Nataša Dorčić

Nataša Dorčić was born in Rijeka in 1968. She graduated from the Zagreb University Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1996 and has been the member of the Zagreb Youth Theatre (ZKM) company since 1995.

She debuted on ZKM’s stage during her fellowship in 1991 in a guest show Hecuba (directed by Ivica Boban) with the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.

Shows played at ZKM: Keely i Du (Keely and Du, directed by Nina Kleflin), Magic & Loss (directed by Eduard Miler), Tri mušketira (The Three Musketeers, directed by Janusz Kica), Grad u gradu (City in the City, directed by Bobo Jelčić / Nataša Rajković), Brat magarac (Brother Donkey, directed by Rene Medvešek), Veliki meštar sviju hulja (The Great Master of All Scoundrels, directed by Branko Brezovec), Susjeda (The Neighbour, directed by Ivica Boban), Zaštićena zona (Safe Area, directed by Dušan Jovanović), Kamov, smrtopis (Kamov, On Death, directed by Branko Brezovec), Priče mačka na grani (Tales of the Perched Cat, directed by Zlatko Bourek), Ana Karenjina (Anna Karenina, directed by Vasily Senin), Mala sirena (The Little Mermaid, directed by Robert Waltl), Vrata do (Next Door, directed by Rene Medvešek), Skakavci (Grasshoppers, directed by Janusz Kica), Veliki Gatsby (The Great Gatsby, directed by Ivica Buljan), Krijesnice (Fireflies, directed by Janusz Kica), Zagrebački pentagram (Zagreb Pentagram, directed by Paolo Magelli), Put oko svijeta u 80 dana (Around the World in Eighty Days, directed by Krešimir Dolenčić), Ovo bi mogla biti moja ulica (This Could Be My Street, Anica Tomić), Čovjek koji je spasio Europu (The Man Who Saved Europe, directed by Rene Medvešek), Fedrina ljubav (Fedra’s Love, directed by Božidar Violić), Idiot (The Idiot, directed by Ivan Popovski), Leda (directed by Anica Tomić), Galeb (The Seagull, directed by Bobo Jelčić), Alan Ford (directed by Dario Harjaček), Kako smo preživjele (How We Survived, directed by Dino Mustafić), Emil i detektivi (Emil and the Detectives, directed by Milan Trenc), Čarobni brijeg (The Magic Mountain, directed by Janusz Kica), Črna mati zemla (Black Mother Earth, directed by Dora Ruždjak Podolski), Ljudski glas (The Human Voice, directed by Bojan Đorđev), Monovid-19 (directed by Anica Tomić), Moj muž (My Husband, directed by Dora Ruždjak Podolski), and Ćelava pjevačica (The Bald Soprano, directed by Suzana Nikolić)

Nataša also performed at many other theatres and events, including the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb and Rijeka, Dubrovnik Film Festival, &TD Theatre, and several TV and film productions by the Croatian National Television and Croatian Audiovisual Centre.

She worked with many theatre and film directors, such as Georgij Paro, Ozren Prohić, Kosta Spaić, Jakov Sedlar, Petar Veček, Vladimir Gerić, Robert Raponja, Giorgio Pressburger, Ivica Kunčević, Joško Juvančić, Radovan Marčić, Krešo Golik, Goran Dukić, Lukas Nola, Kras Gančev, Snježana Tribuson, Goran Rušinović, Dražen Žarković, Vlatka Vorkapić, Josip Visković, Ivan Livaković, Andrija Mardešić, Dejan Aćimović, Rajko Grlić, Nevio Marasović, Ivona Juka, Sara Hribar, and Birgitte Stærmose.

For her theatre and film achievements she received the 1996 Golden Arena for the leading role in the film Prepoznavanje (Recognition) directed by Snježana Tribuson, the 2007 Golden Arena for the film Moram spavat’ anđele (I Have to Sleep, My Angel) directed by Dejan Aćimović, the 2004 Croatian Actor Award and the Golden Laugh Award at the Days of Satire for the show Na Sveta tri krala ili kak očete (Three Kings, or As You Like It) directed by Vladimir Gerić (Histrion), the 2003 Marul Award for Susjeda (The Neighbour, directed by Ivica Boban, ZKM) and Norveška šume (Norwegian Woods, directed by Robert Waltl, &TD Theatre), the 2013 Marul Award for the role of Melita in Leda (directed by Anica Tomić, ZKM), and many other awards and mentions.

Mateo Videk was born in Zabok on 16 January 1993. He graduated from the Zagreb University Academy of Dramatic Arts and has been the member of the Zagreb Youth Theatre (ZKM) company since 2016.

Shows played at ZKM: Moj duh (My Ghost, directed by Pascal Rambert), Sherlock Holmes (directed by Krešimir Dolenčić), Črna mati zemla (Black Mother Earth, directed by Dora Ruždjak Podolski), Proba orkestra (Orchestra Rehearsal, directed by Edvin Liverić), Alisa u Zemlji čudesa (Alice in Wonderland, directed by Renata Carola Gatica), Čarobnjak iz Oza (The Wizard of Oz, directed by Saša Broz), Monovid-19 (directed by Anica Tomić), Huddersfield (directed by Rene Medvešek), Pansion Eden (directed by Árpád Shilling), Braća Karamazovi (The Brothers Karamazov, directed by Oliver Frljić), Mi i Oni (Us and Them, directed by Dario Harjaček / Katarina Pejović), Tri X i ja (XXX and I, directed by Filip Nola / Arija Rizvić), and Cement (directed by Sebastijan Horvat)

He also performed at other theatres and events, including the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, City Theatre Žar-ptica, Velika Gorica Scene, and many independent productions (Četveroruka / Fourhanded and Hotel Bulić) as well as on TV, radio, and film.

For his outstanding achievement as a young artist Mateo received the 2019 Croatian Actor Award for his role of Ivan in Huddersfield (ZKM).

He sees ZKM as a perfect place to work on himself and the perfect training ground for work in a collective.