Roses for Anne Teresa / Football Stories is a joint theatre production of East West Theatre Company from Sarajevo and Bosnian National Theatre Zenica. The show is dedicated to Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, a choreographer and her masterpiece Rosas danst Rosas. The show, directed by Haris Pašović and choreographed by Edward Clug, premiered 23 September 2011 in Zenica's Bosnian National Theatre.East West Theatre Company Official Website [cited 7 December 2011] After that it toured eleven Bosnia and Herzegovina towns. Those towns have included Prijedor, Bihać, Jajce, Gradiska, Sarajevo, Sokolac, Rudo, Tešanj and Srebrenik.Avaz-roto press: "Roses for Anne Teresa - Football Stories" in front of audiences across the country (VIDEO) - In Bosnian [cited 14 December 2011]
The show deals with a theme of masculinity in a small Balkan town and examines the question of identity of a 21st-century man. It won a “Special Award for Best Choreography” at the International Theatre Festival MESS Sarajevo 2011.MESS Official Website [cited 7 December 2011]
Original cast Actor Role Aida Corbadžić Bar Singer Philip Tan Musician Thomas Steyaert Gas Station Worker Ulisse Romano Truck Driver Ibrahim Ouattara Miner Aydar Valeev Waiter Ayberk Esen Criminal
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