entertainment
Exhibition on Dramatic Artist Petar Banićević at the Museum of the National Theatre
An exhibition dedicated to the former champion of the Drama of the National Theatre, a bard of Yugoslav and Serbian theatre, Petar Banićević, curated by Dragica Gaćeša, will open on the 27th.
TL;DR
- The exhibition honors Petar Banićević twenty years after his death.
- It features photographs and archival material from his artistic career at the National Theatre.
- Banićević died on September 4, 2006, at the age of 76.
- He was born in Nikšić in 1930 and studied acting in Belgrade.
- He was a member of the National Theatre from 1954, performing about 80 roles there.
- His notable roles include Hamlet, Kreont, Leone, Trigorin, and Duke Draško.
- He also had significant roles in films like 'Biće skoro propast sveta' and 'Sutjeska', and over 50 TV dramas and series.
- Banićević received numerous prestigious awards, including the October Award of the City of Belgrade and the Sterija Award.
- He was also an educator, leading acting classes at academies in Novi Sad and Belgrade.
- The National Theatre established the 'Petar Banićević' Award in 2010 for young actors.