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14 May 2012
In 2012, SSEES welcomed Macedonian Minister of
Culture, Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska, and the
Macedonian Ambassador, Marija Efremova who were joined by playwright
Goran
Stefanovski, novelist Venko Andonovski and Petar Milosevski, one of the
actors from the National Theatre of Bitola to a roundtable discussion.
The roundtable celebrated the launch of 130 books of Macedonian
literature in English translation and the performance in Macedonian of
Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part III at the Globe Theatre.
The Minister spoke about the importance of publishing the 130 books in English translation while the Ambassador addressed the place of culture in relations between the Republic of Macedonian and the UK. Actor Petar Milosevski read the poem, "T´ga za jug" by Konstantin Miladinov and later participated with Patricia Marsh-Stefanovska in a reading from a play by Goran Stefanovski.
The Ministry of Culture donated the 130 books of Macedonian literature in English translation to the SSEES library where they are available for readers.