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Miroslav Bako

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Miroslav Bako (Serbian: Мирослав Бако) (born October 7th 1982 in Belgrade, Serbia) is a Serbian American ballet and film composer, sound designer and music producer based in New York, US. Known for his works with National Theatre Belgrade[1], Opera and Theater Madlenianum[2], Theater St.Gallen, Sergei Polunin, Kemal Gekić and Ravenna Festival[3]. Bako achieved his Master of Arts degree in Sound Design from University of Novi Sad, and Bachelor Of Arts degree in music production.

Notable Works

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After producing scores for three theatrical plays based on movement theater in Stara Pazova from 2011 to 2016, he met Ronald Savković in 2016, a choreographer from Croatia, and started working on Caligula ballet based on Albert Camus novel. The ballet was produced by Konzert Und Theater St. Gallen[4], Switzerland, choreographed by Ronald Savković, with North-Macedonian costume designer Aleksandar Noshpal[5]. Ballet premiered in October 2017 at Locremise in St.Gallen. Bako wrote this 60-minute piece in 2017.

 
Dictionary of the Khazars ballet adaptation - Madlenianum Opera and Theatre

Dictionary Of the Khazars - The Dreamhunters[6] was the first ballet which Bako wrote for National Theatre Belgrade. The play was co-produced by Opera and Theatre Madlenianum[7] and premiered on May 19th, 2018, at National Theatre Belgrade and May 24th, 2018, at Opera and Theater Madlenianum.[8] Ballet was based on Milorad Pavić's novel Dictionary Of The Khazars and was initiated as jubilee performance for 150 years of National Theatre in Belgrade and as that was approved by Legacy of Milorad Pavic . The ballet was directed by Livia Pandur, with choreography by Ronald Savkovic, set design by Sven Jonke and costume design by Angelina Atlagić[9]. After premiere ballet was performed in Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad, and also as a part of South American tour ballet was performed in Columbia and Ecuador[10]. His second ballet in the National Thater Belgrade was Seven Deadly Sins[11] which premiered on February 9th, 2021, at National Theatre Belgrade. Ballet was choreographed by Igor Pastor and 45-minute music score was written by Bako in 2020.


DANTE METÀNOIA by and with Sergei Polunin[12], was jubilee piece for 700 years after death of italian poet, philosopher and writer Dante Alighieri. Commissioned by the Ravenna Festival and Cristina Mazzavillani Muti[13], ballet was based on the Alighieri's poem The Divine Comedy and, as the book, included three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso with solo dance performance by Sergei Polunin in all three parts. Bako was the lead composer on the Inferno piece for which he wrote 50 minutes score based on the original Dante's Inferno and, accompanied by piano performances by Croatian American virtuoso Kemal Gekić[14].

2019. Bako composed score for short movie 19 Schaffarik Street (2019)[15][16], directed by Lana Pavkov[17]. Film was commissioned by Film Center Serbia[18] and premiered at 47. International Film Festival[19] - FEST in 2019. Bako was also lead sound designer, 5.1 mixer and foley recorder on the film.

Awards

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Best Music Score for theatre season 2017/2018, Belgrade EDT Culture 2018[20]

Golden Mask for the best music score - 59th Festival OF Festivals 2016[21]

Best Music Score - RFAPS - Kula - Review of the best Theater plays from Serbia – 2016

Best Music Score - Ad Infinitum - RFAPS- Kula - Review of the best Theater plays from Serbia – 2016[22]

Best Music Score – Ad Infinitum - SAPDV- Stara Pazova - Review of the best Theater plays from Vojvodina – 2016[23]

Best Music score - FEDAS Irig, Serbia 2016.

Best Music Score - Divadelni Vavrin 2015

Best Music Score - 6th Repassage Fest, 2013

Best Music Score, Miroslav Bako - Babylon, Festival Novih Teatarskih Formi, Smederevska Palanka, Serbia 2013

Best Music Score - 44. Divadelni Vavrin 2013

Golden Mask for the best music score - 56th Festival Of Festivals, Trebinje, Bosnia And Herzegovina 2013

Award for the best music score in Serbia, RFAPS- Kula - Review of the best plays from Serbia, 2013

Award for the best Theater music score in Vojvodina SAPDV- Stara Pazova - Review of the best Theater plays from Vojvodina 2013

Best Music score - FEDAS Irig - Serbia 2013

Special Choreodrama Award - Babylon, Festival DIDA- Pivnice 2013

Best Music Score - Vices Of Humanity, 9. Festival Zuzany Kardelisovej, 2012

Award for best original music score - Vices Of Humanity, 50. SAPDV Stara Pazova 2012[24]

Total Design Award (shared with Miroslav Kozik for best directing) Divadelni Vavrin, Kovačica, 2012

Award for the best original music score, Miroslav Bako FEDAS, Irig, Serbia 2012

Best Theater Music Score - Vices Of Humanity, Dida Festival, Pivnice, Serbia, 2012

References

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  1. ^ Beogradu, IT Centar Narodnog pozorišta u. "Народно позориште у Београду". Народно позориште у Београду. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. ^ "Home | Opera & Theatre Madlenianum". operatheatremadlenianum.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  3. ^ "Ravenna Festival". Ravenna Festival. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  4. ^ "Theater St.Gallen". www.theatersg.ch. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  5. ^ "Bolshoi Theatre • Aleksandar Noshpal". bolshoi.ru. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  6. ^ Beogradu, IT Centar Narodnog pozorišta u. "DICTIONARY OF THE KHAZARS – DREAM HUNTERS". Народно позориште у Београду. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  7. ^ "Dictionary of the Khazars | Opera & Theatre Madlenianum". operatheatremadlenianum.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  8. ^ "Balet "Hazarski rečnik" oduševio publiku u Madlenianumu". Glossy (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  9. ^ ducing, Intro (2019-04-12). "Angelina Atlagic, Costume Designer- a genious work of an artist". Intro-ducing. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  10. ^ "Llega al Ecuador Dictionary of the Khazars, DreamHunters" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  11. ^ Beogradu, IT Centar Narodnog pozorišta u. "SEVEN DEADLY SINS". Народно позориште у Београду. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  12. ^ "Dante Metànoia". Ravenna Festival. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  13. ^ "Cristina Mazzavillani Muti, Stage director". Operabase. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  14. ^ "Dante Metànoia". Ravenna Festival. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  15. ^ "Miroslav Bako". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  16. ^ Pavkov, Lana (2019-02-26), Safarikova 19 (Short, Drama), retrieved 2023-01-29
  17. ^ "Lana Pavkov". lanapavkov.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  18. ^ "Home - FCS". www.fcs.rs. 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  19. ^ "ŠAFARIKOVA 19 - Movies - ŠAFARIKOVA 19". 47.FEST International film festival - CEBEF. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  20. ^ "Belgrade Edt Culture blog - best theatre acts in season 2017-2018" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  21. ^ "„AD INFINITUM" najbolja predstava 59. FESTIVALA FESTIVALA | Trebinje Live". TrebinjeLive.info (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  22. ^ http://www.seecult.org/vest/58-festival-amaterskih-pozorista-srbije. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ^ "Najbolji na 54. SAPDV".
  24. ^ "Najbolji pozorišni amateri Vojvodine".
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