Teodora Kipa
Montenegro
Biography
After graduating BA studies in Dramaturgy at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts Cetinje in 2019, University of Montenegro, I have continued my education and in 2020 specialized in the same programme. I have also worked as an intern in a dance studio “Fenix” in Herceg Novi - creating and setting up choreo-plays.My short story “I’ll write after my mother dies” has been published by ARTO.Also, my short story “Rebecca, the God’s daughter” received an award by a publishing company KNJIŽEVNE VERTIKALE - Belgrade, September, 2020. I have written a radio drama “1938”– the drama had its premiere at the Montenegrin National Radio Station, and was aired at Radio Krš, Radio Herceg Novi, Herceg Novi’s theatre days in April. My screenplay “The Legend of Wilhelm Reich” was published as a part of a “Young Montenegrin plays” collection, March, 2021, OKF. In July of 2021, I received an award at the 29th Children’s festival in Kotor for a theatre screenplay “Please stop, it hurts” - specially highlighted by the jury for the importance of the topic - peer violence in middle schools. My drama “The circle” was published by the "Radoslav Ljumovic", Public Library, in their magazine “GLASNIK”, in December 2021. In December of 2020, a short fiction film named “Special features”, directed by Tamara Milosevic got supported by the Montenegrin Film Center - based on the script I was co-writing. I wrote poetry for an experimental short film “Vivere come un dio”. In august 2021, I performed my first act. Through this act I emphasized the importance of the women principle, with the combination of painting, poetry and the presence of the author. I'm the author of the multimedia performance Healthy / Finished realized within the art residency ŠkART, August 2021, too. In December 2021. The Ministry of culture of Montenegro supports publishing my poetry book“From the verb TO BE”, I am a part of the Cultural platform “Kunst”, and my essays have been published on a portal for youth named “Makanje”.