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Vida Ognjenović's new Tvrđava theater continues

27 August 2026, 17:26 Sonja Ciric
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From the play "Sterija, our contemporary"
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After being evicted from Villa Stanković, Vida Ognjenović's New Fortress Theater was held at a new address. Proof that the desire to create and theater are stronger than Serbian politics

A play that has no name last night (August 26) the 13th New Fortress Theater was completed.

Why is it important? Because it means that the desire to create and the theater are stronger than the politics of Serbia.

The New Tvrđava Teatar Festival was created in 2008 as the Tvrđava Teatar because it was held in the Smederevo Fortress. When he was expelled from there, he moved to Villa Stanković in Čortanovce and got his current name. This spring, he was expelled from Čortanovaci.

And yet it was held, at the third address: in the courtyard of the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad. "Let's go further" is his slogan.

Vida Ognjenović

The founder and everything else of the New Fortress Theater festival is Vida Ognjenović. And she is unstoppable. There is no force that will prevent her from achieving what she started, especially not politics.

This year's New Fortress Theater was opened by a play Chauvinistic farce (in a new way) Radoslav Lalet Pavlović. By the end of the festival, the Fun Facts Minje Bogavac directed by Marko Grubić and produced by Reflektor Theater, Steria our contemporary directed by professor Božidar Đurović, Theater of the Faculty of Contemporary Art, At the psychiatrist's office, a collective project of the Theater of the Faculty of Contemporary Arts, and already mentioned The play that has no name Novak Puletić Teatra Ulica.

Therefore, the New Fortress Theater continues, and no one can do anything to it.

Prizes

The jury's special award for collective performance is awarded to the ensemble of acting students of the Faculty of Contemporary Arts for the exceptionally high acting maturity, uniformity and stage energy expressed in the performances Steria our contemporary i At the psychiatrist's office. The young cast showed an impressive degree of stage togetherness, a precisely built stage alliance and a deep understanding of collective acting. The jury especially points out the dedication, acting discipline, passion, drive and enthusiasm with which the students enriched the New Fortress Theater festival.

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From the play "Fun facts"

A special award for innovation in musical and stage expression is awarded to the author's team and performers performances Fun Facts in the production of the Reflektor Theater for a bold, authentic and genre-refreshing step forward in the construction of contemporary musical and stage language. The jury especially emphasizes the cohesion of directorial, musical and performance procedures that turn the traditional form of theatrical expression into a dynamic, engaging and audiovisually striking stage event.

The "Milan Gutović" award is given to Ivana Sandić, for the roles of Agnica and Pijada in the play Steria our contemporary and the role of Bojana in the play At the psychiatrist's office. Ivana Sandić demonstrated an exceptional acting range, stage charisma and impressive acting transformativeness, combining classical comic expression and contemporary acting sensibility. Her acting is characterized by an exceptional sense of stylistic precision, imagination in building character comedy and extraordinary control of rhythm and acting gesture.

The award for the best female role is awarded to Vanja Đenadić, for the roles of Toda, Ljuba and Sultana in the play Steria our contemporary. In all roles, Vanja Đenadić proves to be an actress of exceptional potential, capable of genre diversity both verbally and physically. On top of that, her disciplined and committed style, as well as her fluent pronunciation, possess all the hallmarks of a contemporary sensibility, which encourage the widest possibilities of identification in the viewer.

The award for the best male role is awarded to Đorđe Pantović, for his role as Slobodan Mihajlović in the play Chauvinist farce (in a new way). Đorđe Pantović possesses essential prerequisites for the development of a first-class comedian: a solid and unobtrusive technique, a gift for comic gags and an attractive physical effect, but also a sense of irony: in other words, qualities that allow him to combine all the qualities of a top comedian in a modern and attractive way - from burlesque and vaudeville to the satirical and absurd.

The best play award is given to a play Chauvinistic farce.

 

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