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The two legends of the Romanian theatre embark on a national tour with the show "Caramitru-Mălăele, Spinning a Yarn", a fascinating dialogue on poetry, fables, jokes, tales and memories.

Always impressive, innovative and unique, the show "Caramitru-Mălăele, Spinning a Yarn",  is an improvisation show..."because improvisation comes naturally to an actor", as Horaţiu Mălăele said. The show constantly reinvents itself, it has a whole new rhythm , the humour becomes more entertaining and the creativity blossoms. The remembrance of the past times is brought on stage by Caramitru, who recites with deep emotion and cleverly and skilfully comes up with answers that suit Horaţiu Mălăele's volcanic temper and irresistible charm as well as his sharp sense of humour, the two evoking Shakespeare, Eminescu and Topârceanu.

Their dialogue is accompanied by the cello player Adrian Naidin's warm and cheerful harmonies. Due to his unique voice and amazing skills, Adrian Naidin has always touched a deep cord in the music lovers' hearts. He sometimes performs as if an entire orchestra was playing, and at other times, he recites or whispers lyrics. The Greek director Mihalis Kakogiannis was inspired by Adrian Naidin and the Latvian musician Mischa Maisky, also known as "The Paganini of the Cello", considers Adrian to be one of his most talented students.

Even though he has studied classical music, the cello player Adrian Naidin has experimented with other genres as well, ranging from the abstract notions of contemporary jazz to world music and pop. He was successful with his first attempt   to play Ethno Jazz, for the extraordinary show "Damian's Fire", staged by Damian Drăghici in 2001, in Bucharest. He is a musical theatre composer, who among others, has collaborated with the Alekton Theatre in Athens.

He graduated from Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj-Napoca, with a degree in cello playing and chamber music; the musician Mischa Maisky helped him improve his skills. He made his debut at the Hungarian Opera in Cluj-Napoca, in 1988 and has been a member of the Romanian Radio National Orchestra since 2001.

Throughout many years of an extraordinary career, Ion Caramitru and Horațiu Mălăele had never had the chance to appear together in a movie or a theatre play, despite the public awaiting a performance that would bring the two actors together, who not only share their love for theatre and poetry, but also their experience and talent. The highly anticipated moment came in the fall of 2011, when the two personalities joined forces for the first time on stage.

Acclaimed by audiences all over the country,  it is always a sell-out performance both in Romania and for Romanians living abroad.

The show will take place on the 23'rd December, at eight o'clock in the evening, at the Studio Hall.

Translated by: Apetroaei Diana

MTTLC, The University of Bucharest