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'''Atelje 212''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Атеље 212}}) is a theatre located in [[Belgrade]], Serbia.


'''Atelje 212''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Атеље 212}}) is a theatre in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]]. It was officially founded on 12 November 1956 in the premises of the ''[[Borba (newspaper)|Borba]]'' building, in front of 212 chairs. The opening play was ''[[Randy Newman's Faust|Faust]]'', directed by [[Mira Trailović]].
Established in 1956 on the premises of the ''[[Borba (newspaper)|Borba]]'' building in front of 212 chairs, its opening play was the staging of [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]'s ''[[Goethe's Faust|Faust]]'' directed by [[Mira Trailović]].


==History==
Although its official inauguration took place in November 1956, various plays were already staged by the same group of individuals who eventually founded Atelje 212. In mid-1956, this group performed [[Samuel Beckett]]'s ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'', a play that had been banned in all Communist countries. The performance occurred in semi-clandestine circumstances in front of some 40 audience members on a ramshackle makeshift stage in painter [[Mića Popović]]'s personal [[Atelier (art)|atelier]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxAyhhq5PKI Crveno i crno]</ref> This came on the heels of the fiasco, regarding the ban of ''Godot'' in [[Belgrade Drama Theatre|Beogradsko dramsko pozorište]] one year earlier, a staging that was being prepared by theater director [[Vasilije Popović]] with [[Ljuba Tadić]], [[Rade Marković]], [[Bata Paskaljević]], [[Mića Tomić]], and [[Tatjana Lukjanova]] among the cast. After this makeshift performance the troupe grew into a real theater that got its home in Borba building later that year. On 17 December 1956, ''Godot'' had a proper premiere at the new location, which was its first performance that was open to the public in post-[[World War II]] [[Eastern Europe]].
Although the theater's official inauguration took place on 12 November 1956,<ref name="atelje212story">{{cite news |title=Atelje 212 – prekretnica u pozorišnom životu istočne Evrope |url=https://kultivisise.rs/atelje-212/ |accessdate=24 March 2019 |date=17 May 2018 |language=Serbian}}</ref> various plays had already been staged throughout 1956 by the same group of individuals. The most notable such staging was the summer 1956 semi-clandestine performance of [[Samuel Beckett]]'s ''[[Waiting for Godot]]''—a play that had been banned in all Communist countries—in front of some forty people on a ramshackle makeshift stage in painter [[Mića Popović]]'s private [[Atelier (art)|atelier]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxAyhhq5PKI Crveno i crno]</ref> The concealed performance came on the heels of a ''Godot'' staging in the [[Belgrade Drama Theatre]] (BDP)—that had been prepared by [[theater director]] [[Pavle Ugrinov|Vasilije Popović]] with [[Ljuba Tadić]], [[Rade Marković]], [[Bata Paskaljević]], [[Mića Tomić]], and {{ill|Tatjana Lukjanova|sr}} among the cast—getting banned one year earlier. After the makeshift performance, later that year, the troupe grew into a theater that got its home in the ''Borba'' building. On 17 December 1956, at the theater's new location, ''Godot'' had a proper premiere, marking the very first performance of the controversial play to be open to the general public in post-[[World War II]] [[Eastern Europe]].


Right from its start, Atelje 212 became well known for its [[avant-garde]] repertoire.
Right from its inception, Atelje 212 became known for its [[avant-garde]] repertoire, staging playwrights such as [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], [[Eugène Ionesco]], [[Alfred Jarry]], [[Murray Schisgal]], [[Arthur Kopit]], [[Jean Genet]], etc.<ref name="atelje212story" />


Atelje 212's first [[theater manager]]s were {{ill|Radoš Novaković|sr}} and [[Bojan Stupica]]. Initially, Mira Trailović performed the assistant manager duties before assuming the manager role herself.<ref name="atelje212story" /> After a few years as tenant in the ''Borba'' building, the theater moved to its new home—a building designed by Bojan Stupica on Lole Ribara Street. Over the years, the building went through several major renovations, including the addition of a retractable roof that gets opened in the summer months.
The first directors of the theatre were [[Radoš Novaković]] and [[Bojan Stupica]], but Mira Trailović soon became director, moving up from the position of assistant director.


In addition to the box office revenue, Atelje 212 is financed through the City of Belgrade subsidies which, as of 2011, amount to ~[[€]]1 million.<ref name="belgrade-theaters-2011">{{cite news |last1=Ćirić |first1=Sonja |title=Pare i muzika |url=https://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=979072 |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=vreme.com |date=3 March 2011 |language=Serbian}}</ref> In 2016, the theater celebrated its 60th anniversary.<ref name="60anniversary">{{cite news |last1=Strugar |first1=Vukica |title=Branimir Brstina: Atelje 212 neprskana je jabuka |url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/kultura.71.html%3A634747-Branimir-Brstina-Atelje-212-neprskana-je-jabuka |accessdate=24 March 2019 |work=novosti.rs |date=13 November 2016 |language=Serbian}}</ref>
After a few years, the theatre moved to its current building, designed by Bojan Stupica. The building has a retractable roof, which is opened in summer.

Atelje 212 is among the most visited theaters and most expensive in Belgrade.<ref name="theaters-serbia">{{cite web |title=POZORIŠNA PUBLIKA U SRBIJI |url=http://zaprokul.org.rs/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pozorisna_publika.pdf |website=zaprokul.org.rs |publisher=ZAVOD ZA PROUČAVANJE KULTURNOG RAZVITKA |accessdate=24 March 2019 |language=Serbian |format=PDF |date=2010}}</ref> As of 2018, it has 34 permanent actors and actresses, and like in the past, actors from other Belgrade's theaters come to play.<ref name="atelje212story" />

==See also==
* [[List of theatres in Serbia]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Atelje 212}}
*[http://www.atelje212.rs/ Official website]
* {{official website|http://www.atelje212.rs}}
* [http://www.beograd.rs/lat/gradska-vlast/2261-pozoriste-atelje-212/ Atelje 212] at beograd.rs


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Atelje 212
Атеље 212
Official logo
Atelje 212 entrance, with Zoran Radmilović's statue in front
Map
AddressSvetogorska 21
StandortBelgrade, Serbia
Coordinates44°48′51″N 20°28′05″E / 44.81417°N 20.46806°E / 44.81417; 20.46806
OwnerCity of Belgrade
TypTheatre
Capacity386 (Main scene)
141 ("Theatre in basement" scene)
Bauwesen
Built1956
Opened12 November 1956; 67 years ago (1956-11-12)
Renovated1992
Website
www.atelje212.rs

Atelje 212 (Serbian Cyrillic: Атеље 212) is a theatre located in Belgrade, Serbia.

Established in 1956 on the premises of the Borba building in front of 212 chairs, its opening play was the staging of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust directed by Mira Trailović.

History

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Although the theater's official inauguration took place on 12 November 1956,[1] various plays had already been staged throughout 1956 by the same group of individuals. The most notable such staging was the summer 1956 semi-clandestine performance of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot—a play that had been banned in all Communist countries—in front of some forty people on a ramshackle makeshift stage in painter Mića Popović's private atelier.[2] The concealed performance came on the heels of a Godot staging in the Belgrade Drama Theatre (BDP)—that had been prepared by theater director Vasilije Popović with Ljuba Tadić, Rade Marković, Bata Paskaljević, Mića Tomić, and Tatjana Lukjanova [sr] among the cast—getting banned one year earlier. After the makeshift performance, later that year, the troupe grew into a theater that got its home in the Borba building. On 17 December 1956, at the theater's new location, Godot had a proper premiere, marking the very first performance of the controversial play to be open to the general public in post-World War II Eastern Europe.

Right from its inception, Atelje 212 became known for its avant-garde repertoire, staging playwrights such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Eugène Ionesco, Alfred Jarry, Murray Schisgal, Arthur Kopit, Jean Genet, etc.[1]

Atelje 212's first theater managers were Radoš Novaković [sr] and Bojan Stupica. Initially, Mira Trailović performed the assistant manager duties before assuming the manager role herself.[1] After a few years as tenant in the Borba building, the theater moved to its new home—a building designed by Bojan Stupica on Lole Ribara Street. Over the years, the building went through several major renovations, including the addition of a retractable roof that gets opened in the summer months.

In addition to the box office revenue, Atelje 212 is financed through the City of Belgrade subsidies which, as of 2011, amount to ~1 million.[3] In 2016, the theater celebrated its 60th anniversary.[4]

Atelje 212 is among the most visited theaters and most expensive in Belgrade.[5] As of 2018, it has 34 permanent actors and actresses, and like in the past, actors from other Belgrade's theaters come to play.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Atelje 212 – prekretnica u pozorišnom životu istočne Evrope" (in Serbian). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ^ Crveno i crno
  3. ^ Ćirić, Sonja (3 March 2011). "Pare i muzika". vreme.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ^ Strugar, Vukica (13 November 2016). "Branimir Brstina: Atelje 212 neprskana je jabuka". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ^ "POZORIŠNA PUBLIKA U SRBIJI" (PDF). zaprokul.org.rs (in Serbian). ZAVOD ZA PROUČAVANJE KULTURNOG RAZVITKA. 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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