BIOGRAPHY

Adonis Filipi was born in old city Berat, Albania. He earned BS in Art from University of Tirana (College of Arts – Drama) in Tirana in 1982. During his long and diverse career, Adonis Filipi has become one of the most well-known Theatre Directors in Albania and abroad.
His well-thought directions are distinguished for originality in search of forms of expression, through the depth of the dramatic premise, where the poetic attitude stands out. The acoustics of the characters, wrapped in the emotional coloring of the stage material, are conveyed by the contrast, the vibrant of movement, emphasis on visuals images, making the work a tangible constellation.

His theme is an intelligent theater that evokes alienation through the unexpected and the power of illusion, which is able to entertain both artists and the public.
He has directed over 70 plays at various stages all over the world, such as National Theater -Tirana, Skampa Theater -Elbasan, Academy of Fine Arts, China, Romania, England, Macedonia, Italy, Kosovo, etc. He has participated and directed plays in well-known theater festivals all over the world, such as World Shakespeare Globe Theater, London, Dimitria Festival, Thessaloniki /Greece, Slavic Crown, Moscow, Slatina Festival, Romania, Italy, Turkey, Belgium, Bulgaria, etc. Most of them have earned different prestigious awards. His directing repertoire expands to great authors like Sophocles, Shakespeare, E. Ionesco, D Macmilan , Dario Fo ,T Williams, W. Allen, D Mamet, D. Motoc, E. Pavlovski, Albanian Comedian as Cajupi, Pulaha R., T. Laco, R. Shabani, J Neziraj, etc. Director Adonis Filipi, has a rich and excessive directing and management experience in theaters in Albania and abroad. He has directed, managed and coordinated many international theater festivals globally with annual International Skampa Theater Festival being one of the most famous one (ongoing since 1999).

In January 2000, Adonis Filipi founded the Albanian Contemporary Theater Association A.T.K. which is the organizer of Skampa Festival and serves as a platform for many theater activities in national and international level. He has lectured in College of Arts in Tirana University, Albania and Faculty of Human Sciences in Elbasan University for several years. Also he has been organized, managed, and directed numerous work-shops and seminars abroad (China, Italy, Romania, Turkey, USA, Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, etc).

2014 – “Department AP”

Jeton Neziraj

2018 – “Electra”

2018 – “Electra” by Sophocles

2018 – “Volpone ”

by Ben Jonson /Stefan Cvajg

2017 – “Lungs”

by Donald Macmilan

2016 – “Bluz per alto Sax”

by Doru Motoc

2015 – “Leader”

after Ionesco

2012 – “Henry VI ”

Part 2 W Shakespeare

2012 – “10 Questions”

Aa Maria Baramberger

2011– “Death ”

Death“ W Allen

2010– “Electra ”

by Sophocles

2010– “Sonets”

by Naim Frasheri

2010– “The great Calamity of sin”

by Mitrush Kuteli

2009 – “Glass Managerie”

by Tenesse Williams

2008– “Narcotics confessions”

R Nurboja

2006 – “Knocking on snow”

by S Rusi

2006 – “The Text, before all”

by D Motoc

2006 – “Painters have not memory”

Dario Fo

2005– “Fani comes Alone”

R Shabani

2005– “Leader”

Lonesco

2005– “Flying, what happines”

by D Motoc

2013 – “Volpone ”

The waiting for Master” by E Ionesco

Other staging in years

“Arto reminds Hitler and Caffe Romaniko” by Tom Pouchert / “American Buffalo” D Mamet / “The future in eggs” E. Ionesco / “Madam Barcelona” T Brand / “Maestul” E. Ionesco / “Eggs” E Ionesco / / “Teacher” by Ionesco / “Jubileus” A P Cehov/ “A dead for sale” by Dario Fo / “The Painters haven’t memory “ by D Fo. / “The girl to be married” E Ionesco / – “Markolfa” Dario Fo / “Under lights of the stage by R Pulaha “After death” Cajupi / “Forgive me, father “ A Hila etc.