Nikola Zavišić
theatremaker
Born on the 27th of April 1975.
in Bela Crkva // Vojvodina // Serbia // former Državna zajednica Srbije i Crne Gore // former SR Jugoslavia // former SFR YUGOSLAVIA \\
// theatre director // puppet theatre director // light designer // workshop facilitator // writer \\
/// Lives in Belgrade, Serbia and wherever he works \\\
2003---Master [MA] degree in theater directing, Prague Academy of Performing Arts, Alternative and Puppet theatre department.
2000---Bachelor [BA] degree in theatre directing and dramaturgy, Prague Academy of Performing Arts, Alternative and Puppet theatre department.
1997//99---Studied at Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU) – department of dramaturgy and film writing.
chosen theatre work:
[+++!!awards!!+++]
2018.
"Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Andersen / Puppet theatre "Gulliver", Russia / script, light design and directing \
"Transformation" original puppet audio-visual performance for youth and adult audience / Krasnoyarsk Puppet Theatre, Russia / concept, script, light design and directing \
"Our Secrets" by Pinter Bela / SLG Celje, Slovenia / directing and light design \
2017.
"Fortinbras got drunk" by Janusz Glowacki / SNP Novi Sad, Serbia / directing and light design \
"Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes / NP Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Adaptation and dramaturgy, directing, set and light design \
"Invisible" by Maja Pelević / Theatre Virovitica and Puppet Theater Zadar, Croatia /
Directing and light design \ !!!AWARDs!!! +++ KOTOR (International festival of children and youth theatre) in Kotor, Montenegro 2017. --- "Dragan Radulović special prize" awarded by children jury +++ SLUK 2017. (Biannual Meeting of Croatian Proffessional Puppet Theatres) best light design award +++ Festival "POZORIŠTE ZVEZDARIŠTE" in Belgrade, Serbia 2017.-----Special jury award for visual identity of the performance -- set [Natalia Burnos] and light design [Nikola Zavišić] \\
2016.
"Hamlet" by William Shakespeare / SNP Novi Sad, Serbia / Directing and light design
"Three Sisters" by Anton Pavlovič Checkov / HNK Osijek, Croatia / Directing and light design
performance was nomineted in 6 categories for annual prize in achievment in proffessional theatre in Croatia: best performance / 5 nominations for actors / 1 prize for Rada Mrkšić
"Ubu Cocu" by Alfred Jarry / National Theatre Kikinda, Serbia / Directing and light design
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare / National theatre “Toša Jovanović” Zrenjanin, Serbia / Directing and light design
"Nora" by Henrik Ibsen / SNG Celje, Slovenia / Directing and light design
2015.
"Lost love(s)" by many authors / 5 short plays / SLJG Celje, Slovenia / Directing and light design
"Jonathan Livingstone seagull" by Richard Bach / Children theatre Osijek, Croatia / Directing and light design
+++AWARD!!!+++ ASSITEJ Montenegro special award for innovative approach in theatre for children and young audiences at international Kotor children theatre festival 2016. in Kotor, Montenegro