DoSEL BLOG: On Estonian Theatre And Drama
How is the Estonian theatre system made up, how many Estonians go to theatre and how many theatre plays are written each year?
How is the Estonian theatre system made up, how many Estonians go to theatre and how many theatre plays are written each year?
Centered around the plays “Free Fall” by Ekaterina Georgieva and “Pičman” by Dora Šustić, the workshop aims to provide space for open discussions on the challenges and delights in translating…
The Translation Workshop will focus on the translation and adaptation of plays through an exchange between Estonian, Slovenian and British writers and translators. The Workshop is hosted by Prešeren Theatre…
The Translation Workshop will focus on the translation and adaptation of plays between Catalan and Maltese, using English as a lingua franca, fostering cross-linguistic and cultural exchange. The translation workshop is hosted by Sala Beckett in Barcelona from 13th to 16th October 2025.
The Satellite Showcase will be hosted by the Cankarjev Dom Cultural Centre in Ljubljana, Slovenia on the 2nd October 2025, presenting a conference on drama in smaller European languages and the performance MOTO – Membra Jesu Nostri, produced by Teatro Arriaga from Bilbao, which will be performed in the Basque and Spanish languages and subtitled in Slovenian language.
At the workshop, from 26 to 30 April at the Arriaga Theatre in association with Etxepare Euskal Institutua, three translators will be fine-tuning the translations, working closely alongside the Basque and Albanian playwrites Sagardoy and Neziraj to translate their theatre texts.
On World Theatre Day, 27 March 2025, the 55th Week of Slovenian Drama started. For the first time it presents the International Showcase DoSEL, which is taking place from 28th March to 1st April 2025.
Theatre professionals from Slovenia, Croatia, the Basque Country, Catalonia, Malta, and the United Kingdom gathered in Tallinn from 6th to 8th February for the DoSEL workshop and meeting, organised by Estonian Theatre Agency.
Drama is traditionally considered one of the three major literary genres, depicting action and conflict via acting characters.
Drama is traditionally considered one of the three major literary genres, depicting action and conflict via acting characters.