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Radu Afrim - Director

In the last two years, Radu Afrim was considered the best Romanian director and awarded with the most significant Romanian theatre prize - UNITER Prize (2006 and 2007).

In 2008 he received at Avignon the prize Coup de Coeur de la Presse and was nominated for Europa Culture Award 2009 ( granted by EuroKultur Forum).


Radu Afrim

Studies:
»  2000 - graduated the Stage Directing Faculty, University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj
»  1995 - graduated Romanian-French Faculty, University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj

Performances:
2008
»  The Pillowman by M. McDonagh, "Maria Filotti" Theatre, Braila
»  The Disease of M Family by Fausto Paravidino, National Theatre,Timisoara
»  Hand in hand by Sofia Freden, "Andrei Muresanu" Sf. Gheorghe
»  And Bjork of course by T. Thorstensson, "Toma Caragiu" Theatre, Ploiesti
2007
»  Mansarde à Paris ou les détours Cioran by Matei Visniec, Kultur Fabrik, Luxembourg
»  Tales of commun insanity by Petr Zelenka, Youth Theatre, Piatra Neamt
»  It's only the end of the world by Jean Luc Lagarce, Odeon Theatre, Bucharest
»  Dream in the autumn by Jon Fosse, Classic Theatre, Arad
2006
»  Scarred hearts by Max Blecher, National Theatre, Constanta
»  Krum by Hanoch Levin, National Theatre,Timisoara
»  Thursdayparty by Katalin Thuroczy, Odeon Theatre, Bucharest
2005
»  Plasticine by Vasili Sigarev, "Toma Caragiu" Theatre, Ploiesti
»  Adam Geist by Dea Loher, "Maria Filotti" Theatre, Braila
»  Cheek to Cheek by Jonas Gardell, "Nottara" Theatre, Bucharest
»  America knows everything by Nicole Dutu, Monday Theatre of Green Hours Club, Bucharest
2004
»  David's Boutique by Radu Afrim, "Andrei Muresanu" Theatre, Sf. Gheorghe
»  Attik in Paris with view to death by Matei Visniec, National Theatre, Cluj
»  The Beach by Peter Asmussen , "Maria Filotti" Theatre, Braila
2003
»  The sexual neurosis of our parents by Lukas Barfuss, "Toma Caragiu" Theatre, Ploiesti
»  Why does the child boil in the polenta by Aglaja Veteranyi, Odeon Theatre, Bucharest
»  Kinky ZoOne by radu afrim&co, Monday Theatre of Green Hours Club, Bucharest
»  Three sisters, scenario (un)natural free on A.P. Cehov, "Andrei Muresanu" Theatre, Sf. Gheorghe
2002
»  Diogenes, the dog by Dumitru Solomon, Jeune Theatre National & Maison Antoine Vitez, Paris
»  Electric Angel by Radu Macrinici, ACT Theatre, Bucharest
»  Algaes. Bernarda's House remix after F.G. Lorca, "Andrei Muresanu" Theatre, Sf. Gheorghe
2001
»  no mom's land based on S. Beckett, Monday Theatre of Green Hours Club, Bucharest
»  eurOcean café by Saviana Stanescu, Gianina Carbunariu, Radu Macrinici, Stefan Caraman, Grange de Dorigny Theatre, Lausanne (Switzerland)
»  Ocean Café by Saviana Stanescu, Gianina Carbunariu, Radu Macrinici, Stefan Caraman, Youth Theatre, Piatra Neamt
2000
»  Job based on The woman reader by Raymond Jean, National Theatre, Tg. Mures
»  Infanta. Instructions manual by Saviana Stanescu, Ariel Underground Theatre, Tg.Mures
»  BluEscape based on Laurie Anderson, Tranzit House, Cluj

Photography Exhibition:
»  Oil of Angels (Karlowy Vary 2001, Cluj, 2002)
»  Stories and Bodies (Timisoara, Theatre Festival, 2007)

Workshops (2000/2004):
»  "Memoires d'un saint" / Magritte & Gellu Naum, within the project "les theatrales des jeunes en Europe", Bussang / France.
»  "Black Milk Express" , instalation photo/video within the project "context europa",Theater des Augenblicks, Viena
»  Participant at the courses "Multimedia in visual arts" , Maastricht Summer University, Amsterdam.

Awards:
2008
»  Coup de Coeur de la Presse Prize at Avignon Festival (Off) for Mansarde à Paris ou les détours Cioran
2007
»  UNITER Prize for Best Directing for Thursdayparty
2006
»  UNITER Prize for Best Directing for Plasticine
2004
»  Opera Prima Prize granted by "Anonimul" Fundation
»  CultuRAAL Prize for originality in theatre art, Bistrita
»  Special Jury Prize at Contemporary Drama Festival, Brasov for The Beach
2003
»  Best Director Prize at Atelier Festival for The sexual neurosis of our parents
»  The Grand Prize for the Best Performance and Best Director Prize at National Theatre Festival,
»  Piatra Neamt for Why does the child boil in the polenta
»  The Grand Prize at Atelier Festival for Three sisters
2001
»  Best Director Prize at Theatre Festival in Lausanne for eurOcean café
»  The Grand Prize at the Theatre Festival Grange de Dorigny, Lausanne for BluEscape


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