Yours, his, OUR… Caragiale

Only one day is left of the 22^nd edition of the National Theater Festival / one that is certain to remain forever in the memory and souls of the audience.

If, watching, up till now in the Festival, shows by artists with such different styles such as Gigi Căciuleanu, Alexandru Dabija, Mircea Cornișteanu, Mihai Mălaimare and Cristi Juncu…

…if, listening to radio shows from the valuable archive of the Romania Cultural channel…

…if, following alertly, out of breath, the definitions given to the Land of Caragiale by genuine performers of the critical spirit such as Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Ștefan Cazimir, Vintilă Mihăilescu and Dr. Florin Tudose…

…or if, reflecting, during one of our divans with stage directors, on our continual swinging between showiness and irreverence…

…briefly, if, by doing all this, you thought you had discovered all that you might have wished about Caragiale the man and especially about his work, well, you haven’t seen or heard enough yet!

Beliefs, ideas, opinions, interpretations and theories will all be shaken, bent, changed, turned upside down… tomorrow, Sunday 4 November, from 11 a.m., when in the foyer of Bucharest National Theater’s Little Hall will enter the unique, the unparalleled actor and stage director RADU BELIGAN, in one of the guises that befit him so well: as a lecturer. A personality whose presence in the theatrical context of the Caragiale Year is mandatory, the Maestro who for decades has embodied an impressive gallery of Caragialean types will comment, with linguistic relish, intellectual sharpness and theatrical charm on our reverences and irreverence toward I.L. Caragiale’s letter and spirit.

A complement to Radu Beligan’s lecture that must not be missed is the reading performance with a very Caragialean title: It’s a hart life, Herr inspektor! Mounted and performed by the well-known actor NICULAE URS, the text compiled with great meticulousness and imagination from almost unknown Caragialean prose and correspondence will recompose before the audience an often surprising human profile that defies all the accredited clichés about the illustrious patron spirit of the National Theater Festival.