Actors of the National Theater have warned that the mention of firing young members of the drama ensemble and the claims that they were hired through connections and because they are \u201cblockers,\u201d made by the president of the Theater\u2019s Management Board, Dragoslav Bokan, represent a conflict with the previous administration and within SNS factions that is being carried out at the expense of the actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Theater was closed on October 3 at the proposal of the Ministry of Culture for safety reasons, following an inspection by the Ministry of the Interior which identified irregularities in fire protection. Neither the actors nor the audience know whether the theater will reopen within the planned timeframe, nor what has been done in the meantime regarding the implementation of fire safety measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The management, that is, the president of the Theater\u2019s Management Board, Dragoslav Bokan, has not commented on that issue, but has spoken about the younger members of the ensemble, claiming that they were hired through connections and because they are \u201cblockers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Actor Aleksandar Sre\u0107kovi\u0107 Kubura told N1 that Bokan, in trying to defend his decisions regarding the National Theater, attempted to create an image that the drama ensemble includes people who were brought in through connections, without any qualifications, and because they are \u201cblockers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe uses an extremely\u2014pardon me, sir\u2014unbelievably stupid vocabulary. The group of young people that has recently joined has raised the quality of performances and the ensemble to an immeasurable level. This is clearly a conflict with the previous administration that is taking place at our expense. We do not want to accept being collateral damage in someone\u2019s private conflicts\u2014whether at the level of the previous administration or the previous Ministry of Culture,\u201d emphasized Sre\u0107kovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n