2019 Calendar –10 Festival Days
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THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CULTURAL MANAGERS 2019
26 October | 10:30 – 16:00 – Aula of The Ministry of Culture and National Identity
27 October | 10:30 – 16:00 – Aula of The Ministry of Culture and National Identity
The
THREE-DIMENSION THEATRE – Tristan Sharps
25 October| 12:00 – NTF HUB, ‘Arce’ Hall
Those who are not familiar with Tristan Sharps’ work will perhaps discover large productions that include meticulously built installations, movie sequences and a lar
PHOTO EXHIBITION – MAY B
23 October | Vernissage: 20:00 – “I.L.Caragiale” National Theatre, Foyer of Studio Hall
24 – 27 October| “I.L.Caragiale” National Theatre, Foyer of Studio Hall
In the app
THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN DRAMA THEATRE AND CINEMA
24 – 25 October| 11:00 – 13:00, NTF HUB, ”Lipscani” Hall
One of the top-end events of the 29th edition of the National Theatre Festival is the workshop animated by the polyvalent musician Marius
VISIBLE INVISIBLE
20 October| 19:00 – NTF HUB, Studio Hall
24 October| 19:00 – NTF HUB, Studio Hall
“The invisible is a landscape with an unknown topography, to be explored; an uncultivate
Film screening: MAGUY MARIN – L’URGENCE D’AGIR
24 October| 10:30 – Conference, „In the Universe of Maguy Marin” – NTF HUB , Big Hall
11:30 – Film screening,, „Maguy Marin – L
ROAR 5.0 . Socio-political poster exhibition: Can a poster provoke change?
20 October| Vernissage: 16:00 – NTF HUB, ‘Memorie’ Hall
21 – 27 October| NTF HUB, ‘Memorie’ Hall
“Can a poster change the world? It certainly cannot, but it is more t
LINOCUT GRAPHIC WORKSHOP COORDINATED BY MARIA BĂLAN
24 October | 15:00 – 20:00, NTF HUB , Memorie Hall
Linocut workshop of poster printing in two colours, 100 copies numbered and signed by the author.
FREE ENTRY
ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS PUCK… – CELEBRATED PERFORMANCES OF ALEXANDRU DARIE
20 October| 12:00 – NTF HUB, Big Hall
An event dedicated to Alexandru Darie (1959 – 2019), taking as starting point the two most recent editorial projects dedicated to him by Nemira Publish
DIALOGUES ABOUT FREEDOM WITH SILVIU PURCĂRETE
27 October| 12:00 – NTF HUB , Big Hall
„To me, Silviu Purcărete is the pure taste of theatre, on the roof of the mouth. A flavour that bewilders by the strength of his sparkling intelligence and the power
THIS IS RADIO FREE EUROPE! We are back.
19 October| 12:30 – NTF HUB , Big Hall
Radio Free Europe, in partnership with the National Theatre Festival 2019
Hosts of the event: Neculai Constantin Munteanu and Emil Hurezeanu
FREE ENTRY
THIRTY YEARS LATER. THEATRE AND LIFE.
19 October | 16:00 – NTF HUB, Arce Hall
Marina Constantinescu and George Banu in dialogue
Belonging to distinct generations, Marina Constantinescu and George Banu first met 30 years ago: she was m
SILENCE IS IMPOSSIBLE!
23 October| 17:00 – NTF HUB, Big Hall
Performtive reading by actress Adriana Moca, based on a script inspired by “The Silent Escape” and “The Impossible Escape”, two diaries by Lena Constante. Script by:
NEW EUROPEAN DRAMATURGY. BEYOND BORDERS?
24 October| 12:00 – NTF HUB, Arce Hall
Performative reading and launch of the anthology of drama texts “Bicicleta roșie” (“The Red Bicycle”), an editorial project of the University of Arts, Târgu-M
JANNA by Yaroslava Pulinovich
19 October| 18:00 – Odeon Theatre, Majestic Hall
Written in 2012, “Janna or Tomorrow Will Be Another Day” is a tragic comedy about a modern day successful woman used to have her own life under control, as w
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST by Dale Wasserman
19 October| 18:30 – Metropolis Theatre, Olga Tudorache Hall
20 October| 19:00 – Metropolis Theatre, Olga Tudorache Hall
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the novel by Ken
NOTHING TO REGRET by Székely Csaba
19 October| 19:00 – Comedy Theatre, Radu Beligan Hall
Those men who before 1989 worked for the Romanian secret police, torturing people, ruining families, imprisoning innocent people, rarely show remorse fo
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? by Edward Albee
19 October| 20:30 -Bulandra Theatre, Toma Caragiu Hall
20 October| 18:30 -Bulandra Theatre, Toma Caragiu Hall
Who’s afraid of family relations? Who’s afraid of extra-mari
IN A FOREST DARK AND DEEP by Neil LaBute
19 October| 22:00 – unteatru
20 October | 19:00 – unteatru
Two brothers marked by a dysfunctional relationship are reunited after a long time.
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TRUE WEST by Sam Shepard
20 October | 21:00 – Odeon Theatre, Majestic Hall
The story of two brothers who love and hate each other deeply, who chose different ways in life, each of them envying the other, each of them looking for hi
RICHARD III by W. Shakespeare (Bulandra Theatre)
20 October| 19:00 – Bulandra Theatre, Liviu Ciulei Hall
“The performance, which takes shape at rehearsals at a speed and intensity higher than what I am normally used to, brings to light, as beloved friend
ARLECCHINO AND THE LOST LOVES by Enrico Bonavera
23 October| 17:00 – Excelsior Theatre – Ion Lucian Hall
“The story of our show has a Shakespearean start: two young people who are in love and keep it a secret want to pass over their parents’ interdiction
YIDDISH? by Peca Ștefan
23 October | 18:00 – Jewish State Theatre
“Yiddish?” was inspired by interviews taken by the play director Andreea Vălean and playwright Peca Ștefan of former actors of the State Jewish Theatre, who now liv
THE FOREST OF THE HANGED after Liviu Rebreanu
23 October| 18:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Big Hall
In a world dominated by war and death prowling around, the grandiose Austro-Hungarian Empire is agonizing. The nations dream of their autonomy b
THE AVALANCHE by Tuncer Cücenoğlu
23 October| 19:00 – Odeon Theatre, Majestic Hall
“The Avalanche” is a story about fear, but also about the past and the future, the conservative tradition and the change of mentality.
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NEVERMORE by Edgar Allan Poe
23 October| 21:00 – Small Theatre, Atelier Hall
24 October | 18:00 – Small Theatre, Atelier Hall
“Edgar Allan Poe is enigmatic, the world as he pictured it distorted fore
MAY B. Inspired by Samuel Beckett
23 October | 21:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Studio Hall
With well over 500 performances internationally in 25 years of success, “May B” represents an extremely rare phenomenon, a contemporary dance
BALLADS OF MEMORY by Ionela Pop, Raul Coldea, Nicoleta Esinencu, Oana Hodade, Doru Taloș
24 October| 17:00 – Replika Centre
25 October| 19:00 – Replika Centre
Ionela Pop is 69 years old, she is retired, and she comes on stage to tell her story, as well as tho
OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder
24 October| 18:00 – Bulandra Theatre, Liviu Ciulei Hall
An empty stage. A boy plays an old piano. Some actors are getting ready for a show, they warm up, tune their instruments. They’re waiting for somethin
THE CAGE OF MADWOMEN by Jean Poiret
24 October| 19:30 – Metropolis Theatre, Amphitheatre Hall
25 October | 20:00 – Metropolis Theatre, Amphitheatre Hall
The masterpiece comedy “La cage aux folles” by Jean P
THE SEAFARER by Conor McPherson
24 October| 19:30 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Studio Hall
Having recently given up his job, Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his brother Richard. The tension between the two brothers is vis
ON TENDERNESS by Matei Vișniec
24 October| 21:00 – Rmanian Playwrites’ Theatre, „Ion Băieșu” Hall
25 October| 17:00 – Romanian Playwrites’ Theatre, „Ion Băieșu” Hall
It is often said that tenderness ca
LAS MENINAS by Ernesto Anaya
24 October| 21:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Painting Hall
In a historical but highly fictionalized type of society at its highest point before declining, the ultimate whim is the desire for immortal
UNDER EVERY STEP THERE’S AN UNEXPLODED MINE FROM AN UNFINISHED WAR WITH YOURSELF by Radu Afrim
24 October | 18:00 – Odeon Theatre, Majestic Hall
25 October | 18:00 – Odeon Theatre, Majestic Hall
“Spending time with yourself”, a necessity that contemporary life doe
EUGENE ONEGIN
25 October| 20:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Big Hall
„Eugene Onegin” is the dance version of the the novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin, in which Boris Eifman, one of the world’s most praised conte
LIMITS by Mihaela Michailov & Radu Apostol
26 October| 17:00 – Replika Centre
27 October| 17:00 – Replika Centre
“Limits” is a comedic and biting one-woman show about school everywhere, about parents – teachers –
BUTCHER’S PRICKWOOD by Vasile Alecsandri
26 October | 18:00 – Odeon Theatre, Majestic Hall
26 October | 21:00 – Odeon Theatre, Majestic Hall
The first comedy on Alecsandri’s original themes is “Iorgu of Sadagura
ITINERARY. ONE DAY THE WORLD WILL CHANGE by Yann Verburgh
26 October| 19:00 – ARCUB – The Cultural Centre of Bucharest, Big Hall
27 October| 19:00 – ARCUB – The Cultural Centre of Bucharest, Big Hall
While all kinds of nationali
THREE SISTERS by Anton Chekhov
26 October| 19:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Media Hall
27 October| 19:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Media Hall
The performance will take place in multipl
IL NULLAFACENTE. I CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING by Michele Santeramo
26 October| 19:30 – Odeon Theatre, Studio Hall
Il Nullafacente: a paradox about the search for happiness
“The desire to be ‘present’, to let go of all the smarmy calls and the false temptations of
DELHI DANCE by Ivan Vyrypaev
26 October| 21:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Studio Hall
In an atmosphere and mood performance where oneirism and realism can substitute each other, Radu Afrim creates a suspended universe pulsating
IONA by Marin Sorescu
26 October| 22:00 – Nottara Theatre, George Constantin Hall
27 October | 19:00 – Nottara Theatre, George Constantin Hall
“Iona”, the play that marked the debut of Marin S
CHIRITZA IN CONCERT after Vasile Alecsandri & Matei Millo
27 October | 18:00 and 21:00 – Odeon Theatre, Majestic Hall
Although Vasile Alecsandri and Matei Millo drew their inspiration from the life and mores of the 19th century, creating a character emblematic of
CINE-CONCERT: ROMANIA 1939: 50 YEARS BEFORE THE FALL OF THE IRON CURTAIN RESTITUTION: DEM DEMETRESCU
22 October | 18:00 – NTF HUB , Big Hall
CINE-CONCERT IRINA MARGARETA NISTOR & FOLEY’ALA
Original Score – Foley’Ala (Bucharest):
Alin Zăbrăuţ
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare (Cluj)
22 October| 18:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Big Hall
The show takes place in the cold world of modern technology, where, in contrast, passions run high. Passions that point, first of all, toward nar
HENRY IV by Luigi Pirandello
22 October| 18:30 – Odeon Theatre, Majestic Hall
The events in “Henry IV” happen 20 years before the action onstage, when a young aristocrat, taken away by his acting talent, suffers an accident during a ca
Shakespeare: Richárd III. (Budapest)
22 October| 19:00 – Bulandra Theatre, Liviu Ciulei Hall
“Having worked with such an internationally acknowledged director as Andrei Şerban has been an important step in the professional life of Radnóti Thea
THEY SHOOT HORSES, DON`T THEY? by Horace McCoy
22 October| 21:00 – Bulandra Theatre, Toma Caragiu Hall
In the midst of the American economic crisis of the 1930s named Great Depression, Gloria and Robert, participants in a marathon of dance, are struggli
IBSEN FAMILY. Collective play inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s works
22 October| 21:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Painting Hall
A theatrical demarche starting from texts such as “Nora”, “The Woman from the Sea”, “Hedda Gabler” and “Ghosts”, but also from elements take
BEFORE BREAKFAST by Eugene O’Neill
21 October | 18:00 and 21:00 – unteatru
“Two people and their story. A room full of memories and a steaming hot coffee on the table. The morning starts like all other mornings, they wake up, open their eyes
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES by Christopher Hampton
21 October | 18:00 – Small Theatre, Atelier Hall
22 October| 18:00 – Small Theatre, Atelier Hall
The play “Les liaisons dangereuses”, directed by Cristi Juncu, presents a
HISTORY IN THE FIRST PERSON Collective work coordinated by Oltița Cîntec
21 October| 18:00 – Excelsior Theatre – Ion Lucian Hall
The result of a collaborative creative process coordinated by theatrologist Oltița Cîntec, “History in the First Person” is a theatre re-reading of th
DELIRIUM by Enda Walsh, after “The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
21 October| 18:00 – Odeon Theatre, Studio Hall
“Delirium” explores a world without morals, depicting the human condition in a harsh and uncompromising way.
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A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Williams
21 October| 20:00 – Metropolis Theatre, Olga Tudorache Hall
22 October| 21:00 – Metropolis Theatre, Olga Tudorache Hall
A masterpiece, the most popular play writ
OLD MAN NICHIFOR by Ion Creangă
21 October| 22:00 – ACT Theatre
25 October| 21:00 – ACT Theatre
Besides humour and surprising philosophy, Creangă’s work also includes a big erotic dimension. The author’
NTF – A RETROSPECTIVE OF FREEDOM. From the archives: posters, photographs and screenings
20 October| Vernissage: 11:00 – NTF HUB, ‘Coloane’ Hall
21 – 27 October| NTF HUB, ‘Coloane’ Hall
This year’s NTF edition is dedicated to the 30 years since the events of
ROMANIAN DIARY. TIMIȘOARA
20 October| 17:00 – I. L. Caragiale” National Theatre, Small Hall
20 October | 21:00 – I. L. Caragiale” National Theatre, Small Hall
“Romanian Diary. Timișoara” is a mult
PAUL BORTNOVSKI: ARCHITECT. DESIGNER. PROFESSOR.
19 October| Vernissage: 11:00 – “I.L.Caragiale” National Theatre, Rotonda Hall
20 – 27 October| “I.L.Caragiale” National Theatre, Rotonda Hall
At the Rotonda of the Bucha
2 ROOMS WITH SAND – PERFORMANCES, DRAWINGS, OBJECTS, FRIENDS, DRAGOȘ GALGOȚIU
19 October| Vernissage: 18:00 – Odeon Theatre
20 – 27 October| Odeon Theatre
During the 29th edition of the National Theatre Festival, the foyer and the lounge of the Stu
Workshop: INTRODUCTION TO THE METHOD OF COMPAGNIE HERVÉ KOUBI
18 October| 11:00 – NTF HUB, Big Hall
Hervé Koubi, fondatorul, împreună cu Guillaume Gabriel, al Companiei Hervé Koubi, a descoperit, la 25 de ani, că are rădăcini în Algeria. De atunci a creat, împreună cu
CRISTIAN PEPINO – THE MAN WHO PULLS THE STRINGS
18 October | 17:30 – Vernissage : Rotenberg-Uzunov Art Gallery
19-27 October | Rotenberg-Uzunov Art Gallery
Exhibition of Graphics (Vernissage)
Curators: Raluca Aio
CLASS by Iseult Golden & David Horan
18 October| 18:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Atelier Hall
Brian and Donna’s nine-year-old son is in trouble. At least that is what his teacher claims. He also says a psychologist should see him. But
SAM, OR PREPARATION FOR FAMILY LIFE by Maria Wojtyszko
18 October| 18:00 – Odeon Theatre, Majestic Hall
“Sam” means “alone” in Polish. Maria Wojtyszko’s play offers the fresh perspective of the contemporary Polish theatre, dealing with the problems of
REPUBLIC OF MELANIA by Irina Nechit
18 October| 20:00 – Odeon Theatre, Majestic Hall
Melania, an elderly woman living in Băxani, an isolated hamlet of Bessarabia, lives by herself, as her children all live and work abroad.
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CE QUE LE JOUR DOIT À LA NUIT/ WHAT THE DAY OWES TO THE NIGHT
18 October | 20:00 – I.L.Caragiale National Theatre, Big Hall
In order to talk about his Algerian origins, French-born choreographer Hervé Koubi chooses Dance. As the young boy, an ordinary hero from the ep
DOINA LEVINTZA – THEATRICAL EXPERIMENT
18 October| Vernissage: 21:30 – “I.L.Caragiale” National Theatre,
The Marble Foyer (ground floor, Big Hall)
19 – 27 October| “I.L.Caragiale” National Theatre,
The Marble Foyer (gr
THY SONIA by Lia Bugnar
18 October | 22:00 – Green Hours
19 October| 17:00 – Green Hours
The latest show signed by Lia Bugnar presents mesmerizing Letiția Vlădescu in the role of Sonia, a young
ON AIR. RADIO THEATRE
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 October| Radio România Cultural
PLAYS BROADCAST BY THE NATIONAL THEATRE FOR RADIO DRAMA AT RADIO ROMANIA CULTURAL
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