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X-WR-CALNAME:Mirko Ilić: Poster Is Drama: Artist's Talk
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk: Monday\, September 29 at 5:30 PM (Willard Hall\, R
 oom 007)\n\nThis talk coincides with an Exhibition in Taylor Hall Gallery\
 , University of Delaware\n\nSeptember 1 – November 21\, 2025\n\nArtist R
 eception: Monday\, September 29 at 6:30 PM (Taylor Hall Gallery)\n\n \n\nM
 irko Ilić has spent decades redefining what a theater poster can do. Inst
 ead of simply announcing a performance\, his images confront\, provoke\, a
 nd pull audiences into the world of a play before the curtain ever rises. 
 Poster is Drama presents more than 45 of Ilić’s award-winning posters\,
  charting a journey from Belgrade’s Jugoslovensko dramsko pozorište (Yu
 goslav Drama Theatre) to major stages in New York and beyond. The exhibiti
 on offers a rare\, close-up look at how bold visual ideas—shattered symb
 ols\, charged gestures\, and precise typography—become a kind of perform
 ance in their own right.\n\n\nIlić’s ongoing collaboration with the Yug
 oslav Drama Theatre has produced a striking body of work across multiple s
 easons\, praised for its conceptual clarity and fearless imagination. Rece
 nt posters in this series have garnered top recognition from Graphis in it
 s international poster competitions\, underscoring the designer’s influe
 nce on contemporary theatrical design. \n\n \n\nOn Monday\, September 29\,
  Ilić will visit campus to share his creative process—from the spark of
  an idea to a poster that can stop you in your tracks. The Artist Talk at 
 5:30 PM (Willard Hall\, Room 007) will be followed by a Closing Reception 
 at 6:30 PM in Taylor Hall Gallery. Students\, designers\, theater-goers\, 
 and the wider community are invited to experience how a single image can c
 onnect people\, open conversations\, and transform the way we see performa
 nce.\n\n \n\nWhether you’re drawn to theater\, visual culture\, or simpl
 y great storytelling\, Poster is Drama offers an unforgettable encounter w
 ith design at its most alive.
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LOCATION:Willard Hall Education Building\, 007
SUMMARY:Mirko Ilić: Poster Is Drama: Artist's Talk
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.udel.edu/event/mirko-ilic-poster-is-drama-arti
 sts-talk
CATEGORIES:Students
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Programs
CATEGORIES:Academics
CATEGORIES:College of Arts and Sciences
CATEGORIES:Community
CATEGORIES:Lectures and Programs
CATEGORIES:Theatre
CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement
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