JoakimFest, Festival of the best theatrical performances of Serbia as per texts by domestic authors.
JoakimFest will be the 7th till the 15th of May in the Knjaževsko-srpski teatar from City of Kragujevac.
The Festival is named after Joakim Vujić (1772–1847), writer, translator, foreign languages teacher, most esteemed universal theater creator, First Serbian Court Theater Director in Kragujevac 1835/36.[1]
Knjaževsko–srpski teatar being the institution of special significance to Serbian culture and art, the Theatre endeavours to develop other activities besides showing plays. Since 2005 the Theatre started grandiose publishing business with the magazine Joakim, founded the Gallery Joakim, ordered monographies of all the winners of the Statuette of Joakim Vujic, 2009 published the first edition book Premijera, started to research and publish drama heritage of Kragujevac.
Plays are shown on Stage Joakim Vujic and Stage Ljuba Tadic, Theatreteque is also active, and from February 2007, will start to work the Stage Mija Aleksic. That is the reason why 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.
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, until 2003.
Since 2004, the Theatre became the regular host of JoakimFest and since October 2006, also of the JoakimInterFest,[2][3] The International Small Scene Theatre Festival.
First JoakimFest was held in Kragujevac at Knjaževsko–srpski teatar, First in Serbian Court Theater, May 7–13, 2004. At the Festival participate theatrical performances from Užice, Kraljevo, Niš, Kruševac and Kragujevac. Accompanying programme: Theatre from Kruševac, the play Death and The Dervish, written by Meša Selimović and directed by Nebojsa Bradic.[4]
Awards
Joakim's award for the best play,
Joakim's award for the director,
Joakim's award for the text or adaptation,
Joakim's award for the actors,
Joakim's award for the scenography,
Joakim's award for the costume,
Joakim's award for the musical,
Joakim's special award,
Audience Award.
Festivals
JoakimFest 04
Selector of First JoakimFest 2004 is Aleksandar Milosavljevic, theatre critic
Theatre Joakim Vujic from City of Kragujevac, the play Grand Duke Milos. Written by Masa Jeremic and directed by Nebojsa Bradic.
National Theatre from Kraljevo, the play Mister seal. Written by Gordan Mihic and directed by Aleksandra Kvacevic.
National Theatre from Uzice, the play The Deceased. Written by Branislav Nušić and directed by Dejan Pejcic Poljanski.
National Theatre from Uzice, the play Porfirogeneza. Written by Djordje Milosavljevic and directed by Djordje Milosavljevic.
Theatre Joakim Vujic from City of Kragujevac, the play Romeo and Juliet . Written by William Shakespeare and directed by Pierre Walter Politz.
National Theatre from Nis, the play Je li bilo knezeve vecere. Written by Vida Ognjenović and directed by Kokan Mladenović.
National Theatre from Nis, the play Odabrani i unisteni. Written by I. Jovanovic, D. Petkovic and M. Todorovic, directed by Kokan Mladenović.
JoakimFest 09
Selector of JoakimFest 2009 is Dragana Boskovic, theatrologist
Serbian National Theatre from Novi Sad, the play Brod za lutke. Written by Milena Markovic and directed by Ana Tomovic.
Atelje 212 from Belgrade, the play Terapija. Written by Jordan Cvetanovic and directed by Goran Markovic.
National Theatre of Serbian Republic Banja Luka, the play Narodni poslanik. Written by Branislav Nušić and directed by Nikola Pejakovic.
Knjazevsko-srpski teatar from City of Kragujevac, the play Cabinet minister's wife. Written by Branislav Nušić and directed by Jovan Grujic.
Theatre Kraljevo, the play Putujuće pozoriste Sopalovic. Written by Ljubomir Simović and directed by Nebojša Dugalić.
The Yugoslav Drama Theatre from Belgrade, the play Svabica. Written by Laza Lazarević and directed by Ana Djordjevic.
National Theatre Belgrade, the play Death and the Dervish. Written by Meša Selimović and directed by Egon Savin.
Zvezdara Theatre from Belgrade, the play Generalna proba samoubistva. Written by Dušan Kovačević and directed by Dušan Kovačević.
Accompanying programme
Knjazevsko-srpski teatar from City of Kragujevac, the play The diary of a madman. Written by Nikolaj Vasiljevic Gogolj and played by Ivan Vidosavljevic.
Jury of the Festival
Dusan Spasojevic, play writer (Chairman),
Djurdja Tesic, director, Belgrade,
Snezana Kovacevic, costume designer, Uzice.
The best play
Joakim award for the best play awarded to the play Death and The Dervish written by Meša Selimović and directed by Egon Savin, National Theatre from Belgrade.
Stage Joakim Vujić
JoakimFest 06 J. B P. Molliere Don Juan
JoakimFest 07
JoakimFest 08 I. Jovanović, D Petković i M. Todorović Odabrani i uništeni
JoakimFest 09
JoakimFest 09 Meša Selimović Death and The Dervish
