Croatian Association of Theatre Critics and for Theatre Research

Croatia Association of Theatre Critics and Theatre Scholars (HDKKT) is a professional, nonprofit organization.

History

The association was founded on 22 October 1975 at founding assembly in Zagreb and registered into Civil Association Register on 9 March 1976.

HDKKT is a member of International Association of Theatre Critics (AICT/IACT) and collaborates with The International Federation for Theatre Research (FITR/IFTR). It was founded with goal to develop and promote quality of the profession, cooperation with other similar associations and theatres in Croatia and abroad and to protect moral and material interests of its members. The associations structure comprises: Assembly, Executive Committee and President, Supervisory Committee and Court of Honour. Association first rezides in Ilica 42 and later in Amruševa Street 19, Zagreb. It has about 50 active members and 15 retired and since 2013 dance critics are also admitted.

Association is funded by Ministry of Culture. Shortly after foundation, HDKKT launched Theatrology Library (Teatrologijska biblioteka) with Nikola Batušić as editor in chief and from1979 till 1992 thirty-tree titles were published. In year 1994 Theatrology Library merged with Library Prolog (Biblioteka Prolog), former CKD, which was inherited by AGM (Zagreb). The new library was named Actor′s Booklet Prolog (Glumišna knjižnica Prolog) with editorial board: Nikola Batušić, Branko Hećimović and Igor Mrduljaš. From 1992 till 1997 library published eleven books in cooperation with AGM after which AGM completely took over the publishing activities.

In 80′s association introduced the Award for the Best Play of the Season through members′ survey.

Demeter's Award

Since 2012 HDKKT awards Demeter's Award for Lifetime Achievement. First one was awarded to one of the founders of HDKKT, president, historian and theatrologist Branko Hećimović 2012, second to secretary general, president, critic and theatrologist Igor Mrduljaš 2013 and the third to theatrologist, critic, educator and President of HDKKT Boris Senker. The Demeter's Award is awarded on the day of publication of first Demeter′s criticism about the first professional play in Croatian language Juran i Sofija by Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski in journal Danica ilirska on 13 July 1840 which is considered the beginning of the Croatian theatre criticism.[1]

List of Awardees

Managing Authority

Executive Committee

Sanja Nikčević - President, Lidija Zozoli - Secretary General (till 13 June 2014), Alen Biskupović Secretary General (since 13 June 2014 - ), Mira Muhoberac, Vlatko Perković, Boris B. Hrovat.

Supervisory Committee

Boris Senker, Darko Gašparović, Martina Petranović

Court of Honour

Nedjeljko Fabrio, Tomislav Kurelec and Mladen Martić

Former Presidents and Secretary Generals

Presidents

Petar Selem (1976-1980), Branko Hećimović (1980-1982), Marija Grgičević (1982-1984), Boris Senker (1984-1988), Nedjeljko Fabrio (1988-1991), Mani Gotovac (1991-1993), Antonija Bogner Šaban (1993-2001), Boris B. Hrovat (2001-2005), Igor Mrduljaš (2005-2010) and Sanja Nikčević (2010 - ).

Secretary Generals

Giga Gračan (1976-1978), Igor Mrduljaš, Branko Vukšić (1991-1993), Ana Lederer (1993-2001), Sanja Nikčević (2001-2010), Ljubica Anđelković (2010-2012), Lidija Zozoli (2012 till 13 June 2014), Alen Biskupović (since 13 June 2014 - )

Theatre Research Library - list of editions

Glumišna knjižnica Prolog (in cooperation with AGM, Zagreb, only titles including HDKKT as co-publisher):

References

External links

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