Guest: Mihai Mălaimare, one of the most well-known Romanian actors, co-founder of the Masca Theatre in Bucharest, which he managed from 1990 to 2015, university teacher.
Caleașca aurită [The golden carriage]
“Why this title for a book of memories of life as a student of Acting? The carriage may be another image of the eternal cart of clowns, and gold is the symbol of daring dreams, but also of the illusion that in the theatre means cardboard.
This book aims to present to those interested the atmosphere in a theatre institute that seemed to be, and indeed was a sort of island hidden from the eyes of the world, a secret laboratory in which were nurtured the hopes of a generation of creators of theatre. […] We were a generation who didn’t know the meaning of ‘can’t’.” (Mihai Mălaimare)
Statuia vivantă (The living statue)
“The only book of its kind in the world, as the field it studies is also a fairly recent arrival in world theatre. The living statue is the keystone of street theatre and a possible form of theatrical pedagogy. The fruit of over twelve years’ research, this is in the first place a technical, strictly professional book, which should not be missing from the bookshelf of any self-respecting actor, especially a young actor.” (Mihai Mălaimare)