Nevenka Urbanova

Renowned theatrologist Jovan Ćirilov passes away

BELGRADE -- Serbian theatrologist Jovan Ćirilov died aged 84 in Belgrade on Sunday, the Yugoslav Drama Theater (JDP) said in a statement.

Ćirilov was art director and selector of the Bitef theater festival since its establishment in 1967 and long-term director of the JDP.

BELGRADE - Jovan Cirilov, a Serbian theatrologist, art director and selector of the Bitef theatre festival since its establishment in 1967 and long-term director of the Belgrade-based Yugoslav Drama Theatre, died at 84 in Belgrade on Sunday, the Yugoslav Drama Theatre (JDP) said in a statement.