Ivan Pravdić, D.A. is a Full Professor, Head of Section for Dramaturgy, Head of Doctoral studies and the Chairman of the Council of the Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad. He graduated in Dramaturgy, and received the title Doctor of Arts in Polymedia Arts at University of Arts in Belgrade. He is also Head of Polymedia study group at Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies at the University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia and Associated member of Centre for Interdisciplinary Performative Arts at the Birmingham City University, UK, a member of the Council of the Arts at University of Novi Sad and of the Interdisciplinary Council of the University of Arts in Belgrade. He teaches Theatre dramaturgy, Radio dramaturgy, Performance dramaturgy, Dramaturgy and Games, Video Game Dramaturgy, Poetics of Polymedia Arts, Creation of Polymedia Artwork, Digital Performance and Time Design at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad (undergraduate, master and doctoral studies) and at the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies department of University of Arts in Belgrade. With performances, drama, audience participation, workshops and videos he has participated in festivals and symposiums in Germany, Canada, the UK, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Portugal, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Turkey, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia. Creates and develops Time Design.
– “The Second Quarter of the 21st Century”, poetry *A priori* magazine, Banja Luka
2026
– Text in the “Raška Spiritual Festivities” catalogue
2026
– “Innovations in the Integration of Social Networks and Public Urban Space,” paper published in the Proceedings of the First Scientific-Professional Conference on Contemporary Media FaMEDIA 2026: “Shaping the Media Future in the Digital Environment”
– Co-author of the international professional collection The Performativity of Politics in Digital Arts, Media and AI, University of the Arts in… Belgrade
https://zenodo.org/records/17277148token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJpZCI6ImQ1NGU0YzE2LTFmODUtNDgzZS1iNjM2LWE3MmJhMWQ5MTgzMiIsImRhdGEiOnt9LCJyYW5kb20iOiJkNmQ3MGY1ODRiNmUxYTliOGE0OGI2NmIyYWZlZThlOSJ9.actV3-5ezMKzwClUHxzH8jKTRd8rbg_vcsZB6osKyrcO8adpOd4VKJemItAsGsg4Mgylori_Xc9q-HAGZndZfw Edited collection of themed essays ISBN 978-86-7167-072-2
2026
– “Polydisciplinarity in Time Design” – guest lecture at Humboldt University of Berlin
– Panel discussion on David Lynch (participant), SKC Novi Sad
2026
– Digitization of Contemporary Theatre – participation in the scientific conference “Culture, Digital Transformation, and Artificial Intelligence,” organized by Culture Laboratory 21 and the Cultural Centre of Vojvodina;
2026
– “The Glance of Milunka Savić” (poem published in the international anthology “Sinđelić’s Čegar Fires”), “Branko Miljković” Cultural Centre, Niš
2026
– Who Always Wins at the Game of Kaladont and Other Satirical Monorhyme Poems – poetry cycle in the journal Koraci (Literature, Arts, and Culture), Kragujevac
2026
– Innovations in Integrating Social Networks and Public Urban Space – International Scientific and Professional Conference “Shaping the Media Future in a Digital Environment,” Faculty of Management, Sremski Karlovci
2025.
– “The Incidental Nature of Interdisciplinarity and Innovation: SKC Experiences 2000–2005” – participation in the “Culture by Student Standards” conference and moderation of the program “Superstructure: Turns, Excursions, and Incidents,” University of Arts in Belgrade
– “Designing Time in the Performing Arts” – performance lecture opening the 7th International Performance Salon, Ostavinska Gallery, Belgrade
2025
– “The Significance of Knowledge” – public address as part of the “Public Class” program, Laza Kostić Gymnasium, Novi Sad
2025
– “Multimedia Art” – editor of the book by Vladan Radovanović, BKC, Novo Miloševo
2025
– Jury member, 13th “Puppet Republic” Regional Festival, Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2025
– Jury member and roundtable moderator, Bunjevac Days, Subotica
2025
– “Manifestos of Dreams” – featured in the Anthology of Serbian Poetry, Pressing, Belgrade
ISBN: 978-86-6198-176-0
– Cultural Literacy in Serbia – Performativity of EU Agendas in Cultural Policies and Curriculums in 2023 – published book/study – ISBN-978-86-905516-1-3
CONTINUITY OF ATTENDED CHANGE – Time Design in Creating New Rituals
Presentation at 8th International Ritual and Traditional Performances Seminar, Teheran, Iran
2021.
ART ORGANIZATION - Part of the video archive which consists of video interviews with artistic group MAGNET
as a special segment in the publication 'Fragments for studies on art organisations'. The artistic organization through time
(time line) is graphically presented in the publication including selected transcripts of segments-quotes of
Sezgin Boynik, Marko Pogačnik, Dunja Blažević, Zdenka Badovinac, Dejan Sretenović, Miran Mohar and Borut Vogelnik
from the group IRWIN, Božidar Mandić and Katja Praznik, and you can view the entire video archive at:
https://kuda.org/en/art-organization-through-time-video-archive
2019.
APPLIED THEATER IN VOJVODINA FROM 2000. TO THE PRESENT DAY
– book editor and one of the authors together with Marina Milivojević Mađarev and Milan Mađarev
KORICA
The book is an outcome of the research project „Applied theatre in Vojvodina from 2000 to the present day“. In the first part of the book, Marina Milivojević Mađarev outlines the social and theatrical context in which applied theatre emerged in Serbia. Milan Mađarev explains the theoretical postulates, points to the development of the idea of applied theatre in Serbia and gives an overview of its current state. In his text, Ivan Pravdić discusses the expanded practices and perspectives of future development of applied theatre. The second part of the book contains transcripts of the round-table discussions held in four towns (Zrenjanin, Novi Sad, Kikinda and Šid), during which positive experiences of various forms of applied theatre were identified. At the end of the book there is a list of groups and individuals who are actively engaged in applied theatre in Vojvodina with their detailed biographies (including their eductaional background, experiences, projects and collaborations) and a clear insight into their understanding of the notion of applied theatre.
Published by Academy of Arts in Novi Sad
from 2018. – “Dramaturgy” – Full professor at Academy of Arts in Novi Sad
from 2015. – “Time Design”, courses at Interdisciplinary doctoral studies, Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Technology Faculty in Novi Sad (2015-2017.)
2015. – “From Psychophysical Reality of the Ritual Towards Virtual Future” at Workcenter Encounters – Past and Present Conference, Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowsky and Thomas Richards, University of Wien, Austria
from 2015 . – “Digital performance” – 30 lectures, Polymedia Arts program, Interdisciplinary post graduate studies, University of Arts, Belgrade
2015. – “Polymedia Arts” – 15 lectures, Stage Design study group, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad
from 2014. – “Creation of Polymedia Artwork” – lectures at Polymedia Arts program, Interdisciplinary post graduate studies, University of Arts, Belgrade
2014. – “Theater games” – workshop, Resourse Center, Pirot
2014. – “Creative Journey” – Except (Exchange of Community-engaged Performing Art Practices) Summer Camp, supervision trainer of the workshop process and presentation, Novi Sad
2014. – “Dramaturgy” and “Theater Games” – workshops, Except (Exchange of Community-engaged Performing Art Practices), Sokachi, Hungaria
2013. – “Little Prince” – workshop and performance with kids with trouble behavior, Social Work Center, Novi Sad
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017. – “Theory and Models of Polymedia Art” – lectures at Polymedia Arts program, Interdisciplinary post graduate studies, University of Arts, Belgrade
2012. – “Peer Gynt” – theater workshop in nature for young actors, Pepi festival, Kraljevo, Serbia
2011. – “Games from Wonderland ” – theater workshops for children and parents, World’s Theater for Children Day Celebration, Pozorište mladih Novi Sad, Zmajeve dečje igre Festival, Novi Sad, Festival of Ecological Theatre, Bačka Palanka
2011. – “Butopia” – assistant of dance workshop, Tree of Life Festival, Seed Camp, Kautzen, Austria
2011. – “Listening of/in Future” – 35 years of radio drama in Serbian language, Radio Novi Sad, Pozorište mladih, Novi Sad
2010. – “Time Design”, lecture at seminar of International Architecture Concourse “Maketime”, Restart and Departman for Architecture and Urbanism, Novi Sad
Head of Section of Dramaturgy (2009-2015), member of Arts, Education and Science Council of Academy of Arts in Novi Sad (2009-2015), member of University of Novi Sad’s Council for Humanities and Arts (2012-2015, 2019-…). Head of Polymedia study group, member of Interdisciplinary Council of University of Arts in Belgrade from 2015, corresponding member and Secretary of Arts Section at Serbian Royal Academy of Innovative Sciences (SKAIN) (2014-2017).
