For the stage lights: The Mozzart Foundation donated a solar power plant to the Belgrade Drama Theatre

The Belgrade Drama Theatre is now shining with new energy—the cleanest kind: solar power. On the roof of the city’s oldest theatre, which for nearly eight decades has brought together theatrical masters on the “boards that mean life,” “panels that mean light” have been installed.

Thanks to the solar power plant, a donation from the Mozzart Foundation, the cultural institution with a brilliant history now has a bright “green” future that shines even when the stage lights go out.

Where art pulses to the rhythm of applause, transforms through costumes and eras, and is reborn anew with every performance, tradition and innovation have come together to shine with the power of the sun.

The solar power plant will enable significant savings in electricity consumption and help reduce carbon dioxide emissions, making the city’s longest-standing theatre a pioneer of a sustainable future and the first to use renewable energy sources in its daily operations.

 

“It is with great pleasure that we continue our very successful collaboration with the Mozzart Foundation. Until now, we have focused on developing our artistic repertoire, and now, together, we are concentrating on infrastructure projects. The solar power plant installed on the roof of our theatre will allow us to achieve significant savings in electricity consumption, and those funds will be directed toward our productions,” emphasized Jug Radivojević, Director of the Belgrade Drama Theatre.

Stefan Simonović

A major co-production between the Belgrade Drama Theatre and the Mozzart Foundation

The successful multi-year collaboration began with the signing of a strategic partnership protocol, under which numerous projects have been realized, such as the Ex-Yu tour of the ensemble from the cult play One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the revival of Don’t Bet on the English, the production of Divine Comedy, and more.

In the meantime, the Mozzart Foundation opened a new venue, quickly becoming a favorite spot on the cobblestones of Dorćol for lovers of theatre, music, and the spoken word. Many artists have performed on these unique “boards that mean humanity,” as entry to the cultural events at the foundation is granted through charitable SMS donations.

Stefan Simonović

“The Mozzart Foundation stage is outstanding and has, in a very short time, become a recognizable venue where a significant number of artists have presented their projects. It is important for Belgrade to open new spaces and stages, and the foundation’s model is particularly significant because it also includes a humanitarian component,” emphasized Jug.

Recently, the wings of Mozzart’s theatre of humanity were spread by Andjela, a darkly comic play performed at the Belgrade Drama Theatre, and Jug also announced exciting new joint projects.

“In the coming period, we will realize our first joint co-production with the Mozzart Foundation. It will be Ima li Boga by Dušan Miklja, directed by Slobodan Stanković, featuring Andrej Šepetkovski and Djordje Marković. This continues a very important collaboration for us, and it is worth noting that we will prepare our co-production at the BDT, while performing it on the Mozzart Foundation stage.”