Croatian Coastal Festivals and the Construction of the Mediterranean
Croatian Coastal Festivals and the Construction of the Mediterranean
Author(s): Nevena Škrbić Alempijević, Rebeka Mesarić ŽabčićSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet
Keywords: Mediterranean; festivals; Festival of Dalmatian "Klapa" Singers in Omiš; Rab Fiesta; Dubrovnik Summer Festival; Split Summer Festival;
Summary/Abstract: The focus of this paper is on festivals viewed as arenas in which cultural identities are built and reasserted. References to tradition and the past play a mayor role in this process. The authors analyze four thematically different festivals taking place along the Croatian Adriatic coast: the Festival of Dalmatian "Klapa" Singers in Omiš, the Rab Fiesta, the Dubrovnik Summer Festival and the Split Summer Festival. They are approached as ways of rediscovering and constructing Mediterranean imagery on stage.
Journal: Studia ethnologica Croatica
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 317-337
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English