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ARTERARIJ

About us

Arterarij is a cultural association founded in 2015 by actor and director Romano Nikolić.
In its artistic productions, the association focuses on the direct involvement of representatives of stigmatized groups and deals with current social problems and marginalized social groups through a documentary approach to topics and materials. By moving performances out of classic theater spaces, Arterarij creates performance spaces that emphasize the chamber atmosphere and bring the performers closer to the audience.

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Founder

Romano Nikolić
Romano Nikolić was born in 1988 in Dubrovnik. He finished acting at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb in 2015. For his work, he was awarded the Croatian Actor’s Award in 2013 in the category of Best Actor in Plays for Children and Youth for the role of Son in the musical “Girl with Matches”, directed by Marko Juraga and
production of the Applause Theater. For the role of Mirko Bradarić in the play “Duša od krumpira” directed by Ozren Prohić and produced by KMD from Dubrovnik, in 2016 he was awarded in the category Best Actor’s Achievement under the age of 28.
He is the founder and artistic director of the organization Arterarij. During his tenure at Arterarii, he directed the plays “Look”, “Consequences”, “Sad Songs for Happy Meetings”, and co-authored the direction of the play “Waiting”.
In 2017, the performance “Pogledajme” was awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Theater Art by the Croatian Society of Dramatic Artists and Croatian Radio and Television. He won the award for the best director at the festival “Theatre at the Crossroads” in 2021 for the play “Watch the Emptiness” produced by the Croatian National Theater in Varaždin.