Atelje 212
Established in 1956 on the premises of the Borba building in front of 212 chairs, its opening play was the staging of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust directed by Mira Trailović.[2] The concealed performance came on the heels of a Godot staging in the Belgrade Drama Theatre (BDP)—that had been prepared by theater director Vasilije Popović with Ljuba Tadić, Rade Marković, Bata Paskaljević, Mića Tomić, and Tatjana Lukjanova [sr] among the cast—getting banned one year earlier.On 17 December 1956, at the theater's new location, Godot had a proper premiere, marking the very first performance of the controversial play to be open to the general public in post-World War II Eastern Europe.Right from its inception, Atelje 212 became known for its avant-garde repertoire, staging playwrights such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Eugène Ionesco, Alfred Jarry, Murray Schisgal, Arthur Kopit, Jean Genet, etc.In addition to the box office revenue, Atelje 212 is financed through the City of Belgrade subsidies which, as of 2011, amount to ~€1 million.