Drama Art Scene


The Drama Art Scene is the first cultural-artistic society in Novi Sad that fostered theatrical amateurism and had a permanent professional scene, as well as correspondent and multimedial Correspondence Theatre. This specific theater was formed on 3 March 1974 within the local community Rotkvarija in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Establishment

The founders of the Society in 1974 were:
Within the professional scene of the Drama Art Scene society, the following activities were developed:
From the humorous theater of the Drama Art Scene the Tournament of Wittiness has been developed. This Tournament was held by the idea of Mladen Dražetin and method of the Correspondence Theatre. It was organized by Ekspres Politika from 1977 to 1998. Under the motto "laughing on your own bill", this competition between villages and cities took place via articles on pages of Belgrade daily newspaper, as well as via stage performances.

Performances

Within the Theatre, named after a former famous director of the Serbian National Theatre - Šuvaković, the most notable performance was the "Philistines" of Maxim Gorky, directed by Croatian director Dr. Vlatko Perković. The famous actors of Serbian National Theatre also participated in this play. The best received plays of the Children's Theatre were the Heidi and the Little Prince. So far, the professional and amateur scenes of the Society performed over 150 plays and recitals.

Publishing activity

The Society has launched its newsletter Pozornica, which was published periodically since 1975. It also launched the editions Tribune of Poetry and Mass culture and arts, in which the most important published book was the university textbook Mass communications of Dr. Petar Ljubojev. In the edition "Tribune of Poetry", the collections of poems of Mladen Dražetin the "Dream Sorrow" and "After Vagabondage" were published.

Cooperation

The Drama Art Scene society established cooperation with Serbian National Theatre and other theaters in Serbia and Republika Srpska, as well as cooperation with many famous directors, actors and other theatrical workers.

Presidents of Society

After 1994 Stojanov was manager of the professional scene, while Dražetin was General Manager of the Society.