Qëndrim Rijani | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Albanian |
Citizenship | North Macedonia, Albania |
Education | University of Arts, Tirana |
Occupation(s) | theatre director, professor [1] |
Years active | 2013–present |
Notable work |
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Qëndrim Rijani is an Albanian director of theatre, film and opera. He has directed many plays, Albanian and foreign, that were performed in many different countries in Europe and that have been honored with many awards in various festivals. His plays are characterised by his direct and rough style. He is also the director of the first Albanian opera in North Macedonia.
Qëndrim Rijani was born on 30 March 1990 in Kichevo, North Macedonia. He attended elementary and high school in his hometown. He got a theatre director degree in the University of Arts, Tirana. In this same university, he got his master's degree in Spectacle and Theatre Directing with his thesis called: "Kiçi dhe kthetrat e tij". He also has taken part in some workshops in his field. [2]
He brought his first play on stage independently (without an artistic supervisor) in the third year of his university studies. He has directed many successful plays, Albanian and foreign, that were produced in Albania, [3] North Macedonia [4] and Kosovo, [5] plays which also have been performed in theatrical festivals in many European countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina, [6] Serbia, [7] Russia, [8] Switzerland [9] and Turkey. [10] His career took off around 2014–2015 with the plays “Doktor Shuster” and “Gjymtimi”, which were very successful and won a considerable amount of awards considering the young age of the director and gave a boost to his artistic life. [11] [12] In 2018, Qëndrim Rijani was selected to be part of the jury in the Nationwide Theatrical Festival in Tirana. [13] [14] In 2019, Qëndrim Rijani brought to his audience the play “Xhelatët” and opera “Skënderbeu”. Two works of in higher cultural category, each having required two years of work to prepare. [9] [15] His now the in-house director in the Albanian National Theater in Skopje, [16] visiting professor in the University of Arts, Tirana where he teaches Acting Mastery [1] and visiting professor in the State University of Tetova where he teaches Theatre Directing. [9]
To this day, he has directed 25 plays in professional national and city theatres:
Besides these plays, he has also directed a documentary titled "Kokën Mbrapa" ”.
[17]
[18]
The opera “Skënderbeu” is one of the most important works of Qëndrim Rijani as a director, on which he worked with the composer Fatos Lumani and the librettist Arian Krasniqi. [19] The first announcement for work being underway on this opera first came from an interview at Ora News, nine months before the premiere. [20] This opera is the first Albanian opera in North Macedonia. [21] This historical opera premiered at the national theater of the Macedonian Opera and Ballet on 23 December 2019. [18] It was very well receive by the public receiving a standing ovation that lasted nine full minutes. [22]
What characterizes Qëndrim Rijani is his rough style that he conveys in plays through the characters. [23] These characters, by way of their emotional burden and their direct nature, come out via dark humour with a coarseness differentiating them from the portraits of traditional theater. [24] This style is also reflected in his favourite playwright: Martin McDonagh, [25] three plays of whom he has put on stage and he has also participated in a theater festival dedicated to this playwright in Perm, Russia. [8]
These performances (below) have been awarded with over fifty prizes. Through them, he has been honored with twelve personal awards as a director, including awards such as "Director of the Year" in Albania, "Director of the Year" in Macedonia, the "Performance of the Year" award in Kosovo, the "Vojdan Chernodrinski" [26] award for the best direction, the "Moisiu" [27] award for the best direction and the best performance. Additionally, he has been awarded the "Artist of the Year" [28] [29] by the ex-president of Republic of North Macedonia.
Year | Title | Author | Institution | City | Festivals | Awards | Ref. |
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2013 | Ne vijmë për Ajër | Scott O. Moore | National theater | Tirana | 1 | 1 | [30] [31] |
2013 | Kapitulli i Dytë | Neil Simon | Andon Zako Çajupi Theater | Korçë | 5 | 5 | [32] [33] |
2014 | Gjymtimi | Martin McDonagh | National Albanian Theater | Skopje | 6 | 6 | [34] [35] |
2015 | Doktor Shuster | Dušan Kovačević | Andon Zako Cajupi Theater | Korçë | 8 | 10 | [36] [24] |
2015 | Art | Yasmina Reza | National Theater of Tetovo | Tetovo | 3 | 1 | [37] [38] |
2015 | Gënjeshtër Pas Gënjeshtre | Anthony Neilson | National Experimental Theater | Tirana | - | - | [39] [40] |
2016 | Ushtria e Ui Tomasit | Martin McDonagh | National Theater of Tetovo | Tetovo | 1 | - | [41] [42] |
2016 | Shtëpia e Bernarda Albës | Federico Garcia Lorca | Andon Zako Cajupi Theater | Korçë | 1 | - | [43] [44] |
2016 | Darka e Thërrimeve | Refet Abazi | National Albanian theater | Skopje | 3 | 4 | [45] [46] |
2017 | 39 Hapat | Alfred Hitchcock | Metropol Theater | Tirana | 1 | 3 | [47] [48] |
2017 | Gratë | Robert Thomas | National Albanian Theater | Skopje | 7 | 16 | [49] [50] |
2018 | Roberto Xuko | Bernard-Marie Koltès | Bekim Fehmiu Theater | Prizen | 1 | - | [51] [52] |
2018 | Në Det | Sławomir Mrożek | National Albanian Theater | Kumanovo | 1 | - | [53] [54] |
2018 | Jashtë Bie Borë | Vincenzo Salemme | National Theater of Tetovo | Tetovo | 7 | 4 | [55] [56] |
2019 | Xhelatët | Martin McDonagh | National theater | Tirana | - | - | [57] [58] |
2019 | Skënderbeu (Opera) | Librettist:Arian Krasniqi
Composer: Fatos Lumani |
Nacional Macedonian Opera and Ballet Theater | Skopje | - | - | [21] [18] |
2020 | Opera për tre grosh | Bertolt Brecht | Nacional Theater of Tetovo | Tetovo | - | - | [61] [62] |
2021 | Plus 18 | David Mamet & Arian Krasniqi | Theater Hadi Shehu | Gjakovë | 2 | 2 | [63] [64] |
2021 | 11 Të Xhindosur | Reginald Rose | National Theater of Gostivar | Gostivar | 1 | 1 | [65] [66] |
2021 | Fishkëllimë në Errësirë | Tom Murphy | National theater | Kumanovo | - | - | [67] |
2022 | Tregtari i Venedikut | William Shakespeare | Andon Zako Cajupi Theater | Korçë | 3 | 2 | [68] [69] |
2022 | Arturo Ui | Bertolt Brecht | National Theater of Bitola | Bitola | 1 | 5 | [70] [71] |
2022 | Tri Motrat | Anton Chekhov | National Albanian Theater | Skopje | 1 | 3 | [72] [73] |
2023 | Gratë në Kuvend | Aristophanes | National Theater of Comedy | Skopje | 2 | 1 | [74] [75] |
2023 | Tartufi | Molière | Theater of Gjilan | Gjilan | - | - | [76] [77] |
2024 | The Lower Depths | Maxim Gorky | National Theater of Bitola | Bitola | 1 | 1 | [78] [79] |
Besides the awards won by plays in festival, Qëndrim Rijani has also received these yearly awards for his work as a theater director:
Year | Award | Name |
---|---|---|
2015 | Milingona e artë | Achievement of the Year in Stage Arts [80] [81] |
2016 | Akademia Kult | Director of the Year [82] |
2021 | Play of the year | Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Kosovo [83] |
2022 | Vojdan Chernodrinski | Theater Festival " Vojdan Chernodrinski" [84] |
2022 | Moisiu | Theater Festival " Aleksandër Moisiu" [85] |
2022 | Artist of the Year | Ex-president of Republic of North Macedonia [86] [87] |
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Qëndrim Rijani | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Albanian |
Citizenship | North Macedonia, Albania |
Education | University of Arts, Tirana |
Occupation(s) | theatre director, professor [1] |
Years active | 2013–present |
Notable work |
|
Qëndrim Rijani is an Albanian director of theatre, film and opera. He has directed many plays, Albanian and foreign, that were performed in many different countries in Europe and that have been honored with many awards in various festivals. His plays are characterised by his direct and rough style. He is also the director of the first Albanian opera in North Macedonia.
Qëndrim Rijani was born on 30 March 1990 in Kichevo, North Macedonia. He attended elementary and high school in his hometown. He got a theatre director degree in the University of Arts, Tirana. In this same university, he got his master's degree in Spectacle and Theatre Directing with his thesis called: "Kiçi dhe kthetrat e tij". He also has taken part in some workshops in his field. [2]
He brought his first play on stage independently (without an artistic supervisor) in the third year of his university studies. He has directed many successful plays, Albanian and foreign, that were produced in Albania, [3] North Macedonia [4] and Kosovo, [5] plays which also have been performed in theatrical festivals in many European countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina, [6] Serbia, [7] Russia, [8] Switzerland [9] and Turkey. [10] His career took off around 2014–2015 with the plays “Doktor Shuster” and “Gjymtimi”, which were very successful and won a considerable amount of awards considering the young age of the director and gave a boost to his artistic life. [11] [12] In 2018, Qëndrim Rijani was selected to be part of the jury in the Nationwide Theatrical Festival in Tirana. [13] [14] In 2019, Qëndrim Rijani brought to his audience the play “Xhelatët” and opera “Skënderbeu”. Two works of in higher cultural category, each having required two years of work to prepare. [9] [15] His now the in-house director in the Albanian National Theater in Skopje, [16] visiting professor in the University of Arts, Tirana where he teaches Acting Mastery [1] and visiting professor in the State University of Tetova where he teaches Theatre Directing. [9]
To this day, he has directed 25 plays in professional national and city theatres:
Besides these plays, he has also directed a documentary titled "Kokën Mbrapa" ”.
[17]
[18]
The opera “Skënderbeu” is one of the most important works of Qëndrim Rijani as a director, on which he worked with the composer Fatos Lumani and the librettist Arian Krasniqi. [19] The first announcement for work being underway on this opera first came from an interview at Ora News, nine months before the premiere. [20] This opera is the first Albanian opera in North Macedonia. [21] This historical opera premiered at the national theater of the Macedonian Opera and Ballet on 23 December 2019. [18] It was very well receive by the public receiving a standing ovation that lasted nine full minutes. [22]
What characterizes Qëndrim Rijani is his rough style that he conveys in plays through the characters. [23] These characters, by way of their emotional burden and their direct nature, come out via dark humour with a coarseness differentiating them from the portraits of traditional theater. [24] This style is also reflected in his favourite playwright: Martin McDonagh, [25] three plays of whom he has put on stage and he has also participated in a theater festival dedicated to this playwright in Perm, Russia. [8]
These performances (below) have been awarded with over fifty prizes. Through them, he has been honored with twelve personal awards as a director, including awards such as "Director of the Year" in Albania, "Director of the Year" in Macedonia, the "Performance of the Year" award in Kosovo, the "Vojdan Chernodrinski" [26] award for the best direction, the "Moisiu" [27] award for the best direction and the best performance. Additionally, he has been awarded the "Artist of the Year" [28] [29] by the ex-president of Republic of North Macedonia.
Year | Title | Author | Institution | City | Festivals | Awards | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Ne vijmë për Ajër | Scott O. Moore | National theater | Tirana | 1 | 1 | [30] [31] |
2013 | Kapitulli i Dytë | Neil Simon | Andon Zako Çajupi Theater | Korçë | 5 | 5 | [32] [33] |
2014 | Gjymtimi | Martin McDonagh | National Albanian Theater | Skopje | 6 | 6 | [34] [35] |
2015 | Doktor Shuster | Dušan Kovačević | Andon Zako Cajupi Theater | Korçë | 8 | 10 | [36] [24] |
2015 | Art | Yasmina Reza | National Theater of Tetovo | Tetovo | 3 | 1 | [37] [38] |
2015 | Gënjeshtër Pas Gënjeshtre | Anthony Neilson | National Experimental Theater | Tirana | - | - | [39] [40] |
2016 | Ushtria e Ui Tomasit | Martin McDonagh | National Theater of Tetovo | Tetovo | 1 | - | [41] [42] |
2016 | Shtëpia e Bernarda Albës | Federico Garcia Lorca | Andon Zako Cajupi Theater | Korçë | 1 | - | [43] [44] |
2016 | Darka e Thërrimeve | Refet Abazi | National Albanian theater | Skopje | 3 | 4 | [45] [46] |
2017 | 39 Hapat | Alfred Hitchcock | Metropol Theater | Tirana | 1 | 3 | [47] [48] |
2017 | Gratë | Robert Thomas | National Albanian Theater | Skopje | 7 | 16 | [49] [50] |
2018 | Roberto Xuko | Bernard-Marie Koltès | Bekim Fehmiu Theater | Prizen | 1 | - | [51] [52] |
2018 | Në Det | Sławomir Mrożek | National Albanian Theater | Kumanovo | 1 | - | [53] [54] |
2018 | Jashtë Bie Borë | Vincenzo Salemme | National Theater of Tetovo | Tetovo | 7 | 4 | [55] [56] |
2019 | Xhelatët | Martin McDonagh | National theater | Tirana | - | - | [57] [58] |
2019 | Skënderbeu (Opera) | Librettist:Arian Krasniqi
Composer: Fatos Lumani |
Nacional Macedonian Opera and Ballet Theater | Skopje | - | - | [21] [18] |
2020 | Opera për tre grosh | Bertolt Brecht | Nacional Theater of Tetovo | Tetovo | - | - | [61] [62] |
2021 | Plus 18 | David Mamet & Arian Krasniqi | Theater Hadi Shehu | Gjakovë | 2 | 2 | [63] [64] |
2021 | 11 Të Xhindosur | Reginald Rose | National Theater of Gostivar | Gostivar | 1 | 1 | [65] [66] |
2021 | Fishkëllimë në Errësirë | Tom Murphy | National theater | Kumanovo | - | - | [67] |
2022 | Tregtari i Venedikut | William Shakespeare | Andon Zako Cajupi Theater | Korçë | 3 | 2 | [68] [69] |
2022 | Arturo Ui | Bertolt Brecht | National Theater of Bitola | Bitola | 1 | 5 | [70] [71] |
2022 | Tri Motrat | Anton Chekhov | National Albanian Theater | Skopje | 1 | 3 | [72] [73] |
2023 | Gratë në Kuvend | Aristophanes | National Theater of Comedy | Skopje | 2 | 1 | [74] [75] |
2023 | Tartufi | Molière | Theater of Gjilan | Gjilan | - | - | [76] [77] |
2024 | The Lower Depths | Maxim Gorky | National Theater of Bitola | Bitola | 1 | 1 | [78] [79] |
Besides the awards won by plays in festival, Qëndrim Rijani has also received these yearly awards for his work as a theater director:
Year | Award | Name |
---|---|---|
2015 | Milingona e artë | Achievement of the Year in Stage Arts [80] [81] |
2016 | Akademia Kult | Director of the Year [82] |
2021 | Play of the year | Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Kosovo [83] |
2022 | Vojdan Chernodrinski | Theater Festival " Vojdan Chernodrinski" [84] |
2022 | Moisiu | Theater Festival " Aleksandër Moisiu" [85] |
2022 | Artist of the Year | Ex-president of Republic of North Macedonia [86] [87] |
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