“This play examines the position of all of us in the audience—how we understand and relate to those who survived the genocide in Srebrenica. This perspective is especially important to me as someone coming from Serbia. It is our artistic way of questioning and trying to understand the fates and consequences of the wars that took place across the former Yugoslavia. I deeply believe that without empathy and the acceptance of responsibility, there can be no lasting peace in this region. As this artistic act strips away all the big and somewhat worn-out political words we constantly hear in discourse, we attempt to live on stage the lives that are no longer with us. But we also begin to understand and feel that survival—for those who remain—is not only about the sorrow of loss, but also about a profound fear of being forgotten. Forgetting, both personally and collectively , kills. Forgetting is a punishment for the victims, and a balm for the perpetrators and for those who continue to carry criminal ideologies.” – Andrej Nosov, director

The concept for the performance There Are All Gone was awarded the prestigious Ibsen Scope Award as early as 2022.