The Sarajevo National Theatre ( Bosnian and Serbian : Narodno pozorište Sarajevo , Народно позориште Сарајево, Croatian : Narodno kazalište Sarajevo ) is the largest theatre in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most important cultural institutions in Southeastern Europe.
18-1454: National Theatre or National Theater may refer to a theatre funded by the national or federal government, such as those on this list: List of national theatres . The following is a list of theatres with "National Theatre" or "National Theater" in their name. Africa [ edit ] Ethiopian National Theatre , Addis Ababa National Theatre of Ghana , Accra Kenya National Theatre , Nairobi National Arts Theatre , Lagos, Nigeria National Theatre of Somalia , Mogadishu National Theatre (Sudan) , Omdurman National Theatre of Tunisia , Tunis National Theatre of Uganda , Kampala Asia [ edit ] Japan [ edit ] National Theatre of Japan , Tokyo New National Theatre Tokyo National Noh Theatre , Tokyo National Bunraku Theatre , Osaka National Theater Okinawa , Urasoe, designed by Shin Takamatsu Other Asian countries [ edit ] National Theatre of Yangon , Burma Preah Suramarit National Theatre , Phnom Penh, Cambodia Habima Theatre , Tel Aviv, Israel Palestinian National Theatre , Jerusalem National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei , Taiwan National Theatre, Singapore National Theater of Korea , Seoul, South Korea National Theatre (Thailand) Oceania [ edit ] National Theatre,
36-1203: A building in The Hague Het Nationale Theater , a theater company in The Hague Portugal [ edit ] D. Maria II National Theatre , Lisbon São João National Theatre , Porto Romania [ edit ] National Theatre Bucharest Cluj-Napoca National Theatre Iași National Theatre Serbia [ edit ] National Theatre in Belgrade National Theatre in Niš Serbian National Theatre , Novi Sad National Theatre in Subotica National Theatre "Toša Jovanović" , Zrenjanin Spain [ edit ] National Theater Prize Centro Dramático Nacional , Madrid National Theatre of Catalonia , Barcelona United Kingdom [ edit ] Royal National Theatre (also known simply as
54-454: A congressionally chartered non-profit theatre producer National Theatre Conservatory , Denver, Colorado National Theatre, Boston (1836) , Massachusetts National Theatre, Boston (1911) , Massachusetts National Theatre (Detroit, Michigan) National Theatre, a short-lived playhouse (1836–1841) which was originally built in 1833 as Lorenzo Da Ponte's Italian Opera House , New York City National Theatre (New York) , former name of
72-1960: A defunct theatre company in Perth (1956–1984) which reconstituted as the Western Australian Theatre Company National Theatre, Launceston , Tasmania, Australia National Theatre, Melbourne , Victoria, Australia National Theatre Company (Papua New Guinea) National Theatre, Sydney , New South Wales, Australia National Theatre of Parramatta , a professional theatre company based in Parramatta, New South Wales Europe [ edit ] Albania [ edit ] National Theatre of Albania , Tirana National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania , Tirana Bosnia and Herzegovina [ edit ] National Theatre Mostar Bosnian National Theatre Zenica Sarajevo National Theatre Czech Republic [ edit ] National Theatre Brno National Theatre (Prague) National Theatre Ballet (Prague) Germany [ edit ] Deutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar National Theatre Mannheim National Theatre Munich France [ edit ] Comédie-Française (Paris) National Theatre of Strasbourg Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe National Theatre of Chaillot (Paris) Théâtre national de la Colline (Paris) Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique (Paris) Greece [ edit ] National Theatre of Greece , Athens National Theatre of Northern Greece , Thessaloniki Hungary [ edit ] National Theatre (Budapest) National Theatre of Győr National Theatre of Miskolc National Theatre of Pécs National Theatre of Szeged Lithuania [ edit ] National Kaunas Drama Theatre Netherlands [ edit ] Koninklijke Schouwburg ,
90-492: A dramatic theatre. In 1946, music performances were introduced, significantly enriching the theatre's offerings with the addition of Opera and Ballet. As the country’s central theatre, it has been pivotal to the artistic and cultural life of Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially through its organizational structure, which includes three ensembles: Drama, Opera, and Ballet. On 9 November 1946, the Sarajevo Opera premiered with
108-515: A performance of The Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana , an event that marked a major milestone in Bosnian musical culture. The Sarajevo Ballet was also founded in 1946, with its first independent production, The Harvest by Boris Papandopulo , performed on 25 May 1950. This performance marked the beginning of the ballet’s professional presence on the National Theatre’s stage. Over the years,
126-465: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages List of national theatres Several countries have one or more national theatres . This component in the name of a theatre indicates that the funding is not only a concern of private investors or the local city, but of the national or federal budget. The Comédie-Française in Paris , founded in 1680,
144-527: Is widely considered to be the world's first national theatre. Some theatres carry "national theatre" in their name without being governmentally funded national theatres: Sarajevo National Theatre The founding of the Sarajevo National Theatre is marked by two significant dates. The first was 27 November 1920, when in the city of Tuzla, the theatre presented Hasanaginica by Aleksa Šantić and Jedva steče zeta by Labiche and Michel at
162-621: The Austro-Hungarian administration, hosting theatre productions in what was referred to as “Saaltheater.” In 1922, the building was repurposed as the National Theatre. In September 2008, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Commission to Preserve National Monuments designated the National Theatre building as a national monument. The decision was made by a commission consisting of Zeynep Ahunbay , Amra Hadžimuhamedović, Dubravko Lovrenović , Ljiljana Ševo, and Tina Wik. The building itself
180-773: The Bristol Hotel. The official inauguration, however, took place on October 22 1921, marking the opening of its first season in the adapted building of the Social Hall in Sarajevo. The opening ceremonies spanned three days, drawing large audiences and numerous distinguished guests. Branislav Nušić , then Head of the Department of Arts at the Ministry of Education in Belgrade]], delivered a welcoming address, which
198-663: The Court, Asim Horozić’s Hasanaginica and Aska and the Wolf, and Đelo Jusić’s Katarina, the Bosnian Queen. By 1996, when the Sarajevo National Theatre celebrated its 75th anniversary, it had involved more than 1,600 actors, opera singers, ballet dancers, and other theatre professionals. During this period, it had staged 1,040 dramatic premieres and 264 opera and ballet projects. The theatre has performed extensively across Bosnia and Herzegovina and internationally. Originally called
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#1732765924462216-664: The Deaf , a US touring company National Theatre of Brent , a British comedy double act Nationalteatern , a Swedish rock group Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title National Theatre . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Theatre&oldid=1241606179 " Categories : Disambiguation pages National theatres Hidden categories: Short description
234-559: The National Theatre Sarajevo has contributed to the development of drama and new dramatic forms, as well as an authentic interpretation of classics across Drama, Opera, and Ballet, and has enriched the music repertoire for opera and ballet within Bosnian-Herzegovinian culture. The theatre has premiered numerous works by local and international playwrights, including Vlado Milošević ’s The Badger Before
252-670: The National Theatre of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland Latvian National Theatre , Riga, Latvia Montenegrin National Theatre , Podgorica, Montenegro National Theatre (Oslo) , Norway National Theatre, Warsaw , Poland Slovak National Theater , Bratislava, Slovakia Slovene National Theatre (disambiguation) , several theatres in Slovenia The Americas [ edit ] Mexico [ edit ] National Theatre of Mexico , Mexico City National Theatre Company of Mexico , Mexico City United States [ edit ] American National Theater and Academy ,
270-981: The National Theatre), London National Theatre of Scotland , a touring company National Theatre Wales , a touring company with English-language productions Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru , a touring company with Welsh-language productions National Theatre of England, a theatre in London in existence from 1914 to 1915; see Peacock Theatre The proposed National Theatre of Cornwall Other European countries [ edit ] Burgtheater or Austrian National Theatre, Vienna, Austria Ivan Vazov National Theatre , Sofia, Bulgaria Croatian National Theatre (disambiguation) , several theatres in Croatia Finnish National Theatre , Helsinki, Finland National Theatre of Iceland , Reykjavík, Iceland Abbey Theatre , also known as
288-1680: The Nederlander Theatre in New York City, New York National Theater of the United States of America , a company in New York City, New York National Theater (Manhattan) , former Yiddish theatre in New York City, New York National Theater (Richmond, Virginia) National Theatre (Washington, D.C.) Other countries in the Americas [ edit ] Teatro Nacional Cervantes or Cervantes National Theatre, Buenos Aires, Argentina Cláudio Santoro National Theater , Brasília, Brazil National Theatre School of Canada , Montreal, Canada Teatro de Cristóbal Colón , Bogotá, Colombia National Theatre of Costa Rica , San Jose, Costa Rica National Theatre of Cuba , Havana, Cuba Teatro Nacional (Santo Domingo) , Dominican Republic Teatro Nacional de El Salvador , San Salvador, El Salvador Rubén Darío National Theatre , Managua, Nicaragua National Theatre of Panama , Panama City, Panama Gran Teatro Nacional , Lima, Peru Sodre National Auditorium , Montevideo, Uruguay National Theatre of Venezuela , Caracas, Venezuela See also [ edit ] List of national theatres , theaters supported at least in part by national funds All pages with titles containing National Theatre Teatro Nacional (disambiguation) , National Theatre in Spanish and Portuguese National Theatre of
306-479: The “Social House,” the National Theatre building in Sarajevo was constructed in 1897 based on designs by Karel Pařík . It officially opened on January 2, 1899, with a production of Medea by Franz Grillparzer , performed by the Croatian National Theatre from Zagreb , with Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević reading the prologue. The building served as a social club and a performance venue during
324-494: Was met with “enthusiastic applause.” Following his speech, music and dramatic performances took place over several days, with the first official productions being Nušić’s Protekcija on October 23 1921, and Molière ’s The Imaginary Invalid on October 24 1921. The first opera performed in Sarajevo was Porin by Vatroslav Lisinski , staged in 1925 by the Opera from Osijek . Initially, The Sarajevo National Theatre operated solely as
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