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Boris Bakal
Born in 1959 in Zagreb. Theater director, performer, writer, intermedia artist, and ounder of the artist platform Bacači Sjenki; Project leadership of Zagreb – Cultural Kapital of Europe 3000.
 

educational background

Bachelor of Arts, Academy of Theater and Film, Zagreb
 

professional background

1995

Co-founder of the international artist group ORCHESTRA STOLPNIK®; Bologna (together with the Italian artist and performer Pina Siotto)
Collaboration with the United Nations Civil Police investigating atrocities and war crimes in Western Slavonia

1993

Co-founder of Flying University, a political and artistic project-school that researches issues of identity and the perception of reality

1991

Co-founder of the Antiwar campaign movement in Croatia

1986

Founder of the Theater of obvious phenomena, for which he produced several performances
 

Performances (Created for ORCHESTRA STOLPNIK®)

2001 – 2005

“Shadow Casters”, Workshop in framework of the Urban Festival; Zagreb

2001

“Un’ Italia tutta per me”, Festival Infrazioni, Casalecchio di Reno; Bologna

2000

“Hotel Europa” (Dramaturgy/Text by Goran Stefanovski); Bologna

1999

“Invocation for Eldorado”, La Biennale di Venezia; Venice

1998

“B.E.N.E. – NEW ENTRY”, Teatro di Casalecchio; Bologna
“Do You Still Love Me?”
“XXX Document N°2”; Bologna

1997

“XXX Document N°1”; Bologna
“Road to dedem”, Installations and art performances; Rome

1996

“B.E.N.E. - The Mirror of Difference”; Bologna
“SECURITY”, Installation; Alessandria
 

other performances

1998

“Katedrala”, Multimedia project; Zagreb

1994

“The order of bank and monex workshipppers”, Art performance, realized in several banks in Croatia

1985

“A Saint on top of a column”, Theater performance of the group STOLPNIK®, performed at international festivals and in former Yugoslavia