Zbornik Janković, Vol. V No. 5-6, 2021.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.47325/zj.5.7
Cultural activity in Dubrovnik 1929 – 1932
Franko Mirošević
Abstract
After the establishment of the dictatorship, several cultural societies operated in Dubrovnik, namely the Dubrovnik Philharmonic, the Dubrava Singing Association, the Sloga Serbian Singing Association, the Church Choir, the Dubrovnik Theater Association and the Workers’ Music Association Zora. These associations were the bearers of cultural activities in the city. They held music and singing concerts, drama performances, public lectures. In addition to the activities of the aforementioned associations, the cultural life of Dubrovnik was complemented by visiting theaters and choirs from Yugoslavia and abroad. On two occasions, in 1929 and 1932, all associations performed together. In 1929 the 300 th anniversary of Gundulić’s Dubravka was celebrated. A total of 300 participants took part in this mass cultural event. The second time they gathered also in large numbers was on June 17, 1932; around 220 participants gathered in Dubrovnik. These were indications of great cultural events in Dubrovnik that are still organized today in the Dubrovnik Summer Festival. The mentioned cultural activity was not limited only to the activities of music and singing choirs, but also to the revitalization of Dubrovnik’s cultural institutions – libraries, archives, museums, public lectures and guest theater performances, singing and instrumental ensembles, and prominent world musicians from Yugoslavia and abroad.
Keywords
Dubrovnik Philharmonic; Dubrovnik Theater Association; Dubrava Singing Association; Church Choir; Serbian Singing Association Sloga; composer; actor; music; Bondin Theater
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281344
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Publication date:
17.8.2022.
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