Sterijino pozorje is a festival of performances created on the basis of the national drama heritage and today is one of the most important theatre institutions in Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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The festival was named after Jovan Sterija Popović

Jovan Sterija Popovic

Jovan Sterija Popović was a Serbian playwright, poet and pedagogue who taught at the Belgrade Higher School. Sterija was recognized by his contemporaries as the one of the leading Serbian intellectuals...

 and established in 1956 in Novi Sad

Novi Sad

Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....

, also known as the Serbian Athens. This festival made a valuable contribution to the affirmation of Serbia and former Yugoslavia.

External links

• www.pozorje.org.rs (Official site)
• Pictures & info on the Festival and Jovan Sterija Popović (in Serbian)