Mihaela Michailov

Biography

Mihaela Michailovis a playwright and performing arts critic. Her main interest is in socio-political theatre. She wrote plays about the Romanian Revolution – Romania Complex, about the gap between generations – Forbidden under 18, about recent historical events – Hot Heads, and about violence in schools – Bad Kids. Mihaela Michailov has been initiating various projects concerning theatre in education. She took part, as a documentary and participatory artist, in several community art projects, the most recent being The Blessed by the Garbage Dump, regarding a Roma community that moved near a garbage dump in Cluj-Napoca.

She is co-founder of the Community Arts Center The fourth Age, dedicated to artistic projects focused on the elderly in a senior residence.