THEATER DIRECTOR
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ‘SUB STEJAR’ CULTURAL ASSOCIATION www.substejar.ro
SECRETARY OF THE ‘ROMAN-VOICHI ART’ CULTURAL ASSOCIATION www.mircearoman.com

EDUCATION and SCHOLARSHIPS

• Bachelor in Performing Arts – Theatre Directing / 2013 – 2015 UNATC (National University of Theatre and Film “I.L. Caragiale, Bucharest, Romania)
• High Achievement Scholarships – 2013/ 2014/ 2015 – VALEDICTORIAN 2015
• ERASMUS Programme – Theatre directing / Scholarship 2015

  ESADCYL ( Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Castilla y León, Valladolid, Spain)

• Bachelor in Architecture – Landscape Design and Planning / 2007 – 2013
  UAUIM ( “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest, Romania)
  Final project: “ Ecotourism site for Promotion of Performing Arts in a Protected Natural Environment: “Creativity Retreat – Floating theatre stages on water”
• Internship in Architecture and Urban planning, Latakia, Syria / 2010

  IAESTE (The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience)
  Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) and Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria

WORKSHOPS and ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES

• PHYSICAL ACTION IN PERFORMANCE MAKING – NIPAI, New International Performing Arts Institute, Berlin, Germany, 4-Day International multidisciplinary Workshop coordinated by Ostrenko Brothers

• THE KAIMERA LAB – Belloy Saint-Léonard Castle, France/ Artistic residency focused on immersive art/ 2021/ www.kaimeraproductions.com

• THE ART OF THEATRE DIRECTING – Masterclass with David Esrig 2019

• THEATRE DIRECTING – Masterclass with Tufan Imamutdinov/ 2014
• THEATRE WITH NO BORDERS – Workshop with actress Viorica Vatamanu/ Diction and Speech
  Technique Course/ 2009
• ALL DIFERENT , ALL EQUAL – Workshop on Education for Human Rights in Youth Work”, Sonnenberg, Germany, organised by DARE (Democracy and Human Rights Education) , 2007

THEATRE DIRECTING

• MIN(D)ING – Immersive Performative Installation – Theatrical Experience/ Text: Ștefan Peca / Musical Composition: Bogdan Balea/ 2021/ Part of the “Work Upside Down” exhibition, within the “Cluj Future of Work” project organized by CCC (Cluj Cultural Center) and funded through the Urban Innovative Actions of the European Commission.

• THE CHERRY ORCHARD – Immersive Itinerant Performance, Belloy Saint-Léonard Castle, France. Collective creation, part of the artistic residency organized by Kaimera Company, 2021

• SALVATIONKIT 1 by Ștefan Peca/ Bucharest Romania 2019
  Part of the winning project AFCN “Arthub Immersive”, Bucharest Romania
  Theatre directing and stage design for immersive show on several levels in a house in Bucharest

• THESE HYPOCRITICAL FOOLS by Teodor Mazilu/ Bucharest, Romania 2019
  Theatre Directing and stage design for Independent Theatre Arte dell”Anima

• APOLODOR by Gellu Naum, Țăndărică – Animation Theater/ Bucharest, Romania 2019

• THE TABLE OF OUR STRENGTHS by Petre Barbu, Comedy Theatre/ Bucharest, Romania/ 2019
  Theatre directing for winning project for young theatre directors competition.
  World premiere for winning text of UNITER competition.

• MISSOURY SKY by Victor Morozov/ Excelsior Theatre, Bucharest, Romania 2018
  Theatre directing for winning text of New Drama competition

• THE SOLDIER GIRL by Mihaela Michailov/ National Theatre, Bucharest, Romania, 2016
  Theatre and video directing for winning project for 9G competition.

• WOYZECK by Georg Büchner/ National palace, Bucharest, Romania 2015
  Theatre directing, stage design

• EGLOGA REPRESENTADA EN REQUESTA DE UNOS AMORES by Juan del Encina
  Valladolid, Spain, 2015/ Theatre directing and text adaptation.
• Assistant director and set designer for “THE NAME” by Jon Fosse/ Little theatre, Bucharest

PRODUCER and THEATRE DIRECTOR for EDUCATIONAL THEATER PERFORMANCES FOR YOUTH IN UNDERPRIVILEGED AREAS (“Sub Stejar” Cultural Association):

• LONGING – Documentary theatre performance about children whose parents work abroad/ Texts written and performed by students of a local school in Maramureș, Romania/ 2023

• THE SNOWMAN WHO WANTED TO MEET THE SUN – Free adaptation of Matei Vișniec’s text/ Performance interpreted by the children participating in the “START Creative Center”, Theater module/ 2022

• THE CLOWN SCHOOL – Performance interpreted by 40 children from a culturally and socially disadvantaged environment.

• HOME – Sensory Labyrinth Theatre Performance supported by the participants of the sensory theater workshop coordinated by Ștefan Florian, within the summer cultural program KALEIDOSCOPE.

• THESE HYPOCRITICAL FOOLS by Teodor Mazilu 2019
  Artistic director, scenographer and editing assistant for TVR (Romanian National Television)
  Director TV: Silviu Jicman
• THE TABLE OF OUR STRENGTHS by Petre Barbu 2019
  Artistic director and scenographer for TVR (Romanian National Television)
  Director TV: Daniel Dembinski in collaboration with Comedy Theatre, Bucharest, Romania

AWARDS AND PARTICIPATION IN THEATRE FESTIVALS

• International Festival of Performing Arts “ATELIER”, Baia Mare, Romania/ 2022 (The Soldier Girl, National Theatre of Bucharest)
• “Focus Fest Festival”, Teatrul de Nord, Satu Mare, 2021 (Immersive Installation “min(d)ing”)
• Winner of “Work Upside Down Competition” with min(d)ing – immersive art installation.
  Organised by CCC Association within the Cluj Future of Work project, financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Urban Innovative Actions program, 2021
• International Festival “Euromarionete”, Arad, Romania 2019 – (Apolodor)
• International Animation Festival “IMPULS”/ Bucharest, Romania, 2018 and 2019 (Apolodor)
• International Festival “Puck”/ National Theatre, Cluj, Romania/ 2019 (Apolodor)
• International Animation Festival”Under Merlin’s wand”/ Timișoara, Romania, 2019
  Award for unitary collective interpretation (Apolodor)
• International Festival “Gulliver”/ Galați, Romania 2019
  Award for interpretation and handling puppets Olga Bela and Ana-Maria Bălescu for the roles Apolodor and Dor – (Apolodor)
• National Festival for Young Audience, “Luceafărul” Theatre/ Iași, Romania/ 2019 (Apolodor)
• International Festival for short theatre plays “FITO”/Oradea, Romania 2017 (The Soldier Girl)
• “D-BUTAN-T” Festival/ Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania 2017/ The Soldier Girl/ TNB/ Selected among the top 10 emerging young directors in Romania
• “FEST(in) on Boulevard”/ Nottara Theatre/ Bucharest, Romania 2017 (The Soldier Girl, TNB)
• “TEEN-FEST” Festival/ Excelsior Theatre/ Bucharest, Romania 2018 / Youth Award
• Winner of the young theatre directors competition organised by Comedy Theatre/ 2018
• Winner of “SALT” competition organised by “Țăndărică Theatre”, Bucharest, 2017
• Winner of “9G” competition organised by National Theatre “I. L. Caragiale” and “Ion Sava”
  Theater Research and Creation Center Edition III, Bucharest, Romania 2016
• Popularity Award at the “George Constantin” International Student Festival for the Performance:”Skirts”( Theatre directing, Scenography and Text) Bucharest 2006
• Awards for best show and for best theatre director within the “Eugen Ionescu” Festival with “Why do people die with a smile on their face?” (Theatre directing and Text), Bucharest 2005

CULTURAL MANAGER – “Sub Stejar” Cultural Association (Current – July 6, 2021) President and Founding member

• “Award for the Best Youth Worker of 2022 at the RURAL YOUTH GALA 2022 – for the activity carried out within the Cultural Association Sub Stejar for Writing and implementing PROGRAMS and EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS for the promotion of culture among young people, Ţara Lăpușului, Maramureș, Romania.
• Project Manager / Artistic Selector “KALEIDOSCOPE – Creative Meetings with the Youth of Ţara Lăpușului,” Edition 1 & 2 ( 2022/ 2023). Project funded by the European Union NextGenerationEU through PNRR and co-financed by the Târgu Lăpuș City Hall, Romania.
• Founder and theatre workshop trainer for the Cultural Creation Center for children and teenagers “START,” Târgu Lăpuș, Maramureș, Romania/ 2022
• Founder of “CineTEATRU” – Outdoor film screenings for young people, a project in partnership with Țăndărică Animation Theatre, Bucharest / MiniREACTOR, Cluj Napoca / Free Puppet Theatre
• Initiator and coordinator of the cultural intervention project “FIRST TIME AT THE THEATER” organized by the Sub Stejar Cultural Association, Maramureș, Romania/ December 20, 2021, Edition I / February 24, 2021, Edition II
• Organizer and artistic selector of the project “Christmas with a Story” 2021, 2022, 2023

VISUAL ARTIST

• MIN(D)ING – IMMERSIVE ART INSTALLATION/ 2021/ Collaboration with writer Ștefan Peca and music composer Bogdan Balea/ Part of group exhibition “Work Upside Down” organised by Cluj Future of Work, financed by the European Regional Development Fund and Urban Innovative Actions Program
• GAITANO MASCOT – Artistic Director for the promotional campaign of Gaitano Company/ Suceava/ Romania/ 2020
• TRANZIȚIE/ LÄUTERUNG – INTERACTIVE AUDIO -VISUAL INSTALLATION , 2018
  Part of immersive multi-site exhibition “Ground”, in partnership with the National Museum of Romanian Literature, Puzzle Hostel, Black Habit. Documentation internship and artistic residence in Chalabre, France and Romania by ARTHUB community.
• WARP & WOOF Exhibition, Berlin, Germany, 2013
  Graphic designer for group exhibition and assistant for art installation “Shipwreck – Schiffbruch”
• ONE MONTH, 31 PORTRAITS / A Project of SiteSpecific Ideas, Berlin, Germany

Graphic designer 2011-2013

• Flying Ships – Berlin Storytelling / A Mixed Media Fairy Tale Installation 2012
  part of Annual Festival in Neukolln” / Graphic designer, art assistant
• Jardins a la française au Chateau de la Huardiere / France, March 2010
  International competition for Landscape design in collaboration with UAUIM