Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In 1870 an opera company was added to the theatre, and in 1895 it moved to the new purpose-built building on Republic of Croatia Square in Zagreb's Lower Town, where it is based today. Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph I was at the unveiling of this new building during his visit to the city in 1895 . [ 1 ]
Originally called the “Social House,” the National Theatre building in Sarajevo was constructed in 1897 based on designs by Karel Pařík. [11] It officially opened on January 2, 1899, with a production of Medea by Franz Grillparzer, performed by the Croatian National Theatre from Zagreb, with Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević reading the prologue.
Croatian National Theatre (Croatian: Hrvatsko narodno kazalište) is the official name of several state-funded theatre houses in Croatia. Each one is commonly referred to by the Croatian-language initialism HNK. The four theatre houses in biggest cities (Zagreb, Split, Rijeka and Osijek) are considered premier theatre and opera houses in the ...
The company has toured extensively within Croatia, and since 1986 has performed on the summer stage of Zagreb's Opatovina Park (known as Zagreb’sHistrion Summer Festival) The Histrion building started life as a cinema (Olimp, Kozara and Apolo) and is famous for being the place that presented the first sound motion picture in Croatia in 1929.
[2] [3] It is also the oldest private theatre for young audiences in Croatia. [4] [5] In 1996, the first Croatian president Franjo Tuđman awarded the founders Vitomir Lončar and Ivica Šimić with the Order of Danica with the figure of Marko Marulić for special merits to culture. [3] In 2009, the theatre received the City of Zagreb Plaque ...
The performances have toured widely, both within Bosnia and Herzegovina and internationally in countries like Croatia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Albania. [ 6 ] The center also organizes the annual comedy festival Smijeh je lijek (“Laughter is the Best Medicine”), in its 23rd year as of 2024, to bring joy and humor to audiences in Sarajevo. [ 8 ]
Gavella Drama Theatre (Croatian: Gradsko dramsko kazalište Gavella) is a Croatian theatre which is situated in Zagreb, in Frankopanska Street. The theatre opened on October 30, 1954 as the successor of "Helios" cinema which was founded and financed by Croatian industrialist, Adolf Müller .
Komedija Theatre (Croatian: Zagrebačko gradsko kazalište "Komedija") is a theatre in Zagreb, Croatia which specializes in musicals.It was opened in 1950 as a legal successor to the Zagreb Drama Theatre and the Vedri Kerempuh Theatre.