Thirty years after the dissolution of Yugoslavia, archives are resurfacing that reveal the lost legacy of the Non-Aligned Countries Movement. Founded in Belgrade in 1961 at a conference of 25 nations and 17 liberation movements, this initiative, led by Yugoslav President Tito, offered an alternative to the Cold War superpower blocs. It stood for decolonization, disarmament and anti-racism, yet it remains absent from Western history.
Documentary filmmaker Mila Turajlić recovered material from the Jugoslav Newsreels news agency in collaboration with Tito's cameraman, Stevan Labudović, who was sent on clandestine missions to film liberation movements. These unpublished films, layered with oral histories and personal archives, form the basis of this performance that, through Visual Jockeying and improvisation, transforms archival research into an act of collective reflection. Through fragmented narratives and forgotten struggles, the Serbian artist opens a space to reimagine the unrealized dreams of a decolonized world and their relevance today.
Sunday 05 October
Teatrostudio
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text, direction and performance
Mila Turajlić
artistic direction
Barbara Matijević
production
Par Avion; Théâtre National de Bretagne, Centre Dramatique National (Rennes)