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Zenkő Bogdán

Independent Producer

Zenkő Bogdán is a performing art producer and curator living in Cluj-Napoca. For now she is a happy teacher at the Babes-Bolyai University's Theater and Film Faculty, a naive PhD student researching Romanian institutional theater management and proud co-founder of Universal Pleasure Factory. She continues to be an honored contributor of Howlround since 2017.

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Reimagining Public Theatres as Collectively Organized Cultural Institutions
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Reimagining Public Theatres as Collectively Organized Cultural Institutions

28 April 2021

Zenkő Bogdán believes public cultural institutions should be redefined from the perspective of the people around it: it’s artists, employees, and audiences. As an exercise, she has begun to reimagine a future public theatre’s rules of organizing and functioning—and wants each and every reader of the document to participate.

Performing Arts and Higher Education: Where Do We Stand Today?
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Performing Arts and Higher Education: Where Do We Stand Today?

The current state of performing arts in higher education in Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Germany, and Netherlands.

Wednesday 28 October 2020
Cluj, Romania
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The Cities We Live In
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The Cities We Live In

Exploring the Multiple Identities of Cluj

2 February 2020

Zenkő Bogdán and Viktória Barazsuly introduce the Cluj-Napoca series, speaking to the history, diversity, and theatrical heritage of this Romanian city.

2 Women by Linotip
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2 Women by Linotip

presented by Fabrica de Pensule and Tranzit House in Cluj, Romania

Monday 11 November 2019
Cluj, Romania
this is where we draw the line
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this is where we draw the line

presented by Fabrica de Pensule in Cluj, Romania

Sunday 27 October 2019
Cluj, Romania
Debates from The Paintbrush Factory / Fabrica de Pensule in Cluj, Romania.
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Debates from The Paintbrush Factory / Fabrica de Pensule in Cluj, Romania.

as part of their 10th anniversary season.

Saturday 5 October 2019
Cluj, Romania
Culture After #MeToo 
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Culture After #MeToo 

A panel hosted by Játéktér Theatre Journal — Cluj, Romania

Wednesday 29 May 2019
Cluj, Romania
Best of 2021
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Best of 2021

Zenko's best of 2021 list, created as a year-end wrap up!

Exploring the Multiple Identities of Cluj
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Exploring the Multiple Identities of Cluj

Cluj-Napoca, Romania has a strong theatrical heritage through its prestigious public institutions and theatre faculty, but it is also home to a nationally relevant independent scene, which is already in its second wave of makers.

An Other Budapest
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An Other Budapest

This series examines the state of community theatre in Hungary.