Miss Sara Jevo

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by Milo Čortanovački and Sandro Šutalo | world premiere
In German language

She lives as part of the queer community in Germany, but her home was Yugoslavia, a country that no longer exists. The question of how these worlds can be connected takes drag queen Sara Jevo back to her native Sarajevo. Sara Jevo is not one to mince her words. Her shrill and raucous Balkan-style drag show is full of jokes that hit where it hurts and lip-syncs that pack a punch. But when she gets a call from Sarajevo, the comedy diva from the diaspora is suddenly faced with the task of confronting her origins twice: as Sara Jevo, the drag queen named after the city, and as the queer man behind the fictional character. "Miss Sara Jevo" is a tribute to the city of Sarajevo, which was considered the cultural hub of Yugoslavia. Sarajevo was a symbol of a social utopia of diversity, solidarity and independence. But in the 1990s, ethno-nationalist aspirations engulfed the region in cruel wars, which also forced Sara Jevo's family to flee to Germany. Now she is returning - in drag. Following her successful debut "Orlando", director Milo Čortanovački brings this touching solo between documentary research and glamorous drag show to the stage with ensemble member Sandro Šutalo alias Sara Jevo. "Miss Sara Jevo" poses the complex question of one's own identity as an act of liberation and reclaiming one's own history. This content has been machine translated.