The team

Claudia Ciobanu — director, writer and musician.

Claudia Ciobanu

"When you tell a story, when you write it, sing it, or act it, the story gives you a superpower: you make others feel that they are not alone."

— Claudia Ciobanu

2025
Invizibilii, a musical after Ioana Pârvulescu's book of the same name, produced by Wonder Theatre, Bucharest: director and writer. Music: Cornel Ilie, choreography: Cezara Blioju, music preparation: Ioana Sihota.
2023
Love for Sale, Sala Luceafărul, Bucharest, independent production: director, writer and performer.
2023
Stage adaptation of Cancerul, dragostea mea by Mioara Grigore, directed by Mateea Marin.
2023
Heidi, the Musical, Opera Comică pentru Copii: director, lyricist and co-writer.

2025
Miss Rottenmeier in the musical Heidi, at Opera Comică pentru Copii.
2013–2018
Lead vocalist of the band Mainstream.
Hell’s Cabaret, Cluj-Napoca National Theatre.
Singer-songwriter: she has performed her own songs at folk music festivals, winning awards (Folk You, Om Bun, Ziua de Mâine, Chira Chiralina and others), and has given a number of concerts.

2023–2024
Stage manager at ARCUB, Bucharest.
since 2022
Stage manager for the independent shows Oscar și Tanti Roz (directed by Chris Simion-Mercurian) and Idolul și Ion Anapoda (directed by Mariana Cămărășan).
2022
Dubbing director and Disney coordinator at Fast Production Film, including the dubbing of The Terminal List (Amazon).
2021–2022
Stage manager for Joy to the world (Teatrul Godot) and A whole new world (Sala Rapsodia), directed by Antoaneta Cojocaru.
2020–2022
Guest stage manager for the performances of the „Madrigal – Marin Constantin” National Chamber Choir.
2018–2022
Stage manager at Opera Comică pentru Copii, Bucharest, where she also created the audio show Cutiuța cu poezii (voice-over and content).

2022–2023
Teacher of theatre and music improvisation at Denisa Dogaru's acting school.
2012–2013
Teacher of stage movement and singing at Art’s cool, Cluj-Napoca.

since 2022
Playwriting course with Mimi Brănescu.
2021–2022
Creative writing courses with Florin Iaru and Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari.
2014–2016
Master's in Jazz and Pop Music, National University of Music Bucharest.
2010–2014
BA in Musical Performing Arts, „Gheorghe Dima” Music Academy, Cluj-Napoca.
Singing lessons with Ioana Sihotă, Visarion Huțu and Anastasia Buruian.

She has published short prose and poetry in literary magazines and online. Her work appears in the anthologies Antologeek II and Zugzwang 2025.