olga macrinici

Olga Macrinici was born in 1987, in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. She holds a BA in Theatre Directing from the “Babes-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca and a MA in Playwriting from the University of Arts, Targu-Mures.
Through her work, Olga tackles issues related to the difficulties faced by the young in today’s world (in “Oxygen” by Ivan Vyrypaev, “Ariel” Theatre for Children and Youth, Targu-Mures, 2011), interculturality and ethnic minorities (in “MOLDOVASHOP. We have everything!”, “Verbarium” International Theatre Festival, Chisinau, 2013), animal rights and welfare, climate and environmental justice (in “DOCUANIMAL – A Play about the Human-Animal Bond”, “Fresh Start” residency programme at REACTOR, Cluj-Napoca, 2016), intergenerational dialogue, diversity and alterity (in “Mameloschn – Mother Tongue” by Sasha Marianna Salzmann, the National Theatre of Targu-Mures, 2016), heteronormativity and toxic masculinity (in “GEN.EU” by Alexandra Felseghi and Ioana Sileanu, the National Theatre of Targu-Mures, 2017), gender and sexual orientation equity, sexual and reproductive health rights, (in Protected / Unprotected, at ANIMACT, Targu-Mures, 2018).
Besides her artistic work, Olga is constantly engaged in shaping the community around her and advocating for the promotion of the European contemporary dramaturgy. From June 2012 to December 2017, Olga works as a Youth Programmes Coordinator at the National Theatre of Targu-Mures, running a newly funded Youth Company – “Guga Junior” and the volunteering team of the theatre. Besides that, she is engaged as an assistant coordinator of the “Fabulamundi. Playwriting Europe” project for the Romanian activities in the first two editions. During her work at the National Theatre of Targu-Mures, Olga gained expertise in grant writing, project implementation, reporting and budget managing.
Olga strongly believes in the power of the audience and the civic role of art. Therefore, in 2017, she funded ANIMACT – a cultural association which aims in discovering and developing new voices and artistic movements, producing socially engaged projects using the tools specific to the performative arts and creating the necessary context for new writing.
Olga has recently relocated in the United Kingdom and is looking forward in pursuing a Ph.D. in Eastern European Studies. Her research is focusing on the post-soviet dramaturgy of the new millennium and the link between the lack of new writing and the authoritarian regimes of the former USSR republics.