Marko Pejović
Belgrade
Summary
Licensed psychoanalytical psychotherapist with dual master's degrees in psychology and theory of arts and media. Expertise in therapeutic techniques and media analysis to enhance client engagement. Proven track record in facilitating personal growth and emotional healing through customized psychotherapeutic methods. Strong foundation in merging psychological principles with artistic expression to promote creativity and insight.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
psychologist - expert in working with social groups, especially in the field of art.
Grupa “Hajde da…”
Belgrade
2005.01 - Current
- A group focused on social engagement and community development. Website: http://hajdeda.org.rs
Lead-curator
2025.01 - 2026.01
- Lead-curator of Tech Tales interactive immersive exhibition for children that premieres at Vienna Design Week 2026. The exhibition has already been invited to tour in Spain, Montenegro, and Poland.
Director
2024.01 - 2025.01
- Director of a play based on the story of the same name "How Little Red Riding Hood Survived the Wolf for the Second Time" (production twistedtales.tv), which premiered at the Belgrade Puppet Theatre Pinocchio and was subsequently successfully performed in several cities in Serbia. The play was also part of the large campaign "16 Days of Activism against Violence against Girls and Women" organized by the European House.
Co-creator and trainer
2023.01 - 2025.01
- Co-created the training programme and implemented the training for the future youth workers as part of the educational programme of National Association of Youth Work Practitioners of Serbia (NAPOR). Part of the training and supervision meetings took place online.
Co-creator and co-leader
2020.01 - 2023.01
- Co-created and co-led several programs to empower youth workers to become more sensitive to youth mental health issues - "Behind the mirror“ (three years in a row, in cooperation with NAPOR with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Youth), Mental health in youth work (organized by Tempus Foundation), "Improving the mental health of young people through youth work" (supported by the European youth foundation)...
Author
2021.01 - 2022.01
- He is the author of the video installation "Emergency in the Zone of Inviability", which was created based on interviews with people from various vulnerable groups, about their experiences during the lockdown period due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The installation consisted of 13 video works.
Writer
2021.01 - 2022.01
- Write two stories/fairy tales for twistedtales.tv as part of the Twisted Edu project. One deals with the topic of bullying towards children from minority groups (Desiree and the Snow Queen), and the other deals with the process of healing the trauma of sexual violence (How Bianca Survived the Wolf for the Second Time).
Choreographer
2020.01 - 2021.01
- Was leading the process and choreographing the performance On exhaustion or floating beyond one's own boundaries, which dealt with the mental health issues among young performing arts professionals.
Director
2019.01 - 2020.01
- Directed short films (Glance and Gathering) that include youth with and without disabilities and which are a kind of promotion of social inclusion in society.
Participant
2018.01 - 2019.01
- He took a course in directing short feature and documentary films organized by the production company Kvadrat (Square), which runs the Magnificent Seven film festival in Belgrade.
Executive Director
2011.01 - 2019.01
- Executive director of the festival Van okvira / Off Frame. The mission of the festival was to gather organizations and authors who deal with socially engaged theater practice with sensitive groups.
Co-creator and co-leader
2011.01 - 2016.01
- Co-created and co-led a program To make their message heard that aims to empower young people, civil society representatives, and members of marginalized groups to use performance art skills in promotion of human rights and healthy lifestyles.
Co-creator and co-leader
2010.01 - 2016.01
- Co-created and co-led the training Emotion for trainers and youth workers to creatively respond to emotional challenges when working with groups of youth as well to manage their own emotional reactions. The training was named the best training within the Youth in Action programme (the predecessor of Erasmus+:Youth) that year by the National Youth Agency of Iceland.
Manager and playwright
2008.01 - 2015.01
- Worked as a manager and playwright of several socially engaged theater plays (The Curve for Gaus, Reset, Afanisis or about cross dressing, Hegel and long list of deceptions...) mainly intended for young audience. The performances largely included artists with and without disabilities, and were performed in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Program creator
2008.01 - 2015.01
- Launched the Body Frame programme, which aimed to achieve creative cooperation between people with disabilities and artists in the field of contemporary dance and theatre.
Program creator
2010.01 - 2011.01
- He created a program for improving the mental health of veterans from the wars of 1991-1999 in former Yugoslavia, who also participated in a performance Tanatos.
Editor
2006.01 - 2011.01
- Edited several publications in the field of intercultural education, education for tolerance and inclusive approach in working with young people ("Alphabet of Tolerance", “No Exclusion“, „Body Frame“).
Mentor
2006.01 - 2007.01
- Had been engaged as the mentor for youth workers as part of their professional development. Educational process was organized by PRONI-Forum Syd Balkan project: Education Model University Course: Leadership and Developmental Community Youth Work.
Expert Team Member
2005.01 - 2007.01
- One of the members of the Expert Team of the "Schools without Violence" project, organized by UNICEF.
Screenplay writer and production manager
2003.01 - 2004.01
- Had been engaged as screenplay writer and production manager of intercultural and peace education animated series for children and adolescents titled „It's so unfair“.
Program creator
2002.01 - 2004.01
- Worked in the field of education intended for teachers (with the group of colleagues from „Hajde da...“ Group, conceived and realized program “Alphabet of Tolerance – education and Implementation”, (which had got credentials of Serbian Ministry of Education and Sports), and was intended for preschooler and their teachers. He supervised the work of teachers who were supposed to implement peace education program with groups of children and younger adolescents.
Evaluator
2000.01 - 2004.01
- Realized evaluation process of various projects (“Alphabet of Feelings” - Save the children; “Youth Camp” - Embassy of Netherlands; “Advocacy of Tolerance Between Young People of Sandžak Region” - Care International, “Theater in Peace Education” – Care International...).
Participant
2002.01 - 2003.01
- Attending change management training (Dieuwke Begemann, „Art of Empowerment“).
Director
2023.01
- With a group of collaborators, he directed 3 theatre plays for children based on stories produced in the frame of twistedtales.tv. The plays had their premieres at the ASSITEJ (International Association of Theatre and Performing Arts for Children and Youth) conference in Serbia.
Recipient of special recognition
2022.01
- He received a special recognition from the "Days of Smiljana Mandukić" festival, which celebrates the legacy of this outstanding artist in the field of ballet and dance. Marko received a plaque for his contribution to the development of dance practices in working with vulnerable groups and highlighting sensitive social issues.
Director and playwright
2021.01
- He led the process and was the director and playwright of the dance performance String theory featuring women over the age of 50 who practiced modern dance in their youth.
Author
2016.01
- His book Four Discursive Points of Dance Practice, which is his MA thesis in the field of art theory, has been published. Publisher: Orion Art, for now only in Serbian.
Playwright
2016.01
- Wrote the drama play Winter Fairy Tale about Lana and her Teddy Bear, commissioned by the Mostar Puppet Theatre.
Dramaturg
2016.01
- He worked on the dramaturgy of the dance performance Species (choreographer Jovana Rakić), which includes young dancers of contemporary dance. Performance received the annual award from the Serbian Ballet Artists Association for the development of young audiences.
Co-creator
2014.01
- Co-created the curriculum for the training of future youth workers as part of the NAPOR educational programme. He also implemented the training.
Playwright
2012.01
- Wrote a dramatic text based on the motifs of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, commissioned by the Mostar Puppet Theatre.
Trainer
2008.01
- Led a training program for employees in the Home for children without parental care "Spomenak" in Pancevo for reducing violence among youth.
Participant
2006.01
- Attended performance art training “Tools of performance art” (Johannes Deimling, Germany).
Creator and implementer
2005.01
- One of the creators and implementers of the Support program for employees at the Center for Community Mental Health - Mediana, which the Group "Let's ..." implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Caritas Italiana.
Participant
2004.01
- Attending training for implementation of methodology „Theatre of the Oppressed“(Engage InterAct, Netherlands).
Program leader
2003.01
- Led emotional literacy programs with medical students.
Program creator
Education
MA - theory of arts and media
University of Arts in Belgrade
2014-01
Psychoanalytic psychotherapist -
Institute for mental health
Belgrade2005-01
MA - Psychology
Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade
Belgrade1998-01
Skills
- Community engagement
- Social inclusion
- Programme development
- Arts facilitation
- Performance direction
- Behavioural counselling
- Emotional literacy
- Creative expression
- Project evaluation
- Cultural sensitivity
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Patient-centred approach
- Family counselling
- Therapeutic rapport building
- Social work
- Psychological assessment
Languages
Serbian
Proficient
C2
English
Proficient
C2
Italian
Intermediate
B1
Custom Section
Group “Hajde da…”, Kneza Danila 12, Belgrade, Serbia, psychologist—expert in working with social groups, especially in the field of art., 18
Hobbies and interests
- Culture
- Books
- Theatre
- Ballet
- Travelling
- Cooking
Timeline
Lead-curator
2025.01 - 2026.01
Director
2024.01 - 2025.01
Co-creator and trainer
2023.01 - 2025.01
Director
2023.01
Recipient of special recognition
2022.01
Author
2021.01 - 2022.01
Writer
2021.01 - 2022.01
Director and playwright
2021.01
Co-creator and co-leader
2020.01 - 2023.01
Choreographer
2020.01 - 2021.01
Director
2019.01 - 2020.01
Participant
2018.01 - 2019.01
Author
2016.01
Playwright
2016.01
Dramaturg
2016.01
Co-creator
2014.01
Playwright
2012.01
Executive Director
2011.01 - 2019.01
Co-creator and co-leader
2011.01 - 2016.01
Co-creator and co-leader
2010.01 - 2016.01
Program creator
2010.01 - 2011.01
Manager and playwright
2008.01 - 2015.01
Program creator
2008.01 - 2015.01
Trainer
2008.01
Editor
2006.01 - 2011.01
Mentor
2006.01 - 2007.01
Participant
2006.01
psychologist - expert in working with social groups, especially in the field of art.
Grupa “Hajde da…”
2005.01 - Current
Expert Team Member
2005.01 - 2007.01
Creator and implementer
2005.01
Participant
2004.01
Screenplay writer and production manager
2003.01 - 2004.01
Program leader
2003.01
Program creator
2002.01 - 2004.01
Participant
2002.01 - 2003.01
Evaluator
2000.01 - 2004.01
Program creator
MA - theory of arts and media
University of Arts in Belgrade
Psychoanalytic psychotherapist -
Institute for mental health
MA - Psychology
Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade