ABOUT
Hristina Vasić Tomše
theatre director, puppeteer and literary translator
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Born on 31 July 1984 in Belgrade, Serbia, I grew up in Ub, a small town near the capital, where I completed both my general and music education.
I studied Spanish Language and Hispanic Literature at the University of Belgrade. During the final years of my studies, I founded my first theatre collective, Teatro Dislocado, which I coordinated for several years. With this group, I directed my first theatrical works, collaborating with students of language and literature as well as students of applied and performing arts from the University of Belgrade and the University of Arts. Around the same time, I began publishing my first translations.
My academic work increasingly focused on Catalan theatre. I completed a Master’s degree in Contemporary Catalan Literature and Theatre at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, with a thesis dedicated to the work of contemporary Catalan playwright Pau Miró.
In 2009–2010, I taught Catalan language at the Department of Iberian Studies, Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, while continuing my theatre practice with students of language and literature. This period marked the final stage of Teatro Dislocado.
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As an Erasmus Mundus scholar, I later obtained a Master’s degree in Performing Arts Studies through a joint programme at Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Universidad de Sevilla, and Universidade da Coruña. My studies and research focused on theatre direction and were supervised by the artists and scholars Paul Chariéras, Jean-Pierre Triffaux, and Ricardo Iniesta.
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In 2016, together with performer Andrej Tomše and composer Slobodan Ivanović, I co-founded the theatre company EX-teater. The collective works from a transdisciplinary perspective, with particular interest in sound-based dramaturgy, the performer as the primary stage creator, and the audience as an active participant in the performance.
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From 2018 to 2020, I worked as programme coordinator and co-curator of Klovnbuf – International Festival of Contemporary Clown and New Circus in Ljubljana.
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Between 2021 and 2025, I worked as Catalan Lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, teaching Catalan language and culture and developing theatre-based pedagogical projects with university students.
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I am fluent in Serbian, English, Spanish, French, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian, Slovenian, and German, and I translate poetry, theatre texts, and prose into Serbian, my mother tongue.
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Alongside teaching and other artistic projects, I am currently learning Greek and developing a puppet theatre piece for adult audiences, using my own handmade puppets and original music.​​
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