Fast Forward 2025

Thirty-two years ago, a photo of two people embracing in death made its way through the international press as the ROMEO AND JULIET OF SARAJEVO: a document of the Yugoslavian war, described by journalists as the violent end of two lovers, who were given the names of the title characters from William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. Because then everyone would know what it meant. And even though the families of Admira Ismić and Boško Brkić – she was Bosnian, he was Serbian – were against the Shakespeare comparison, because they had never been opposed to their love, a year later a documentary film appeared with the same title. What’s the difference between documentary reporting and the performative framing of events, between war photos and their interpretation, between a moment and the story behind it? Together with her team and the ensemble at the Slovenian Mladinsko Theatre in Ljubljana, director Živa Bizovičar has explored the stories behind this photo, the history of war photography, the occupation of Sarajevo and the stories of Boško and Admira. The result is an intelligent, informative, respectful and often poetic piece of theatre.

Živa Bizovičar, *1998, studied directing at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (AGRFT) in Ljubljana, Slovenia and has received many awards for her productions. BOŠKO & ADMIRA is her fifth professional production as a director after completing her studies.

With Primož Bezjak, Nataša Keser, Boris Kos, Kaja Petrovič, Stane Tomazin

Directing Živa Bizovičar

Dramaturgy Nik Žnidaršič Scenography & Video Design Dorian Šilec Petek Costume Nina Čehovin Music & Sound Gašper Lovrec Lighting Design Andrej Hajdinjak Production Mladinsko Theatre, Ljubljana Tour-Management Gašper Tesner Photos Dorian Šilec Petek, Matej Povše (Portrait Živa Bizovičar) 

Thanks go to Marko Turk, Boštjan Videmšek