WHEN IT HURTS YOU PLAY – USA / Serbia – 27th August

When It Hurts You Play is a poignant one-woman piano performance by Serbian-American pianist and actress Danijela Popovic. Blending virtuosic live music with intimate storytelling, the show traces a woman’s journey from growing up under a communist regime to rebuilding her life on a new continent.

Finding refuge in the piano through loneliness, loss, and love, she reveals how music becomes both companion and lifeline. A moving fusion of theater and concert, the performance celebrates resilience, self-discovery, and the healing power of art.