31. HAPS: "Contra Mundum"

Type: Theater performance
Organizer: Cultural Center Tivat
Direction: Veljko Mićunović
Dramaturgy: Slobodan Obradović
Scenography: Sven and Ivana Jonke
Costume design: Maria Marković Milojev
Music: Nevena Glušica
Leading role: Ozren Grabarić (Salvador Dalí)
Musicians: Aljoša Zakić (trumpet), Đorđe Kujundžić (saxophone), Kosta Vukašinović (trombone), Anja Riđešić (piano), Marko Ćurčić (double bass), Nemanja Tasić (drums)
Premiere: July 1, 2025, Purgatorije Festival
Awards won: Best performance award at the 20th Mediterranean Theater Festival Purgatorije, Best direction award (Veljko Mićunović), Best male role award (Ozren Grabarić), Zoran's Mustache (Ozren Grabarić) at the 34th "Zoran Radmilović Days" Festival, Audience award for best performance, Special recognition from the press jury, Best performance award at the 32nd Vršac Theater Autumn, Audience award, Best acting achievement award (Ozren Grabarić), Special award for original music (Nevena Glušica)

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The play "Contra Mundum" is a theatrical creation inspired by Salvador Dalí's autobiography "The Secret Life," which presents a play with a puzzle about art and life through the lens of an eccentric artist. The work is equipped with modernity in its approach to storytelling, music, and visual expression, and it completed the selection of the 31st HAPS Theater and Music. The performance explores the ambivalence around Dalí's personality - between genius and charlatan, prophecy and diversion.