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C E N T E R S
Birth
house of Vuk
Karadžić in
Tršić
organized events and entertainment for the
benefit of “Prosvjet”. Documents were found
according to which the society members
were changing the order in case of campaign
to Bosnia to spy on the condition of
the army for the National Defense...”
Many members did not return from the
Great War, but the work was restored and
the name is changed to Educational Society
“Karadžić” in Loznica. In early 1933, the
Assembly of the society adopted the work
program which puts in the foreground the
restoration of Vuk’s house in Tršić and establishment
of Vuk’s Assembly. That year,
on Sunday before the Nativity of the Virgin,
Vuk’s house was consecrated and the first
Assembly took place. Then preparations began
for the building of Vuk’s cultural center
in Loznica. It was designed by Belgrade
architect Franjo Urban, and the land on
which it was built was donated by Pavle and
The Japanese
The former choreographer of “Karadžić” Miodrag Spernjak,
now deceased, was in 2005 in Fukuyama, Japan, where he held
a seminar for more than 120 participants. As the first Serb who
does this, he showed them how to play kolo dance from Jadar
and Serbia, as well as the old town dances. This was reported in
the local newspapers printed in millions of copies.
Staka Pejić, merchants from Lešnica. On St.
Demetrius Day in 1937, marking the 150 th
anniversary of Vuk’s birth, the building was
handed over to the society, and academician
Aleksandar Belić emphasized the contribution
of “Karadžić” to fostering and disseminating
the thoughts of liberation.
The Second World War interrupted their
work, the German soldiers desecrated the
temple of culture, but in September 1944
the liberators entered the city and the society
was once again restored. The liberation
brings new name, Cultural-Artistic Society
“Karadžić”, sections and programs multiply,
and they also start going on tours abroad.
Performances around the world come one
after the other, warming the palms of audiences
in Japan, Australia, Algeria and
throughout Europe, from Portugal to Russia.
APPROACH AND QUALITY ARE NOT
THOSE OF AMATEURS
After 165 years, the society is still young,
because it was joined by a new generation.
Tošić said that the greatest interest is in folklore
section, but also for the group of singers
and theater.
– Alchemists are searching for the elixir
of youth, and we seem to have found it. New
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