{"id":21349,"date":"2025-05-17T13:46:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T13:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welcometokonjic.ba\/?p=21349"},"modified":"2025-05-22T10:37:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:37:28","slug":"actors-festival-of-bosnia-and-herzegovina-uhvati-zeca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welcometokonjic.ba\/en\/2025\/05\/17\/actors-festival-of-bosnia-and-herzegovina-uhvati-zeca\/","title":{"rendered":"“Actor\u2019s Festival of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Uhvati zeca”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At the Actor\u2019s Festival of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Konjic this evening, the play Uhvati zeca <\/i>was performed, a production by the National Theatre Sarajevo and Scene MESS. The play is based on the novel of the same name by author Lana Basta\u0161i\u0107. It was directed by Lajla Kaik\u010dija, and the cast included Amra Kapid\u017ei\u0107, Vedrana Bo\u017einovi\u0107, Una Kosti\u0107, Ana-Marija Tomi\u0107, Mak \u010cengi\u0107, and Dino Bajrovi\u0107.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”21340″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]\n

The play Uhvati zeca <\/i>tells the story of two friends, Lejla (Amra Kapid\u017ei\u0107) and Sara (Vedrana Bo\u017einovi\u0107), and their friendship, as they recall their childhood and shared moments. These memories are brought to life through the performances of the younger Lejla (Una Kosti\u0107) and younger Sara (Ana-Marija Tomi\u0107). Through their recollections, Lejla and Sara deliver a touching narrative about a relationship that shaped both of their lives, highlighting love, childhood innocence, fear, uncertainty, and personal loss.The audience responded enthusiastically to the actors\u2019 performances, which, as actress Amra Kapid\u017ei\u0107 noted, was felt from the very first breath on stage.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

\u201cWe felt the audience\u2019s breath, and it seemed to me that we were breathing as one. They reacted so beautifully\u2014measured, balanced, exactly in the moments where audiences usually respond,\u201d said Amra Kapid\u017ei\u0107, for whom this was the first appearance at the Actor\u2019s Festival in Konjic. She added that there was great energy throughout the rehearsal and creation process, especially since the team was predominantly made up of women.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

\u201cFemale energy is generally something positive and warm. We do have two men in the cast, but the majority were women\u2014the writer, the director, the dramaturge, and four actresses. I honestly can\u2019t remember an easier creative process. Not just in terms of that energy, but everything was very simple, quiet, without any raised voices, which can sometimes happen during rehearsals. I actually remember the whole process for its lightness and ease. Vedrana and I have known each other for a very long time\u2014over 30 years of friendship\u2014and I believe that had a big impact. It helped us bring those two characters closer together, like two real-life friends, with all the love, jealousy, and even occasional hatred, which is completely normal and a part of life. I think that made a huge difference. Even now, we\u2019re getting feedback from audience members who know us personally, and they say that what happens on stage wouldn\u2019t feel the same if the two of us didn\u2019t have a real, genuine friendship off stage,\u201d said Kapid\u017ei\u0107.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”21342″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]\n

Actress Vedrana Bo\u017einovi\u0107, who also serves as the Artistic Director of the National Theatre Sarajevo, said that she had a strong desire to see the novel Uhvati zeca<\/i>\u00a0adapted for the stage.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

\u201cI really wanted this novel to have a stage adaptation. If not a film, then at least a play. And I immediately knew that Lajla Kaik\u010dija had the sensitivity needed for this story. So that part came together very naturally. Lajla chose Amra and me to play the two friends, which I think is wonderful. But we did talk about how we might be a bit too old for these roles\u2014though we\u2019re roughly the same age as the characters, maybe I\u2019m just a little older than Lejla and Sara are in the novel. Still, Lajla wanted it to be the two of us, and now I can\u2019t imagine doing it with anyone other than Amra. I think the fact that we know each other so well really contributed to how well we work together,\u201d said Bo\u017einovi\u0107.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”21344″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]\n

The program of the Actor\u2019s Festival of Bosnia and Herzegovina continues on Monday, May 19, with a guest performance by the Banja Luka Student Theatre. They will present the play Idiot<\/em> at 7:30 PM.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Source of the text and photos:<\/strong> Radio Konjic \u2013 https:\/\/radiokonjic.ba\/festival-glumca-bih-odigrana-predstava-uhvati-zeca\/<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11660″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_rounded” css=”.vc_custom_1508154483781{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11661″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_rounded” css=”.vc_custom_1508154497588{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”18334″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_rounded” css=”.vc_custom_1695638983559{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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