Bitef needs its community now – join the action
Dear colleagues, friends, and supporters of Bitef,
We address you on behalf of the Bitef Theatre team to draw attention to the fact that, after 58 years of existence, the Bitef Festival will not take place.
However, Bitef has never been just a festival - Bitef is people, artists, audiences, history, and a community.
In this moment, we feel it is our responsibility to defend the colours of Bitef - artistic freedom, critical thinking, integrity, and solidarity. For this reason, we extend the following: A Call to Theatres, Artists, and Collectives in Serbia and around the world
We invite you to organise an homage to Bitef in your cities, on your stages, and in independent spaces, in whichever form is most organic and possible for you: another performance that had been (previously) shown at Bitef performances, installations, and actions in public space, artistic interventions before, after, or during performances, displaying visual signs or symbols dedicated to Bitef, short notes or dedications in programs or on social media.
Your contribution does not need to be related to the stage to stage - a gesture, a sign, a word, or a photograph is enough.
How can non-theatre workers join?
We would like to include everyone who has created, supported, followed, and loved Bitef over the years. We invite audiences, friends, and all those for whom Bitef matters to contribute in any way they can by:
- sharing photographs, memories, and anecdotes from Bitef,
- writing or recording short messages of support(up to 90 seconds),
- sharing visual symbols dedicated to Bitef (the blue Bitef globe, stars, and other motifs).
Every act, no matter how small, is part of a broader picture of solidarity and support.
Please share all actions and posts using the hashtag: #BitefLives and tag Bitef on social media.
IG: @bitef_festival FB: Bitef
If you do not have social media accounts but would like to contribute, you can send your materials until 20th of December to: [email protected]
