ALA MENȘICOV

ALA MENSHICOV

Date of birth: 9 februarie 1961

STUDIES:

1980 - 1985– Boris Shciukin Higher School of Theatrical Art, Moscow (Russian Federation).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:

2018 – 2020 – Artistic director of the National Theatre "Eugene Ionesco"

2013 - 2017 - Senior Lecturer Art of the Actor, Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts;

2011 – 2017 Coordinator Theater courses for children, teenagers and adults.

1991-present - actress at the National Theatre Eugene Ionesco

1985 - 1991 - actress at the Youth Theater Star from Chisinau

FACULTY ROLES:

Nina Letrinquier - "Champbaudet resort" by Eugene Labiche;
Gypsy mother - "The Living Corpse" by Leo Tolstoy;
Mother - Sashaby V. Kondratiev
Widow - "Two arrows" by Aleksandr Volodin;

ROLURI LA TEATRUL NAŢIONAL EUGENE IONESCO:

ROLURI LA COMPANIA DE TEATRU HACHIMARU, TOKYO; JAPONIA:

she – Bus station by Den Fujita, directed by Den Fujita, 2012

ROLURI LA TEATRUL REPUBLICAN PENTRU TINERET LUCEAFĂRUL:

Widow – Two arrows by Aleksandr Volodin;
Nina Letrinquier – Champbaudet resort by Eugene Labiche;
Gypsy parent – The living corpse by Leo Tolstoy
Mother- Sasha by V. Kondratiev
Nadi – Music lessons by Larisa Petrushevskaia;
Anet – Jiu-jitsu moves by Val Butnaru;
Eurydice – In Venice it is completely different by Val Butnaru;
The woman with the cat – Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco.

Proiectul Teatrului Eugene Ionesco în colaborare cu Teatrul Kaze (Japonia)

Gertrude – "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare (KAZE Theater in Tokyo, Japan), 2004

WORKSHOPS:

Kaze Theater in Tokyo (Japan) – Communication and improvisation, 2013
Dramaturgy camp Teatrul Ziar from Vadul lui Vodă (Moldova), 2003
Tokyo Film Institute (Japan) – Improvisation, communication and action on stage, 2000

MOVIE ROLES:

she – "The maelstrom", screenplay by Nicolae Esinencu, directed by Oleg Tulaev, 1991

TV show:

The human voice by Jean Cocteau, directed by Marcela Cebotarenco, 1987

PREMII și DISTINCȚII:

2017 - Honorary title - People's Artist from the Republic of Moldova
2009 - Honorary title - Master of Arts
2006 - The grand prize for Best Female One-Man-Show, in the "Picasso's women." Jacqueline”; International Theater Festival STAR GALA, Bacau Romania);
2006 - The prize for Best Female Role, the show "Elizabeth I" after Paul Foster, directed by Petru Vutcarau, UNITEM Awards Gala ;
2002 - Scholarship of excellenceof the SOROS Foundation, Chisinau;
1994 - The prize for Best Female Role, within the 1st edition of BITEI`94 International Theater Festival;
1989 - First prize for best actress (Euridice), in the performance "It's completely different in Venice". from Chisinau;
Column of Infinity National Award for best actress – Ala Menşicov (Euridice), Chisinau;
1985 - Second prizefor "The Gooseberry" by AP Chekhov, AP Chekhov declamation competition, Moscow (The Russian Federation).

TOURNAMENTS AND FESTIVALS:

1988

the show – "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett, International Festival of Experimental Theater (Tallinn, Estonia);
the show – "Venice is completely different" by Val Butnaru, International Theater Festival (Ivano-Frankovsk, Ukraine).

1990

The shows: "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett and "Venice is completely different" by Val Butnaru (Kaunas, Lithuania);
Tour with the shows: "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett and "Venice is completely different" by Val Butnaru (Bacău, Botoşani, Iași – Romania);
show "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett, National Theater Festival "IL Caragiale" (Bucharest, Romania).

1991

show "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Becket (Târgu Mures, Cluj, Oradea, Timisoara, Bucharest – Romania);
the show"The bald singer" by Eugene Ionesco, National Theater Festival "IL Caragiale" (Bucharest, Romania).

1992

the show"Iosfi and his mistress” by Val Butnaru, National Theater Festival "IL Caragiale" (Bucharest, Romania);
the show"Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett, International Festival of Experimental Theater (Cairo, Egypt);
show"Joseph and his mistress" by Val Butnaru, National Theater Festival "Gh. Asachi" (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova);
show "The Seagull" by Anton Cehov, First Meeting of Theater Schools and Academies (Târgu Mureş, Romania).

1993

show "The King Dies" by Eugene Ionesco, International Festival of Contemporary Theater (Braşov, Romania);
Tour with the show "The Seagull" by Anton Cehov, the Piatra-Neamţ Youth Festival, the Satu-Mare Theater Festival (Romania);
show "The King Dies" by Eugene Ionesco, International Festival of Experimental Theater (Cairo, Egypt);

1994

show "The King Dies" by Eugène Ionesco, International Theater Festival (Sibiu, Romania);
show "The King Dies" by Eugène Ionesco, International Theater Festival "Eugene Ionesco Theater Biennale" (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova);
performances "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett, "The King Dies" by Eugène Ionesco, "The bald singer" by Eugène Ionesco, "Off Avignon" International Theater Festival (France);
show "Rent in the province" by Vasile Alecsandri, National Theater Festival "Gh. Asachi" (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova).

1995

show "Voices in the Blinding Light" by Matei Vișniec, International Short Theater Festival (Oradea, Romania);
show "Rent in the province" by Vasile Alecsandri, International Festival of Young Professional Theater (Sibiu, Romania);
show "Rent in the province" by Vasile Alecsandri, "Autor" International Theater Festival (Timişoara, Romania);
show "Rent in the province" by Vasile Alecsandri, International Festival of Classical Drama (Arad, Romania);
show "Rent in the province" by Vasile Alecsandri, Comedy Festival (Galaţi, Romania);
show "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett, Festival of One Play (Kiev, Ukraine).

1996

show "Voices in the Blinding Light" by Matei Vişniec, International Festival of Professional Young Theater (Sibiu, Romania);
show "Voices in the Blinding Light" by Matei Vişniec, National Theater Festival "IL Caragiale" (Iasi, Romania);
show "The King Dies" by Eugène Ionesco, "AP Chekhov" International Theater Festival (Moscow, Russia);
performances "The King Dies" by Eugène Ionesco, "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett, and "Voices in the Blinding Light" by Matei Vişniec, the Est-Ouest Festival, dedicated to the culture of the Republic of Moldova (Die, France);
show "Voices in the Blinding Light" by Matei Vişniec, Romanian Cultural Center (Paris, France);
performances "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett and "The King Dies" by Eugene Ionesco, International Theater Festival "Encuentros en Asturias" (Gijon, Spain);
show "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett, The Japanese Project"Beckett in Moldova" (Tokyo, Kobe, Fujisawa, Yokohama, Osaka – Japan);
show "Voices in the Blinding Light" by Matei Višniec, Top Theater – 96 (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova).

1997

Tour with the shows: "The King Dies" by Eugene Ionesco, "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett and "Voices in the Blinding Light" by Matei Vişniec (Torino, Italy);
show "The Reviewer" by Nikolai Gogol, International Theater Festival "Eugene Ionesco Theater Biennale", 2nd edition (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova);
show "The Reviewer" by Nikolai Gogol, International Theater Festival "Cultural Identity" (Sibiu, Romania);
show "The Reviewer" by Nikolai Gogol, National Theater Festival (Bucharest, Romania);
The shows: "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett, "Voices in the Blinding Light" by Matei Višniec, "The King Dies" by Eugene Ionesco, "The bald singer" by Eugene Ionesco, "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov; TEI micro-residency at Teatrul Mic (Bucharest, Romania);
show "The Reviewer" by Nikolai Gogol, UNITEM Awards Gala (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova).

1998

show "The placeholders" by Constantin Cheianu, Festival of Contemporary Dramaturgy (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova);
performances "The dream of a summer night" by William Shakespeare, "Voices in the Blinding Light" by Matei Vişniec, Theatrical Art Festival "Theatropolis" (Torino, Italy);

1999

show "The dream of a summer night" by William Shakespeare, International Theater Festival "Eugene Ionesco Theater Biennale", 3rd edition (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova);
show "The dream of a summer night" by William Shakespeare, "Shakespeare Saturdays" Theater Festival (Zsambek, Hungary);
show "The King Dies" by Eugen Ionesco, Theater Arts Festival "Theatropolis" (Torino, Italy).

2000

show "The history of communism told for the mentally ill" by Matei Vișniec, Youth Festival from Piatra-Neamţ (Romania);
show "The history of communism told for the mentally ill" by Matei Vișniec, "Edinburgh Fringe" Festival (Great Britain);
show "Voices in the Blinding Light" by Matei Vișniec, International Festival of Experimental Theater (Cairo, Egypt).

2001

show "The history of communism told for the mentally ill" by Matei Vișniec, International Theater Festival "Eugene Ionesco Theater Biennale", 4th edition (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova);
show "The history of communism told for the mentally ill" by Matei Vișniec, Festival du Theater Europeen (Grenoble, France);
Tour with the shows "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett and "The King Dies" by Eugene Ionesco (Maebashi, Tokyo, Kanazawa – Japan).

2002

show "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, "Shakespeare" International Theater Festival (Gdansk, Poland);
show "The Reviewer" by Nikolai Gogol, International Theater Festival "Est - Ouest" (Die, France);
Residency at Theater Les Aires – staging the show "The Chekhov Machine" by Matei Vişniec in co-production with the company Les Oiseaux de Passage. The show was presented at Theater Les Aires (Die), Train-Theatre (Portes-les-Valance), Theater de la Presle (Romans) and Theater du Rond-Point (Valreas). (Die, France).

2003

the show"The Chekhov Machine" by Matei Vișniec, Francophonie Days, French Language Theater Festival (Bucharest, Romania);
show "The Chekhov Machine" by Matei Vișniec, Days of Francophonie (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova);
show "Wolves and Sheep" by Aleksandr Ostrovski UNITEM Awards Gala (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova);
show "The Chekhov Machine" by Matei Vișniec, International Theater Festival "Eugene Ionesco Theater Biennale" 5th edition (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova);
show "The Chekhov Machine" by Matei Vișniec, Kaze Theater Biennial Festival (Tokyo, Japan);
show "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, Craiova "Shakespeare" Festival (Romania);
show "Wolves and Sheep" by Aleksandr Ostrovski, Classical Theater Festival (Arad, Romania);
show "Wolves and Sheep" by Aleksandr Ostrovski, "Imagine" International Theater Festival (Târgu-Mures, Romania).

2004

Micro-tour with the shows: "Wolves and Sheep" by Aleksandr Ostrovsky and "The King Dies" by Eugene Ionesco (Moscow, Russia);
show "Picasso's women. Jacqueline" by Brian McAvera, Festival "Days and Nights of European Theater in Brăila" (Romania);
Tour with the show: "The Chekhov machine” by Matei Vişniec (Colombes, Die, Les Ulis – France).

2005

show "Elizabeth I" by Paul Foster, International Theater Day in Brăila (Romania);
show "Picasso's women. Jacqueline" by Brian McAvera, "Kaze Theater Biennale" Festival (Tokyo, Japan);

2006

show "Picasso's women. Jacqueline" by Brian McAvera, Gala Star, One Man Show International Theater Festival (Bacău, Romania);
show "Elizabeth I" by Paul Foster, UNITEM Awards Gala (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova);
show "Elizabeth I" by Paul Foster, "Black Sea" International Theater Festival (Trabzon, Turkey);
show "Picasso's women. Jacqueline" by Brian McAvera, International Short Theater Festival (Matişchi, Russia);
show "Picasso's women. Jacqueline" by Brian McAvera, Theater Arts Festival "Theatropolis" (Torino, Italy);
show "Picasso's women. Jacqueline" by Brian McAvera, International Festival of Theater and Visual Arts (Lahorne, Pakistan).

2007

show "The Reviewer" by Nikolai Gogol, "Black Sea" International Theater Festival (Trabzon, Turkey);

2008

show "Elizabeth I" by Paul Foster, Adana International Theater Festival (Turkey);

2009

show "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, "Black Sea" International Theater Festival (Trabzon, Turkey);
The one-man show "Last Night in Madrid", Pohang International Theater Festival (South Korea);

2011

The one-man show "Last night in Madrid", directed by Vitalie Drucec, International Theater Festival (Suwon, South Korea).

2013

The one-man show "Last night in Madrid" directed by Vitalie Drucec, "Ariel Inter Fest" Theater Festival, 3rd edition.

2014

show"Oscar and Tanti Roz" by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Petru Vutcarau; Chisinau and Bucharest at "Odeon" – Event organized by the Theater "Odeum" from Bucharest in partnership with the Theater"Eugene Ionesco";

2016

The one-man show "Last notes in Madrid" after Brian McAvera, directed by Vitalie Drucec; International Experimental Theater Festival in Cairo (Egypt).

2017

show "Oscar and Tanti Roz" by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Petru Vutcarau; "FEST in pe boulevard" festival (Bucharest, Romania)
show "Oscar and Tanti Roz" by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Petru Vutcarau; "Toma Caragiu" Theater Festival (Ploiesti, Romania)
show "Woyzeck" by George Buchner, directed by Florin Vidamski; International Multicultural Festival of Theater Transit Fes_zt (Satu Mare, Romania)

2018

show "Heat in November" by Yana Dobreva, directed by Petru Vutcarau; "Matei Vișniec Theater Days" Festival (Suceava, Romania)
show "Heat in November" by Yana Dobreva, directed by Petru Vutcarau; Festival of Capitals of Centennial Nations (Bucharest, Romania)
show "Heat in November" by Yana Dobreva, directed by Petru Vutcarau; Oradea International Theater Festival (Romania)
show "Heat in November" by Yana Dobreva, directed by Petru Vutcarau; International Multicultural Festival of "Teatru Tranzit Fes_zt" (Satu Mare, Romania)

2019

show "Oscar and Tanti Roz" by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Petru Vutcarau; Oradea International Theater Festival, 7th edition; (Romania)
The one-man show "Last night in Madrid" after Brian McAvera, directed by Vitalie Drucec: Oradea International Theater Festival, 7th edition; (Romania)
show "Oscar and Tanti Roz" by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Petru Vutcarau; The Theater Days and Nights Festival in Brăila, the 13th edition, an edition dedicated to the memory of Cătălina Buzoianu; (Romania)
The one-man show "Last night in Madrid" after Brian McAvera, directed by Vitalie Drucec: Sakhalin International Theater Festival "On the Islands of Wonders", V edition; (Russia)

2022