16 October 2010
REPORT OF THE JURY AND AWARD OF THE 13TH MEETING OF PROFESSIONAL THEATRES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ASSITEJ CROATIA 2010
The jury consisting of Mario Kovač, Zlatko Sviben and Vladimir Stojsavljević unanimously agreed on the awards at the 13th meeting of Assitej Croatia.
1. AWARD FOR ACTING ACCOMPLISHMENTS – TWO EQUAL PRIZES FOR BEST ACTOR
Due to the dedication and energy brought into the play as the protagonist in the role of the hedgehog in the performance HEDGEHOG’S HOUSE by the BRANKO MIHALJEVIĆ Theatre from Osijek, this award goes to actor MLADEN VUJČIĆ.
For skilled nonverbal and verbal communication of multiple parts, for the culture of movement and dedication to the play, this award goes to MARIO JAKŠIĆ in the performance BOY IVEK AND DOG WHINEY performed by the PINKLEC Theatre group from Čakovec and the Children’s Puppet Scene of the Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin.
1. AWARD FOR ACTING ACCOMPLISHMENTS – TWO EQUAL PRIZES FOR BEST ACTRESS
For the complexity of the theme and creative approach to portraying illness, which is a delicate task in performances for children and young people, this award goes to actress NIKA MIŠKOVIĆ for her role as Ana in the performance ANA AND MIA by the MALA SCENA Theatre from Zagreb.
For skilled transformation in multiple roles, and an open approach to the play and finding harmony of all the elements of acting, this award goes to actress JELENA DOKLEJA in the performance BOY IVEK AND DOG WHINEY performed by the PINKLEC Theatre group from Čakovec and the Children’s Puppet Scene of the Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin.
3. AWARD FOR BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
For the simplicity and minimal means are used to change space, and to achieve artistic purity and a dramatic effect using light. This award goes to IVO NIŽIĆ for the performance CAROSEL OF SECRETS by Ivica Šimić, performed by the Zadar Puppet Theatre.
4. AWARD FOR BEST SCORE – TWO EQUAL AWARDS
Masterful reworking and complementation of chansons by Britvić and Špišić harmonized with the dramaturgy of the performance. By surpassing illustrativeness, this becomes a dramatic part of the performance at all levels.
This award goes to composer ADAM LUKA TURJAK for the play VAGRANT’S FAIRY TALE by the KNAP Theatre from Zagreb.
For the liver performance in which the entire ensemble is musically involved, and for the compositions that unite the play with its specific sound, this award goes to IGOR BAKSA and the instrumental ensemble TRAGEDIJA in the performance THE LITTLE WIZARD by the PINKLEC theatre group from Čakovec.
5. AWARD FOR BEST COSTUMES
The costume, as a subject and object of the action simultaneously, is very suggestive and contemporary artistic sensibility, and when conceived conceptually, gives an air of dramatic functionality and maturity.
This award goes to VALENTINA CRNKOVIĆ for the play VAGRANT’S FAIRY TALE by the KNAP Theatre from Zagreb.
6. AWARD FOR BEST SCENOGRAPHY
Using an approach (photography as a backdrop) which with light changes the diversity of space and time, the scenographer achieved great set value with minimal means.
This award goes to VALENTINA CRNKOVIĆ for the play A VAGRANT’S FAIRY TALE by the KNAP Theatre from Zagreb.
7. AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION
With her approach to directing, she develops the play in the ensemble, very seriously motivating the characters and actors, building on the lines. The scenes are realized with feeling for social relations, with clear answers for the here and now.
The award for best direction goes to ANICA TOMIĆ for the play A BOY IVEK AND DOG WHINEY performed by the PINKLEC Theatre Group from Čakovec and Children’s Puppet Scene of the Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin.
8. AWARD FOR BEST PLAY
This year’s festival is based exclusively on non-dramatic templates, narrative models. The majority of plays do not succeed in pulling out of mere narration. This jury wants to support a play that did so by consciously moving away from the starriness of theatre, especially that for children and young people. Despite its serious topic of neglected children, this play was made without spectacle and false pathos, and with great ethic values. Another special quality of the play is its “ensemble-ness”, which is lacking in Croatian theatre. This award goes to the play A BOY IVEK AND DOG WHINEY performed by the PINKLEC Theatre Group from Čakovec and Children’s Puppet Scene of the Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin.
