UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, DOCTOR

Actor and theater director / Cultural Manager / Evaluator-Auditor

Born in Mangalia on 13 June 1975, he grew up in Tulcea.

Manager of the "Marin Sorescu" National Theater in Craiova - since 2016.

He was manager of the "Jean Bart" Cultural Center, Tulcea (08.2010 - 01.2014).

In 1994, he obtained the Baccalaureate as head of promotion. He graduated from the University of Craiova, with a degree in dramatic art - acting, in 1999, in the class of actor Remus Mărgineanu, with the highest average. After graduation, he is employed at the Constanța Dramatic Theater, where he plays the role of Hlestacov in the play "Revizorul" by N. Gogol, directed by Tudor Mărăscu.

He was an actor for a year at the "Victor Ion Popa" Dramatic Theater in Bârlad.
In 2000, as a Romanian Government scholarship holder, he attended a theater directing internship at the Academy of Theater Arts in Saint Petersburg, with maestro Ghenady R. Trostjanetzky. He followed a research internship in the field of sociology of culture/theatre in Switzerland, at the Lausanne Conservatory, benefiting from the Keizo Obushi Scholarship - won at the competition organized by UNESCO in 2001. Also in 2001, he became a member of UNITER.
He is a graduate of the University of Theater and Cinematography "I. L. Caragiale" from Bucharest, has advanced studies in the field of Theater Aesthetics and Theory (2003) and a Master's Degree in Theater Direction (2008).
Thanks to another scholarship offered by the French Government, in 2005/2006 he completed an internship at the Maison des Cultures du Monde and at the Theater de la Tempete la Cartoucherie, in Paris. In the fall of 2006, he obtained the Master's degree 2 - PRO "Les ingenieries des echanges interculturels" at Université Sorbonne III.
The doctorate in the field of Economic Sciences - Management, with the theme "Impact of modern management in the activity of independent theater companies" at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, was confirmed in January 2009.

Currently, he is a qualified university professor. at the University of Craiova - the Art of the Actor course - and also leader of the Master's Programs in the Art of the Actor, respectively Management and cultural entrepreneurship.

He staged around 20 performances by contemporary playwrights such as Gilles Granouillet, Michelle Lowe, Alexandr Galin, Marine Auriole, Geo Iancu Călinescu, Cristi Nedelcu, after adaptations by the prose writers Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Ion Creangă, but also by established ones such as René de Obaldia, Leonid Zorin, I.L. Caragiale, Victor Eftimiu, Al. Kirițescu, Leonid Andreev, Jean Genet, Eugène Ionesco, Matei Vișniec, André Roussin, Gordon Dryland, etc.

At National Craiove, he directed or co-directed many shows, among which we mention "Smells of prey", "Gaițele", "Occident Express", "String yourself, pearls!", "1, 2, 3... Bébé", "Think of Africa", "Sand Birds".

In 2022, together with Raluca Păun, he staged the play "The Choice" written by Their Majesties King Mihai I and Queen Ana in 1960, in exile, in Versoix (Switzerland).

Education and career – chronological milestones:

Since 2001 – Member of UNITER (Theatrical Union from Romania)

Since 2007 – TNCMS Representative – CTE Member (European Theater Convention)

Since 2018 – Doctoral Supervisor – Theater and Performing Arts field – U.N.A.T.C. I". L. Caragiale" Bucharest

Since 2018 – Annual guest professor at Université de Franche-Comté Besançon – France

Management activity:

Manager - public performance institutions (over 14 years of experience - "Jean Bart'" Tulcea Theater, "Marin Sorescu" National Theater Craiova)

Director – Department of Arts, Faculty of Letters (University of Craiova) – (from 2010 to the present)

Courses:

Actor's art, Creative workshops, Cultural management, Management of public cultural institutions.

Leader of the master's degree co-supervised by the Actor's Art (Lettres modernes – option Théâtre, Université de Bourgogne, France) 2014-2018

The leader of the Master's in Management and cultural entrepreneurship - University of Craiova

Visiting professor – Master – Arts de la scène et du spectacle vivant/ Théâtres du monde – Université de Franche Comté (2018-2021)

Artistic and managerial consultant:

Theatrical research activity and artistic creation; Dramatic repertoire; Cultural project engineering; Economic consulting and budget planning (National Theater "Marin Sorescu" Craiova).

Cultural management/ Evaluator expert

Audit, recruitment, evaluation and training of management personnel (Ministry of Culture, local authorities); ARACIS (C8-Arts, Architecture, Urban Planning, Physical Education and Sports); AFCN assessor; EEA (Norwegian Funds); Audit missions; Counseling in public cultural institutions;

LIST OF WORKS:

BOOKS (single author):

1. ON THE IMMANENCE OF THEATER – AN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, Universitaria*, Craiova 2021, ISBN 78-

               606-14-1577-9

2. MARKS IN INDEPENDENT THEATER MANAGEMENT, Ed. Sitech, Craiova 2010ISBN 978-606-11-0013-2
3.  STUDIES ON THE STATUS OF THE ARTIST, Ed. Universitaria*, Craiova 2012, ISBN 978-606-14 -0472-8
4. THE BASICS OF THEATER COMPANY MANAGEMENT: Strategies and techniques for production Theatrical,

            Ed. Universitaria*, Craiova 2012, ISBN 978-606-14-0475-9

5. THE ART OF THE ACTOR – EXERCISE BOOK II, Ed. Universitaria*, Craiova 2012, ISBN 978-606-14-0897-9.

Other BOOKS:

1. Tina Pools - the 24 hours in search of happiness by Marie Henry, (translator from French), published by UNITEXT, 2013, ISBN 978-973-8129-60-3
2. Russian theatre today(Project coordinator-translation from Russian), UNITEXT Publishing House, 2013, ISBN 978-973-8129-61-0

Articles and publications:                                                                                                  

Sole author:

1. Study: A Study about the Performing Arts Determinations, in REVART magazine, pp. 105-111, no. 2/2012, Timisoara, on ceeol.com.
2. Article: The Status of the European Artist – is it still necessary?, in REVART magazine, pp. 93-101, no. 1/2012, Timisoara, on ceeol.com.
3. Article: On the Psychology of the Artistic Vocal Vibration, in International Journal of Human Voice, 49-54, vol. 1/2012, Iasi
4. Study: Director's Forgotten Debts: Jacques Copeau and the Cartel , in the Annals of the University of Craiova – year II, no. 4, pp. 48-62, Craiova, 2011, ISSN 2068-4754
5. Study: Aspects of the status of the artist – economic milestones in the current cultural society u>ă, in the magazine Collocvii Teatrale, pp. 55-60, no. 12/2011, Iasi, ISSN 973-85188-6-5, on ceeol.com .
6. Study: The necessity of the status of the artist in Romania, in the Annales of the University ii from Craiova – Arts Series, year I, no. 2, pp. 63-71, Craiova, 2010, ISSN 2068-4754
7. Study: Aspects of the creative work of the artist /em>, in the Annales of the University of Craiova – Arts Series, year I, no. 1, pp. 104-114, Craiova, 2010, ISSN 2068-4754
8. Study: The Meaning of Artistic Market Value >țcultural ,in the Teatral Colloquiums magazine, pp. 4-13, no. 11/2010, Iasi, ISSN 973-85188-6-5, on ceeol.com.
9. Study: Analysis of the particularities of theater and of the artistic management complexity, Annales of the University of Craiova, Economic Sciences series, Craiova, 2008, pp.1894-2003, rated magazine CNCSIS B+, ISSN 1223-365 X, on ceeol.com.
10. Article: Declan Donnellan: A model artist of our century, in SpectActor, no. 7/2008, pp. 25-31, Craiova, ISSN 1842 – 3930
11. Article: Thoughts on Courage... International Theater Festival "Chekhov" ed . 7th Moscow, Russiain SpectActor, no. 4/2007, pp.13-18, Craiova, ISSN 1842 – 3930
12. Article: Independent Theater - an alternative, in Mozaicul, year IX, no. 11-12 (97 -98), Craiova, 2006, p.29, ISSN: 1454-2293
13. Article: No management unions in the Romanian theater em>, in Teatrul Încotro?, Victor, Bucharest, 2004, pp. 23-34, INBN 973-8128-27-7
14. Study: Peculiarities of theatrical management ,in Socio-economic problems in the transition periodție, pp. 68-78, Ed. Spirit Romanian, Craiova, 2003, ISBN 973-8205-42-5
15. Article: Art and Culture as Vehicles for Business Advertising, in UNESCO,/Keizo Obushi, Research Fellowship Programme: Result Achieved, Japan Funds-in - Trust Project, Paris 2003, pp. 46-47, ISSN 1682-1653
16. Article: Former les comédiens et les professeurs de langue à l'enseignement du FLE par la pratique théâtrale         Boureanu Alexandru Colloque FLE 2014 Puerto Rico (in progressţie)
17. Article: La creación teatral en la prospectiva del estatuto del artista, in Interculturalidad e interconocimiento de clinamen y de attractores, Publisher Universitaria Craiova, 2019, ISSN 9786061412235
18. Article: Repenser l'enseignement du métier d'acteur,JEU ‚ revue de théâtre, no. 185, March 2023, Montreal, Canada

Diplomas and awards:

2022 – CNDB Award – Bucharest National Dance Center

2022 – The Romeo and Juliet Award, during the Rhinoceros Gala

2008 – Award for Artistic Creation Collective >, the International Neo-avant-garde Festival >,Iași ed. II, for the performance «Gufi's land» by Matei Vișniec