian production ‘Felicija’ won the Grand Prix at the 33rd International Children's Theatre Festival.

In Montenegro, the 11th International Choir Festival has opened in Herceg Novi, featuring 20 ensembles from Montenegro, Greece, and Norway. Meanwhile, Podgorica's City Theatre is premiering the chamber opera ‘Ostrvo’, inspired by the legend of Jacinta Kunić.

In Croatia, the HNK Ivan pl. Zajca in Rijeka premiered a production of Dostoevsky’s ‘The Idiot’, directed by Janusz Kica. Other theatrical performances include the comedy ‘Rulet’ and ‘Tri sestre na Instagramu’ in Split, and folk performances by KUD Metković in Vinkovci.

In Serbia, the Subotica Symphony Orchestra performed ‘Peter and the Wolf’ for children as part of the international theatre festival.