Octavian Saiu

Octavian Saiu has been teaching theatre and dramatic literature in Romania, as Assistant Professor at University Of Theatre and Cinematography in Bucharest and as Tutor and Guest Lecturer at University of Otago in New Zealand. Interested in the critical reception of modern drama and multi-cultural performance, Octavian Saiu is an active member of The International Association of Theatre Critics, and was actively involved in several worldwide theatre events and conferences in Romania, Israel, Holland, Brazil, Hungary and New Zealand. His experience in the media includes four cultural TV programs (2001 - 2004), which he presented on The National Romanian Television. He wrote articles, theatre reviews and essays for numerous cultural periodicals, and was a co-editor of Theatre Nowadays . He is also an editor of Romanian Studies in Theatre Theory . His recent publications include refereed articles on contemporary theatre and literature.