From 6 to 8 October 2026, Zagreb will become a meeting point for European theatres. On the final event of the DoSEL project we will present the printed and e-books of published plays written in smaller European languages and discuss further possibilities of bringing them across linguistic and national borders.
Drama of Smaller European Languages (DoSEL) is a cooperation project that contributes to safeguarding cultural and linguistic diversity in the European cultural space, specifically in the drama and theatre sector, by improving the conditions for transnational creation, translation, and performance of European drama written in smaller European languages.
The DoSEL project has reached another important milestone with the publication of the English-language anthology EIGHT PLAYS. Drama of Smaller European Languages. The book was presented on 9 July 2026 at the prestigious Avignon Theatre Festival in France.
In April, Valletta, Malta, hosted the showcase for the international project DoSEL – Drama of Smaller European Languages, which featured productions based on dramaturgy written in smaller languages, including Mart Kangro’s “MEDIUM” (Von Krahli Theater and OÜ Olevik) from Estonia. As a member of the Estonian delegation, theatre critic Johanna Rannik also attended the festival – hereby, we are publishing her review of the event.
Slovenia has quite a rich, vivid and diverse performing arts scene, especially given its relatively small population of just over 2 million. The theatre scene currently consists of eleven theatre institutions (for spoken/drama theatre): three of which are state-funded or so-called Slovenian National Theatres; the remaining eight are defined as City Theatres (the number also includes the Slovenian Permanent Theatre in Trieste, now in Italy). In addition to those eleven, a diverse “off scene” comprising non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active in professional performing arts, e.g., producers, networks, festivals, etc., needs to be mentioned, most of whom are centralised in Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital.
On 16th April 2026 the International DoSEL Showcase started in Valletta, Malta! It will take place untill 22nd April and will host four international performances, text readings, discussions, research presentations and a workshop.
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