The Statuette of Joakim Vujić
| Joakim Vujić Theatre | |
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| Address | Daničićeva 3 City of Kragujevac Serbia |
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| Opened | February 15, 1835 |
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| www.joakimvujic.com | |
Knjaževsko-srpski teatar (Serbian Cyrillic: Књажевско-српски театар) is the oldest theatre in Central Serbia. It is based in City of Kragujevac, the fourth largest city of Serbia. The theatre was founded in 1835 by Miloš Obrenović, Prince of Serbia. In the time when theatre was founded, Kragujevac was first capital of the Principality of Serbia.
Joakim Vujić (1772–1847), writer, translator, foreign languages teacher, most esteemed universal theater creator, Director of Knjazesko Srbski Teatar, 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 Budapest that translated and organized Joakim Vujic. This performance marked the beginning of the Serbian secular theater.
August von Kotzebue (1761–1819) one of the most fruitful German writers seemed to be Vujic 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 Vujic 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 Vujic worked together with them.
In the autumn of 1834 at the invitation of Grand Duke Milos, Joakim Vujic, 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 Vujic as a leading actor and director consisted of secondary school pupils and adult amateurs.
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