Anja Novak – Anjuta (1991) is a theatre and film actress, performer, poet and singer, employed by the Slovenian Youth Theatre in Ljubljana. In 2014 she graduated in theatre directing at the Ljubljana Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television. Then, in 2015, she also earned a master’s degree in theatre directing at the Academy with her project Imela bi otroke, vrt in petnajst zajcev, with which she explored theatre and musical adaptation of her poetry. That same year she began actively participating in the Slovenian Youth Theatre ensemble, through which she remains active in the independent scene and in film as well. Aside from performing arts, she also creates in the field of literature, she mostly writes poetry (poetry collections Rane rane and Žilažili), while Tekst telesa is her first and so far only dramatic text. For her work she has received different awards, among them the Borštnik award for acting, the Vesna film award for Main female role and the Slavko Grum award for the dramatic text of Tekst telesa. She loves rabbits and does not have Facebook.
