Industry Pitch - 2026 edition
Industry Pitch - 2026 edition The 2026 Industry Pitch presents four performing arts projects in development from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia, connecting artists with international programmers, producers and potential partners in search of opportunities for development, co-production and international circulation. The Industry Pitch is a semi-closed session for selected STS guests, with the participating projects developed and presented under the mentorship of Hazim Begagić. Professionals attending the session will also receive the STS 2026 Market Book, featuring detailed information on the presented projects and their current partnership needs.
Pitch master
Projects
PROJECT 1
DOBRO JE DOK UMIREMO PO REDU / IT’S ALL GOOD AS LONG AS WE DIE IN DUE ORDER
DOBRO JE DOK UMIREMO PO REDU
Sonet, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Title in English
It’s All Good as Long as We Die in Due Order
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Organization
Sonet
Project format
An immersive site-specific theatre performance staged in a functioning restaurant, combining contemporary drama, live music and intimate, actor-driven storytelling.
Short project description
Dobro je dok umiremo po redu is a contemporary stage adaptation of Ivor Martinić’s play, developed as an immersive site-specific production in a functioning restaurant. A family gathering shaped by a death and a son’s departure to America gradually reveals emotional distance, inherited patterns, migration, belonging and the difficulty of escaping the relationships that formed us.
Current stage / status
The project is in an early development phase, with the director, producer and production assistant attached. The core artistic concept and site-specific approach have been defined, while discussions with a potential venue are underway. Next steps include securing the venue, completing the creative team, further dramaturgical development and advancing the project towards production.
Looking for
We are seeking a strategic co-production partner and financial support to bring the project into production. We welcome dramaturgical and artistic expertise, development residencies, mentorship and connections with festivals and international partners interested in site-specific theatre and supporting emerging artists.
Presented by
SONJA ĐURIĆ
Producer
Sonja Đurić is a producer from Banja Luka and founder of Sonet, an independent production company. Her work spans theatre, film and animation, focusing on author-driven and interdisciplinary projects. She is also an Assistant Professor of Production at the Academy of Arts, University of Banja Luka.
ANJA KASALOVIĆ
Production assistant
Anja Kasalović is a Banja Luka-based producer and final-year Production student at the Academy of Arts, University of Banja Luka. Experienced in bridging creative concepts with operational execution across theatre, film and cultural events.
MILICA VUJASIN
Director
Born in 2002 in Banja Luka, she is a film director and screenwriter. She graduated in Film and Television Directing from the Academy of Arts at the University of Banja Luka, studying under professors Saša Hajduković and Marko Šipka.
PROJECT 2
LJUBAV / LOVE
LJUBAV
Independent, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Title in English
Love
Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Organization
Independent
Project format
Interdisciplinary duodrama combining theatre, performance art, live music, movement and visual composition. Speech, body, sound and performative action function as equal dramaturgical elements.
Short project description
LJUBAV is an interdisciplinary duodrama centred on Margita Stefanović’s passage through her addictive loves: her mother, music, drugs and Milan Mladenović. Documentary material is transformed into fiction, where speech, music, movement and performative action function as equal forms of dramatic action. The project explores love, creation, loss and collective memory.
Current stage / status
The project has completed its initial research phase, including field research, interviews, archival work and site visits. Key scenographic elements have been secured. The next phase is a laboratory process with the artistic team and mentors, followed by dramaturgical development, rehearsals and production.
Looking for
Funding and co-production partners, theatre and festival partners for regional and international touring, rehearsal and development space, dramaturgical support and international professional connections.
Presented by
ANA-MARIJA TOMIĆ
Idea & Artistic Concept, Actor & Producer
Ana-Marija Tomić is a Sarajevo-based actress, musician and performance artist with BAs in Music Theory and Pedagogy and Acting. She is currently pursuing an MA in Acting. Her work combines performance, music and interdisciplinary artistic research.
ADNA DAUTOVIĆ
Dramaturg / Artistic Team Representative
Adna Dautović is a Sarajevo-based dramaturg and playwright studying Dramaturgy at the Academy of Performing Arts. Named the department’s best student in 2023, she won the Audience Award at the 2025 MESS Festival and works across theatre, film and screenwriting.
PROJECT 3
PAGLIACCI
PAGLIACCI
Opera Lab, SERBIA
Country
Serbia
Organization
Opera Lab
Project format
Immersive, site-specific music theatre combining opera, contemporary circus, physical performance, bilingual dramaturgy and a newly orchestrated live cabaret ensemble.
Short project description
Pagliacci reimagines Leoncavallo’s opera as an immersive, site-specific performance unfolding across an abandoned factory complex and a traditional circus tent. Through a new cabaret-like orchestration, bilingual dramaturgy, contemporary circus and physical performance, the production explores femicide, the transformation of violence into spectacle, and the responsibility of those who witness it.
Current stage / status
The project is moving from artistic development into production. The concept and adaptation are complete, the new orchestration is in progress, and the creative team, core performers and performance locations are confirmed. The next phase brings the work into rehearsals, visual development and final production.
Looking for
Funding partners, festival presentation opportunities and touring partners, especially international festivals and venues working across music theatre, contemporary circus, site-specific and socially engaged performance.
Presented by
ANA GRIGOROVIĆ
Producer & Director
Ana Grigorović is a theatre and opera director, producer and founder of Opera Lab. Her work connects institutional opera, drama theatre, independent production and site-specific music theatre. She is a PhD candidate and teaching associate at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.
ĐORĐE ŽIVADINOVIĆ GRGUR
Actor, Choreographer & Performer
Đorđe Živadinović Grgur is an actor, performer, mover and choreographer, and one of the co-founders of Reflektor Theatre and Neut dance collective. His work connects independent theatre, movement, physical performance and collaborative practice.
PROJECT 4
44
44
Art Organisation 21:21, CROATIA
Country
Croatia
Organization
Art Organisation 21:21
Project format
Devised / ensemble theatre; dance; voice; multimedia performance; physical performance
Short project description
44 is a solo authorial performance by Petra Hrašćanec examining time, transformation, ageing and existential anxiety through the performer’s changing body. Each edition evolves with the performer’s age, creating a countdown in which physical capacity, memory and performance language continuously shift.
Current stage / status
The project is in advanced research and development. Initial public funding enabled artistic research, team formation and conceptual, dramaturgical and performance foundations. A Berlin residency is secured and rehearsal and performance spaces are confirmed. The next steps are performance material, dramaturgical composition, studio residencies and work-in-progress presentations.
Looking for
International partnerships, co-producers, curatorial dialogue, residency opportunities, touring and international distribution.
Presented by
MARKO TURČINOV
Producer
Marko Turčinov is a film director and author who also works as a videographer for theatre. Within Art Organisation 21:21, he is engaged as an executive producer for productions and performances, supporting the development and circulation of contemporary artistic projects.
PETRA HRAŠĆANEC
Performer & Author
Petra Hrašćanec is a performer and author whose long-term practice centres on the body, choreography, sound, voice and the relationship between performer and spectator. 44 continues her research into physical presence, transformation, time and the visibility of the ageing female body.