Adonis Filipi

My Story

Born in Berat, Albania. He has earned BS in Art Dramatics from the University of Tirana at the Dramatic Arts College in Tirana in 1982.

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 performances at various stages of theater such as the National Theater -Tirana, Skampa Theater -Elbasan, Academy of Fine Arts, at several professional theater stages in Albania and abroad such as China, Romania, England, Macedonia, Italy, Kosovo, etc.
A lot of the shows are performing well know theaters festivals such as World Shakespeare Globe to Globe, London, Demtra festival ,Thessaloniki Festival, Slavic Crown ,Moscow, Slatina Festival ,Romania, Italy, Turkey, Belgium, Bulgaria, etc. Most of them are honored at different prices.
Repertoire includes author 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 experience in directing and managing theaters in Albania and abroad, directed and coordinated many international theater festivals globally. This includes the International Theater Festival within Skampa, as an annual festival of new forms, which continues to directed by him since ’99.
In 2000, Adonis Filipi established the Albanian Contemporary Theater Association A.T.K. which is the organizer of the Festival Skampa and serves as a platform for many theater activities on national andinternational level.
He has lectured in the College of Arts in Tirana University, Albania and at Faculty of Human Sciences at Elbasan university for several years, and has been present and directed in various work-shops and seminars in China, Italy, Romania, Turkey, USA, Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, etc.