Mira Trailovic
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Mira Trailović was a Serbian dramaturg, theatre director and founder of Atelje 212 Theatre.
She studied dramaturgy
in Academy for theatre art in Belgrade. On that faculty she was one of the professors. In 1967 together with Jovan Ćirilov
she founded BITEF
(Belgrade International Theatre Festival). There, she produced and/or directed Yugoslavia
's first productions of Hair
and Oh, Calcutta!,http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,944301-5,00.html among many others.
She lived in Paris and worked in Theatre of Nations. She received the most prominent French award: Légion d'honneur
.
Her nickname was Bulldozer in fur coat (Serbian: Buldožer u bundi).
In her honour a square is named after her near the Bajlonijeva pijaca (Bajloni market) in Belgrade in front of the Bitef Theatre.
She studied dramaturgy
Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy is the art of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on the stage. Dramaturgy is a distinct practice separate from play writing and directing, although a single individual may perform any combination of the three. Some dramatists combine writing and...
in Academy for theatre art in Belgrade. On that faculty she was one of the professors. In 1967 together with Jovan Ćirilov
Jovan Ćirilov
Jovan Ćirilov is a Serbian theater expert, philosopher, writer, theatre selector, poet, and significant contributor to Serbian culture.- Biography :After finishing school in Kikinda, he enrolled and graduated philosophy at the University of Belgrade in 1955...
she founded BITEF
Bitef
BITEF, Belgrade International Theatre Festival, is one of the theatre festival that takes place in Belgrade, Serbia, each year.Founded in 1967, BITEF has continually followed and supported the latest theater trends...
(Belgrade International Theatre Festival). There, she produced and/or directed Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
's first productions of Hair
Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
and Oh, Calcutta!,http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,944301-5,00.html among many others.
She lived in Paris and worked in Theatre of Nations. She received the most prominent French award: Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
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Her nickname was Bulldozer in fur coat (Serbian: Buldožer u bundi).
In her honour a square is named after her near the Bajlonijeva pijaca (Bajloni market) in Belgrade in front of the Bitef Theatre.