Archived: A child of our time

44. Days of satire of Fadil Hadžić

The Fadil Hadžić Days of Satire Festival is an international festival of the Kerempuh Satirical Theater , held every year in June since 1976, with the aim of promoting quality performances of satirical and comedy prose and, above all, confronting the audience with burning problems of our everyday life through inevitable elements of humor and satire. thus ennobling not only the cultural life but also the social consciousness and personal growth of the individual. Fadil Hadžić Days of Satire every year remind us of the importance of humor and satire that make us more tolerant, connect us with others, teach us, allow us a different view of the world, sharpen our perception, but at the same time free us from all pressure and hatred. Encouraging the development of humor and satire is just one of the key features of this festival. Its second determinant is a lasting commitment to art, freedom of speech and the establishment of writers, with strong and resolute resistance to any form of censorship. Days of Satire have a significant contribution to the culture of the City of Zagreb because they bring the most prominent plays from Croatia and the region to the Zagreb audience, thus providing the audience with an insight into the very top of recent satirical theater production.

This year's Days of Satire for the first time in its history are held in a new term – from 12 to 26 September 2020, under adapted conditions to the "new normal time".

THE CHILD OF OUR TIME Duration: 90 minutes Playdrama Split, Split Ivana Vuković: The Child of Our Time

The Child of Our Time is a play that seeks the perspective of young people today throughout Dalmatia and Split. Their decisions are not at all easy because life in a media-idealized environment, in whose future the state continuously invests, leaves too many choices for the Dalmatian children. The play searches for perspective in the summer, at the very beginning of the season, when the cameras return to the streets and when Split becomes a current topic again. Our heroes Boško, Borovina and Tomi are exemplary employees of the most important industry in the city. After resting all winter, feasting on city and cultural activities, in a hat on Matejuška and Riva, having dinner in restaurants on the Palace, commenting on plays and operas or movies, all because of the easy money earned on furests, they can't wait for it to start. summer and that They may come so that they may be served and boast of being the inhabitants of the most beautiful city in the world. After preparing for the start of the season, Boško, Borovina and Tomi spend the last evening together in the Quasimodo club, which will also become a hostel for them in a few hours. The three of them drink, smoke, talk, have fun and make plans for a better tomorrow just like all the other young people in the city of Split. But the last evenings together will surprise them with the arrival of Krešo, for the friends of Šokre, who is exactly what they would never expect in their city. The play was intended to be a SF comedy, but newspaper headlines quickly revealed that the piece was tailored in the domain of Mediterranean shifted realism.

The play The Child of Our Time plays on September 18, 2020. at 8 p.m. Buy a ticket HERE .