Sonja Leštar je diplomirana glumica, audio-vizuelna umetnica i selektorka selekcije srednjoškolskog filma drugog Novi Sad film festivala.
Sonja je zaposlena kao nastavnica predmeta Scenske umetnosti u novosadskoj Gimnaziji „Laza Kostić” i redovna je saradnica Radio-televizije Vojvodine. Iz njenog bogatog pozorišnog iskustva, izdvajaju se predstave Ukroćena goropad, Buba u uhu, Drž’ ne daj i Briljantin. Autorka je emisije Nesanica sa glumcima koja se osam godina emitovala na Radio-televiziji Vojvodine.
Dramskom pedagogijom Sonja se bavi gotovo dve decenije, počevši od 2004. godine, te je bila angažovana kao facilitatorka i rediteljka dramskih procesa i predstava Udruženja gluvih i nagluvih Novog Sada (2004 –2020), dramska praktičarka organizacije Mala srećna kolonija (2010 – 2020), voditeljka radionica i rediteljka forum teatra Stop nasilju nad ženama (2017), trener projekta za nastavnike i učenike Prevencija nasilja upotrebom forum teatra u organizaciji UNICEF-a (2020 – 2021), dramska praktičarka projekta Nasuprot vetru – odgovor na Slet u okviru projekta Novi Sad – Evropska prestonica kulture (2022) i dramska praktičarka i rediteljka predstave Nekršteni dani sa učenicima Gimnazije „Laza Kostić” (2023). Rediteljka je predstave Posebni.
Sonja Leštar is a graduated actress, audio-visual artist, and the curator of the High School Film Selection at the second edition of the Novi Sad Film Festival.
She works as a performing arts teacher at the "Laza Kostić" Gymnasium in Novi Sad and is a regular contributor to Radio Television of Vojvodina. With a rich background in theater, her notable stage performances include The Taming of the Shrew, A Flea in Her Ear, Hold on Tight, and Grease. She is also the creator of the TV show Insomnia with Actors, which aired for eight years on Radio Television of Vojvodina.
Sonja has been active in drama education for nearly two decades, beginning in 2004. Her extensive experience includes facilitating and directing theatrical productions with the Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing of Novi Sad (2004–2020), working as a drama practitioner with the organization Little Happy Colony (2010–2020), leading workshops and directing the forum theatre production Stop Violence Against Women (2017), training teachers and students through UNICEF’s Violence Prevention Through Forum Theatre project (2020–2021), participating in the Against the Wind – A Response to the Slet project as part of Novi Sad – European Capital of Culture (2022), and directing the student play Unbaptized Days at the "Laza Kostić" Gymnasium (2023). She also directed the play The Special Ones.
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