9 – 11. DECEMBER 2024


The Prologue and the Festival are conceived as platforms for initiating and presenting ideas and concepts that prioritize and connect art and human rights, advocate for equal human rights and peacebuilding, as well as the development of this idea
in Serbia.





THINKING PEACE


This year, we are organizing the Prologue for three days, 9, 10. and 11 December, on the theme of “Thinking Peace,” which is also the theme of the Festival. How to think about peace in a time of numerous conflicts, and what are the characteristics of peace that is not just the absence of war, are some of the topics
we are considering through art. We have the opportunity to talk online with artists from Palestine and Lebanon about their artistic practice in war zones. The “Art and Human Rights” Festival with its Prologue affirms art in
the process of raising awareness of the culture of human rights and encourages the development of lasting concern and commitment in the fight against human rights violations.



READ MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM BY DAY HERE



SHE. AHEAD OF HER TIME is an original multimedia installation that combines  live performance, exhibition, installations, performances, video work, and photography. This work is inspired
by women who were pioneers in their fields in our society. Although their achievements have been significant for our culture, their work is still not well enough known and visible in Serbia’s cultural and historical heritage.

Concept and direction: Jadranka Anđelić, Dijana Milošević

Musical performance “Reach with Voice”: Ljubica Damčević – inspired by Ljubica Marić, the first female composer in Serbia

Scenic intervention “Life as Rebellion”: Ivana Milenović Popović – inspired by Jelisaveta Načić, the first female architect in Serbia

Scenic intervention “Fear of Flying”: Milica Petrović – inspired by Danica Tomić, the first female pilot in Serbia.

Interactive performance “In the Salon of the Patriarchate”: Zoran Vasiljević – Mr. N. inspired by the patriarchal way of thinking

Performance “Thread for Thread”: Snežana Arnautović Stjepanović

Photography “J.Š.”: Nemanja Maraš

Interactive sound installation “Wave”: Dijana Mitrović

Video work “The First”: Jelena Rubil



On the second day, starting at 5:00 PM, there will be a presentation of the European project HOPE – History of Peace in Education through Theatre and a theater workshop with young people on the topic “What does positive peace mean?
The project is supported by the EU Erasmus+ program, and DAH Teatar is implementing it as a leading partner with partner organizations from Greece, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo.


After the workshop, at 7:00 PM, historian Dubravka Stojanović will give a lecture on the topic “How to think about peace in a time of conflict?” Dubravka Stojanović is a full professor at the Department of History
of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade. She teaches general contemporary history and the history of globalization. Her research interests include the history of ideas, problems of democratization and modernization of Serbia, the history of Belgrade
and the analysis of history textbooks.



7:00 PM Staged reading by DAH Teatar “Monologues from Gaza” – prepared and produced by ASHTAR Theater from Palestine, as part of an initiative for peace in Palestine. “Monologues from Gaza” are testimonies of young people
from ASHTAR Theater from 2010, after the first war in the Gaza Strip. Unfortunately, these Monologues are still true today. They present to a wider audience the horrors, hopes, and resilience of the brave inhabitants of Gaza, bringing the voices of children and people from
Gaza.

Performed by: Ivana Milenović Popović, Milica Petrović, Zoran Vasiljević; Vocal: Ljubica Damčević; Object/performance: Katarina Drenjanin;
Directed by: Jadranka Anđelić, Dijana Milošević;


8:00 PM Film “Monologues from Gaza; ten years and the dream continues…” a documentary film directed by Iman Aoun and Yousef Natil, Palestine

Iman Aoun, an award-winning actress, director, educator, and artistic director of ASHTAR Theater. Iman deals with socio-political issues in Palestine to raise public awareness and initiate
social change. Since 2004, she has worked with community groups using Theater of the Oppressed techniques and has led specialized training workshops for theater students at the regional and international levels.

The documentary film “Monologues from Gaza; ten years and the dream continues…” by Iman Aoun and Yousef Natel was nominated at the Nocturna Online Brooklin Film Festival for best direction, and in Singapore, the film won the World Film
Carnival award in the documentary film category.

Film “Jogging” directed by Hanane Hadj Ali, Lebanon

Hanane Hadj Ali is a leading cultural and artistic figure in Lebanon and the Arab world. In addition to her work as an actress, playwright, writer, and director since 1978, Hanane teaches
theater studies at the University of Saint Joseph in Beirut. Hanane is also the founder and board member of several organizations such as the Cultural Resource – Al Mawred Athakafi, Action for Hope, and Ettijahate, Independent Culture.
2020. Hanane was awarded the LPTV Gilder/Coigni international theater award by the League of Professional Theater Women (LPTV) from New York, USA. Her film “Jogging” transcends the Lebanese Bermuda Triangle of taboos:
religion, politics, and sex, and represents a radical challenge to stereotypes and prejudices that affect the global perception of Arab women.

Online conversation with artists Iman Aoun and Hanane Hadj Ali – moderated by Dijana Milošević and Jadranka Anđelić, DAH Teatar (live stream).






Dec 9


A multimedia installation about women who were pioneers and innovators in their fields in Serbia.



10.DEC


PAROBROD

5:00 PM – Workshop, DAH Teatar: What Does Positive Peace Mean?


A theater workshop for young people (16 to 30 years old) who want to inspire young people to actively participate in peacebuilding through art. Presentation of the European project HOPE (History of Peace in Education through Theatre) Erasmus+ program.


7:00 PM – Lecture: How to Think About Peace in a Time of Conflict? – Dubravka Stojanović, historian


Her research field includes contemporary history, the history of ideas, problems of democratization and modernization of Serbia, as well as the history of globalization.



11.DEC


PAROBROD

7:00 PM – MONOLOGUES FROM GAZA – Staged Reading, DAH Teatar


Texts/testimonies of young people from Gaza, prepared by ASHTAR Theater from Palestine. Performed by: Ivana Milenović Popović, Milica Petrovic, Zoran Vasiljević; Vocal: Ljubica Damčević; Object/performance: Katarina Drenjanin


8:00 PM DOCUMENTARY film: Monologues FROM Gaza; ten years and the dream continues… [20″]


Directed by: Iman Aoun and Yousef Nateel, Palestine, 2021.


8:20 PM film: Jogging [20″]


Directed by: Hanane Hadj Ali, Lebanon, 2021.


8:45 PM Conversation with the authors IMAN AOUN [PALESTINE] AND HANANE HADJ ALI [LEBANON]


Online – live stream.

















The team of the DAH Teatar festival “Art and Human Rights”:


Dijana Milošević – concept and program of the festival

Ivana Milenović Popović – concept and program of the festival

Jadranka Anđelić – artistic collaboration on the program

Nataša Novaković – production manager

Dragana Živanović – financial manager of the festival

Meri Zec – digital marketing

Tanja Rapp – PR of the festival

Milica Petrović – audience development, organization

Nata Korsky – photography

DAH Teatar thanks the PAROBROD Cultural Institution.

The program is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, the Erasmus+ program of the European Union, and the IMPACT global network for building peace through art from the USA.