Further Writings

Plays:

Life On Tracks, 2025 (Play)	_{Written and read in English. First draft read by 12 actors at The Bridge Theatre (Brussels) in 2025. Currently being edited.}	_{Cast: TBD}
Balkan Tales, 2011 (Musical Play)	_{Written and performed in Dutch. Performed in 2011-2012 in twelve venues across Antwerp Province. Prospekta – Lada Nation – Romani Yag Co-production.}	_{Cast: Noemi Schlosser, Rubén Valle, Lina Dohnke} _{Music: Emile Verstraeten}
Romano Drom, the Road of the Gypsies, 2004 (Musical Play) _{Orig. title: “Romano Drom, la Route des Tsiganes”}	_{Written and performed in French, songs in Romani and Russian. Performed in 2005 in Montreal and Quebec City, Romani Yag Production.}	_{Cast: Nathalie Doummar, Shanda Pall, Marie-Anne Alepins, Guillaume Bernard, Benoît Mauffette, Marc Gennaoui, Bernadette Fournier} _{Music: Brigitte “Briga” Dajczer, Anes Beglerbegovic, Sergiu Popa, Predrag Manov, Georgi Stankov, Seana Pasic, Mirjana Milovanovic} _{Dance: Sarah and Thaïs Barbieux}

Screenplays:

Closeness, 2017 _{(Original Croatian Title: “Bliskost”)}	_{Fiction Feature, starring: Leon Lucev and Jelena Graovac.} _{Co-written with Bruno Lovrencic, Leon Lucev and Jelena Graovac. Status: Post-production.}	_{Themes: One last shot at what may be an impossible love due to loss and repressed pain}
Brussels Babylon, the Bicycle Diaries, 2016	_{Documentary Short, 28 minutes, Signi Studio Production, co-written with Bruno Lovrencic. Status: Released online.}	_{Subject: A Franco-Argentinian woman’s journey to self-discovery in and through Brussels}
Chase Me, 2015 _{(Original French Title: “Attends-Moi”)}	_{Fiction Animated Short, 15 minutes, Signi Studio Production, with illustrator Bruno Lovrencic. Status: Unfinished.}	_{Subject: Mona’s incessant pursuit of the man she loves, Tia’s pursuit of Mona, and memories of this tumultuous trio’s love story}
All work deserves a wage?, 2011 _{(Original French title: “Tout travail mérite salaire ?”)}	_{Documentary Short, 6 minutes, Centre multimédia de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.} _{Status: Unreleased.}	_{Subject: The difficulty for artists to earn a living without taking on a second job}
+Respect for Roma, 2011	_{Video report, 10 minutes, ENTP Production} _{Status: Released online.}	_{Subject: social and cultural mediation with Romani people living in Brussels}

Children’s Book:

Leona: My New School, 2017
_{(Original French title: “Leona, Ma nouvelle école”)}

_{Book illustrated by Tijana Djapovic.}
_{Status: Awaiting publication and translation into 7 languages.}

_{Theme: School bullying for 5-to-9-year-olds}

Magazine Articles:

Penny Jeggo: Silent perseverance, 2026	_{Laïcité Magazine (Belgium)}	_{Subject: Molecular biologist Penny Jeggo’s path shows that equal access doesn’t ensure equal advancement for women in science.}
From individual hyperspecialisation to a community of learners., 2025	_{Laïcité Magazine (Belgium)}	_{Subject: The focus on hyperspecialisation and productivity, instead of interdisciplinary collaboration and trust}, _{harms innovation.}
Laughter as a resilience tool. Hopeless but not serious, 2025	_{Laïcité Magazine (Belgium)}	_{Subject: The importance of laughter and satire to navigate these absurd times without losing our sanity.}
Thou shalt not waste: Tips from our elders to pass on to our kids, 2019	_{Small Talk Magazine (Belgium)}	_{Subject: How to save or reuse energy and goods.}
The League of Families: Interview with Myriam Katz from “Le Ligueur”, 2019	_{_{Small Talk Magazine (Belgium)}}	_{Subject: The functions and services offered by the Belgian League of Families}
Coffee With Baby: Child-friendly cafés and restaurants, 2017	_{_{Small Talk Magazine (Belgium)}}	_{Subject: Description and review of child-friendly cafés and restaurants in Brussels.}
Having it all? Juggling entrepreneurship, freelance gigs and parenthood, 2017	_{_{Small Talk Magazine (Belgium)}}	_{Subject: Entrepreneurship opportunities for moms in Brussels.}