Andrew Urban

Begins today and lasts for three days Kosztolányi Dezso Theatre Showcase program, mini-festival, which over the past six years, Urban was born in St. Andrew's performances. Brecht - The Hardcore Machine, Urbi et Orbi, Turbo Paradiso, The Beach, in Kishinev rose, Beres Martha one-girl show - all six performances at least one but typically several awards and recognition swept into the last few years, all of them in great numbers criticism have appeared in various languages ​​and countries, all except the most recent work has appeared in international festivals at home and abroad.
In November, for the third time at the Desire of international theater festival, which also binds to this theater based in Subotica. The other, theater, alternative or experimental theater is titulált Kosztolányit more than five years, Urban, Andrew director hallmarked by the name, who as general manager and artistic leadership as an incredible powers agitating pezsdítette not only the town but the region and not the least of Vojvodina Hungarians, cultural and spiritual his life. Young actors and backgrounds of people in the team led by Urban theater was half a decade to acquire international prestige, and specific language of constitution, strong performances "kitermelnie" that - adjustable safety - importance of theater history.
Andrew Urban, the 1970th October 4, was born in Senta. The elemit polytechnics and secondary law are carried out. Already at seventeen independent theatrical and literary workshop started with as an author, director and actor was present, and soon colleagues created the infamous AIOWA group to the theater-specific, yet artistic and above all an ideological campaign has to see. A short but turbulent period in Senta AIOWA compulsory military service, download, and then finally put an end to the war, many of the team is moved to Hungary. Prior to 1992, now Ljubisa Ristić led Theatre walls were two authentic "aiowás" föllángolás the group some together, and Urban, directed by stage took two classics - is not a classic form - the Woyzecket and Hamlet.
Urban felvételizik in 1990, the Novi Sad Academy of Arts, the Department of Dramatic Directing era, filmmaker leader Vlatko Gilić class teacher. In college, studying film and theater directing, while working as a director in Subotica. In the third year, when he suddenly interrupted his studies, theatrical works, and for years to retire completely. Senta's parents live, temporarily take odd jobs, sometimes acting as day-laborers, to stay away from public appearances. The theater only thinking. An interview about this period so that religion: "There was no other qualified that since the deal alive. I tried to imagine, to figure out what to do to stay alive, but there was nothing else. And my parents always stood by me in this. Did not force, not forszírozták, but always maintained the possibility that if you want to continue my studies. "
Five years after returning to the academy, now director Boro Draskovic, leader class teacher, and in 2000 graduated with excellent results. Dezso Theatre in Subotica Kosztolányi getting settled, but the mask with the support of Szeged inaugural Andrew Urban Society in creating presentations. Meanwhile, working in Novi Sad, Bulgaria, Romania, leads the workshop, go on a study tour to Japan.