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Minja Jovičin

Minja Jovičin

Writer · Dramaturge · Art historian
Belgrade · Serbia

Minja Jovičin was born in Belgrade, where she completed primary and secondary school. She completed her master’s in art history at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade in 2023 with a thesis titled "Rastko Petrović: The Burden of the White Man – Rastko Petrović's Artistic Testimony on Africa." So far, she has published a poetry collection titled "Three Years of November" (Presing, 2021), dramas: "Milk" (Presing, 2023) and "Atlas Mountains" (2024), as well as a lyrical collection titled "Wall Paintings of the House of the Melancholy God" (2024). In her work, she strives to integrate poetry and drama with the ancient and mythological art models.

Artist in Residence · 2024
Dreams to Come True · the first season · Open Call 2024
3–29 July 2024 · Mijakovići, BiH

In residence at Zvjezdane Staze in July 2024, as one of the five artists of the first season, selected through the Open Call 2024.

From the residency

Summary of activities, September 2024

During my stay in the village of Mijakovići, as part of the AiR ZS residency, I worked on developing the text and script for the project Metamorfoze. The project is an idea by composer Damjan Jovičin and me, in the form of a musical theater.

During the residency

15 Jul 2024
RecitationOpening of VaClaF 2024, Metamorphose Classique, parish church in Borovica
July 2024
Metamorfoze, scriptAdaptation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses for a piece of musical theatre with music by Damjan Jovičin; completed during her stay
Residency funded by
Culture Moves Europe · Funded by the European Union · Implemented by Goethe-Institut

The residencies of the first season of Zvjezdane Staze (2024) were funded by the European Union under the Culture Moves Europe programme, implemented by the Goethe-Institut. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Goethe-Institut. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.