Mario Banushi

Mario Banushi, born 1998, grew up in Albania before relocating to Athens, where he studied acting at the Athens Conservatoire Drama School. During his studies he collaborated with Euripides Laskaridis as a production assistant in the performance THIRÍO (Athens Biennale 2018). After his graduation in 2020, he directed the short film PRANVERA (presented at TIFF 2021) and participated as an actor in the performances Marcel Duchamp by Nova Melancholia and City Lights, directed by Amalia Bennett. An extract of his first performance RAGADA was presented at the exhibition Performance Rooms 2022 at Kappatos Gallery. The complete version was staged at Theatro sti Sala.

In the spring of 2023, his play Goodbye, Lindita premiered at the Experimental Stage for New Creators of the National Theatre in Athens, and in the summer, his third directorial work titled Taverna Miresia – Mario, Bella, Anastasia was presented as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival. Mario Banushi was an Onassis AiR Fellow for the 2023-24 season.