{"id":67456,"date":"2023-10-14T13:31:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T11:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fnt.ro\/2023\/stai-jos-sau-cazi\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T11:12:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T09:12:58","slug":"sit-down-or-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fnt.ro\/2023\/en\/sit-down-or-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Sit Down or Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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26 October | 12:00 \u2013 Secondary School no. 96\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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About what it means to suffer from epilepsy and how it is to make others understand that a disorder is not a disgrace.<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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The event is part of<\/em>\u00a0Educational NTF: Performances in secondary and high schools \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on: Bogdan Munteanu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stage adaptation: Bogdan Munteanu, Daniela \u0218ilindean<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ciprian: George Coco\u0219<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iulia, TV Host, Adriana, Dispatch: Ioana Corban<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grandma, P\u00eep\u00eet\u00ee, Saleswoman, Cleaning agent, Doctor: Liliana Mavri\u0219 V\u00e2rlan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maz\u0103, Gina, Becky: Ionela Arvinte<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paramedic, Marcel, R\u0103nitul, Cab driver, Cecky: Cosmin Rotariu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paramedic, Che, Mubo, Security, Writer: Drago\u0219 Maftei<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Direction and stage design: Cristi Avram<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistant director: Miruna Hriscu<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Producer: Luceaf\u0103rul Theatre for Children and Youth Ia\u0219i <\/strong><\/p>\n

Duration: 1h 20 min <\/strong>(no intermission)<\/p>\n

Recommended age: 14+ \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Educational NTF Module is made with the support of Direction for Culture Bucharest\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cOne in a hundred people has epilepsy. Yet epilepsy remains covert. Shortly after looking at the condition objectively and somewhat detached, I thought of writing a novel on the subject. I sought to better understand the perspectives of those who witness the unpredictable manifestations of the disease. I read other books on the matter. I was enchanted by Epileptic by David B., a graphic novel about life with a brother suffering from epilepsy. One day, I wrote two lines:<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your name?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it! I shouted. That\u2019s how the book will begin. The rest came naturally.<\/p>\n

Cipri, the protagonist of Sit Down or Fall, stubbornly tells of his vulnerability. Let Cipri live with Epi, not the other way around, especially since normality, as we all know it, can be so easily lost. The illness is accompanied by a kind of humor \u2013 both Cipri and those who witness his outbursts perceive reality in a distorted way. Some know nothing about epilepsy, others know too much.<\/p>\n

Readers\u2019 reactions overwhelmed me. Many of them opened up. I listened to stories, made friends. Together with a few other warm-hearted people, I worked on other projects to normalize the dialogue about epilepsy. The show mirroring the novel is one new step in this journey.\u201d (Bogdan Munteanu)<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Luceaf\u0103rul Theatre Ia\u0219i \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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