Name: SIMIC IVICA
Title: Distinguished Professor
Professional Experience:
Actor; Theatre Director; Artistic Director of Theatre Mala Scena, Croatia;
Secretary General of ASSITEJ International (International Association of Theaters for Children and Young People)
Education/Qualifications:
Academy of Dramatic Arts (Acting)
Teaching Areas:
Drama/Theatre, Drama Pedagogy; History of the Western Arts and Culture, Acting, Directing
Publications
Ivica Theatre Studio (Blog)
Research and Consultancy:
Theater for children and young people; Drama pedagogy
Professional and Industry Memberships:
ASSITEJ International Honorary Member, ITI Croatia, Croatian Association of Drama Artists
Honors and Awards:
Xi’an Friendship Award awarded by Xi’an Municipal People’s Government 2018
Silk Road Award – performance/acting “The Story about a Cloud”, 2017, Xi’an, China
Silk Road Award – Performance/acting “Palle alone on the World”, 2018, Xi’an, China
Silk Road Award – Performance/directing “Hun Dun”, 2019, Xi’an, China
Best director, international theatre festival, Romania, 2015
International award “Grozdanin kikot” for contribution for TYA, 2009, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Best performance, best actor, National theatre or children, Croatia, 2003
Best performance, international award, Belgrade, Serbia, 2003
Best director, international festival Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2001
Highest State medal awarded by President of Republic of Croatia
Best composer, National music association, national award, Croatia, 1975