Zoltán Balázs

Cluj, Romania, 03. 07. 1977
Zoltán Balázs

EDUCATION:
1989 - 1991 Children Dance Theatre, Budapest
1991 - 1995 Horváth Mihály High School - drama class, Szentes
1995 - 1998 National Academy of Theatre, Budapest
1998 - 2003 University of Theatre and Film Arts - actor and director, Budapest

WORKS OF DIRECTION:
1999 - Fernando Pessoa: The Ancient Anxiety - Merlin Theatre
2001 - Eugene Ionesco: Jack, or The Submission - Maladype Theatre
2003 - Michel de Ghelderode: School for Fools - Maladype Theatre
2004 - Maurice Maeterlinck: Pelléas and Mélisande - Bárka Theatre - Maladype Theatre
2004 - Jean Genet: The Blacks - Maladype Theatre - Bárka Theatre
2004 - Sándor Weöres: Theomachia, Maladype Theatre - Bárka Theatre
2005 - Friedrich Hölderlin: Empedocles - Maladype Theatre - Bárka Theatre
2006 - Mihály Babits: The second song - Krétakör Theatre
2006 - Stanislaw Wyspiański: Acropolis - Maladype Theatre
2007 - Aleksandr Nicolaevich Ostrovsky: The Tempest - Maladype Theatre - Bárka Theatre
2007 - Gilbert - Sullivan: The Mikado - University of Theatre and Film Arts
2007 - The Big March (based on Ravel’s Bolero) – 15th International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra, Slovakia
2008 - Georg Büchner: Leonce and Lena - Maladype Theatre
2008 - Heinrich Marschner: The Vampire – Rennes Opera House, France
2009 - Sándor Weöres: Egg(s)Hell - Maladype Theatre - Thália Theatre
2009 - Johann Wolfgang Goethe: Faust I-II. - Budapest Puppet Theatre
2009 - John Webster: The Duchess of Malfi - National Theatre
2009 - Alfred Jarry: King Ubu - Maladype Theatre
2010 - Homer - Sándor Márai - Claudio Monteverdi: Return of Ulysses - Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre, Timisoara, Romania
2010 - Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: Platonov - Maladype Theatre
2011 - Arnold Wesker: The Kitchen - Andrej Bagar Theatre, Nitra, Slovakia
2011 - Alighieri Dante: Inferno - Maladype Theatre - Trafo House of Contemporary Arts
2011 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Budapest Puppet Theatre
2012 - Jean Cocteau: Tristan and Isolde - Mini Theatre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2012 - Friedrich Schiller: Don Carlos - Maladype Theatre
2012 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Egmont - Maladype Theatre
2013 - Matei Vişniec: The Story of The Panda Bears... - Maladype Theatre
2013 - Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov: Master and Margarita - Maladype Theatre - Radu Stanca National Theatre, Sibiu, Romania
2013 - William Shakespeare: Macbeth/Anatomy - Maladype Theatre, Trafó House of Contemporary Arts
2014 - Anna and the Barbies - 10th Anniversary Concert - SYMA Hall
2014 - Raymond Queneau: Exercises in Style - Maladype Theatre
2015 - Sándor Weöres – László Sáry: Great Sound in the Rush - Maladype Theatre - Qaartsiluni Ensemble - International Bartók Festival and Seminar, Szombathely
2016 - Matei Vişniec: How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients - Trap Door Theatre, Chicago, USA
2016 - Matei Vişniec: Dada Cabaret - Maladype Theatre – Átrium Film-Theatre
2017 - Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: Three Sisters - Maladype Theatre
2017 - Eugene Ionesco: The Lesson - University of Theatre and Film Arts
2017 - Mihály Vörösmarty: Csongor and Tünde - Maladype Theatre - Castle Theatre, Gyula
2018 - Bruno Schulz: August - University of Arts, Târgu-Mureş, Romania
2018 - Elżbieta Chowaniec: Gardenia - Odeon Theatre, Bucharest, Romania
2019 - Pier Lorenzo Pisano: For your own good - Odeon Theatre, Bucharest, Romania
2020 - Witold Gombrowicz: Yvonne - Maladype Theatre
2020 - Susan Sontag: Alice in bed - University of Arts, Târgu-Mureş, Romania
2021 - Tankred Dorst: Merlin - Maladype Theatre - Castle Theatre, Kisvárda
2021 - Arthur Kopit - Maury Yeston: Nine - Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre
2021 - Brothers Grimm: Fearseekers - University of Arts, Târgu-Mureş, Romania
2022 - Roy Chen: Someone Like me - Maladype Theatre
2022 - Adam Mickiewicz: Forefathers’ Eve II. – Stefan Jaracz Theatre, Olsztyn, Poland
2022 - Jean de La Fontaine: Fables (Pandorium) - Odeon Theatre, Bucharest, Romania
2023 - Nick Dear: Frankenstein - Móricz Zsigmond Theatre, Nyíregyháza
2023 - Susan Sontag: Alice in Bed - Maladype Theatre – 63rd MESS International Theatre Festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

MAIN ROLES:
2000 - William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens - Servilius, Radnóti Miklós Theatre (d: Sándor Zsótér)
2001 - Sławomir Mrożek: The Hunchback – The Hunchback, Ódry Stage (d: Miklós Benedek)
2001 - Jean Cocteau: Mischievous Kids - Paul, Szigligeti Theatre (d: Tamás Réczei)
2002 - Albert Camus: Caligula - Lepidus, Pastel Theatre (d: Mónika Balatoni)
2002 - Ede Szigligeti: Large Pothole in the Host - Gyuri waiter, Bárka Theatre (d: László Keszég)
2002 - Arthur Miller: View from the Bridge - Rodolphe, Szigligeti Theatre (d: Géza Tordy)
2003 - William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliette - Romeo, Bárka Theatre (d: János Csányi)
2003 - Luigi Pirandello: Six Characters in Search of an Author - Stage whisper, Bárka Theatre (d: Catalina Buzoianu)
2003 - Harold Pinter: Moonlight - Fred, Barka Theatre (d: László Bérczes)
2003 - Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: Three Sisters - Tuzenbach, Bárka Theatre (d: Catalina Buzoianu)
2003 - Harold Pinter: The Homecoming - Joey, Bárka Theatre (d: László Bérczes)
2004 - Friedrich Schiller: Mary Stuart - Robert Dudley, Bárka Theatre (d: Sándor Zsótér)
2005 - William Shakespeare: Hamlet - Hamlet, Bárka Theatre (d: Tim Carroll)
2006 - Kurt Weil - Bertolt Brecht: The Threepenny Opera - Mack the Knife, Bárka Theatre (d: Róbert Alföldi)
2008 - Anton Pavlovich Chekhov: The Seagull – Trepljev, Bárka Theatre (d: János Szász)
2015 - Victor Kravchenko: I Chose Freedom – Victor Kravchenko, Maladype Theatre (d: Zoltán Balázs)
2016 - William Shakespeare: Richard III - Richard III, Maladype Theatre (d: Sándor Zsótér)
2017 - Jean Genet: The Balcony - Chief of Police/Roger, Maladype Theatre (d: Sándor Zsótér)

MASTERCLASSES:
2002 - UTE stage directing course in Stuttgart
1999 - Robert Wilson's masterclass in Paris
1997 - Anatoly Vasiliev’s masterclass in Avignon
1996 - Joseph Nadj’s masterclass in Avignon

MOVIE ROLES:
2018 - I Chose Freedom Tour (documentary - biography movie)
2009 - Report (d: Dénes Nagy)
2009 - 1 (d: Pater Sparrow)
2007 - Who broke this kid (d: Róbert Alföldi)

AWARDS:
2023 - Golden Mask Award (Alice in bed) – 63rd MESS International Theatre Festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2022 - Honthy Hanna Award: Artist of the season (Nine)
2022 - Best performance (August) – 7th SIFTY - International Theatre Festival, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
2020 - Grand Prize (Yvonne) - XIV. International Gombrowicz Festival, Radom, Poland
2019 - Best Performance (Gardenia) - Elvira Godeanu Theatre Festival, Tárgu Jiu, Romania
2018 - Best Director (Gardenia) - International Theatre Festival, Oradea, Romania
2018 - Hevesi Sándor Award
2017 - Best Director (How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients) ATELIER International Theatre Festival, Baia Mare, Romania
2014 - Best Performance (King Ubu) - FIAT International Theatre Festival, Podgorica, Montenegro
2009 - Grand Prize (Egg(s)Hell) - INFANT International Theatre Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia
2009 - Nádasdy Kálmán Award
2008 - Jászai Mari Award
2006 - Őze Lajos Award (for the roles of Hamlet and Mack the Knife)
2006 - Gábor Miklós Award (for the role of Hamlet)
2006 - Súgó Csiga Award (for the role of Hamlet)
2005 - ARARAT Award (for the role of Hamlet)
2005 - Knight's Cross of the Hungarian State
2003 - Critics Award: Best Alternative Performance (School for Fools)
2003 - Best Alternative Company - Cultural Committee of Budapest General Assembly
2002 - Üstökös Award
2001 - Best Actor (for the role of Baudelaire), Paris, France