TIRANA, Oct. 3 – Scoring great success last year, the Metropolitan Theatre in Tirana brings the second edition of Metrofest, a theatre festival dedicated to Albanian drama literature, uncovered from the archives in possession.
The Metrofest will last for two weeks, starting Oct. 3 until Oct. 14, and will bring on stage five Albanian dramas and a puppet show for children from a foreign author. Even though the overall artistic season of October through December will also see on the stage various authors, the main goal is the revival of Albanian drama based on the discovering of new scenic expressions.
‘’Just as in the first edition, also this year Metropol Theatre is dedicated to the recognition and staging of the Albanian dramaturgy. This festival deliberately avoided a competitive nature, but instead stressed on the laboratory of work with Albanian literature. The five premieres of this edition are exclusive productions of Metropol, by approaching theatre professionals from all generations to explore and enliven the Albanian drama closer to the public,’’ said Jonida Beqo, director of Metropol.
The five Albanian plays which will be staged are ‘’Rrajet levizin’’ (The roots move) from Ernest Koliqi, ‘’E bija e krahinarit’’ (the provincial’s daughter) from Kristo Floqi, ‘’Kryet e hudhres’’ (garlic’s heading) from Kriste Berisha, ‘’Makaronat e shejtanit’’ (the pasta of the devil) from Lazer Lumezi, and ‘’Prangat’’ (the handcuffs) from Halil Laze. The puppet show for children is from author Lee Shacklefor and it’s called ‘’Just like you.’’
