Historical development overview of organizational-management model in Serbian theatre from the middle of XIX to the beginning of XXI century

• Main Author: Raduški Dragoljub
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University Dzon Nezbit 2016-01-01
• Series: Megatrend Revija
• Subjects: theater; organizational and management models; development; historical review; Serbia
• Online Access: http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1820-3159/2016/1820-31591601185R.pdf

In this paper the author analyzes a historical development of organizational and management models in Serbian theater since its inception in mid-nineteenth century to the present day, under the influence of the current socio-economic and ideological-political circumstances. The author briefly describes the development of theater practice in Serbia in three historical phases: since the establishment of the Serbian princely Theater in Kragujevac until World War II, then in the post-war socialist Yugoslavia, ending with the first decade of the XXI century. In addition, the history of the theater, usually deals with the development of dramatic literature and theater production, completely disregarding the development of organization and management, raising the need for significant scientific approach to this issue in order to reduce artificially created, unfounded and harmful confrontations between the theater and the management. Bearing in mind the available cultural, historical and economic literature, this theme can be explored only in the context of the history of theater activities as a whole, through further enhanced aspects of the development of organizational and management models, with special emphasis on the relationship between government and theaters.