{"id":3168922,"date":"2023-10-04T09:16:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T09:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/ukrainian-theatre-company-opens-63rd-mess-theatre-festival-with-eu-support\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:56:34","slug":"ukrainian-theatre-company-opens-63rd-mess-theatre-festival-with-eu-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/ukrainian-theatre-company-opens-63rd-mess-theatre-festival-with-eu-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Theatre Company Opens 63rd MESS Theatre Festival with EU Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 63<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0International Theatre Festival MESS opened this evening with Albert Camus\u2019 Caligula, performed by the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre from Kyiv, Ukraine. The highly symbolic decision taken by the MESS Festival\u2019s organisers to connect two capital cities tragically marked by war was supported by the European Union, which financed the costs for the 17 members of the Ukrainian company, as well as their theatre set, to travel to Sarajevo. Due to Russia\u2019s war of aggression against Ukraine, the group from the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre were obliged to make a two-day journey to Sarajevo overland.<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Adebayo Babajide, who attended the opening, said, \u201cArt and artists have always played an important role in times of war. By creating art and cultural resistance, they encourage people and share valuable moments with their audiences. 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