Cristian Ban

Cristian Ban

Director

Motto

One of the founding members of Reactor, he works both in state theaters and in the independent scene, and Reactor is the place where he feels most 'at home'.

Date and place of birth

August 11, 1984, Arad

About

Education

Faculty of Theater and Television, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj, Directing department, 2008

Leonardo da Vinci Scholarship – Dortmund, Germany 2007

Professional experience at Reactor

director, An Evening of Entertainment at Reactor (2021)

director, Detached by Alexandra Voivozeanu (2017)

director, In the Near Future - dramaturgy by Petro Ionescu (2016)

Coordinator of the Sub Reflector project (2014/2015)

Professional experience elsewhere

2015/2016 resident director ArtsLink Fellow – 7 Stages Theatre, Atlanta, USA

The History of Music for Children – Puppet Theatre, Arad, 2021

The Bald Soprano by E. Ionesco – Toma Caragiu Theatre, Ploiești, 2021

Disappearances by Elise Wilk – Andrei Mureșanu Theatre, Sf. Gheorghe, 2021

The Star Without a Name by M. Sebastian – Maria Filotti Theatre, Brăila, 2020

A Moldavian Rehearsal, adaptation after C. Caragiali – Fani Tardini Theatre, Galați, 2021

School and Family after Caragiale – Classic Theatre Arad, 2020

MaMe (collective creation) – Fani Tardini Dramatic Theatre, Galați, 2020

The Ibsen Family (collective creation)  – Ioan Slavici Classic Theatre, Arad, 2019

Not Exactly 1918 by Szekely Csaba – Andrei Mureșanu Theatre, Sf. Gheorghe, 2018

Let's Get to Know Each Other Better - collective creation - (Ioan Slavici Classic Theatre, Arad, 2018)

Kitchen Stories - collective creation - (Municipal Theatre Baia Mare, 2018)

Illusions, Northern Theatre Satu Mare, 2018

Our Town -collective creation- Ioan Slavici Classic Theatre, Arad, 2017

Against Progress by Esteve Soler – Andrei Mureşanu Theatre, Sf. Gheorghe, 2015

My Folks Were Great! -collective creation-  Ioan Slavici Classic Theatre, Arad, 2015

Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer – Youth Theatre Piatra Neamț, 2015

Bandscheibenvorfall by Ingrid Lausund – German Theatre Szekszard, Hungary, 2014

The Golden Dragon by Roland Schimmelpfennig – Youth Theatre Piatra Neamț, 2013

Elevator by Gabi Pintilei – "Cincomonos" Theatre, Barcelona – Spain, 2012

Which Drug Fits Me? by Kai Hensel – "Andrei Mureşanu" Theatre, Sf. Gheorghe, 2012

Spring Awakening by F. Wedekind – National Theatre Timişoara, 2011

Mr. Kolpert by David Gieselmann – "Andrei Mureşanu" Theatre, Sf. Gheorghe, 2011

The Cold Child by Marius von Mayenburg – Municipal Theatre, Baia Mare, 2010

Family Stories by Biljana Srbljanovic – "Andrei Mureşanu" Theatre, Sf. Gheorghe, 2010

In the Container by Constantin Cheianu – Odeon Theatre, Bucharest, 2009

Bye Bye America by Carmen Dominte – National Theatre Timişoara, 2009

Push Up by Roland Schimmelpfennig – "Sică Alexandrescu" Theatre, Braşov, 2008

Swan Song after A.P. Chekhov – "Ioan Slavici" Classic Theatre, Arad, 2008

Coca Blues by Ioan Peter – National Theatre Timişoara, 2008

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