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In the midst of the Valentine's Love Story events, Marian Ionescu and the band Direcția 5 promise a more than special show at the National Theatre from Bucharest, dedicated to a special day for all Romanians who are in love.

Sunday, January 27, at 11.00, at the NTB's Small Hall, Prof. Dr.Mircea Beuran will hold a conference on Polytrauma - actuality and attitude. Ticket price: 16 lei. Physical trauma, part of our everyday life, is the main cause of deathin young people and adults. Is it national ignorance? Polytrauma, according to the current definition, is equivalent to the most severe forms, life-threatening and difficult recovery. From this point of view, the complete early diagnosis and the treatment need to be organized in precise and algorithmic concepts. Variations from one country to another are primarily dictated by the financial resources, but also by mentalities that need to be changed. - Prof. Mircea Beuran "Those who ignore history must be prepared to repeat it." - George Santayana

The National Theatre's Art Gallery hosts between 14 December 2012 and 15 January 2013 the first national exhibition of icons on glass and wood, entitled The Icon - faith and tradition. The exhibition contains a selection of the best works made by contemporary traditional artists.

From the desire to welcome its spectators, the I. L. Caragiale National Theatre has scheduled for the end of December, a series of representations with two of the most requested shows from the present season: the comedies The Dinner Game by Francis Veber, directed by Ion Caramitru and the recent premiere The Letter, after "A Lost Letter" by I. L. Caragiale, directed by Horaţiu Mălăele. The Letter will be performed on Thursday, 27th December and Friday, 28th December, starting at 20.00 and the representation The Dinner Game will be performed on Saturday, 29th December and Sunday, 30th December, starting at 20.00. Both representations will take place in the NTB's Great Hall. We invite you to make your dear ones a nice gift for the holidays: an invitation to the National Theatre, for a few hours of laughter, in the company of some beloved actors who embody with talent and grace memorable characters! Tickets are available for purchasing at the NTB's Ticket Agency starting with Saturday, 10th November 2012. Ticket prices are as follows: The Letter: 60 lei (rows 2-12), 50 lei (rows 13-19), 40 lei (boxes), 20 lei (balcony); The Dinner Game: 70 lei (rows 2-12), 60 lei (rows 13-19), 50 lei (boxes), 20 lei (balcony).     Translated by: Izabella Feher

The National Theatre from Bucharest lights the most beautiful Christmas stars: Ion Caramitru and Horaţiu Mălăele - winter stories on Adrian Naidin's extraordinary music Around Christmas, Ion Caramitru and Horaţiu Mălăele will continue their dialogues on the Great Stage of the National Theatre from Bucharest, so that they can tell winter stories to the ones who were close to them in one year. We await you with good thoughts and a decorated Christmas tree, with verses whispered by two talented actors and old Romanian carols, played by the extraordinary cellist Adrian Naidin.  Seductive, with irresistible humour and depth that made them legends, Ion Caramitru and Horaţiu Mălăele face each other once more at the National Theatre, accompanied by Adrian Naidin's extraordinary cello. Saturday, 22nd December 2012, at 17.00 and 20:00  The Great Hall, NTB

The Viennese from the Johann Strauss Ensemble come back to Romania for the 8th year in a row. Applauded in Paris, London or New York, the famous Viennese orchestra Johann Strauss Ensemble returns to our country for the 8th year in a row for a tour which will cross Romania from West to East. As a premiere a Romanian soloist, the excellent cellist Adrian Naidin, will play by their side. From Strauss and Lehar, to Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart or Schubert, the journey - in waltz, polka or mazurka steps - will be guided by the extraordinary Russel McGregor, conductor of the Schönbrunn Palace orchestra from Vienna. Wednesday, 19th December 2012, at 20:30 The Great Hall, the National Theatre from Bucharest

The official premiere of the representation Scourge, directed by Radu Afrim will take place on Sunday, 16 December, at 20.00, at the new Media Hall. The innovative director's first meeting with the classic author will be inciting, intriguing, irritating, but it will certainly not go unnoticed. The only drama written by I. L. Caragiale, the history of female revenge, Scourge in Afrim's vision triggers emotion and suspense, in a highly sensorial, instinctive and expressive show. The access to the Media Hall is made from the Tudor Arghezi Street, at the backside of the NTB building. Details  

The official premiere of the representation Scourge, directed by Radu Afrim will take place on Sunday, 16 December, at 20.00, at the new Media Hall. The innovative director's first meeting with the classic author will be inciting, intriguing, irritating, but it will certainly not go unnoticed. The only drama written by I. L. Caragiale, the history of female revenge, Scourge in Afrim's vision triggers emotion and suspense, in a highly sensorial, instinctive and expressive show. Mihai Călin, Marius Manole, Emilian Oprea and Crina Semciuc / Simona Popescu create an effervescent world, which is accompanied by a strange thrill given by Luiza Zan's and Valentin Luca's music. A setting which evokes the urban routine, but which is loaded with telluric details, made by Vanda Maria Sturdza, extended to a surreal parade by Cosmin Florea's costumes, which complete the haunting atmosphere of the show. "I have rarely attempted at texts from our patrimony, but when I did, I felt the need to leave traces. A tame reading for Scourge would be useless (...) I walked with Lorca, I got to a first name basis with Chekhov...Do you think that Caragiale will refuse me?" Radu Afrim The new Media Hall's opening for the public will take place at the same time with the premiere of the representation Scourge. This is the second new hall given to use within the ample reconstruction project of the "I. L. Caragiale" National Theatre. On 16 December 2012, starting at 19.00, this new space will also host an exhibition comprising 15 ample works made by the famous painter Ion Sălișteanu (1929-2011). These works are given to the National Theatre by the artist's family so that they will be permanently displayed in the main foyer of the Media Hall. This foyer will be named from now on "The Ion Sălișteanu Foyer". The access to the Media Hall is made from the Tudor Arghezi Street, at the backside of the NTB building.   Translated by: Izabella Feher

The National Theatre from Bucharest announces the premiere of the representation Mr. Leonida Faces the Reaction by I. L. Caragiale, directed by Silviu Purcărete. The official premiere will take place on Tuesday 20th November and on Wednesday 21st November, at 20.00, at the Small Hall. It is a fantasy à la Purcărete, with numerous surprising moments, which rely on the extraordinary performance of two great actors. A representation in which Mariana Mihuţ and Victor Rebengiuc compose and recompose, with a devastating comic, the roles of Caragiale's undying heroes. A staging in which the setting itself, made by Dragoş Buhagiar, becomes a character, and Vasile Şirli's music potentiates with intelligence and humour the directorial intentions. Within the program announced for the Caragiale Year, the National Theatre honours, with this new Caragiale premiere, another promise. At his first collaboration with the National Theatre from Bucharest, the director Silviu Purcărete creates an unconventional show, with a refined humour, sweet and sour, of a gushing inventiveness. A show realized in collaboration with the Municipal Theatre "Ariel" from Râmnicu Vâlcea.   Translated by: Izabella Feher   

The famous actress Ilinca Tomoroveanu, the artistic director of the I. L. Caragiale National Theatre from Bucharest, will be awarded one of the highest distinctions offered by the Ministry of Culture and Communication from France - the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters. Frédéric Mitterand, the French minister of Culture and Communication mentions in the letter issued on 13th April 2012: "I address to you my most sincere congratulations for this distinction which rewards the efforts made over many years of hard work in favour of the French language and the Franco-Romanian cooperation." The reception and the official conferral of the title Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters will take place on Friday, 26th October 2012, at the French Institute from Bucharest, starting at 18.00.