Jurislav Korenić
Jurislav Korenić | |
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| Born | 12 November 1915 |
| Died | 1 March 1974 (aged 58) |
| Resting place | Bare Cemetery, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre director, television director, art critic, playwright, screenwriter, classical musician |
| Years active | 1939–1974 |
| Spouse | Dese Korenić |
Jurislav Korenić (Zagreb, October 12, 1915 – Sarajevo, March 1, 1974) was a Yugoslav theater and television director, classical musician, theorist, art critic and playwright. He founded the Chamber Theater 55 and the MESS Festival, of which he was the director. He is one of the founders of the Bosnian National Theater in Zenica. He was engaged in political theater and cabaret and was the first to direct a musical in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the first to stage the works of Bertolt Brecht. He modernized the Sarajevo Opera and directed the most performed play in the history of Bosnian theatre - Ljubav. He is one of the most deserving Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina for theater art and culture and co-authored one of the most popular Bosnian television series of all time, Karađoz.