The demolition of the theater as a harbinger of an upcoming dictatorship
A state captured by the whims of an arrogant leader.
With the demolition of the theater, the government also turned off that open microphone, which was one of the only ones left for critical voices in Albania.
When Rama took the lead of the country, many artists had great expectations.
The cultural opposition has been and remains very powerless — even more powerless is the political opposition.
The government was able to recruit supporters and did not act alone, but together.
That derelict theater was the best reminder of a country that is just as derelict.
In the Albanian Riviera, in addition to sand, tourists can and should be offered a cultural menu.
Jeton Neziraj
Jeton Neziraj (1977) is a playwright from Kosovo. He has served as Artistic Director of Kosovo National Theatre, and currently works as director of Qendra Multimedia në Prishtinë, an association which works with contemporary theater and literature. He has written over 20 plays, which have been played in Kosovo and abroad — in Europe and the U.S. — and have been translated and published in around 20 languages. Jeton Neziraj has received many local and international awards for his plays.
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