Anglo-Albanian Gazette Issue 24, Autumn 2023
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Anglo-Albanian Gazette Issue 24, Autumn 2023
AAA AGM - Joanna Hanson summarises the AGM held on 28th September 2023.
British Cultural Week in Albania, 4th-11th September 2023 - Carolyn Perry highlights some of the country-wide events celebrating British culture.
Albania Revisited - Xan Smiley, the Economist’s Editor-at-Large, first went to Albania in 1992 with his father, David Smiley. Here he talks about revisiting Albania in 2023.
Poem - In memory, Arshi Pipa by Patricia Nugee.
Theatre review - Rudina Suti reviews Besa, a play set in Albania during the German occupation. It was written by Elona Gagani and staged by the De Insomniis theatre group at the Drayton Arms Theatre. John Watkins talks to the play’s director, Rob Adams, about the challenges of staging a play about Albania that can be enjoyed by Albanians and non-Albanians.
Book review - Antonia Young reviews Law, Visual Culture and the Show Trial by Agata Fijalkowski.
Film review - John Watkins reviews three films shown at the London Film Festival, all of which featured Albanians in contrasting roles and contexts. The films were Gassed Up, Housekeeping for Beginners and Europa.
Music review - Adam Yamey enjoys music by Rachmaninov and Stravinsky performed by the London City Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Olsi Qinami
Book preview - Enver Hoxha’s Long Shadow, Travels in Albania by John Watkins.
Albanian Art in the 1990s: the Post-Communist Era - Dr Ermir Hoxha from Tirana’s University of Arts assesses the issues facing Albanian artists after the collapse of communism.
Albania's Beautiful Nature Explored by British Travellers (1810-1902) - Peter Jani profiles some of the nineteenth century British visitors to Albania. These include Sir Henry Holland, Edward Dodwell, Maria Georgina Grey, Reginald Wyon and Gerald Prance.
The stamps of Kosovo - Rodney Oliver is impressed by the variety of themes represented on Kosovo’s stamps.
Letter from the Albanian lands – “Nevinson”
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