The Croat Theatre of Pécs ( hu, Pécsi Horvát Színház, hr, Hrvatsko kazalište Pečuh) is the professional theatre of
Croat minority in
Pécs
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Hungary
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History
The Croat Theatre of Pécs is the first self-initiative institution of
Croats in Hungary
The Hungarian Croats ( Croatian: ''Hrvati u Mađarskoj''; hu, Magyarországi horvátok) are an ethnic minority in Hungary. According to the 2011 census, there were 26,774 Croats in Hungary or 0.3% of population.
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. It was founded in 1990 by
Antun Vidaković, after years of work and organization, with the support of local Croat intellectuals like
Ivica Đurok,
Mišo Balaž or
Đuro Franković, and Magyars like
Zoltán Bachmann,
János Erdős, or
László Bükkösdi. Convincing local and national authorities, support was gathered to fund the mission.
Razgovor sa Antunom Vidakovićem
The theatre premiered in 1990 with the play ''Kraljevo'' by Krleža.
Vidaković still manages the institution, which operates as a complete theater since 1998.
Cast & crew
Most of the contributors are Croats, but there are also Magyars.
* Velimir Čokljat
* István Gyurity
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* Damir Lončar
* Jozo Matorić
* Vlasta Ramljak
* Slaven Vidaković
* Stjepan Filaković, theatre director
* László Bogassy
* Slaven Vidaković
Events
The theatre organizes summer games since 2002.
Sources
External links
Official homepage of the theatre
Theatres in Pécs
Croats of Hungary
Pécs
Organisations based in Pécs
1990 establishments in Hungary
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