Marko Stojanović (actor) explained

Marko Stojanović
Birth Date:2 January 1971
Birth Place:Belgrade, SFRY (now Serbia)
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1990–
Spouse:Dara Gravara-Stojanović
Children:1

Marko Stojanović (born January 2, 1971, Belgrade) is a Serbian celebrity, theatre and TV actor and comedian, renown mime artist, and university professor, director, humanitarian and sports worker. He is the co-founder and the president of the World Mime Organisation.[1] [2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic he started a global online initiative #artistsagainstcorona and its localised Serbian language version #umetniciprotivkorone on March 16, 2020, with the support of the World Mime Organisation. The initiative was accepted immediately, mostly on Facebook and many localisations were made.[3] [4]

Biography

He was an acting director of the Belgrade Youth Center from 2013 to 2015, and he is one of the founders together with Israeli mime artists Ofer Blum and president of the "World Mime Organisation"[5] and the president of the "National Curling Association of Serbia".[6] He was a Senior Lecturer for the subjects of Acting and the Stage Movement and Head of the Acting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade, and now he is an associate professor for the subject Stage Movement at the Acting Department of the Sinergija University in Bijeljina, Republic of Srpska, and a visiting lecturer of Communication Skills at Singidunum University in Belgrade, Serbia.

Education

Marko was accepted at the age of 16 at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Acting Department, in 1987 and acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting in 1991. In 1989 he was selected to participate in a three-week student exchange program in Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinema, Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia). A year later (1990) he was part of a ten student delegation of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade that received a fellowship from the US Government for an eight weeks "Arts Management" study program at the University of South Carolina and a one-week professional course in film directing at the South Carolina Media Arts Institute, in Columbia, South Carolina, United States.In 1991 he was accepted and offered a full one-year scholarship at the Paris Marcel Marceau’s International School of Mime for a year long professional skills improvement.In 1992 - 1993, he was participating in a one year long professional course in film directing at "Mon Film a Moi", in Paris, France.[5]

Career

Acting in theatre[7]

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2000s
2019"Music Time Travel"Mihailo Teslic the scientistInternational Association of Music Lovers
2018"Clownconcert"The ClownInternational Association of Music Lovers & Kolarac Concert Hall
2017"Cricket and Ant"Narrator Corporate production for a Charity Show in Belgrade
2016“Crazy Olympians”ZeusGeorgian State Pantomime Theatre, Tbilisi, Georgia
2015-2017“A Concert for Clown and Orchestra”ClownKolarac Concert Hall, Belgrade
2014“The Adventurer”The AdventurerBelgrade Youth Centre, Belgrade, Serbia
2008-2015“Tito the Performance”TitoThe Blue Train, Belgrade, Serbia
2005-2012“A Pound of Laughter” Stand-Up comedyHimselfPremier in New York, tours in Serbia, USA and Canada
2004-2006“Inquiry Barn”Politician (Lead Role)Indexovci Theatre Co., tours in Serbia, Canada, USA, and Switzerland
2003-2007“Elections! You asked for itDifferent roles (Lead Role)Indexovci Theatre Co. tours in Serbia, Canada, USA, Switzerland, Sweden
2003-2005"Cricket and Ant"CricketThe Snail Children’s Theatre in Belgrade, tour in Canada
1990s
1995-2000"The Grease"RodgerTheatre T, Pozorište na Terazijama, Belgrade
1999"Santa Claus and the Ninja Eskimos"Dark SantaBUFFA Agency and Art Hall, Belgrade/Valjevo
1998"Marko Strikes Back"MarkoBUFFA Agency and Dusko Radovic Theatre, Belgrade
1996-1999"Awaiting Heaven"Paisant (Lead Role)BUFFA Agency and Dusko Radovic Theatre, Belgrade

International Monodrama and Mime Festival, Zemun 1996

The First Yugoslav Theatre Show with a Website 1997

1996-1997"A Girl With Matches"Boy of MatchesDusko Radovic Children’s Theatre, Belgrade

International Children’s Theatre Festival Kotor 1996

Serbian Puppet Theatre Festival Zrenjanin 1996

FESTIC Belgrade Children’s Theatre Festival 1996

1995"Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll"RockerTheatre Z and SKC, Belgrade
1995"The Midge"NarratorTheatre Z, Belgrade

Edinburgh International Festival-Fringe 1995

1995"Bartholomew Fair"LittlevitYugoslav Drama Theatre, Belgrade
1993"Frieda’s Flight"DamirLa Compagnie Quarks, Paris,

Festival d’Avignon Off, Avignon France

Europe Teater Treffen ‘93, International Festival Stuttgart, Germany

1993"Peleas and Melisanda"Peleas’s brotherFete de la Jeunesse, Paris Youth Festival 1993
1991-1993"Bloody Sports"SportsmanInternational Monodrama and Mime Festival, Zemun 1991

Fete de la Jeunesse, Paris Youth Festival 1993

1992"The Way of The Empire"CerberusTheatre de la Porte d’Italie, Toulon France
1991"The Midge"RuzanteAcademia Theatre, Belgrade
1990-1991"The Pancevo Cabaret"First ActorPancevo Theatre, Pancevo

Festival of Professional Theatres of Voyvodina, Zrenanin 1991

1990-1991"Fathers and Forefathers"Young CommunistAtelier 212, Belgrade
1980s
1989"A Midsummer Night's Dream"LysandreAcademia Theatre, Belgrade

Skopje Student Festival, Macedonian 1989

1989"The Balcony"JudgeAcademia Theatre, Belgrade,

Skopje Student Festival, Macedonia 1989

1989-1990"The Unseen Hand"KidBelgrade Drama Theatre
1988-1990"Apparition of Jesus Christ in a Military Base 2507Tomcha"Theatre “Kod konja”, Boško Buha Theatre
1988"Marriage Proposal"LomovAcademia Theatre, Belgrade

Filmography (selected roles in film and TV)

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1990s
1990Catharsis (short)Boyfriend (Lead Role)
1991Ars longa, vita brevis (short)Student (Lead Role)
1993Antoine Rives, juge du terrorisme (TV series)
1995Burglar / original:"Provalnik" (TV movie) Jovica
1996Happy People / original:"Srećni ljudi" (TV series)Rookie Policeman
1997Saturday Night Fever / original:"Groznica subotnje večeri" (TV series) Different Characters (Lead Role)
1997Life 101 / original:"Mala škola života" (TV series)Professor (Lead Role)
1997-1998The Marriage Zone / original:"Zona braka" (TV series)Husband (Lead Role)
2000s
2002Seven-star Hotel / original:"Hotel sa 7 zvezdica" (TV series)Bajkić
2003The Professional / original:"Profesionalac" Man with a head (Čovek sa glavom)
2004Karađorđe i pozorište (TV series)Frenchman (Francuz)
2003-2007The Index Theatre: Elections! You Asked for It / original title:"Indexovci: Izbori, jer ste vi to tražili" (TV Theatre Comedy / TV Series)Different Characters (Lead Role)
2005The Index Theatre: Inquiry Barn / original title:"Indeksovci: Anketni obor" (TV Theatre Comedy)Politician (Lead Role)
2006-2007The SiS Agency / original title:"Agencija za SiS" (TV series)Slavko
2007-2008The European Face (Pre-Eurovision Song Contest Show) / original title:"Evropsko lice" (TV show program)Different Characters (Special Guest Star)
2007Pub Next-doors to the SiS / original title:"Kafanica blizu SiS-a" (TV series)Slavko
2010s
2011Coriolanus (UK/US Film directed by: Ralph Fiennes)Citizen
2014The Tenor – Lirico Spinto (Korean Movie directed by: Sang Man Kim)Dr.Franz
2015MarkoS Crash Course: Serbian for Tourists (TV i web series)Himself
2015CurlingFun (TV i web series)Different characters (Lead Role)
2018Humor i satira 1830–1914. (TV Series)Master of Ceremonies (Lead Role)
2018Old Belgrade Cabaret (TV Mini Series)Kir Sima (Lead Role)
2019Igraj za zavičaj (TV Quizz Series) Mime (Special Guest Star)
2019The Outpost (TV Series)Covenant Engineer2020Non-Verbal Communication (TV Series)Himself and screenplay

Membership in organisations

Marko Stojanović is member of several organisation, in the role of president, Member of the council, representative, or standard.member.

Awards

Marko Stojanović received over 30 domestic and international awards and recognitions, including:[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bosifest - Internacionalni Filmski Festival Osoba Sa Invaliditetom. www.osifest.rs.
  2. Web site: INTERNATIONELLT MIM-PRIS TILL STANISLAV BROSOWSKI. Stockholm University of the Arts. Stockholm University of the Arts. 25 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Tanjug |.
  4. Web site:
    1. umetniciprotivkorone - umetnici kao doktori za dušu
    . 19 March 2020.
  5. http://www.blic.rs/Kultura/Vesti/313300/Glumac-Marko-Stojanovic-inicirao-Svetski-dan-pantomime „Глумац Марко Стојановић иницирао Светски дан пантомиме“
  6. Web site: O nama. Nacionalni savez za karling Srbije. National Curling Association of Serbia. 10 July 2017.
  7. Web site: Marko Stojanovic Acting Biography. World Mime Organisation. World Mime Organisation.
  8. Web site: International Theatre Institute ITI. www.iti-worldwide.org.
  9. Web site: CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER II FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION . www.pafond.rs.
  10. Web site: Who is Marko Stojanović. Javni nastup. 10 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20131106093905/http://www.javninastup.rs/zdravo/. 6 November 2013. dead.