Cross-cultural Exchanges: Slovenian artists on theatre stages of Republika Srpska

Nataša Glišić

In its tumultuous past, today’s western Balkans region has passed through significant changes. The war and the political history influenced the change of borders and the creation of new countries. The organic need of artists for collaboration and establishing contacts has evolved new approaches towards cultural diversity. The paper presents a historical overview of the cross-cultural cooperation between artists and theatres from Slovenia and Republika Srpska. We come across intercultural communication already at the founding of theatre in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and continuing in SFR Yugoslavia; nowadays, it is regenerating in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska in the areas of professional and amateur theatre, creative activities for children and the development of new production models.

Nataša Glišič is an associate professor at the Academy of Arts, University of Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad and her PhD from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade. The author of the books Elektra kao citat [Electra as a Quote] and Kome priliči crnina [Who Befits Darkness], she also publishes papers and book reviews in national and international periodicals. She participates in important symposia and collaborates in international research projects.