FEDORA - A sustainable Production of the West Side Story

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A sustainable Production of the West Side Story

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30 July 2025

Rijeka / Croatia

Platform Members, Roadshow

About the event

The iconic musical West Side Story closed the 2024/2025 theatre season in Rijeka with a powerful and visually striking production that brought together some of Croatia's most acclaimed theatre talents. Directed and choreographed by Leo Mujić, the production featured an award-winning creative team, including dramaturg Balint Rauscher, costume designer Manuela Paladin Šabanović, lighting designer Aleksandar Čavlek, and scenographers Stefano Katunar and Aleksandra Ana Buković.

About the artist

One of the standout figures behind the production was scenographer Aleksandra Ana Buković, whose innovative and sustainable approach to stage design left a lasting impression. Already recognised as a rising talent in Croatian theatre, Buković co-signed the scenography for West Side Story, earning praise for both her conceptual depth and commitment to environmental responsibility. Constructed entirely from recycled materials and repurposed elements from previous productions, her set design exemplified how creativity and sustainability go hand in hand. Buković's collaborative spirit also shone through, as she involved a team of young scenographers-in-training from the Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka, passing on not only technical knowledge but also a vision for a more responsible future in theatre-making.

Platform Member Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc Rijeka

The tradition of the continuous theatre life in the city of Rijeka is more than two centuries long. The first theatre building was completed in 1765, however, as it also served other purposes, the construction of a new theatre was initialized at the end of the 18th century.

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