In the collection Documents of the Slovenian Theater Institute is in design and editorial Dr. Diane Koloini The first comprehensive monograph on the work of Dušan Jovanović has been published. The monograph, which presents Jovanović's oeuvre, primarily his directing and dramatic work, includes contributions Dr. Diane Koloini, Dr. Aleksandre Jovićević, Alje Predan, Darje Dominkuš, Dr. Tomaž Toporišič, Sebastian Horvat, M.A., dr. Aldo Milohnić, Dr. Gašper Troha, Dr. Milana Mađareva, Hrvoje Ivanković, Dr. Blaž Lukan, Janez Pipan, Dear Potočnjak, Saša Pavček, Martine Mrhar, Dear Ivanuše and Dragana ZivadinovaThe authors of the essays present and theoretically elaborate on various chapters of his work, and the testimonies of his collaborators and companions are also included. The complex oeuvre of a great author such as Dušan Jovanović is also presented in a comprehensive monograph. rich photographic material and a review of Jovanović's bibliography and list of works prepared by Katarina KocijančičThe monograph was designed by Daniela Grgic.
On the occasion of the publication of the monograph and retrospective exhibition Dušan Jovanović – A Cultural Terrorist In collaboration with Cankarjev dom, we are also preparing a scientific symposium on Dušan Jovanović on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, starting at 10 am in the Alma Karlin Hall, at which the authors of the chapters in the monograph will appear - Sebastijan Horvat, Drago Ivanuša, Dr. Blaž Lukan, Dr. Milan Mađarev, Dr. Aldo Milohnić, Saša Pavček, Draga Potočnjak, Alja Predan, Dr. Tomaž Toporišič, Dr. Gašper Troha and Dragan Živadinov.
You can order the book at: slogi@slogi.si, the price of the monograph is 35 EUR.
Dušan Jovanović (1939–2021) is one of the most important, perhaps even the most important creators of Slovenian theatre in the last half century. His contribution to the modernisation of theatre art in Slovenia is decisive; as are his contributions to the high fitness, semantic and artistic relevance of the entire field of performing arts in our country. His creative oeuvre is extensive, complex and extremely diverse, as he implemented it in various roles, always pursuing his authorial focus and high professionalism. He was a director of the largest format: from avant-garde beginnings in the Student Current Theatre, the Pupilije Ferkeverk Theatre and the Experimental Theatre Glej, which he co-founded and led, to mature, often magnificent, even groundbreaking productions in almost all Slovenian theatres, often also in the area of the former Yugoslavia. In these, he distinguished himself with his original and committed staging of classics, both foreign and domestic, as well as with his theatrical discovery of contemporary texts. Important are his first performances of contemporary Slovenian authors, whom he often encouraged to write for the theatre, and his stagings of his own works. In total, he directed around one hundred and thirty different projects. He was a playwright with an extensive and diverse oeuvre, which includes absurdist and ludic plays as well as socially critical and intimate dramas and dramatizations, TV and radio plays, and film scripts. He was a prominent artistic director who played a decisive role in the rise and development of the Youth Theatre, thereby transforming the Slovenian theatre landscape; he was also a co-founder of the then important Yugoslav association KPGT. He was a writer, especially a poet in his later years, and a consistently insightful essayist and publicist. He wrote for various newspapers and magazines and published several books of essays; In the early 1990s, he and his colleagues conceived an ambitious (unfortunately short-lived) project for the international magazine Euromaske. He participated in important international associations (Bonner Biennale) and in numerous festivals and conferences internationally. He was also a professor who made an encouraging impression on his students and pupils at AGRFT, workshops abroad (USA, France) and at drama writing workshops in our country. In every respect, a great creator and the driving force of Slovenian theatre.
from the editorial of the monograph editor dr. Diane Coloini
