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Sunday, March 10, at 11.00, at the NTB's Small Hall, Acad. Maya Simionescu will hold a conference with the theme A journey in the Land of Science and the World of Cells. Ticket price: 16 lei. I invite you to get away from everyday life for a while and to travel together to the Land of Science, in which the curious researchers are trying to understand the world around and within us, but also to the World of Cells, a world of small proportions, which you cannot see with the naked eye, but which is as complex and great as the universe. I invite you on a journey into our own universe, populated by 10 -50 trillion cells that work, cooperate, keep us alive and make us what we are. I invite you to be your tour guide in a trip inside a cell, where the miracle of life lies hidden. We chose the itinerary, we only need to pack our bags, to take a map and to go in this fascinating journey.

A ceremonious evening at the National Theatre: Ion Caramitru and Horaţiu Mălăele open the new season of Meetings at the NTB (with the participation of the cellist Adrian Naidin). The same but still different every time, the actors Ion Caramitru and Horaţiu Mălăele continue their dialogues on the Great Stage of the National Theatre from Bucharest,  in an extraordinary edition of the show  "Caramitru-Mălăele, spinning a yarn". This show will reopen the new season of meetings with theatre lovers from the capital city. Seductive, with irresistible humour and the profundity that made them legends, the two dialogue partners look for each other, seek to understand and test one another, in a show applauded by critics and the public alike. It was last season's revelation, a sell-out performance every time. Details    

Sunday, February 24, at 11.00, at the NTB's Small Hall, Eugen Istodor will hold a conference on Lipscani - Travel & Party Guide. Ticket price: 16 lei. The world of conquests, legends and the horrific world of disaster. Three worlds in one: Lipscani, the historic centre, Bucharest's old centre. Come with me to my Lipscani! I will tell you about it as I know it best. I wrote the only book about the human part of Lipscani. Today, not even the disasters of the past that have terrified Lipscani, do not hold a great significance; they can only be gentle reprimands and pale rummages of our consciousness. But they talk about the issue and irresponsibility of those who have conquered the nowadays Lipscani with beaneries and music. Come and hear what brings luck in Lipscani. Ascensions and decays, pride and bankruptcy standing wall to wall and so they grew together: the Royal Court and the shops from Lipscani. Traces of that world still exist. We can revive this bustle for worldliness by listening to the history of Lipscani and the royalty.

Sunday, February 10, at 11.00, at the NTB's Small Hall, Dan Lungu will hold a conference on the theme About the "communist biddies' " nostalgia and other demons. Ticket price: 16 lei. "I do not know if I'm a communist biddy! is my best book, but it certainly had the largest impact from everything I wrote. At no moment did I imagine the fate these lines would have, writing meticulously in my small room from rue Ribera, at the Romanian Greek-Catholic Mission in Paris, where I wrote most of the book. I don't want to talk at this conference about the unpredictable literary success of the novel. Rather, I would tell you about how I began to understand the past, exploring "the communist biddies'" nostalgia and its roots, as well as how working on this book and the European journey undertaken to write it have changed my way of thinking and my literary career. Finally, I would like to relate how men and women, Romanian or foreign, reacted when they bumped into my "communist biddy", as shown by the hundreds of messages received in the last years or the talks with them. It is certain that the "communist biddies'" nostalgia hit much farther than it seems at first glance. How far? Come to NTB and we'll talk! "

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