Director Patrik Lazić from Serbia is currently in Zagreb for an artistic residency with the partner organization Arterarij as part of the Eclectic of Otherness project, co-financed by the European Union through the Creative Europe program.
For nearly a year, Patrik Lazić has been collaborating with the creative team of the play Doghouse, initially in the research and concept development phase, and later by directly participating in both online and offline rehearsals. During his residency in Zagreb, he helped complete the final version of the play, which will have a showcase for the audience at the end of September. Additionally, since the play will be performed in Belgrade in December, Patrik Lazić is also contributing to adapting the play and shaping its perception in the context of contemporary Serbia.
EoO is a partnership initiative of 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 reveals and respects the challenges faced by the unknown, foreigners, outsiders, immigrants, newcomers, and refugees on their difficult paths to safety and freedom, and highlights the challenges they face in navigating new lives and identities. The play Doghouse is based on the stories of victims of wartime sexual violence during the last war in the former Yugoslavia.
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.
