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Beyond Institutions: Croatian Independent Theatre in the 1990s

The study aims to present the independent theatre in Croatia during the 1990s while focusing on the examples from the leading scene of Croatian capital Zagreb. It provides the insight into the prehistory of the independent theatre, from the precedents at the beginning, until the formation of the somewhat fragile continuity in the second half of 20th the century. Also, it explains specific political, social and cultural circumstances that influenced the development of the independent theatre in the 1990s, in particular The Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995) and the postwar cultural policy of the new state which privileged cultural institutions. The aesthetics, the development and the most important works of the following groups and individual artists are presented in detail: D.B. Indoš – House of Extreme Music Theatre, Line of Least Resistance, Virus Theatre Michelangelo, Montažstroj, Theatre Exit. In addition the analysis includes a separate project The Bank Worshipper Sect and a phenomenon occurring on the Zagreb scene of the late 1990s when a number of relatively short lasting but exceedingly active non-formal performance collectives appeared under the general label of “alternative theatre”.

Croatian theatre ; independent theatre ; alternative theatre ; 1990s ; D.B. Indoš – House of Extreme Music Theatre, Line of Least Resistance, Virus Theatre Michelangelo ; Montažstroj ; Bank Worshipper Sect ; Theatre Exit

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