Tuesday, September 17th; 18.00 h; Plateau of the Mamutica building; 5+; 35 minutes; in Croatian
The play shows the resourcefulness, skill, and misfortunes of one of the most famous characters in Croatian literature. After his boss fires him, he is forced to find a new job. His charm and unpredictable character get him into unenviable situations from which he must find a way out using the same means.
The play was created at the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek as a graduation piece in puppetry studies.
ACADEMY OF ARTS AND CULTURE IN OSIJEK, REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
The Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek is the only artistic-teaching organisational unit of the University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek. It started operating independently in the academic year 2004/2005 as the Academy of Arts in Osijek. Today, it has six departments. There are several undergraduate university study programmes, including Acting and Puppetry, and Theatre, Film and Television Design (which includes puppet design and technology). The Academy of Arts and Culture has the only puppetry programme in Croatia (and neighbouring countries). At the Department of Theatre Arts, as part of the Acting and Puppetry study programme, students study both dramatic acting and puppetry and acquire a bachelor’s degree in acting and puppetry. Graduate university programmes include the Puppetry Animation study programme and the entirely new Puppetry Directing study programme. The Academy contributes to Osijek’s cultural and artistic life by organising numerous events such as the Dioniz festival and Lutkokaz (an international puppetry revue – a meeting of puppetry academies and young puppeteers). Acting and puppetry students successfully toured their puppet performances at festivals in the country and abroad (Slovakia, Russia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland and Italy). They are regular guests at PIF where they showcase their undergraduate and graduate exam productions, new puppetry approaches, and stage performance innovations. The performance Rainbow, created as a graduation exam, won four awards at the 48th PIF.
