Borka Pavićević (5 June 1947 – 30 June 2019) was a Yugoslav-Serbian

dramaturge A dramaturge or dramaturg is a literary adviser or editor in a theatre, opera, or film company who researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programmes (or helps others with these tasks), consults auth ...

, newspaper columnist, and cultural activist. She was also described as a "dramatist,

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

liberal and

pacifist Pacifism is the opposition or resistance to war, militarism (including conscription and mandatory military service) or violence. Pacifists generally reject theories of Just War. The word ''pacifism'' was coined by the French peace campaign ...

intellectual An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about the reality of society, and who proposes solutions for the normative problems of society. Coming from the world of culture, either as a creator or a ...

". She founded the

Centre for Cultural Decontamination The Centre for Cultural Decontamination ( sr, Центар за културну деконтаминацију, ''Centar za kulturnu dekontaminaciju'') is an independent cultural institution located in Belgrade, Serbia. The centre was established i ...

in 1994, and was a co-founder of the

Belgrade Circle The Belgrade Circle is an NGO established in Belgrade, Serbia, in February 1992. Initially, the organisation hosted lectures and discussions with mainly Serbian intellectuals, united by their opposition to the nationalist policies of Slobodan Mil ...

Biography

Born in

Kotor Kotor (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian: ), is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative c ...

, Pavićević was a 1971 graduate from

's Academy of Theatre, Film, Radio and Television. Her theatre career spanned decades. For ten years, Pavicevic was a dramaturge at

Atelje 212 Atelje 212 ( sr-Cyrl, Атеље 212) is a theatre located in Belgrade, Serbia. Established in 1956 on the premises of the ''Borba (newspaper), Borba'' building in front of 212 chairs, its opening play was the staging of Johann Wolfgang von Goeth ...

. She founded the "New Sensibility" Theater in a Belgrade brewery in 1981. From 1984 to 1991, she participated in the artistic movement "KPGT" (Kazaliste Pozoriste Gledalisce Teatar). She was a playwright and the artistic director of the

Belgrade Drama Theatre The Belgrade Drama Theatre ( sr-cyr, Београдско драмско позориште; abbr. BDP) is a theatre located in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. History Belgrade Drama Theatre was founded in August 1947, and it was the first cit ...

, until she was let go in 1993 due to her political views. She also served as a jurist for the

Belgrade International Theatre Festival The Belgrade International Theatre Festival (abbr. BITEF) is a theatre festival that takes place every September annually in Belgrade, Serbia. History Founded in 1967, BITEF has continually followed and supported the latest theatre trends. It h ...

, working for the organization for 20 years. A co-founder of the Belgrade Circle, she was a regular newspaper columnist in " Danas". Pavićević founded the

, devoted to the creation of catharsis, in 1994; it has organised more than 5,000 events, exhibitions, protests, and lectures. She was one of the signers of the Declaration of The Civil Resistance Movement in 2012 and was the co-author of the book ''Belgrade, my Belgrade''. In 2017, she signed the

Declaration on the Common Language The Declaration on the Common Language ( sh, Deklaracija o zajedničkom jeziku / ) was issued in 2017 by a group of intellectuals and NGOs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia who were working under the banner of a project ...

of the

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and

Montenegrins Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Genetics Accordin ...

. Pavičević received many awards including, the Otto Rene Castillo Award for Political Theater (2000); the Hiroshima Foundation Prize for Peace and Culture (2004); the Osvajanje slobode (“Winning Freedom”) prize by the Maja Maršićević Tasić Foundation (2005); Routes Award by

European Cultural Foundation The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) is a Netherlands-based independent cultural foundation. Its mission is to “make a tangible impact on civil society, citizen initiatives, public opinion and policy proposals to combat the fragmenting forces ...

(2009/2010); and, from the Government of the Republic of France, the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

(2001). She was married to human rights lawyer Nikola Barović. Borka Pavićević died on 30 June 2019 in Belgrade, at the age of 72.

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