Directors from France and Croatia, Juan Miranda and Romano Nikolić, are currently in Belgrade for an artistic residency at the Heartefact House as part of the Eclectic of Otherness project, co-financed by the European Union through the Creative Europe program.
Juan Miranda and Romano Nikolić have been collaborating with the creative team of the play “They Have Already Gone” for over a year, initially during the research and concept development phase and later by directly participating in the play’s rehearsals, both online and in-person. During their residency in Belgrade, they are preparing the showcase of the play and testing an audio experiment, which will be a distinctive feature of this performance. Additionally, since the play will be performed in Zagreb in November and Paris in January, the directors are assisting in adapting the play for these two venues.
EoO is a partnership initiative between three cultural organizations from Serbia, Croatia, and France, dedicated to exploring identity tensions between us and them, insiders and outsiders, those we think belong, and those who are not part of that privilege. EoO sheds light on and respects the challenges faced by the unknown, foreigners, outsiders, immigrants, newcomers, and refugees as they navigate difficult paths toward safety and freedom, presenting the challenges they encounter in navigating new lives and identities. The play “They Have Already Gone” features Mirjana Karanović and Svetozar Cvetković, directed by Andrej Nosov, and is based on a text by Doruntina Basha.
The project coordinator is the Heartefact Fund, and the project runs from February 2023 to January 2025. The project is co-financed by the European Union.
