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were also published by different publishing houses. As a director she was a guest in many theatres throughout former Yugoslavia (Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia), and also did performances outside our country. She directed varied repertoire of plays, including Yugoslav and foreign classics as well as modern contemporary dramas. For her work she received all the significant theatre awards: Sterija Award for directing ("Jegor's Road", 2001), Sterija Award for the best text ("Was there Prince's dinner?" 1991), Sterija Award for dramatization ("Root, trunk and epilogue", 1984), Sterija Award for the best text ("Jegor's Road", 2001 ), October Award of Belgrade for directing ("Mephisto", 1984, Golden Wreath of the Festival in Sarajevo for directing "Mephisto", 1985), "Joakim Vujic" Award for the text ("Flow to make Master laugh", 1998), Golden Turkey for directing ("How to make Master laugh", 1986), Golden Turkey for the best text ("How to make Master laugh" 1986), Award of the Cultural Association of Belgrade for directing ("Migrations", 1986),"Joakim Vujic" Award for theatrical play (1999), Vuk's Foundation Award for art ("Was there Prince's dinner?", 1990, Award from the Budva City Theatre for dramatic work (2007)). She published six books: "Poisoned Dandelion Milk", (Prosveta, Beograd, 1994) and "An old clock" (Prosveta, Beograd, 1996), "Best stories of Vida Ognjenovic” (Prosveta, Beograd, 2001), novel "A House of Dead Scents" (Prosveta, Beograd, 1996), "Journey into travel book" (2005), novel "Adulterers" (2006) and seven books of dramas: "Melancholic dramas" (SKZ, Belgrade, 1991), "A girl with dark blue hair"(Ars Dramatica, Belgrade, 1994), "Mournful comedies"(SKZ, Belgrade, 1994), "Mileva Einstein", collected dramas in three books Drama I, 11, 111 (Stubovi kulture, 2000,2001,2002), "Kanjos Macedonovic" (Oktoih, Podgorica, 1989) and "Jegor's Road" (Oktoih, Podgorica, 2000). She also received many significant literary awards; Prosveta Award for the book of the year (1994), Andric Award for a story (1995), Branko Copie Award for prose text (1996), Laza Kostic Award for a novel (1996), Karolj Sirmai Award for stories (1996), Paja Markovic Adamov Award for prose (1997), Ramonda Serbica Award for prose (1998), Stefan Mitrov Ljubisa Award for Literature (1999), Award from the National Library of Serbia for the book of the year ("Adulterers", 2007). Her prose and dramas were translated into English, French, Hungarian, German, Norwegian, Macedonian and other European languages. She also worked as the Yugoslav (later Serbia and Montenegro) ambassador to Norway. THE INTOXICATING SEDUCTIVENESS OF POWER Vida Ognjenovic talks to Tatjana Njezic What prompted you to choose Oedipus Rex, the well-known ancient drama? The classical dramas, which belong to the ancient heritage, are seldom staged here whereas elsewhere in the world they are performed regularly, Sophocles's tragedy Oedipus Rex, in the new translation by Gaga Rosie, turned up as the first item on the repertory list of the National Theatre. Of several possible pieces I could direct, 1 opted for this one. It is nota play about the incest: it is just one of the horrible components of this tragedy. Oedipus is a dramatic treatise about the tragic happenstance as an unexplored force which he calls the will of gods because we know nothing about

Ödipus Fieu. .. Ofseveral possible pieces I could direct, I opted for this one. It Is not a ploy about the Incest: it is just one of the horrible components of this tragedy. Oedipus is a dramatic treatise about the tragic happenstance os an unexplored force which he calls the will of gods because we know nothing about it.. I emphasise the intoxicating seductiveness of power, this Illusion of apparent power which is so pleasing to men and which blinds them so bodly. Basically this is an illusion which reduces him, brings him down to the level of a machine. Vida Ognjenovic

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