Literary programme<\/p>\n
On Saturday,July 6th, literary programme of the \u201cTheatre City\u201d festival is to start at the \u201cPoets\u2019 Square\u201d at 9PM<\/strong>. This time, the \u201cPoets\u2019 Square\u201d will host Slobodan \u0160najder, a novel writer and playwright and the winner of the \u201cStefan Mitrov Ljubi\u0161a\u201d Award for the year 2022\/2023. A panel of judges consisting of: Velimir Viskovi\u0107 (literary critic and lexicographer), Dr. Dragana Kujovi\u0107 (scientific counselor) and Dr. Sa\u0161a Radoj\u010di\u0107 (writer and professor) are to present \u00a0an \u00a0award to him. They will \u00a0point out to new currents in poetics, not just in \u0160najder\u2019s prose but the playwriting in general.<\/p>\n \u201cWith his multifaceted and rich literary canon as well as\u00a0 his\u00a0 overall literary and intellectual endeavors, \u0160najder left a prominent mark not just on\u00a0 the Croatian culture but on the culture of the whole of the former Yugoslavia\u2019s region. Therefore, we are of the opinion that the \u201cStefan Mitrov Ljubi\u0161a\u201d Award definitely went to the right hands\u201d-the panel stated when explaining the reasons behind their decision.<\/p>\n Slobodan \u0160najder (born in Zagreb on July,8,1948), is a renowned, internationally accomplished Croatian playwright, prosaist, theorist and publicist. He graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb and that in Philosophy and English language, literature and culture. He was the co-founder and editor of the \u201cProlog\u201d magazine, the special focus of which is the theatre and playwriting in general and \u00a0also the editor of the \u201cCekada\u201d publishing company edition (The Centre for the Cultural Contribution of the Young, Zagreb). He was a columnist for the \u201cGlas Slavonije\u201d News Broadcast (Reader for Melancholics<\/em>) from January till June, 1993 and after that held the position at \u201cNovi List\u201d from Rijeka (Dangerous Liaisons<\/em>) from 1994 to 2013. He was the director of the Zagreb Youth Theatre from 2001 until 2004 and is a frequent collaborator of the Croatian radio frequency\u2019s third programme.<\/p>\n His successful playwriting career started early on. In 1969,Dino Radojevi\u0107, a renowned director, presented \u0160najder\u2019s \u00a0debut play Minigolf<\/em><\/strong> to the audience at the \u201cGavella\u201d Drama Theatre. However, he established his position as a successful playwright in the mid seventies, with a string of plays based on the biographies of the well-known persons from the area of arts and politics. From this selection, Kamov, smrtopis (Kamov, the Necrography) <\/em><\/strong>and Hrvatski Faust (Croatian Faust)<\/em><\/strong> were the greatest success.<\/p>\n The selection of political columns he wrote for \u201cNovi List\u201d from Rijeka from 1994 till 1999, he has published in his books \u00a0Cardinal Mistake<\/em><\/strong> and\u00a0 To Die Under the Star.<\/em><\/strong> For the past fifteen years, short forms of writing, like Knjiga o sitnom<\/em><\/strong> and 505 sa crtom<\/em><\/strong>, were the markings of \u0160najder\u2019s prose.<\/p>\n His first novel,however, didn\u2019t come into being before 2012. It is named Morendo<\/em><\/strong>, and the plot is a kind of a sophisticated mix of mythology and contemporary life. It was followed by his second \u00a0novel Doba mjedi<\/em><\/strong>. Taking as a foundation the \u00a0theme of family life intricacies, or to be specific the turbulent life of \u0160najder\u2019s family, it soon captured the attention of everyone and was translated into 13 world languages until today. In January,2010, his dark comedy Encyclopedia of the Wasted Time <\/em><\/strong>was recognized as the best text for the play based on the life and works of Danilo Ki\u0161. This all ensued from the competition organized by the Montenegrin Royal Theatre-\u201cZetski dom\u201d Cetinje, involving all of the former Yugoslav region.<\/p>\n He has won the \u201cGavella\u201d award for drama works (SFRJ) and the \u201cDr\u017ei\u0107\u201d award three times. Furthermore, he was the recepient of the regional \u201cMe\u0161a Selimovi\u0107\u201d award (Tuzla) for his novel Doba mjedi<\/em><\/strong> in 2016.<\/p>\n He was awarded an honorary doctorate at the Faculty of Audiovisual Arts (ESRA), seated in Skoplje (Makedonija).<\/p>\n The guest for the evening is to be\u00a0 Bora Babi\u0107, the director and editor-in-chief of the \u201cAkademska knjiga\u201d publishing company. The moderator of the literary programme is Dr.Vladislava Gordi\u0107 Petkovi\u0107-professor, historian, literary theorist, literary critic and translator.<\/p>\n Theater Programme<\/p>\n At the same time,starting at 9PM<\/strong>, in the venue Between Churches<\/strong>, one will have a chance to see the first rerun of the play Nadpop Kojovi\u0107. It is the co-production of: The \u201cTheatre City\u201d Budva and\u00a0 The City Theatre Podgorica. The play was directed by Vida Ognjenovi\u0107<\/strong>. Once again she,commissioned by the \u201cTheatre City\u201d, has taken on the task of writing about one of the distinguished historical figures from Budva. Therefore, the play\u00a0 about the literary canon and life of Antun Kojovi\u0107, a symbol of Budva’s\u00a0 culture as well as everyday life at the time, came to be. With this project, the \u201cTheatre City\u201d 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.<\/p>\n Vida Ognjenovi\u0107 points out\u00a0 that the following were her\u00a0 reasons for writing this play: \u201cIn his journals, Antun Kojovi\u0107 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\u00a0 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 Kojovi\u0107\u2019s 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\u2019s society.\u201d<\/p>\n Besides the writer-director Vida Ognjenovi\u0107<\/strong>, the authorial team comprises: Vladislava Cunnington <\/strong>(scenographer), Marija Pupu\u010devska <\/strong>(costume design), Damjan Jovi\u010din<\/strong> (composer), Sonja Vuki\u010devi\u0107<\/strong> (stage movement).<\/p>\n Cast: Neboj\u0161a Dugali\u0107, Pavle Popovi\u0107, Mi\u0161o Obradovi\u0107, Pavle Ili\u0107, Davor Dragojevi\u0107, Danilo \u010celebi\u0107, Vukan Pejovi\u0107, Ognjen Sekuli\u0107, Branka Femi\u0107 \u0160\u0107eki\u0107, Vanja Jovi\u0107evi\u0107, Lara Dragovi\u0107, Mina Mi\u0107ovi\u0107, Itana Dragojevi\u0107, An\u0111ela Radovi\u0107.<\/strong><\/p>\n The project was supported by the Tourist Organization of Budva, through the \u201cCompetition for the Valorization of National Heritage\u201d Projects for the year 2022.<\/p>\n The play is to be a part of the programme repertoire also on July,7th<\/strong>, Between Churches<\/strong>, beginning at 9 PM.<\/strong><\/p>\n The \u201cTheatre City\u201d Press Office <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Literary programme On Saturday,July 6th, literary programme of the \u201cTheatre City\u201d festival is to start at the \u201cPoets\u2019 Square\u201d at 9PM. 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