Download 16th edition of the International Theatre Festival SLAVIJA 2017

16th edition of the International Theatre Festival SLAVIJA 2017
Theatre “Slavija”
Belgrade, 9-16 March 2017
The Jury consisting of:
Dr Nina Mazur, Theatre Scholar and Theatre Critic, Germany - President
Prof. Dr Angelina Rosca, Playwright and Theatre Critic, Moldova
Prof. Dr Raško Jovanović, Theatre Scholar and Theatre Critic, Serbia
Prof. Ljubo Božović, Drama Artist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
After watching eight performances: „Monsieur Ibrahim“, of the Academic Youth Theatre,
Rostov on Don, Russia; „Pelican“, of the Republic Drama Theatre from Minsk, Belarus;
„Shadows of the Wind“, of the Theatre „Barish“, Maragheh, Iran; „Dream of the Ridiculous
Man“, of the Experimental Drama Theatre of Nationalities, Moscow, Russia; „The Heartless
Woman“, of the Theatre „Slavija“, Belgrade, Serbia; „The One-Eyed King“, of the State Drama
Theatre „Stoyan Bachvarov“, Varna, Bulgaria; „Werewolf“, of the Theatre R.A.A.A.M., Tallinn,
Estonia; and „Nero and I“, of the Zhambyl Regional Russian Drama Theatre, Kazakhstan, and
after the detailed analyses of the watched performances, the Jury members have reached the
unanimous
DECISION
1. To give a SPECIAL AWARD to the Theatre „Slavija“ for a very successful stage
performance of the plays by Branislav Nušić.
2. To give the AWARD FOR THE BEST PRODUCTION presented in the 16 th edition of the
International Theatre Festival SLAVIJA 2017 to the performance „Werewolf“, by August
Kitzberg, directed by Sergey Potapov, and performed by the Theatre R.A.A.A.M., from
Estonia.
The Festival Jury, consisting of:
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Dr Nina Mazur, Theatre Scholar and Theatre Critic, Germany- President
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Prof. Dr Angelina Rosca, Playwright and Theatre Critic, Moldova
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Prof. dr Raško Jovanović, Theatre Scholar and Theatre Critic, Serbia
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Prof. Ljubo Božović, Drama Artist, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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In Beograde, 16 March 2017
EXPLANATION BY THE PROFESSIONAL JURY
1. SPECIAL AWARD
When one theatre has on its repertory seven plays by our most famous comedist, Branislav
Nušić, that cannot be considered a coincidence but rather a careful theatrical contemplation,
aimed at the protection of the domestic playwright and his work. And Nušić definitely deserves
that.
2. THE BEST PRODUCTION
Having derived from the distant Estonian national tradition, and using the elements of the ritual
theatre, the performance „Werewolf“, by August Kitzberg, has revived the story about the power
of the feelings of love, which cannot be suppressed by either prejudices, or believing in
paranormal occurrences, and customs. The performance captivated the audience with the
uniformity of acting, within the original directing solutions. The interpreters of several major
characters distinguished themselves, and won the attention of the spectators by the directness and
spontaneity of the acting expression, so that the story about the werewolf was communicated in
an appropriate aesthetic manner of the contemporary theatre.