Goran Stefanovski
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Goran Stefanovski (born April 27, 1952 in Bitola
, SR Macedonia, then Yugoslavia
) is a leading Macedonian dramatist and scriptwriter, now based in Canterbury
, Kent
in the UK. He achieved considerable success with his work before moving to the UK in the early nineties.
His 1993 play Sarajevo played at the Riverside Studio in Hammersmith and, like much of his subsequent work, dealt with the political and social fallout from the division of the former Yugoslavia. In 2004 work Everyman also played at the Riverside and on tour with Thetare Melange, enhancing his reputation for uncompromising treatment of the themes of identity, cultural history and politics. He combines his writing with lecturing in Scriptwriting at Canterbury Christ Church University
.
He is the brother of Vlatko Stefanovski
, a well known virtuoso guitarist.
Bitola
Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. The city is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba and Nidže mountains, 14 km north of the...
, SR Macedonia, then Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
) is a leading Macedonian dramatist and scriptwriter, now based in Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
in the UK. He achieved considerable success with his work before moving to the UK in the early nineties.
His 1993 play Sarajevo played at the Riverside Studio in Hammersmith and, like much of his subsequent work, dealt with the political and social fallout from the division of the former Yugoslavia. In 2004 work Everyman also played at the Riverside and on tour with Thetare Melange, enhancing his reputation for uncompromising treatment of the themes of identity, cultural history and politics. He combines his writing with lecturing in Scriptwriting at Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury Christ Church University is a university in Canterbury, Kent, England. Founded as a Church of England college for teaching training it has grown to full university status and will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2012. The focus of its work is in the education of people going into...
.
He is the brother of Vlatko Stefanovski
Vlatko Stefanovski
Vlatko Stefanovski is Macedonian ethno-rock jazz fusion guitar player.-Biography:Born in Prilep in 1957, he started playing guitar at the age of 13. Stefanovski was one of the founding members of Leb i sol with whom he recorded 13 albums between 1978 and 1991...
, a well known virtuoso guitarist.
Plays
- Divo meso - 1979 (Wild Flesh)
- Let vo mesto - 1981 (Flying in Place)
- Tetovirani duši - 1985 (Tattooed Souls)
- Crna dupka - 1987 (Black Hole)
- Long Play - 1988
- Sarajevo - 1993
- Demonot od Debar Maalo - 2006 (The Demon of Debar Maalo)
- Blade 1988
Other works
- Prikazni od diviot istok - 2005 (Tales from the Wild East) - ISBN 9989937826
- A Little Book of Traps. (2002)Stefanovski,Goran