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.
Translated by: Nermin Hogea Susam
Adapted by Claudiu Groza
Cast:
Old Man: Petre Ghimbășan
Old Woman: Corina Cernea
Young Woman: Consuela Egyed
Young Man: Ciprian Ciuciu
Man: Șerban Borda
Woman: Gabriela Codrea
Midwife: Mirela Lupu
President of the Committee: Andrian Locovei
Member of the Committee: Anca Sigmirean
Member of the Committee: Segărceanu Nicolae
Ghost of Dead Girl: Georgia Căprărin
Ghost of Old Man’s Brother: Alin Stanciu
Guard 1 : Ion Ruscuț
Guard 2: Cristian Segărceanu
Directed by: Petru Vutcărău
Set Design: Ianis Vasilatos
Costumes: Amalia Buie
Duration:1 h 40 min (no intermission)
„Queen Marie” State Theatre, Oradea
English surtitles
Suitable for ages 15 and above
Tuncer Cücenoğlu imagined an anxious and symbolic history: in a strictly-imposed community, a person can be killed if they endanger the lives of others. The law that death is avoided by death raises other questions: about social morality, about insanity in tradition, about aspiration towards a free and unconstrained life. That’s the plot here, but the theme can reverberate much further, even to the convulsive realities of today’s civilization…
