Profile of actor Kastriot Çaushi.

Kastriot Çaushi
Great actor of Albanian theater and cinematography.

Born in Tepelene on June 14, 1954. Between 1973 and 1976, he completed his higher studies at the Academy of Arts for actor. After finishing his studies, Caushi started working as an actor in the “Skampa” theater in Elbasan, a year later.

From 1977 to 1982, he was a member of this troupe. Then in 1982, he was appointed a lecturer at the Higher Institute of Arts in Tirana, in the Drama department.

There are several roles that K. Cuashi has played on the stage of the theater, but the most prominent, the one that left an impression from a passionate interpretation, was the role of Romeo in Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”, staged by the “Popular Theater” in 1988.

As an actor, he will become well-known mainly in the roles played in the cinematography, which he plays the main roles in 17 feature films.

Caushi made his debut on the screen in 1976, completely unknown in the field of acting, (still a student), when the director Kristaq Mitro approached him in the main role of the film “The bride and the curfew”.

Thanks to his elegant appearance, attractive portrait and an excellent game, in 1980 he manages to give life to the example of the heroic deed of the hero of the Albanian people, Vasil Laci in the film “Bullets to Emperor”, the assassin of the emperor Viktor Emanuel II.

The actor’s success also came later, now even with a more complete interpretation, when he played the character of Qemal Stafa under the name Kujtim Stefa in the film “Autumn’s reproaches” in 1981, a role with which Kastriot Caushi also won the Festival Cup of the III Albanian Film as the best actor.

Close to this interpretative tendency are two other important roles of his. Artur in “Apassionata” (1983) and Ilir in “Autumn Rains” (1984).

Thus, during this period of time, K. Caushi had managed to give the stage with grace and finesse the type of intellectual, honest, brave, but also in the midst of contradictions and doubts in the face of making a difficult decision.

It was completely different with the interpretation in the movie “Last Love” in v. 1994, where he went beyond the previous model of an active and contemplative hero, presenting in this film a figure with a negative and dangerous demeanor, merciless as a trafficker of prostitutes.

After the 90s, he mainly plays roles with such negative qualities.

For a decade, from 1997 to 2007, the rector of the Academy of Arts will be elected in two mandates. In the time period 1999 – 2003 he was the chairman of the Steering Council of RTSH.

Caushi currently serves as the dean of the Faculty of Performing Arts at the Academy of Arts. He is the co-author of the University texts, the basic elements of acting skills (1998) and “Actors, role, figure” (2001). Kastriot Caushi holds the title “Professor”.

Filmography:
The Bride and Curfew, (1976)….Fatmiri
Radio station, (1979)…
Partisan Velo (1979)….
Freedom or Death (1979)……as member of Cerciz Topulli warrior
New mornings, (1980)…….Partisan
Bullets to Emperor, (1980)……..Vasil Laci
Dawns of the great season TV Series(1981)…. Gori Muzaka
Red Covenant, (1982)….. Kelmendi
Appassionata, (1983)……Arturi
Rains of Autumn, (1984)…. Iliri
The Decision, (1984)……Kujtimi
Three days from a life, (1986)…..Sandri
Butterfly in my cabin, (1988)……Fiancé of Flutura
The colors of age, (1990)…..Kristaqi
The last love , (1995)……Prostitute trafficker
Red flowers, black flowers, (2003)……
The pain of love (2008) series……in the role of a painting professor
In search of whom (2009) series …..Almir Bali

It was first published on Facebook in June 2016 and was revised in the following years.
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Reference: Encyclopedia of Albanian Theater and Cinematography” (2009) p. 70-71 as well as online news from various newspapers in Albanian.

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