Continuing the presentation of important authors and productions that, with their engagement, most animated the attention of the public in the region, both literary and social, Poets' Square brought before the Budva audience Olja Savičević Ivančević, a writer from Croatia, and her new novel "Adio, cowboy" .
A well-known woman from Split, (1974), published several poetry collections, the book of stories "Smijati psa", which brought her the "Prosaik" and "Ranko Marinković" awards..., and for the best collection of poetry "House Rules" she was awarded the "Cyklop ".
For "Adio, cowboy" she received the T-portal Award for the best novel, as well as the "Jure Kaštelan" award, which is awarded by "Slobodna Dalmacija" for art.
"I am, above all, a poet, language and style are very important to me, but that is all in the service of the content I want to write about."
Savičević told "Viječić" that "Goodbye Cowboy" is about intolerance, violence, about others and different, about generations that are falling apart, new transitional bosses, false heroes, an environment that starts like "the heart of a western" - "Goodbye, Cowboy" with the Split graffiti "Foreigner, the law does not protect you here", and draws a "parallel" between the Wild West and the Wild Mediterranean.
Engagement is more important than aesthetics
"I am, above all, a poet, language and style are very important to me, but that is all in the service of the content I want to write about. I believe that I still have some kind of social responsibility, that's why I deal with things about class injustices, national, and to all others.
He is also not interested in "dry" and empty aesthetics
In any case, I am always interested in those who are other and different, those marginalized, or in some way humiliated people. I want to write about them, although I don't think art can change the world, far from it. But if even one person feels at least a little encouraged when they read something from me, then it makes sense that I'm writing at all.
Engagement is more important to me, although aesthetics are very important to me, without that I wouldn't write, but I'm also not interested in "dry" and empty aesthetics - I would put all aesthetics and all the beauty of expression behind stories that deal with important things for a person's life ", pointed out Olja Savičević Ivančević, an author whose poetry and prose have been translated into twenty world languages, and have also entered Croatian and foreign selections and anthologies.
Outside the corridor in the Old Town
The last evening of this year's Poets Square will be marked by Varja Đukić, Božo Koprivica and Teofil Pančić, who will present the collection "Outside the corridor, Vranac - the best short story 2011" to festival visitors.
The presentation on Poets' Square starts at 21 p.m
We are talking about the stories chosen according to the contest launched last year by the Podgorica bookstore "Karver". 505 stories were submitted to this year's competition, and the jury (Enver Kazaz, Božo Koprivica and Teofil Pančić) chose 21. Writers from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia participated in the competition.
Bearing in mind the successful cooperation of the Poets' Square with the "Karver" bookshop, and the fact that the programs of the Poets' Square and "Karver" are on the same poetic track, as evidenced by the fact that many of the award-winning authors have already been guests of the Budva festival, about this whole project will be discussed with Varja Đukić, founder of the "Karver" bookstore, program director of the festival "Odakle zovem".
The presentation on Poets' Square starts at 21 p.m.
Replay of "Konta Zanović"
On the stage of the Amphitheater on Sveti Stefan, on Tuesday at 22 p.m., a repeat of the premiere of "Konta Zanović", a play based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Sekulić, directed and dramatized by Radmila Vojvodić, is scheduled.
In the character of the legendary Budva adventurer, poet, philosopher, gambler and seducer from the XNUMXth century, the audience will see Dragan Mićanović, his brother, Primislav Zanović played by Branimir Popović, and there are also Simo Trebješanin (Tomazo Medini and guitar), Dubravka Drakić (Zore and percussion), Brano Vuković (Đakomo Casanova), Nada Vukčević (Lady Čadli and guitar and percussion), Zoran Vujović (Knez Oginski), Bojana Knežević (Gertruda Oginski and percussion), Žaklina Oštir (Madame Difre), Dušan Kovačević (Trgovac Šomel and accordion), Jovan Krivokapić (Mala Sofi and drums). The scenographer is Miodrag Tabački, the costume designer is Angelina Atlagić, and the music is composed by Ljupčo Konstantinov.
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