Croatian National Theatre, Varaždin

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The Croatian National Theatre (Croatian: Hrvatsko narodno kazalište u Varaždinu), commonly referred to as HNK Varaždin, is a theatre located in Varaždin.

Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin

Croatian National Theatre building in Varaždin
Address	Augusta Cesarca 1 Varaždin, Varaždin County Croatia
Coordinates	46°18′20″N 16°20′14″E
Type	national theatre
Website
www.hnkvz.hr

History

The history of theater in Varaždin dates back to 1637, with the Jesuit school performances held at the local grammar school.^[1] These productions were predominantly in Latin and German language.^[1] Between 1788 and 1873, 30 theatrical performances were organized in Varaždin, taking place in both private and public spaces.^[2]

The theatre building, designed by Viennese architect Hermann Helmer, was completed in 1873.^[3] The theater in Varaždin was the third theatre building in Civil Croatia.^[2] The first professional Croatian theater ensemble was formed in 1898 under the management of the Croatian Drama Society, led by historian Ivan Mičetić.^[3] The Permanent City Theater as an institution was officially established in 1915, featuring both a drama and an opera ensemble.^[2] This institution was active until 1925.^[3] Between 1907 and 1942 Varaždin served as the secondary base for the Croatian National Theatre in Osijek.^[1] The city theatre was also used for marking special occasions of the city Gymnasium later in the interwar period.^[4] After World War II in Yugoslavia, the professional National Theater "August Cesarec" was established, with support from the Slavonian regional authorities.^[1]

See also

• Fellner & Helmer

References

1. Miklošić, Mateja (2017). Prikaz početaka varaždinskog kazališta u Varaždinskim vijestima (Master's thesis thesis). University of Zagreb, Department of Croatian Studies. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
2. Stanislav Tuksar. "Institucionalizacija moderne građanske glazbene kulture u civilnoj Hrvatskoj u 19. stoljeću" [Institutionalization of Modern Bourgeois Music Culture in 19th-Century Civil Croatia]. Arti musices (in Croatian). 54 (2): 275–288.
3. n.a. (23 March 2023). "Croatian National Theater: HNK Varaždin (including 2025 program)". Expat in Croatia. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
4. Horvat 2012, pp. 113–116.

Sources

• Horvat, Siniša (2012). "Krešimir Filić – profesor u varaždinskoj Gimnaziji" [Krešimir Filić – a lecturer at Varaždin Gymnasium]. Papers of the Institute for Scientific Research Work in Varaždin (in Croatian) (23). Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. ISSN 1848-7890. Retrieved 27 July 2024 – via Hrčak.