Dal sito https://www.carmenlidiavidu.com/theatre-director/ e https://festivalenescu.ro/en/george-enescu-international-festival/artists/all/vidu-carmen-lidia-2020176991
In 2021, she also became only the third female director in the history of post-Revolution Romanian theater to receive a UNITER Award.
CARMEN LIDIA VIDU is the creator of the ROMANIAN DIARY theatrical documentary project, a series based on interviews with actors whose raw, personal, civic, and social perspectives are interwoven to paint a broader picture of Romania’s recent history.
She is an active presence on the European theater scene, tackling historical and political topics such as the 1989 Revolution and the sale of ethnic Germans during the communist regime.
“In Carmen Lidia Vidu’s theater, there are two distinct directions: a multimedia one and a social-political documentary. The Project Romanian Diary started in 2016 marks the beginning of the documentary theater practiced by Carmen Lidia Vidu.
The Eichmann Trial” is a theatrical reenactment directed by Carmen Lidia Vidu. The stage became a courtroom, and theatre – an act of active remembrance. Together with a generation of engaged, informed, and empathetic young people, we brought back into focus a key moment in recent history.
Romanian Diary #ChangeIsDreamedHere” is a documentary theater performance that captures the voices, hopes, and struggles of those who dream of a different Romania. Through personal testimonies, multimedia elements, and a bold artistic approach, the performance reveals the unfiltered realities of a society in search of transformation. It is a powerful reflection on identity, resilience, and the dreams that shape our collective future.
2022
“4 July 1977. The Unknown Earthquake”, documentary
Hundreds of people took part in an artistic demonstration to raise awareness of Bucharest’s seismic vulnerability. The performance “4 July 1977. The Unknown Earthquake” brought to the audience’s attention a historical moment that was meant to remain hidden: the party meeting of 4 July 1977, just a few months after the great earthquake that shook Bucharest, when Nicolae Ceaușescu gave the order to halt repairs to consolidate the damaged buildings. The meeting was attended only by the project managers and architects in charge of the capital’s eight sectors.
2022
“Humans. For Sale”, documentary In 22 years, an 850 year old population in Transylvania and over 250 years old in Banat has been sold. The sale of almost the entire German population of Romania to the Federal Republic of Germany is the largest human trade in 20th century Europe. The individual prosecution files show the torment to which those who wanted to emigrate were subjected: they were intimidated, surveyed at home and at work, fired from their jobs.
2021
Lullaby. A Story about Maria Tanase
Bucharest
Maria Tănase, Diva-Brand of Romania! A theater show based on documents, sound testimonies and songs by Maria Tănase. „MARIA TĂNASE. A STORY ”is a one woman show that presents a version about the life of the famous singer, with aspects of her personality that are less known.