Andrej Rozman (a.k.a. Roza, born 25 May 1955) is a Slovene poet, writer, actor, and

street theatre Street theatre is a form of theatrical performance and presentation in outdoor public spaces without a specific paying audience. These spaces can be anywhere, including shopping centres, car parks, recreational reserves, college or universi ...

producer. He writes poems and creates plays for children and also writes satirical poetry for adults.

Life and work

Rozman was born in

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in 1955. He abandoned his study of Slovene language and literature at the

University of Ljubljana The University of Ljubljana (, , ), abbreviated UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 38,000 enrolled students. The university has 23 faculties and three art academies with approximately 4,000 teaching and re ...

to set up a small theatre group in 1978. In the 1980s he co-founded a street theatre group, '' Ana Monró Theatre'' and was its director between 1982 and 1995. He was co-writer of the low-budget TV comedy '' Vrtičkarji'' (2000), but left after the first thirteen episodes, disappointed by the production. Since 2003 he has run his own theatre company ''Rozinteater''.

Awards

Rozman won the Levstik Award in 1999 for ''Črvive pesmi'' (Worm-Ridden Poems) and again in 2009 for ''100 + 1 uganka'' (100 + 1 Riddles). In 2010 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for his theatre and literary work.Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients
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Published works

* ''S smetano nad jagode'' (Taking the Cream into the Strawberries), poems and short stories, 1989 * ''Od talija do torija'', theatre scripts, 1991 * ''Rimanice za predgospodiče'' (Rhymes for Pre-misses), poems for children, 1993 * ''Mihec, duh in uganka'' (Little Miha, the Ghost and the Riddle), poem for children, 1996 * ''Je že vredu mama'' (It's Alright Mum), poems, 1997 * ''Črvive pesmi'' (Worm-ridden Poems), poetry for children, 1998 * ''Krava, ki jo je pasel Mihec'' (The Cow Little Miha Looked After), poetry for children, 1999 * ''Josip Vandot: Kekec in Pehta'', adaptation of Josip Vandot's story, 2000 * ''Mali rimski cirkus'' (The Little Roman Circus), poetry for children, 2001 * ''Balon velikan'' (The Giant Balloon), fairytale, 2001 * ''Rdeča žaba, zlat labod'' (Red Frog, Golden Swan), children's book, 2001 * ''Josip Vandot: Kekec in Bedanec'', adaptation of Josip Vandot's story, 2001 * ''Najbolj dolgočasna knjiga na svetu'' (The Most Boring Book in the World), children's book, 2002 * ''Uganke'' (Riddles), poetry for children, 2002 * ''Josip Vandot: Kekec in Prisank'', adaptation of Josip Vandot's story, 2002 * ''Razmigajmo se v križu'' (Let's Exercise), poems, 2003 * ''Marela'' (Umbrella), poetry for children, 2005 * ''Tih bot dedi'' (Shut Up Grandpa), poetry for children, 2005 * ''SMS poezija'' (SMS Poetry), poetry, 2006 * ''Mihec gre prvič okrog sveta'' (Michael's First Trip Around the World), children's book, 2006 * ''Kako je Oskar postal detektiv/How Oscar Became a Detective'', short stories for children (bilingual), 2007

References

External links

''Rozinteater'', Andrej "Roza" Rozman theatre site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rozman, Andrej Slovenian children's writers Slovenian male actors Slovenian poets Slovenian male poets Living people Writers from Ljubljana 1955 births Prešeren Award laureates Levstik Award laureates University of Ljubljana alumni Theatre people from Ljubljana