Roses for Anne Teresa/Football Stories

Roses for Anne Teresa / Football Stories is a joint theatre production of East West Theatre Company from Sarajevo and Bosnian National Theatre Zenica. The show is dedicated to Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, a choreographer and her masterpiece Rosas danst Rosas. The show, directed by Haris Pašović and choreographed by Edward Clug, premiered 23 September 2011 in Zenica's Bosnian National Theatre.[1] After that it toured eleven Bosnia and Herzegovina towns. Those towns have included Prijedor, Bihać, Jajce, Gradiska, Sarajevo, Sokolac, Rudo, Tešanj and Srebrenik.[2]

Roses for Anne Teresa/Football Stories
CompanyEast West Theatre Company
Bosnian National Theatre Zenica
GenreA play with music and dance
Date of premiere23 September 2011
LocationBosnian National Theatre Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Creative team
DirectorHaris Pašović
AuthorsHaris Pašović
Edward Clug
Set designerVedad Orahovac
Poster DesignEnes Huseincehajić
Costume designOshyosh
Lighting designHaris Pašović
Edward Clug
ChoreographerEdward Clug
Sound designEnrico Fidone
Philip Tan
Video ArtBojan Hadžihalilović
Antonio Ilic
Music DirectorPhilip Tan
PhotographyJohnny Alexandre Abbate
WardrobeEdina Bahtanović
Other information
ProducersIsmar Hadžiabdić
Hazim Begagić
Haris Pašović
Financial CoordinatorSanela Brcic
Production AssistantLejla Abazović
Stage ManagerBruno Lovrić
Director AssistantBruno Lovrić
Official website

The show deals with a theme of masculinity in a small Balkan town and examines the question of identity of a 21st-century man. It won a “Special Award for Best Choreography” at the International Theatre Festival MESS Sarajevo 2011.[3]

Original cast

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Actor Role
Aida Corbadžić Bar Singer
Philip Tan Musician
Thomas Steyaert Gas Station Worker
Ulisse Romano Truck Driver
Ibrahim Ouattara Miner
Aydar Valeev Waiter
Ayberk Esen Criminal

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