On January 30, 2020, the “university youth” and the Bucharest UNATC professors celebrate the day of the university and of its patron, the genius of the Romanian dramaturgy, Ion Luca Caragiale. This year the UNATC celebration is dedicated to the set designer
Radu Boruzescu, to whom the University Senate will give the Doctor Honoris Causa title. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, at 12:00 (Ileana Berlogea Hall).
During the event, the Romanian Filmmakers Union will give a Special Award to Radu and
Miruna Boruzescu, for their entire career.
Radu Boruzescu`s prodigious creation includes films, theatre and opera performances that marked the theatre and film world in Europe and the United States. The five decades of on-going work started on the stage of the Casandra Studio of the IATC, ever since he was a student, in 1968, starting with the student theatre show
Uriașii munților, directed by Gina Ionescu.
In 1973, after the stage performance
The Government Inspector was censored,
Lucian Pintilie invited him to go to France together with his wife and constant collaborator, the costumes designer Miruna Boruzescu. Two years later, they settled there. Along the years, both artists had a decisive contribution to the making of the world theatre and opera:
Turandot, The Cherry Orchard, The Wild Duck, The Night Asylum, Tartuffe, Carmen, The Magic Flute – all signed by Lucian Pintilie,
MacBeth, Piazzetta, Waiting for Godot, The Twelfth Night, Falstaff – signed by
Liviu Ciulei,
As you Like It, The Master and Margarita – directed by Andrei Șerban, to name just a few titles. Radu and Miruna Boruzescu collaborated with
Iulian Mihu,
Dan Pița și
Mircea Veroiu,
Sergiu Nicolaescu,
Alexandru Tatos, Radu Penciulescu, David Esrig, Horea Popescu, Petrică Ionescu, Robert Carsen, Dušan Makavejev, Rudolf Nureev, Claude Regy and many other directors unanimously acknowledge.
UNATC dedicates Radu Boruzescu the days of January 30 and 31 when three of his films that he signed the art design for; in two of them he also played the main part.
On January 31, Radu Boruzescu will hold a masterclass dedicated to the UNATC studenys and professors, but not only.
Details:
www.unatc.ro
Program
January 30, 2020
11:00 – “Ileana Berlogea” Hall
The release of the latest number of the Close-Up magazine, the academic magazine of film and media magazine of UNATC,published by UNATC Press, with the support of UCIN
12:00 – “Ileana Berlogea” Hall
The ceremony of conferring the title Doctor Honoris Causa of the UNATC University to the set designer RADU BORUZESCU
17:00 – “Ileana Berlogea” – film screening
Nunta de piatră
Directed by: Mircea Veroiu and Dan Pița
set design: Radu Boruzescu and
Helmuth Stürmer
starring:
Leopoldina Bălănuţă, Radu Boruzescu,
Mircea Diaconu
19:00 – “Ileana Berlogea” Hall – film screening
Duhul aurului
directed by: Mircea Veroiu and Dan Pița
set design: Radu Boruzescu and Helmuth Stürmer
starring:
Eliza Petrăchescu, Liviu Rozonea,
Ernest Maftei, Lucia Boga
January 31, 2020
11:00 – “Ileana Berlogea” Hall
Masterclass RADU BORUZESCU
14:00 – “Ileana Berlogea” Hall – film screening
Felix și Otilia
Directed by: Iulian Mihu
set design: Radu Boruzescu and
Liviu Popa
costumes: Miruna Boruzescu
featuring: Radu Boruzescu,
Julieta Szönyi, Sergiu Nicolaescu,
Gheorghe Dinică,
Clody Bertola,
Gina Patrichi,
Ovidiu Schumacher,
Violeta Andrei,
Eliza Petrăchescu,
Elena Dacian
