On Friday, July the 5th, in the venue Between Churches, one will have a chance to witness an official opening of the XXXVIII “Theatre City” festival, starting at 8.30 PM.
The festival being officially opened, the audience will have a chance to see the premiere of a play Nadpop Kojović in Budva. It is the co-production of: The “Theatre City” Budva and The City Theatre Podgorica. The play was directed by Vida Ognjenović. Once again she, commissioned by the “Theatre City”, has taken on the task of writing about one of the distinguished historical figures from Budva. Therefore, the play about the literary canon and life of Antun Kojović- a symbol of Budva’s culture as well as everyday life at the time came to be. With this project, the “Theatre City” continues its long-term goal of nurturing the local cultural heritage, while at the same time exploring the possibility of its implementation into contemporary theatrical forms.
Vida Ognjenović points out that the following were her reasons for writing this play: “In his journals, Antun Kojović sheds light on the peculiarities of his time, his contemporaries as well as the neighboring countries and Europe, in a brilliant way. His wish to be well-informed, and up to date with the happenings that brought great change at the end of the 18th century is fascinating. His viewpoints and original thoughts that greatly surpass his time are to be admired. He was a man who stood out from his surroundings in many respects, but was at the same time so devoted to it. The story of Kojović’s versatile personality speaks to the fact that the man of today-an inventor, becomes more and more of a slave to his inventions, and less and less of a humanist. The entertainment industry is in its full swing, without constraints and unprecedented while the theatre, movie industry, literature and fine arts in general remain the only shelter from the attacks of banality, aggression and half-truths of various kinds present in today’s society.”
Besides the writer-director Vida Ognjenović, the authorial team comprises: Vladislava Cunnington (scenographer), Marija Pupučevska (costume design), Damjan Jovičin (composer), Sonja Vukičević (stage movement).
Cast: Nebojša Dugalić, Pavle Popović, Mišo Obradović, Pavle Ilić, Davor Dragojević, Danilo Čelebić, Vukan Pejović, Ognjen Sekulić, Branka Femić Šćekić, Vanja Jovićević, Lara Dragović, Mina Mićović, Itana Dragojević, Anđela Radović.
The project has been supported by the Tourist Organization of Budva, through the “Competition for the Valorization of National Heritage” Projects for the year 2022.
The play is to be a part of the programme repertoire again on July 6th and 7th, Between Churches, beginning at 9 PM.
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