"The Best Child In The World" a Roma story written, staged, and performed by a Roma artist, represents a Roma cultural movement within Romania. The artist, Alina Șerban, is the first Roma director to perform at the National Theatre of Bucharest stage. After facing poverty and losing her parents as a teenager, she finds the power to break the cycle. Serban pursues her dream of studying at the best educational institutes in the world, deconstructing Roma stereotypes through humanity and empathy.
(photo credit: Bogdan Dinca)
Alina Șerban is the winner of the Best Actress Award at the German Actors Guild Awards 2020 for her leading role in "Gipsy Queen", a nominee for Best Actress of the German Film Awards 2020, and the representative of Romania at The Cannes International Film Festival 2018 for her leading role in "Alone at My Wedding".
(photo credit: Bogdan Dinca)
"The Best Child In The World" is the first Roma woman-directed play to enter the permanent repertoire of The National Theatre of Bucharest. An autobiographical performance that awes for its raw emotion in its storytelling, Alina Serban's show impresses audiences of all ages for its ability to invite the audience to share in her story.
(photo credit: Bogdan Dinca)
The story of a Roma girl who discovers at a very young age the differences of race, color, and environment but manages to make her own way in life. "The Best Child in the World" speaks about the power of achieving the impossible and the effort to make peace with the past and with one's own identity, life, and parents.
(photo credit: Bogdan Dinca)
This event is organized by ROCO Chicago, ARCHER (American Romanian Coalition for Human and Equal Rights) - A Romanian American Social Justice Initiative, and the Intercultural Diversity And Inclusion Center 'ILO'.
This event is hosted in the US courtesy of Romanian Cultural Institute in New York / ICR New York.
