Center “Ion Sava”
Project competition. 9G at NTB
The "I.L. Caragiale" National Theatre from Bucharest, thanks to the "Ion Sava" Centre for Theatre Research and Creation, launches the 12th edition of the 9G program at NTB (New Generation).
The 9G program was launched in January 2014 and is aimed at young theatre-makers, graduates of theatre faculties, aged up to 35, not employed in performing arts institutions. So far 42 projects have been selected, 24 of which are performances included in the NTB repertoire. The 9G program at NTB takes place in the Sala Mica Hall, a space dedicated exclusively to young artists.
Conditions for participation in the 9G Program at NTB:
- The team proposing the project must be made up of independent artists who have graduated from a university in this field and must not be over 35 years old, or students in their final year of bachelor's or master's degree programs in relevant fields.
- There are no requirements or restrictions in relation to the texts submitted (classical and contemporary drama) or the type of aesthetic proposed, but the concept of a performance that focuses on the actor's art is an advantage. It is also recommended that the proposed texts have characters that correspond to the age and experience of the actors.
The proposals must be submitted in digital format and must include:
- Directorial concept of the performance (maximum 2 pages)
- Play / Dramatization / Dramatic script in Romanian
- Cast, CVs of team members. (Links can be added to recordings of performances that team members have worked on before or recorded performances can be sent via transfer)
- Set and costumes sketches (for the Small Hall in Italian stage configuration - sketches attached)
- Technical needs of the project
9G at the NTB. Organization:
- The "I.L. Caragiale" National Theatre in Bucharest provides the space for the preparation of the performance, in the Sala Mica Hall or in one of the rehearsal rooms of the theater, for a period of four weeks (one week of which on the stage of the Sala Mica Hall). Depending on the difficulty of the proposed project, the time allocated for the preparation of the performance may be extended.
- The NTB provides the technical facilities of the Sala Mica Hall, the costume warehouse, the scenery warehouse, the props, the theater workshops, without making any additional investment related to the production of the performance.
- Following a viewing, the performance may be included in the repertoire of the “Sala Mica″ Hall, in the 9G season at NTB, benefiting from investments in production (in accordance with 9G Regulations) and the payment of copyright fees. Actors will be paid a percentage of the proceeds, in accordance with the performance's box office receipts.
- Performances that are not part of the 9G repertoire at the NTB can have 3 free performances, with free admission, without payment of royalties or related rights.
Project submissions are due from January 15, 2026, through February 15, 2026, in digital format at ccct9gtnb@gmail.com, and by February 25, 2025, the titles and teams that made the final shortlist will be announced.
Following discussions with the teams, the titles selected to begin rehearsals in the 9G Program will be decided (as per the attached rules).
Important: Starting with this edition, the amount allocated exclusively for the production of projects to be included in the ″Sala Mica“ Hall's repertoire is 20,000 lei.
Researching and Theatrical Creation Center “Ion Sava” is that place where theatre can be a game, at large, in absence of the institutional pressure, of the dictatorship of deadlines and the final product obligations named spectacle. More than everything, it expects to be an open space for ideas and for attempts, first of all for the creative process, even if it is about the professional development or about the exploration of new territories of scenic art.
It came into existence by means of a government issue in 2005 and functioning since 2006, Researching and Theatrical Creation Center “Ion Sava” is on the one hand an informal “school” of perfectioning artists and technicians who work on the Romanian stage, and on the other hand an open platform for theatrical and interdisciplinary experiment and investigation.
The workshops which evolve inside the Center attend to cover a large spectre of theatrical areas, from dramaturgy to scenography and from neo-avant-garde to recovering the lost memory of the Romanian stage. The center organizes master class handled by distinguished professionists, Romanians and foreigners, and it offers creation space for artists in searching for new dramaturgy or performative language, in the guise of practice, lectures and meetings.
The projects of the Centre are coordinated by Cristiana Gavrilă.
Contact:
Researching and Theatrical Creation Center “Ion Sava”
National Theatre “I.L. Caragiale”
Nicolae Bălcescu avenue, no 2, sector 1, Bucharest
Tel.: 021/3139175 extension 127
Fax: 021/3123169
E-mail: centrulsava@gmail.com
