Performing Democracy

What is democracy today, what does it imply and what are the most important inscribed concepts without which democracy cannot function? Is democracy possible? Is there an alternative to democracy? What is the optimal form of democracy? We talked to 62 groups of citizens, initiatives, activists, professional associations, and political parties from Kosovo, Serbia and North Macedonia aiming to discover how both democracy and the future are understood today. The answers we heard were extremely heterogeneous and ranged from the viewpoint that the “essence of democracy is the engaged citizen, dedicated to public welfare” to the standpoint that “democracy is a wrong idea due to human nature which cannot function in such a system”. Performing Democracy is a collaborative project between Kiosk from Belgrade, Kontrapunkt from Skopje, and DokuFest from Prizren. The project was supported by: the Balkan Trust for Democracy, the project of the The German Marshall Fund of the United States and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Allianz Kulturstiftung; Open Society Foundation Serbia, and the European Fund for the Balkans. Project authors: Ana Adamović and Milica Pekić Editorial team: Ana Adamović, Eroll Bilibani, Iskra Geshoska, Veton Nurkollari, Milica Pekić, Artan Sadiku Social game, dramatist: Katarina Pejović The exhibition can be previewed from 12:00 on Saturday 6 August. Performing Democracy Social Game, Tuesday 9 August Master of Ceremony: Lulzim Bucolli 15:00 @ Shani Efendi Garden