Nick Awde

2 weeks ago | seestage.org | Nick Awde

After eviscerating Georgia’s TV and news channels, infiltrating social media and corralling the students, Georgia’s government is now turning its sights on theatre – the backdrop being the citizens’ protests that have taken place every day since November 28, 2024 when the ruling Georgian Dream party, backed by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili and Russia, announced it was sabotaging the nation’s accession to the European Union.

Jan 14, 2025 | deserthearts.com | Nick Awde

by Nick AwdeWho: The People of Georgia and the GovernmentWhat: A month of street protests against an oligarch/Russian-puppet governmentWhere: Centred around the Parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue, TbilisiWhen: November 28-December 28, 2024And… Russian-style, the Government uses social media to control, influence, undermine, threaten and justify – big budget Bolshoi/Soviet theatre overkill.

Dec 8, 2024 | deserthearts.com | Nick Awde

by Nick AwdeWho:Forming a ‘cluster feature’ are street-style interviews with Jeton Neziraj, Altin Basha, Endri Çela, Ema Andrea, Elisabeth Schuster, Ivanka Apostolova Baskar, Steven Leigh Morris, Aktina Stathaki and Aurela Kadriu. What: Curated by Qendra Multimedia, Kosovo Theatre Showcase happens each year in Prishtina and other cities of Kosovo.

Oct 6, 2024 | seestage.org | Nick Awde

Along with almost every other country, Slovenia has a housing crisis. A shortage of housing and ever-rising prices are putting home ownership beyond most Slovenians, while in the rental market an increasing number of tenants compete for limited housing. The government has said it will come to the rescue through investing in affordable public housing – 5,000 new dwellings by 2026 – but these plans have already stalled thanks to a somewhat predictable reluctance to commit public funds.

Jul 15, 2024 | seestage.org | Nick Awde

Organised across the borders by Belgrade’s Youth Initiative for Human Rights and Civic Initiatives and Prishtina’s Integra NGO, the Mirëdita, Dobar Dan festival has been running since 2014, merging “art, culture, advocacy and public debate in one platform” (‘mirëdita’ and ‘dobar dan’ mean ‘hello’ in Albanian and Serbian respectively).