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Miruna Runcan is a distinguished professor at the Faculty of Theater and Television of Babeş-Bolyai University, where she has made significant contributions to theater scholarship and criticism. She is an active member of both the International Association of Theater Critics and the International Federation of Theater Researchers, participating in global conversations about theater practice and criticism.
Her research focuses on the complex dynamics of theater criticism during Romania's communist period, examining how critics navigated the tension between political demands and artistic integrity. Runcan's work reveals the sophisticated strategies critics employed to maintain aesthetic discourse while operating under ideological constraints, often using modernist frameworks to subtly address broader cultural issues.
Runcan's scholarly output demonstrates consistent engagement with theater history, performance theory, and critical methodology. Her publications span from historical analyses of Romanian theater from 1920-1960 to contemporary examinations of digital media's impact on theater criticism. She has particularly focused on the relationship between text and performance, documenting historical debates between 'textocentrists' and proponents of directorial innovation.
Her extensive publication record includes numerous books, critical essays, and theater reviews that have shaped Romanian theater discourse. Key works include her trilogy 'Theater in Dioramas,' which systematically examines theater criticism during different communist periods, and 'For a Semiotics of the Theatrical Performance,' which contributes to performance theory methodology.
Runcan's work as a theater critic demonstrates both scholarly rigor and literary elegance, combining detailed performance analysis with broader cultural context. Her reviews of productions like Radu Nica's 'Hamlet' and Purcărete's 'Lulu' reveal her ability to connect specific directorial choices to larger theatrical traditions and historical frameworks.
