Andrej Rozman

Andrej Rozman

Andrej Rozman during his stage performance Zaničniško odmaševanje (Rozinteater) in 2012
Born (1955-05-25)25 May 1955
Ljubljana, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)
Occupation writer, poet, actor and translator
Notable works Uganke 100+1, Črvive pesmi
Notable awards Prešeren Foundation Award
2010 for his theatre and literary work
Levstik Award
1999 for Črvive pesmi
Levstik Award
2009 for 100 + 1 uganka

Andrej Rozman (a.k.a. Roza, born 25 May 1955) is a Slovene poet, writer, actor, and street theatre producer. He writes poems and creates plays for children and also writes satirical poetry for adults.[1]

Life and work

Rozman was born in Ljubljana in 1955. He abandoned his study of Slovene language and literature at University of Ljubljana 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.[2] He was co-writer of the low-budget TV comedy Vrtičkarji (2000), but left after the first thirteen episodes, disappointed by the production.[3] Since 2003 he has run his own theatre company Rozinteater.[4]

Awards

Rozman won the Levstik Award 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.[5]

Published works

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