{"id":189781,"date":"2025-10-09T07:30:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T05:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=189781"},"modified":"2025-10-09T07:30:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T05:30:57","slug":"kovacevic-on-attacks-against-jezdic-at-the-end-of-every-performance-he-raises-his-sajkaca-condemning-him-is-to-say-the-least-improper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/kovacevic-on-attacks-against-jezdic-at-the-end-of-every-performance-he-raises-his-sajkaca-condemning-him-is-to-say-the-least-improper\/","title":{"rendered":"KOVA\u010cEVI\u0106 ON ATTACKS AGAINST JEZDI\u0106: \u201cAt the end of every performance he raises his \u0161ajka\u010da \u2014 condemning him is, to say the least, improper\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Speaking about the criticism directed at actor Nenad Jezdi\u0107, academician Du\u0161an Kova\u010devi\u0107 said that condemning him after thirty years of work is \u201cto say the least, improper.\u201d Kova\u010devi\u0107 emphasized that after every performance of <em>The Book of Milutin<\/em> at the Zvezdara Theatre, Jezdi\u0107 raises his <em>\u0161ajka\u010da<\/em> cap as a sign of respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn this house (Zvezdara Theatre, author\u2019s note) performs Jezda, around whom there is now great controversy and uproar. He plays Milutin, and after three years, the play is nearing its 400th performance. At the end of each performance, which lasts over two hours, he raises his <em>\u0161ajka\u010da<\/em> in greeting and salutes the audience. At every performance, the audience applauds him with a standing ovation. Without that <em>\u0161ajka\u010da<\/em>, we wouldn\u2019t even exist today. Because that <em>\u0161ajka\u010da<\/em> served and helped our people, especially soldiers during the First World War, and the story (the play) is about the First World War,\u201d said Kova\u010devi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nenad Jezdi\u0107 became the target of criticism on social media after a video surfaced showing the cast taking a bow following the performance of <em>The Traveling Troupe \u0160opalovi\u0107<\/em> at the Yugoslav Drama Theatre (JDP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"l5LOOLptgk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/na-meti-zbog-podrske-studentima-patrijarh-porfirije-pokrenuo-postupak-protiv-mitropolita-zickog-justina\/\">NA METI ZBOG PODR\u0160KE STUDENTIMA: Patrijarh Porfirije pokrenuo postupak protiv mitropolita \u017ei\u010dkog Justina!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;NA METI ZBOG PODR\u0160KE STUDENTIMA: Patrijarh Porfirije pokrenuo postupak protiv mitropolita \u017ei\u010dkog Justina!&#8221; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/na-meti-zbog-podrske-studentima-patrijarh-porfirije-pokrenuo-postupak-protiv-mitropolita-zickog-justina\/embed\/#?secret=OLiZSQZgLJ#?secret=l5LOOLptgk\" data-secret=\"l5LOOLptgk\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All the actors raised their student index books in support of the students protesting in blockade, except Jezdi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kova\u010devi\u0107 emphasized that Jezdi\u0107 \u201cshould not be condemned by anyone who hasn\u2019t done more than he has.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnyone who has done more and better than him may speak up, but those below the level of dedication and work he has invested \u2014 should not even mention his name,\u201d said Du\u0161an Kova\u010devi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-doctors-performed-a-revolutionary-procedure-historical-undertaking-in-the-treatment-of-a-serious-illness-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SERBIAN DOCTORS PERFORMED A REVOLUTIONARY PROCEDURE: Historical undertaking in the treatment of a serious illness! 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