Raj-Alexandru Udrea is a multidisciplinary live artist working at the nexus of theatre, queer performance, music, and emotional education. Trained at the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (BA Acting, 2015; MA Performing Arts, 2017), Raj blends rigorous stagecraft with participatory formats and community-driven processes.
Selected stage work:
• Cronici Cosmice (lead role; co-direction with Paula Dunker, CNDB, 2024);
• Translucid (lead role, REPLIKA, 2023 – UNITER & British Council Special Award);
• TRAP (lead role, REPLIKA, 2023);
• FluidTemple (one-person show, 2022);
• CorpFluid (lead role, 2021);
• SEXODROM (lead role, CNDB, 2020);
• VI ME SOM ROM (lead role, MACAZ, 2019);
• LALELE LALELE (lead role, 2018);
• FUCKULTATE (lead role, 2018).
His practice centers vulnerability, body politics, and the power of collective emotion on and off stage.
As an MC and live host, Raj energizes major cultural and queer events – from Bucharest Pride (Pride Park MC, multiple editions) to Pride Park Timișoara. He also did the opening show for ALOK Vaid-Menon in 2022 at Bucharest Pride.
Director of the queerest shows in Bucharest: VIVA LA DIVA and DATE NIGHT at Apollo111 since 2022.
In parallel, he develops a sound & music track: a national Residence 21 music residency, theatre scoring (The Financial Tank, 2021), DJ sets and original releases (2024–2025).
As an emotional educator and facilitator (2019–present), Raj designs workshops and retreats using theatre, movement, music, and storytelling to support self-expression and community care, collaborating with initiatives such as Giuvlipen – Roma Sheroes, Bucharest Pride, Accept Romania, MozaiQ, Art200, Reconectat, and the ÎNTRUPATX series.
Awards & Education
• Best Actor in a Leading Role — International Student Theatre Festival, Poznań (2013)
• UNITER & British Council Special Award – Translucid (2023)
• BA & MA, Performing Arts — Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (2015, 2017)
• Additional masterclasses via FITS (dramaturgy, directing, movement, voice, emoyional education).
Focus
Crafting live, inclusive experiences where art meets activism and emotion becomes a resource for personal and social transformation.