Titles of PhD theses – Theatre, 2015 – 2025

TĂNASĂ P. PAMELA (married name TĂNASĂ-GACHE), 2025, “Key Elements of Rhythmic Gymnastics and Ballet in the Effective Training and Development of the Professional Dancer”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Octavian Jighirgiu, PhD

TORBOLI N. ALEXANDRU-GIUSEPPE, 2025, “The Sound Universe in Animation Theatre — Applied Perspectives”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Anca Doina Ciobotaru, PhD

APETRI C. DENIS, 2025, “Landmarks from a History of Romanian Theatre in Chernivtsi”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Călin Ciobotari, PhD

IVAN I. OVIDIU, 2025, “Direct and Indirect Stage–Audience Interaction in European Theatre Performance”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Călin Ciobotari, PhD

VELICHE G. ELENA-ALICE (married name RADU), 2025, “The Theatricality of Choreographic Performance. Theories and Applied Studies”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Călin Ciobotari, PhD

SIMION E. CHRIS (married name SIMION-MERCURIAN), 2025, “Perspectives on Romanian Independent Theatre (1990–2025). Case Study: ‘Grivița 53’”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Octavian Jighirgiu, PhD

RADU I. ALEXANDRU, 2025, “Therapeutic Functions of Choreographic Performance. From Body Shaming to Body Self-Esteem”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Călin Ciobotari, PhD

MOGOȘ S. OANA, 2024, “The Creative Path from Amateur to Professional in Theatre Schools”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

NEDELCUȚĂ ADRIAN-PAUL, 2024, “From Blockage to Creative Freedom in the Actor’s Art. Tools, Techniques, and Interdisciplinary Perspectives”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Octavian Jighirgiu, PhD

ICHIM V. ADA-MARIA, 2024, “RADU PENCIULESCU — A Traveling Pedagogy”, scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Călin Ciobotari, PhD

SUCIU G. ADINA (married name GIURESCU), 2024, “Metaphysics and Spirituality in the Actor’s Art from a Buddhist Perspective”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Anca Maria Rusu, PhD

DIACONIȚA ALEXANDRA, 2024, “Scenic Silence. An Actorial Perspective”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Anca Maria Rusu, PhD

DARIE T. ANDREEA (married name JIGHIRGIU), 2023, “Clowning and Theatricality. A Study on the Actor-Clown”, scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Călin Ciobotari, PhD

GUȚU D. BOGDAN-LUCIAN, 2023, “The Failed Act. Psychoanalytic Perspectives in Universal Drama”, scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Călin Ciobotari, PhD

ȘUHAN G. LAURA (married name TERENTE), 2023, “Actors with a Vocation for Mentorship: State Dragomir, Aurel Ghițescu, Gina Sandry-Bulandra”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Anca Doina Ciobotaru, PhD

CHIRAZI M. MARIAN, 2023, “From the Everyday Body to the Scenic Body (Training for Mobility)”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Anca Doina Ciobotaru, PhD

LUPU Ș. ALEXANDRA, 2023, “The Spectacular Universe of Radu Afrim. An Actorial Perspective”, scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Călin Ciobotari, PhD

COSTEA I. MARIA-BIANCA, 2023, “Vocal Technique between the Art of Scenic Speech and Singing”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Anca Doina Ciobotaru, PhD

IACOBUȚE P. PETRONELA-RAMONA (married name RĂUȚU), 2023, “Centralization and Decentralization in Theatre. Independent Theatre in Romania, from Niche to Necessity (2000–2015)”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Anca Maria Rusu, PhD

PETRAȘCU A. IANOȘ ALEXANDRU, 2023, “Training Bodily Expression from Method to Contemporary Theatre Performance”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

MARCU–REMENTOV G. INGA, 2023, “Systematizing Language in Third-Millennium Animation Theatre. Communication and Reception”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

BARTOȘ I. OANA-NICOLETA, 2022, “The Press and Theatre in the Second Half of the 19th Century in Moldavia”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Anca Doina Ciobotaru, PhD

DINCĂ A. ALINA (married name PUȘCAȘU), 2022, “Stage Designers of Iași Theatre in the 20th Century”, scientific supervisor: Lecturer Călin Cibotari, PhD, habil.

ANTOCHI ELENA CARMEN, 2021, “SORANA ȚOPA — Roles On and Beyond the Stage. Theatrological Reflections on a Theatrical Destiny”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Anca Doina Ciobotaru, PhD

BÂZU N. CRISTINA (married name RĂDULESCU), 2021, “Ideology vs. Re-Theatricalization. A Documentary Study of the ‘Vasile Alecsandri’ National Theatre in Iași (1945–1971)”, scientific supervisor: Prof. Anca Maria Rusu, PhD

LIA CODRINA CONȚIU, “Poses of the jester in the Shakespearean text”, supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

COSMIN CREȚU, “Elements of modernity in the non-verbal theatre”, supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

ALEXANDRA BANDAC, “Interferences and connections between the prose and the theater of Samuel Beckett”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Maria Rusu, PhD

BIATRICE GIANINA COZMOLICI, “Performative Animation Theatre”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Doina Ciobotaru, PhD/ joint supervision by Prof. Sorin Crisan, PhD

ALICE ŞFAIȚER FLORENTIN, “Actor of the theatre – dance, technique and creativity”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Doina Ciobotaru, PhD

ALEXANDRU EMANUEL VASILIU, “Contextuality and creativity in the work of Lucian Pintilie”, supervisor: Prof. Alexa Visarion, PhD

IULIANA NISTOR, “Theatre as a healing art”, supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

PETRIȘOR DIAMANTU, “Gogol’s character, from medical profile to stage identity”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Maria Rusu, PhD

BEATRICE VERONICA VOLBEA, “The expressiveness of non-verbal language. The fusion between acting and dance in theatre performance”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Maria Rusu, PhD

CRISTINA MONICA BROOS, “Transcendent Shakespeare: Hamlet and Macbeth, two possible inner paths”, supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

FLORIN CARACALA, “Facets of contemporary theatre, the theatricality of contemporary society”, supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

BOGDAN LUPEICĂ, “Stage fights from technique to expressiveness. Applied research”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Ciobotaru, PhD

DORU COSMIN PLEȘA, “The Metaphor of Nothing in Lucian Blaga’s theater – a personal imaginary directorial construct of Lucian Blaga’s complete dramatic works “, supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

SILVIAN NICOLAE FLOAREA, “George Banu. A Portrayer of the great theatre creators”, supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

GIGI ANTONESCU, “Classic and modern in the work of Mihail Sebastian”, supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

ELENA BELCIU, “The comic in the Western dramatic tenet”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Doina Ciobotaru, PhD

CRISTINA TODI, “Development of the actor’s body plasticity through choreographic study”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Doina Ciobotaru, PhD

NICULAE ULARU, “The off-off Broadway phenomenon. Tradition and innovation in contemporary American theater”, supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

ALEXANDRU SAVU, “Hamlet. The triangle of death. Madness, love and indecision”, supervisor:  Prof. Florin Faifer, PhD

IOANA ALEXANDRA CANTEMIR, “Hypostases of the view on the character in post-modern theatre”, supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

IOAN VICTOR MIHĂILESCU, “Improvisation, the pedagogy of organicity”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Maria Rusu, PhD

DANIELA-GABI GRUJDIN, “Myth and history “seen from the chariot”, or the theater of Marin Sorescu”, supervisor: Prof. Aurelian Bălăiță, PhD

LAURA BILIC, “Post-1989 Romanian dramaturgy. Authors, texts, performances”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Maria Rusu, PhD

ADRIAN BULIGA, “The acting recital in a multimedia context”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Maria Rusu, PhD

IOANA BUJOREANU, “The National Theatre in Iași during the transition years 1945-1948. Directors and directorates”, supervisor: Prof. Sorina Bălănescu, PhD

DOINA CARAULEANU, “The female character between Eros and Thanatos. The searches of an actress”, supervisor: Prof. Sorina Bălănescu, PhD

ANTONELA GENOVEVA CORNICI, “The Shakespearean monologue in contemporary Romanian performance (1990-2015)”, supervisor: Prof. Anca Maria Rusu, PhD