66th Croatian Amateur Theatre Festival
This year as well, Vodice will open the doors of its Cultural Center and host theatre groups from all over Croatia, whose performances will make the festival program excellent and diverse. The festival brings together the best plays selected at county and regional festivals, offering an overview of the most interesting and highest-quality amateur theatre achievements of the past year. During two festival weekends, the audience can expect a varied program – from drama and comedy performances to experimental and author projects, all testifying to the richness and vitality of the theatre scene.
Admission to all performances is free!
The Festival of Croatian Amateur Theatre (FHKA) is an annual showcase of the best amateur theatre and drama groups. Its mission is to promote and develop amateur theatre in Croatia and to develop audiences through the presentation of the highest-quality annual achievements of amateur theatres and associations operating in Croatia and abroad (associations of Croats outside the Republic of Croatia), covering all theatrical poetics – from classical and folk to dance, alternative and non-verbal theatre, as well as all existing forms of theatrical expression.
The festival program will offer excellent performances of various poetics, genres and styles, and an important segment of the FHKA program are also round tables led by the committee members Nina Kleflin, Petra Kurtela and Boris Kovačević, who will discuss the performances with participants for evaluation and additional education. At the closing of the Festival, on Sunday 17 May, nominations and awards in nine categories will be announced.
The 66th Festival of Croatian Amateur Theatre is organized by the Croatian Cultural Council, in co-organization with the Cultural and Arts Center Vodice and the Association of Cultural and Artistic Societies of Šibenik-Knin County, with financial support from the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, the City of Vodice, the Vodice Tourist Board, Šibenik-Knin County, and the Šibenik-Knin County Tourist Board.