Branislava Ilić (

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, 1970), is a

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and

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writer from

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Biography

Branislava attended the Secondary Acting School in Niš. She obtained her dramaturgy degree at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Her first professional engagement took place in the National Theater in Niš. For three years she worked as a dramaturge at the

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(2008-2010). She has also collaborated at performances at the

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in Belgrade, "Toša Jovanović" Theater in

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Theater, Puls Theater in

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in Belgrade,

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in Zemun, Croatian National Theater "Ivan pl. Zajc" in

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, Bitef Theater in Belgrade, OP DADOV in Belgrade. Her short stories and dramas are published in magazines and collections. Dozens of her radio dramatic miniatures are produced as well as several screenplays for different TV formats. She is also a member of the

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jury. Selector of the

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2021.

Works

;Books of plays * ''Teatar palanke /A Theater'' of the provinciality/, Niš Cultural Center, Niš, 2007. * ''Baba, neću da postanem čudovište'' /''Grandma, I will not become a monster''/, City Library "Žarko Zrenjanin" and NP "Toša Jovanović" from Zrenjanin, 2015. * Zaglavljeni /''Stuck''/, based on motives of the novel ''Zajedno sami /Together'' ''alone/'' by Marko Šelić Marčelo, OP DADOV 2010; Beoštampa 2012; Laguna 2015. * ''Drame / Plays'', bilingual edition, Srpska čitaonica Irig and the Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz Foundation, 2017. ;Produced theatrical plays (selection) * ''Ulica, štap i kanap /Street, rod and rope/'' (directed by the author); * ''Zločin i razgovori /Crime and Conversations/'' (directed by K. Mladenović); * ''Zaglavljeni /Stuck/ (directed by D. Mihajlović); * ''Telo /The Body/'' (directed by S. Bodroža); * ''Baba, neću da postanem čudovište /Grandma, I don't want to become a monster/'' (directed by P. Štrbac); * ''Ne pristajem /I do not comply/'' (directed by K. Krnajski); * ''Pad /The Fall/'' (co-authors: B. Ilić / K. Mladenović). ;Performances with dramaturgy contribution (selection) * ''Ludi od ljubavi / Fool for Love/'',

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; * ''Noževi u kokoškama /Knives in hens/'', D. Harrower; * ''Odabrani i uništeni /Chosen and Destroyed/,'' I. Jovanović / D. Petković / M. Todorović; * ''Vitamini /Vitamins/'', V. Jon; * ''Derviš i smrt /Death and the Dervish/'', М. Selimović / B. M. Mihiz / E. Savin; * ''Nova stradija /New Stradija/'', S. Basara; * ''Životinjsko carstvo /The animal kingdom/'', R. Schimmelpfennig; * ''

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,'' O. Frljić; * ''Don Kihot /

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/'', M. de Servantes ; * ''Čarobna frula /

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/'' (opera for children),

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* ''Pad /The fall/'', B. Ilić / K. Mladenović.

Awards and recognitions (selection)

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" Award for drama "The Body" —

New Drama competition; * Award "Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz" for dramatic opus; * Annual Prize of the National Theater Belgrade (as a member of dramaturge team);Branislava Ilić
Sterijino pozorje, official website (in Serbian)

References

External links

* Aleksandra Glovacki:

, Radio Belgrade 2, December 26, 2018 (Serbian) * Ilić, Branislava.
Kopanje po đubrištu
/''Digging the dump''/ (drama, 2018; Serbian) * Ilić, Branislava
Telo
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