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Trebalo je malo vremena, nekoliko »umjetničkih« ispada i dosta teškog rada (tuđeg, ne mojeg), kako bismo ponovo pokrenuli The Regent Esplanade časopis, no smatrali smo da je važno da to napravimo kako bi se ‘naš glas ponovo čuo’. Trenutak je za nas idealan, jer ove godine slavimo još jednu veliku obljetnicu hotela Esplanade. Uz 85. godišnjicu hotela pripremili smo članak o povijesti Esplanade, primili smo dosta česti ti ki od naših uvaženih gosti ju i prijatelja, te iskoristi li priliku da zavirimo u knjigu gosti ju, kako bismo za vas izdvojili nama najdraže komentare poznati h i slavnih, koji su sve ovo vrijeme ovdje odsjedali. Naš je običaj da budemo diskretni, kada su u pitanju gosti , a naročito oni slavni, no za ovu prigodu morali smo napraviti malu iznimku, ali smo pri tome pazili da ne budemo indiskretni. Osim brojnih oglasa, za koje obećajem da će ih ubuduće biti manje, nadam se da će vam članci, koje smo za vas pripremili, biti zanimljivi. Povijesni pregled Zagreb Golf & Country Cluba otkriva ponešto sramotne akti vnosti osnivača ove,

Fotograf I Photograph: HRVOJE SERDAR danas respektabilne, organizacije. Prvi zagrebački Golf klub osnovan je upravo u našem hotelu, zbog čega je Esplanade Produkcija i kreati vno vodstvo I Producti on and imala besplatno članstvo. creati ve management: DANIRA OREŠIĆ Novi predsjednik Američke gospodarske komore u Hrvatskoj, Don Markušić, u poslovnom intervjuu govori o svojoj viziji Model I Model: ARIANA KNEGO ZA TALIA MODELS AmChama te o uspjehu koji posti že nastojeći da Hrvatska postane bolje mjesto za poslovanje. U fascinantnom intervjuu, Haljina I Dress: MICHAL NEGRIN Frizura I Hairstyle: MATEJA LOPAC ZA PAUL Rade Šerbedžija se ne ustručava dati svoje viđenje ﬁ lmskog svijeta, kazališta u Hrvatskoj, politi ke i religije . Svakako je MITCHELL to čovjek s kojim bih volio popiti pivo! Kao što sam već napomenuo, ovo je naš prvi broj nakon »perioda šutnje« i nadamo se da će biti pravi odraz našeg hotela – s mnogo sti la, luksuzan i inteligentan, ali opet otvoren, pristupačan, ponekad nestašan, ali uvijek s osmijehom i željom IMPRESSUM da nas se ne shvati previše ozbiljno. Uživajte!

Izdavač I Editor ZAPOSLENA D.O.O. 10 000 ZAGREB We’re back! PRILAZ GJURE DEŽELIĆA 62/II E: [email protected] It’s taken a wee while, one or two arti sti c tantrums along the way and a lot of hard work (by others, not me) to resurrect TEL: 01/3680 015 The Regent Esplanade Magazine but we thought it was worth the eﬀ ort to get it back up and running and get our voices FAX: 01/3680 016 back. The ti ming has been good for us as we celebrate yet another milestone in the long and disti nguished history of

Glavna urednica I Editor-in-Chief The Esplanade with our 85th anniversary and we’ve a bit of a feature on the story behind this grand old hotel, some ANA GRUDEN birthday wishes from some of our more celebrated friends and a look back into our guest books for some of our favorite

Uredništvo I Editorial board comments. We don’t usually reveal any informati on about our guests but there’s surely a statute of limitati ons here on PHILIP MAHONEY, SANDA SOKOL this special occasion and we never, ever let anything slip when discreti on is called for! Aside from the shameless adverti sing (and, I promise, less of that in the next editi on), I hope you fi nd some of the Direktorica marketi ngaa I Marketi ng manager DANIRA OREŠIĆ pieces here interesti ng. A historical look at the Zagreb Golf & Country Club reveals the slightly nefarious dealings of the forerunners to this much more respectable organizati on as the fi rst Zagreb Golf Club was founded in this hotel Grafi čka urednica i dizajnerica I Art editor NERA ORLIĆ with the Esplanade being a non-paying member for very good reason. The new President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Croati a, Don Markušić, talks about his vision for the Chamber and the successes he has already had in Lektura I Proofreading helping to make Croati a a bett er place in which to do business. Also pulling no punches is Rade Šerbedžija in a fascinat- JULIJANA JURKOVIĆ ing interview in which he gives a revealing commentary on the fi lm business in general, theatre in Croati a, politi cs and Novinari I Journalists religion – now he’s someone to have a beer with. TENA ŠTIVIČIĆ, MARTINA ŠIPUŠ, PETRA FABRO As I said, this is our fi rst stab at publicati on aft er a period of silence and we’re hoping, over ti me, that this will develop

Prijevod na engleski I Translati on to English into a reﬂ ecti on of the hotel itself – stylish, luxurious and intelligent, yes, but also inclusive, accessible, oft en irreverent, LANGUAGE LAB, ANDREJA KOVAČIĆ but always with a smile and a refusal to take ourselves too seriously. Enjoy!

Fotograﬁ I Photographs HRVOJE SERDAR, INES NOVKOVIĆ

Tisak I Print GRAFIČKI ZAVOD HRVATSKE

MIHANOVIĆEVA 1 I 10000 ZAGREB I CROATIA T. +38501 45 66 666 I F. +38501 45 66 020 E. [email protected] Philip Mahoney, www.theregentzagreb.com generalni direktor I General Manager SADRŽAJ Content 6 POVIJEST HOTELA | HISTORY OF THE HOTEL 85. GODIŠNJICA HOTELA 44 Hotel’s 85th Anniversary IZDVAJAMO IZ PONUDE HOTELA | SPECIAL HOTEL OFFER VJEN»ANJA U MANIRI 10 SUVREMENE BAJKE POVIJEST HOTELA | HISTORY OF THE HOTEL Wedding like a RO–ENDANSKE »ESTITKE Contemporary Fairytale Birthday wishes 24 REPORTAŽA | REPORT LUKSUZ U SRCU BORDEAUXA Luxury at the heart of 16 Bordeaux INTERVJU | INTERVIEW RADE ŠERBEDŽIJA 36 52 POSLOVNI INTERVJU | SPORT I REKREACIJA | BUSINESS INTERVIEW SPORTS ND RECREATION DON MARKUŠI∆ NEZABORAVNO GOLFERSKO ISKUSTVO U ZAGREBU An unforgettable golfing experience in Zagreb 60 71 REPORTAŽA | REPORT MODA | FASHION DUBROVNIK TISU∆LJETNI BISER JADRANA Thousand-year-old pearl of the Adriatic

80 PREDSTAVLJAMO OSOBLJE HOTELA | INTRODUCING HOTEL STAFF MIRJANA KOZLINA 86 GASTRONOMIJA | GASTRONOMY GURMANSKA RAPSODIJA Gourmet rhapsody 90 96 KULTURA | CULTURE GRADSKI KALENDAR | CITY CALENDAR NOVO KULTURNO SREDIŠTE VODI» KROZ KULTURNE ZAGREBA DOGAÐAJE U ZAGREBU The new cultural centre of Zagreb A Guide to Zagreb’s cultural events 6 POVIJEST HOTELA | HISTORY OF THE HOTEL GODIŠNJICA HOTELA 85Hotel’s th Anniversary Hotel The Regent Esplanade Zagreb, poznat kao hram udobnosti i gastronomije, u 85. godini svojega postojanja, uspješno drži korak sa suvremenošću, u isto vrijeme njegujući harmoniju tradicije i prošlih vremena

The Regent Esplanade Hotel Zagreb, known as a temple of comfort and gastronomy, now in its 85th year of existence, keeps pace with contemporary ti mes while maintaining harmony with its traditi on and the past. 7 8 POVIJEST HOTELA | HISTORY OF THE HOTEL

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The fi ve star Regent Esplanade Hotel Zagreb will mark its 85th anniversary in 2010. The luxury, elegance and charm with which it att racted Orson Welles the travelers of the famous Orient Express as far back as 1925, conti nue to make it an elite desti nati on today. The most modern hotel of Hotel s pet zvjezdica, The Regent Esplanade Zagreb u travnju 2010. central Europe was built near the central train stati on, which was at obilježava 85 godina svojega postojanja, a luksuz, elegancija i šarm the ti me the only connecti on with Europe and the rest of the world. kojima je davne 1925. privukao putnike poznatog Orient Expressa i Dionis Suko was the building’s architect and more than 200 disti n- danas ga čine elitnim odredištem. Najmoderniji hotel srednje Europe guished guests were present at its opening on April 22, 1925. Among izgrađen je pokraj željezničkog kolodvora, tada jedinom poveznicom them were many disti nguished individuals, journalists and pleasure s Europom i ostatkom svijeta. Arhitektom se smatra Dionis Sunko, a seekers. The reviews predicted a bright internati onal future for the svečanom otvorenju, održanom 22. travnja 1925., odazvalo se više hotel and, as one of the fi rst guests was a certain Mr. Glück, which in od 200 uzvanika, među kojima i gospodin Henzel te mnogi uglednici, German means luck, hope was raised that this predicti on would come novinari i ljubitelji dodira klasike. Novinari su hotelu predviđali blistavu true. And it did! budućnost na međunarodnom planu, a među prvim gosti ma se našao i gospodin Gluck, što na njemačkom znači sreća, koji je probudio nadu Historical ti ps da će se predviđanja i ostvariti . I jesu! In the 1920s, the Esplanade had the reputati on of a hotel that att racted “dissati sfi ed women and their lovers”; its dancing balls were top Natuknice iz povijesti social events, as well as an arena for scandal. A famous Zagreb lover Esplanada je 20-ih bila na glasu kao hotel koji privlači “nezadovoljne seduced a young girl at one of these balls and for several months they žene i njihove ljubavnike”, a plesne večeri su tada bile vrhunski druš- met in the luxurious hotel rooms. Aft er that, he moved on to another tveni događaj, ali i poprište skandala. Poznati zagrebački zavodnik je woman, the hurt young lady fainted in public and the anecdote be- na jednoj od njih zaveo mladu djevojku i nekoliko mjeseci su se sas- came a scandal. Another delicate anecdote concerns the fi rst strip- tajali u luksuznim hotelskim sobama. Nakon toga je našao drugu, a tease. At a farewell party for an Italian count, besides the caviar and povrijeđena dama se onesvijesti la u javnosti ; i anegdota je prerasla champagne, there were ladies who stripped to their underwear. Some u skandal. Škakljiva anegdota svakako je i ona o prvom stripti zu. Na other Italians opened an illegal casino under the pretence of a Golf oproštajnoj zabavi talijanskoga grofa, uz kavijar i šampanjac, pojavile club and the police intervened when rumours of prosti tuti on began su se i dame koje su se razodjenule u donje rublje. Neki Talijani su za- circulati ng. Hotel guests ofetn included journalists who were sniffi ng ti m, pod paravanom Golf kluba, otvorili ilegalni kasino, a policija je in- around for stories and with a guest list that included actress Gitt a Al- tervenirala kad se počela spominjati i prosti tucija. Hotel su, naravno, par, the queen of Parisian cabaret Josephine Baker, the European shoe posjećivali novinari, u potrazi za zanimljivosti ma. A zanimljivi gosti king Bata, the King of Spain, the Prince of Nepal, it is easy to see why. svakako su bili glumica Gitt a Alpar, kraljica pariškog kabareta Josephine In 1941, during the fi rst days of foreign occupati on, hotel guests were 9

Jane Seymour Orson Welles, Arthur Rubinstein, Leonid Brežnjev, Josephine Baker, Ella Fitzgerald kraljica Elizabeta samo su neki od znamenitih gostiju hotela

Orson Welles, Arthur Rubinstein, Leonid Brezhnev, Josephine Baker, Ella Fitzgerald and Queen Elizabeth were just some of the distinguished guests of the Hotel.

Baker, europski kralj cipela Bata, španjolski kralj, princ od Nepala i replaced by German offi cers and this period was well-documented by mnogi drugi. the famous anti -fascist Curzio Malaparte . One positi ve story from war Tijekom 1941. godine i prvih dana strane okupacije, goste su zamijenili ti me was the guest performance of the opera singer Benjamin Gigli njemački ofi ciri, o čemu je pisao poznati anti fašist Curzio Malaparte. during which the windows of the Emerald Ballroom cracked. Aft er its Svijetao događaj iz ti h ratnih vremena jest gostovanje opernog pjevača 1957 renovati on, the Esplanade was host to arti sts like Arthur Rubin- Beniamina Giglia, od čije su izvedbe popucali prozori Smaragdne stein, Dizzie Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Giuseppe de Santi s, and the leg- dvorane. Nakon renovacije 1957. godine, u Esplanadi su odsjedali um- endary Orson Welles. jetnici, između ostalih i Arthur Rubinstein, Dizzie Gillespie, Ella Fitzger- Leonid Brezhnev was served wild venison and shrimp, Queen Eliza- ald, Giuseppe de Santi s te legendarni Orson Welles. Diplomati ma su beth awarded the head chef with a gold coin for Dalmati an fi sh dishes. servirane razne delicije. Leonidu Brežnjevu je, primjerice, servirana The Italian politi cian Fanfani was served a shank prepared à la Royale, srneti na a la wild i rakovi, dok je britanska kraljica Elizabeta glavnog a specialty of the Hotel. kuhara darovala zlatnim dukatom: za jela od ribe pripremljena na dalmati nski način. Talijanskom politi čaru Fanfaniju je, pak, servirana The Golden era of the Hotel koljenica na kraljevski način, što je bio specijalitet hotela. The golden years of Esplanade began in 1964 with its entry into the society of the world’s best hotels. At that ti me the hotel joined the Zlatna era hotela Inter-Conti nental Hotel corporati on which was founded by PAN-AM to Zlatne godine Esplanade započele su 1964., ulaskom u visoko društvo off er its travelers top quality service. In 1989, the hotel functi oned as najboljih hotela na svijetu. Hotel se tada pridružio korporaciji Inter- an independent company but the turning point for the hotel was in Conti nental Hotela, koju je osnovao PAN AM, sa željom da svojim put- 2003, when the Esplanade joined the Regent Hotels & Resorts and be- nicima pruži vrhunsku uslugu. Od 1989. hotel je počeo funkcionirati came the fi rst Regent hotel in Europe. The ceremonious opening of the kao nezavisno poduzeće. Prijelomna godina je i 2003., kada hotel Es- Regent Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb took place on November 11, 2004. planade postaje dijelom Regent Hotels & Resorts i prvi Regent hotel u Today the hotel conti nues to follow its rich traditi ons, guarding the Europi. Svečano otvorenje hotela The Regent Esplanade Zagreb odvilo high standards of personalised service. The discreet and elegant staff se 11. studenoga 2004. focuses its services on each individual guest and adheres to the phi- Hotel i danas nastavlja slijediti bogatu tradiciju, šti teći visoke standarde losophy of the hotel as ‘a temple of comfort and gastronomy’ which personalizirane usluge. Diskretno i elegantno osoblje uslugu usmjeruje has now become encompassed in The Tao of Regent. Guest sati sfac- prema osobnosti svakoga gosta. Ili, kako to kaže fi lozofi ja osoblja, to nije ti on remains the méti er of every member of the team and is as impor- samo hotel, već hram udobnosti i gastronomije. Stoga, prema posebnoj tant today as it was in 1925; while conti nuing to break boundaries and proceduri, nakon prvog smiještanja osoblje nastavlja voditi brigu o gos- capture the zeitgeist, the harmony and traditi on of the past remains tu, a šef restorana je uvijek na raspolaganju da gosta uvede u atmosferu untouched. restorana. Idući u korak sa suvremenošću, harmonija tradicije i prošlih vremena u hotelu The Regent Esplanade Zagreb ostaje netaknuta. 10 POVIJEST HOTELA | HISTORY OF THE HOTEL

Tijekom godina, naši su gosti bili i ostali uvažni ljudi iz Zagreba, Hrvatske i svijeta. Od politi čara, ljudi iz poslovnog svijeta, pa sve do poznati h estradnih umjetnika. Evo, kako su nam oni zaželjeli sretnu 85. godišnjicu postojanja...

O–ENDANSKE R»ESTITIKE Birthday wishes

Over the years, our guests have been, and sti ll are, disti n- guished people from Zagreb, Croati a and all over the world. From politi cians, people from the business world, to arti sts. Here is how they congratulat- ed our 85th anniversary… 11

Ivo JosipoviÊ, predsjednik Republike Hrvatske Ivo JosipoviÊ, Croatian President “Hotel Esplanade već je 85 godina simbol vrhun- “For 85 years now Regent Esplanade has been a symbol skog hotela u ovom dijelu Europe. Svojom bogatom of the highest quality hotel in this part of Europe. With poviješću – započetom još u doba Orient-expressa, it’s rich history which started long ago at the ti me of the a nastavljenom nizom slavnih gosti ju koji su odsjeli Orient Express and then conti nued throughout the years u njemu, hotel Esplanade jedna je od atrakcija grada with a long list of famous guests that stayed here, ho- Zagreba. Svim bivšim i sadašnjim zaposlenicima hotel Esplanade has become one of Zagreb’s att racti ons. I tela Esplanade česti tam obljetnicu sa željom da hotel would like to congratulate all the previous and current Esplanade još zadugo ostane pojam gostoljubivosti i employees with a wish that Esplanade remains a sign of vrhunske usluge.” hospitality and premium service for a long ti me to come.”

Emil Tedeschi, predsjednik Uprave Atlantic Grupe Emil Tedeschi, Atlantic Group president of the board “Hotel Esplanade oduvijek je bio prvi izbor kad je riječ “Speaking of hotel desti nati ons in Zagreb and service, ho- o zagrebačkim hotelskim desti nacijama i usluzi, ali i tel Esplanade was always my ﬁ rst choice, but also much više od toga. U posljednjih 85 godina gastronomski je more then that. In the last 85 years the hotel is a gastro- uzor i jedno od središnjih mjesta društvenih okuplja- nomical exemplar and one of the central places of social nja u glavnom gradu, a svojom kongresnom ponudom gathering in the capital city, and with its congress facility i lokacijom idealno je odredište za održavanje različiti h and locati on it is the ideal locati on for holding corporate korporati vnih događanja.” events.”

Nenad Porges, konzultant i bivši ministar gospo- Nenad Porges, consultant and former minister of darstva economy “Za hotel Esplanade me veže niz osobnih lijepih us- “I have a number of personal memories that bring me pomena: od svadbe sa suprugom Jasnom u društvu back to hotel Esplanade: my wedding with my wife Jasna najbližih prijatelja davne 1971., u danas nepostojećem in the company of our closest friends way back in 1971, salonu Zrinjevac, karti ce prijatelja Esplanade broj the alas-no-longer Salon Zrinjevac, the Friends of Espla- 003, dočeka novih godina i brojnih drugih prigoda u nade Cards – mine is number 003 – New Years’ Eves najljepšoj zagrebačkoj dvorani, Smaragdnoj, do osni- and many other occasions in the pretti est hall in Zagreb, vanja, i redoviti h, do danas, sastanaka prvog Lions The Emerald Ballroom, to the establishment of and now kluba u RH – Lions kluba Zagreb... regular meeti ngs of the ﬁ rst Lions Club in the Republic of Hotel Esplanade je bio – a vjerujem i ostao – rijetka Croati a – Lions Club Zagreb… oaza pristojnog, građanskog i tolerantnog Zagreba, The Hotel Esplanade was – and I believe remains – a rare Zagreba koji cijeni suzdržanost, diskreciju, maštovite oasis of polite, civil and tolerant Zagreb, Zagreb which jelovnike i vinsku kartu, a osobito atmosferu ug- appreciates restraint, discreti on, imaginati ve menus and lađenosti .” wine lists, and a parti cularl atmosphere of reﬁ nement.”

Davor Štern, poslovni savjetnik Davor Štern, business consultant “Česti tam rođendan hotelu koji je našoj obitelji u više “I congratulate the hotel on its anniversary. The Espla- navrata priušti o ugodne i vesele trenutke boravka. nade has given my family pleasant and joyful moments Usluga je uvijek bila na najvišoj mogućoj razini te ga on several occasions. The service has always been of the smatram jednim od najboljih hotela koje sam u svojoj highest possible level and I consider it to be one of the bogatoj poslovnoj praksi vidio.” best hotels that I have seen in my varied business travels.”

Milan BandiÊ, gradonaËelnik Zagreba Milan BandiÊ, mayor of Zagreb “Hotel Esplanade je bio i ostao jedan od zašti tnih “Hotel Esplanade was and remains one of the trade znakova Zagreba. Više je od hotela; on predstavlja marks of Zagreb. It is more than just a hotel; she repre- dio identi teta naše metropole i najrječiti je govori o sents a part of the identi ty of our metropolis and speaks njezinoj bogatoj prošlosti , ali i o vrhunskoj ugosti teljs- most arti culately about her rich past, but also about ma- koj, hotelskoj i turisti čkoj ponudi modernog Zagreba. jesti c catering and the hotel and tourism off er of modern The Regent Esplanade Zagreb slavi jubilej i uvjeren Zagreb. sam da će i idućih 85 godina predstavljati kremu The Regent Esplanade Zagreb is celebrati ng an anniver- zagrebačke hotelske ponude.» sary and I am convinced that it will represent the cream of Zagreb’s hotels in another 85 years.” Damir Bajs, ministar turizma “Iznimno mi je zadovoljstvo česti tati 85. rođendan jed- Damir Bajs, minister of tourism nom od naših vodećih smještajno-ugosti teljskih ob- “It is my pleasure to congratulate The Regent Esplanade jekata, hotelu The Regent Esplanade Zagreb, odnosno Zagreb on its 85th birthday as one of our leading hotels. svim njegovim dosadašnjim djelatnicima. Česti tam im I congratulate the hotel’s employees on decades of suc- na desetljećima uspješnog rada i truda, zahvaljujući cessful work and eff ort during which they have always kojima su oduvijek bili hvalevrijedan primjer mnogi- been a praiseworthy example to many. I thank them for ma. Prije svega im zahvaljujem na njihovu uisti nu their truly deservingly accredited contributi on to Croa- vrijednom doprinosu hrvatskom turizmu, dok svim ti an tourism and to all future and present employees I sadašnjim i budućim djelatnicima želim još uspješniji wish a successful conti nuati on of this long traditi on of the Fotografi je I Photo: Dalibor ZoriÊ nastavak ove duge tradicije vrhunskog hotelijerstva.” top-level hotel management. 12 POVIJEST HOTELA | HISTORY OF THE HOTEL

Denis Kuljiš, novinar Denis Kuljiš, journalist U hotel Esplanade zalazim već trideset godina, tu sam slavio rođendane, priređivao I have been coming to hotel Esplanade for nearly thirty years, I celebrated birthdays here, neformalne soraje, tu sam proveo nebrojena jutra, a iz Bistroa sam se nakon sjajnog prepared informal ‘sorajas’, I have spent countless mornings here, and from Le Bistro, aft er preuređenja provedenog po nacrti ma arhitekta Ott a Barića, koji je s mojom ženom išao u a wonderful redecorati on by the architect Ott o Barić, who went to school with my wife, I školu, preselio u kavanu. Njezin je djed, hrvatski pjesnik i učenjak Mate Balota, odnosno moved to the Bar. Her grandfather, Croati an poet and scholar Mate Balota also stayed in the dr. Mijo Mirković, uostalom, i sam odsjedao u Esplanadi – kod kuće imamo njegov račun Esplanade – at home we have his bill for an overnight stay in 1925 (he was a hoarder and za noćenje iz 1924. godine (bio je kompulzivni sakupljač, valjda nikad u životu nije bacio never threw a piece of paper out in his life). He always stayed at best hotels in the citi es ni jedan papir). On je uvijek odsjedao u najboljim hotelima u gradovima u kojima je bo- when he traveled around the world – in Paris at the l’ Hotel des Grands Hommes, in Venice ravio putujući po svijetu – u Parizu u l’Hotel des Grands Hommes, u Veneciji u Danieliju. at Danieli. Thus, I can say that the Esplanade is our family hotel. It is a cultural oasis in the Stoga mogu reći da je hotel Esplanade naš obiteljski hotel. To je kulturna oaza u savani savanna of Zagreb’s social life. When I interviewed American philanthropist and billionaire zagrebačkoga društvenog života. Kad sam ovdje intervjurao američkog fi lantropa i mili- George Soros here, his assistant persuaded him to come and take a look at Zagreb, but he jardera Georgea Sorosa, njegova ga je pratnja nagovarala da pođe razgledavati Zagreb, ali said to them: “I think I won’t miss much if I please myself with a view over the hotel terrace.” on im je odgovorio: ‘Mislim da neću mnogo propusti ti ako se zadovoljim pogledom preko A famous Croati an writer, Krleža, thought much the same. Who am I to oppose them?” hotelske terase.’ Nešto slično mislio je o tome i Krleža. Tko sam ja da im se proti vim?“ Davor ButkoviÊ, editor of Jutarnji list Davor ButkoviÊ, urednik Jutarnjeg lista “The Esplanade is one of most important Croati an cultural insti tuti ons. That descripti on is “Esplanade je jedna od važnijih hrvatskih kulturnih insti tucija. Ta ocjena vrijedi na svim valid on all levels: from the fascinati ng architecture, to the fact that it is the only Grand razinama: od Espalanadine fascinantne arhitekture, preko činjenice da je riječ o jedi- Palace hotel, not only in Croati a, but in the area of the former country, and the fact that the nom Grand Palace hotelu ne samo u Hrvatskoj nego na prostorima bivše države te da Esplanade functi ons as the most important place where smart and polite society is gather- Esplanade funkcionira kao najvažnije zagrebačko okupljalište pametnih i pristojnih ljudi, ing, to the Esplanade’s gastronomy, which has now reached a new level with the arrival of do Esplanadine gastronomske ponude, koja je dosti gla novu razinu dolaskom uzornog the ideal chef, Jeff rey Vella. The Esplanade personally makes me happy every day. In the chefa Jeff reya Velle. Osobno me Esplanade svakodnevno čini sretnim. Usred najtežega middle of a hard working day the greatest relief is to come for lunch in Le Bistro, where radnog dana najveće mi je olakšanje skočiti na ručak u Bistro, gdje me, uz fi nu hranu, besides fi ne food, I am welcomed by the best waiters in Croati a. During the summer I like to dočekuju najbolji konobari u Hrvatskoj. Ljeti obožavam sjediti na terasi Oleander, jed- sit on the Oleander terrace, one of the pretti est in the city, and Vella’s food from the haute noj od najljepših u gradu, a Vellina hrana iz haute cuisine restorana pripada vrhunskim cuisine restaurant belongs to the fi nest gastronomical reaches in the country. In short, I gastronomskim dometi ma u zemlji. Ukratko, obožavam Espalanadu i želim da doživi niz adore Esplanade and I wish it lives through a long line of triple-fi gure birthdays.” troznamenkasti h rođendana.” Jakov Bienenfeld, entrepreneur Jakov Bienenfeld, poduzetnik “I have been coming to the Esplanade since 1968, and from this hotel, which I have loved “U hotel Esplanade dolazim od 1968., i za taj me hotel, koji oduvijek volim, veže mnogo since then, I have many memories. It is the fi rst hotel in Croati a that registered loyalty sjećanja. Prvi je u Hrvatskoj uveo loyality card, a meni je dodijeljen broj 008. Budući da cards, and I was given number 008. I was mad because the lower numbers got guests which sam se naljuti o jer su manje brojeve dobili gosti koji nisu toliko niti zalazili niti trošili u didn’t come or spent that much in Esplanade, so they gave me a new loyalty card, with Esplanadi, dodijeljen mi je novi loyaliti card, s jedinstvenim brojem 0000. Današnjem a unique number 0000. To the present staff , especially waiters who know me well, it is je osoblju, prvenstveno konobarima koji me već poznaju, dovoljno da se namršti m za simply enough that I frown and they will remove the dish and bring me a new one. That stolom i oni će maknuti jelo i donijeti mi novo. Takvo što, takvu brigu o stalnim i dragim sort of thing, that kind of caring for regular and dear clients you can experience only in the klijenti ma možete doživjeti jedino u Esplanadi, koja je prvi luksuzan zagrebački hotel. Esplanade, and our capital city will not experience another hotel in the way it experienced Nijedan hotel nije zagrebačkiji od Esplanade, a naš glavni grad neće nijedan drugi hotel the Esplanade. Regardless of the changes, Esplanade remains the hotel with spirit and I doživjeti na način na koji je doživio Esplanadu. Bez obzira na promjene, Esplanade ostaje wish it all the best.” hotel s dušom i želim mu sve najbolje.” Amelia TomaševiÊ, director of Zagreb Tourist Board Amelia TomaševiÊ, direktorica TuristiËke zajednice grada Zagreba “Since its very fi rst day, the Esplanade took a special place in the hearts of the people of “Od prvog dana Esplanade zauzima posebno mjesto u srcima Zagrepčana te nosi Zagreb Zagreb and carries Zagreb in a heart. It was always something special, more than a hotel. u srcu. Uvijek je bila nešto posebno, nešto više od hotela. Da bih ilustrirala što želim To illustrate what I want to say, I remember an anecdote from twenti es, about Draguti n reći, prisjeti t ću se anegdote iz 20-ih godina, vezane za Draguti na Tadijanovića. Tada Tadijanović. As a poor student, Tadijanović was a scholar of the Esplanade; when he was siromašan student, Tadijanović je bio sti pendist Esplanade. Naime, netko ga je pokrao, robbed, the director of the hotel gave him a free lunch and a dinner. The hotel showed a tadašnji mu je direktor hotela odobrio besplatan ručak i večeru. Senzibilitet za ljude sensiti vity to the people by taking in exiles during the Croati an war for Independence. One hotel je pokazao i prihvati vši prognanike ti jekom Domovinskoga rata. Jedna je Vukovarka lady from Vukovar lived in the hotel for nearly 12 years, and famous is also pompous lunch u hotelu živjela gotovo 12 godina, a poznat je i raskošan ručak koji je hotel organizirao za that hotel organized for homeless people. I hope that the hotel conti nues in its approach to beskućnike. Hotel Esplanade je poseban upravo zbog senzibiliteta za grad i ljude. Nadam local corporate social responsibility. It is a place for elegantand professional social functi ons se da ti m putem ide dalje. Osim što je mjesto elegantnih židovskih, medicinskih, novinar- but it is its heart that makes the Esplanade an insti tuti on, not the glamour. I wish to the skih i inih balova, osim toga glamoura, Esplanade ima srce i to je čini insti tucijom. S ti m hotel many more years and to stay exactly what it is – a hotel with a soul!” joj riječima želim još mnogo ljeta i da ostane to što i je – hotel s dušom!” Sandra BagariÊ, opera singer Sandra BagariÊ, pjevaËica “Whenever I wish to run away from city turbulence and every day life or to share a cup of “Kad god poželim pobjeći od gradske vreve i užurbane svakodnevice, ili, pak, podijeli- tea with my dear friends, I come to the Esplanade. The smiling staff always welcomes me. ti čaj s dragim prijateljima, dođem u hotel Esplanade. Uvijek me dočeka ljubazno i During the summer I like to enjoy the beauti ful terrace and the ice rink was this winter’s hit. nasmiješeno osoblje. Ljeti osobito volim uživati na prelijepoj terasi hotela, a klizalište I congratulate the hotel on this important anniversary.” koje je zimus otvoreno pun je pogodak. Česti tam hotelu na važnoj obljetnici.” Tihana Harapin Zalepugin, fashion manager and owner of Talia Model agency Tihana Harapin Zalepugin, modna menadžerica i vlasnica agencije Talia Model “I adore the Esplanade and I have been going there for for thirty years now. In the famous “Hotel Esplanade obožavam već 30 godina. U čuvenom Bistrou sam provela krasne tre- Bistro I spent lovely moments which I always remember. In the ti mes when there were no nutke koje i danas pamti m. U vrijeme kad nije bilo mobitela, svatko tko me trebao, zvao cellular phones, anyone who needed me, called me at the Esplanade. Esplanade is today me u Esplanadu. Esplanade je i danas moj omiljeni hotel. Prostor hotela je prekrasan i sti ll my favorite hotel. The space of the hotel is beauti ful and I always gladly spend my uvijek u njemu rado provodim vrijeme.” ti me in it.” 13

“KNJIGA THE BOOK OF GOSTIJU” GUESTS

Fats Domino, američka rock-zvijezda, 13. srpnja 1993. Fats Domino, American rock star, 13. July 1993. Mnogo sreće, ljubavi i sve najbolje želim svima u hotelu Esplanada. Luck, love and best wishes to all at the Esplanade Hotel.

Garry Kasparov, ruski svjetski prvak u šahu, 25. listopada 1994. Garry Kasparov, Russian chess world champion, 25. October 1994. Bilo je vrlo lijepo odsjesti u vašem hotelu. Želim vam sve najbolje. It was a really nice stay in your hotel. Wish you all the best.

Kazushi Ono, japanski dirigent, 31. listopada 1996. Kazushi Ono, Japanese conductor, 31. October 1996. Mnogo hvala na lijepom gostoprimstvu i posebnoj večeri. Thank you very much for your nice hospitality and the special taste of the dinner.

Stjepan Mesić, predsjednik Republike Hrvatske od 2000. do 2010., 30. srpnja 2004. Stjepan Mesić, President of Republic of Croati a since 2000. unti l 2010., 30. July 2004. Hotel Regent Esplanade dio je povijesti i kulturna znamenitost Zagreba, koji oduševljava Hotel Regent Esplanade is a part of history and cultural notability of Zagreb, full of de- novim sjajem. Česti tam! light in this new splendour. Congratulati ons!

Jose Manuel Barosso, predsjednik Europske komisije, 16. veljače 2006. Jose Manuel Barosso, President of European Commission, 16. February 2006. Mnogo vam hvala na ljubaznom gostoprimstvu! Thank you very much for your kind hospitality!

Simple Minds, škotski pop-sastav, 10. travnja 2000. Simple Minds, Scotti sh pop band, 10. April 2000. Kakav prekrasan hotel. Mnogo hvala! What a wonderful hotel. Many thanks!

Courtney Thorne Smith, američka glumica, 4. lipnja 2006. Courtney Thorne Smith, American actor, 4. June 2006. Hvala na jednom od najboljih hotelskih iskustava ikada. Sobe su nam bile prelijepe, Thank you for one of the best hotel experiences ever. Our room was beauti ful, the staﬀ is osoblje je izvrsno, svaki trenutak je bio predivan. A Zagreb... čaroban! Sve najbolje. excellent, every moment has been wonderful. And Zagreb... magical! All my best.

Franz Ferdinand, škotski rock-sastav, 2006. Franz Ferdinand, Scotti sh rock band, 2006. Hvala na divnom boravku, uisti nu sam uživao! Thank you for a lovely stay, really enjoy it!

Heather Mills, engleska humanitarka, bivši fotomodel, 2007. Heather Mills, English humanitarian, former model, 2007. Hvala na divnom gostoprimstvu i fantasti čnoj usluzi. Vaše osoblje je iznimno. Hrvatska Thank you for your wonderful hospitality and fantasti c service. Your staﬀ is excepti onal. će uvijek imati posebno mjesto u mom srcu. Croati a will always hold a special place in my heart.

Orlando Bloom, engleski glumac, 7. kolovoza 2008. Orlando Bloom, actor, 7. August 2008. Prelijep hotel, hvala vam na divnom gostoprimstvu. A wonderful hotel, thank you for your kind hospitality.

Princ Albert od Monaca, 22. travnja 2009. Princ Albert od Monaca, 22. April 2009. Mnogo hvala na ovom, vrlo kratkom odsjedanju! Much appreciati on and grati tude for this very short stay!

Patt y Smith, američka pjevačica, 14. srpnja 2009. Patt y Smith, American singer, 14. July 2009. Hvala na lijepoj dobrodošlici u vašem toplom i elegantnom hotelu. Svi su bili tako To everyone at the Regent. Thank you for such a wonderful welcome at your warm and ljubazni i imali su dobar smisao za humor. elegant hotel. Everyone was so kind and with a good sense of humour.

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A journey beyond chocolate... 14 POVIJEST HOTELA | HISTORY OF THE HOTEL

doc. dr. sc. Damir Eljuga, dr. med. Dr. Damir Eljuga, Gynecologist “The Regent Esplanade Zagreb je jedan od najljepših hotela. Možda postoje i ljepši, no “The Regent Esplanade Zagreb is one of the most beauti ful hotels. Maybe there are more emocionalna komponenta ga čini najljepšim. Riječ je o hotelu koji odiše gospodskim beauti ful ones, but the emoti onal component makes it the most beauti ful. It is a hotel šarmom i otmjenošću. Česti tam hotelu na obljetnici. Čak i u toj dobi, šarm Esplanade that is full of aristocrati c charm and grace. I congratulate the hotel on the anniversary. ne jenjava već, naproti v, jača. Osobito volim svrati ti u božanstveni restoran Zinfandels, Even at this age, the charm of the Esplanade doesn’t abate, quite the contrary, it gets u kojem se najugodnije osjećam. Prostor je idealan za druženje, a prilikom objedovanja stronger. The space is ideal for company, and watching King Tomislav’s square and the promatrati Trg kralja Tomislava i statuu hrvatskog kralja neponovljiv je doživljaj.” statue of Croati an king during a meal is an inimitable experience.”

Biserka RajkoviÊ Salata, glavna urednica Ëasopisa Zagreb moj grad Biserka RajkoviÊ Salata, editor-in-chief of the magazine Zagreb, my city “The Regent Esplanade Zagreb se provlači kroz cijeli moj život. Rođena sam na Lenu- “The Regent Esplanade Zagreb wriggles through all my life. I was born on Lenuci’s horse- cijevoj potkovi, pokraj Esplanade, i kao djevojčica sam slušala glazbu iz hotela u koji su shoe, near Esplanade and as a girl I listened to the music from a hotel that my parents moji roditelji odlazili na ples. Otkako sam se vrati la u Zagreb, prije 13. godina, barem went to for a dance. Since I returned to Zagreb 13 years ago, at least once a week I go jednom tjedno svrati m na čašu šampanjca i vrti m ﬁ lm svoga prekrasnog života. Kad there for a glass of Champagne and I think about the story of my charmed life. Whenever god idem u Lisinski, nakon koncerta uvijek s društvom svrati m u Esplanade na piće. I go to Lisinski, aft er a concert I come by with my company to Esplanade for a drink. When Sama rado odem na štrukle, a nerijetko sam i pozvana od strane hotela. Za jedan mi je I am alone I go for a famous meal “štrukli”, and oft en I am invited by the hotel itself. For rođendan, nakon održane konferencije za novinare, direktor hotela donio tortu, cvijeće one of my birthdays, aft er a press conference, the director brought me a cake, ﬂ owers and i šampanjac. Takvo što možete doživjeti samo u Esplanadi, koja je i danas moj omiljeni champagne. Something like that you can experience only at the Esplanade, which is my hotel.” favorite hotel today.

Arsen DediÊ, glazbenik Arsen DediÊ, musician “Stanujem pokraj Esplanade, ali je, i dok sam stanovao u Gundulićevoj, bila je moje “I live nearby the Esplanade, but also, when I lived in Gundulićeva street, it was my favor- omiljeno mjesto. Više od 40 godina sam gotovo svakodnevan gost i rado svraćam na ite place. For more than 40 years I am there almost everyday and I happily go there for a piće prije spavanja. Osoblje hotela mi je stoga gotovo kao rodbina, tako da znam koja se drink before sleep. The staff of the hotel is almost like my relati ves, so I know which wait- konobarica udala, a koja ubrzo čeka dijete. Esplanade je elitan hotel upravo zbog svog ress got married, and which one is expecti ng a baby. Esplanade is an elite hotel precisely osoblja. U taj je hotel rado svraćao i Miroslav Krleža pa se uz piće u tom hotelu uvijek because to the staff . In this hotel a famous Croati a writer, Miroslav Krleža, used to visit sjeti m njegovih riječi: da je Esplanade mjesto gdje se sastaju Balkan i Europa. Tijekom so when I am having a drink at that hotel I always remember his words: the Esplanade is zimskog razdoblja su bili zabranili pušenje, zbog čega nisam bio čest posjeti telj hotela. the place where the Balkans and Europe meet. During the winter season they prohibited No, sti glo je proljeće pa sada mogu pušiti na prelijepoj terasi.” smoking, which is why I wasn’t a frequent guest for a while. But, spring is here and now I can smoke on the beauti ful terrace.” David E. Blunt, UK veleposlanik “Drago mi je što imam prilike poslati tople česti tke jednom od meni najdražih hotela David E. Blunt, UK Ambassador na svijetu, zagrebačkoj Esplanadi, povodom 85. godišnjice. Bit ću sretan ako budem “I’m delighted to send warmest congratulati ons to one of my favourite hotels around the u tako dobroj formi kao što je The Regent danas, kada, i ako dosegnem tako duboku world, Zagreb’s Regent Esplanade on the occasion of its 85th anniversary. I shall be de- starost! Uvijek je zadovoljstvo odsjesti u Regentu. Znamo da smo u dobrim rukama lighted to be in as good shape as The Regent is today if and when I reach such a grand old brižnog i pažljivog osoblja i da će se graciozno okruženje pobrinuti za naše opušteno age! It is always a pleasure to come to The Regent. We know that we are in good hands raspoloženje. Za mog boravka u Zagrebu smo imali čast s hotelom surađivati na razne from a caring and att enti ve staff and that our mood will be made mellow and relaxed by načine, uključujući i posjet Njezine kraljevske visosti , kraljevske princeze, princeze gracious surroundings. In my ti me in Zagreb, we have the pleasure of working with hotel Anne, te uspješni događaj vezan za Škotsku, s nazivom Burns Night, u suradnji s in a variety of ways including a major royal visit by HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne Caledonia Club of Croati a. Hotel se vrlo lako prilagodio, primjerice kiltovima. Sretan and a very successful Scotti sh event with the Caladonian Club of Croati a’s Burns Supper rođendan!” complete with ceilidh band, haggis and bag-piping. The hotel took all this easily in its stride, kilted or otherwise. Happy Birthday!” Tereza Kesovija, pjevaËica “Otmjena, lijepa, šarmantna dama ni u svojim poznim godinama ne gubi otmjenost, Tereza Kesovija, singer ljepotu i šarm. Zar se sve to ne bi moglo reći za našu Esplanadu – ljepoti cu neprolaznog “A Graceful, beauti ful, charming lady doesn’t lose her grace, beauty or charm even in her šarma i otmjene ljepote koju Zagreb ima tak’ rad. Treba joj poželjeti još mnogo ljeta na later years. Couldn’t all that be said for our Esplanade as well – beauty with eternal charm radost svih nas.” and a presti gious beauty of which Zagreb is proud. It should wish her many more years more for the joy of all of us. Mirko IliÊ, grafiËki dizajner “Hotel Esplanade mi uvijek izgleda onako kako bi idealan Zagreb trebao izgledati . Luk- Mirko IliÊ, graphic designer suz 21. stoljeća umotan u predivan dekor 19. stoljeća. Uz iznimnu ljubaznost osoblja to “Hotel Esplanade always looks to me as an ideal Zagreb should look. The luxury of the je razlog zašto ovdje odsjedam posljednjih 25 godina.” 21st century wrapped into the beauti ful decor of the 19th century. That and the excepti onal kindness of the staff is the reason why I stay here for the last 25 years.” Vlatka Pokos, pjevaËica i voditeljica “Hotel Esplanade je moj najdraži zagrebački hotel jer simbolizira eleganciju i fi noću. Vlatka Pokos, singer Ja sam i senti mentalno vezana za taj hotel jer sam prije dvadesetak godina, kada sam “Hotel Esplanade is my favorite Zagreb’s hotel because it presents elegance and fi nesse. započinjala svoju karijeru, jednom prilikom pjevala na terasi hotela. Uvijek sam uživala I have a senti mental bond with the hotel because twenty years ago, when I started my u Esplanadi. Doduše, trebalo mi je malo vremena da se naviknem na njegov noviji sti l, career, I sang on the hotel’s terrace. I have always enjoyed being at the Esplanade. How- no navikla sam se te stoga često svoje privatne i poslovne sastanke dogovaram upravo ever, I needed some ti me to adjust to its new style, but I got used to it, therefore I oft en u hotelu Regent Esplanade.” organize my private and business meeti ngs at the Regent Esplanade hotel.

Branko Lustig, producent Branko Lustig, producer “Draga moja Esplanado, česti tam Ti 85. obljetnicu postojanja, gotovo sam Te presti gao “My dear Esplanade, I congratulate the 85th anniversary of your existence, I have almost po godinama, ali moram Ti reći da sam najljepše i najznačajnije godine svoga života outdistanced you with age, but I must say that the most pretti est and the most meaning- proveo kod Tebe.” ful years of my life I spent at your place!” 15

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Posljednjih dvadeset godina sigurno Easily the most popular actor from ex-Yugo- najpopularniji glumac s područja cijele slavia in the past 20 years, Rade Šerbedžija bivše Jugoslavije, nedavno je završio has recently fi nished fi lming the movie snimanje sedmog nastavka Harryja Harry Pott er and the Deathly Hallows. In Pott era. U intervjuu govori o svojoj this interview he talks about his career in karijeri u američkom fi lmu, ali i o dubokoj Hollywood and about his deep connecti on povezanosti sa Zagrebom, gradom u to Zagreb, the city in which he became a kojem je još kao mlad postao zvijezda i star at a young age and to which he always kojem se uvijek vraća. returns.

Da ste prije dvadesetak godina zaustavili čovjeka u nekoj zagrebačkoj If you stopped a person on the streets of Zagreb twenty years ago, ask- ulici i pitali ga tko je najpoznati ji domaći glumac vjerujem da bi vam ing who the best-known domesti c actor was, the fi rst answer would svatko iz prve odgovorio – Rade Šerbedžija. I ne samo na zagrebačkim undoubtedly have been Rade Šerbedžija. In fact, not only in Zagreb, but ulicama, već posvuda u bivšoj Jugoslaviji. anywhere in the ex-Yugoslavia. Sedamdeseti h i osamdeseti h godina Rade je odigrao nebrojene ulo- In the 70’s and 80’s Rade played countless roles on fi lm, television and ge na fi lmu, televiziji i u kazalištu diljem Balkana. Povrh neiscrpnoga theatre all over the Balkans. Besides his prolifi c workload as an actor, he glumačkog angažmana, bavio se i režijom, predavao studenti ma glume, worked as a theatre director and lecturer, wrote poetry and his inter- pisao poeziju, a njegova interpretacija nekih poznati h sti hova naših pretati on of the nati on’s poets’ most famous verses became legendary. pjesnika postala je legendarna. In 1991, Rade moved abroad, fi rst to Ljubljana, then London, and now Od 1991. godine Rade živi u inozemstvu, najprije u Ljubljani, zati m u Lon- in Los Angeles. This was something he had to do, he claims, because of donu, a sada u Los Angelesu; prisilno, kako kaže, budući da je napus ti o politi cal reasons and also because of the threats which made against zemlju zbog neslaganja s tadašnjom politi kom, a i zbog prijetnji koje je, him - as a legendary Yugoslavian fi gure - from both sides involved in kao legendarna jugoslavenska ličnost, primao sa svih zaraćenih strana. the confl ict. Danas, dvadesetak godina kasnije, ako zaustavite čovjeka na ulici, na pro- Today, twenty years later, if you stop a person on the street in the now- storima koje danas čini nekoliko različiti h zemalja, i pitate tko je naš naj- separated countries of the region and ask who our most famous actor pozna ti ji glumac, opet će odgovor vjerojatno biti isti – Rade Šerbedži ja. is, the answer will probably be the same – Rade Šerbedžija. Glumio je u mnogim velikim svjetskim fi lmovima, sve češće se u po- He acted in many important internati onal fi lms and has recently re- sljednje vrijeme vraća i domaćem fi lmu, a u kazalištu ga se posljednjih turned to domesti c fi lm and theatre, at the Ulysses Theatre on the Brio- 17 ADE BEDŽIJA R ŠE 18 INTERVJU | INTERVIEW

godina može vidjeti jedino ljeti na Brijunima, u Teatru Ulysses, u Shake- nian islands, playing King Lear. During his brief stay in Zagreb we met speareovu Kralju Learu. Rade at the Regent Esplanade Hotel. Za vrijeme kratkog boravka u Zagrebu, sreli smo se u hotelu Esplanade. I enjoy staying at the Regent Esplanade Hotel very much. Actually, I Jako volim doći u hotel Esplanade. Zapravo bih trebao dolaziti češće. should come more oft en. The only problem is that the Regent Esplanade Šteta je samo što je hotel Esplanade u Zagrebu, a ne u nekom drugom Hotel is in Zagreb because there I have my own fl at (laughing). gradu, jer u Zagrebu imam stan (smijeh). Apart from all the parts and projects Rade is involved in, this year Uza sve uloge i projekte u koje je uključen, ove godine Radu najčešće he is mostly sought aft er for his role in the latest of the Harry Pott er pitaju o ulozi u novom nastavku Harryja Pott era. I mi smo se sreli series. We met Rade at the ti me he was fi nalizing the shoot. baš u vrijeme kad je dovršavao snimanje. Harry Pott er je trenutačno Harry Pott er is presently one of most sought-aft er fi lm projects for za britanske glumce jedan od najpoželjnijih fi lmskih projekata, poput Briti sh actors like some iconic fi lm club of the 21st century. Were you nekoga ikoničnog fl mskog kluba 21. stoljeća. Jeste li bili svjesni te aware of the Harry Pott er fever? What are your impressions? poterovske groznice? Kakvi su vam dojmovi sa snimanja? The fi rst and last ti me I saw Harry Pott er was in London; I think it was U životu sam gledao prvi, i jedini, put Harryja Pott era u Londonu; mis- the fi rst sequel. I liked the fi lm even though that is not my most favorite lim da je bila riječ o prvom nastavku. Film mi se svidio, iako mi to nije fi lm genre. omiljeni žanr fi lma. However, when I was getti ng ready for the trip back to Los Angeles, Ali, kad sam se u Los Angelesu spremao za put, moja me kći Nina pitala my daughter Nina asked where I was going to, and I replied that I was kamo idem, na što sam joj odgovorio da idem u London na sastanak s leaving for London because I had a meeti ng with the director of Harry redateljem Harryja Pott era. Nina se na to smrznu: “Ti ćeš igrati u Har- Pott er. Nina froze for a second: “You’ll be in Harry Pott er?!” I answered ryju Pott eru?!” Ja sam joj na to odgovorio da još ne znam hoću li igrati ; that I was sti ll not sure whether I would actually be in the fi lm but if the ako se svidim redatelju, valjda hoću. Ona će mi na to: “Tata, ako dobiješ director liked me, that I probably would. And then she said: “Daddy, you tu ulogu, ti ne znaš koliko ćeš porasti u mojim očima.” Gledao sam je u have no idea how much you’ll impress me if you get that part.” I looked nevjerici i upitao zar nije svjesna koliko sam ja fi lmova snimio i s kojim at her in disbelief asking her whether she was aware of the number of fi lms I had made during my career and the directors I worked with. Her answer was simple: “Daddy, those were just fi lms, Harry Pott er is a new world.” For her generati on Harry Pott er is the new world. Teatar Ulysses je nastao iz prijateljstva, iz prijateljskog Ëina. Pokojni Borislav VujËiÊ, koji je bio Your character, Wizard Gregorovich, will also be perpetuated at the Harry Pott er Museum. sjajan dramski pisac i divna osoba, želio je da se Yes, they made a mould the other day. It was very uncomfortable. They nas dvojica ponovno družimo i sanjao je o tome da walled me up enti rely and covered my enti re torso with a special mateja opet zaigram na hrvatskom jeziku. rial similar to clay. I had to stay like that for some twenty minutes and I felt like I was in a tomb. When it was done, they had to break it while it was on my body. From the mould they will create a statue for the museum. redateljima. Njezin odgovor je bio: “Tata, to su fi lmovi, Harry Pott er is I have to say that the studio where we are fi lming is enormous. It’s a new world.” Eto, za tu generaciju Harry Pott er je novi svijet. like a factory. They have animal cages and it really is like a factory. Da- vid Yates, the director, is fantasti c, very pati ent. I had two scenes with Vaš lik, čarobanjak Gregorovich, bit će ovjekovječen i u muzeju Har- Ralph Fiennes, whom I’ve met before and whom I like a lot. ryja Pott era. Da, napravili su mi odljev neki dan. To je bilo vrlo neugodno. Sasvim Recently you have only acted in fi lms, almost completely neglecti ng su me zazidali, cijelu bistu s nekim specijalnim materijalom koji je the theatre. Why is that so? sličan glini. Pod ti m se mora biti dvadeset minuta; čovjek se osjeća I don’t know, really. The excitement is lost. The only thing that excites kao u grobnici. A kad se sve skori, onda to razbiju na tebi. Od toga će me in theatre is King Lear. Every summer when I go to the Brionian Is- napraviti lutke za muzej. Inače, studio u kojem snimaju je ogroman. To lands to work on the play, to explore the part and to look for something je tvornica. Imaju kaveze za životi nje, prava pravcata tvornica. Redatelj new I get so overwhelmed with the play and my part that I think it is the David Yates je fantasti čan, vrlo strpljiv. Imao sam dvije scene s Ralphom most perfect role ever writt en. I am always impati ently ‘digging’ inside Fiennesom, znam ga otprije i jako mi se sviđa. of it; it is as if I am writi ng a novel. 19

U posljednje vrijeme igrate u fi lmovima, a kazalište ste gotovo sasvim You have fallen in love with fi lms? zapostavili. Što se dogodilo? Yes. I felt passion with fi lm. I started enjoying being in front of the cam- Ne znam što se dogodilo. Izgubio sam uzbuđenje. Jedino za što vezano era. And that passion becomes even greater when I shoot close-ups. za kazalište imam uzbuđenje jest Kralj Lear. Svakog ljeta kad dođem In wide or medium shots I am a professional... but when it comes to na Brijune da ga radim, “čeprkam” po toj ulozi, tražim nešto novo i close-ups... I am caught in minimalism, in micro-acti ng, surgically pre- toliko me okupira i taj komad i ta uloga – mislim da je to najsavršenija cise acti ng… I suddenly come across incredible things. The excitement, uloga ikad napisana. I ja nekako strpljivo “kopam” po njoj, kao da pi- the passion, the creati on of a role. šem roman. And besides, I am old, what should I play in theatre? (laughing) Which roles in dramati c theatre could I play? Zaljubili ste se u fi lm? Besides Lear which I am sti ll doing passionately... Da. Dogodila mi se strast s fi lmom. Počeo sam uživati pred kamerom. A ta se strast budi kad sam u krupnom planu. Total ili široki plan, to odradim... Ali krupni plan... u tom minimalizmu glume, u toj mikro- The Ulysses Theatre emerged from a friendship, glumi, kirurškoj glumi, odjednom pronalazim neke nevjerojatne stvari. from an act of friendship. The late Borislav VujËiÊ, Uzbuđenje, strast, kreiranje uloge. A, uostalom, ostario sam, što da igram u kazalištu? (smijeh) an extraordinary playwright and marvelous person, Pa da, koje su to uloge u dramskom kazalištu koje bih mogao igrati ? wanted us to spend time together again and had a Osim tog Leara kojeg i dalje igram sa strašću... dream about me playing in Croatian again. Kralj Lear je bio prva produkcija Teatra Ulysses, teatra na Brijunima, koji ste osnovali 2001. godine i koji je na neki način obilježio vaš povratak na hrvatsku scenu. Ove godine Teatar Ulysses slavi desetu sezonu. Kako je došlo do ideje o tom teatru i kako se on razvijao? U čemu je danas njegova važnost? Teatar Ulysses je nastao iz prijateljstva, iz prijateljskog čina. Pokojni Borislav Vujčić, koji je bio sjajan dramski pisac i divna osoba, želio je da se nas dvojica ponovno družimo i sanjao je o tome da ja opet zaigram na hrvatskom jeziku. Ali tek sam, kad sam došao u Istru i otkrio tvrđavu Minor na Brijunima, shvati o da je to zaista posebno mjesto i da tamo to treba pokušati napraviti . Dakle, to je sigurno više kazalište prijateljstva nego estetski svjesno kreiran pokret. U međuvremenu se kazalište do- ista profi liralo u nešto što je preraslo taj početni impuls. Prije svega odabirom komada koji su svi bili veliki, bitni komadi: od Kralja Leara i Hamleta do Medeje, Marat-Sada ili Pijane noći 1918. Jednako tako i ambijentom, koji je fantasti čan, i tvrđavom, koja je izniknula u pravu po- zornicu, kao što je nekad bio dubrovački Lovrijenac. Zati m činjenicom King Lear was the fi rst producti on of the Ulysses Theatre you founded da je moja supruga Lenka, koja je tamo režirala najviše predstava, te in 2001 on the Brionian Islands. In a way it marked your come-back komade objedinila nekom svojom redateljskom poeti kom. Tu su bili on the Croati an scene. This year the theatre will celebrate its 10th i redatelji Pandur i Magelli te cijela plejada glumaca koja je igrala u season. How did you come up with the idea to open a theatre and našem kazalištu, a koji su među najzanimljivijim hrvatskim glumcima. how did it develop? What is its importance today? Zati m i svi drugi ljudi koji su nam prišli i priključili se – svatko na svoj The Ulysses Theatre emerged from a friendship, from an act of friend- način i u svoje vrijeme, a to sve govori o građenju kazališta. To kazalište ship. The late Borislav Vujčić, an extraordinary playwright and marvel- nije nastalo iz moje estetske formule: ja sam više pristalica kaosa u ous person, wanted us to spend ti me together again and had a dream umjetnosti , slučaja, igre... Baciš talent u nešto i pusti š ga da se bori i about me playing in Croati an again. It was only aft er I arrived in Istria, pronalazi rješenja, a ne jedna apriorna estetska formula teatra. however, and discovered the Minor fortress on the Brionian Islands Smatram da je Ulysses s vremenom, s ljudima koji ga rade, narastao u that I realized how special the place was and that it needed to be done jedno zaista ozbiljno kazalište. there. It is more of a theatre founded on a friendship than an act of es- 20 INTERVJU/INTERVIEW

Kad veÊ govorimo o socijalizmu, moram reÊi da je socijalizam, što sam više stario i upoznavao svijet, sve više u meni rastao kao prava ideja društvenog ureenja. I danas sam uvjereni socijalist.

Tu postoji i druga priča, to je zapravo sramotna priča o tome koliko The Ulysses Theatre emerged from a friendship, malo Ministarstvo za kulturu daje za to kazalište. A već je stvarno i vrijeme da se to kaže javno, to ima veze samo s ti m što se onima from an act of friendship. The late Borislav VujËiÊ, koji raspolažu novcem i kreiraju kulturu Hrvatske (pritom mislim na an extraordinary playwright and marvelous person, ministra Biškupića i ljude oko njega), uopće ne sviđa ideja da mi tamo wanted us to spend time together again and had a imamo kazalište. Oni ne mogu odijeliti svoje politi čke simpati je ili an- dream about me playing in Croatian again. ti pati je od onoga što neki umjetnik ili umjetnici rade. To ide dotle da je Ulysses postao jedan od najvažnijih kazališnih događaja ti jekom ljeta, a da ministar Biškupić nikada nije došao ni na jednu našu pred- theti cal awareness. Meanwhile, the theatre developed into something stavu. that has outgrown that initi al moti vati on. Već nekoliko godina živite u Americi. Ali, vaš je prvi susret s Amer- Above all, this was done through the selecti on of plays, all of which were ikom bio na prvoj godini Akademije. great and important: from King Lear and Hamlet to Medea, Marat-Sade U prvom sam semestru na Akademiji sa studenti ma četvrte godine or Drunken Night 1918. Just as important is the ambience which is fan- oti šao na turneju u Ameriku mjesec i pol dana. Proputovali smo cijelu tasti c because of the fortress that became a real stage similar to Lovri- Ameriku: Los Angeles, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New York... jenac in Dubrovnik. Then, there is the fact that my wife Lenka, who has Tada sam bio oduševljen. Amerika je ti h godina, a to je bila 1966., bila directed most of the plays there, uniﬁ ed all the plays with her arti sti c čarobna. Amerika je cvala, bila je bogata zemlja i tada zaista nije uopće approach. We also had theatre directors like Pandur and Magelli along bilo pitanje kakav je kapitalizam, kad je bilo dosta novca i svi su živjeli with some of the most interesti ng Croati an actors. There were many dobro; svi su živjeli kao u socijalizmu (smijeh), samo što su neki soci- other people who decided to join us with their contributi ons on their jalisti imali basnoslovno mnogo novca. Ta je demokracija zapravo bila own ti me and all this tells a lot about the way a theatre is constructed. oblik socijalizma. Tada sam uživao u Americi, zaista jesam, iako je bauk The Ulysses Theatre did not develop from my personal estheti c for- komunizma bio nevjerojatan ti h godina. mula: in art I prefer chaos, coincidence, game… One should throw his Ja sam tada bio član Komunisti čke parti je, samo te godine. Bio sam i pri- or her talent into something and let it struggle to ﬁ nd soluti ons. There je toga godinu dana, jer sam u četvrtom razredu gimnazije postao član should not be just one estheti c formula for the theatre. 21

Personally, I believe that the Ulysses Theatre has developed into a very serious theatre over ti me as more and more people have become involved in it. Of course, there’s another side to this story and that is a shameful story about the very limited resources which the Ministry of Culture is willing to provide for our theatre. I really think that someone needs to say that publicly and all that is related only to the fact that those who have the money and who are responsible for creati ng the Croati an cultural scene (minister Biškupić and the people around him) actually disapprove of the idea of such a theatre. They are simply unable to separate their politi cal preferences or anti pathy for projects by an individual art- ist or a group of arti sts. The Ulysses Theatre has become one of the most important cultural events during the summer season and minister Biškupić has never even seen a single play.

You have lived in the US for a number of years now. But, you visited the States as soon as you started studying acti ng at the Academy. During my fi rst semester at the Academy I stayed in the States for a month and a half with my fellow graduate students. We toured the enti re country: Los Angeles, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New York... I was very enthusiasti c at the ti me. Back then, in 1966, the States were magical. The country was rich and blooming, and capitalism was kao jedan od najboljih sportaša u gimnaziji. Međuti m, čim sam došao u not questi oned because there was enough money and everyone had Zagreb, za mene je Komunisti čka parti ja izgubila smisao jer sam odmah a good life. Everyone lived as if they were in socialism (laughing) but bio svjedokom nekih korupcija i nepravilnosti , iskorištavanja položaja, some socialists had enormous amounts of money. In fact, that democ- o čemu je ti h godina mnogo govorio i jugoslavenski fi lm, osobito Žika racy was a form of socialism. I enjoyed the USA very much at the ti me, Pavlović i neki drugi disidenti u Hrvatskoj. I ja sam izašao iz Parti je. really, even though they were very much frightened by communism. Međuti m, na jednoj večeri u Kansas Cityju sjedili smo samo mi i rektor I was a member of the Communist Party only during that year. I had tamošnjeg sveučilišta, on mi se obrati o i rekao: “A vi ste, mladiću, član become a member during my senior year as one of the best athletes in Komunisti čke parti je”. Zamislite da su imali tu informaciju. my high school. However, soon aft er arriving in Zagreb, the Communist Kad već govorimo o socijalizmu, moram reći da je, što sam više stario Party stopped making sense to me because I had witnessed several cas- i upoznavao svijet, u meni sve više socijalizam rastao kao prava ideja es of corrupti on, irregulariti es and abuse of power. Such stories were društvenog uređenja. I danas sam uvjereni socijalist. told in many Yugoslav fi lms, especially those directed by Žika Pavlović and some other Croati an dissidents. I left the Party aft er that. Danas živite u Americi, vaša perspekti va, iskustvo i okolnosti sasvim Anyhow, once in Kansas City we had dinner with the Mayor who spoke su drugačije od onih 1966. Kako danas doživljavate Ameriku? to me and asked me: “Young man, are you a member of the Communist Danas mogu reći da je Amerika katastrofalna zemlja. To je zemlja s Party?” Imagine them having that piece of informati on. neviđ enim razlikama, s toliko siromaštva i bijede. To je zemlja koja je Speaking about socialism, I have to say that, as I was growing older and uzdrmala svijet i cijeli taj terorizam je zapravo, uglavnom, američka getti ng to know the world bett er, socialism started developing inside krivica, a ne toliko krivica ti h očajnika koji se ubijaju i žrtvuju svoje of me as the true idea of social order/structure. Today I am an assured živote. Naravno da to ne odobravam, ali Amerika je vukla krive poteze. socialist. Bush... koji je apsolutna katastrofa, i ljudska i politi čka, ali koji se može dogoditi samo u državi kao što je Amerika. Danas je vidljivije nego ikad Presently you live in the States, your perspecti ve, experience and cir- kamo je oti šao i u kakvu je krizu dospio taj kapitalisti čki sistem i ja mis- cumstances are completely diff erent than those back in 1966. What lim da će doći vrijeme ozbiljnih protesta, ozbiljnih socijalnih nemira i are your impressions today? organiziranih revolucija u kapitalizmu. Mislim da će to doći brže nego I can say that the States is a disaster of a country today. It is a country što mislimo. of unbelievable diff erences with so much poverty and misery. It is a 22 INTERVJU | INTERVIEW

Jeste li se navikli na život u Americi? country which has shaken the enti re world and the story about ter- Moj mali mikrosvijet je ugodan. Imamo lijepu kuću, ugodnu, ništa rorism is actually America’s fault and not so much the fault of those posebno luksuzno; obožavam tu klimu, svaki dan kad ne radim igram desperate people who are killing themselves sacriﬁ cing their lives. tenis. Volim more i blizinu mora i to mi jako odgovara, i s te mi je strane Of course, I disapprove of such acts, but the USA made some wrong Los Angeles divan. A s druge je strane grozno biti svjedokom nepraved- moves. nog sistema. Bush... an absolute disaster, as a human and politi cian, is a phenom- enon that can only happen in a country like the US. It is evident today Dakle, nakon toliko godina, sada već gotovo dva desetljeća živite u more than ever where capitalism is heading and how deeply it is in inozemstvu, vi se u posljednje vrijeme često vraćate u Zagreb i pro- crises and I sincerely believe that we will see a ti me of serious protests, vodite mnogo vremena u Hrvatskoj. Kakav je dojam o današnjem Za- social turmoil and organized revoluti ons. I think that we will witness grebu u usporedbi s onim kojega ste ostavili na početku devedesti h? that sooner than we think. To se uopće ne može uspoređivati . Zagreb je nekada bio najšarmantniji grad na svijetu, sa svojim raspuklim ulicama, sa svojom Austro-Ugar- Are you used to living in the States? skom, s onim smiješnim neboderima koji su stršali kao trn u oku, a opet My micro-world is very comfortable. We have a very nice house, su imali neku ljepotu. Bio je veseo grad, boemski. comfortable, not luxurious. I love the climate and everyday when I Danas je Zagreb lijep. Uređen je, blista, izglancan, ali kao da je izgubio don’t work, I play tennis. I love the sea and being close to it. It is great onaj šarm staroga grada. Svi ti novi pločnici. Ni dan-danas se ne mogu for me and that’s why I think living in Los Angeles is marvelous. But, naviknuti na Jelačićev trg. Razumijem da su damama šti klice zapadale on the other hand, it is terrible to witness all the injusti ce you are sur- u kaldrmu i da su lomile noge, ali ipak... Ovo je sada neka žuta boja, kao rounded with. da si ušao u ogromnu popločenu kupaonicu. Dobio je Zagreb nečega Aft er more than two decades spent abroad, lately you keep return- malograđanskog; možda sam preoštar, ali tako mi se čini. Nema više ing to Zagreb and spending a lot of ti me in Croati a. What is your im- Korzo kavane u koju su svi dolazili: intelektualci, pisci, redatelji, glum- pression of Zagreb today in comparison with Zagreb you left in early ci... Uopće nema takvih mjesta. 90’s? It is incomparable. Zagreb used to be the most charming city in the world with its cracked streets and Austro-Hungarian heritage, with those funny skyscrapers jutti ng out like a thorn in the eye, yet some- how beauti ful. It was a lovely, bohemian city. Today, Zagreb is nice. The city is organized, shiny, polished but it seems to me that is has lost that old city charm. All those new pavements. I sti ll cannot get used to the main square, Jelačić Square. I can understand that ladies with their high heels tripped more oft en that not, breaking their legs but sti ll... Now there is a yellow color that gives the impression of a large paved bathroom. There is something peti t- bourgeois about Zagreb today. Maybe I am too harsh, but that’s my impression. The legendary Korzo tavern does not exist any more and everyone used to come there: intellectuals, writers, directors, actors... Such places don’t exist any more.

Why is that so? Who do you think is responsible for that? I have heard that people are protesti ng, and rightf ully so, asking for shops and restaurants to be opened on Sundays. I think that might be the reason. Please, don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against the Church but it seems to me that the Church is meddling in an unac- ceptable way here in Croati a, not only in politi cs but in the way our lives are arranged. How is it possible that someone can have so much power over people to consciously create the way people should live their lives. 23

Zašto je tako, tko je za to odgovoran? Looking at other citi es in the world, the way they are opening up and Čujem da se ljudi bune – i to s pravom – da se vrati na to da trgovine burning with life... Even Belgrade, which was so poor and horrifi c, sud- i restorani rade nedjeljom. I mislim da je u tome stvar. Ne bih želio denly became one of the most exciti ng citi es in Europe. Because every- da me se krivo shvati , ja nemam ništa proti v Crkve, ali mi se čini da thing is open and alive. And here the Catholic Church is really meddling se Crkva u Hrvatskoj na nedopusti v način miješa, ne u politi ku nego u in everything and exerti ng pressure, a lot of pressure. Under such pres- određivanje našeg života. Pa kako može bilo tko tko ima tu moć nad lju- sure people tend to withdraw into themselves. Zagreb today is similar dima svjesno kreirati kako bi ljudi trebali živjeti . I ti sad gledaš kako žive to Graz, which I always found boring and peti t-bourgeois. gradovi u svijetu, kako se otvaraju, kako bukte; eto, čak je i Beograd, Why is the city with so much potenti al retreati ng and bowing its head koji je bio u takvom siromaštvu i užasu, odjednom j postao jedan od with shame? najuzbudljivijih gradova u Europi. Jer je sve otvoreno, jer je sve živo. A What are people supposed to do if they have nowhere to go?! In a city ovdje se miješa, zaista miješa Katolička crkva i priti šće, mnogo priti šće. with the potenti al to become one of the most beauti ful citi es in Europe A kad se tako priti šće, ljudi se počnu povlačiti . Evo, Zagreb je danas there is not a single place where one can have a drink past 10 PM. That sličan Grazu, koji nam je uvijek bio dosadan i malograđanski. is not a capital, people from the provinces live like that. Zašto se jedan grad s takvim potencijalom povlači i poginje glavu? If a person is exposed to that over years and years, like it or not, it be- Što bi trebali ljudi napraviti kad nemaju kamo oti ći?! U gradu koji zaista comes a habit, a part of the mentality, something somebody else has ima potencijal da bude jedan od najljepših u Europi nema se gdje popiti created as the mentality. piće poslije deset navečer. To nije glavni grad, tako je u provinciji. A My hearth defi nitely belongs to Zagreb. When I look at everything I čovjeku to, ako je godinama tome izložen, volio to ili ne, postane na- had, my Lika and my Slavonia, my Serbian origin, I have to admit that vika, dio mentaliteta, nešto što ti je netko drugi skrojio kao mentalitet. my heart belongs to Zagreb. But Zagreb needs to fi ght back. Nobody Ja se recimo najviše osjećam Zagrepčaninom. Od svega onoga što sam can tell me that this obedient citi zenship is a quality of Zagreb’s or the imao, i moje Like, i moje Slavonije i mojega srpskog podrijetla, najviše Croati an mentality. se osjećam Zagrepčaninom. Ali kako da kažem, Zagreb se mora oteti . I However, you are planning to come back. Somewhere by the sea, if I ne može me nitko uvjeriti da je taj poslušni građanski život osobina ne am not mistaken. samo zagrebačkog nego općenito hrvatskog mentaliteta. If I were to come back, I would go to the coast. I don’t play soccer any Međuti m, vi svejedno planirate povratak. I to nekamo na more, ako more so my boys in Zagreb don’t need me anymore. They no longer se ne varam. play either (laughing). Ako bih se vrati o, vrati o bih se na more. Jer nogomet više ne igram The sea is sti ll one of my great passions: fi shing, being on the boat, pa mi moji dečki iz Zagreba s kojima sam igrao u tom smislu više ne fresh fi sh, good wine. At the coast everything is clearer, probably be- trebaju. Ni oni više ne igraju nogomet. (smijeh) cause of the wind. People are also purer, especially in Istria, the region More je još uvijek moja velika strast: ribolov, barka, svježa riba, dobro vino. where we spend most of our ti me. I nekako je na moru, valjda zbog vjetra i mora, sve čisti je. I ljudi su mi ne- Are you looking forward to coming back? kako čisti ji, posebno u dijelu u kojem provodim najviše vremena, u Istri. I can’t imagine staying in the States longer than it is necessary for our Veselite li se povratku? daughters to fi nish their studies. Although, you never know, a man is an Ne mogu zamisliti da u Americi živim dulje nego što je potrebno da animal, capable of getti ng used to everything. No matt er how hard it is naše kćeri završe školovanje. Premda, tko zna, čovjek je životi nja, for me to be a stateless person and a stranger, I have suddenly begun to na sve se privikne. Koliko god mi je bilo teško biti apatrid i biti taj... enjoy the feeling. Suddenly I feel that my life as a stranger in a foreign stranac, odjednom sam počeo uživati u tome. Odjednom mi taj život country suits me more than my life when I come home and where I feel stranca u nekoj zemlji više odgovara nego kad dođem kući, gdje sam like I am home, but actually I am a stranger all over again. kao kod kuće, a zapravo sam i tu stranac. The poet Danijel Dragojević once told me: “Rade, you are living my Jednom mi je pjesnik Danijel Dragojević rekao: “Rade, pa vi ste posti gli dream. You are a stranger among your own people.” moj životni san, da postanem stranac u vlasti tu narodu.” There is some truth in that. In the end, everyone is always alone. As a Ima nešto u tome. Čovjek je, na kraju krajeva, uvijek sam. Zapravo, što matt er of fact, the sooner you become alone, the more chances will ranije postaneš sam, to u životu imaš veće šanse, za sve. open in life, for everything. 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Na glavnom i najljepšem trgu, u francuskom gradu Bordeauxu, Place de la Comedie, nalazi se savršen spoj luksuza i jedinstvene atmosfere, s nazivom The Regent Grand Hotel. U neoklasičnom sti lu i savršenoj harmoniji s Grand Theatreom, koji se nalazi točno preko puta, hotel Regent doima se poput glavne gradske točke, odakle sve započinje. I kad to tvrdim, nisam daleko od isti ne.

On Place de la Comedie, the main and the most beauti ful square in the French town of Bordeaux, you can stumble across a perfect combinati on of luxury and unique atmosphere at The Regent Grand Hotel. Built in the neoclassical style and in perfect harmony with the Grand Theatre just across the street, The Regent Grand Hotel seems like the town’s centerpiece, around which everything else revolves – no exaggerati on.

Povijest ove iznimne građevine u kojoj se nalazi hotel od velikog je The history of the excepti onal hotel building is very important to the značaja za stanovnike Bordeauxa. Projekti rao ju je davne 1779. go- citi zens of Bordeaux. It was designed back in 1779 by Victor Louis, and dine arhitekt Victor Louis, da bi 1850. bila pretvorena u poznati Café in 1850 turned into the well-known Café de Bordeaux, owned by the de Bordeaux, koji je držala obitelj De Rolly, a koji je imao i sobe za De Rolly family. The café also held rooms for its guests. On March 1st goste. Iste godine 1. ožujka u tom je cafeu svoj značajni politi čki govor of the same year, Victor Hugo gave his important and revoluti onary održao Victor Hugo, u kojem je, prilično napredno, govorio o potrebi za speech at the café about the need for a uniﬁ ed Europe. At the begin- ujedinjenom Europom. Početkom prošlog stoljeća pretvara se u „hotel ning of the last century, the café was turned into a ‘’ﬁ rst class hotel’’ prve klase“ i prvi put ulazi u Michelinov vodič. Nakon što je od toga and was recognized by the Michelin Guide. Aft er receiving three stars presti žnog vodiča počašćen s tri zvjezdice, 1989., mijenja naziv u Grand from that presti gious guide, its name was changed to Grand Hotel de Hotel de Bordeaux. Bordeaux in 1989. 26 REPORTAŽA | REPORT

Godine 1990. zatvara se hotel zbog preuređenja. Nakon preuzimanja In 1990 the hotel was closed for reconstructi on. Aft er the take-over by vlasništva od strane Bordožanina Michela Ohayona, koji je kupio i Michel Ohayon from Bordeaux, who also bought surrounding build- zgrade koje okružuju Grand Hotel de Bordeaux, tek 2002. počinje pravo ings, the ﬁ rst renovati on projects were initi ated in 2002. In December renoviranje koje će, u prosincu, pet godina kasnije, iznjedriti The Regent 2007, The Regent Grand Hotel Bordeaux opened. The Regent Grand Grand Hotel Bordeaux. Danas se ovaj hotel prosti re na 23.000 m², u po- Hotel today has an area of 23,000m² with 150 rooms and suites, La nudi ima 150 soba i apartmana, restorane La Brasserie de l’Europe i Le Brasserie de l’Europe and Le Pressior d’Argent restaurants, the Vic- Pressior d’Argent, Victor Bar te zimski vrt L’Orangerie, a još su u izgradnji tor Bar and L’Orangerie winter garden, while a wine cellar, Black Dia- i vinski podrum, privatni klub imena Black Diamond i spa Bains de Lea. mond private club and Bains de Lea spa are under constructi on. Sve u svemu, mogli bismo zaključiti da ovaj hotel, na pravi način, odaje The hotel is a celebrati on of the internati onal wine center in which počast svjetskom vinskom središtu u kojem se nalazi. it is situated.

Prvo renoviranje hotela Hotel - the ﬁ rst being renowned Boravak u ovome hotelu odmah vam daje do znanja tko su prave zvi- You soon see who the real stars of this chic refuge are when you stay jezde ovog chic utočišta – poznati dizajner interijera Jacques Garcia. at the hotel – renowned interior designer Jacques Garcia. Design aﬁ - Jacques Garcia vrlo je poznat po cionados will know svojim interijerima, no ljubitelji- that he is respon- ma dobrih hotela i restorana sible for the design neće promaknuti informacija of the well-known da je upravo on zaslužan i za Parisian Hotel Cos- interijer poznatoga pariškog tes. Garcia has in- hotela Costes. Sličnu toplinu ko- troduced a similar jom je uredio Costes, Garcia je warmth to The Re- unio i u Regent, tako da je nje- gent Grand Hotel gov dizajnerski potpis teško ne and his signature is prepoznati . Tople boje – poput easily recognized. crvene, ljubičaste i boje šljive, Warm palett es of zati m minimalna svijetlost, el- red, purple and vi- 27

Jacques Garcia vrlo je poznat je po svojim Jacques Garcia is renowned for his interior interijerima, no ljubiteljima dobrih hotela i restorana design. Design aficionados will know that neÊe promaknuti informacija da je upravo on he is responsible for the design of the well- zaslužan i za interijer poznatoga pariškog hotela known Parisian Hotel Costes, and Garcia has Costes. SliËnu toplinu kojom je uredio Costes, introduced a similar warmth to The Regent Garcia je unio i u Regent. Grand Hotel. egantni materijali i namještaj inspiriran 18. stoljećem, čine vrlo ugodnu olet, minimal lighti ng, elegant materials and 18th century-inspired atmosferu, svoje goste gotovo “uvlačeći” u magiju hotela, tako da se furniture provide luxurious atmosphere, enveloping guests in the ho- ponekad osjećate kao da se nalazite u nekom prvoklasnom cabaretu. tel’s magic and almost portraying a feeling of cabaret. Kada govorimo o interijeru, ne smije se zaboraviti spomenuti najpoz- Speaking of interiors, it’s important to menti on the most famous nati jega bordoškog dekoratera cvijeća, Fabricea Normanda, koji se sva- ﬂ ower designer in Bordeaux, Fabrice Normand has provided the kodnevno brine da hotelu svojim cvjetnim aranžmanima i ukrasnim ﬂ ower arrangements and candles, which introduce a spark of new svijećama daje tračak novog života i glamura. A i njegov se cvjetni salon life and glamour to the hotel. nalazi u sklopu hotela. Druga velika zvijezda, chef Pascal Nibaudeau, Another star is chef Pascal Nibaudeau, who began his career at the započeo je svoju karijeru u hotelu Hilton u Bruxellesu. Nakon kratkog Hilton in Brussels. After a short period of time spent in London, he razdoblja koje je proveo u Londonu, vraća se u Belgiju te nastavlja ra- returned to Belgium and worked for the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel diti u Bruxellesu u Radisson Sas Royal hotelu, gdje se pridružuje ti mu in Brussels, where he joined the team of 2 Michelin Star Sea Grill restorana Sea Grill. Ondje, pod mentorstvom glasovitog chefa Yvesa restaurant. Under the mentorship of famous chef Yves Mattagne he Matt agnea, ulazi u najveće tajne pripremanja plodova mora. Godine was introduced to the fine art of sea food preparation. In 2008 he 2008. imenovan je za chefa restorana Pressoir d’Argent u Regent Grand was promoted to Chef de Cuisine of the Pressoir d’Argent restau- Hotelu u Bordeauxu. Ono što Pascal Nibaudeau danas savršeno radi i rant and in 2010 he picked up his own Michelin star and continues po čemu je poznat jest spajanje plodova mora s najboljim bordoškim to specialize in the perfect pairing of sea food with the best Bor- sortama vina. deaux wines. 28 REPORTAŽA | REPORT

Brasserie l’Europe Restaurants Chef Nibaudeau is also responsible for Brasserie l’Europe whose oﬀ er is described as ‘’classical’’. The ambience is created with an open kitchen and a traditi onal wood oven. During summer days, guests can enjoy the restaurant’s terrace with a view onto the theatre situated on the square. This excepti onal restaurant has two ﬂ oors and is decorated in the style of the Belle Epoque, reminiscent of the grandes brasseries of the 19th century.

Restorani Dakle, za vrhunski gurmanski užitak pobrinuo se chef Ni- baudeau, i to u restoranima Brasserie l’Europe i Le Pres- soir d’Argent. U Brasserie l’Europe nudi se „klasično“. A kad govorimo o zanimljivosti ambijenta, svakako treba istaknuti kuhinju koja prelazi u blagovaonicu s tradicionalnom pećnicom na drva. Za vrijeme sunčanih dana možete uživati u terasi istog restorana s pogledom na kazalište koje se nalazi na istom trgu. Ovaj iznimni restoran smješten je na dva kata i uređen je u duhu Belle Epoque, baš onako kako su izgle- Le Pressoir d’Argent dale braserije 19. stoljeća. Ime Pressoire d’Argent znači srebna preša, odnosno preša za jastoge. Pressoire d’Argent means ‘a silver press’ used for lobsters. Today Danas je takvih preša samo pet na svijetu. Jedna se nalazi u Bruxellesu, there are only fi ve such presses in the world. One can be found in jedna u Berlinu, dvije u Parizu i jedna u Bordeauxu, u restoranu o ko- Brussels, one in Berlin, two in Paris and one here in Bordeaux. Natu- jem govorimo. Iz toga se vrlo lako dâ zaključiti da je Pressoire d’Argent rally then, Pressoire d’Argent is a restaurant specializing in sea food, restoran u kojem se nudi morska hrana, s naglaskom na jastoge. Na- especially lobster. It is located on the fi rst fl oor with tables for only 48 lazi se na prvom katu hotela i može primiti samo 48 gosti ju. Na vinskoj guests. The wine card off ers as many as 400 wines, and before being karti možete birati između čak 400 vrsta seated at your table, you can en-

vina, a prije negoli sjednete za svoj (re- L’Orangerie joy your drink at the lounge bar zervirani) stol, možete se opusti ti uz pi će in the front. The menu for Pres- u lounge baru koji čini prednji dio res- siore d’Argent was created by torana. Meni za Pressiore d’Argent osmis- chef Nibaudeau, together with lio je chef Nibaudeau zajedno sa svojim his mentor Yves Matt agne. mentorom Yvesom Matt agneom. Lagana Victor bar and L’Orangerie winter jela poslužuju i u Victor baru te u zims- garden oﬀ er light dishes, while kom vrtu L’Orangerie, a gosti ma je24 sata 24 hour room service oﬀ ers a list na dan na raspolaganju i room service, of meals carefully created by the pažljivo osmišljen od glavnog chefa. executi ve chef. Terme Olimia

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Sobe Rooms Od vrste smještaja možete birati između Types of accommodati on include Su- Superior (25 – 30 m²) ili Deluxe sobe perior (25 – 30m²) and Deluxe rooms (30 – 40 m²), Junior (35 – 50 m²) i Presti - (30 – 40m²), Junior (35 – 50 m²) and ge apartmana (55 – 77 m²) te, naravno, Presti ge suites (55 – 77 m²), as well as a predsjedni čkog apartmana, koji se prosti re 110m² Presidenti al suite on two ﬂ oors, na 110 m², na dva kata, s terasom veličine with a terrace the size of the suite and a apartmana te s privatnim jacuzzijem. Sve private jacuzzi. All rooms are equipped su sobe opremljene Loewe televizijskim with Loewe TV systems, extraordinarily sistemom, neobično lijepim interijerom, beauti ful interior design, cooling and sistemom za grijanje i hlađenje te kupa- heati ng systems, and bathrooms with onicama odvojenima od toaleta. separate toilets. Za one koji su u Bordeaux došli pos- For those visiting Bordeaux on lom, Regent Grand Hotel Bordeaux business, The Regent Grand Ho- ima na raspolaganju poslovni centar tel Bordeaux provides a business koji se nalazi na prvome katu, a koji center on the first floor with a se sastoji od konferencijske dvorane conference room (270m²) and od 270 m² i 13 prostorija za sastan- 13 meeting rooms which can be ke koje se mogu proširivati , spajati , expanded, joined or adjusted as odnosno prilagođavaju se potreba- you need it. ma gosti ju. In the evening, The Regent Grand Kad padne večer, hotel Regent Grand Bordeaux has a new spark of glam- Boredaux dobiva novi dašak our. Elegantly lit, perfumed glamura, sav osvijetljen, par- with candles and decorat- fumiran mirisnim svije ćama ed with Fabrice Normand te ukrašen cvjetnim aranž- ﬂ ower arrangements, for a manima Fabricea Normanda, moment you are invited to poziva vas da na trenutak enter the world of imagina- uronite u bajku i imaginaciju. ti on and fairy tales. It is very A sve to je vrlo teško opi- hard to describe with words sati riječima, zbog toga će - so you should see it for najbolje biti da se uputi te u yourself, visit the world’s svjetsku prijestolnicu vina i wine capital and stay at the posjeti te Regent Grand Hotel Regent Grand Hotel Bor- Bordeaux te se uvjerite sami! deaux! ZagrebZ je Aposeban Ggrad, nikadREB do kraja ispriËana priËa kojoj i vi dodajete svoju Ëaroliju. Jednostavno, Zagreb ima duπu. A vi, vi imate Zagreb... Cities like Zagreb, reveal their beauty and charm gradually - and, before you know it, they have cast spell on you! Zagreb has a spirit of it`s own which we hope you may discover. uvijek i zauvijek any time, any place

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PREPOZNATA IZVRSNOST Tijekom Dana hrvatskog turizma 2009., koji su održani u Bolu na Braču, dodijelile su se presti žne nagrade i pri- EXCELLENCE znanja u akcijama ocjenjivanja kvalitete hrvatskih turisti čkih odredišta, tvrtki i pojedinaca. Tom je prigodom OF ESPLANADE u kategoriji najboljih hotela hrvatske unutrašnjosti s RECOGNIZED pet zvjezdica nagrađen hotel The Regent Esplanade. Značajno priznanje dodijeljeno je u ime Ministarstva turizma, Hrvatske During The Croati an Tourism 2009 conference held in Bol on Brač, the gospodarske komore, Hrvatske turisti čke zajdnice i Hrvatske radiotele- annual awards ceremony recognized the achievements and endeavours vizije. Generalni direktor hotela, Philip Mahoneytom, tom je prilikom of tourism-related desti nati ons, companies and individuals. The Regent izjavio: “Iznimno sam ponosan na dobiveno vrijedno priznanje koje uka- Esplanade was awarded Best Hotel in inland Croati a, receiving signifi - zuje na prepoznati ljivost hotela The Regent Esplanade te visoku razinu cant praise from the Ministry of tourism, Croati an Chamber of Com- usluge koju pružamo gosti ma. Ova je nagrada velik poti caj djelatnicima merce, the Croati an Nati onal Tourist Board and the Croati an broadcast- hotela da i dalje teže izvrsnosti u svim segmenti ma poslovanja.” ing service, HRT. General Manager of the hotel, Philip Mahoney, said “I am extremely proud of the acknowledgement that this gives to the hotel and the service standards delivered by everyone in the team. This reward is tremendous boost for me and all my colleagues to strive to further excellence, in all segments of the business.” MEĐUNARODNI FESTIVAL VINA U studenome 2009., hotel Esplanade je udomaćio 4. međunarodni festi val vina i kulinarstva. Tom su se prigodom oku- pili vrhunski hrvatski vinari, proizvođači INTERNATIONAL maslinova ulja, tartufa, pršuta, sireva, WINE FESTIVAL meda i slatkih delicija. Jeff rey Vella, izvršni šef kuhinje, izjavio je da je pono- In November 2009. The Regent Espla- san na svoj ti m, ljude koji su u veoma nade hosted the 4th Internati onal wine kratkom roku uspio pripremiti vrlo and culinary festi val. All of the top Croa- zahtjevne delicije, a najvažnije od svega je da su gosti bili i više nego ti an vintners, manufacturers of olive oil, cheese, smoked ham, honey zadovoljni. and other arti san delicacies att ended. Jeff rey Vella of the Regent Espla- nade was just one of the chefs cooking in the live demonstrati on kitchen and he said that he was very proud of his team to pull off their menu in such a short space of ti me and receive the plaudits they did.

NAJBOLJA SLASTIČARKA U sklopu Dana hrvatskog kulinarstva, u Opati ji je održano i Državno prven- BEST PASTRY COOK stvo slasti čara. Titulu najbolje hrvatske As part of the Croati an Culinary Days in Opati ja the nati onal cham- slasti čarke ponijela je Mirjana Kozlina, pionship of pâti sserie took place. The ti tle for best pastry cook glavna slasti čarka hotela The Regent Espla- was won by Mirjana Kozlina, the Chef Pâti ssier in The Regent Es- nade. Mirjani su pobjedu osigurali njezina planade. Her imaginati on, creati vity and concentrati on ensured maštovitost, kreati vnost i koncentracija, a Mirjana victory, and aft er the sweet contest, former president of nakon slatkog natjecanja cijeli ti m Hrvatsk- Republic of Croati a, Stjepan Mesić, welcomed the enti re team of oga kulinarskog saveza primio je i tadašnji Croati an culinary contest. predsjednik RH, Stjepan Mesić. 33

ŠTO SE KRIJE ISPOD ŠKOTSKOG WHAT’S HIDING UNDER A KILTA? SCOTSMAN’S KILT? The Caledonia Club of Croati a – in associati on with the Briti sh Povodom 251. rođendana najvećeg Embassy – celebrated their annual Burns Night event, celebrat- škotskog pjesnika, Roberta Burnsa, ing the 251st anniversary of Scotland’s nati onal bard, Robert udruga Caledonia Club of Croati a iz Burns.. This is one of the most important dates in the calendar Škotske organizirala je, uz potporu for Scots around the world and it has been traditi onally taking britanskog veleposlanstva, svečano place every year for over two centuries according to a largely unchanged primanje pod nazivom Burns Night. Ovaj veoma važan događaj za Škote protocol. The event was att ended by Briti sh Ambassador, His Excellency tradicionalno se održava svake godine prema pomno isplaniranom pro- David Blunt, and a large gathering of friends of Scotland to celebrate the tokalu, koji se nije mijenjao više od dva stoljeća. Osim britanskog vele- bard. This year, they were joined by the newly elected Croati an President, poslanika Davida Blunta, događaj je okupio brojne prijatelje Škotske, Ivo Josipović, and his wife, Tatjana. Many of the guests wore the traditi on- a ove je godine večeri prisustvovao i novoizabrani hrvatski predsjed- al kilt and all the paraphernalia that goes along with the highland dress nik Ivo Josipović. Uvaženi gosti i diplomati , odjeveni u kiltove i ostalu and all of them danced with enthusiasm to a traditi onal Ceilidh band and pripadajuću opremu, plesali su vesele škotske plesove uz zvukove gajdi, piper following the Ambassador’s very popular dance classes in the run up uživali su u Burnsovoj poeziji te autenti čnim škotskim jelima, koja niko- to the event. A traditi onal menu was served, including the chieft ain o’ the ga nisu ostavili ravnodušnim. A koji je odgovor na najvažnije pitanje te puddin’, the haggis, and Burns’ poetry was recited. The most important večeri, ono što se krije ispod škotskoga kilta, zaintrigirane gošće mogu questi on of the evening, however, was left unanswered and the lassies samo pretpostavljati . were left wondering what a Scotsman really wears under his kilt. 34 NOVOSTI | NEWS

NOVO KLIZALIŠTE U GRADU NEW RINK IN TOWN Thanks to the technical experti se of Velemi ice rinks, the Zahvaljujući tehničkom iskustvu tvrtke Velemi, visokoj excellent assistance of Partner Relati ons and of course razini usluge hotela The Regent Esplanade i dobrom plenty of imaginati on and hard work from the hotel, a vodstvu Partner Relati onsa te, naravno, mnogo mašte, new ice rink concept, NICE ICE, was launched on the Oleander Terrace na terasi Oleandar hotela The Regent Esplanade osvanulo je novo kliza- of the Regent Esplanade in December. The Rink quickly established itself lište, NICE ICE. Kazalište je zamišljeno kao omiljeno mjesto okupljanja to be a favourite gathering place for all enthusiasts. Visitors were able to svih ljubitelja zabave i rekreacije. Posjeti telji će imati prilike uživati i u enjoy the new Gallery lounge bar, mulled wine, Christmas confecti onery Gallery lounge baru, kuhanom vinu, slasti cama i dobroj glazbi. U proce- and great music from Antenna Radio. In the process of turning this ice su pretvaranja ove ledene ideje u stvarnost, između ostalih, pomogli su idea into reality, Generali osiguranje, VIPnet and AMC Car Rental were Generali osiguranje, Vipnet i AMC Autoškola also among the sponsors

TAJLANDSKA EGZOTIKA NA STOLU THAILAND’S EXOTIC AT Restoran Zinfandel’s odlučio je proslaviti THE TABLE tajlandsku Novu Godinu i svim svojim gosti ma prirediti pravu gozbu u jedinstvenom Zinfandel’s Restaurant celebrated Thai New Year and društvu atrakti vnih tajlandskih plesačica. Taj- treated around 100 diners to a true feast in the com- landska večer održana je 13. travnja, kada se pany of att racti ve dancers from the Thai Performing Art u Tajlandu tradicionalno slavi tzv. Songkran Club of Amsterdam. The Thai dinner took place on April Day – Water Festi val. Primamljive specijalitete pripremio je izvršni šef 13, Songkran Day – Water Festi val – the start of the Thai New Year. A tra- kuhinje, J. Vella i dvije vrhunske šeﬁ ce kuhinja iz Tajlanda, koje su ujedno diti onal menu with some delicious specialti es was prepared by Executi ve i osobne kuharice veleposlanika. Chef J. Vella and two top chefs from Thailand, the personal chefs of the Thai Ambassador who supported the event.

60 MINUTA ZA NAŠU PLANETU Hotel Regent Esplanade i ove se godine priključio glo- 60 MINUTES FOR OUR balnom pokretu “Sat za naš PLANET planet”, kako bi pomogao u The Regent Esplanade joined this year’s global movement akciji podizanja svijesti o glo- “Earth Hour” with a coordinated switch oﬀ to help raise balnom zatopljenju. Tako je awareness of the global warming issue. On March 27, the hotel 27. ožujka, od 20:30 do hotel turned oﬀ the lighti ng to the façade, in the lobby 21:30, sati isključio rasvjetu and in the restaurants and bars, and went candle-lit be- na pročelju, kao i svjetla u tween 20:30 and 21:30. While the message was a serious predvorju i restoranu Zinfan- one, there was a light hearted touch as Wee Willie Winkie – aka Con- del’s, te ih zamijenio svijećama. Generalni direktor hotela, Philip Ma- cierge team member, Mladen Devunić and Assistant Restaurant Man- honey tom je prigodom rekao kako je ponosan što se ponovno uključuju ager Dušan Šanti ć went run-about in the hotel. General Manager, Philip u ovu hvalevrijednu akciju, kojom šalju snažnu poruku o ekološkoj Mahoney said that he was very pleased that there had been so much osvjieštenosti . enthusiasm from the team to play a part again in this worthy acti on that sends a very important message about ecological consciousness. 35 36 POSLOVNI INTERVJU | BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Odvjetnik po struci, Zagrepčanin po rođenju, Australac po školovanju, Don Markušić predsjednik je Američke gospodarske komore u Hrvatskoj. O tome koje su akti vnosti AmChama te kako privući strane ulagače u Hrvatsku govori Markušić, koji se ti me uspješno bavi već 14 godina.

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Att orney at Law, born in Zagreb and educated in Aus- tralia, Don Markušić is the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Croati a. Markušić talked us about AmCham’s acti viti es and about att racti ng for- ∆ eign investors to Croati a, which he has been successfully doing for over 14 years.

Današnji predsjednik Američke gospodarske The current president of the American Cham- komore u Hrvatskoj, rođen je u Zagrebu kao ber of Commerce in Croati a was born in Za- Darko Markušić. Kad je imao samo godinu greb under the name Darko Markušić. His dana, s roditeljima je napusti o domovinu i parents decided to leave their homeland and oti šao u Australiju, gdje se školovao i živio do emigrated to Australia when Darko was just prije 14 godina. U Australiji je završio pravni a year old. He was educated in Australia and fakultet i više godina radio kao odvjetnik. lived there unti l 1996, graduati ng from law Za Australiju i danas kaže da je najbolja zem- school and working as an att orney for several lja na svijetu, no Don (kako se danas zove) je years. ipak imao drugačije planove, koji su ga doveli Don (his new name) says that Australia today natrag u rodni Zagreb. Ovdje je vidio profe- is one of the best countries in the world, but sionalnu priliku. Imao je viziju da bude pov- he has other plans which have led him back eznica između stranaca i doma ćih ulagača. to his hometown of Zagreb. He saw a profes- Smatrao je da kao Austra lac u Zagrebu može sional opportunity here and had the vision to

DON privući strane ulaga če. act as a link between foreign and domesti c ARKUŠI No, Markušić nije od onih ljudi koji uspjeh investors. promatraju kroz ﬁ nancijsku prizmu, s obzirom Markušić is not someone who sees success na to da bi u Australiji danas zarađivao znat- through a ﬁ nancial prism and he would prob- no više nego što zarađuje ovdje. Zadovoljst- ably be making more money in Australia than vo mu pruža činjenica da neki projekti u he is presently making in Croati a. His sati sfac- Hrvatskoj ne bi saživjeli da nije bilo njega. ti on comes in knowing that some projects Prije nego što je došao u Hrvatsku, živio je i would never come to fruiti on without him. radio u Beču, u odvjetničkoj tvrtki, vrlo često Before returning to Croati a, Markušić lived dolazivši u Zagreb. Na relaciji Beč – Zagreb and worked in a Vienna, and frequently came živio je dvije godine, a nakon Beča je položio to Zagreb. He lived between Vienna and Za- pravosudni ispit u Engleskoj jer se nadao da greb for two years before passing the Bar exam in England, hoping that being an Aus-

M će “australski odvjetnik u Europi” biti dobit- predsjednik na kombinacija. tralian Att orney at Law in Europe would be a AmChama Hrvatska No, kasnije je položio i hrvatski pravosudni winning combinati on. ispit; priznaje da se oko njega dobro namu- Later he also passed the Croati an Bar exam. čio. I tako je postao prvi odvjetnik s engles- He admits it was a tough challenge and president of koga govornog područja koji je položio pravo- Markušić is the ﬁ rst English speaking att orney AmCham Croatia sudni ispit u Hrvatskoj, možda čak i posljednji. who has been called to the Bar. Nakon rada u tvrtki PriceWaterhouseCoo- Aft er working for PriceWaterhouseCoopers in pers u Zagrebu, posljednjih godinu dana radi Zagreb, Markušić has spent the last year work- 38 POSLOVNI INTERVJU | BUSINESS INTERVIEW

kao odvjetnik i bavi se područjem nekretnina i ulaganjem. Najčešći kli- ing as a lawyer, specialized in real estate and investment law. Most of his jenti su mu stranci. A veliki projekt na kojem trenutačno radi je pliniﬁ - clients are from abroad and Pliniﬁ cati on of Dalmati a is one of the larger kacija Dalmacije. projects he is currently involved with.

Predsjednik ste AmChama Hrvatska. Koji su ciljevi djelovanja Amer- You are the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Croa- ičke gospodarske komore na ovim prostorima? ti a. What are the goals of AmCham here? Predsjednik AmChama sam postao u studenom prošle godine, na I became the president of AmCham in November 2009 at our assembly skupšti nskim izborima. Prije toga sam bio potpredsjednik, no otpočetka electi ons. Before that, I was vice president and I been an acti ve member surađujem s Komorom, održavanjem kontakta i praćenjem njihovih of the Chamber since I returned to Zagreb, keeping contact and parti ci- akti vnos ti i događaja. Bio sam uključen i u niz podod bora za zakone. pati ng in acti viti es and events. I have also been involved in the work of Jednako sam tako član Odbora Transparency Internati onal Hrvatska te several legislati ve sub-committ ees and am a member of the Board of Odbora za zakonodavstvo u Saboru RH. Transparency Internati onal in Croati a and the Legislati ve Board of the AmCham je u Hrvatskoj nekada funkcionirao kao “društveni klub”, čime Croati an Parliament. su mnogi bili nezadovoljni. No, u posljednje je vrijeme Komora posti gla AmCham in Croati a used to functi on as a ‘social club’ and this caused brojne uspjehe, prvenstveno zbog menadžmenta. Primjerice, dok sam some to be dissati sfi ed and suggest that it should serve more of a busi- bio potpredsjednik, postojao je problem u vezi sa zakonom o strancima. ness purpose. Recently, however, the Chamber has responded to that Zakon je bio prilično loš, osobito odredba prema kojoj stranci koji dođu and has been very successful professionally with a well-organized offi ce na rad u Hrvatsku dvije godine ne mogu dovesti obitelj. Ni svi ostali structure driving events, acti viti es and interest groups.. A good example uvjeti , poput povoljnih poreza i sl., nisu idealni, a i da jesu, i sama ta is the work we carried out when I was vice president to tackle the prob- odredba o obitelji stranim bi ulagačima bila odbojna. Ako je, primjerice, lems associated with the Aliens Act. The Act had a couple of loopholes, riječ o stranoj poslovnoj ženi koja je uz to i samohrana majka, za nju bi notably a clause which refused access to foreign workers’ families for dolazak u Hrvatsku značio da dvije godine ne može biti sa svojim djete- a period of 2 years. Other conditi ons, such as tax reliefs and similar, tom. Stoga sam organizirao radnu skupinu koja se usredotočila na taj were also not ideal but clause about families would have had a hugely zakon, što se pretvorilo u neku vrstu pokreta. Osim članova AmChama, detrimental eff ect on foreign investment in the country – if a foreign uključili su se i članovi engleske, njemačke i drugih komora, ali i članovi business woman, for example, who is a single mother wanted to come diplomatskih predstavništva. S tako jakom skupinom smo pristupili to Croati a, she would be separated from her child for two years and Ministarstvu, gdje su nas saslušali te smo ostvarili izvrsnu suradnju. that, clearly was an oversight. For that reason I organized a task force to S Jadrankom Kosor sam također razgovarao o Zakonu o strancima, za focus on this parti cular law, and it turned into a movement involving not čiju smo izmjenu lobirali. Gotovo je bio prošao zakon u obliku kojim just AmCham members but the Briti sh, German and other Chambers as nismo bili zadovoljni, no ona ga je izvukla iz hitnog postupka, što nam well as members of diplomati c missions. We approached the Ministry je dalo još nekoliko mjeseci da dovršimo naš prijedlog, prikupimo sve with this strong group and they listened. We have since established an podatke i sl. Sve strane su bile zadovoljne suradnjom i novim zakonom. excellent cooperati on Government as a result, demonstrati ng that chal- Stranim ulagačima je sada Hrvatska privlačnija. lenge can be positi ve and helpful. I got the opportunity to discuss the Alien Act with the now Prime Min- Kakva je situacija s drugim odborima u Komori i općenito suradnja s ister, Jadranka Kosor, and highlighted the need for amendment. An un- Vladom RH? sati sfactory form of that law almost passed, but she took it out of the U AmChamu je tada shvaćeno da se nešto može napraviti i osnovali su urgent procedures, gave us a couple months more to work on our pro- se i drugi odbori. Taj model suradnje s Vladom koji smo ostvarili ko- posal, collect relevant data and so on and then introduced an amend- ristan je i drugim komorama, stoga sam kao potpredsjednik obišao os- ment. All parti es were content with the cooperati on and the new result- tale komore i poti cao na suradnju. Zajedno ćemo raditi na mnogočemu. ing law and Croati a is a more att racti ve desti nati on for foreign investors Novi odbor koji se osnovao jest Odbor za intelektualno vlasništvo, i as a result. ubrzo ćemo imati prvu konferenciju o intelektualnom vlasništvu, za što imamo potporu Američke ambasade. Hrvatska ima odlične zakone za What is your relati onship with the various Committ ees in AmCham and zašti tu intelektualnog vlasništva, članica je međunarodne organizacije, how is your cooperati on with the Croati an Government in general? no problem je u svijesti ljudi koji ne shvaćaju da moraju zašti ti ti svoje We have learned what we can accomplish, so we have established ideje, svoje vlasništvo. Ne prepoznaju krađu. other committ ees as well. The cooperati on we developed with Govern- 39

Hrvatska ima odliËne zakone Isto se odnosi i na korupciju. Hrvatska ima insti - ment also resulted in enhancing relati onships with tucije proti v korupcije, kao i zakone, no tek sada other Chambers. As the vice president, I visited za zaštitu intelektualnog postoji politi čka volja da se zakoni i provode. Ne- other chambers asking them for cooperati on and vlasništva, Ëlanica je davno smo osnovali i Odbor za turizam. gained their support, experti se and assistance. Our newly established committ ee is the Intellectu- meunarodne organizacije, Na koje još načine djeluje AmCham u Hrvat skoj? al Property Committ ee and its ﬁ rst, very success- no problem je u svijesti ljudi, Organiziramo razne konferencije. Organiziramo ful, conference was held in February. konferenciju s Europskom bankom. Uključit će koji ne shvaÊaju da moraju The Board has developed an excellent relati on- se i naši članovi, i uz to ćemo imati svoj event. zaštititi svoje ideje, svoje ship with the US Embassy and we are delighted Naime, radimo evente i konferencije. Želimo with the two-way dialogue we are having. This vlasništvo unaprijediti klimu za ulaganje u Hrvatskoj, za has has been the case, parti cularly in the IP issue. strane, ali i za domaće ulagače. Croati a has excellent laws for IP protecti on and is Američka komora povezuje strane ulagače s a respectable member of the internati onal com- domaćim klijenti ma, ali je fokus, naravno, na munity; the problem actually lies in the people’s američkim ulagačima. Novi američki ambasa- mindset because they do not understand that they dor u Hrvatskoj, James Foley, u svakom govoru need to protect their ideas as their own property. isti če da želi potaknuti poslove između Amerike People simply do not recognize the repercussions i Hrvatske. To govori da je klima za posao sve po- of intellectual theft . voljnija. Promoviramo i Hrvatsku u Americi, ali i The same is true for corrupti on. Croati a has the u cijelome svijetu. necessary insti tuti ons and legislati on to combat Tko su članovi AmChama? corrupti on but the politi cal will to implement the Članovi Komore su pojedinci i članovi velikih laws have not been there unti l recently. tvrtki, stranih, ali i domaćih. We have also recently established a Tourism Com- mitt ee to address the issues facing one of the Kako surađujete s Hrvatkom gospodarskom ko- largest sectors of the business community in this morom? country. S Hrvatskom gospodarskom komorom izvrsno surađujemo. Primjerice, kada našu Komoru pro- What are other acti viti es is AmCham involved in? moviramo u drugim gradovima osim u Hrvatskoj, We are preparing various events and conferences. HGK nam ustupa svoje prostorije. Isto tako ustu- We are now organizing a conference with the Eu- paju nam prostorije i za naš event koji se održava ropean Bank and AmCham members. We want to u sklopu EBRD-ovog godišnjeg sastanka. improve the investment climate in Croati a for both foreign and domesti c investors. Spomenuli ste nedavno osnovan Odbor za tur- Croatia has excellent The American Chamber of Commerce serves to izam. Znači li to da je AmCham shvati o značenje connect foreign investors, parti cularly American laws for the protection of razvijanja turizma u Hrvatskoj? investors, to domesti c clients. The new American intellectual property and is a Odbor za turizam je osnovan u veljači ove go- ambassador in Croati a, James Foley, has under- dine, jer smo prepoznali potrebu za ti m. Na member of the international lined his intenti ons to facilitate a more favorable prvom sastanku je odaziv bio jako velik. Pojavilo climate for business cooperati on between the US community; the problem se oko 25 članova, što je znatno više nego inače. and Croati a and we see it as our role to promote actually lies in people’s To znači da su članovi to doživjeli kao značajnu Croati a in the US and abroad. mindset because they do inicijati vu. Iznesene su konkretne ideje kako Who are the members of AmCham? not understand that they poboljšati turizam u Zagrebu. Taj će odbor biti vrlo akti van. Our members are individuals, small and medium- need to protect their ideas sized corporati ons and divisions of larger compa- Bavite se i humanitarnim akti vnosti ma, poput as their own property nies, both foreign and domesti c. razminiravanja Hrvatske. 40

AmeriËka komora Tako je. Komora sudjeluje u nizu humanitar- How is your cooperati on with the Croati an Cham- nih akti vnosti , poput razminiravanja, ali i nekih ber of Commerce? povezuje strane drugih. Primjerice, predložio sam da podržimo We have an excellent relati onship. If we are promot- ulagaËe s domaÊim udrugu Debra i njezine šti ćenike, djecu lepti re. ing our Chamber in other Croati an towns, for exam- klijentima, ali je fokus, Sugerirali smo našim članovima da odu na nji- ple, the Croati an Chamber of Commerce assist us by naravno, na ameriËkim hov koncert i da podrže udrugu, da budu spon- letti ng us organize our meeti ngs on their premises. zori, koliko su u mogućnosti . They are also providing a venue for our event which ulagaËima Komora je ponovno uvela i obilježavanje Dana will be organized within the framework of the EBRD zahvalnosti , što je Amerikancima važno gotovo annual meeti ng. kao i Božić. Ideja je da prikupimo donacije naših You have also menti oned the Tourism Committ ee članova i kupimo purice te ih poklonimo javnoj which has been recently founded. Does that mean kuhinji. Poanta Dana zahvalnosti je darivanje, a that AmCham thinks it is important to develop ti me bismo Komori vrati li njezin izvorni običaj, tourism further in Croati a? koji treba njegovati . Cijeli događaj ćemo doku- The Tourism Board was founded in February 2010 Članovi AmChama I AmCham members because we have recognized the need for it. We got an excellent response at the fi rst meeti ng. There were some 25 members present, which is much more than usual, indicati ng that the members felt that this was an important initi ati ve. Some very con- crete ideas about how to improve Croati an tourism were presented. The Committ ee is planning to be very acti ve and is in the process of presenti ng its plans to provide assistance and support to govern- mental tourism agencies. You are also involved with humanitarian aid projects such as providing signifi cant investment for demining Croati an territory. That’s correct. The Chamber is taking part in a number of humanitarian acti viti es and demining is just one of them. We have recently The American menti rati , a vjerujem da će se članovi odazvati become involved with the Debra Associati on which u velikom broju. Komora surađuje i s hotelom supports children suff ering from the Epidermolysis Chamber of The Regent Esplande. A i privatno ste čest gost bullosa acquisita. We are encouraging our members Commerce connects hotelskog restorana i bara. att end fundraising concerts and provide sponsor- foreign investors, Komora surađuje s mnogim hotelima, pa tako ship for the Associati on. particularly American vrlo uspješno i s hotelom Regent Esplanade. Ho- The Chamber has reintroduced the celebrati on tel je prigodan za mnoge naše akti vnosti i rado of Thanksgiving Day which is equally important as investors, with ovdje organiziramo naša događanja. Osobno Christmas for Americans. Our idea is to raise dona- domestic clients volim boraviti u hotelu Regent Esplanade. Često ti ons from our members to buy turkey for the public u hotelu organiziram privatne, ali i poslovne sas- kitchens. The meaning of Thanksgiving Day is giving tanke, jer je luksuzan, ali istodobno dostupan i and this event reunites the Chamber to a custom zabavan. that needs to be preserved. The enti re celebrati on Ana Gruden will be documented and I believe that the members Fotografi je: Ines NovkoviÊ will be more than willing to parti cipate. Ana Gruden Photo: Ines NovkoviÊ 41 PREPUSTITE SE RAZNOVRSNIM UŽICIMA

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Health Club namijenjen je odabranom krugu korisnika.

Gosti hotela najčešće uživaju u luksuznim masažama te u ritualima za lice i tijelo. Jedna od najdražih im je „Mediteranska masaža“. Ta se masaža radi uz pomoć maslinova ulja, morske soli i cvjetova lavande. Vrhunska kozmetika i profesionalni maseri jamstvo su potpunog zadovoljstva.

Članovi Health Cluba, osim u njezi lica i tijela, uživaju i u ostalim blagodatima. Redovito vježbaju pod budnim okom osobnog trenera. Da bi na set vježbanja mogli doći čak i između dva poslovna sastanka, osigurana im je usluga pranja i čuvanja osobnih stvari za vježbanje. Postoje saune za žene i saune za muškarce. U saunama se opuštaju te čiste organizam od nakupljenih štetnih tvari. Članovi iznimno cijene mogućnost da, s pristupnom iskaznicom, mogu koristiti prostor Health Cluba kad god im to odgovara, čak i izvan radnog vremena.

Osim što članovi imaju 40% popusta na cjelokupnu ponudu masaža, na raspolaganju su im i dvije posebne ponude.

Family & friends program članovima njihovih obitelji omogućuje da sve tretmane iz ponude koriste uz 40% popusta u terminima od 8 do 14 sati. Popust vrijedi i u slučaju da netko od članova Health Cluba poželi pokloniti tretman nekome od svojih prijatelja. Za tu su prigodu osigurani ekskluzivni poklon-bonovi.

Junior program mladima od 16 do 22 godine omogućuje vježbanje u malim grupama pod pratnjom trenera, u terminima od 8 do 16 sati, uz popust od 40% na njihovu članarinu.

Cilj je svakom članu pružiti najkvalitetniju moguću uslugu pa je stoga broj članova ograničen na 30. Članom kluba postaje se isključivo na preporuku hotela ili nekog od članova. Postanite i vi dio ovog kluba za odabrane!

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At the most beautiful and the oldest hotel in Zagreb, The Regent Esplanade Zagreb, a true oasis of health and peace is settled within the Health Club.

Health Club is intended for a chosen circle of customers.

Guests of the Hotel most often enjoy the luxurious massages and rituals for face and the body. One of their favorites is the ‘Mediterranean massage’, where olive oil, sea salt and lavender flowers are used. Top quality cosmetics and professional masseurs provide satisfaction.

Members of the Health Club do not enjoy just face and body care, but other benefits as well. They frequently exercise under the guarding and watchful eye of the personal trainer that overlooks their progress. To make exercise even between two business meetings possible, Health Club offers a laundry service and storage of exercise gear. Costumers can relax in saunas as well, enjoying their detoxification benefits. Saunas are separated for ladies and gentlemen. The members appreciate that they can use the Health Club at their convenience, even outside the working hours.

Members enjoy a 40% discount on entire massage offer, but also have two special programs available.

Family & friends program enables the members of their families the use of all spa treatments with a 40% discount between 8 am and 2 pm. The discount applies when members purchase treatments to friends as a gift. Exclusive gift coupons are available for such occasions.

Junior program enables young people, aged between 16 and 22, to workout in a group led by a trainer, between 8 am and 4 pm, with 40% discount on their member- ship.

The goal is to provide best possible service to every member so the number of members is limited to 30. Becoming a member of this club is possible by recommenda- tion, either by the Hotel or a member. Become a member of this club for the select few! 52 SPORT I REKREACIJA | SPORTS AND RECREATION

Želeći svojim klijenti ma pružiti nezaboravno golfersko iskustvo, The Regent Esplanade Zagreb i Golf & Country Club Zagreb osmislili su stoga atrakti van i luksuzan paket “Golfersko iskustvo u Zagrebu”

NEZABORAVNO OLFERSKO GISKUSTVO U ZAGREBU An unforgettable golfing experience in Zagreb 53

In order to oﬀ er an unforgett able golf experience to their clients, The Regent Esplanade Zagreb and Zagreb Golf & Country Club have created an att racti ve and luxurious package.

“Golf je varljivo jednostavan i beskrajno složen. Može se dogoditi da “Golf is decepti vely simple, endlessly complicated. A child can play it ga dijete igra dobro, a da ga odrastao čovjek nikada ne uspije svladati . well and a grown man can never master it. It is almost a science, yet it Golf je gotovo znanost, no ipak ostaje zagonetka bez odgovora. On is a puzzle with no answer. It fulfi lls the soul and frustrates the mind. It ispunjava dušu i frustrira um. Može vas podjednako ushiti ti i izluditi , a can excite you as well as drive you mad, but without doubt it is the most bez sumnje je najdivnija igra koju je ljudski rod ikada izmislio”, izjavio wonderful game the human kind has ever invented,” said American je Arnold Daniel Palmer, američki golfer, kojega se smatra jednim od golfer Arnold Palmer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest najboljih igrača u povijesti profesionalnoga golfa. players in the history of men’s professional golf. Nicknamed “The King”, Nadimkom “The King”, Palmer je 50-ih bio prva zvijezda sportske te- he was one of the fi rst stars of the sport’s television age which began in levizije i upravo njemu dobrim dijelom treba zahvaliti što je taj sport the 1950s, and he is widely credited with popularizing the sport around dosegao svjetsku popularnost. I dan-danas je golf iznimno popu- the world. Today golf is even more popular, but it is one of the few laran, no jedan je od rijetkih sportova sports where, while there has always u kojem se uspjela sačuvati žestoka ra- been a strict division between the ama- zlika između amaterizma i profesiona- teur and professional Games, the two lizma. can sti ll play and compete together. Amaterskom golfu su skloni mnogi. Jed- For some, the amateur game is a form nima je golf zabava i opuštanje, drugi of entertainment and relaxati on; for terene za golf koriste da bi na ugod- others the golf course is a relaxing al- nome mjestu u opuštenoj atmosferi ternati ve to the offi ce – the perfect set- dogovorili milijunske poslove, treći, ti ng to negoti ate million-dollar business pak, vole boravak u prirodni ili su jed- deals; but there are those who just like 54 SPORT I REKREACIJA | SPORTS AND RECREATION

nostavno zaluđeni tom igrom i ne brinu što ih pripadnici negolfer- skog svijeta u tom dijelu razumiju ili ne razumiju. Oprema za golf je prilično skupa, zbog čega se mnogi neljubitelji golfa pitaju što ama- Love it or hate it, hardly anyone can be tere tjera na izdvajanje pozamašne svote koje ulažu u nešto što im je, indifferent when it comes to golf. Neither na kraju krajeva, ipak samo hobi. No, svaki isti nski golfer će se složiti snow nor rain can prevent a true golf da je golf strast koja ne jenjava; strast vrijedna ulaganja, truda i vre- enthusiast from enjoying the game. mena. Što se ti če profesionalnoga golfa, priča o honoraru koji ostvaruju oni ponajbolji među njima, zaista je bajkovita priča. Trenutačno je jedan od najboljih i najpopularnijih igrača golfa Tiger Woods. On je prvi sportaš u povijesti koji je u samo godinu dana (djelomično zahvaljujući ugovoru koji je potpisao s Nikeom) zaradio 100 milijuna dolara. Za profesionalne igrače, golf je na petome mjestu najskupljih sportova na svijetu, a Woods je, pak, najbolje plaćeni golfer. Iako se za golf vežu golema fi nancijske žrtve – ali i zarade – bilo bi netočno zaključiti da je ljubav prema golfu ustvari ljubav prema novcu. Vjerujemo da bi svaki strastveni golfer rado zamijenio milijun dolara za jednu savršenu igru. Savršena igra znači ubaciti lopti cu u 18 rupa sa samo 18 udaraca. Da biste to posti gli, potrebno je biti u odličnoj formi koja se, pak, posti že mukotrpnim treninzima, bez obzira na raspoloženje, vremenske uvjete, zaradu koju ćete ostvariti i slično. Osim profesionalaca, s tom će se tvrdnjom sigurno složiti i amateri. Jer, naime, golf ili mrzite ili volite, no prema njemu je rijetko tko ravnodušan. Isti nskog ljubitelj golfa u igri neće spriječiti ni snijeg, ni blato, ni kiša. Dapače, takvi će neatrakti vni vremenski uvjeti strastven- om golferu predstavljati upravo onaj začin koji je nedostajao da igra spending ti me in nature quietly paying homage to their infatuati on zaista bude još slađa, napeti ja, zanimljivija. without a care for those in the golf-less world who don’t understand them – oft en their wives. Golf equipment is rather expensive so many Golf od vremena Cezara do Olimpijskih igara 2016. who do not appreciate golf wonder what it is that makes amateurs in- Golf je jedan od najstarijih sportova u povijesti . Iako je poznato da se vest so much money into something that is, at the end of the day, just a razvio u Škotskoj u 14. stoljeću, postoje i mnoge starije igre u različiti m hobby. However, every true golfer will agree that golf is passion which zemljama koje su prethodile njegovu razvoju. U Cezarovu se Rimskom does not fade; it is passion worth every investment, eff ort and ti me. Carstvu igrala igra zvana paganica, koja se, prema legendi, igrala sa When it comes to professional golf, the story of the remunerati on re- savijenom palicom i kožnatom loptom. Kolijevkama golfa smatraju se i ceived by the best professionals is a fairy tale. One of the best and the Francuska i Nizozemska, gdje se spominju nazivi cambuca, jeu de mail, most popular golfers of the moment is Tiger Woods. He is the fi rst ath- kolven, chole, crosse i pell mell. U Engleskoj je postojala igra cambuca, lete in the history of sports who managed to earn 100 million dollars pravilima vrlo slična rimskoj paganici, koja se spominje u pisanom do- in one year (partly thanks to the contract he signed with Nike). Among kumentu iz 14. stoljeća, kojim je, na dane blagdana, zabranjeno igranje professional athletes, golfers are the fi ft h highest paid, and Woods is “ispraznih” igara poput te. the best paid golfer. Although golf requires fi nancial sacrifi ce – as well Prvi pisani dokument o golfu kakvoga danas poznajemo ujedinio je i as earnings – it would be wrong to say that love for golf is actually love Dekret o zabrani golfa, koji je izdao kralj James II. Zabrinut što igra uzi- for money. ma preveliku pažnju, hti o je vrati ti prednost streličarstvu i ostalim rat- Love it or hate it, hardly anyone can be indiff erent when it comes to nim vješti nama. Škotski kralj James IV. je bio prvi pripadnik kraljevske golf. Neither snow nor rain can prevent a true golf enthusiast from en- obitelji koji je ozbiljno proučavao golf. Tu je strast naslijedila njegova joying the game. Moreover, the really passionate golfer sees inclement 55

weather as the added spice to make the game more of a challenge, more gripping, and more interesti ng.

Golf from Caesar’s ti mes to the Olympic Games in 2016 Golf is one of the oldest sports in history. Although it is known to have been developed in Scotland in the 14th century, there are many more ancient games in diff erent countries which were early precursors. In Caesar’s Roman Empire there was a game called paganica, which, according to legend, was played with a bent sti ck and a leather ball. France and the Netherlands are also considered homes of golf where such names as cambuca, jeu de mail, kolven, chole, crosse and pell mell appeared. In England something called cambuca, a game similar to Ro- man paganica, was menti oned in a writt en document dati ng from 14th century which stated that on holidays it was forbidden to play trivial games such as cambuca. The fi rst documentati on about golf as we know it today appears in the Decree on Forbidding Golf issued by King James II of Scotland. Given Golf ili mrzite ili volite, that the game had att racted so much att enti on, the King was worried no prema njemu je that archery and other war disciplines were being ignored. James IV rijetko tko ravnodušan. was the fi rst member of the royal family to seriously study golf. His passion was inherited by his granddaughter, Queen Mary who was Istinskog ljubitelj golfa u igri neÊe even charged in 1567 because she went to play golf only a few days sprijeËiti ni snijeg, ni blato, ni kiša. aft er her husband’s death. Unti l the end of the 19th century the game had only one form: stroke play. The winner on each fi eld was the player who fi nished the fi eld with the least number of strikes. Golf has remained one of the most popular sports in the world to the unuka, kraljica Mary, koja je 1567. godine optužena zato što je samo present day, along with football and basketball,. The profi le of profes- nekoliko dana nakon ubojstva njezina supruga oti šla odigrati parti ju sional golf is to take an even further step forward: the 2016 Rio de golfa. Sve do 19. stoljeća igra je imala samo oblik stroke playa, odnosno Janeiro Olympic will be the fi rst to include golf and rugby. igre za polje. Pobjednik na svakom polju je bio igrač koji je polje završio s najmanje udaraca. Golfi ng in Zagreb Golf se zadržao do danas, kada je, uz nogomet i košarku, najpopularni- In Croati a there was also an early version of the game called prasičkanje ja igra na svijetu. Dapače, budućnost profesionalnoga golfa, čini se, tek in which players tried push a rock into a hall with a sti ck. Although lo- dolazi. Naime, Olimpijske igre Rio de Janeiro koje će se održati na ljeto cally there is a bit less interest for golf than on the internati onal level, 2016. prve su igre koje će nakon duljeg vremena među sportovima the culture of playing golf is starti ng to develop throughout the country imati golf i ragbi. and many luxurious golf courses and clubs are being built in att racti ve locati ons. Golfersko iskustvo u Zagrebu The birth of golf in Zagreb is associated with The Hotel Esplanade, in Kao preteča golfa, u Hrvatskoj se spominje igra s nazivom prasička- which more than a half a century ago the fi rst golf club was opened. It nje, kod koje su štapom pokušavali ubaciti kamen u neku rupu. Iako was started by Italians as a front for an illegal casino, so the club existed je u lokalnim okvirima interes za golf nešto manji nego na svjetskoj in name only for a long ti me. Some ten years ago, however, in a move ili europskoj razini, kultura igranja golfa trend je u porastu i diljem to bring real golf to Zagreb and Zagreb to golf, work started on the cijele zemlje se, na atrakti vnim lokacijama, grade luksuzna igrališta za Zagreb Golf & Country Club . golf i osnivaju klubovi. Svake se godine organizira i sve veći broj tur- Only 15 minutes from the city center, the Zagreb Golf & Country Club nira koje posjećuju domaći ljubitelji golfa, kao i oni iz šire regije. was built on an area close to the Sava River which had been neglected 56 SPORT I REKREACIJA | SPORTS AND RECREATION

Paket ukljuËuje dva noÊenja u Deluxe sobi te doruËak u elegantnom i luksuznom Zinfandel’s restoranu. Nakon što delicije šefa kuhinje na poËetku dana razmaze profinjena nepca, hotel Êe klijentu osigurati prijevoz do Golf & Cuntry Cluba Zagreb te natrag.

Počeci golfa u Zagrebu vežu se upravo za hotel The Regent Esplanade and ruined. The Club off ers respite from the city turbulence in natural Zagreb, u kojem je prije više od pola stoljeća otvoren prvi zagrebački surroundings. The mission of the Club is to enhance and promote golf golf klub. Doduše, otvorili su ga Talijani da bi prikrili ilegalan kasino, in Croati a as a competi ti ve sport. This became possible aft er the 9-hole stoga je klub ubrzo zatvoren. Želeći vrati ti golf Zagrebu i Zagreb golfu, course opened in September 2008. The 18-hole championship-stan- prije desetak godina je otvoren Golf & Country club Zagreb i izgrađeno dard course opened in April 2009 and is widely recognized as providing je prvo igralište za golf u Zagrebu. a real test for most golfers and for pushing the boundaries in providing Samo 15 minuta od centra Zagreba, igralište Golf & Country Cluba fi rst class faciliti es and service levels. In that sense, the principles of the Zagreb sagrađeno je u prostoru nekada devasti rane prirode, u blizini Zagreb Golf & Country Club and of the Regent Esplanade Zagreb are rijeke Save. Osim odmaka od gradske vreve, odmora u prirodnom the same. Wishing to off er an unforgett able golfi ng experience for their okruženju te profesionalne ili rekreati vne sportske trenutke povezane clients and guests, The Regent Esplanade Zagreb and the Zagreb Golf & s golfom, to mjesto nudi i mogućnost uspostavljanja vrijednih kon- Country Club have created an att racti ve package - the “Golf Experience takata. Misija Golf & Country Cluba Zagreb je popularizirati i unapri- in Zagreb”. Intending to provide an unforgett able golfi ng experience in jediti golf u Hrvatskoj ne samo kao rekreacijski već i kao pravi natje- the Croati an capital, the package includes airport transfer to and from cateljski sport. To je omogućeno izgradnjom Natjecateljskoga igrališta the hotel a VIP welcome for guests , 2 nights in a Deluxe room and za golf, čijih je prvih 9 polja otvoreno u rujnu 2008. Otvorenje svih 18 breakfast in the elegant and luxurious Zinfandel restaurant, transfers to polja održano je u travnju 2009. prigodnim turnirom. Projekti Golf the Zagreb Golf & Country Club and back. Green fees for an unforget- & Country Cluba Zagreb usmjereni su prema pojedincima koji traže table round of golf on the 18-hole, 6,415 metre championship course više i bolje, i u tom se dijelu principi GCK-a Zagreb poklapaju s prin- are obviously included. The course is as ti ght as it is long and there 11 cipima hotela The Regent Esplanade Zagreb. Želeći svojim klijenti ma lakes hugging fairways and all in play to off er a real challenge and to pružiti nezaboravno golfersko iskustvo, The Regent Esplanade Zagreb make for a memorable round. The golf course is designed according to i Golf & Country Club Zagreb osmislili su stoga atrakti van i luksuzan the rigid PGA standards which will put it on the list of the most desir- paket “Golfersko iskustvo u Zagrebu”. Namijenjen pružanju nezabo- able golf courses for many internati onal golfers. Aft er a round, the Club 57

ravnoga golferskog iskustva u hrvatskoj prijestolnici, paket “Golfersko iskustvo u Zagrebu” uključuje prijevoz iz zračne luke do hotela pri dolasku, odnosno prijevoz do zračne luke pri odlasku. Po dolasku u hotel, ljubazno osoblje hotela će klijentu pružiti VIP dobrodošlicu, da bi se otpočetka osjećao kao kod kuće. Paket uključuje dva noćenja u De- luxe sobi te doručak u elegantnom i luksuznom Zinfandel’s restoranu. Nakon što delicije šefa kuhinje na početku dana razmaze profi njena nepca, hotel će klijentu osigurati prijevoz do Golf & Cuntry Cluba The “Golf Experience in Zagreb” package includes Zagreb te natrag. Paket “Golfersko iskustvo u Zagrebu” uključuje i two nights in a Deluxe Room and breakfast at ulaznicu za nezaboravnu rundu golfa na Natjecateljskom igralištu the elegant and luxurious Zinfandel Restaurant. za golf. Ovo igralište sadrži 18 polja i ukupne je dužine 6 415 metara. Na njemu možete pronaći čak 11 jezera, što čini izazov za svakoga golfera As a luxurious dinner settles, the hotel organizes te pruža priliku igraču koji je siguran u svoju vješti nu te koji će pokušati transfers to Zagreb Golf & Country Club and back. ostvariti rezultat kojega će se uvijek rado sjećati . Igralište je projekti - rano prema strogim standardima PGA (Professional Golf Associati on), što mu osigurava uvrštavanje na popis poželjnih igrališta mnogih sv- house restaurant off ers top quality food and drinks in a warm and infor- jetskih golfera. Nakon 4 do 5 sati igre, koliko prosječno traje jedna mal atmosphere overlooking the practi ce range. Commemorati ng “the runda na Natjecateljskom igralištu za golf, na raspolaganju je restoran Lady of Zagreb” where the fi rst Zagreb’s golf club headquarters were Golf & Country Cluba Zagreb, koji nudi vrhunsku hranu i piće u toplom based, the Club house bar’s design is based on the former recepti on i neformalnom ambijentu restorana. U spomen “zagrebačkoj dami” u area of the Esplanade Hotel before redecorati on. A spacious terrace kojoj je bilo sjedište prvog zagrebačkoga golf kluba, šank restorana je with a view of the town, golf course and Medvednica off ers a relaxing preuređena nekadašnja recepcija hotela Esplanade, ona prije njezina spot for spending ti me with friends, making new business contacts and renoviranja. Prostrana terasa s pogledom na gradsko igralište za golf strengthening old ones. Aft er a day spent on the golf course and upon i Medvednicu nudi trenutke opuštanja, druženja s prijateljima, stje- returning to the hotel, clients can relax at the Health Club. Those who canja novih poslovnih kontakata ili učvršćivanje starih. Nakon dana decide to spend a few more unforgett able moments at the Regent Es- provedena na igralištu za golf, po povratku u hotel, klijenti ma se nudi planade Zagreb can get a special discount for subsequent nights. What mogućnost relaksacije u Healt Clubu hotela. Onima koji odluče proves- are you waiti ng for? ti još koji nezaboravan trenutak u hotelu The Regent Esplanade Zagreb, svako iduće noćenje se nudi po najisplati vijim cijenama. Čekamo vas! DOŽIVITE ANNE SÉMONIN SPA U RADDISON BLU RESORT & SPA, U KOMPLEKSU DUBROVNIK SUN GARDENS

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Kao jedna od najplodnijih hrvatskih turisti čkih desti nacija, Dubrovnik je pogodan za različite vidove turizma. Luksuzan i povijesan, romanti čan i kulturan, opuštajući i zabavan, svakome može ponuditi neponovljivo iskustvo.

As one of the most prolifi c tourist desti nati ons in Croati a, Dubrovnik is ideal for diff erent types of tourism. Luxurious and historical, romanti c and cultural, relaxing and entertaining, Dubrovnik off ers an unforgett able experience to all its visitors

Na krajnjem jugu najsunčanije hrvatske At the very South of the sunniest Croati an re- regije Dalmacije, u Dubrovačko-neretvanskoj gion, Dalmati a, in Dubrovnik-Neretva County is županiji, nalazi se najluksuznije hrvatsko the most exclusive tourist desti nati on in Croati a turisti čko odredište – Dubrovnik (lat. i tal. – Dubrovnik (lati n and itaian Ragusa). Situated Ragusa). Na ulasku u Jadransko more, grad at the entrance to the Adriati c Sea, the city of Dubrovnik je prva otocima zašti ćena točka Dubrovnik along with its neighboring islands is na pomorskom putu od istoka prema zapa- the fi rst point on the naval route from the East to du, a dolinom Neretve najbrže je povezan s the West through the Neretva Valley. The view of unutrašnjošću. Vizura stare gradske jezgre, the old town centre surrounded by the city walls opasane zidinama i kulama, kada dolazimo iz and forts, when approaching the city from Du- smjera dubrovačke zračne luke, jedna je od brovnik airport, is one of the most famous views najpoznati jih vizura Hrvatske. “Biser Jadrana in Croati a. “The Adriati c pearl on the Dalmati an na dalmati nskoj obali”, kako je opisan na coast”, as it was described on the UNESCO list UNESCO-ovoj listi zašti ćene Svjetske bašti ne, of protected world heritage sites where it was na kojoj se nalazi od 1979., bogata je rizni- admitt ed in 1979, is a valuable piece of Croati an ca hrvatske i europske kulturno-povijesne and European cultural and historic heritage. The bašti ne. Impresivne gradske zidine, građene impressive city walls, built between the 13th and od 13. do 17. stoljeća, podignute su da 17th centuries, were constructed to protect the zašti te najpoštovaniju vrijednost nekadašnje most respected treasure of the former Republic Dubrovačke Republike – slobodu – pritom of Dubrovnik - freedom – protecti ng at the same zašti ti vši i veličanstvene goti čke, renesansne ti me magnifi cent Gothic, Renaissance and Ba- i barokne crkve, samostane, palače, fontane roque churches, monasteries, palaces, fountains i ostala kulturna blaga. Dijelom narušeni and other cultural gems. Parti ally damaged in snažnim potresom koji je pogodio grad the destructi ve earthquake of 1667 and parti ally 1667., a dijelom ti jekom Domovinskog rata during the Homeland War of the 1990s, the pro- 90-ih godina 20. stoljeća, zašti ćeni lokaliteti tected locati ons have been restored thanks to su restaurirani zahvaljujući UNESCO-u te su, the eff orts and support of UNESCO; as it should kako i priliči – danas dostupni svima. be, today everyone can see them. As one of the Kao jedna od najplodnijih hrvatskih turis- most prolifi c tourist desti nati ons in Croati a, Du- ti čkih desti nacija, Dubrovnik je pogodan za brovnik is ideal for diff erent types of tourism. različite vidove turizma. Luksuzan i povijesan, Luxurious and historical, romanti c and cultural, romanti čan i kulturan, opuštajući i zabavan, relaxing and entertaining, Dubrovnik off ers an svakome može ponuditi neponovljivo iskust- unforgett able experience to all its visitors. 62 REPORTAŽA | REPORT

vo. Na široj sceni koti ra kao jedna od top 10 najposjećenijih europskih It is one of the top 10 most visited desti nati ons, and world analysts pre- desti nacija, a svjetski analiti čari predviđaju da će se taj rastući trend dict that the rising trend will conti nue. The tourist magazine Hispanic nastaviti . Turisti čki časopis Hispanic Meeti ngs & Travel Dubrovnik je Meeti ngs & Travel presented Dubrovnik as a city of dazzling beauty, espe- predstavio kao grad očaravajuće ljepote, iznimno pogodan za kongresni cially suitable for congress tourism. For the second year in a row, the once turizam. Nekad značajna pomorska sila, već je drugu godinu zaredom important naval power has been voted (along with two other Croati an (uz još dvije hrvatske luke) proglašen najboljom desti nacijom za brodove ports) as one of the world’s top desti nati ons for the cruise ships. na kružnim putovanjima. Besides Venice, the famous town-republic is one of the most well-known Uz Veneciju, slavni je grad-republika bio jedno od najpoznati jih kul- cultural and economic centres on the Mediterranean; however contem- turno-gospodarskih središta na Mediteranu, no i Dubrovnik novije porary Dubrovnik is also the centre of cultural and events. Lovers of lux- povijesti je središte suvremenih kulturnih i turisti čkih zbivanja. Ljubi- ury can choose from exclusive packages at Dubrovnik hotels and palaces, teljima luksuza na raspolaganju su ekskluzivni aranžmani dubrovačkih depending on their preferences. For those who love nauti cal tourism, a hotela i palača, ovisno o sklonosti ma, no pet zvjezdica je imperati v u modern marina and numerous islands in the vicinity of Dubrovnik are a oba slučaja. Ljubiteljima nauti čkog turizma na raspolaganju je moderna cruiser’s paradise. The coastal part of Dubrovnik-Neretva County is rich marina, a brojni otoci u blizini Dubrovnika predstavljaju raj za krstaren- with att racti ve undersea archeological locati ons and museums, holding je. Morski dio Dubrovačko-neretvanske županije obiluje podmorskim invaluable treasures which make the dive worthwhile. For those who love arheološkim lokaliteti ma i atrakti vnim podmorskim muzejima te krije good food and drink, the city of Dubrovnik and its surrounding areas off er neprocjenjivo blago, zbog kojega vrijedi zaroniti pod vodu. delicacies and autochtonic products. Those who love culture and art can Ljubiteljima fi nog ića i pića grad Dubrovnik i šira okolica nude trpezu experience many museums and galleries, as well as shows connected to bogatu delicijama i raznolikim autohtonim proizvodima. Ljubitelje kul- the famous Dubrovnik Summer Festi val, for which an extra ti cket is always ture i umjetnosti očekuju brojni muzeji i galerije te manifestacije poput in demand. Dubrovnik is also a city of entertainment; the most popular slavnog festi vala Dubrovačke ljetne igre, za koje se uvjek traži karta više. place to go out is “Bourbon Street”, that is Ban Josip Jelačić Street, where Dubrovnik je i grad zabave, a najpopularnije mjesto za izlazak je “Bour- a number of café bars off er various kinds of entertainment. A part of Du- bon street”, odnosno Ulica bana Josipa Jelačića, u kojoj je smješten brovnik’s unavoidable charm is that in any bar in the old town, you could niz kafi ća koji nude razne oblike zabavnog sadržaja. Dio neizos tavnoga be sitti ng next to Steven Spielberg or Princess Caroline of Monaco. dubrovačkog šarma jest što u kafi ćima možete sjediti pokraj Stevena An area which off ers a wide choice of experiences and excitements, as Spielberga, princeze Caroline od Monaca, Johna Malkovicha i brojnih well as a complete holiday in the quiet and relaxing surroundings of the drugih jet-sett era koji redovito posjećuju Dubrovnik. Mediterranean climate and beauti ful coastal landscapes, the Dubrovnik Prostor koji pruža bogat izbor raznovrsnih doživljaja i uzbuđenja, ali i of today, built on centuries of traditi on, is a city of thousand faces where potpun odmor u ti hom, umirujućem okolišu blage mediteranske klime i everyone can fi nd what they are looking for. prekrasnih primorskih pejsaža, moderan Dubrovnik izgrađen na tekovi- nama tradicije grad je s ti suću lica, u kojemu svatko može pronaći nešto Every stone in Dubrovnik has a story za sebe. Impressive two-kilometre-long city walls with towers, fortresses and basti ons represent one of the most forti fi ed defence systems of the Mediter- Svaki dubrovački kamen krije neku priču ranean and one of the most visited tourist att racti ons in Dubrovnik. The Masivne zidine duge 2 kilometra, s kulama, utvrdama i basti onima, town is protected from the east by Revelin Fortress, whose magnifi cent najčvršći su obrambeni sustav Mediterana i najposjećenija dubrovačka interior served as a city hall and historical treasury. On the west, the town turisti čka atrakcija. S istoka grad čuva tvrđava Revelin, čiji su veli- was protected from the Veneti ans by the Fortress of Lovrijenac, also called čanstveni unutrašnji prostori služili kao vijećnica i povijesna riznica. “the Gibraltar of Dubrovnik”. Above the entrance gates is the carved in- Sa zapada je grad od Mletaka šti ti la tvrđava Lovrijenac, koju nazivaju i scripti on „NON BENE PRO TOTO LIBERTAS VENDITUR AURO“ – “Freedom “Gibraltarom Dubrovnika”. Na ulaznim vrati ma uklesan je natpis: “NON is not to be sold for all the treasures in the world”. The western town gate, BENE PRO TOTO LIBERTAS VENDITUR AURO” – “Sloboda se ne prodaje Pile Gate, is adorned with a statue of St. Blaise, the patron saint of Du- ni za svo blago svijeta”. Ulaz kroza Zapadna gradska vrata, Vrata od Pila, brovnik, a work of art of by the famous Croati an sculptor Ivan Meštrović. krasi kip sv. Vlaha, zašti tnika Dubrovnika, djelo slavnoga hrvatskog kip- The fortress at the very north of the city walls, the large round Minčeta ara Ivana Meštrovića. Najsjevernija utvrda, Minčeta, velika kružna kula, tower, off ers an incredible view of the town. It is said that every stone in pruža veličanstven pogled na grad. Kaže se da svaki kamen krije neku the city has a story. When Minčeta was being built there was a scarcity priču. Prilikom gradnje kule Minčete kamena je, pak, nedostajalo pa of stone, so it was ordered that everyone who entered the city from the 63

Na zapadnom The large kraju Straduna Onofrio’s nalazi se Fountain is Onforijeva situated at the Ëesma, Ëijim west end of je dovršetkom Stradun. Its Dubrovnik completion 1444. dobio in 1444 izvorsku vodu marked the introduction of Dubrovnik’s supply of drinking water.

Iz intelektualnog naËina The intellectual way of life življenja i kreativne tradicije and creative tradition of the samoga grada proizišao town have brought about a je duh drame i glazbe spirit of drama and music that oživotvoren kroz DubrovaËke comes alive at the Dubrovnik ljetne igre. Utemeljen 50-ih Summer Festival. Established godina 20. stoljeÊa, taj je in the 1950s, the Festival has festival i danas najvažnija become the cultural highlight of kulturna manifestacija, tijekom the season, during which the koje grad postaje umjetniËki town becomes a polygon of poligon za izražavanje. expression. 64 REPORTAŽA | REPORT

je naređeno, da svatko tko dolazi u Dubrovnik iz smjera Gruža ili Ploča directi on of Gruž or Ploče had to bring a stone as heavy as he could carry. mora sa sobom donijeti kamen, koliki može nositi . Stradun, or Placa, the main artery of Middle-Ages Dubrovnik is the fa- Stradun, odnosno Placa, žila je kucavica srednjovjekovnog Dubrovnika vorite promenade within the city walls today. Large Onofrio’s Fountain te danas omiljeno šetalište unutar zidina. Na zapadnom kraju nalazi se is situated at the west end of Stradun. Its completi on in 1444 marked Onforijeva česma, čijim je dovršetkom Dubrovnik 1444. dobio izvorsku the introducti on of Dubrovnik’s supply of drinking water. The Republic vodu. Dubrovačka Republika je još 1296. napravila jedan od prvih sredn- of Dubrovnik, as early as 1296, built one of the fi rst sewage systems in jovjekovnih sustava kanalizacije, koji je i danas u upotrebi. Na istočnom the Middle Ages which is sti ll in use. On the east end of Stradun, on Luža kraju Straduna, na Trgu Luža, oko kojega su smještene najpoznati je Square surrounded by the most famous Middle Age structures, is Or- svjetovne srednjovjekovne građevine, nalazi se Orlandov stup, simbol lando’s Column, the symbol of Dubrovnik’s freedom. Rector’s Palace in slobode Dubrovnika. Goti čko-renesansni Knežev dvor, s prekrasnim the Gothic-Renaissance style with its beauti ful atrium is one of the most atrijem, najposjećeniji je dubrovački muzej. Glavne sakralne građevine visited museums in Dubrovnik. The most important sacral structures lo- smještene uz Trg Luža, a građene u maniri baroka, jesu crkva svetog cated next to Luža square and built in the Baroque style are the Church of Vlaha te katedrala Uznesenja Marijina, čiju unutrašnjost krase impo- St. Blaise and the Cathedral of Assumpti on of Our Lady, whose interiors zantne orgulje, te relikvijar glave svetog Vlaha. Staru gradsku jezgru are adorned by impressive organs and relics of St. Blaise’s head. There krase i brojni raskošni samostani. Franjevački samostan je poseban po are many magnifi cent monasteries in the old town. The Franciscan Mon- ljekarni koja djeluje od 1317. godine – treća je po starosti u Europi te astery is parti cularly special, as it houses a pharmacy which has been ac- najstarija koja i danas radi. ti ve since 1317 – the third oldest pharmacy in Europe and the oldest one which is sti ll working. Grad festi vala i zabave Književnost grada Dubrovnika u velikoj je mjeri utjecala na razvoj Town of festi vals and entertainment hrvatskoga književnog jezika. Jezik u djelima Ivana Gundulića i kasni- The literature of the City of Dubrovnik has infl uenced the development jih dubrovačkih pisaca izabran je za standardni jezik. Iz intelektualnog of the Croati an language immensely. The language of Ivan Gundulić and načina življenja i kreati vne tradicije samoga grada proizišao je duh later authors from Dubrovnik has been chosen as the standard Croati an drame i glazbe, oživotvoren kroz Dubrovačke ljetne igre. Utemeljen 50- language. The intellectual way of life and creati ve traditi on of the town ih godina 20. stoljeća, taj festi val je i danas najvažnija kulturna mani- have brought about a spirit of drama and music that comes alive at the festacija ti jekom koje grad postaje umjetnički poligon za izražavanje. Dubrovnik Summer Festi val. Established in the 1950s, the Festi val has 61. dubrovačke ljetne igre održavaju se od 10. srpnja do 25. kolovoza since been the cultural highlight of the season, during which the town 2010. godine, a ti jekom sedam festi valskih tjedana, održat će se brojne becomes a polygon of expression. The 61st Dubrovnik Summer Festi val dramske, plesne i glazbene manifestacije. will be held between the 10th of July and 25th of August 2010; during the Okosnicu dramskog programa čine djela čuvenih hrvatskih umjetnika: seven weeks of the Festi val, numerous dramati c, dance and musical per- Marina Držića, Nikole Nalješkovića, Ivana Gundulića i Ive Vojnovića, no formances will take place. The pillars of the dramati c program are works festi val ugošćuje i brojne međunarodno priznate umjetnike i skupine te of famous Croati an arti sts: Marin Držić, Nikola Nalješković, Ivan Gundulić prati suvremene trendove. Iz mnoštva velikih imena koja su nastupili and Ivo Vojnović. However the Festi val also hosts numerous internati on- na Dubrovačkim ljetnim igrama svakako treba izdvojiti kazališne družine ally acknowledged arti sts and groups, following contemporary trends. kao što su Schumann Bread and Puppet Theatre i La Mama Theatre Among the many great names who have appeared at the Dubrovnik Sum- iz New Yorka, glazbenike poput Dukea Ellingtona, Dizzyja Gillespieja i mer Festi val are theatre groups Schumann Bread and Puppet Theatre and Sviatoslava Richtera. Uz tradicionalnu nagradu Orlando, u jubilarnoj 60. La Mama Theatre from New York, and musicians Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gil- obljetnici igara dodijeljena je i novoustanovljena nagrada Grand Prix lespie and Sviatoslav Richter. Aside from the traditi onal Orlando award, a Orlando. Za osobit umjetnički doprinos u ostvarenju cjelokupnog pro- new award was established- the Grand Prix Orlando, for the 60th anniver- grama dubrovačkog festi vala ta je nagrada pripala čuvenom belgijskom sary of the Festi val. 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blizini Dubrovnika. Elafi te čini niz otoka koji su dobili ime po starogrčkoj in the north, while the smallest, the Elaphiti Islands, are in the south near riječi elaphos, što znači jelen; stoga ih još nazivaju i Jelenskim otocima. Dubrovnik. The Elaphiti s are comprised of a series of islands named aft er Taj je arhipelag bio značajan za Dubrovnik zbog nadzora morskih pute- the Ancient Greek word elaphos, which means deer, so they are some- va, a u vrijeme srednjovjekovne Dubrovačke Republike, aristokracija ti mes called the Deer Islands. This archipelago was signifi cant for Du- je na Elafi ti ma gradila luksuzne ljetnikovce za bijeg od vrućina ti jekom brovnik because it enabled its control of sea passages, and in the ti mes ljeta. Tri najznačajnija elafi tska otoka su Šipan, Koločep i Lopud. of the medieval Dubrovnik Republic, aristocrats built luxurious summer Nizom od 10 otoka, Elafi ti čine arhipelag kojim će rado zaploviti svaki houses in the Elaphiti s to escape the extreme seasonal heat. The three nauti čar. Šipan je najveći elafi tski otok nastanjen još u prapovijesno most signifi cant Elaphiti s islands are Šipan, Koločep and Lopud. doba. Unutrašnjost otoka krije krška polja, a naseljena mjesta krase ka- The ten islands of Elaphiti comprise the archipelago that will tempt any mene kuće karakteristi čne za to područje. Lopud je drugi elafi tski otok yachtsman. Šipan is the largest island of the Elaphiti s and has been in- po veličini, smješten između Šipana i Koločepa, zbog čega ga zovu “insu- habited from prehistoric ti mes. The inside of the island houses karst la media” (lat. srednji otok). Najrazvijeniji Elafi t popularnost ponajviše fi elds, and its villages are especially known for the stone houses char- duguje ljepoti pješčane plaže Šunj, ali i srednjovjekovnim utvrdama i acteristi c of the area. Lopud is second in size, situated between Šipan kapelicama kojima obiluje. Koločep je elafi tski otok najbliži Dubrovniku. and Koločep, and is oft en referred to as the ‘insula media’ (in Lati n, ‘the Blizina kopna i ambijentalnost prostora Elafi te čine idealnim otočjem za middle island’). The most developed Elaphiti , Lopud owes its popularity bijeg od stresa i gradske vreve, no ljubiteljima dulje plovidbe svakako to the beauti es of the sandy beach Šunj, and also to its abundance of preporučujemo izlet na još dva zaista posebna hrvatska otoka. Korčula medieval fortresses and chapels. The island of Koločep is closest to Du- je rodni otok najpoznati jega svjetskog putnika i avanturista Marka Pola, brovnik. The other desti nati on worth visiti ng is the island of Mljet. The a iduća desti nacija koju nauti čari svakako trebaju posjeti ti jest otok Green Island, or Odysseus’ island as it is called, is the greenest Croati an Mljet. Zeleni otok, ili Odisejev otok, kako ga još nazivaju, najzeleniji island. The center of the island holds two connected saltwater lakes and je hrvatski otok. Središte otoka krije dva povezana jezerca s morskom an old Benedicti ne monastery. Mljet provides its visitors with a lovely vodom te stari benedikti nski samostan. Mljet posjeti teljima pruža relaxed stroll by the lake and pine aromas. Its natural specifi citi es and uživanje u opuštenoj šetnji uz jezero i mirisima mediteranskog bora, a beauti es have given it the disti ncti on of becoming a natural park. zbog prirodnih posebnosti i ljepote proglašen je nacionalnim parkom. The Dubrovnik region really off ers a lot, and consequently its charms Dubrovačka regija nudi zaista mnogo toga i njezine bi čari bilo nemoguće are hard to describe in a single text. The charms of the most beauti ful prikazati u jednom tekstu. Čak ni za čari i potencijal najljepšega bisera pearl of the region, the city of Dubrovnik, would alone take up pages regije, grada Dubrovnika, nije dovoljno nekoliko stranica teksta. Slav- and pages. The famous history of the former Dubrovnik Republic, numer- na povijest nekadašnje Dubrovačke Republike, brojna kulturno-um- ous cultural and art and undersea treasures, the cuisine, autochtonous jetni čka i podmorska dobra, gastronomska ponuda, autohtoni proiz- products, the variety of the content, the luxury and natural beauti es, are vodi, šarolikost sadržaja, luksuz ili, pak, prirodne ljepote samo su dio all parts of the Dubrovnik charm which has been drawing disti nguished dubrovačkog šarma koji stoljećima podjednako privlači uglenike, znanst- persons, scienti sts, painters, poets, kings, travelers and drift ers for cen- venike, slikare, pjesnike, kraljeve, putnike i lutalice. I svi oni govore o ne- turies. All of them speak of the allure that conti nues to draw them back… odoljivoj privlačnosti koja ih mami natrag... No, bit tog veličanstvenoga But, the essence of this magnifi cent city was best described by the Irish grada ipak je najbolje opisao irski dramati čar George Bernard Shaw, playwright George Bernard Shaw: “Those who seek paradise on Earth rekavši: “Oni koji traže raj na zemlji morali bi doći i vidjeti Dubrovnik.” should come to Dubrovnik and see Dubrovnik.” Petra Fabro Petra Fabro Fotografi je: TZGD Photo: Dubrovnik Tourist Board

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Barke Bonom je hrvatsko-slovenska tvrtka koja se od 2006. godine bavi zastupstvom i proizvodnjom Alaska motornih jahti, brodova neospornih maritimnih karakteristika, moderne i visoke tehnološke opremljenosti i prepoznatljivog retro izgleda i ugođaja. Njihovo korito je poludeplasmanskog tipa, s jakom kobilicom i dubokim V profilom, jamči potpunu stabilnost na valo- vima i prirodno predisponira ove jahte za sigurnu i mirnu plovidbu. Interijeri su hrvatskog potpisa, tradicijskog nautičkog ugođaja, zaodjenuti u plemenitu tikovinu. Dostupni u modelima od 42, 45 i 53 stope, u sedan ili fly bridge verziji, a svojim su privlačnim i šarmantnim izgledom osvojili hrvatsko i europsko tržište. Prepoznata kao idealan obiteljski brod, Alaska je izgra- dila zavidan image među najzahtjevnijim nautičarima.

Od 2009. tvrtka postaje ambasadorom za prodaju Morgan jahti - kultnih brodova, visokih maritimnih karakteristika, rezer- viranih za poseban krug nautičara, onih istančana i probrana ukusa, koji sebe vide uz boutique proizvode najfinije izvedbe i kvalitete te nedoljivo privlačnog izgleda. Od luksuznog dnevnog krstaša Dinghy-ija odlično smještenog u 33 stope, preko uvijek “in” Lobstera od 44 stope te 55 stope dugačkog Fast Commutera, ova gama svoj apsolutni vrhunac postiže u modelima Fast Commuter od 70, 83 i 93 stope. Brodovi su to znakovite prošlosti - nekada su ih posjedovali članovi obitelji Kennedy, Vanderbilt, Guggenheim... Već tada, a tradicija se održala i do današnjih vremena, prepoznati su kao statusni brodovi, a njihovi vlasnici oduvijek su karakterizirani kao istaknuti trendsetteri. ALASKA & MORGAN luksuz i prestiž, na hrvatski i talijanski način… luxury and prestige, the way it is done in Croatia and Italy…

Barke Bonom is a Croatian and Slovenian company representing and producing Alaska motor yachts since 2006. Alaska motor yachts are top quality boats with enviable maritime characteristics, modern high technology equipment and recognizable retro lines and atmosphere. A semideplacement hull with a strong stabilizer and a deep V profile guarantees complete stability on waves and naturally predisposes the boat to safe and calm navigation. Interiors bear the Croatian signature with traditional and nautical atmosphere, adorned with precious teak wood. Alaska motor yachts are available as 42, 45 and 53- foot models and in sedan or fly bridge versions, which have won over Croatian and European markets with their attractive and charming appearance. Recognized as the ideal family boat, Alaska has built a prestigious image among the most demanding sailors.

In 2009, the company also became the sales ambassador for Morgan yachts – cult boats of top maritime qualities, reserved for an elite circle of sailors with refined and particular tastes who see themselves as the owners of the boutique products of refined construction, quality and irresistibly attractive design. From the luxurious daily cruiser Dinghy, excellently fitted at 33 feet, to the ever fashionable 44-foot Lobster and the 55-foot Fast commuter, this range reaches its absolute peak with the 70, 83 and 93- foot long Fast commuter. These boats have a meaningful history – they have been owned by members of Kennedy, Vander- bilt, and Guggenheim families... They were recognized as status symbols back then and the tradition remains unchanged even in the present times. Their owners have always been characterized as prominent trendsetters.

• [email protected] 69 Alaska je poput doma, ugodna i topla. Potpuno obložena u tikovinu. Jednostavna je, a istodobno luksuzna, na njoj se može živjeti, može se satima, danima i mjesecima odmarati, predati se “fjaki” … Poseban je gušt na njoj ploviti, osjetiti je na teškom valovitom moru. Alaska je, uz svu svoju ljepotu, prvenstveno siguran i stabilan brod. Bočni val gotovo i ne osjeća. A uvijek čvrsto plovi naprijed.

Alaska is just like your home, comfortable and Alaska warm. It is entirely adorned with teak wood. It is simultaneously simple and luxurious. It can be your home for hours, days or months of leisure. It offers a particularly pleasurable sailing experience on heavy, wavy seas. Alaska is not only beautiful, but also a safe and stable boat. The side flow is almost imperceptible. And it is always steadily sailing ahead.

I u novijoj povijesti, Fast Commuteri proizvode se samo za posebne kli- Morgan 93 jente. Najpoznatiji kupac Morganova modela od 93 stope je Luca Cord- ero di Montezemolo, predsjednik Uprave Fiata i Ferrarija.

In recent history, Fast Commuters were produced only for special clients. The best-known owner of Morgan’s 93-foot model is Luca Cord- ero di Montezemolo, chairman of Fiat and Ferrari.

Morgan Lobster 44 Hrvatski brod 2010. godine Elegantni lobster u anglosaksonskom stilu. Od nekada radne brodice, s kojom se išlo u lov jastoga, nastao je danas “leisure boat”, sportska i elegantna jahta, s vješto spojenim ∑ odličnim plovnim kara- kteristikama i šarmantnim vanjskim izgledom . Croatian boat of the year 2010 Elegant lobster in Anglo-Saxon style. This leisure boat has evolved from a lobster ship to an elegant sport yacht with excellent maritime characteristics and charming exterior.

Brzi i sportski dnevni krstaš, postiže maksimalnu brzinu do 45 čvorova, odiše luksuzom i elegancijom, privlači glamorum.

The speedy, sporty day cruiser with maximum speed up to 45 knots, reflects luxury and elegance, which make it attractively glamorous.

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Prije 16 godina, s još nezavršenom srednjom slasti čarskom školom, Mirjana Kozlina started working at the Regent Esplanade Zagreb 16 Mirjana Kozlina je počela svoj radni staž u današnjem hotelu The Re- years ago, sti ll without a diploma from the School of Culinary Arts. To- gent Esplanade Zagreb. Danas na funkciji glavne slasti čarke, Mirjana day she is the chef pâti ssier and claims that the past 16 years spent at kaže da joj je proteklih 16 godina provedenih u ovome hotelu najljepše the hotel are the best years of her life. doba života. She started from the most junior positi on – assistant pastry cook – and Krenula je od najniže pozicije – pomoćne slasti čarke – i polagano napre- slowly worked her way up to the third, second and then fi rst pastry dovala prema trećoj, drugoj i prvoj slasti čarki. Nakon toga je uslijedila cook. In a short period she earned promoti on, becoming chef’s assis- pozicija lidera, sušefi ce i konačno šefi ce slasti čara, pozicije na kojoj je tant and fi nally the chef pâti ssier, a positi on she has held for 6 years. već punih šest godina. It is hard to believe that someone can perform a same job with so much Gotovo da je teško povjerovati da netko s toliko užitka i strasti već passion and joy for 16 years, but when you see Mirjana at her work- 16 godina radi svoj posao, no kad vidite Mirjanu na njezinu radnome place, it is easy to see why - she oozes enthusiasm. Mirjana emphasizes mjestu, shvati te da sumnji nema mjesta. Ono što je u hotelu u kojem that she is especially delighted to work at the hotel because she has an radi toliko oduševljava jest, isti če Mirjana, prilika da radi s vrhunskim opportunity to work with top confecti oners and excellent employers slasti čarima i odličnim poslodavcima, zbog kojih je iskreno zavoljela which made her deeply fall in love with the culinary art. Among chefs slasti čarstvo. A među šefovima, od kojih je mnogo naučila, svakako from which she has learnt a lot Mirjana underlines the infl uence of late izdvaja svojega prvog šefa, nažalost pokojnoga, Vicka Karkovića, za- Vicko Karković, Marc Fontanelle from Belgium, who is the predecessor ti m Belgijanca Marca Fontanellea, kojega je današnji šef naslijedio, of the present chef, and most certainly Ivica Štruml, who is presently te svakako Ivicu Štrumla, koji je danas šef kuhinje zagrebačkog hotela working as the executi ve chef at the Palace Hotel in Zagreb. “Every one Palace. “Svaki od spomenuti h šefova imao je svoje specifi čne ideje, ali of them had his specifi c ideas and a way of doing things. Their work i način rada. Njihov rad je vrlo prepoznatljiv i nije ga moguće kopirati ”, is recognizable and impossible to copy“, Mirjana further explains. And pojašnjava Mirjana. A takav je i njezin trenutačni šef, kuharska zvijezda that is also the case with her present boss, Jeff rey Vella, a culinary star s Malte, Jeff rey Vella, za kojega kaže da je vrlo kreati van. “On radi s from Malta, who is very creati ve according to Mirjana ”It is so obvious ljubavlju, što se osjeti , i što je prenio na nas ostale, a njegov dodir s that he works with love and that love has refl ected on us. He works with jelom iznimno je elegantan”, kaže Mirjana. food so elegantly’, Mirjana says. Svaki šef joj je, kaže, donio novi izazov, novu promjenu, zbog čega se Every one of the chefs she worked with introduced her to new chal- osjeća kao da svaki put uči ispočetka. No, takva joj prilagodba ne pred- lenges and changes which made her feel as if she was starti ng to learn stavlja nikakav problem, već je, naproti v, sretna da su njezini šefovi from the very beginning every ti me. However, such adjustments are not imali strpljenja učiti je novim slasti cama i deserti ma. “S osobama koje problemati c for Mirjana who is, on the contrary, quite happy with the imaju toliko znanja zaista je užitak raditi , a srećom, nisu bili škrti , već su fact that the chefs she has worked with had the pati ence to teach her pokazali spremnost da to znanje i podijele.” how to prepare new desserts and sweets. ”It is a real pleasure to work U POHODU NA SVJETSKO PRIZNANJE Heading for international award 81 MIRJANA KOZLINA

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Glavna slasti čarka hotela The Regent Esplanade, dobitnica je ukupno pet državnih nagrada, a krajem godine čeka je Olimpijada u Luksemburgu, gdje će nastojati osvojiti i pokoje svjetsko priznanje za svoj šesnaestogodišnji predani rad

Chef pâti ssier at the Regent Esplanade Hotel, winner of ﬁ ve nati onal awards, is awaiti ng the Olympics in Luxembourg at the end of the year when she will try to add a couple of internati onal awards aft er 16 years of devoted work 82 PREDSTAVLJAMO OSOBLJE HOTELA | INTRODUCING HOTEL STAFF

Among chefs from which she has learnt a lot Mirjana underlines the influence of late Vicko KarkoviÊ, Marc Fontanelle from Belgium, who is the predecessor of the present chef, and most certainly Ivica Štruml

with people who have so much experience and luckily they were willing to share their knowledge.“ We wanted to know which desserts are currently off ered on the hotel menu. ”Our latest menu off ers, for example, a biscuit with parsnip and passion fruit ice cream . We change the list of our desserts every three months so that our guests have the opportunity to try something new every ti me. We are, of course, always trying to fulfi ll their wishes and requirements which are not a part of our standard off er and our man- tra is ‘if it’s in the fridge, we’ll do it’“ The hotel has four diff erent menus: one for room service, and three menus for Le Bistro, Zinfandel’s and Esplanade 1925 bar. We are also alternati ng diff erent types of desserts such as ice cream, pancakes and similar on weekly basis so that we always have new desserts. In addi- ti on to that, we also have special desserts for diff erent occasions such as weddings, conferences, banquets and various events. Bearing in mind that Mirjana spends her whole day at work preparing desserts, we asked her which desserts she prepares at home for her family. ”When I am home I prefer chocolate desserts and desserts with seasonal fruits. I like to experiment with various creams, pies, cakes. Of course, that depends on how much ti me I have.“ However, she told us that she enjoys making pancakes and that she Meu šefovima, od kojih je mnogo nauËila, prepares them in hundreds of diff erent ways: sweet, savoury, baked, svakako izdvaja svojega prvog šefa, nažalost with ice cream, you name it. Mirjana does not only prepare sweets and desserts for her family but also all other kinds of food when she has pokojnoga, Vicka KarkoviÊa, zatim Belgijanca ti me for it, of course. She says that main dishes are not her specialty Marca Fontanellea, kojega je današnji šef but that she takes good care of off ering a variety of food. That is the naslijedio, te svakako Ivicu Štrumla reason why her home menu has all kinds of diff erent dishes, from meat to vegetable stews. As with many people in her profession, Mirjana is considering opening Zanimalo nas je što se od slasti ca trenutačno nudi na hotelskom meni- her own restaurant, confecti onary or a small hotel one day, but she is ju. “Na najnovijoj karti slasti ca nalazi se, recimo, biskvit s pasternjakom aware that entrepreneurship would hardly off er all the opportuniti es i sladoledom od gospodinove krunice (passion fruit). Deserte mijenja- she presently has at the hotel. Working in a hotel, and especially in mo otprilike svaka tri mjeseca, da bi gosti svaki put mogli probati nešto a hotel as luxurious and renowned as the Regent Esplanade Zagreb, novo. Naravno, udovoljavamo i njihovim posebnim željama i zahtje- gives her the opportunity to work with top teachers and colleagues like vima koji se ne nalaze u našoj standardnoj ponudi.” the executi ve chef Jeff rey Vella. ”Vella moti vates us, and when we lack U hotelu su u opti caju četi ri menija: onaj za tzv. room service, zati m moti vati on he pushes us on. That is great.“ For the same reason she meni Le Bistroa, Zinfandel’sa i Esplanade bara. Osim toga, na tjednoj does not mind the fl exible working hours, especially when it comes to bazi se izmjenjuju teme, poput sladoleda, palačinki ili sl., tako da se weddings and congresses. 83 stalno vrte novi deserti , a tu su naravno i posebno pripremljeni deserti As in any other profession, in the cooking profession it is not enough za vjenčanja, konferencije, bankete i razne evente. just to be good; only the best ones are at the top. This is certainly true S obirom na to da Mirjana cijeli dan provodi na poslu pripremajući de- in Mirjana Kozlina’s case. Mirjana is not only the chef pâti ssier at the serte, pitali smo se što od slasti ca priprema svojim ukućanima. “Kod most presti gious hotel in Zagreb but a nati onal pâti sserie champion. At kuće najviše radim deserte s čokoladom i sezonskim, domaćim voćem. the championships held in Opati ja at the end of the last year competi - Volim eksperimenti rati s raznim kremama, pitama, kolačima; naravno, ti on was harsh, but Mirjana won convincingly. She presented her eight ovisno o tome koliko imam vremena.” desserts and her fi nale was a large music cake featuring famous singer No, ipak nam je otkrila da najviše uživa u pripremanju palačinki te ih Oliver Dragojević’s verses. ”Each topic had a ti me limit for creati ng a des- priprema na sto različiti h načina: slatke, slane, zapečene, sa sladole- sert. It is very important to stay calm, focused and concentrated so that dom i sl. No, osim slasti ca, Mirjana svojim ukućanima priprema i ostalu your dessert does not break, plump or something else. We had to place hranu, naravno, kad joj vrijeme dopušta. No, kaže da slana, glavna jela identi cal desserts on four plates. We had 48 hours to prepare the cake nisu njezina specijalnost, ali ono o čemu vodi računa kad je riječ: o which was the size of a table. For other desserts we had 20 or 45 min- prehrani jest da ona bude raznolika. Tako će se na njezinu kućnom me- utes, depending on the assignment, and 10 minutes were left for the niju naći sve, od variva do mesa. fi nal presentati on.“ Mirjana beat other competi tors in the fi rst round, - Kao i svaka osoba njezine struke, i Mirjana razmišlja o tome da jed- preparing a buff et table - since she has been the only one to do it in ti me. nog dana otvori vlasti ti restoran, slasti čarnicu ili hotelčić, no ono što She has been preparing for the competi ti on very seriously together with joj pruža rad u hotelu teško će dobiti u poduzetništvu. U hotelu joj se, a the executi ve chef Jeff rey Vella fi nally winning fi ve gold medals in all fi ve osobito ovako renomiranom i elitnom kao što je The Regent Esplanade categories. But that is not the end of the story. Selected by the Croati an Zagreb, pruža prilika raditi s vrhunskim učiteljima i kolegama, poput Culinary Associati on, Mirjana will compete at the Olympics in Luxembo- već spomenutoga glavnog šefa Jeff reya Velle. “Vella nas moti vira, a urg representi ng Croati a at the end of this year. Already a winner of se- kad moti vacija splasne, tjera nas naprijed. To je sjajno.” Zbog toga joj veral state awards, Mirjana will this ti me try to win an internati onal one! i ne smeta fl eksibilno radno vrijeme, osobito ako je riječ o svadbama ili kongresima. Kao i u svakoj profesiji, u slasti čarstvu nije dovoljno biti dobar, pa su na vrhu samo najbolji. To je tvrdnja koja svakako pristaje uz Mirjanu Kozlinu. Osim što je glavna slasti čarka u najpresti žnijem zagrebačkom hotelu, Mirjana je i državna prvakinja u slasti čarstvu. Na prvenstvu održanom krajem prošle godine u Opati ji, konkurencija je bila jaka, no Mirjana je uvjerljivo odnijela pobjedu. Na tom se natjecanju prezen- ti rala s ukupno osam deserata i s velikom glazbenom tortom sa sti - hovima pjesme našega poznatog pjevača Olivera Dragojevića. “Svaka je tema imala ograničeno vrijeme za dovršavanje deserta. Pritom je važno ostati smiren, pribran i koncentriran da se desert, primjerice, ne bi slomio, splasnuo ili nešto slično. Na četi ri tanjura trebali smo složiti identi čne deserte. Za tortu smo imali 48 sati , a bila je velika poput sto- la. Za ostale deserte smo imali po 20 ili 45 minuta, ovisno o zadatku, s ti m da je posljednjih 10 minuta predviđeno za prezentaciju.” Konkuren- ciju je uspjela izbaciti već u “prvoj rundi”, kad se slagao buff et stol, što nitko osim nije uspio napraviti na vrijeme. Za natjecanje se, u kojem je na kraju osvojila pet zlatnih medalja u svih pet kategorija, pripremala krajnje ozbiljno, uz pomoć svoga šefa Jef- freya Velle. No, to nije kraj priče. Mirjanu krajem ove godine čeka nas- tup na Olimpijadi u Luksemburgu na kojoj će predstavljati svoju zemlju, izabrana od Hrvatskoga kulinarskog saveza. Već ovjenčana državnim nagradama, Mirjana ovaj put kreće u pohod na svjetsko priznanje! 84 EGIDA | EGIDA

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Ovog proljeća i ljeta, kao i obično, glavni chef hotela Regent Esplanade Zagreb, Jeﬀ rey Vella, pripremio je nove menije

Executi ve chef of The Regent Esplanade Zagreb, Jeﬀ rey Vella, has prepared new menus for this spring and summer season

S obzirom na to da se meniji prilagođavaju godišnjem dobu i onome što to godišnje doba u gastro segmentu obilježava, na samom vrhu ljestvice specijaliteta koji se nude su, naravno, morski plodovi. Pitat ćete se zašto morski plodovi u proljeće, kad more daje svoje plodove cijele godine. Upravo jer je, kaže Vella, more u proljeće najčišće! Nakon oštre zime koju smo imali ove godine, more je vrlo čisto i najmanje zagađeno pa se proljetno- GASTRONOMIJA | GASTRONOMY 87 URMANSKA RAPSODIJA ourmet rhapsody

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As menus are customarily tailored to the parti cular sea Jeﬀ rey Vella’s menus are always based on seasonality and seafood is high on the list of specialti es in spring and summer. We all know that most are available all year round. but, Vella says, the sea is cleanest in the spring! Aft er a harsh winter like this one, the sea is at its least polluted, and that’s the reason for creati ng his latest menu based on Adriati c seafood. The ﬁ sh menu includes 88 GASTRONOMIJA | GASTRONOMY

ljetni meni upravo zato temelji na plodovima Jadranskog mora. A to delicacies such as whelks, small squid, hand-dived scallops , turbot and, znači da riblji meni sadržava morske puževe, koji se nešto rjeđe koriste of course, an excellent off er of the day’s best landing from the Adriati c. u prosječnim kuhinjama, male lignje, odreske tune, školjke sv. Jakova, The meat off er has suckling pig, slow-cooked lamb, local Zargoje beef trilje te, naravno, odličnu ponudu svježe jadranske ribe. steak, quail and mallard. All of Jeff rey’s dishes are beauti fully presented Od mesa na meniju možete pronaći obrazine, janjeti nu, i to polagano and are always served with a big helping of tongue-in-cheek. pečenu, bift eke na razne načine, domaći goveđi dimljeni jezik, ali i The classics feature the famous Esplanade Štrukli, traditi onal Istrian klasični bečki odrezak. No, ako želite nešto posebno, u ponudi su i hr- fuži pasta with white truffl e and the theatrical tuna and steak tartars. skave teleće žlijezde u kombinaciji s graškom. But it’s the sprinkling of a pinch of salt that makes Jeff rey’s cooking re- Od ti jesta su tu glasoviti Esplanadini štrukli te domaći zeleni špageti , ally stand out – hence his take on Salade Niçoise with fried quail’s egg pita od sira, pileti ne i povrća i istarski fuži. and fennel foam, the onion and spring lamb broth featuring Zagreb’s U ponudi salata, novost je “naša Nicoise salata”, napravljena sa želeom beer, Ožujsko, and the imaginati vely ti tled Onions. od rajčice i pjenom od komorača, ali i lagano kuhana jaja. Avokado je Delicious desserts are created by Croati a’s no.1 pastry chef and this prilično dobro zastupljen ovog proljeća na meniju Esplanade, a tu su season’s new-comer Honey for my tummy will have to go some way to neizostavne šparoge, koje čine poseban dodatak jelima. Novost je i beat the mainstay and runaway best seller simply enti tled Chocolate. juha od luka, ali ovaj put zapečena sa svijetlim pivom. All these delicacies are available in the elegant Zinfandel’s restaurant - 89

Što se deserta ti če, možete uživati uz topli čokoladni kolač, uz naš sla- widely and criti cally regarded as one of the best in Zagreb, if not Croati a doled, u torti s rabarbarom ili originalnom crème bruleeu. - or the sun-bathed Le Bistro, reminiscent of the chic Parisian bistros of U svim navedenim delicijama možete uživati u elegantnom restoranu the Art Deco period. The Oleander terrace with a view over one of the Zinfandel’s, jednom od najluksuznijih restorana u Zagrebu, ili u suncem most beauti ful town squares in Zagreb is just heaven and, along with okupanom Le Bistrou, koji odiše šikom pariških bistroa iz Art Deco the Esplanade 1925 Bar, is crying out for you to sit and enjoy something razdoblja. Od travnja do listopada otvorena je i Oleander terasa s cold and white in the beauti ful summer months. There’s also an imagi- pogledom na jedan od najljepših gradskih trgova, a tu je i Esplanade nati ve, more-thought-than-“a club and a burger’ on off er for room ser- bar, u kojem možete uživati u piću i u laganoj hrani. Za naše cijenjene vice – you can sti ll have the Club, though, and it’s very, very good. goste nudimo i room service, pažljivo osmišljen meni hrane i pića. Special themed evenings take place every month with a Champagne I nikako ne zaboravite da vam svakog mjeseca priređujemo posebne gourmet dinner with winemakers in att endance to talk about their cre- tematske večeri, poput večeri šampanjca, indijske curry večeri, rošti lja ati on, Curry nights and grill evenings, organized on the Oleander ter- na Oleandar terasi za vrijeme svjetskog prvenstva i sl. Jeff rey svakoga race during the world cup. Jeff rey dreams up new ideas every day, so dana smišlja nove delicije tako da možete očekivati još iznenađenja. there’ll be more to come.

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NOVO KULTURNO SREDIŠTE The new cultural centre of Zagreb 91 ZAGREBA 92 KULTURA | CULTURE

Zagrebački Muzej suvremene umjetnosti , smješten na Aveniji Dubrovnik 17, nova je desti nacija na kulturnoj karti Europe čije otvorenje, u lokalnim okvirima, predstavlja kulturni događaj godine, desetljeća i stoljeća. Smješten u Novi Zagreb prema želji Vjenceslava Richtera, u nastavku Lenucijeve potkove, MSU je najveća kulturna ustanova u Hrvatskoj i prva te vrste u Novom Zagrebu te najveći kulturni projekt samostalne Hrvatske u koji su Vlada RH i Grad Zagreb uložili više od 400 milijuna kuna.

The Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Art on Avenue Dubrovnik is a new desti nati on on the cultural map of Europe whose opening, in the local context, marks the cultural event of the year, decade and century. Situated in Novi Zagreb according to the wishes of Vjenceslav Richter, following the Lenuci Horseshoe, the Museum of Contemporary Art is the leading cultural insti tuti on in Croati a and the ﬁ rst of its kind in Novi Zagreb. It is the largest cultural project of independent Croati a into which the Croati an Government and the City of Zagreb have invested more than 400 million kunas.

Osim stalnog postava, MSU svojoj publici nudi uživanje u raznovrsnim As well as the permanent collecti on, visitors to the Museum of Contem- sadržajima, od povremenih velikih izložbi, fi lmskih projekcija, porary Art can enjoy a wide variety of exhibiti ons off ers; from occasion- kazališnih predstava i koncerata, do predavanja, prezentacija i dječjih al large installati ons, fi lm screenings, theatre performances and con- igraonica. Svojim bogati m fundusom i raznovrsnim multi medijalnim i certs to lectures, presentati ons and children’s playgroups. With its rich umjetničkim programom od samog se otvorenja, koje je održano sredi- collecti on and a diverse multi media and arti sti c programme, the Mu- nom prosinca 2009., pod redateljskom palicom Krešimira Dolenčića, seum of Contemporary Art has established itself as the new signifi cant MSU nametnuo kao novo značajno zagrebačko kulturno središte. cultural centre of Zagreb since its inaugurati on in mid-December 2009 Službeni čin otvorenja odvio se 11. prosinca prošle godine pred brojnim directed by Krešimir Dolenčić,. Numerous disti nguished guests, offi cials uzvanicima, uglednicima i posjeti teljima koji su neslućenim odazivom and visitors were present at the offi cial Museum opening on December pokazali da ih kultura i umjetnost itekako zanimaju. Čast otvorenja pri- 11, 2009, demonstrati ng a signifi cant appeti te for culture and art. The pala je predsjednici Vlade Jadranki Kosor, gradonačelniku Zagreba Mi- Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, the Mayor of Zagreb, Milan Bandić, and lanu Bandiću te ravnateljici MSU-a, Snježani Pintarić, koji su, svatko iz the Director of the Museum Snježana Pintarić had the honour of open- svoje perspekti ve, govorili o važnosti ovog projekta koji Zagrebu treba ing the Museum. Each of them spoke from their own perspecti ve about vrati ti sjaj 20. stoljeća, kada je – posebice djelovanjem grupe Exat 51 the signifi cance of this project and the return to the glory days of Zagreb koja je svojim avangardnim tendencijama udarila temelj hrvatske su- in the 20th century when, parti cularly because of the acti viti es of the vremene umjetnosti – bio nezaobilazno europsko kulturno središte. avant-garde Exat 51 group, the city was an undeniable European cultural power-house, setti ng the foundati on for contemporary art. Stalni postav i prva izložba Najveću pažnju ipak privlači stalni postav, suautorstvo kustosa MSU-a The permanent collecti on and the principal exhibiti on Nade Beroš i Tihomira Milovca, koji svojim nazivom “Zbirke u pokre- The permanent collecti on, created by the curators Nada Beroš and Ti- tu” želi naglasiti kretanje, promjenu, nestalnost, neizvjesnost i ostale homir Milovac is the centerpiece of the Museum. Its ti tle collecti on, Col- bitne odrednice suvremene umjetnosti . Sa svojih 616 djela inozemnih lecti ons in Movement, accentuates moti on, change, instability, incerti - i domaćih autora, “Zbirke u pokretu” čine pet posto ukupnog fundusa tude and other important trends of contemporary art. With 616 exhibits 93

Amongst the numerous events at the opening, the installation entitled Toboggan created by the world renowned Carsten Hoeller was a highlight.

Izmeu brojnih zbivanja s otvorenja, posebno se izdvaja otvorenje instalacije “Tobogan” umjetnika svjetskoga glasa ∑ Carstena Hoellera 94 KULTURA | CULTURE

Druga velika izložba koja intrigira jesu “Akvizicije 2004.-2009.”, na kojoj je postavljena i instalacija slavnoga belgijanca Jana Fabrea

Acquisitions 2004-2009 ∑ the exhibition includes an installation by the famous Belgian Jan Fabre.

muzeja, a postav je podijeljen u pet osnovnih tematskih cjelina (Pro- of foreign and local arti sts, Collecti ons in Movement comprises ﬁ ve per- jekt i sudbina, Umjetnost kao život, Umjetnost o umjetnosti , Velika cent of the enti re permanent collecti on of the Museum and is divided enigma svijeta te Riječi i slike). Upravo su za taj postav iz muzejskih further into ﬁ ve basic themes (Project and Desti ny, Art as Life, Art about spremišta izneseni eksponati iz 60-ih i ranih 70-ih godina, kad je Za- Art, The Great World Enigma and Words and Pictures). It was for this greb bio žarište svjetskih umjetnika koji su stvorili Nove umjetničke exhibiti on that exhibits from the 1960s and the 1970s, when Zagreb prakse. Uz priznate domaće autore, primjerice, Josipa Seissela, Vjen- was the centre for world arti sts creati ng the New Art Practi ces, were ceslava Richtera, Miroslava Šuteja, Ede Murti ća, Toše Dabca, Dušana taken out of the museum holdings. Besides renowned Croati an arti sts Džamonje, Dodiga Trokuta i Tomislava Gotovca, treba spomenuti i like Josip Seissel, Vjenceslav Richter, Miroslav Šutej, Edo Murti ć, Tošo strana imena čijim se djelima MSU može pohvaliti , a među kojima su Dabac, Dušan Džamonja, Dodig Trokut and Tomislav Gotovac, foreign legendarni Joseph Beuys, Christi an Boltanski, Katarzyna Kozyra i mno- arti sts, whose works the Museum is rightlyproud to have, must also be gi drugi. Druga velika izložba koja intrigira jesu “Akvizicije 2004.-2009.”, menti oned; amongst them are the legendary Joseph Beuys, Christi an na kojoj je postavljena i instalacija slavnoga belgijanca Jana Fabrea. Boltanski and Katarzyna Kozyra. The second largest exhibiti on is ti tled Neobičnost MSU-a je i u tome što se unutar same zgrade muzeja na- Acquisiti ons 2004-2009 and includes an installati on by the famous Bel- lazi i atelje koji će koristi ti akademik i umjetnik Ivan Kožarić javnosti gian Jan Fabre. A peculiarity of the Museum of Contemporary Art is that najpoznati ji po skulpturi “Prizemljeno sunce”, smještenu u zagrebačkoj within the building itself is an atelier which will be used by the academic Bogovićevoj ulici. Između ostalih bitnih doga đanja, svakako treba and arti st Ivan Kožarić, best known to the public for his sculpture The spomenuti i retrospekti vnu izložbu Aleksandra Srneca, održanu u ve- Grounded Sun situated in Bogovićeva street in Zagreb. Other important lja či, te suradnju MSU-a i Eurokaza, koji je kazališnu sezonu otvorio u events are also taking place, including the retrospecti ve exhibiti on of siječnju, komornom operom Okovani Galileo, koja je izvedena u multi - Aleksandar Srnec held in February, as well as the cooperati on of the medijalnoj dvorani Gorgona. Museum and Eurokaz.

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Muzej suvremene umjetnosti Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Art

Par lijevih cipela A pair of left shoes – Reality – Reality Check u istočnoj Europi Check in Eastern Europe 9. travnja – 16. svibnja 2010. 9 April – 16 May 2010

Tema izložbe Borisa Budena jest komunisti čka The subject of Boris Buden’s exhibiti on is the prošlost, ali ne njezini ostaci, već provjera communist past, but instead of analyzing its re- stvarnosti i smještanje iste u prepoznatljive mains, it takes a look at our reality and places that umjetničke paradigme. Par lijevih cipela, kakav past in a recognizable arti sti c paradigm. A pair of su dobivali radnici varšavske čeličane kao vrstu left shoes, like the ones workers from the Warsaw bonusa, eksponat su budućega varšavskog steel works used to get as a kind of reward shall Muzeja komunizma te su, iako neudobne, ipak be displayed in the future Museum of Commu- bile nosive. Izložba stoga podjednako kriti zira nism in Warsaw. Although very uncomfortable, apsurd komunisti čkog sustava, ali i afi rmira they were wearable. This exhibiti on thereby “utopijski projekt” komunizma. criti cizes the absurdity of the communist system and affi rms the utopian communist project. Gilbert & George Jack Freak Pictures Gilbert & George Jack Freak 10. lipnja – 19. rujna 2010. Pictures 10 June – 19 September 2010 Velika i inovati vna izložba slavnoga britanskog umjetničkog para predstavlja 60 radova na An important innovati ve exhibiti on of the famous kojima se bave svojim omiljenim temama kao Briti sh arti sti c couple will present 60 works on što su smrt, religija, život, nada i novac te ujedno their favorite topics including death, religion, life, problemati ziraju britansku zastavu hope and money while questi oning the Union (Union Jack Flag). Dio izložbe čini i fi lm Svijet Jack Flag. The authors have also writt en and Gilberta i Georgea, za koji su autori napisali directed The World of Gilbert and George which scenarij i režirali ga. Posjeti telji će vidjeti i is a complimentary part of the exhibiti on. Visitors dokumentarac Tim Marlow s Gilbertom i will have an opportunity to see the documentary Georgeom. Tim Marlow with Gilbert and George.

Muzej za umjetnost i obrt Museum of Arts and Craft s

Art déco: Hrvatska umjetnost Art déco: između dva rata Croati an art between wars 26. rujna – 20. prosinca 2010. 26 September – 20 December 2010

Izložbom se želi obilježiti 130. godišnjica Muzeja The intenti on of this exhibiti on is to mark za umjetnost i obrt, a tematski je vezana, the 130th anniversary of the Museum, odnosno, nastavlja se na kulturološku izložbu and its theme is directly linked to the 2004 iz 2004. godine, Secesija u Hrvatskoj. Izložba exhibiti on Art déco in Croati a. The exhibiti on dočarava sveobuhvatnu sliku zbivanja na serves as a comprehensive overview of many području umjetnosti i kulture u Hrvatskoj 20-ih important events that took place during the i 30-ih godina. Obuhvaćeni su svi relevantni 20’s and 30’s in the ﬁ eld of arts and culture in ti jekovi umjetničkih kretanja, njihove različitosti , Croati a. It comprises relevant art movements kako na idejnom, tako i na formalnom planu, together with their diﬀ erences (formal and odjeci u različiti m segmenti ma života te relacije ideal), repercussions in diverse segments s kretanjima u drugim centrima bližeg i daljeg of life and relati ons to trends in other okruženja. centers. 97

Galerija Klovićevi dvori Klovićevi dvori Gallery

“Bodies revealed” “Bodies revealed” 9. travnja - 11. srpnja 2010. 9 April – 11 July 2010

Ova iznimna izložba prikazuje prava, cjelovito This excepti onal exhibit shows real, whole izložena ljudska ti jela, kao i pojedine pomno exposed human bodies and individual accurately secirane i sačuvane organe, omogućujući posje- dissected and saved organs, that gives ti teljima, kao nikad dosad, uvid u složenost visitors, like never before, an insight into the vlasti tog organizma i sustava njegova funkcioni- complexity of one’s own organism and the way it ranja. Glavni medicinski urednik ove izložbe koja functi ons. Chief medical editor of this exhibiti on predstavlja trodimenzionalno putovanje ljudskim representi ng a three-dimensional journey through ti jelom je dr. Ray Glover, a do sada ju je u okviru the human body is Dr. Ray Glover, and unti l now, svjetske turneje vidjelo preko milijun posjeti telja. on its world tour over million visitors have seen it.

Retrospekti vna izložba Roberta Robert Auer’s retrospecti ve Auera (1873. – 1955.) (1873 – 1955) rujan – studeni 2010. September – November 2010

Nakon iznimnog interesa koji je pobudila izložba Aft er the extraordinary interest for the Vlaho Vlahe Bukovca, Galerija Klovićevi dvori prvi put Bukovac exhibiti on, Klovićevi dvori Gallery will predstavlja jedan od najintrigantnijih opusa hr- for the ﬁ rst ti me in its history present some of vatskoga slikarstva prošloga stoljeća – opus Rober- the most intriguing Croati an painti ngs from the ta Auera. Ovaj bečki i minhenski đak najpoznati ji end of the last century: Robert Auer’s works of je kao velemajstor ženskih aktova koji su njegovim art. The Viennese is best known for his female slikama na velika vrata ušli u hrvatsko slikarstvo. subjects.

Umjetnički paviljon u Zagrebu Zagreb Art Pavilion

Veliko hrkanje Snoring in the USA 27. travnja – 3.lipnja 2010. 27 April – 3 June 2010

Izložba suvremene hrvatske umjetnice Kristi ne This joint exhibiti on of works by Kristi na Leko, Leko i umjetnika Davida Smithsona je višekanalna contemporary Croati an arti st, and David Smithson videoinstalacija, koja se bavi temom Amerike is a multi -channeled video installati on which ironično i kriti čki propitujući neke globalno ironically and criti cally questi ons the USA and prisutne fascinacije našeg vremena. some globally accepted fascinati ons of our ti mes.

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Hrvatsko narodno kazalište u Zagrebu Croati an Nati onal Theatre in Zagreb

Opera Opera Petar Iljič Čajkovski: Mazepa Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Mazepa 7. svibnja u 19.30 h, premijera 7. May at 7.30pm, premiere

Premda rijetko izvođena, Mazepa se smatra Although rarely staged, Mazepa is considered najsnažnijom operom Petra Iljiča Čajkovskog. Tchaikovsky’s greatest opera. The librett o was Libreto nastao prema Puškinovoj poemi Poltava writt en aft er Pushkin’s poem Poltava and contains obiluje podudarnosti ma iz skladateljeva života, many parallels with the composer’s life, placing koja Mazepu svrstavaju u njegova najosobnija Mazepa among his most personal creati ons. djela. Politi čka dimenzija opere temelji se The opera’s politi cal dimension is based on the na sukobu Rusije i Ukrajine koji je, doduše s conﬂ ict between Russia and Ukraine, a very ekonomskim predznakom, aktualan i danas. contemporary subject. 98 GRADSKI KALENDAR | CITY CLENDAR

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Hrvatsko narodno kazalište u Zagrebu Edina Pličanić Croati an Nati onal Theatre in Zagreb

Balet Ballet Dama s kamelijama The Lady of the Camellias 24. i 29. travnja, 3. svibnja u 19.30 h 24 and 29 April, and 3 May at 07:30 PM

Derek Deane sa zagrebačkim baletnim Derek Deane and Zagreb’s Ballet Ensemble are ansamblom prvi put postavlja svoju koreografsku for the ﬁ rst ti me staging their choreographic verziju slavne priče o mladoj pariškoj milosnici portrait of the famous Parisian lady who knuckled koja je mnoge moćnike svojega doba bacila na down many powerful men. Although everyone koljena. Iako je svima dobro poznata barem knows at least one version of this story, few know jedna inačica te priče, malo tko zna da na that the real lady of the camellias, Alphonsine pariškom groblju Montmartre počiva stvarna Plesis, is buried in Montmartre Cemetery. The dama s kamelijama, Alphonsine Plesis. Ova famous courtesan of extraordinary beauty kurti zana čudesne ljepote, naglo postavši suddenly become famous but remained gentle znamenita, u duši je ostala nježna poput as a camellia, lost in the world Dumas called kamelije, izgubljena u svijetu koji je Dumas demi-monde. nazvao demi-monde.

Opera Opera Giuseppe Verdi: “Rigolett o” Giuseppe Verdi: “Rigolett o” 11. lipnja 2010. 11 June 2010

Opera Rigolett o, nastala je prema romanu Kralj The opera Rigolett o was based on Victor Hugo’ se zabavlja Victora Hugoa, inspiriranom likom s novel The King amuses himself, inspired by francuskog kralja Françoisa I. U Rigolett u se character of French king François I. In Rigolett o sastaju dvije operne tradicije – tradicionalan two operati c traditi ons meet – the traditi onal svijet arija i novi svijet neprekinutog ti jeka glazbe style of arias and the new world of a conti nuous koji nagoviješta Wagnerovu predodžbu glazbene fl ow of music that is synonymous with Wagner’s drame. Verdi je napisao operu koja obiluje concept of musical drama. Verdi wrote an opera dueti ma i u kojoj nema uobičajenih „grand that abounds with duets and that has no standard fi nala“, što dramskoj radnji dopušta neprekinut “grand fi nal”, thus resulti ng in dramati c acti on razvoj. with conti nuous development.

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Koncertna dvorana Vatroslava Lisinskog Vesselin Lisinski Concert Hall Stanev 8. svibnja 2010. u 19.30 h 8 May 2010 at 07:30 PM Vesselin Stanev, klavir Vesselin Stanev, piano Ivo Josipović: Igra staklenih perli Ivo Josipović: The Glass Bead Game Johann Sebasti an Bach: Fantazija i fuga u g-molu za orgulje, Johann Sebasti an Bach: Fantasia and Fugue, for organ in G BWV 542 (aranžman Franza Liszta za klavir, S. 463) minor (‘Great’), BWV 542 (transcribed for piano by Franz Franz Liszt: Transcendentalne eti de, S. 139 Liszt, S. 463) Franz Liszt: Transcendental etudes, S. 139

29. svibnja 2010. u 19.30 h Milka Trnina – Koncert laureata 29 May 2010 at 07:30 PM Petar Iljič Čajkovski: Romeo i Julija, fantazija – uverti ra Milka Trnina – Laureate Concert Bruno Bjelinski: Koncert za violinu i orkestar Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliett e, Fantasy – Overture Vatroslav Lisinski: Večer, orkestralna idila Bruno Bjelinski: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Edvard Grieg: Koncert za klavir i orkestar u a-molu, op. 16 Vatroslav Lisinski: Evening, Orchestral Idyll Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 16