Ivana Savić - Jaćić

Date and place of birth: March 5, 1981 , Belgrade  

General information: III soloist, permanent employment 

Education:
• 1999-2001 - Art and Coaching / Performance Year /Zurich, Switzerland 
• 1998 – She graduated from the “Lujo Davičo” Ballet High School 

Professional experience:
• 2006 - National Theatre in Belgrade, solo roles in shows:
"Michelangelo" - M. Radačovský (mother),
"The Nutcracker" - K. Kostyukov (Arabic and Spanish dance),
"Queen Margot" -K. Simić (Catherine de' Medici),
"Don Quixote" - V. Vasiliev (Gypsy woman, pas de trois),
"La Bayadère " - G. Komleva (Indian dance),
"Women in D minor" -R. Poklitaru (She),
"Swan Lake" - D. Parlić, K. Kostyukov (czárdás, mazurka),
"Camille" - L. Pilipenko (Prudence),
"Dorian Gray" - V. Logunov (Lulu),
"Constantinus Magnus" - E. Clug (Helena),
"Alexander" - R. Savković (Time),
"The Long Christmas Dinner" - R. Poklitaru (Granddaughter),
"The Autumn Flowers" - M.C. Pietragalla,
"Interval" - Z. Marković / M. Kolar,
"Paquita" - Lj. and P. Dobrijević,
"The Bald Soprano" - D. Kolarov,
"Process" - M. Jević,
"The Bait" - S. Ninković
 Opera "Aida" - K. Kostyukov ...

Solo roles in other theatres:
• 2012-2021: Bitef Dance Company, Belgrade, roles in ballets:
"Sofia" - Felix Landerer
"Macbeth" - Miloš Isailović
"The Birds" - Edward Clug
"Don Juan" - Maša Kolar
"The Divine Comedy" - Edward Clug
"Yesterday - Remember to Forget" - Jasmin Vardimon
• 2019: National Theatre in Belgrade - "One" - Sanja Ninković, produced by the Association of the Ballet Artists of Serbia.
• 2016: “Vuk” Cultural Institution, Belgrade - "The Stranger" - Miloš Isailović, produced by Heartefact and NFI
• 2015: “Vuk” Cultural Institution, Belgrade - “Search of the Invisible” - Ricardo Campos Freire
• 2013-2014: Madlenianum, Belgrade - "Northern Fairy Tale" - Staša Zurovac
• 2006-2007: Yugoslav Drama Theatre, Belgrade - "Tesla - Total Reflection" (dove) - Miloš Lolić
• 2006: Madlenianum, Belgrade - "Wolfgang Amadé" (Caterina Cavalieri) - Renato Zanella
• 2006: Atelje 212, Belgrade - "The Bourgeois Gentleman " (ballerina) - Ljubomir Draškić
• 2004-2005: Stadttheater Bern, choreographer Marcel Leemann, Ballet Director: Stijn Celis
• 2001-2003: Junior Ballet Company, Cinevox, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Ballet Director: Malou F. Lecler
• 2001: SiWiC, Zurich, choreographers: Detlev Alexander, Jyrki Karttunen, Marcel Leemann, Taiju Matsumoto, Maresa von Stockert, Susanna Zihlmann

Awards: 
• 2000 - 2nd place at the International Ballet Competition, Switzerland, Solothurn, classical ballet 1 category 
• 2013 - "Smiljana Mandukić" Award of the Association of the Ballet Artists of Serbia, for the best dance interpretation in the field of contemporary artistic dance in the play "Yesterday - Remember to Forget" - Jasmin Vardimon, Bitef Dance Company
• 2016 - Annual Award of the National Theatre in Belgrade for the performance in "Women in D minor / The Long Christmas Dinner" - Radu Poklitaru, the entire ensemble 
• 2016 - Commendation of the National Theatre for Work Achievements of Exceptional and Special Importance
• 2017 - "Terpsichore" Award of the Association of Professional Ballet Dancers, Choreographers and Ballet Teachers of Serbia, for the performance in "Women in D minor / The Long Christmas Dinner" - Radu Poklitaru, the entire ensemble 
• 2021 - Commendation of the National Theatre in Belgrade for the performance in "The Bait", Sanja Ninković, the entire ensemble 
• 2021 - Commendation of the National Theatre in Belgrade for the performance in "Michelangelo" by Mario Radačovský, the entire ensemble 

Other engagements: 
• 2005 - Zurich Tanz Theater Schule – visiting ballet teacher 
• 2021 – 25th Festival of Choreographic Miniatures, member of the professional jury