"What we announced on December 28 last year at the millennium cocktail party, we fulfilled," says Ljubivoje Tadić, director of the National Theater, five months after the start of the season, which he describes as "tumultuous" due to "premieres in all three ensembles": "We had Ohrid legend in Ballet, Saša Izrailovski celebrated his jubilee, Don Carlos in the Opera, the Chorus had its premiere after 30 years, in the Drama they were Sopalovici i Man coincidence, was a guest of the London Hamlet... Our performances have been seen by over 100.000 people, and the most watched performance is the ballet Asleep beauty. "
In addition, the decision of the Board of Directors made in November to invite the artists who left ten years ago to return has begun to be realized. Last week, Vera Čukić excelled in To the Šopalovićs, Stella Ćetković is back, playing in To the visitor, and they contact Miki Manojlović and Dragan Varagić. Dunja Simić, Radivoje Simić, Željko Lučić returned to the Opera. They have new members, Nikola Mijaljković in the Opera, actor Slobodan Beštić, costume designer Bojana Nikitović, playwright Ivana Dimić, director Ivana Vujić came. And they achieved the second decision: it was founded STUDIO People's theaters, and his fourth ensemble-unit. For now, it includes Opera and Drama, Branka Cvejić works with ten young singers, and Predrag Bajčetić with 20 actors. Some of them will also appear on the Big Stage. "None of us in the Theater Directorate are here to brag about it, but to work." For the National Theater to be a theater of energy, fast and open," says the manager.