VALERIU DOGARU
Honorary member of the Craiova National Theatre
Honorary citizen of Craiova Municipality
A LIFE DEDICATED TO THE STAGE
85 YEARS OF LIFE
60 YEARS OF THEATER
We invite you on Tuesday, October 10, from 18:00, in the foyer of the "Marin Sorescu" National Theater Craiova to celebrate 85 years of life and 60 years of career of the great actor VALERIU DOGARU - Honorary member of the Craiova National Theater and Honorary Citizen of the Municipality of Craiova.
Born on October 10, 1938, Cobia de Jos, Dâmbovița county, graduated from the Bucharest Institute of Theater and Cinematography in 1963, Valeriu Dogaru was employed as an actor at the State Theater in Bârlad in 1963, and from 1964 he became an actor at the National Theater Craiova.
On the stage of the Craiova National Theater he performed over 120 roles and directed three shows: Night of silence, night of loneliness by Robert Anderson (1988), Old fashioned comedy by Alexei Arbuzov ( 1996) and The Chapel by Marin Sorescu (2008).
He was awarded the Popularity Diploma for the best performance of a male role at the Brașov Contemporary Theater Festival (the role of the Madman in the Accidental Death of a Rebel (1981), Mention for the performance of the role of the Man in The starry sky above us by Ecaterina Oproiu at the Brașov Contemporary Theater Festival (1987). She is an Honorary Member of the Craiova National Theater. In 2004 she received the Third Class Cultural Merit Medal, Category D - Performing Arts, awarded by the Presidency Since 2017, he is an Honorary Citizen of the Municipality of Craiova.
"On the completion of 85 years of life and 60 years of serving the stage, Mr. Valeriu Dogaru is one of the flagship actors of an institution that is preparing in 2025 to celebrate 175 years of existence. Therefore, Mr. Dogaru gave his life to this institution, he steadfastly accompanied it, participated in its structuring, in different, contrasting eras, but whose passion for the theater unified them in what we call an actor's life dedicated to the stage . It is difficult to imagine such a journey if you have not been to the theater to see him in roles in shows directed by Silviu Purcărete, Mircea Cornișteanu, Valeriu Moisescu, Vlad Mugur, Gabor Tompa, Cristian Hadji-Culea, Mihai Manolescu, Daniela Peleanu , Nicolae Scarlat, Kincses Elemer, Bocsardi Laszlo, Nicu Nitzai et al.
If you haven't seen him play together with the multitude of actors who made the glory and brought honor to this theater: Vasile Cosma, Ion Pavlescu, Constantin Sassu, Leni Pințea, Iosefina Stoia, Nae Gh. Mazilu, Ilie Gheorghe, Valer Dellakeza, Tudor Gheorghe, Georgeta Luchian, Lucian Albanezu, Emil Boroghină, Remus Mărgineanu, Smaragda Olteanu, Ileana Sandu, Valentin Mihali, Tamara Popescu, Mirela Cioabă and so many others.
His overflowing energy and talent, accompanied by an imposing physique, made Mr. Valeriu Dogaru a champion of the public and an athlete of the theaters that became unfit for the premieres where he was distributed.
Our institution is proud of such figures who became eponymous with value and fame, at a time when theater was only what was seen on stage, far from the media coverage proposed by today's mass media.
We wish Mr. Valeriu Dogaru, upon reaching this beautiful age, to continue to enjoy beautiful seasons - oaks are more beautiful in autumn, when people come to admire them and enjoy their rich crown."
Alexandru Boureanu
Manager of the "Marin Sorescu" National Theater Craiova
