Alexandru Darie

Alexandru Darie (14 June 1959 – 18 September 2019) was a Romanian theater director. Born into an acting family, the son of Iurie Darie and Consuela Roșu, he graduated from the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest in 1983.[1] He directed dozens of plays [2][3] and was the director of the Bulandra Theater in Bucharest from 2002 until his death in 2019. From 2006 to 2011 he was the president of the Union of European Theatres (UTE).[4][5] He was nominated for and won a number of awards, both at the national level and the international level; his plays were performed in both Romania and abroad.[6]

Alexandru Darie
Born
Alexandru Darie-Maximciuc

(1959-06-14)14 June 1959
Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania
Died18 September 2019(2019-09-18) (aged 60)
Bucharest, Romania
OccupationDirector
ChildrenSerghei Darie
Parent(s)

Darie married and later divorced scenographer Maria Miu; they had a son, Serghei.[7] He died after battling cirrhosis at the Institutul Clinic Fundeni in Bucharest.[8]

During his career he directed many plays including The Sexton by Marin Sorescu, The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertold Brecht, 1794, adapted by Oana Turbatu and Alexandru Darie after Danton by Camil Petrescu, Danton's Death by Georg Büchner, and Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss. In 1995, he directed Three Sisters" by Anton Chekhov, 1995, for which he won the UNITER Prize for the best director. He also directed works by William Shakespeare including A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, Macbeth and Coriolanus. Darie was awarded both the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity for his work.[9][2][1][10]

References
  1. "Director Alexandru Darie has passed away". agerpres.ro.
  2. "[Alexandru Darie] - Teatral.ro". teatral.ro.
  3. "Cele mai cunoscute piese regizate de Alexandru Darie". Europa FM. September 18, 2019.
  4. "U.T.E. : Bulandra - Teatru al Europei". Union of the Theatres of Europe.
  5. "U.T.E. : Alexandru Darie - former UTE-president - passed away aged 60". Union of the Theatres of Europe.
  6. "ALEXANDRU DARIE – invitatul emisiunii Născut în România – Radio România Cultural".
  7. "Cine e Maria Miu, fosta soție a lui Ducu Darie. Au un băiat împreună". viva.ro. September 19, 2019.
  8. "A murit Alexandru Darie. Regizorul avea 60 de ani". adevarul.ro. September 18, 2019.
  9. "A murit regizorul de teatru Alexandru (Ducu) Darie". Radio România Cultural.
  10. "DARIE ALEXANDRU". bulandra.ro.
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