Art organization

Kotar theater

Umjetnička organizacija Kotar teatar osnovana je 2012. godine s ciljem kreiranja kulturnog programa u Gorskom kotaru. Kotar teatar  djeluje kroz pripremu, organizaciju i izvođenje glazbeno-scenskih djela, kazališnih predstava, festivala, filmskih uradaka, multimedijalnih i umjetničkih performansa, kreativnih radionica, seminara i umjetničkih rezidencija. 
U proteklih deset godina održano je preko 200 događanja u glavnoj organizaciji i/ili suorganizaciji Kotar teatra, a svojim redovnim djelovanjem umjetnička organizacija stvara regionalni centar izvedbenih umjetnosti na okosnici Zagreba, Rijeke i Ljubljane.
Za postignuća u kulturnom sektoru, Kotar teatar nagrađen je Godišnjom nagradom Grada Delnica 2016. godine i poveljom grada Delnica za 10.godina djelovanja 2022.godine.

MISSION AND GOALS OF ACTION

  •      Accomplishing the right of the regional population to cultural content and active participation in cultural processes, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
  •       Encouraging local, regional and international cooperation of independent artists, independent organizations and institutional partners
  •      Contribution to the decentralization of production and distribution of cultural content at the state level in cooperation with civil society organizations and local self-government units from Gorski Kotar
  •      Deepening cooperation with existing audiences and developing programs to create new audiences at national and European level
  •    Production of interdisciplinary cultural content

TEAM MEMBERS

Theater director

kazališni glumac, lutkar i producent. Njegov umjetnički rad prožet je nizom suradnji s umjetnicima, umjetničkim organizacijama i ustanovama u kulturi. 2012. godine osnovao je Kotar teatar i Kotar FEST! u Delnicama. Studirao je na Umjetničkoj akademiji u Osijeku i The Commedia school u Kopenhagenu. U posljednjih deset godina radio je s kazališnim skupinama u Hrvatskoj, Srbiji, Danskoj i Finskoj. Uz kazališne uloge održava radionice i rezidencijalne programe posvećene fizičkom aspektu glume. Kao umjetnički voditelj Kotar teatra organizira i dovodi kulturni sadržaj u sve rjeđe naseljenu regiju Gorski kotar. U sklopu projekta „Aktivni umirovljenici u Gorskom kotaru – program poticanja aktivnog starenja na području Delnica i Gorskog kotara“ djelovao kao voditelj projekta koji je financiran iz Europskog socijalnog fonda i državnog proračuna Republike Hrvatske

Member and deputy artistic director

kazališna redateljica i lutkarica, rođena je 1982. u Zagrebu, Hrvatska. Diplomirala je teatrologiju ne Sorbonni 2008. g. i završila Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts de la Marionnette 2005.god u Charleville –Mezieresu u Francuskoj. Od 2008. glumi i režira u brojnim kazališnim projektima u Francuskoj, Sloveniji i Hrvatskoj. Bila je uključena u mnogobrojne humanitarne projekte i producirala je PIF – Međunarodni festival kazališta lutaka od 2009. do 2012. g. Godine 2012. osniva umjetničku organizaciju Lutkarska organizacija koju fakat trebamo- LOFT. LOFT je članica HC UNIMA i HC ASSITEJ. Od 2015. je članica Hrvatske zajednice samostalnih umjetnika. Vodi mnogobrojne radionice na fakultetima, školama, vrtićima, kao i za projekte Ministarstva kulture Republike Hrvatske. Godine 2017.g. postaje članica Upravnog odbora HC ASSITEJ. Profesorica je na Akademiji za umjetnost i kulturu u Osijeku. Za svoj rad dobila je nagrade u zemlji i inozemstvu.

Technical manager

He graduated from the School of Natural Sciences and Graphics in Rijeka, and gained work experience as an analytical chemist in biotechnology companies. He has always been interested in chemistry and natural sciences, and with the acquisition of knowledge in microbiology, he came up with the idea of ​​founding the Croatian Microscopic Society "Marjan", where he serves as president of the executive board. He acquired additional knowledge by training in the field of psychological assistance in the association "Potencijal" and completed a two-year education in robotics in Rijeka. At the Kotar Theater, he has been working as a permanent external associate as the technical director of guest performances since 2019, and he also works as an assistant in the production of The Man Who Was Afraid to Fall Asleep, I’Lujzijana magic show and Welcome to the CLUB. Participates in the strategic planning of the Kotar Theater and contributes to the development of the artistic organization at the local and regional level.

Permanent external associate

Stalni je vanjski suradnik Kotar teatra od 2021. godine, a potpisuje novi vizualni identitet (tisak i web) te  promotivne materijale Kotar teatra u 2022. godini. Grafički dizajn završio je pri Školi za umjetnost, dizajn, grafiku i odjeću Zabok, a  2022. godine završio program stručnog osposobljavanja u pripremi i provedbi Europskih projekata pri Učilištu EU projekti. Iza sebe ima radno iskustvo mlađeg administrativnog savjetnika, a trenutno djeluje kao samostalni dizajner.

Producer

producer and manager of individual projects of the organization, coordinator of programs and public relations. She graduated as an economist for tourism, at the Faculty of Economics in 2008. She received additional training in the field of preparation and implementation of EU projects and public procurement, as well as foreign languages ​​(Italian). In the past more than 15 years of work experience, she has worked in various companies and sectors and non-profit organizations (some of which she founded and leads today) in the field of sales, marketing, public relations and project and event management. She is currently working as a specialist in the preparation and implementation of EU projects at a private university in Zagreb. 

Permanent external associate for technique

computer scientist, designer and co-organizer Kotar FEST! He graduated from the Technical Polytechnic in Zagreb. He has work experience as an administrator, graphic designer, service technician, and currently works as an IT operator in a small Zagreb startup company. He participates as a designer and 3D modeler in several projects.

Permanent external design associate

graphic designer graduated from Zagreb University of Applied Sciences in 2008. He has a lot of realized projects and many years of experience in the field of graphic design. He is currently employed in a digital studio / printing house, and also works as a freelance designer. Passionate alpinist, mountaineer, sport climber, cyclist and runner 🙂

Permanent external associate

He has a master's degree in art, a philosopher and a writer. He is the owner and manager of the art studio "Damjan Kovač" in Prezid. So far, he has exhibited his works in Russia, America, Japan and other European countries. He is the leader and volunteer of the local museum and the Prezid collection, the local museum Čabar and the gallery "Vilim Svečnjak" Čabar. He is a member of the ALUMNI club of the APURI academy and a member of the board of directors of Claustra Alpium Iuliarum. He is the author of the books: "Prezid Kronike" and "Period of Darkness". He began his collaboration with the Kotar Theater on the project "The Man Who Was Afraid to Fall Asleep" as one of the creators of the scenography.

Permanent external associate

Fine artist, co-organizer of Kotar FEST! a, leader of individual projects and art workshops of Kotar Theater. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, Department of Restoration and Conservation of Art, majoring in painting, with the highest honors (summa cum laude). She is engaged in the restoration and conservation of works of art on various media. In 2018, she passed the state professional exam for the basic professional title. She is a regular member of the Croatian Restoration Society (HRD), as well as a member of the Croatian Society of Fine Artists (HDLU).

She has been exhibiting at numerous group exhibitions for several years, and in 2018 she is exhibiting at her first solo exhibition at the Šira Gallery. She has many years of experience in conducting art workshops for children and adults (Atelier Sellier, District Studio, Space of Imagination, Playroom Above the Clouds, Infoshop Pippilot Library). funambule (walking on a wire).

Permanent external costume design associate

She graduated from the Faculty of Textile Technology in Zagreb, majoring in industrial design of textiles and clothing. During her studies, she participated in numerous exhibitions of student works, and won the Dean's and Rector's Awards. During her studies, she was engaged in scientific research, had numerous exhibitions and worked in a company that sells software programs for the textile industry. In 2012, she obtained a master's degree in textile technology and industrial clothing design engineering. In 2016, she opened her craft "Adriana Rajčić design" and launched a line of unique clothing. She began collaborating with the Kotar Theater on the project "The Man Who Was Afraid to Fall Asleep" as an executive costume designer.

Permanent external associate

Damir is a medical radiology engineer by profession, and he has been in love with music since he was a child. The theater comes to Kotar as a reinforcement in the technical management of individual plays, but also as a musical reinforcement of the organization. So far, he has played in several bands, accompanied singers in live performances, and currently plays keyboards in the band "A je to". He started his collaboration with the Kotar Theater as the technical director of the play “The Man Who Was Afraid to Fall Asleep” and as the stage lighting director in the play “I’Luzijana magic show”.