“Aladdin and the Magic Lamp” December 28, 2025 / 7:30 PM 

The project “Aladdin and the Magic Lamp,” produced by KREO-AXIS – Association of Citizens for Inclusive and Non-Formal Education, Skopje, is an inspiring example of how young people learn, create, and grow through art.

It features more than fifty young performers from the “Broadway Junior” ensemble, who, together with professionals from the fields of music, theater, stage design, and costume design, have created a stage and musical production based on the story of Aladdin from The Thousand and One Nights.

The collaboration with the National Opera and Ballet reaffirms the importance of institutional–civil partnership as a model for developing new cultural values and promoting young artists.

Creative Team

Natasha Lalchevska – Producer and Music Director Rado Aleksovski – Stage Direction and Performance Vesna Malinova – Song Adaptation Aleksandar Mitevski – Music Studio TORUS

The musical is performed in a Macedonian-language adaptation. Duration: 70 minutes

For the performances on the Main Stage of the National Opera and Ballet, the scenography incorporates set elements from the ballet Scheherazade, created by set designer Marija Veteroska. The complete adaptation of the performances has been realized in collaboration with the stage departments of the National Opera and Ballet.

Performance: Ensemble “Broadway Junior”

The production features over fifty young performers from “Broadway Junior” a music-theater ensemble for children and youth, established within the projects of KREO-AXIS. Their energy, discipline, and creativity form the heart of this production, transforming the stage into a space for learning, joy, and inspiration.

The project carries both an educational and cultural mission. To this end, teams for choreography, set design, costume design, and multimedia were formed, involving young designers, students, and pupils. This approach provided the youth with an opportunity for creative and process-driven expression.

Project Team

Jovana Spirkoska, Kalina Aleksandar, and Tara Dzeladin on the choreography; Emilija Ickovska, Mila Kjurchinska, and Elena Muratova on the costumes for the characters Jasmine, Manal, Isir, Radza, Dzafar,

as well as elements for the costumes of Prince Ali and Genie, under the mentorship of Prof. Lidija Georgieva (TMF – UKIM, Institute of Textile Engineering). Ana Gjorgjievska and Ana Mitevska designed the stage space, and Bodan Nikolov, a ninth-grade (IX) student, conceived and realized the scenographic innovation – “the flying carpet.”