Yves-Alexandre Tripković is a French writer, stage director and

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Biography

Yves-Alexandre Tripković was born in Paris to a Croatian father and Japanese mother. He spent his parts of his childhood living in

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and

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. After high school graduation in Zagreb, Croatia, Tripković moved back to Paris where he still resides. He hold Arts, Literature and Civilisation Master's degree in

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(Etudes Slaves) at Sorbonne (

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). He is the creative director of the production/festival/publishing house THEATROOM (formerly Theatroom noctuabundi).

Bibliography

* ''Krizantema'', Disput, Zagreb, 2008 * ''Pariz nema jutra'', Durieux, Zagreb, 2007 * ''Hermesov poučak'', Zigo/Katapult, Rijeka, 2006

Stage Director

* ''La Mort d'Ismaïl aga'

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, Ambassade de la République de Croatie, Paris, 2016 * ''Marseille blues'', Henrik Aeshna, Festival THEATROOM, Paris, 2012 * ''L'Exposition'',

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, Théâtre de la passerelle, Paris, 2012 * ''Closer,'' Patrick Marber, Festival à contre sens, Paris, 2010 * ''Tulipe ou la Protestation,''

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, Théâtre de Nesle, Paris, 2009 * ''Creont's Antigone,''

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, Théâtre de Nesle, Paris, 2005

Assistant Director

* ''Le Maître Bâtisseur Hayruddin II'',

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, director Sava Andjelkovic, Sorbonne, Paris, 2016 * ''Tesla'', Darko Lukić & Stevan Pešić, director Sava Andjelkovic, Sorbonne, Paris, 2015 * ''L'Europe nue''
Milko Valent
director Sava Andjelkovic, Sorbonne, Paris, 2014

Translations

*''Huddersfield'',

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, Le Fantôme de la liberté, Paris 2018 * ''Tesla'', Darko Lukić & Stevan Pešić, Sorbonne, Paris, 2015 * ''Nous les grands fêtards,'' d’après les chants populaires de Pannonie, Sorbonne, Paris, 2015 * ''Madame Hamlet'', Alfi Kabiljo, THEATROOM, Paris, 2015 * ''Turska noć'', Philippe Videlier, Durieux, Zagreb, 2010 * ''O Dendizmu & Georgeu Brummellu'',

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, Modernist, Varaždin, 2009 * ''Tehnosmoza'', Mathieu Terence, ''Tehnosmoza'', Novela, Zagreb, 2009 * ''Constantin Craintdieu'', Simo Mraović, Theatroom noctuabundi, Paris, 2008 * ''L'Europe nue'', Milko Valent, Theatroom noctuabundi, Paris, 2007 * ''Badem – intimna priča'', Nedžma, OceanMore, Zagreb, 2006 * ''Comment tuer le président'',

, Theatroom noctuabundi, 2006 * ''Pohvala parazitu'',

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, ''Pohvala parazitu'', Jesenski i Turk, Zagreb, 2005 * ''Adam et Eve'',

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, Most/The Bridge, Zagreb, 2003

Photography

Tripković created a serial of photography of people on streets of Tokyo and Paris.laciteretrouvee created by yatk_paris based on Photography Studio
Wix.com. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.

Awards

* '' Marin Držić Award'' – ''Krizantema'', Disput, Zagreb, 2008 * ''Slavić'' for the best first book – ''Hermesov poučak'', Zigo/Katapult, Rijeka, 2006

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tripkovic, Yves-Alexandre 1972 births Writers from Paris 21st-century French non-fiction writers Living people University of Paris alumni French male writers French people of Croatian descent French people of Japanese descent