The "FemFest" festival with various activities where today's problems are addressed, messages for women and girls are given through art

The "FemFest" festival starts its second edition in Tirana on Saturday. Various theater performances are part of this festival, where there are also other activities. Part of the festival will be artists, activists, writers, etc., where today's issues will be at the center of it. With Iliriana Basha as executive director this year, "FemFest" will convey important messages for our society. She shows that through art the messages come more powerfully to the public, where today's issues will be addressed. "Women artists, civil society activists gather to come together and give messages through art. We know that through art they come more, they come more powerfully to the public. Of course, we deal with every issue that concerns us as women, even more so in the case of the murders of three women. We understand every day and more about what society we are living in. We try to convey all the issues that concern us through activities within the framework of "FemFest" in Tirana. "FemFest" comes with messages for women, girls and gender equality", says Iliriana Basha, executive director of the festival that starts on Saturday on the stage of the National Theater at "ArTurbina", its second edition. The festival starts on the 4th to continue until the 8th of March. As an organizer and executive director, Iliriana Basha has managed to develop a festival in Tirana, which, like last year, will convey a lot to the public, through impressive performances, debates, protest, music, etc. For director Iliriana Basha, it is important that this festival continues to expand with participation. "This year, troops from Kosovo are also part of it", she says. In the program of the festival, the director Basha says that for the first time "Fem Talk" will also take place. "Six women come and bring their stories with challenges, sacrifices, but who have always succeeded giving a message of empowerment to other women and girls", she says.

The program of the second edition

The "FemFest" festival opens on March 4 with the theatrical performance "Monologues of the vagina" directed by Altin Basha. Olta Daku, Eriona Kakeli and Nigda Dako will perform at the National Theater "ArTurbina". On March 5 in the morning, a panel discussion organized by the Women's Empowerment Network (AWEN) and the Kosovo Women's Network (KWN) - Destil Creative Hub, Tirana. In the evening at 19:00 comes the theatrical show "Stiffler" directed by Kushtrim Koliqi at the National Experimental Theater, "ArTurbina". Then at 20:00 the theater show "Completely foreigners" directed by Erion Isai, National Theater. On March 6 at 11:30 a panel discussion will take place: Sexism in politics, at Destil Creative Hub. The third night of the festival gives way to another show. At 19:00 "Sex, thank you, just to try it" directed by Merita Smaja - National Theater will be shown. And at 20:00 comes the theatrical performance "Couple" directed by Altin Basha, which will be at the National Theater, "ArTurbina". On March 7, in the morning, the promotion of the play "New Playwrights" at the National Theater, in the afternoon, at 5:00 p.m., the exhibition "Artists that we miss". At 19:00 the show "Marriage Certificate" directed by Driada Dervishi at the National Theatre. On the last day, which is March 8 - Women's Day at 10:00 - inauguration of the "Red Shoes" installation, protest and performance in the main square. At 11:00 a.m. performance by the "Haveit" group, at 7:00 p.m. the distribution of scholarships and the theatrical performance "Women" directed by Nastazja Domaradzka at the National Theater, "ArTurbina". On March 7, in the morning, the promotion of the play "New Playwrights" at the National Theater, in the afternoon, at 5:00 p.m., the exhibition "Artists that we miss". At 19:00 the show "Marriage Certificate" directed by Driada Dervishi at the National Theatre. On the last day, which is March 8 - Women's Day at 10:00 - inauguration of the "Red Shoes" installation, protest and performance in the main square. At 11:00 a.m. performance by the "Haveit" group, at 7:00 p.m. the distribution of scholarships and the theatrical performance "Women" directed by Nastazja Domaradzka at the National Theater, "ArTurbina". On March 7, in the morning, the promotion of the play "New Playwrights" at the National Theater, in the afternoon, at 5:00 p.m., the exhibition "Artists that we miss". At 19:00 the show "Marriage Certificate" directed by Driada Dervishi at the National Theatre. On the last day, which is March 8 - Women's Day at 10:00 - inauguration of the "Red Shoes" installation, protest and performance in the main square. At 11:00 a.m. performance by the "Haveit" group, at 7:00 p.m. the distribution of scholarships and the theatrical performance "Women" directed by Nastazja Domaradzka at the National Theater, "ArTurbina". 00- inauguration of the "Red Shoes" installation, protest and performance in the main square. At 11:00 a.m. performance by the "Haveit" group, at 7:00 p.m. the distribution of scholarships and the theatrical performance "Women" directed by Nastazja Domaradzka at the National Theater, "ArTurbina". 00- inauguration of the "Red Shoes" installation, protest and performance in the main square. At 11:00 a.m. performance by the "Haveit" group, at 7:00 p.m. the distribution of scholarships and the theatrical performance "Women" directed by Nastazja Domaradzka at the National Theater, "ArTurbina".