Pirro Mani (born April 14, 1932), is an Albanian actor and theatre director. He is one of the most prominent personalities in the history of Albanian theater.He worked at the

National Theatre of Albania The National Theatre of Albania ( sq, Teatri Kombëtar) was the main theatre in Tirana, Albania. In March 2020, the National Theatre of Albania was selected by Europa Nostra among the 7 most endangered monuments in Europe, as an exceptional examp ...

for 25 years.

Biography

He studied at the State Institute of Theatrical Arts,

GITIS The Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) (russian: Российский институт театрального искусства – ГИТИС) is the largest and oldest independent theatrical arts school in Russia. Located in Moscow, ...

, Moscow. After returning to his homeland, he was appointed director of the “A. Mr. Çajupi ”, Korça, which he managed for about eight years. From 1967 to 1992 he was the director of the National Theater, where he staged dozens of plays. In his artistic career he counts over 80 performances. He has been honored with many awards. He was known as a specialist in directing mass scenes, and of mise-en-scène. The best known of his performances are "Cuca e maleve", "The Second Face", "Arturo Ui", "The General of the Dead Army", "The Age Before the Trial", "The 12th Night", "Prometheus", etc. He has also been involved in several feature films. He was honored with the title "People's Artist". He has been living in New York, USA since 2002, together with his wife, the actress Pavlina Mani and his family.

References

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