The Traitor's Niche

About the performance

"To maintain power, the Ottoman Empire will do its best to capture the head of the rebel leader, Ali Pasha Tepelena, who, trapped in his fortress, hopes that the Albanians will go after him as they once went after Skanderbeg."

The Ottoman Empire has begun to weaken because the states under its occupation have started efforts for independence. To preserve power and image in the eyes of its citizens, the empire has placed in the main square of the capital the niche of shame: the place where the heads of traitors will be exposed for all the world to see. But one head is challenging to capture: that of the head Albanian rebel, 80-year-old Ali Pasha Tepelena. But the Sultan is able to do his best to capture the head of Ali Pasha, who, holed up in his fortress, hopes that Albanians everywhere will respond positively to his invitation to join the war against the empire, as they did with Skanderbeg a few centuries ago.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Photo gallery