Sezgin Boynik: The cultural scene in Kosovo can learn a lot through the legacy of Russian avant-garde
The cultural theorist and founder of the magazine and publishing house ‘Rab Rab,’ talks about the importance of understanding Russian Futurism and his rediscovery of the 1916 play ‘Yanko, King of Albania’ by Ilya Zdanevich.
As Eric Hobsbawn said, the first world war was a lesson of geography. It sounds strange but that was the spirit at the time.
There was no confusion about the fact that Zdanevich’s play was going against the system in power.
What does the Zaum language look like? Here are the opening lines of “Yanko, King of Albania”:
Generally, “Yanko” is a legendary piece for all who were part of avant-gardism.
Edona Kryeziu
Edona Kryeziu was a journalist covering Arts & Culture at K2.0. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Maastricht University, the Netherlands, and a Masters Degree in Migration & Diaspora Studies (Visual Anthropology) from SOAS London University, UK.
This story was originally written in English.