Andrej Rozman (a.k.a. Roza, born 25 May 1955) is a Slovene poet, writer, actor, and

street theatre Street theatre is a form of theatrical performance and presentation in outdoor public spaces without a specific paying audience. These spaces can be anywhere, including shopping centres, car parks, recreational reserves, college or university c ...

producer. He writes poems and creates plays for children and also writes

satirical poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in a ...

for adults.

Life and work

Rozman was born in

Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

in 1955. He abandoned his study of Slovene language and literature at

University of Ljubljana The University of Ljubljana ( sl, Univerza v Ljubljani, , la, Universitas Labacensis), often referred to as UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 39,000 enrolled students. History Beginnings Although certain ...

to set up a small theatre group in 1978. In 1980s he co-founded a street theatre group, '' Ana Monró Theatre'' and was its director between 1982 and 1995. He was co-writer of the low-budget TV comedy ''

Vrtičkarji ''Vrtičkarji'' (''Allotment holders'') was a 2000 Slovenian comedy television series. The series was written by Andrej Rozman and Jure Pervanje. It was produced by Radiotelevizija Slovenija Radiotelevizija Slovenija ( en, Radio-Television ...

'' (2000), but left after the first thirteen episodes, disappointed by the production. Since 2003 he has run his own theatre company ''Rozinteater''.

Awards

Rozman won the

Levstik Award The Levstik Award ( sl, Levstikova nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1949 by the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House, making it the first literary award established ...

in 1999 for ''Črvive pesmi'' (Worm-Ridden Poems) and again in 2009 for ''100 + 1 uganka'' (100 + 1 Riddles). In 2010 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his theatre and literary work.Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients
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Published works

* ''S smetano nad jagode'' (Taking the Cream into the Strawberries), poems and short stories, 1989 * ''Od talija do torija'', theatre scripts, 1991 * ''Rimanice za predgospodiče'' (Rhymes for Pre-misses), poems for children, 1993 * ''Mihec, duh in uganka'' (Little Miha, the Gost and the Riddle), poem for children, 1996 * ''Je že vredu mama'' (It's Alright Mum), poems, 1997 * ''Črvive pesmi'' (Worm-ridden Poems), poetry for children, 1998 * ''Krava, ki jo je pasel Mihec'' (The Cow Little Miha Looked After), poetry for children, 1999 * ''Josip Vandot: Kekec in Pehta'', adaptation of

Josip Vandot Josip Vandot (15 January 1884 – 11 July 1944) was a Slovene writer and poet who wrote mainly for young readers. Biography Vandot was born in Kranjska Gora in Upper Carniola, then part of Austria-Hungary, now in Slovenia. Under the interwar K ...

's story, 2000 * ''Mali rimski cirkus'' (The Little Roman Circus), poetry for children, 2001 * ''Balon velikan'' (The Giant Balloon), fairytale, 2001 * ''Rdeča žaba, zlat labod'' (Red Frog, Golden Swan), children's book, 2001 * ''Josip Vandot: Kekec in Bedanec'', adaptation of

's story, 2001 * ''Najbolj dolgočasna knjiga na svetu'' (The Most Boring Book in the World), children's book, 2002 * ''Uganke'' (Riddles), poetry for children, 2002 * ''Josip Vandot: Kekec in Prisank'', adaptation of

's story, 2002 * ''Razmigajmo se v križu'' (Let's Exercise), poems, 2003 * ''Marela'' (Umbrella), poetry for children, 2005 * ''Tih bot dedi'' (Shut Up Grandpa), poetry for children, 2005 * ''SMS poezija'' (SMS Poetry), poetry, 2006 * ''Mihec gre prvič okrog sveta'' (Michael's First Trip Around the World), children's book, 2006 * ''Kako je Oskar postal detektiv/How Oscar Became a Detective'', short stories for children (bilingual), 2007

References

External links

''Rozinteater'', Andrej "Roza" Rozman theatre site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rozman, Andrej Slovenian children's writers Slovenian male actors Slovenian poets Slovenian male poets Living people Writers from Ljubljana 1955 births Prešeren Award laureates Levstik Award laureates University of Ljubljana alumni Theatre people from Ljubljana