Sofija Trenchovska (also spelled as Trenčovska; Macedonian: Софија Тренчовска; Strumica, October 9, 1975) is a writer, editor, producer, philologist and cultural activist from North Macedonia, living in Great Britain.[1]
Sofija Trenchovska | |
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Born | 1975 |
Education | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje |
Occupation(s) | literature, drama, film, Macedonian and Balkan culture |
Spouse | Goran Trenchovski |
Her specializations are preserving, digitization and promoting literature. She is the editor–in–chief of the Project Rastko — Macedonia, digital library of Macedonian culture and heritage since 2007.
Biography
She graduated from the "Blaže Koneski" Faculty of Philology — Department of Macedonian and South Slavic Literature (with general and comparative literature as majors) at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. She defended the master's thesis "Mythopoetics in the early plays of Jordan Plevneš" 2015 at the Faculty of Philology "Blaže Koneski". She completed the School of Doctoral Studies at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University and now she is a PhD candidate with the dissertation in the field of literature and dramaturgy.
For some time, she worked as a journalist in the daily newspaper Večer (Culture section), where she has written lots of articles on education, literature, cinema, theatre and performing arts and as well interviewed artists and cultural workers.
She was engaged in the several publishing projects. She has been editor–in–chief of the Project Rastko — Macedonia (Digital Library of Macedonian Culture and Heritage) since its establishment in 2007. Participates in international symposiums and scientific conferences. She researches and writes texts, reviews, studies and essays in periodicals and books.
Translates from English, Serbian, Croatian and Bulgarian into Macedonian.
Works
Books
- Edna mitopoetika (A Mythopoetics), Makedonika litera, Skopje, 2015, 164 p. ISBN 978-608-4614-94-4
- Delo i znak (Work and Sign), Makedonika litera, Skopje, 2018, 160 p. ISBN 978-608-252-078-0
- 70 godini posvetenost vo obrazovanieto (70 Years Dedicated to Education): Monograph, editor, 2016, 72 p. ISBN 978-608-4756-15-6
- Narativnite i estetskite vrednosti vo filmot ‘Zlatna petorka’ (Narrative and Aesthetic Values of the ‘Golden Five’ Film): Papers from a Symposium, editor, 2018, 151 p. ISBN 978-608-4546-37-5
- 15 Rodnokrajci – poezija i proza od 15 strumički avtori: CD Anthology, editor, 2009. ISBN 978-608-4546-00-9
Papers (choice)
- „Kičot kako umetnost“, Loza, No. 5, 1997, pp. 9–10.
- „Komičnata maska na Ben Akiba“, Teatarski glasnik, No. 47, 1999, pp. 55–56.
- „Za filmskiot medium“, Akt, No. 24, 29.10.2007, pp. 50-51.
- „Demonološkite bitija vo makedonskite volšebni prikazni“, Akt, No. 33-34/VI, 31.7.2009, p. 52.
- „Dzvezdeni migovi na sveto mesto“, Premin, No. 5960/IX, 2009, pp. 58–59.
- „Postmoderen raspad na eden imaginaren sistem, Akt, No. 46/IX, 17.8.2012, Skopje, pp. 42–49.
- „‘Erigon’ kako prva postmodernistička drama vo Makedonija“, Sovremenost, No. 2/LXV, 2015, pp. 104–107.
- „Slav Dragota na Černodrinski i pričinite za porazot na Belasica“ in: Samuilovata država vo istoriskata, voeno–političkata, duhovnata i kulturnata tradicija na Makedonija, Papers from a Symposium, Zavod i Muzej Strumica, 2015, pp. 298–304.
- „Fokalizacijata vo ‘Tabakerata’ na Abadžiev“, Mediantrop, No. 10–11/IV, May–June 2015, Belgrad, http://www.mediantrop.rankomunitic.org/2015-05-3018–01-33
- „Verata i umetnosta: narativnite i estetskite vrednosti vo filmot ‘Zlatna petorka’“, Premin, No. 127–128/ XVIII, 2018, pp. 74–75.
- „Kreativnite refleksii vo dramskite poetiki na Ibzen i Vapcarov“, Makedonika, No. 19–20/VIII, 2018, pp. 64–72.
Translations (choice)
- Dušan Kovačević, "Larry Thompson", a play staged at the National Theatre – Štip, 2001/2002 repertory season.
- Radomir Konstantinović, "Beket, prijatelj", Akt, no. 30, 26.12.2008, pp. 53–57.
- Boro Drašković, Director's Notes, with G. Trenchovski, N. Sarajlija, A. Gogov, TFA AF, Strumica, 2012.
- Zoran Stefanović, Slavic Orpheus, with G. Trenchovski, TFA AF, Strumica, 2014.
Producer, organizer (choice)
- 2005 – till now – Co–organizer of the AsterFest International Film Festival and of the events organized by the Tiberiopolian Film Alliance.
- 2007 – Producer of the Martin from the Stairs, TV fiction series for children in six episodes.
- 2013 – Children coordinator of the Play & Save, short live action film.
- 2015 – Children coordinator of the Golden Five feature live action film and of the Love and Betrayal live action TV series (five episodes).
- 2018 – Coordinator of the international scholar project "Narrative and aesthetic values in the film 'Golden Five'".
References
- ^ Sofija Trenchovska, Bio–bibliography (Macedonian)
External links
- Sofija Trenchovska at IMDb
- Project Rastko — Macedonia, digital library of Macedonian culture and heritage (Macedonian; also some works: English, Serbian, Albanian etc)