Mala Scena Theatre

Mala Scena Theatre
View of the theatre on Ribnjak Street, Zagreb
AddressMedveščak 2, 10000 Zagreb
Zagreb
Croatia
Current useTheatre
Opened1989[1]
Website
www.mala-scena.hr

The Mala Scena Theatre is a theatre in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is credited as Croatia's leading theatre for children.[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 for its work.[3]

In March 2020 the Mala Scena and the Croatian National Theatre announced they would "transfer cultural content from the theatre to the virtual world" in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as reported by HRT.[6][7][8][9] In the midst of the pandemic it received some financial support from the state.[10]

In recent years the theatre suffered several setbacks, including three bankruptcies, but always managed to get back to its feet.[1][11] Founded in 1989, the theatre has had 126 premieres[11] and 1,200,000 visitors in thirty years, winning a total of 95 awards.[1][3]

History

The Mala Scena was founded in Zagreb by actors Zvjezdana Ladika [hr], Roman Šušković Stipanović [hr] and the married couple Vitomira Lončar [hr] and Ivica Šimić [hr].[1][11] Today, the theatre is directed by their daughter Buga Marija Šimić [hr].[1][11][3]

The couple's first show - Pričalo i Malena (Blumen der Phantasie – Storyman and Tina) played in Munich, at the invitation of Jürgen Flugge, director of the Schauburg theatre, in April 1987. They worked on the play together with Zvjezdana Ladika, and immediately after the visit to Germany, Roman Šušković Stipanović joined them. It was the beginning of the Mala Scena which, as a theatre, was registered in 1988. In the same year, they rented the space then occupied by the neighbourhood council of Medveščak, adapted it and thus got their theatre.[12][3]

The Mala Scena Theatre officially opened in December 1989, with the play Kraljevna na zrnu graška (The Princess and the Pea).[1]

From 1990 to 1993, when Professor Vlado Habunek also collaborated with the Mala Scena, they tried to maintain three parallel theatre programs: "Evening Stage", "Children's Stage" and "Drama Studio". Professor Habunek gave great impetus to the theatre with the staging of two plays: Dvostruka nevjera in 1990 and Letice & Ljublist in 1992.[12]

After 1993 and Ivica Šimić's participation in a director's seminar in Esslingen, Germany, where he met the most important artists from the world of theatre for children and youth in Europe, Mala scena was increasingly dedicated to work for children and youth.[12][3] The purpose of some shows of the Mala scena is introducing children to theatre. Its shows treat such themes as the "history of friendship between a man and a musical instrument,"[13] crying in children and the problems they go through at school.[6][11]

Mala Scena has developed a very strong international activity which resulted in numerous guest appearances abroad, but also the organization of international meetings in Croatia.[12] The theatre has performed in English, German, Italian and Chinese.[7][4] It performed in the world's most prestigious stages, such as the Sydney Opera House, Kennedy Center, and the Za Kōenji.[1][3][7]

The Mala Scena produced successful[14] productions like Ana i Mija ("Ana and Mija")[14] and Debela ("Fat"), directed by Snježana Banović [hr], which was performed for over a decade, starring such actors as Ana Begić [hr], Luka Juričić, Anja Matković [hr] and Igor Kovač. The latter show went on demand in 2020.[15][16]

Today, Mala Scena has about 500 plays a year and over 65,000 spectators a year.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Ježovita, Mateja. "Mala scena je kao velika obitelj, a nisu nas slomila ni tri bankrota". Večernji list. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ "O nama". Mala Scena. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Zagrebancija. "Kazalište Mala scena slavi 30. rođendan". zagrebancija.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Mala scena and the Museum of the City of Zagreb are starting a new collaboration!". divan.fyi. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Kazalište Mala scena pod prijetnjom zatvaranja". tportal.hr. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b VM / Hina. "HNK Zagreb and Mala scena are moving to the web". HRT. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Hit predstava 'Pale sam na svijetu' ponovno u Hrvatskoj na platformi Mala scena online". Večernji list. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. ^ Ježovita, Mateja. "Ne možete li u teatar, on stiže u vaš dom". Večernji list. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  9. ^ "NE MOŽETE U KAZALIŠTE JER SU OTKAZANE PREDSTAVE? Kazalište Mala scena ne prestaje s radom, prenosit će svoje predstave uživo". Jutarnji list. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  10. ^ Kragić, Renato. "Nakon otvorenog pisma Vladi 165 glumica i glumaca Ministarstvo kulture i medija osiguralo gotovo 900 tisuća kuna za 29 programa". Slobodna Dalmacija. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e Borić, Tamara. "'Više puta željeli smo zatvoriti Malu scenu, ali prevladali su strast i upornost'". Nacional. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d "History". mala-scena.hr. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  13. ^ "'DRVO KOJE JE PJEVALO' KAKO NAUČITI DJECU DA SLUŠAJU Priča o prijateljstvu čovjeka i instrumenta u utorak premijerno u Maloj sceni". Jutarnji list. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  14. ^ a b Breed, Ananda; Prentki, Tim (2020). The Routledge Companion to Applied Performance Volume One – Mainland Europe, North and Latin America, Southern Africa, and Australia and New Zealand. Taylor & Francis. p. page. ISBN 978-1-351-12012-8.
  15. ^ Hina. "'DEBELA' U MALOJ SCENI 'Kad smo prije deset godina pripremale predstavu o pametnoj djevojčici Ladi, nismo ni u snu mogle pretpostaviti da će dospjeti tako daleko'". Jutarnji list. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  16. ^ Katana, Elma. "Pogledajte 'Debelu': 'Mala scena online' donosi još jednu hit predstavu na zahtjev". Tportal.hr. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

External links

  • Official website

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