My Life

Jovan Memedović, Journalist and TV Presenter

Television Mainly Serves the Authorities

Audio 4 October 2023

He is fortunate enough to be doing a job that he loves. And for him and what he does to be loved by the...

Nikita Milivojević, Film & Theatre director, BITEF Theatre Artistic Director

The Stage Has a Special Aroma

My Life 31 August 2023

He became the artistic director of Bitef as of this year, while he has previously directed plays in the countries of the former Yugoslavia,...

Dušan Otašević, Artist, member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Man is Limited By Every Ideology

Conversations 1 August 2023

Dušan Otašević (83) explains simply and succinctly why he chose the motif of a grain of wheat and...

Nebojša Bradić, theatre director

Culture Is Standing On The Shoulders Of Previous Generations

Conversations 3 July 2023

He has staged around a hundred dramas, operas and musicals on the theatre stages of Yugoslavia and Europe,...

Predrag J. Marković, Historian

In History, The Best Told Story Wins

Conversations 2 June 2023

He was aged just 15 when he became the youngest student of the University of Belgrade, a record...

Bisera Veletanlić, Solo Vocalist, Jazz Singer

Everything She Touches Turns To Art

Art 3 May 2023

She possesses one of the most priceless voices that Yugoslav music ever had, and has. Her life and...

Gojko Tešić, Writer And Literary Historian

Necessity And Freedom

Conversations 1 April 2023

His chosen heroes are writers who’ve been ideologically written-off, or so-called traitors and revolutionaries. He left an indelible...

Miljenko Jergović, Writer

The Will Of War Compelled Me To Leave Sarajevo

Conversations 2 March 2023

Here we bring you the personal account of the exciting life’s journey of one of the top contemporary...

Radmila Bakočević, Opera Singer

Woman Who Wisely Directed Her Own Career

Conversations 23 December 2022

She began her career as a lyric soprano and concluded it as a dramatic soprano. She has portrayed...

Aleksandar Denić, Stage Designer And Film Production Designer

Courage Is To Work, And Not To Whine

Conversations 2 December 2022

Impressive, spectacular, colossal, ingenious – these are the words most often used by critics and audiences alike to...

Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailović, Secretary General Of Europa Nostra

Together We Can Move Mountains

My Life 1 November 2022

Europa Nosta will next year celebrate the 60th anniversary of our joint action for a common cause. Over...

Nataša Ninković, Actress

Freedom Is Being True To Myself

Conversations 4 October 2022

She carries within herself the spirit of Herzegovina, from where she hails and without which she cannot live....

Dragan Stanić Ph.D., President Of Matica Srpska In Novi Sad, a.k.a. Poet Ivan Negrišorac

Poetry & Matica Shine From Within

Conversations 1 September 2022

A professor of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad, a writer and Serbian literary scholar, Dragan Stanić...

Dragan Velikić, Novelist

Life In Literature

Conversations 1 August 2022

A two-time recipient of the NIN Award, the top Serbian award for novel of the year, this novelist’s...

Maxim Vengerov, Violinist, Violist And Conductor

Wizard On The Rostrum

Conversations 1 July 2022

One of the most sought-after contemporary solo artists and conductors, an artist of prolific talent, his career has...

Ivanka Popović, Professor At The Faculty Of Technology And Metallurgy Of The University Of Belgrade

Fear Of ‘The Other’ Is At The Root Of All Conflict

Education 3 June 2022

She served as rector of the University of Belgrade in her last term and displayed the required decisiveness...

Vesna Goldsworthy, Author

My Mission Is To Dismantle Prejudices

My Life 4 May 2022

Born in Belgrade as Vesna Bjelogrlić, she was a brilliant student of literature who had only one wish:...

Mira Banjac, Actress

Actress Of The Century

My Life 4 April 2022

“Acting, for me, is a joy and the power to relay various lives through myself,” says dramatic artist...

Pero Zubac, Author And Poet

Timeless “Mostar Rains”

Conversations 3 March 2022

A gentleman with a bow tie and polite manners. His poems are just the same: picturesque, aromatic, beautifully...

Ivana Stefanović, Composer

We’re Living In A Time Of Lies

Conversations 1 February 2022

She is among the most important Yugoslav and Serbian composers of contemporary music, an essayist, a former successful...

Krinka Vidaković Petrov, Acting Director Of The Staro Sajmište Memorial Centre In Belgrade

Be Soft Like Cotton And Solid Like Steel

My Life 21 December 2021

The new director of the Staro Sajmište Memorial Centre is a professor, scientist and ambassador, whose special...

Dr Zoran Đerić, Director of the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad

Tradition & Modernity Under One Roof

Audio 2 December 2021

Judging by his interests, he seemingly lives multiple lives simultaneously. Managing the oldest professional theatre in Serbia isn’t...

Žarko Laušević, Actor

Giving Up Is The Easiest, But I Didn’t Want That

My Life 1 November 2021

He could have been a writer and a painter, but instead he chose to be an actor who...

Slobodan Tišma, Artist, Musician, Poet, Writer, Member Of The Rock Avant-garde

Period Has Its Own Aesthetics And Its Own Morals

Conversations 1 October 2021

The colourful life of Slobodan Tišma has been filled with conflicting interests, such as his adoration of rock...

Dragan Bjelogrlić, Actor, Director And Producer

It’s A Privilege To Be A Free Man

My Life 31 August 2021

He first appeared in front of the cameras at the age of 14, and enjoyed his greatest popularity...

Muharem Bazdulj, Writer

I Loved Belgrade At First Sight

My Life 1 August 2021

He graduated in English literature studies, but defined his career as a journalist, columnist and writer. Leaving his...

Radoslav Rale Zelenović, Legendary Director Of The Yugoslav Cinematheque Film Archives

My Life Would Have Been A Mistake Without Film

My Life 1 July 2021

He spent a full 24 years as the director of the Yugoslav Cinematheque and largely deserves the credit...

Gabriel Feltz, Chief Conductor Of The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra

Society Is Sick Of Isolation

My Life 1 June 2021

He is ‘Generalmusikdirector’ of the Dortmund Opera and the Chief Conductor of the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra, while for...

Branka Katić, Actress

Love Counterbalances Evil

My Life 5 May 2021

She’s been in front of the camera since she was 14. She has had roles in around 80...

Petar ‘Peca’ Popović, Rock Music Critic, Writer

The Beatles Changed The World Without Firing A Shot

My Life 1 April 2021

His biography confirms him as one of the greatest authority on rock ‘n’ roll in the former Yugoslavia,...

Goran Milašinović, Cardiologist, Writer

Here We’re All Vienna, Venice And The Levant

Audio 1 March 2021

As a cardiologist, he was the first in the world to implant some of the most modern types...

Vasil Hadžimanov, Jazz Musician, Composer And Pianist

My Heart Led Me Back To Belgrade

My Life 31 January 2021

When you are born into a family of top musicians, when you carry a celebrated surname that you...

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