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The Princely Serbian Theatre ( sr-cyr, Књажевско-српски театар) is the oldest theatre in
Central Serbia Central Serbia ( sr, централна Србија / centralna Srbija), also referred to as Serbia proper ( sr, link=no, ужа Србија / uža Srbija), is the region of Serbia lying outside the autonomous province of Vojvodina to the no ...
. It is based in City of Kragujevac, the fourth largest city of
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. The theatre was founded in 1835 by
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, Prince of Serbia. In the time when theatre was founded, Kragujevac was the first capital of the
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.


History

Joakim Vujić (1772–1847), writer, translator, foreign languages teacher, theater producer, Director of Knjaževsko Srbski Teatar, the first Serbian Court Theater director in Kragujevac 1835/36. Report on the performance of the first secular play Krestalica in the Theater Rondella in August 1813 in
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that translated and organized Joakim Vujić. This performance marked the beginning of the Serbian secular theater.
August von Kotzebue August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue (; – ) was a German dramatist and writer who also worked as a consul in Russia and Germany. In 1817, one of Kotzebue's books was burned during the Wartburg festival. He was murdered in 1819 by Karl ...
(1761–1819) one of the most fruitful German writers seemed to be Vujić favorite playwright for he translated seven Kotzebue's plays. It is renewed after World War II, and turned to be most open cultural institution of the City that spread its influences around. The stage of this theater gave rise to the plead of extremely good artists who marked the history of theater in the country. Theater in City of Kragujevac that bears the name of the father of first Serbian theater Joakim Vujić has developed its repertoire and staged performances and turned into modern contemporary theater. First theater performances are staged in 1825 by the teacher Djordje Evgenijevic and his pupils. During his second visit to Kragujevac Joakim Vujić worked together with them. In the autumn of 1834 at the invitation of Grand Duke Miloš, Joakim Vujić, best known and highly esteemed person for his theater work, came to Kragujevac with large experience and repertoire. He was very soon appointed Director of the Theater with the task to organize theater work. Knjazesko Srbski Teatar – First Serbian Court Theater was placed within the adapted premises of typography and it was a building with the stage, boxes and ground floor. The repertoire of the theater consisted mainly of his plays while the theater ensemble beside Vujić as a leading actor and director consisted of secondary school pupils and adult amateurs. First performances were staged in the period of February 2–4, 1935 when the so-called Sretenje (the Visitation of the Virgin) Assembly sessions were held. These were mostly Vujić's plays performed for the Grand Duke and his family and the representatives of the people i.e. members of Assembly; the music was composed by Jozef Slezinger.


Repertoire

Season 2009/2010 – the selection: ''Story about the late emperor daughter'' by Nikolai Koljada and directed by Boško Dimitrijević, ''Pinocchio'' by
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, director and scene designer Dušan Bajin, ''The liar and the archiliar'' by Jovan Sterija Popović, director and scene designer Dragan Jakovljević, ''Le ultime lune'' by Furio Bordon and directed by Massimo Luconi, ''Maids'' by
Jean Genet Jean Genet (; – ) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His major works include the novels '' The Thief' ...
and directed by Ivona Šijaković, ''The diary of a madman'' by
Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...
and played by Ivan Vidosavljević, ''D ale carnevalului'' by
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale (; commonly referred to as I. L. Caragiale; According to his birth certificate, published and discussed by Constantin Popescu-Cadem in ''Manuscriptum'', Vol. VIII, Nr. 2, 1977, pp. 179-184 – 9 June 1912) was a Romanian play ...
and directed by Matei Varodi, ''Migrations'' by Miloš Crnjanski and directed by Pierre Walter Politz, ''Pirates'' by Miloš Janoušek and directed by Jan Čani, ''Thesis'' by Gerry Dukes, Paul Meade, David Parnell and directed by Dan Tudor, ''Cabinet Minister's wife'' by Branislav Nušić and directed by Jovan Grujić, ''Pioneers in Ingolstadt'' by Marieluise Flaisser and directed by Ivana Vujić, ''Club new world order'' by
Harold Pinter Harold Pinter (; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that spanne ...
, Hainer Muller,
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, directed by Aleksandar Dunđerović, ''The devil and the little lady'' by Đorđe Milosavljević and directed by Žanko Tomić, ''Night in the pub Titanik'' by Nebojša Bradić and directed by Nebojša Bradić, ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' by
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and directed by Milić Jovanović, ''One man two guvnors'' by
Richard Bean Richard Anthony Bean (born 11 June 1956) is an English playwright. Early years Born in East Hull, Bean was educated at Hull Grammar School, and then studied social psychology at Loughborough University, graduating with a 2:1 BSc Hons. He the ...
, directed by Nebojša Bradić, ''Twelve Angry Men'' by
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and directed by Neil Fleckman.


Ansamble


Publishing


Descendants of Joakim – Monograph

*Boro Drašković, Dictionary of the profession (2011) *Miodrag Tabački, Automonohraph (2010) *Mirko Babić, always and everywhere, author Dragana Bošković (2009) * Biljana Srbljanović family and other tales, author Slobodan Savić (2008) *Vojislav Voki Kostić, author Miodrag Stojilović (2007) *Descendants of Joakim, author Feliks Pašić (2006)


Premiere

*''Night in the pub Titanik'' by Nebojša Bradić and directed by Nebojša Bradić (2011) *''The devil and the little lady'' by Đorđe Milosavljević and directed by Žanko Tomić (2011) *''Club new world order'' by
Harold Pinter Harold Pinter (; 10 October 1930 – 24 December 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that spanne ...
, Hainer Muller,
Plato Plato ( ; grc-gre, Πλάτων ; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. He founded the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution ...
, directed by Aleksandar Dunđerović (2009) * ''Pioniere in Ingolstadt'' by Marieluise Flaisser and directed by Ivana Vujić (2009)


Theatre Day

On February 15, the Theatre day, the oldest Serbian theatre, delivers to the most eminent Serbian theatre writers, actors, directors, scenographers, composers, The Statuette of Joakim Vujić, The Ring with figure of Joakim Vujić and the Annual award of the Knjazevsko-srpski teatar.


Statuette of Joakim Vujić

Creator of the Statuette of Joakim Vujić is Nikola Koka Janković (was born in Kragujevac in 1926), sculptor and a regular member of the
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Serbica, sr-Cyr, Српска академија наука и уметности, САНУ, Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti, SANU) is a national academy and the ...
.


Ring with Figure of Joakim Vujić


Theatre Today

In 1965 this theatre also initiated Meetings of professional Theatres Joakim Vujic of Serbia (in central Serbia) and they were held every year in May in one of ten different towns. Since 2006, the Theatre became the regular host of Joakimfest, International Theatre Festival. Being the institution of special significance to
Serbian culture Serbian culture is a term that encompasses the artistic, culinary, literary, musical, political and social elements that are representative of Serbs and Serbia. History The Byzantine Empire had a great influence on Serbian culture as it ...
and art, the Theatre endeavours to develop other activities besides showing plays. Since 2005 the Theatre started grandiose publishing business with the Journal ''Joakim''), founded the Gallery ''Joakim'', ordered monographies of all the winners of the Statuette of Joakim Vujic, 2009 published the first edition book ''Premiere'', started to research and publish drama heritage of Kragujevac. Plays are shown on Stage Joakim Vujic and Stage Ljuba Tadic, Teatroteka is also active, and from February 2007, will start to work the Stage Mija Aleksic. That is the reason why City of Kragujevac should bear the name of Teatropolis, which was proclaimed in 2005, on the 170th anniversary of foundation of the oldest theatre in renewed Serbia. Since 2010 Knjazevsko-srpski teatar is a member of the World Theater Network Interact.World Theatre Network InterAct
/ref> On February the 14th 2007, at the proposal of the Managing Board of the Theatre ''Joakim Vujic'', Kragujevac City Assembly brought the decision by which the oldest Serbian theatre is being given back its original name, Knjaževsko-srpski teatar.


Gallery

Image:JoakimVujic.jpg, Joakim Vujić Image:Svi.jpg, Ansamble Image:Konak08joe.jpg, Image:Predstava Dvesta prva.jpg, 200 Image:TheLiarandtheArchiliar.jpg, Image:Club-New--World-Order.jpg, Club new world order Image:JoePinokioKragujevac.jpg, Pinocchio


See also

* List of theatres in Serbia


References

* Kragujevačko pozorište 1835–1951 Author: Rajko Stojadinović 1975 * Kragujevačko pozorište 1951–1984 Author: Rajko Stojadinović 2005,


External links


Knjaževsko-srpski teatar

Knjaževsko-srpski teatar, Video

City of Kragujevac
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