Aleksandra Saša Broz (born 19 October 1968) is a Croatian theatre and television director. She has worked for several theatres in Croatia and one in

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Family and education

Saša Broz is the daughter of diplomat

Mišo Broz Aleksandar "Mišo" Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Александар "Мишо" Броз; born May 1941) is a Croatian retired diplomat. He is the youngest son of Yugoslav president and Marshal Josip Broz (1892–1980) and Herta Haas (1914–2010). Ea ...

and granddaughter of the Yugoslav president

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and

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. She was born and educated in

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. She became interested in

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in early childhood, which her parents discouraged. With the support of her grandfather Tito, who was close to her and involved in her upbringing, she nevertheless enrolled into a ballet school. Broz received graduate and postgraduate degrees from the

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, but a foot injury ended her ballet career, and she returned to Croatia. She took up studying theatre directing at the

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, and started her career as a director already in her second year of studies.

Career

Broz has worked for a number of theatres in Zagreb, including the Croatian National Theatre and Gavella Drama Theatre, as well as in

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. She has also worked outside Croatia, most notably for the Tuzla National Theatre in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During her two-year-long tenure as

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of the Istria National Theatre in

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, the theatre received awards at festivals in Italy and Montenegro. The city authorities terminated her position in 2006. Broz sued them, claiming that their decision was politically motivated. She also directed the 50th

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has employed her as the director of

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for

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. The 2013 decision to name Broz director of opera at the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka was criticized by some cultural workers, including Darko Lukić and

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, who stated that she had no training or experience in opera directing.

Personal life

Saša Broz was married to actor Ranko Zidarić from 1994 until their divorce in 2000. They have a daughter. In 2006, Saša and Mišo Broz

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ed the name and signatures of Josip Broz Tito; Saša said the intent was to preserve her grandfather's dignity.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Broz, Sasa 1968 births Living people Croatian theatre directors Croatian television directors Croatian women theatre directors Women television directors Moscow State Academy of Choreography alumni Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb alumni Theatre people from Zagreb Croatian people of Slovenian descent Josip Broz Tito