Cosmin Chivu
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Consultant & Conferences Moderator
Cosmin Chivu is a stage director, educator, and arts leader whose career spans three decades of theatrical innovation across Europe and the United States. A key figure in international arts networking, Chivu has served since 2016 as the curator and moderator of the Sibiu International Performing Arts Market, associated with FITS, one of Europe's largest theatre festivals.
Cosmin Chivu is a stage director, educator, and arts leader whose career spans three decades of theatrical innovation across Europe and the United States. A key figure in international arts networking, Chivu has served since 2016 as the curator and moderator of the Sibiu International Performing Arts Market, associated with FITS, one of Europe's largest theatre festivals.
As a theatre director, Chivu has built a distinguished reputation in the development of new plays and his interpretations of Tennessee Williams's lesser-known works. Chivu's productions of The Mutilated, Something Cloudy, Something Clear, Camino Real, The Remarkable Rooming House of Mme. Le Monde, and the world premiere of A Recluse and His Guest have earned critical recognition, including New York Times and Time Out Critic's Picks and a Drama League Award nomination in the Best Revival category. His directing credits span prestigious venues including La MaMa, The Lincoln Center Theater, HERE Arts Center, and The Cherry Lane Theatre, and over twenty festivals from New Orleans to Bangkok and from Sibiu to Athens. Professional affiliations include The Actors Studio lifetime membership, and fellow of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and the Drama League, NYC.
Chivu is a professor at the Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace University in New York City. He previously served as Executive Director and Chair of The Actors Studio Drama School and as head of the BA Acting and BA Directing programs in the International Performance Ensemble. Chivu's international academic reach is extensive. He has conducted workshops and master classes at institutions across four continents, including the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, the Warsaw Film Academy, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, and the Lisbon Theatre and Film School.
Chivu holds a PhD in Theatre and Performing Arts from Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, Romania; an MFA in Directing from The Actors Studio Drama School at The New School University, New York City, and a BFA from the George Enescu National University of Arts in Iasi, Romania. His work continues to explore the intersection of classical training, contemporary practice, and global collaboration.
