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MihaiMalaimare
MIHAI MALAIMARE
Artist and politician
Born on August 27, 1950, Botosani, Romania
Married, four children
Nationality: Romanian
Studies and Specializations
1960-1965 - School of Music, Botosani
1965-1969 -High School “Laurian” Botosani
1969-1973 - Academy of Theater and Film, Bucharest, Actor's Art Section
1981 - School of Theater "J. Lecoq", Paris, France
1984 - Academy of Theater and Film, Bucharest, Stage Manager's Art Section
2000 - Academy of Theater and Film, Bucharest, PhD “magna cum laudae” in Theater History and Theory
Artistic Career
1973–1989 - National Theater "I.L.Caragiale", Bucharest, Actor, Stage Director
1973 – 1989 - standing collaborator to the Romanian Television, Department of Theater, Department of Broadcasts for Children
1973 – 1989 - standing collaborator of "Radio Romania" Station, Department for Radio Theater
1973 – until now - artistic voyages with Bucharest National Theater and "Masca" Theater in France, Germany, Portugal, Italy, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Russia, Albania, Poland, Egypt, Tunisia, USA
1985 -1987 – founder and coordinator of the Festival of Pantomime, Piriul Rece
1990 - until now - founder and Director of "MASCA" Theater, creator of its esthetic program
1990- until now – initiates and participates to charity activities in favor of disadvantaged categories, in hospitals, orphanages, villages etc. Street performances for wide categories of people
1992 – personal artistic tour in 15 American towns, at the invitation of the USA Embassy to Bucharest
1995 - until now - co-founder and president of "Masca" Foundation
Teaching Activity
1984 - 1989 - Academy of Theater and Film, Bucharest, Professor of Actor's Art
1990-1995 - Ecological University, Bucharest, professor of Actor's Art
1992 - until now - Director of the School of Theater at Orphans' School nr. XII, Bucharest
1995 - 1998 - Pygmalion Theater School, Vienna, Austria, Professor of Actor's Art
1999 – Coordinator of the theatrical art program at the University for deaf-handicapped children, Washington, USA
Publishing Activity
1998 – Author of the book “MAIDANE CU TEATRU”
Other
1997 – till presently - Member, Council of Administration of the Romanian Television, on behalf of PDSR
Member of PDSR Executive Bureau
Since November 2000 - Member of the Chamber of Deputies. Chairman of the Committee for Culture, Arts and Mass-Media of the Chamber of Deputies.
Prizes and Awards
Prizes as actor and stage director at different Romanian and International Theater Festivals
Foreign Languages
French, English, Russian
Links
The Gallery of Mihai Malaimare
Masca Theatre - Bucharest
The first and only theatre of gesture, pantomime and body expression in Romania, founded and run by actor Mihai Malaimare
Source:http://romania-on-line.net/whoswho/MalaimareMihai.htm