Review article
Amateur drama in Zadar and the surrounding countryside from 1945 to 1955.
Teodora Vigato
; Sveučilište u Zadru, Zadar, Hrvatska
Abstract
The authoress studied the work of amateur drama companies in Zadar and the surrounding countryside in the first decade after the Second World War. In the first part of her research she studied the letters sent by teachers who had written them in order to gather data fotr an almanac depicting the cultural-educational work in Croatia from 1939-1949. From the shore part of the Zadar countryside she examined the cultural ecents in Nin and Posedarje, and on the island part Preko, the largest town on the island of Ugljan, and Sali, the largest town on the island of Dugi Otok. In the second part of her research she examined the cultural-educational work in Zadar and the surrounding countryside in the context of Croatian amateur drama. A new socialist man was supposed to have been created after the Second World War, so amateur dramas were being encouraged because the work on plays was the best method of learning the contents promoted by the government. The official authorities fostered amateur drama, so textbooks were written, and a special magazine was being issued. The Federation of Culture Societies was formed so that the work of amateur players could be controlled, the repertoire suggested, and funding and technical advice be provided. Crash courses were organized for drama group leaders. The educational departments of County and Town Supervisory Committees had to keep evidence about the work of amateur drama groups. Very active cultural-educational work was reported in Nin, Preko, Biograd, Sali, and Benkovac, and also on smaller places. In a separate chapter the authoress depicts the amateur drama in the town of Zadar that lacked cultural continuity due to the Italian occupation. She emphasizes the Workers' Cultural-Educational Society (RKUD) „Petar Zoranić“ and investigates the work of amateur groups that were established in factories and high schools. The final chapter discusses the amateur drama festivals that took place in Zadar and in the larger towns in the Zadar countryside.
Keywords
cultural-educational work; amateur drama; amateur plays; the Zadar countryside; Zadar
Hrčak ID:
112428
URI
Publication date:
17.12.2013.
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