ISSN 1846-0860 07 AUTHOR PROJECTS THE ROAD TO FOREIGN STAGES // 2/20 2/2007 NATAŠA RAJKOVIĆ AND BOBO JELČIĆ ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THEATRICAL ILLUSION // EXIT THEATRE, A SMALL OASIS OF A DREAM COME TRUE // NEW CROATIAN PLAYS // CROATIAN THEATRE CROATIAN THEATRE www.hciti.hr www.hciti.hr Croatian centre ITI www.hciti.hr contents editorial Dear friends and colleagues, Here is the second issue of Croatian Theatre magazine, the yearly publication issued by the Croatian Centre of ITI, with the aim of informing colleagues abroad on the ten- dencies in contemporary Croatian drama and theatre. The numerous praises we have received for the first issue of Croatian Theatre have convinced us in the functionality of our editorial concept. This certainly does not mean that we do not intend to expand Željka Turčinović the volume of our publication in the future, featuring more texts and introducing some 4 AUTHOR PROJECTS ∑ THE ROAD TO FOREIGN STAGES new segments. We therefore ask you to send us all your proposals, wishes and ideas via e-mail at
[email protected] Following the concept inaugurated in the first issue, the core of the Croatian Theatre Hrvoje Ivanković magazine consists again of three thematic segments. The first part features texts on 14 NATAŠA RAJKOVIĆ AND BOBO JELČIĆ ∑ ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THEATRICAL ILLUSION certain recent phenomena and particularities of Croatian theatre. The first text intro- duces the major events in the past theatre season in Croatia; the segment dedicated to the most distinguished author personalities of Croatian theatre features the inter- Tajana Gašparović nationally acknowledged directorial-dramaturgical tandem, Nataša Rajković and Bobo 20EXIT THEATRE, A SMALL OASIS OF A DREAM COME TRUE Jelčić; and the segment designed for informing about the currently most interesting Croatian theatres and festivals features a story on the independent Zagreb Theatre EXIT THEATRE, A SMALL OASIS OF A DREAM COME TRUEHrvo Exit.