Where did Bule Goncić come from among the blockaders? October 18, 2025, 08:36 PM Sonja Ciric Photo Luka Lukić Weekly Copied Svetislav Bule Goncić, who supports SNS and Vučić, expressed his solidarity with the employees of the National Theater who are demanding the dismissal of Dragoslav Bokan, the management, and the Minister of Culture, Nikola Selaković Since October 3rd National Theatre closed, there is not an evening that the banner "The people are the people" is not unfurled in some theater in Serbia. Anyone who loves theater wants to help the employees of the National Theater Ministry of Culture and House Administration banned from working in their building, ostensibly to protect it from fire, but in fact to protect them from spreading the truth about them. And that's why the banner "Narodno je narodno" was unfurled by the actors after the performances that have since been played in "Atelier 212", the Theater in Terazije, in Zrenjanin, in Sombor, in the "Pulse Theater" in Lazarevka, at the festival in Niš "Theatre at the Crossroads", in the Novi Sad/Ujvideki Theatre, in the Theater on the Hill… And everywhere the long and strong applause was an unequivocal sign of the audience's solidarity with the National Theater and attitude about those who would silence him. Another dimension When Svetislav Bule Goncić also stood behind the banner in "Atelier 212" after the performance of "UFO" on Thursday evening, the story of solidarity with the National Theater took on another dimension. As is known, Svetislav Bule Goncić was the manager of the National Theatre until July 5 of this year, when he decided to retire due to personal reasons and not complete the mandate that lasted until December 2026. Goncić was the so-called "Maja's staff", appointed first as acting manager and then as manager during the time of the Minister of Culture Maja Gojković. It is an open secret that her views and those of her successor, Nikola Selaković, regarding the management of the culture of this country do not match, and that is why Selaković needed to surround himself with his own people. Svetislav Goncić did his job well, the National Theater made great progress during his time, and he also openly supported SNS and Vučić, so no justification could be found for his dismissal from that side. It was removed subtly, by cutting the budget, making it impossible to work. To Selaković's taste Elem, Goncić left, and he came as the president of the Board of Directors Dragoslav Bokan , a strong SNS raider, followed by others according to Selaković's taste. And, all of a sudden, there was no money in the budget of the Ministry of Culture for the National Theater the previous year, now there is. For example, for the maintenance of fire protection devices, it was not there then, but now it is, and that on the same day when Bokan announced that he would ask for it from the Ministry. All this is loaded in the fact that on Thursday Svetislav Goncić stood in front of the audience of "Ateljea 212" behind the banner "People are people". Bule Goncić is one of the actors of the play "UFO" who developed the banner. But he could not join Svetozar Cvetković, Dragana Đukić, Nikola Ranđelović, Đorđe Stojković and Lana Adžić. The explanation that, for example, he did it because Svetozar Cvetković, next to whom Goncić is standing in the picture, pushed him onto the stage, or that he must have thought it was a second appearance in front of the audience, sounds completely implausible. Svetislav Bule Goncić has shown that he knows how to raise the theater from the dead, and that's why he can certainly recognize those who want to set it back. This October, "Vreme" celebrates and honors — as much as 35 percent discount for our 35th birthday! Valid for semi-annual and annual subscriptions. Subscribe now! Tags: Copied In between What is happening in the country and the world, what is in the newspapers and how to pass the time? Every Wednesday at noon In between arrives by email. It's a pretty solid newsletter, so sign up! Join us Source: https://vreme.com/en/komentar/otkud-bule-goncic-medju-blokaderima/