The well-known Montenegrin actress Ana Vujošević, after a short break, returned to the stage of the Montenegrin theater with the premiere of "Encyclopedia of Lost Time", and two more plays in which she will perform this season have been announced.
Vujošević plays in the play "The Good Death" by the young Montenegrin writer Vasko Raičević, directed by Filip Grinvald, which will premiere on January 28 at CNP, and after that the play "Fourth Sister" by Janoš Glowacki, directed by Ana Vukotić, was announced. in Zetski dom. Ana Vujošević spoke to "Vijesti" about how much the break helped her to better understand the state of domestic theater and how she views the financial crisis in the arts.
I worry about the delusion of people who, due to the rapid flow of information, availability and reliance on technological aids and communication, believe that they know everything
In Zetski dom, you played in the first premiere of this season, in the play "Encyclopedia of Lost Time", written by Slobodan Šnajder and directed by Lidija Dedović. Certain changes were announced in that theater, among other things, the affirmation of domestic artistic forces. In the context of your role, and in the context of the announced changes, how does this theater look to you now?
"The recent work at the Zetski Dom Royal Theater was a true refreshment in every sense. Hope returned that one day it will be better. Professional and responsible relationship, excellent conditions, healthy, productive atmosphere, Montenegrin forces, successful premiere. I wholeheartedly support the venture, I guess now there is no going back, only forward".
You are currently preparing a role in the play "A Good Death" by the young Montenegrin playwright Vasko Raičević in your parent company CNP. Tell us something about that role and your experience of the piece.
"Difficult material that we conquered with inspired and spontaneous work. A painful but consistent story. I don't want to reveal. Working on the role of Martha is a real acting challenge that requires surrender, a lot of energy, a high degree of emotionality and experience, of course within the framework of precise tragic tasks. We will talk more extensively after the premiere, after exchanging our result and the audience's experience".
You are expected to work on a role in the play "The Fourth Sister", which will also premiere in the Zetski dom. What does this piece mean for Montenegrin circumstances?
"The text "The Fourth Sister" by Glowacki is a very well-tailored piece of dramaturgy, moving and provocative. It is topical because of the social context, characteristic of the countries of the so-called Eastern Bloc to which we somehow still belong, with sensibility and a specific "fascination" with the West (America). " There is more money there, more freedom..."
It is a time of crisis in which cultural institutions and cultural workers are primarily under attack. What do you foresee in the case of a theatrical production taking into account these circumstances?
I don't know what the vision and strategy of Montenegrin culture is for the future, but I know that for years we have not been able to precisely conceive a theater production and repertoire at least a year in advance
I guess it can't be the answer to everything - it's a crisis, there's no money. I think that the Montenegrin theater is somehow isolated, it does not enter into rational collaborations, it does not nurture its potential, it is not aggressive enough in its presentation, which greatly destroys self-confidence, and I don't know why the theater is not making money..."
What needs to be changed in the culture of our country?
"It is important to start acting extra-institutionally, it is important to gain strength and rise above the epidemic of superficiality and sameness. It is important to form troops, to think boldly and differently, to focus on essential values. To propagate freedom with authenticity and quality. To create a cultural market and to challenge competition. Me and I still don't recognize the conscious need for culture in our country. I wonder why? Who educates?
I worry about the delusion of people who, due to the rapid flow of information, availability and reliance on technological aids and communications, believe that they know everything, and their number is rapidly increasing, which means that we are suffocating in elementary ignorance. We are left without foundations, we trivialize criteria, and we have been in a disturbed value system for a long time. I don't know what the vision and strategy of Montenegrin culture is for the future, I am not informed, but I know that for years we have not been able to precisely conceive theater production and repertoire at least a year in advance. I do not know why."
The most important roles and awards
Ana Vujošević is one of the most active actresses when it comes to Montenegrin theatre. She graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Cetinje, in the class of prof. Branislav Mićunović.
In addition to her successful acting achievements in the projects of her parent company, the Montenegrin National Theater, she also acted in the projects of other theaters in Montenegro.
This actress of unusual energy stood out in many performances of the Montenegrin National Theater: "Mountain Wreath" (dir. Branislav Mićunović), "Kako se ko rodi" (dir. Blagota Eraković), "Exit" (dir. Andre Jolles), "Judgment Day" ” (dir. Bojan Milosavljević), “Requiem 20th century/Don Juan returns from the war” (dir. Radmila Vojvodić), “Death” (dir. Petar Pejaković), “Mauser” (Claudia Bosse), “The Locomotive Gone Mad” ( dir. Eduard Miller), "The False Emperor" (dir. Branislav Mićunović), "Exit" (dir. Andre Jolles), "Malogrăđani" (dir. Paolo Magelli), "Europa" (dir. Ivica Buljan), "Nora" (b. Branislav Mićunović), "The beauty queen" (b. Ana Vukotić), "Nova zemlja" (b. Ivica Buljan), "Let's have sex" (b. Lidija Dedović), "Mortal Sins" (b. Ana Vukotić ), "Oblomov" (dir. Egon Savin), "Small Town Wedding" (dir. Eduard Miller), "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (dir. Paolo Magelli), "Don Juan" (dir. Ana Vukotić).
She is the winner of several theater awards, including the Montenegrin National Theater Annual Award, Montenegrin Theater Festival Award for Best Actress (Deadly Sins, Let's Have Sex) and Award for Best Female Role (Small Town Wedding), 2008.
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