ALEXANDRE DIACONU
B i o g r a p h y
Formation:
Course in Journalism (Foundation” I.H.Radulescu) 1999-2001
Baccalaureate (The “Mihai Viteazul” National College, Bucharest)
Foreign languages- English Literature and Grammatical Structures (The National University of Bucharest English) 2002-2004
Course in Musical Composition and Orchestration (The National University of Music - Bucharest) 2003-2006
Degree in Theatre Directing (The National University of Theatre and Cinema, Bucharest)
Master in Musical Theatre - University of Sorbonne Paris
Dr in Musical Theatre (The National University of Theatre and Cinema, Bucharest)
Professional Experience:
Musical Theatre Teacher, 1st and 2nd year (The National University of Theatre and Cinema, Bucharest), 2009-2011
Musical Theatre Teacher for students at „Mhai Viteazul” National College, Bucharest, 2006-2011
Composer for Theatre and Film 2005-2015
Founder and Headmaster of ECOLE BROADWAY, The First Musical Theatre Superior School in Belgium founded in October 2014
Specialty:
Composer for Theatre and Film and Theatre Director :
Masca Theatre Bucharest
Radu Stanca Theatre Sibiu
Craiova National Theatre
Metropolis Theatre Bucarest, 2005-2011
The Villeneuve la Garenne Theatre, 2013
Musical Theatre Composer:
Masca Theatre Bucharest
Metropolis Theatre Bucharest
The Comedy Theatre Bucharest
National Operetta Theatre Bucharest
Nantes Theatre, Nantes 2006-2015
Maison de Boris Vian, PARIS 2013
Theatre de la Reine Blanche, PARIS 2014
Theatre a la Folie, PARIS 2015
Jury:
The Evenings of the Theatre, XIth Edition, Ion Creanga Theatre 13-15 April 2009
The „Jos Palaria” National Festival XIIth Edition 8-10 May 2009
Prizes:
22 December 2002 Jury’s Special Prize at The International Shakespeare Youth Festival
28 February 2003 Best Actor for Hamlet by William Shakespeare
April 2006 – Best actor pour "Richard the III rd "by William Shakespeare at The International Shakespeare Youth Festival
Best Director „Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, director Alexandre Diaconu, at The International Shakespeare Youth Festival
With a thirst for music and theatre from an early age, Alexandre studies Composition, Orchestration and Conducting at the "George Enescu" National University of Music in Bucharest. At the same time, he studies Theatre Directing at The National Film and Theatre University "I.L.Caragiale" in Bucharest.
He continues his studies with a Master's Degree in Musical Theatre at the Sorbonne University in Paris and a PhD at The National University of Film and Theatre in Bucharest during which he writes his thesis "Acting the Song or Singing the Act - a musical and theatrical journey through the complexity of a Triple Threat"
Music Theatre professor and vocal coach for six years now, in 2014 he creates Ecole Broadway - The First Musical Theatre School in Belgium, where he teaches a complex musical theatre training program. At the same time he continues his creative work as a composer and theatre director. His style range is extremely wide, from theatre music (shakespearian plays, classic, modern theatre vaudeville, living statues, theatre of mouvement, cabaret) to film music (The Crooked Devil and The Jubilee).
As far as musicals are concerned, he marks his debut as pianist in Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 2007 in Bucarest and continues as director for a Theatre School Production of Andrew Llyod Webber's Cats.
At the same time, he continues work on his own creations having composed and staged several musicals in English, French and Romanian: Salome, Lautrec The Musical, Arthur The Musical, Gammer Gurton's Needle, La Chasse a la Baleine, Jeu d'Enquete, etc.)