dubrovnik summer festival booklet

8/9/2019 Dubrovnik Summer Festival Booklet

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Du

brovnikisatruestar

Festspiele,2005

...c

elebrationofmu

sic,

thea

tre,danceandpoetry

will

beheldoutdoorsin

19o

fthetown'spublic

spaces...

NewYorkTimes,2005


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The

Magicianshavebeenrulingthecityof

playersformorethanfiftyyears.Itisthem

who

builtthecityanden

acteditslaws!This

bookbelongstothem.

(Thewiseones

crea

teditwithinsixdays.)Itwasworthwhile.

TheyfollowedtheMagicianswhotook

possessionofthestree

tsandsquares,

crep

tintothegardens,

climbedthewalls

and

fortresses,occupiedSponzaandeven

theRector'sPalace.Theycrawledintothe

mon

asteriesandchurches,swamtothe

Islan

dsofSupetarand

Lokrum,climbed

theMountofSrandw

entdowntoSt

Madeleine's.Theywatchedtheseafrom

Dane,PileandP

orporelainorderto

build

ashipthereandsetsailtoeternity.Rea

ching

forthestars.For

morethanahalfof

the

centuryeachfestivalusedtoattractitsown

star.Theoneleav

ingauniquemarkonthe

festivaln

ightceleb

ratingart.Theonem

aking

thegreatonese

vengreaterinDubrovnik.

Ifyoutakealook

atthepagesofthis

book

animaginaryparadewillopenupbe

fore

you,yearningtoconquerTimethatn

ever

stops.Mayyoub

eourremembrance!

TheBoo

k

ofMagic

IvicaPrlender,Ph

.D.

FestivalManager


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VieodpesetljetaNegromantivla

daju

Njarnjas-gradom

.Onisugazidali,onisu

muizakonedali!Ovojenjihovlibar.

(Pometnicisug

auestdanaseli).Bilo

jelasno.SlijedilisuNegromanteko

jisu

zaposjeliplaceipoljane,uuljalise

u

perivoje,ispelisenazidineifortece,ovladali

Sponzom,paisamijemDvorom.Zavukli

seumanastijere

icrkve,otplivalinaS

upetar

iLokrum,dohvatilisegrebenSrapaksali

doMandaljene.

SDanaa,izPilais

Porporeleomjeralimoreiondarizg

radili

brodpazaploviliubeskraj.Dozvije

zda.

Svakapo

stajaovenegromancijeodvie

odpolav

ijekaprivuklajesvo

juzvijezdu.

Onutod

ubrovakojfestivalskojartistikoj

noizada

vabiljegneponovljivosti.Onoj

zbogkoje

suvelikiuDubrovnikujovei.

Zalistate

liovajLibarizronitepridvami

paradaje

dnanestvarna.Sva

oduenja

dasepobijediVrijemetoneuvire.Budi

namspomena!

Libarod

negr

omancije

dr.sc.Ivic

aPrlender,

intendant


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TheDubrovnikSummerFe

stivalwasfoundedin

thee

arly1950s,whenman

ytheatreandmusic

even

tswerespringingupalloverEurope.However,

theideaofcombiningtherenaissanceandbaroque

atmo

sphereofDubrovnika

ndthelivingspiritof

dram

aandmusic,actuallyderivedfromthe

intellectualwayoflifeofthe

cityitself,fromitsliving

creativetradition,whichhasbestowedupon

Croatianculturalandscholarlyhistory,especially

intheatreandliterature,ma

nygreatnamesand

work

s,andkeptitcontinua

llyintouchwith

contemporarycurrentsinW

esternEurope.

"The

beginningsoftheDubrovnikSummerFestival

coincidewiththeintensive

trendoforganizing

summerfestivalsthroughoutEurope,w

hichwas

searchingforanewidentityafterthetraumasof

WorldWarII.However,theactualreasonsfor

foundingtheDubrovnikSu

mmerFestivalare

deep

lyrootedintheenergyofthelastingcultural

heritageofDubrovnik,whic

hhadbeensearching

fora

suitableformofitscontemporarycreative

expressionforalongtime.

Inthe1920snumerousinitiativesandattempts

were

made,bothinDubrovnikandZagreb,to

foundafestivalthatwould

connecttheunique

venuesoftheCity,itsculturaltraditionsandthe

needsofmoderntourism.Amajorimpetus

tothis

initiativewasavisitoftheSalzburgFestivalD

irector,

MaxReinhardt,toIv

oVojnovi'sgravein1932.

In1933thefamous

11thPENWorldCongress

tookplaceinDubro

vnik.Onthatoccasion

the

CroatianNationalTheatreofZagrebperformed

IvanGunduli'spas

toralDubravka,d

irectedby

TitoStrozziinthesquareinfrontoftheRector's

Palace.T

hehugesu

ccessofthismusic-and-stage

spectacleintheauthentichistoricalambie

nce

beforethesophisticatedinternationalaudience

confirmedthebeliefinfavourableprospec

tsof

foundinganannualsummerfestivalin

Dub

rovnik.

However,inspiteof

thecourageouscomparisons

withthefestivalsinBayreuthorSalzburg,the

successofnumerousendeavourswasincomplete.

Althoughalargenumberofmusicandthe

atre

eventswasorganisedinopen-airvenuesbefore

thebeginningofWorldWarII,thefestivalwas

notfoundedofficially.

Afterthewar,newa

ttemptsweremadebothin

DubrovnikandZagreb.Theywereencouragedby

theappearanceofn

umerousEuropeanfestivals

suchasthoseinAv

ignonorEdinburghin

1947,

aswellasbytheaspirationsofTito's(JosipBroz

Du

brovnik

Su

mmerFestival


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Dubrovake

ljetneig

re

Dubrovakeljetne

igreutemeljenesupoetkom

pedesetihgodinadvadesetogastoljea,uvrijeme

kadasudiljemEuropenastajalabrojnakazalina

iglazbenadogaanja.Meutim,zamisaoo

spajanju

renesansnogibaroknogugoajaDubro

vnikasa

ivuimduhomdra

meiglazbezapravoje

proizala

izintelektualnogn

ainaivljenjasamogagrada,

iznjegovekreativnetradicijekojajeobo

gatila

Hrvatskukulturnuiznanstvenupovijest,p

ogotovo

usferikazalitaiznanosti,iznjedrivibro

jnavelika

imenaidjela,iomoguivijo

jneprekidno

praenje

suvremenihtrendovauZapadnojEurop

i.

ZaetakDubrova

kihljetnihigarapodudarase

spravimvalomnastajanjaljetnihfestiva

lapo

Europitoje,nakontraumaDrugogasvjetskog

rata,tragalazanov

imidentitetom.No,neposredni

razlozinastankad

ubrovakogfestivaladuboko

suukorijenjeniuenergijipostojanedub

rovake

kulturnebatine

tojevedugotragala

za

prikladnomformomsvojegakreativnog

suvremenogizriaja.

Tijekomdvadesetihgodinasvesuues

talije

inicijativeinastojanja,kakouDubrovnikutakoi

uZagrebu,dase

povezivanjemjedinstvenih

prostoraGrada,njegovihkulturnihtradicijai

potrebamo

dernogturizma,zasnu

jeljetnifestival.

Znaajanp

oticaj,zasvojegpoho

dagrobuIva

Vojnovia1932,daojeravnateljsalzburkog

Festspiela,MaxReinhardt.

Idue,193

3.,uDubrovnikujeodranznameniti

XI.svjetskikongresPEN-klubova.Tomje

prigodom,napoljanipredKnee

vimdvorom,

Hrvatskon

arodnokazaliteizZa

greba,u

redateljskomvienjuTitaStrozzija,izvelopastirsku

igruIvanaGunduliaDubravka.Golemuspjeh

ovogglazbeno-scenskogspektaklauautentinom

povijesnom

ambijentu,predbiranom

internacion

alnompublikom,uvrstiojeuvjerenja

oizglednostizasnivanjaredovitogadubrovakog

ljetnogfestivala.Meutim,unatohrabrim

usporedbamasigramauBayreuthuiliSalzburgu,

brojnanastojanjanisudonijelacje

lovitoguspjeha.

Naime,iakojedopoetkaDrugogasvjetskog

ratauprilienitavnizglazbenih

ikazalinih

dogaanja

uotvorenimprostorim

a,festivalska

institucijan

ijezaivjela.

Zavretkom

rataobnavljajuseinicijativeiu

Dubrovniku

iuZagrebu.Poticajna

subilatadanja

utemeljenjabrojniheuropskihfestivalapoput

onogauAv

ignonuiliE

dinburgu19

47.,aliih

tijenje

Titove(Jos

ipBrozTito)Jugoslavije,tek


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Tito)

Yugoslavia,whichhadjustbeenliberated

from

theSovietBlock,tointroduceitselftothe

cultu

ralworld.

Even

tually,afirstcomplete

festivalseasonwas

realisedin1950.Takingplaceinthesquarein

frontofJesuitChurchtheprogrammeincludeda

serie

sofconcerts(StateSymphonyOrchestraof

Zagreb,C

hoiroftheZagre

bRadio),fivetheatre

plays(CroatianNationalTheatreofZagreb,

YugoslavDramaticTheatre

ofBelgrade,national

theatresofDubrovnik,ZadarandSplit)andan

even

ingofpoetry.Thecho

iceofbothmusicand

theatrerepertoirewasclearlydeterminedbythe

natio

nal,particularlyDubrovnikheritage,including

thea

uthorssuchasIvanLukai,IvanMane

Jarnovi,MarinDri(UncleMaroje,T

heMiser)

,M.Benetovi(Hvarkinja),the17thcentury

anon

ymous(TheLovers),andan18thcentury

DubrovnikadaptationofMolire.Thatsameyear

thew

orksbycontemporaryCroatiancomposers

B.Bersa,N.DeviandS.ulekwereperformed

underthebatonofM.Horvat.

Thefollowingsummermajo

rprogrammenovelties

were

balletandopera(SarajevoNationalTheatre

performednolessthansevenplays).However,

oneofthemostinspiringplayswasMarinDri's

Plakir(DubrovnikNationalTheatre)staged

forthe

GradacParkvenue

byDirectorMarkoFotezand

SetDesignerMieRai.Namely,w

hilea

llthe

playsofthepreviousseasonswereperform

edon

theSummerStage,thementionedauthors,w

ho

weretomarktheFe

stivaldecadesbythier

works,

settheplayintheauthenticambience,thus

beginningthehalfc

enturylongadventure

ofthe

Dubrovnikambiencetheatre.IvicaPrlend

er

TheworksofMarin

Dri,NikolaNaljekov

i,Ivan

GunduliandIvoVojnovibecomeamain

stayof

thetheatreprogram

me,then,whilewithth

e

understandingoftheideaoftheimportanceof

ambience,whichis

theprincipald

istinguis

hing

featureoftheDubro

vnikSummerFestival,

the

specifictheatricalvaluesofthewiderCroatian

dramaticheritagegraduallybecamerevealed,as

didtheadaptabilityoftheclassicsofEuropean

dramaticarttothes

quares,palaces,towersand

parksofDubrovnik.

AboveallShakespeare,but

alsoGoldoni,theG

reektragedians,Molire,

CorneilleandGoethebecameyardsticksofthe

traditionalistnatureoftheFestival.


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emancipiraneodsovjetskogbloka,dase

festivalskimDubrovnikompredstavikulturnom

svijetu.

Naposljetku,1

950.artikuliranajeprvacjelovita

festivalskasezona

.NapoljanipredIsusovakom

crkvomodranje

nizkoncerata(Dravni

simfonijskiorkestarZagreb;Zborradiostanice

Zagreb),tepetdramskihnaslova(HNK,Zagreb;

Jugoslovenskodramskopozorite,Beo

grad;

Narodnakazalita

Dubrovnika,Zadra,S

plita)i

jednalirskaveer.O

dabirig

lazbenogid

ramskog

repertoarabiojevrstoodreennacion

alnom,

poglavitodubrova

kombatinom.Tako

su

izvoeniIvanLukai,IvanManeJarno

vi,kao

MarinDri(Dund

oMaroje,S

kup),M.B

enetovi

(Hvarkinja),nepoznatiautor17.stoljea

(Ljubovnici),tedubrovakapreradbaMolirea

iz18.stoljea.Istesugodine,podravna

njemM.

Horvata,izvoeniisuvremenihrvatskiglazbeni

autoriB.Bersa,N

.DeviiS.ulek.

Iduegjeljetanajveaprogramskainovacija

uvoenjeurepertoarbaletaiopere(go

stovalo

jeNarodnogpozo

riteizSarajevasaaksedam

naslova).Meutim,dalekosenoupoticajaizdvaja

sepredstavaPlak

iraMarinaDria(Na

rodno

kazaliteDubrovnik),kojueredateljMarkoFotez

iscenografMieRaiosmislitiu

prostoruParka

Gradac.Naime,doksuprethodn

esezonesvi

dramskina

slovibiliizvedeninaLjetnojpozornici,

sadasureeniautori,kojiesvo

jimdjelima

obiljeitide

setljeaIgara,postavljajuipredstavu

uautentin

omambijentu,o

tpoeligotovo

polustoljetn

uavanturudubrovako

gambijentalnog

kazalita.IvicaPrlender

DjelaMarinaDria,NikoleNalje

kovia,Ivana

Gundulia

iIvaVojnoviapostalasuokosnicom

dramskog

programa.Potomsus

e,zahvaljujui

spoznajiovanostiambijentalnostikojapredstavlja

osnovnuzn

aajkuDubrovakogfestivala,postupno

otkrivaleposebnostikazalinihvrijednostiireg

hrvatskoga

dramskognaslijea,k

aoimogunost

ambijentalnogsaimanjaklasiniheuropskih

dramskihd

jelastrgovima,palaama,tvravama

iparkovimaDubrovnika.Tradicio

nalnikarakter

Festivalao

dredilasuponajprijed

jela

Shakespearea,aliiGoldonija,grkihtragiara,

Molirea,C

orneilleaiGoethea.


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Asearlyas1952directorMarkoFotez,theprime

moverbehindthegroupofenthusiastswhostarted

uptheFestival,putonHamletintheLovrjenac

Fort,whichsoonbecameanidealsettingforthis

play

knownthroughouttheworld.Atthesame

time,itwasafirstcourageo

usstepintothetheatre

ofam

bience.Theforthasb

eenthemajordefender

offreedomforcenturiesandtheinscriptionon

thegate"Nonbeneproto

tolibertasvenditur

auro

"(Freedomisnotsold

forallthegoldofthis

world)wasthemessageb

othforthecoming

generationsandtheworld

.Nowadays,whenthe

cityandhomelandarefreeagain,themag

nificent

fortiswavingtheflagoftheDubrovnikSummer

Festivalw

iththesymbolLibertas(Freedo

m).In

1952MarkoFotezs

tagedHamlet,whichre

mained

ontheFestivalrepertoiretill1963.Thefortd

efinitely

turnedShakespeareintoaninhabitantof

Dubrovnik,andHam

letintothemostemb

lematic

Festivalp

laythrough

differentstagingconceptions.

TheroleofHamlethasbeenperformedb

ygreat

actorssuchasDerekJacobyandtheOscarwinner

DanielDayLewis.


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Spiritusmovensgrupezaljubljenikakojisu

osnovaliFestival,MarkoFotez,ve1952.godine

postavljaHamletanaTvravuLovrjena

c,koja

ubrzopostajepoznatausvijetukaoide

alan

scenskiprostorz

aovupredstavuizav

rhunsko

ostvarenjesvjetskeliterature.Tojeujednobioi

prvihrabriis

korakuambijentalnost.Tvravaje

stoljeimabilana

jveibraniteljslobode,ana

njenimvratimauk

lesanajeporukapoto

mstvui

svijetu:"Nonben

eprototolibertasvenditur

auro",("Sloboda

seneprodajezasve

blago

svijeta").Danas,uslobodnomgraduis

lobodnoj

domovini,blistaopetsvojomnekadanjom

veliinomirazvijaslobodnozasta

veDubrovakih

ljetnihigarasasimbolom"Liberta

s",("Sloboda").

FotezovH

amletnaLovrijencu1952.-predstava

kojasena

Igramaodralado19

63.

Shakespeareajedefinitivnopretvorilau

Dubrovanina,aHamletauna

jamblematskiju

predstavu

Igarakrozrazliitared

ateljskavienja.

HamletasuglumilivelikanipoputDerekJacobija

ioskarovcaDanielDayLewisa.


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The

onlyproductionofHamletperformedoutside

LovrjenacFortwastheone

ofPeterBrookonthe

Islan

dofLokrumin2003.

Apeaceoasisinthe

shadowofpinewood,the

IslandofLokrumwas

also

thevenueofShakesp

eare'sTheTempest,

directedbyDejanMijaandVojnovi'sEquinox

directedbyJokoJuvani.

JuvaniturnedthelandscapeoftheIslandinto

anim

aginaryplace,w

hichenlivensimagesofthe

worldthatdisappearedalongtimeago,butis

stillverymuchaliveinthecollectiveconscio

usness

ofthepeopleofDu

brovnik.Jutarnjilist

Amongotherprestigiousactorswhohave

appearedinHamle

tbeforetheDubrovnik

audiencesisDame

JudyDenchintheroleof

QueenofDenmark

.


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JediniiskorakizvanLovrijencabiojeH

amlet

PeteraBrookanaotokuLokrumu2003.Oaza

mirausjeniboroveume,otokLokrum

scenski

jeprostoriShakespearoveOlujeure

ijiDejana

MijaaiVojnovievogEkvinocijaureijiJoka

Juvania.

"Juvanijelokrumskikrajolikpretvoriouprostor

snovienjatooivljavaslikejednogd

avno

nestalog,aliikolektivnojsvijestiDubrovana

joivogirefentnogsvijeta."Jutarnjilist

Jojejedn

uuglednukazalinuglumicu

dubrovak

apublikavidjelaupre

dstaviHamletu

uloziKraljice.RijejeoJudyDe

nchkojojjeza

glumako

umijeedodijeljenap

lemikatitula

DameJudyDench.


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In1952FotezstagedDri'splaysTheTaleof

StanacandTirenainfront

ofSponzaPalace,and

Goldoni'sFishermen'sQu

arrelsintheOldCity

harb

our.

Thu

s,a

lreadyinthe1950s,theCitybeganto

openuptothetheatre,an

dallthetheatrecould

dow

astoembraceit.HR

RadioDubrovnik

Thesquareinfront

ofSponzaPalaceuse

dtobe

acentreoftheCity

'spubliclifefromthevery

beginnings.Nowad

aysitisthevenueofthe

DubrovnikSummerFestivalOpeningCeremony

takingplaceeveryyearon10July.Amongmajor

eventstakingplace

inthisvenueareRon

coni's

legendaryplayOrlandoFuriosoandMau

rice

Bjart'sRomeoandJulietperformedbythe

TwentiethCentury

Ballet.


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1952.dogaase

iFotezovovienjeD

rieve

NoveleodStancaiTireneispredpalaeSponza

teGoldonijeveR

ibarskesvaeredateljaMia

RaiauGradsk

ojluci.

Takosevepoetkom1950-ihgradsk

akoljka

poelaotvaratite

atru,ateatarjesamo

mogao

prigrliti.HRRad

ioDubrovnik

ProstorispredSponzebiojesreditejavnog

ivotaGradaodnajstarijihvremenaiprostorgdje

sesvakeg

odine10.srpnjaodvijaSveano

otvaranjeDubrovakihljetnihigara.Naovoj

lokacijinajboljesepamteRoncon

ijevalegendarna

predstava

OrlandoFuriosoibaletRomeoiJulia

uizvedbiTwentiethCenturyBalletaMaurice

Bjarta.


18/49

Equ

allyattractivewererenaissancecomediesand

mys

teryplaysintheCitys

quares(namedafter

Gun

duli,BuniandDri),Goethe'sIphigenia,

stag

edintheGradacParkbyCroatia'sgreatest

directorBrankoGavella,V

ojnovi'sTheTrilogy

ofD

ubrovnik,anemblema

ticworkaboutthefall

ofth

eDubrovnikRepublic

stagedintheauthentic

spaceoftheRector'sPalace,SponzaPalaceand

theGrusummerresidence,whichpresentsan

appropriatesettingforVojnovi'sdiagnosisofthe

fall,

andsodoestheArtS

choolPark.

OneofthemostbeautifulinsidetheCity

walls,

Gunduli'sSquare,hasbeenafestivalstagethat

featuredCroatia'sfinestactorssuchasIzet

Hajdarhodi,Mie

MartinoviandKsenijaPaji..

Theambiencedete

rminednotonlytherepertoire

butalsotheorganiz

ationoftheFestival,andmost

oftheplayswereperformedbytheFestivalDrama

Ensemble,composedofthebestCroatian

actors.


19/49

Podjednakoatraktivnepostajurenesansne

komedijeicrkvenaprikazanjanagrads

kim

trgovima(kojisu

imenadobilipoGund

uliu,

BuniuiDriu),

GoetheovaIfigenija

kojujeu

ParkuGradac,najpoznatijemdubrovakomparku,

postavionajveih

rvatskiredateljBranko

Gavella,

teVojnovievaD

ubrovakatrilogija,

amblematinodje

loopaduDubrovake

republike

uprizorenouautentinimprostorimaK

neeva

dvora,PalaeSponza,teljetnikovcauG

ruukoji

jepravapozornic

azaVojnovievudijagnozu

propasti,bakao

iparkUmjetnikekole.

JednaodnajljepihpoljanaDub

rovnikaunutar

gradskihzidinajeGundulievapo

ljana,festivalska

pozornica

kojajeugostilabrojnedoajene

hrvatskog

glumitapoputIzetaHajdarhodia,

MieMartinovia,KsenijePaji...

Ambijentjeodreivaonesamorepertoarfestivala

veinjego

vuorganizaciju,pajeveinupredstava

izvodioFe

stivalskidramskiansa

mblsastavljen

odnajboljihhrvatskihglumaca.


20/49

Th

eFestivalDramaEnsembleismuchmore

than

anameofagroupof

artistsengagedin

Dub

rovnikinsummer-the

mostconvenienttime

ofth

eyear.TheEnsemble

issimplytheverysoul

ofth

eCity!...Foranartistw

hotakespartinseveral

playsduringthesamesummerseason,performing

theleadandepisoderoleswithequalzest,

Dub

rovnikisnotjustoneofthestopsonthe

Adriatictour.Heisnotapasser-by,butaresident

ofboththecityandtheCity.HeisDubrovnik

itself.

IvicaPrlender,Vijenac

Thereisahugenumberofguestperformerswho

enhancedtheexclu

sivenessoftheFestivaland

FestivalvenuessuchasthePiccoloTeatro

ofMilan

withStrehler'sstag

ingofTheServantofT

wo

Masters,theOldVicwithZefirelli'sRomeoand

JulietinLovrjenacFort,theGreekNationalT

heatre

ofAthenswithAeschylus'PrometheusBound,the

StadttheaterfromB

aselw

ithDrrenmatt'sPlay

Strindberg,directedbytheauthorinReve

linFort,

theLondonProspec

tTheatreCompanywith

several

productionsbyTob

yRobertsoninRevelin

Fortin

1973andinfronto

ftheRector'sPalacein1977,

andtheTeatarStary

ofKrakowwithWajda's

staging

ofTheIdiotinPile.

i im m o

j e i .


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Festivalskidramskiansamblznatnojevieod

zbrojnogimenaum

jetnikakojitogljetauDubrovniku

pravekazalitepo

najsretnijemkalendaru.Onje

naprostosamaduaGrada!...Jer,glumackojiu

Dubrovnikuistogaljetaigrauviepredstava,s

jednakimaromu

mjeteonstvaizgarajuizaonaj

naslovgdjeigrajednuodvodeihuloga

,kaoiza

onajg

djejetekepizodist,nijeteknaproputovanju

krozjednoodjadranskihturistikihodredita.N

ije

prolaznigost,neg

oistodobnistanovnik

gradai

Grada.Onjesam

Dubrovnik.IvicaPrlender,Vijenac.

Brojnegos

tujuepredstavedoprin

oseekskluzivnosti

festivalaifestivalskihlokacija:naBunievojpoljani

PiccoloTe

atroizMilanasaStrehlerovompostavom

Slugedvojicegospodara,OldVicsaZefirellijevom

reijomRo

meaiJulijenatvraviLovrjenac,Grko

narodnokazaliteizAtenesEshilovimOkovanim

PrometejempodMinetomiSofo

klomnaDrievoj

poljani,GradskokazaliteizBaselas

DrrenmattovompredstavomPlayStrindbergu

reijiautor

anatvraviRevelin,ProspectTheatre

Company

izLondonasnekoliko

predstavakojeje

reiraoTobyRobertson1973.natvraviRevelini

1977.predKneevimdvorom,iTeatarStaryiz

Krakowas

WajdinimuprizorenjemIdiotauPilama.


22/49

The

smallharbourofPilewasalsothevenueof

theoutstandinglysuccessfulplayofMatoVodopi

ATaleofSadJele,directedbyIvicaKunevi.

The

OldCityharbour,Rib

arnica(fishmarket),

Porporela(breakwater),D

aneandulibeach

are

someofthecultFestivalvenuesbythesea.

In1

973thesailboatSantMaria,pulledbyanoisy

tow

boat,circledaroundtheIslandofLokrum

carryingboththeaudienc

eandactorsofplay

ChristopherColumbus.Thedream-come-trueo

f

theatredirectorGeorgijP

aro,theplaywas

immediatelyincludedintheanthologyof

modern

Croatiantheatre,butalsooftheambience

festival

theatre.Thehuge

brownthreetimeslarg

ercopy

oftherealSantaM

aria,theboatwaitsan

chored

intheOldCityharbour.Everytimeitleavesthe

harbourisasmallcelebrationandattractionfor

passersbyandpeoplewhowalkfromth

eCity

CaftoPorporela."-DaliborForeti,Hridza

slobodu(Dubrova

keljetnekronike1971

-2001).

k, a o a .


23/49

UluiciPilavrlo

uspjenoseigralaiTunaJele

MataVodopiau

reijiIviceKunevia.Gradska

luka,Ribarnica,lukobranPorporela,Danete

kupaliteulinekesuodkultnihloka

cijauz

more.

Godine1973.jedrenjakSantaMaria

plovioje,

vuenbunimre

morkerom,okoLokruma

prevozeigledat

eljeiaktereKrleined

rame

KristoforKolumb

o.RedateljGeorgijParo

odsanjaojetada

svojkazalinisan,kojije

izravno

uaouantologiju

suvremenogahrvatskogteatra,

aliiambijentalnogfestivalskogkazalita.

"Brodekaprivezanustarojgra

dskojluci.Velik

smeeob

ojen,vjerna,tr

iputuveanakopija

prave"SantaMarije".Zaprolaznikeietaena

linijiGradskakavana-Porporela

...svakonjezino

isplovljavanjejemalasveanos

t,atrakcija

besposlen

ompuku."-DaliborForeti,Hridza

slobodu,D

ubrovakeljetnekronike1971.-2001


24/49

The

refore,theambienceh

asbeen,andstillis,the

majordeterminantofthetheatreprogrammeof

the

DubrovnikSummerFe

stival.Theambienceo

f

Dubrovnikstillremainsatheatremystery,that

som

ethingwhichmakes

DubrovniktheTheatre

-

Cityfor45daysinsummer.

"Theinseparabilityoftheactual,orreal,cityfrom

the

imaginaryandartistic

oneiswhatfascinates

me

andprobablytheFestival'svisitors,too.

GeneralManagerIvicaPrlenderforBBCMusic

Magazine


25/49

Ambijentalnostje

daklebitnoodreivalaiodreuje

dramskiprogram

dubrovakihkazalin

ihljeta.I

tadubrovakaa

mbijentalnost,jouvijek,ostaje

kazalinamisterija,ononetozbogega

Dubrovniktijekom45ljetnihdanapost

ajeGrad-

teatar."Onoto

mefascinira,i

tovje

rojatno

fasciniraposjetiteljeFestivala,jeneod

vojivost

stvarnogirealno

ggradaodonogima

ginarnog

iumjetnikog.

IvicaPrlenderza

BBCMusicMagazine.


26/49

Intheearly1970sunconventionaltheatricalforms

weregraduallyintroduced,withcompanieslike

the

SchumannBreadand

PuppetTheatre(inthe

Gra

dacPark),theAmsterdamDogtroep(bythe

Big

OnofrioFountain),ElsComediantsfrom

Barcelona(inDriSquare),theCompagnie

FerrucioSoleri(infrontofOrlando'sColumn),

and

LaMamaTheatrefromNewYork(inPile)

takingpart.Yet,modernis

ticexcursionsofthe

Fes

tivalwerestilldeterminedbytheshiftswithin

poe

ticsofthesettings,eitherbyincludingworks

ofcontemporaryw

riterslikeBond,Brechtand

Krlea,orbyaddingnewvenuesonthec

itymap,

whosenumberhasincreasedtoseventy

,and

where,inadditiontothebestCroatiandirectors,

theprestigiousinte

rnationalartistssucha

sStuart

Burge,DenisCarrey,WilliamGaskill,Ji_iMenzel,

EimuntasNekroiu

s,PeterBrookandJa

nFabre

havealsoworked.

e,

kih

u mr


27/49

Poetkomsedam

desetihfestivalsepoeootvarati

premanekonvencionalnimdramskimfo

rmamate

sunafestivalunastupilekazalinedruinekao

tosuSchuman

nBreadandPuppetTheatreu

ParkuGradac,A

msterdamDogtroepispred

VelikeOnofrijevefontane,ElsComediantsiz

BarcelonenaDrievojpoljani,Comp

agnie

FerrucioSolerip

redOrlandovimstupomiLa

MamaTheatreiz

NewYorkauPilama

.Ipak,

modernikazalin

iizletisuidaljebiliodreeni

pomacimaunutarpoetikescenskihprostora,bilo

daseradiloouvrtavanjuupro

gramdjela

suvremenihautorapoputBonda,BrechtaiKrle

ilioucrtav

anjunazemljovidgrad

anovihscensk

prostora,

ijije

brojdosegaosedamdeset,na

kojimasu,uzponajboljehrvatskeredatelje,

djelovalip

oznatiumjetniciizino

zemstvameu

kojimasu

StuartBurge,DenisCarrey,William

Gaskill,JiriMenzel,EimuntasN

ekroius,Pete

Brook,JanFabreimnogidr.


28/49


29/49


30/49

TheFestivalmusicprogrammehadinitiallybeen

conceptualisedaspresentationofthefinest

composers,soloistsand

orchestrasfromthe

country,butinthelate19

50sitplayedhostto

the

mostprestigioussolo

artistsandensembles

fromallovertheworld.Thehighstandardof

performanceinDubrovnik

wascomplementedb

y

the

functionaluseofattra

ctiveandacoustic

buildings,particularlytheRector'sPalaceAtrium

,

whichhadalsoservedas

thefirstmusicand

the

atrestageintherenaissanceDubrovnik.The

mostimportantpublicbuildingandgovernment

cen

treoftheOldDubrovnik,theRector'sPalace

usedtobetheresidenceoftheRectorduringhis

one-monthmanda

te.Todayitisaninexh

austible

sourceofinspirationforFestivalartists.Among

numeroussoloists

whohaveperformed

atthe

Rector'sPalacearepianistsSviatoslavRichter,

VladimirAshkenazy,NikitaMagaloff,Van

Cliburn,

MarthaArgerich,R

udolfFirkusny,Alexis

Weissenberg,Aldo

Ciccolini,ClaudioArra

u,Mihail

PletnjovandIvoPogoreli,flutistJames

Galway,

violinistsHenrySz

eryng,LeonidKogan,

Isaac

Stern,DavidOjstrah,ViktorTretyakov,Z

latko

BalokoviandUtoUghi,andcellistsRostr

opovich,

Navarra,JanigroandTortellier.

ma

ter,

urn,

, gan,


31/49

Glazbenijedioprogramanapoetku

imaoza

ciljpredstavljanjenajboljihdomaihskladatelja,

solistaiorkestara,alijevekoncemp

edesetih

godinafestivalpostaodomainomnajuglednijim

solistimaiansam

blimaizcijelogsvijet

a.Visokoj

kvalitetiizvedbe

uDubrovnikudoprinijelaje

funkcionalnauporabaatraktivnihiaku

stinih

graevina,pogotovoatrijaKneevadvo

ra,ujedno

iprvogglazbeno-scenskogprostoraren

esansnog

Dubrovnika.Dvo

rjenajvanijajavnazgradau

staromDubrovniku,nekadsjeditevlad

e,prostor

ukojemjezasvojegjednomjesenog

mandata

boravioknez.Adanasvjenainspracija

festivalskimumjetnicima.Meu

brojnimsolisti

uDvorus

unastupilip

ijanistiSviatoslavRicht

VladimirA

shkenazy,NikitaMaga

loff,VanClibu

MarthaArgerich,RudolfFirkusny,Alexis

Weissenberg,AldoCiccolini,C

laudioArrau,

MihailPle

tnjoviIvoPogoreli,flautistJames

Galway,v

iolinistiHenrySzeryng,LeonidKog

IsaacSte

rn,DavidOjstrah,ViktorTretjakov,

ZlatkoBa

lokoviiUtoUghi,te

violonelisti

Rostropo

vi,Navarra,JanigroiTortellier.


32/49

GreatsingerssuchasNic

olaiGedda,Montserrat

Caball,RamnVargasandLeoNuccialso

appearedinthismagicalvenue.Numerous

cha

mberandvocalensembleswhohaveappeared

hereincludetheBeethov

enQuartetandthe

Pro

kofievQuartetfromM

oscow,theLasalle

Qu

artetandtheJuilliardQuartetfromNewYork,

the

AmadeusQuartetfromLondon,theParrenin

Qu

artetfromParis,theN

euesWienerQuartet

andtheAlbanBer

gQuartetfromVienna

,aswell

astheVirtuosidiR

oma,theZagrebSolo

ists,the

LucerneFestivalStrings,theAcademyofStMartin

intheFields,theV

iennaBoys'Choir,theBeaux

ArtsTriofromNew

York,thePragueCh

amber

Orchestra,andtheMoscowVirtuosiconducted

byVladimirSpivak

ov.

a, pod


33/49

Utomarobnom

ambijentusunastup

aliiveliki

pjevaipoputNicolaiGeddeiMonserratCaballe,

RamonaVargas

a,LeaNuccia...Meu

brojnim

komornimivoka

lnimansamblimanastupilisu

kvartetiBeethoveniProkofjevizMoskve,Lasalle

iJuillardizNew

Yorka,AmadeusizLo

ndona,

ParreninizPariz

a,teNeuesWienerkvarteti

AlbanBergkvartetizBea,kaoiVirtu

osid

i

Roma,Zagrebakisolisti,LucerneFestival

Strings,Academ

yofStMartinintheFields,

Bekidje

aci,BeauxArtsTrio

izNewYorka

PrakikomorniorkestariMoskovskiv

irtuozip

ravnanjem

VladimiraSpivakova

.


34/49


35/49


36/49

Itisdifficulttosingleout

anyartistinparticular

am

ongthosewhohavepe

rformedattheDubrovn

ik

Su

mmerFestival,andthusmadeitrenowned

internationally.Whenbig

orchestrasare

concerned,inadditionto

theperformancesofth

e

ZagrebPhilharmonicOrchestraonaregularbasis,

let

usmentiontheCzech

Philharmonic,theHalle

Orchestra,theFrenchRad

ioOrchestra,theSuiss

e

RomandeOrchestra,theR

AISymphonyOrchestra

fromTurin,theLondonP

hilharmonic,theVienn

a

Philharmonic,the

DresdenPhilharmonic

,the

MoscowPhilharm

onic,theHungarian

Philharmonic,the

WarsawPhilharmonic

,theSt.

PetersburgPhilha

rmonic,andtheCincinnati

SymphonyOrchestra.TheDominicanand

FranciscanChurc

hwiththeirmonasteries,the

CathedralandJes

uitChurchareidealsettings

forthephilharmonic,symphonyandchoirconcerts,

aswellasforfolkloreperformances.

kestar

rkvai

isu

nija,

tnih


37/49

Umnotvuvelik

ihumjetnikakojisuna

stupilina

Dubrovakimlje

tnimigrama,osigurav

iim

meunarodnureputaciju,tekojebilo

izdvojiti

bilokogaposeb

no.Kadasuupitanjuveliki

orkestriuzredo

vitenastupeZagreba

ke

filharmonije,spo

minjemoekufilha

rmoniju,

Halleorkestar,O

rkestarfrancuskoga

radija,

OrkestarSuisse

Romande,Simfonijskiorkestar

RAIizTorina,Lo

ndonsku,Beku,Dre

sdensku,

Moskovsku,Maarsku,Varavsku,St.

Petersburkufilharmoniju,teSimfonijskiork

Cincinnatija.Dominikanskacrk

vaiAtrij

dominika

nskogsamostana,Franjevakacr

samostan,Katedrala,Jezuitska

crkvaidelni

prostoriunutargradazanastupefilharmon

simfonijskihorkestara,zborova

aliikoncert

izvoenja

folklornihansambala

.


38/49

Bo

koviSquareisanopen-airfestivalvenue,

wh

ichhasprovidedthelocusformanytheatre

pla

yssuchasGloria,TheMiserandUncleMaroje,

butalsoanacousticmusic

stage.Theperformanc

e

ofCarminaBuranaunderthebatonofmaestro

Vje

koslavutejwasmet

withstandingovations

andexcellentcriticreview

ssuchasMagical

attractionofthepopularcantata,orThemost

frequentedfestivalevent.Equallysuccessfulwa

s

the

performanceofoneo

fthemostpopular

pre

senttimetenorsRamnVargasaccompanie

d

by

LosCaballeros.

DriSquarehas

playedhosttounforgettable

performancesoftheBerlinPhilharmonic

conductedbyHerbertvonKarajanandtheIsrael

Philharmoniccond

uctedbythecharisma

ticZubin

Mehta.Thesquare

isalsoanidealoperaticstage,

andamongtheme

morableoperasthathavebeen

performedthereisOrpheusandEurydice

conductedbyLov

roMatai.

pi

berta

monije

hte.

oriza

uridiku


39/49

Bokovievapo

ljanajeotvoreniscenskiprostor

nakojemsuse

izvodilamnogadrams

kadjela

poputGlorie,Sk

upa,DundaMarojaaliiakustian

prostorzaglazbenadogaanja.CarminaBurana

podravnanjemm

aestraVjekoslavautejaizazvala

jeovacijepublikealiikritikepasusemogliitati

nasloviumedijimaMaginaprivlan

ost

popularnekanta

teili

Najposjeenija

izvedba

naIgrama.Jednakuspjehpostigaojeijedan

odnajslavnijihtenoradananjiceRam

onVargas

upratnjiLosCa

ballerosa.

NaDrievojpoljaninezaboravnisunastu

Berlinske

filhramonijepodravn

anjemHerb

vonKarajanakaoinastupIzraelskefilharm

podravnanjemkarizmatinogZubinaMeh

Drieva

poljanaidealanjescenskiprosto

izvoenje

operapatakopamtimoOrfejaiEu

podravnanjemLovraMataia

.


40/49

Thehistoryofoperaticeventsbeganin1951,

wh

entheSarajevoOper

aappearedwithfive

productions.Upto1963

theFestivalrepertoire

inc

ludedmainlyguestpe

rformancesofoperatic

housesfromtheformerstate,andnewoperatic

venueswerealsoexplored.In1964theFestival

sta

gedthefirstitsowno

peraticproductionsin

fro

ntoftheRector'sPala

ce.ItwasMonteverdi's

TheCoronationofPoppeaconductedbyLovro

Ma

tai.TheareainfrontoftheRector'sPalace,

themostsignifica

ntandbeautifulbuildingin

Dubrovnik,usedtobethemaincitysquare,called

PridDvoromand

pavedasfarbackas1360.

However,itturnedoutthatthemostconvenient

operaticformforDubrovnikwaschamberopera,

thusfrom1971chamber,mainlycomic,operas

werestagedatth

eRector'sPalaceAtrium.

i stavljao

360.a

nik ra

,te

poinju

pere.


41/49

Povijestopernih

izvedabavodinasu

1951.

godinu,kadaje

Sarajevskaoperagostovalasa

svojihpetprodukcija.Urazdobljudo

1963.

godinenaIgram

asuuglavnomgostovaleoperne

kueiznekada

njedrave,aradiloseina

iznalaenjuscen

skihprostorapogodnihzaopere.

Godine1964.jeispredKneevadvora

postavljenaprvavlastitafestivalskaoperna

produkcija.Bila

jetoMonteverdijevaKrunidba

Popejekojomje

dirigiraoLovroMatai.

ProstorispredKneevadvora,najvanije

najljepe

zgradeDubrovnikanek

adjepreds

glavnidu

brovakitrg,poploa

ndavne13

zvaosePridDvorom.

Meutim

pokazalosejedajezaDubrovn

najpogodnijaopernaformakomornaoper

seod1971.godineuatrijuKneevadvorap

prikazivatikomorne,uglavnom

komineo


42/49

Inadditiontoitsownpro

ductionsofoperasby

Monteverdi,Pergolesi,Caldara,Cimarosa,Salie

ri,

TelemannandGaluppi,theFestivalcontinuedthe

po

licyofinvitingguestoperaproductionsincludin

g

theOperaoftheCroatia

nNationalT

heatreof

Za

greb,theTeatroMass

imofromPalermo,the

PiccoloTeatroMusicale

fromRome,thePhoen

ix

OperafromLondonand

theMoscowChambe

r

MusicTheatre.

TheFestivalh

istoryalsonotesseverale

xclusive

operaticeventslikeKelemen'sApocalypticaand

thereconstructionofoneofJarnovi'soperas

withintheproject

AbroadandatHome.

operna

lyptica,

vievih


43/49

Usporedosfes

tivalskimprodukcijamaopera

Monteverdija,P

ergolesija,Caldare,C

imarose,

Salierija,TelemannaiGalupija,nastavljenojes

praksomdovo

enjagostujuihopera

.U

Dubrovnikusutakomeuostalimanastupili

OperaHrvatskoganarodnogkazalitaizZagreba,

TeatroMassimoizPalerma,PiccoloTeatro

MusicaleizRim

a,PhoenixOperaizL

ondonai

KomornoglazbenokazaliteizMoskve.

Povijestfestivalatakoerbiljeie

kskluzivna

dogaan

jakaotosuKelemenovaApoca

ilipokuajrekonstruiranjajedneodJarno

operauokviruprojektaDoma

iubui.


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46/49

Ba

lletanddance,performedontheRevelinFo

rt

Te

rrace,havealsobeen

welcomeguestsatth

e

DubrovnikSummerFestival.Theimpressive

monumentalbuildingofRevelinForthashuge

indoorvaultedhallsand

thelargestterracein

Du

brovnik,whichnowada

ysserveasidealsettings

forvariousFestivalevents,particularlyfor

pe

rformancesoffolklore

ensemblesLinofrom

DubrovnikandLadofrom

Zagreb.Inadditionto

thefinestCroatianballetcompanies,

ch

oreographersanddan

cesoloists,internation

al

artistssuchasMerceCunningham,Jerome

Robbins,AlvinAiley,GlennTetleyandMartha

Grahamwiththeir

companies,theAmericanBallet

Theatre,theLond

onFestivalBallet,theHarkness

Ballet,theAntonioGadesTroupe,theBalletof

theHungarianStateOperaandballetensembles

fromParma,Antw

erpandAdelaidehav

ealso

performedatthe

Festival.Atthe57thD

ubrovnik

SummerFestivalJanFabreconducted

amaster

classinRevelinF

ort,andtheperforman

ceofhis

TroubleynTroupe

waswarmlyreceived

bothby

thecriticsandau

dience.

rtha

anBallet

ssBallet,

dravne

delaide.

Fabre

aosa

elinte


47/49

Balet,folklorim

oderniplesbilisutakoerrado

vieninaDubro

vakimljetnimigramakojesu

predstavilebrojnapoznataimenaian

samblena

taraciTvraveRevelin.Monumentalnaiimpresivna

graevina,Revelinjeimaovelikepresvoene

prostoreinajve

uterasuuDubrovniku,pasu

danasoviprostorii

izvanredniambije

ntiidealne

pozornicezara

znovrsneprogrameljetnog

festivala,anaro

itofolklornihansambalaLina

izDubrovnikaiLadaizZagreba.Pore

dnajboljih

domaihbaletnihansambala,koreogra

faisolista,

nastupilisuiMerceCunningham,Jerome

Robbins

,AlvinAiley,GlennTe

tleyiMar

Graham

sasvojimansamblima

,America

Theatre,

LondonFestivalBallet,Harknes

AntonioGadesTroupe,BaletMaarske

opere,te

baletiizParme,Antw

erpaiAd

Na57.d

ubrovakimljetnimig

ramaJan

odraojemajstorskuradionicuigostov

svojomt

rupomTroubleynutvraviReve

osvojiok

ritikuipubliku.


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