Dara Dzokic about Sterijino Pozorje: I shall always fight for acting

Dara Dzokic about Sterijino Pozorje: I shall always fight for acting

I am sorry that we are not in competition. That is insulting, an actress 'who plays in the 'August: Osage County' of the Atelje 212 Theatre says.

The selection of plays for the Sterijino Pozorje has been always a reason for various comments. As regards this year's selection a debate has been caused by Biljana Srbljanovic who problematized a fact that her play 'This Grave is Small to Me' has been included in the competition. The play is being performed by a theatre from Vienna and not by our the Bitef Theatre. On the other hand it has been concluded unofficially and almost by a consensus that this year's selection is a considerable progress in relation to the last year's one. The fact that one of the best performances of the actual repertoire in Serbia 'August: Osage County' of the Atelje 212 Theatre has not been included in the competition has been seen as a huge injustice. The play (Tracy Letts/Ljiljana Todorovic) is called 'a masterclass of acting creations'.

 

A meeting with Dara Dzokic took place for quite another reason.. However it was impossible not to speak about the Sterijino Pozorje.

 

About mainstream

Dara Dzokic says to have recently talked with director Dejan Mijac about the mainstream.
- Today this expression understands something conservative, out of date… That is not true! If a theatre is to make a progress, mainstream has to exist, mainstream of high standards. Such mainstream requires generations of actors and directors… - Dara Dzokic points out.

- I shall speak about the art of acting only. I notice that...