Born in Zagreb, Croatia (which was at the time part of Austria-Hungary) Gavella finished high school in his hometown before enrolling at the University of Vienna where he studied philosophy and German studies. He graduated and subsequently earned a doctorate there in 1908, after which he returned to Zagreb.[1] In 1909 he was employed by the National and University Library in Zagreb. He began writing theatre reviews the following year, published in the local German-language daily Agramer Tagblatt, for which he contributed from 1910 to 1918.
During this time he was also an active member of the HAŠK sports society,[2] and is known for refereeing the opening match of the first ever Croatian association football league championship in September 1912 played between HŠK Croatia and Tipografski ŠK at HAŠK's ground which later became Maksimir Stadium.[3]
In 1914 Gavella began directing at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb (HNK) and in the 1930s his essays on theatre theory were published in several cultural magazines, including the short-lived literary magazine Danas edited by Miroslav Krleža (which was launched in January 1934 in Belgrade and had only five issues before being banned by Yugoslav authorities in May 1934).[1][4] Gavella had greatly influenced the development of HNK in the following decades as he became director of Drama at the theatre and directed a number of plays and operas and was instrumental in setting up HNK's in-house drama school. His tenure at HNK was also marked by his emphasis on performing plays written by Croatian authors (such as Marin Držić, Ivan Gundulić, Tituš Brezovački, Miroslav Krleža and Milan Begović) along with world-renowned authors (like William Shakespeare, Luigi Pirandello and Richard Wagner).
Upon returning to Zagreb, he established the Academy of Theatre Arts (Croatian: Akademija za kazališnu umjetnost, present-day Academy of Dramatic Art) in 1950. Three years later, dissatisfied by the conservative approach to theatre at HNK, Gavella was one of the founders of the alternative Zagreb Drama Theatre in May 1953,[1] which had its first premiere in October 1953 with a production of Golgotha by Miroslav Krleža (the theatre later adopted its current name Gavella Drama Theatre in honor of their founder in 1970).
During his career Gavella directed around 270 plays, operas and operettas,[1] and authored a number of essays about Croatian playwrights and poets such as Držić, Mažuranić, Šenoa, Vojnović and Krleža. His writings on the history of Croatian theatre and the theory of theatre were compiled in several books, some of which were published posthumously. He also translated a number of plays and librettos into Croatian (including works such as Shakespeare's Macbeth, which he translated for his 1957 production of the play).[8]
Books by Gavellaedit
Hrvatsko glumište (Croatian Theatre, Zagreb, 1953, OCLC 26510493)
Glumac i kazalište (Actor and Theatre, Novi Sad, 1967, OCLC 450752764)
Književnost i kazalište (Literature and Theatre, Zagreb, 1970, OCLC 439908133)
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Branko Gavella 29 July 1885 8 April 1962 was a Croatian theatre director critic and essayist Branko Gavella Contents 1 Biography 2 Books by Gavella 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editBorn in Zagreb Croatia which was at the time part of Austria Hungary Gavella finished high school in his hometown before enrolling at the University of Vienna where he studied philosophy and German studies He graduated and subsequently earned a doctorate there in 1908 after which he returned to Zagreb 1 In 1909 he was employed by the National and University Library in Zagreb He began writing theatre reviews the following year published in the local German language daily Agramer Tagblatt for which he contributed from 1910 to 1918 During this time he was also an active member of the HASK sports society 2 and is known for refereeing the opening match of the first ever Croatian association football league championship in September 1912 played between HSK Croatia and Tipografski SK at HASK s ground which later became Maksimir Stadium 3 In 1914 Gavella began directing at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb HNK and in the 1930s his essays on theatre theory were published in several cultural magazines including the short lived literary magazine Danas edited by Miroslav Krleza which was launched in January 1934 in Belgrade and had only five issues before being banned by Yugoslav authorities in May 1934 1 4 Gavella had greatly influenced the development of HNK in the following decades as he became director of Drama at the theatre and directed a number of plays and operas and was instrumental in setting up HNK s in house drama school His tenure at HNK was also marked by his emphasis on performing plays written by Croatian authors such as Marin Drzic Ivan Gundulic Titus Brezovacki Miroslav Krleza and Milan Begovic along with world renowned authors like William Shakespeare Luigi Pirandello and Richard Wagner After World War II Gavella spent several years directing in Bratislava Ostrava and Ljubljana before returning to Zagreb once again in 1949 For his work in Ljubljana namely the direction of plays Deep are the Roots by James Gow and Arnaud d Usseau and A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev and the opera Jenufa by Leos Janacek Gavella was awarded the Preseren Award the highest Slovenian prize for artistic achievements in 1949 5 Upon returning to Zagreb he established the Academy of Theatre Arts Croatian Akademija za kazalisnu umjetnost present day Academy of Dramatic Art in 1950 Three years later dissatisfied by the conservative approach to theatre at HNK Gavella was one of the founders of the alternative Zagreb Drama Theatre in May 1953 1 which had its first premiere in October 1953 with a production of Golgotha by Miroslav Krleza the theatre later adopted its current name Gavella Drama Theatre in honor of their founder in 1970 In 1959 he won the inaugural annual Vladimir Nazor Award for achievements in theatre 6 and was made a member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts the present day Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1961 Gavella died the following year aged 76 and was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery 7 During his career Gavella directed around 270 plays operas and operettas 1 and authored a number of essays about Croatian playwrights and poets such as Drzic Mazuranic Senoa Vojnovic and Krleza His writings on the history of Croatian theatre and the theory of theatre were compiled in several books some of which were published posthumously He also translated a number of plays and librettos into Croatian including works such as Shakespeare s Macbeth which he translated for his 1957 production of the play 8 Books by Gavella editHrvatsko glumiste Croatian Theatre Zagreb 1953 OCLC 26510493 Glumac i kazaliste Actor and Theatre Novi Sad 1967 OCLC 450752764 Knjizevnost i kazaliste Literature and Theatre Zagreb 1970 OCLC 439908133 See also editGavella Drama Theatre Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art University of ZagrebReferences edit a b c d dr Branko Gavella Gavella Drama Theatre Retrieved 7 November 2010 Povijest kluba in Croatian NK HASK Archived from the original on 14 March 2012 Retrieved 7 November 2010 Puric Bojan 22 September 2002 90 godina od prve hrvatske prvenstvene utakmice Sportnet hr in Croatian Archived from the original on 29 September 2012 Retrieved 7 November 2010 Viskovic Velimir Krleza kronologija PDF in Croatian Zagreb City Museum Archived from the original PDF on 20 August 2018 Retrieved 9 November 2010 Presernove nagrade PDF in Slovenian Slovenian Ministry of Culture Archived from the original PDF on 17 July 2011 Retrieved 9 November 2010 Dobitnici 1959 2005 in Croatian Ministry of Culture Retrieved 7 November 2010 Znameniti ljudi pokopani na Mirogoju in Croatian Mirogoj Cemetery Retrieved 9 November 2010 Shakespeare u kompletu nakon 500 godina Jutarnji list in Croatian 11 February 2008 Archived from the original on 28 February 2010 Retrieved 7 November 2010 Academic offices Preceded byJosip Skavic 0 0 Rector of the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art0 01954 1962 Succeeded byKosta Spaic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Branko Gavella amp oldid 1216886850, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
