Mount Vilinje
Korifej Theatre, Kolašin, Montenegro
Text: Sandra Vujović
Direction: Zoran Rakočević
Set design and puppets: Ivanka Vana Prelević
Stage movement and animation: Anđelija Rondović
Costumes and music (selection): Zoran Rakočević
Design: Frano Kolović
Photo: Duško Miljanić
Cast: Ognjen Sekulić, Mirjana Spaić, Pavle Novaković, Anđelija Rondović
Mount Vilinje is tormented by a dragon whose reign of fear has driven the villagers into isolation. According to a prophecy, the village will one day be saved by Zduhać, a child born on the very day the prophecy was foretold. To prevent it from coming true, the dragon tries to destroy the new-born. However, eighteen years later, the boy is revealed to have survived. Unaware that he is the prophesied Zduhać, young Stojan returns to the village and falls in love with Mara, the daughter of the village elder – the very man who has been enforcing the dragon’s will. In the end, Zduhać and the dragon face each other in a final confrontation, and the fate of the village hangs in the balance.
Mount Vilinje is a story that highlights the importance of resistance and rebellion in the pursuit of freedom. At the same time, it reminds us that a hero lives within each of us. We should not wait for someone else to save us; if we find the courage and resolve to stand up to tyranny and oppression, we can become the heroes of our own story.
This dramatic text won the ASSITEJ Montenegro Award for the best text for children and young people in 2021. At the International Puppetry Festival in Podgorica in 2025, it received four awards: Best Text, Best Direction, Best Acting Performance, and the Children’s Jury Award for Best Play.
Form: Drama–puppet show
Language: Montenegrin
Age of the audience: 6+
Performance duration: 50 minutes
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