Photo István Biró

Studies:
• Fine Art School, Constanţa, Scenography
• University of Iaşi, Geology and Geophisics

Exhibitions:
Personal graphics exhibitions:
• 1988 – Iaşi, Cupola Gallery
• 1990 – Bucharest, The Czech Culture House

Group exhibitions in Romania:
• 1986 – Bucharest, Dalles Hall, National Graphics Biennal
• 1986 – Bucharest, Dalles Hall, National Youth Exhibition 
• other exhibitions in Romania: Iaşi, Constanţa, Oradea, Piatra Neamţ

International Graphics Exhibitions:
• 1985 – Gabrovo, Bulgaria
• 1986 – Wiesbaden, Germany
• 1986 – Rotterdam, The Nederlands
• 1987 – Hiroshima, Japan
• 1987 – Mainz, Germany
• 1988 – Enghien les Bains, France
• 1989 – Toronto, Canada
• 1989 – Arezzo, Italy

From 2006 member of the Hungarian Theatre of Cluj.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Posters – Graphics for the Puppet Theatre, for Drama and Ballet Theatre, as well as for for Puppet Festivals.

 Sets and Costumes for Drama Theatre Performances:

• Ingmar Bergman: Cries and Whispers, directed by Andrei Şerban
• F. M. Dostoevsky: The Devils, directed by: István Albu
• G. Büchner: Dantons Death, directed by Mihai Măniuţiu
• Sarah Ruhl: The Clean House, directed by: Attila Keresztes
• Michael Frayn: Noises Off!, directed by Peter Bokor
• William Shakespeare: Richard III, directed by Gábor Tompa
• A.P. Chekhov: Three Sisters, directed by Gábor Tompa
• Danilo Kiš: A Tomb for Boris Davidovich, directed by Robert Raponja
• Henrik Ibsen: Peer Gynt, directed by David Zinder
• A.P. Chekhov: Uncle Vanya, directed by Andrei Şerban
• András Visky: Long Friday, directed by Gábor Tompa
• Heiner Müller: Quartet, directed by Gábor Tompa
• Euripides: The Bacchaes, directed by Yannis Margaritis, Greece
• Eugene Ionesco: The Rhinoceros, directed by Gábor Tompa
• I.L. Caragiale: A Lost Letter, directed by Gábor Tompa
• András Visky: The Disciples, directed by Gábor Tompa
• Slavomir Mrozek: The House on the Border, directed by Gábor Tompa
• after Euripides: Medeea- Circles, directed by Gábor Tompa
• Eugene Ionesco: Jacques or the Obedience, directed by Gábor Tompa
• S.I.Witkiewicz: The Cockroaches, directed by Gábor Tompa
• A. P. Chekhov: The Marriage Proposal, directed by Robert Raponja, Croatia
• Aldo Nicolaj: Hamlet in Spiced Sauce, directed by Robert Raponja, Croatia
• Ibsen: Nora, directed by Radu-Alexandru Nica
• Igor Bauersima: Norway. Today, directed by Radu-Alexandru Nica
• Aki Kaurismaki: I Hired a Contract Killer, directed by Radu-Alexandru Nica
• Carlo Goldoni: Il Campiello, directed by Mona Chirilă
• 1001 Nights, directed by Mona Chirilă
• Ibsen: The Wilde Duck, by, directed by Attila Keresztes
• Aristophanes: The Clouds, directed by Florin Zamfirescu
• Black Eyed Roses: directed by Alan Lyddiard, United Kingdom
• Fiakas, directed by Pannos Scouroliakos, Greece
• John Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men, directed by Yannis Margaritis, Greece
• Sophocles: Electra, directed by Yannis Margaritis, Greece
• Euripides – Calo: The Trojans Women – A long journey, directed by Yannis Margaritis, Greece
• Gigi Căciuleanu: Jungle X, directed by Gigi Căciuleanu, France
• Moliere: Doctor Without Willing, directed by Yannis Margaritis, Greece
• Aristophan: The Meeting of Women, directed by Yannis Margaritis (Greece)
• Federico Garcia Lorca: The Blood Wedding, directed by Mona Chirilă
• Gogol- Bulgakov: The Overcoat, directed by Mona Chirilă
• Arlecchino’s Adventure – Commedia dell Arte, directed by Mona Chirilă
• Gogol: The Marriage, directed by Mona Chirilă
• William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice, directed by Tudor Chirilă
• Dies Irae, directed by: Alecsander Ivanovski, Macedonia
• Matei Vişniec: The Female Body as a Batterfield in Bosnia War, directed by Răzvan Ionescu
• Ray Cooney: Hotel, directed by Horaţiu Mălăele
• Carlo Gozzi: The Stag King, directed by Liviu Manolache
• Tudor Muşatescu: A Winter Night Dream, directed by Lucian Iancu
• Horia Lovinescu: The Game of Life and Death in The Ash Desert, directed by Gheorghe Jora
• Kleist: Penthesileea, directed by Cătălina Buzoianu
• Philip Osment: Little Violet and the Angel, directed by Philip Osment, United Kingdom
• Lin Coghlan: With love from Nicolae, directed by Philip Osment, United Kingdom

 Puppets, Masks, Sets and Costumes for more than 20 Puppet Theatre Performances, six of which having been awarded

 Sets and Costumes for Dance Performances:
• Hamlet, choreography by Péter Uray
• Romeo & Julia, choreography by Péter Uray
• Mozartissimo, choreography by Gigi Căciuleanu, France
• The Seasons, (Vivaldi), choreography by Sergiu Anghel
• Rhythm Hunters, choreography by Ingrid Lupescu-Szell, Germany
• Romantic Caprices, choreography by Alice Necsa, Austria
• Schedule Change, choreography by David Slobaspyckyj, Austria

 Sets and Costumes for Opera Performances:
• Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow, directed by Mona Chirilă
• Rareş Trifan: Oedip - Oreste, directed by Cornel Ţăranu
• Voltaire-Leonard Bernstein: Candide, ou l'Optimisme, directed by Vincent Liotta, USA

Theatres she has worked for:
• Bristol Old Vic (United Kingdom)
• Theatre Centre (United Kingdom)
• Clear Day Productions (United Kingdom)
• Sherman Theatre – Cardiff (Wales)
• The Regional and Municipal Theatre from La Mia (Greece)
• “Spring Theatre” Athens (Greece)
• Teatrul Mic, Bucharest (Romania)
• National Theatre, Cluj (Romania)
• National Theatre, Târgu Mureş (Romania) 
• Hungarian Theatre of Cluj (Romania)
• Drama Theatre, Constanţa (Romania)
• Puppet Theatre Constanţa (Romania)
• “Ariel “Theatre, Târgu Mureş (Romania)
• Puppet Theatre, Baia Mare (Romania)
• Puppet Theatre, Cluj (Romania)
• Puppet Theatre, Oradea (Romania)
• Oleg Danovski Ballet Theatre, Constanţa (Romania)
• “Act Theatre“ Bucharest (Romania)
• The “Radu Stanca” Theatre, Sibiu (Romania)
• Novosadko Pozoriste - Novi Sad (Serbia)
• Olympic Culture 2004 Athens (Greece)

Awards:
• Nominated by the Romanian Theatre Union ( UNITER) for the:
BEST SET- AND COSTUME DESIGN OF THE YEAR 2007 – for the design of Uncle Vanya
• 2007 – "Vlad Mugur" Award
• 2005 – The Prize for Design and Costumes for Medea-Circles at the National Festival in Uzice (Serbia)
• 2004 – The Prize for Design – costumes for Jacques or the Obedience, at the festival of Romanian dramaturgy, Timisoara (Romania) 
• 2002 – The Prize for Innovations and New Techniques in Theatre of Animation for the design of Ivan Turbincă, at Puck Anima Fest, Cluj (Romania)
• 1996 – The Prize for Originality (puppet performance) for Snow White the “Gulliver” Theatre Festival, Galaţi  (Romania)
• 1995 – The Prize for the Originality (puppet performance) for Ivan Turbincă, at “Gulliver” Theatre Festival, Galaţi (Romania)
• 1994 – The Prize for Design at the Puppet Theatre Festival for The Girl with Matches, Constanţa (Romania)
• 1993 – The Prize of “Varianta” Magazine for the set of The Girl with Matches (puppet performance)
• 1992 – The Prize for Design at the International Puppet Festival for Capra cu trei iezi, Constanţa
 (Romania)


Theatre Festivals:
• Romania: Bucharest – the National Theatre Festival “I.L. Caragale”, Constanţa, Galaţi, Cluj, Bacău, Timisoara, Sibiu – the International Theatre Festival
• Hungary: Kecskemét, Pécs, Budapest, Kisvárda
• Republic of Moldova: Chisinău
• Turkey: Alacati, Denizli
• Norway: Lillehammer
• Poland: Zakopane
• Serbia: Belgrade Bitef Festival; Uzice – the National Festival
• Germany: Hanover
• Greece: Festival of Athens - 0lympic Culture 2002; Patras – European Capital of Culture, 2006
• Cypru: Festival of Antique Theatre
• Italy: Torino, Festival of the Union of Theatres of Europe (2007)
• Slovenia: Ljubljana
• France: Avignon
• Poland: Gdansk

Projects:
• 1994–2004 • theatre workshops and coordination of cultural projects into the programme Art for Social Change organized by European Cultural Foundation (Amsterdam)

Affiliation:
• Executive president of “Menthor” Cultural Foundation, Romania
• Member of UNITER (Theatre Union of Romanian)
• Member of UAP (The Association of Romanian Artists)