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Born in Split, 1971, where he was studying acting at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. After the Academy, 1993 he becomes a member of Croatian national Theater in Rijeka. With a group of actors he founds a new theater in Rijeka- HKD which becomes one of the most influential independent theaters in Croatia. In 1995 he returns to live and work in Split and joins Croatian National Theater- Split where he works as an actor up to the present day. By the end of the nineties he starts to write for the theater. His first play - Father, was produced by CNT-Split by the end of 2000, and was followed by The River Takes Us in 2002, and Let's Go Jumping on Those Clouds in 2004. All his texts were directed by Nenni Delmestre and these productions received fifteen awards. For his text The River Takes us, he received the most important annual award "Vladimir Nazor" which was given to him by Ministry of Culture of Croatia, and the award for best drama in festival of national drama 13th Days of Marulic. A year before, at the same festival he also won the best drama award for his text Father. His newest play Let's Go Jumping on Those Clouds has been received with acclamation by the critics as well as the audience. Elvis Bosnjak has been regarded by Croatian critics and theoreticians, as one of the most important contemporary writers who fascinates with his volcanic writing and universal story telling which puts no boundaries for interpretational possibilities.
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