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The "I. L. Caragiale" National Theatre announces the first representations of this season for the show Of Ours, on the 6th and 7th October 2012, at 20.00, at the Great Hall. This representation is a choreographic theatre show with typologies inspired from Caragiale's works, created by the renowned dancer and choreographer Gigi Căciuleanu. The show is interpreted by the "dance-actors" Ramona Bărbulescu, Rasmina Calbajos, Alexandru Călin, Lari Giorgescu, Ștefan Lupu, Ioana Marchidan, Ioana Macarie, Cristian Nanculescu, Adrian Nour, Vanda Ștefănescu, Istvan Teglas - members of the "Gigi Căciuleanu Romania Dance Company". Choreography assistant: Lelia Marcu. Scenography and costumes made by Corina Grămoșteanu. Light design: Silviu Andrei. Soundtrack: Gigi Căciuleanu. After the official premiere in June 2012, numerous reviews and articles appeared and we present hereinafter a selection of quotes from these texts: "The last season ended apotheotically with Gigi Căciuleanu's magical staging "Of Ours", in which Mr. Iancu, who is ours in so many ways, gained planetary dimensions. Through the presentation in dance steps of some iconic texts from the writer's "portfolio", the work of this classic writer from Romanian literature opened up towards the world. Thanks to the genius of the choreographer, he could also be understood by a Japanese person or a Chilean or by any other person in the world. ...a splendid show which explores in a most original manner the potential of the works written by our number one playwright..." (Gabriela Lupu, România liberă, 21 June and 20 September 2012) "Of Ours" is a vivid show about a world which did not die, a demonstration of style and inventiveness, a very agreeable show and an intelligent crossing through Caragiale's work. (Dan Boicea, Adevărul, 22 June 2012). It is royal, it is splendid, it is a parade through Caragiale's world, made in dance steps by carefully chosen artists, in order to embody an older big dream of the great choreographer who conquered the entire world, Gigi Căciuleanu. (Alice Năstase-Buciuță, Tango magazine, 13 July 2012). ...his exceptional success is not exclusively due to the value of the creator and his team, but also, and this can be clearly seen, to the pleasure of inventing on the canvas of the satirical writer's work. (Doina Papp, Bucureștiul Cultural, 7 August 2012). Up to this moment, the show from the National Theatre from Bucharest is the first memorable event from the "Caragiale Year". Once again, it is proven that Gigi Căciuleanu is a very valuable artist, who proposes us this time, a truly contemporary Caragiale (...), a unique show about our reality inspired from the immortal Caragiale. (Ileana Lucaciu, blog, 18 July 2012). The show is produced in partnership by the "I. L. Caragiale" National Theatre (under the auspices of the "Ion Sava" Theatrical Research and Creation Centre) and by the "Art Production" Foundation, supported by JTI and the Romanian National Library. The tickets (60, 50, 40 and 20 lei) can be bought from the National Theatre's ticket agency.       Translated by: Izabella Feher

The theatre's doors was open to the public with new representations and with numerous nice surprises: the new Small Hall, with the exhibition hall which is pertained to it, the Multimedia Hall and the NTB Gallery will be inaugurated. The new halls, with ultramodern facilities, have multiple functionalities and a variable geometry, which allows the staging of various representations. Within the NTB Paratheatre - visual arts programme, the theatre's new modernised exhibition halls will be inaugurated in October 2012: the famous art critique Dan Hăulică will vouch an ample exhibition in the exhibition hall pertained to the new Small Hall, and the new NTB Gallery, situated on the theatre's ground floor, will host a splendid artistic photography exhibition, on the theme "Jugendstil in Romania", by Dr. Peter Schubert (Vienna, Austria), organized in cooperation with the Romanian Cultural Institute of Vienna.     

The temporary access to the Small Hall is made through the streets from behind the theatre - through Str. Dr. Dimitrie Gerota for those who come from Blvd. Carol (from Rosetti Square or the Metro station, the National Theatre exit) or through Str. Batiştei. Translated by: Izabella Feher

The National Theatre from Bucharest announces the premiere of the representation The Letter after "A lost Letter" by I.L. Caragiale, in a personal reading, the mark of Horaţiu Mălăele! This performance is the first premiere of the season 2012-2013 and is part of the works dedicated to the great playwright whom the National Theatre supports through the Caragiale Year 2012. The first representations take place on the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th September 2012, at 20.00, at the Great Hall. The show's cast, full of surprises, is extraordinary: Mircea Rusu (Tipătescu), Horaţiu Mălăele (Dandanache), Virgil Ogăşanu (Trahanache), Mihai Constantin (Caţavencu), Alexandru Bindea (The drunken citizen), Raluca Petra / Victoria Dicu (Zoe), Marius Rizea (Farfuridi), Eduard Adam (Brânzovenescu), Marcelo S. Cobzariu (Pristanda). Scenography: Maria Miu. Music: Răzvan Diaconu. Each generation has its own version of performance, which talks in their name, and Mălăele's Letter is our show. It is the show of the people who live in our days, who exchanged "the lost letters" with e-mails, short messages and Facebook posts. A pure Mălăele show!   Translated by: Izabella Feher

The following season will start at the end of September 2012, when the theatre's doors will open to the public with new representations and with numerous nice surprises: the new Small Hall, with the exhibition hall which is pertained to it, the Multimedia Hall and the NTB Gallery will be inaugurated. The new halls, with ultramodern facilities, have multiple functionalities and a variable geometry, which allows the staging of various representations.                  The work at the theatre building's Section C started in July. This section houses at present the Black Box and the National Operetta Theatre. The representations from the Black Box's present repertory will be adapted and moved to the two new before mentioned halls. Due to the rearrangement and reconstruction works, the Amphitheatre Hall will disappear from the actual configuration. A part of the representations from this hall will be played on the Great Hall's stage. In this way, the theatre hopes to satisfy more efficiently the ticket requests for a series of successful representations! The Caragiale Year 2012 is announced to be filled with true artistic provocations at the National Theatre. The first two titles of the Caragiale programme were already tested at the preview, enjoying a remarkable success: the director Alexandru Dabija certifies himself again as an exceptional artist in the dramatization of Two Lots, staged at the Small Hall, and the "choreographic theatre" representation Of Ours, the creation of the renowned choreographer and dancer Gigi Căciuleanu has already stirred the ovations of the public which was present at the Great Hall at the two representations with which the present season was closed. Both representations will be part, in autumn, of the National Theatre's current repertory. The names of Silviu Purcărete and Horațiu Mălăele represent, without a doubt, the guarantee that the Caragiale representations which the two artists prepare for autumn 2012 - Mr. Leonida Faces the Reaction and, respectively, A Letter - will return in the same series of staging "provocations" which the National Theatre offers to the public this year. Radu Afrim will end the series of Caragiale representations with the staging of the drama The Calamity. Within the NTB Paratheatre - visual arts programme, the theatre's new modernised exhibition halls will be inaugurated in October 2012: the famous art critique Dan Hăulică will vouch an ample exhibition in the exhibition hall pertained to the new Small Hall, and the new NTB Gallery, situated on the theatre's ground floor, will host a splendid artistic photography exhibition, on the theme "Jugendstil in Romania", by Dr. Peter Schubert (Vienna, Austria), organized in cooperation with the Romanian Cultural Institute of Vienna.     Translated by: Izabella Feher

Arrived in Bucharest at the beginning of this month, the famous dancer and choreographer Gigi Căciuleanu is intensely rehearsing with his young dance-actors, members of the "Gigi Căciuleanu Romania Dance Company", the choreographic creation called Of ours, built on typologies inspired from Caragiale's works. The scenography is made by Corina Grămoşteanu and the music by Dj Vasile. Music "seasoned with Beethoven, Mozart, Verdi and others", inserts "meant to generalize the characters' behaviour" - as the author himself and the director Gigi Căciuleanu specify in an interview made by Gabriela Lupu for 'România Liberă'. The show is planned to have the premiere on the 15th June 2012 at the NTB's Great Hall. It is produced in association with the I.L. Caragiale National Theatre (under the patronage of the "Ion Sava" Research and Theatrical Creation Centre) and with the Art Production Foundation, with the help of JTI and the National Library.

The name Tudor Gheorghe is the expression of the authentic chant. He is an assiduous researcher of the Romanian folklore, who studied at the Institute of Folklore from Bucharest. Tudor Gheorghe is a singular apparition in the search of Romanian originality: his shows are inspired from the old Romanian ballads, from Ion Luca Caragiale's work and from the enchantment of Lucian Blaga's, Tudor Arghezi's and Ion Barbu's poems. He is a unique artist, charming and always surprising, with an audience that is definitively mesmerized by the fascination of his chant. On the 18th June, at the Grand Hall of Bucharest's National Theatre, Tudor Gheorghe will hold a pro bono concert within the national campaign "Artists for artists". The ticket prices are 80, 60 or 40 lei and can be bought from the NTB's ticket agency. All the profits will go to the special constituted fund. Initiated and organized since 2002, the National Campaign "Artists for artists" is a stimulant of solidarity within the craft, a financial resort for older artists who have living problems and a signal for the public and the authorities regarding their situation and their dignity.       Translated by: Izabella Feher MTTLC, Bucharest University

H.E. Mr. Oliver Grogan, Ambassador of Ireland to Romania is delighted to announce the first celebration of "Bloomsday in Bucharest" which will take place in Piaţa Valter Mărăcineanu (outside The James Joyce Pub) on Saturday 16 June 2012 @ 5.00pm. This unique cultural event celebrates the work of the Irish writer James Joyce. Bloomsday is celebrated around the world every year on 16 June. This is the day on which the action in James Joyce's novel Ulysses takes place. The day is named after Leopold Bloom, the central character in Ulysses. The novel follows the life and thoughts of Leopold Bloom and a host of other characters throughout the day of 16 June 1904.

Two lots, the director Alexandru Dabija's dramatization of the short story with the same name by I. L. Caragiale opens the series of enactments announced by the National Theatre within the repertory program of the Caragiale Year 2012.                     The first representations of the show directed by Alexandru Dabija (with Helmut Stürmer's scenography and Liliana Cenean's costumes) will take place on the 9th, 10th and 12th June 2012, and the show will be presented to the public at the opening, in autumn, of the new theatric season 2012-2013. The official inauguration of the Small Hall will take place at the same time, were the show Two lots will be performed, the first new built hall that will be given to use within the "I. L. Caragiale" National Theatre's complex reconstruction project. Translated by: Izabella Feher MTTLC, Bucharest University

Ion Caramitru and Horaţiu Mălăele postpone their holiday for another meeting on the stage of the National Theatre from Bucharest. The show Caramitru-Mălăele, spinning a yarn will be performed one more time, in an extraordinary edition, Monday, 28th June, at 20.00, on the Great Stage of the National Theatre from Bucharest. Although the representation from 28th May should have been the last one from this season, at the request of the spectators who did not get to buy tickets for the final edition, the two actors postponed their holiday for one more representation at the end of the season. The clash will be forceful, people will burst out in laughs in volcanic reprises of amusement, and the laughter will become emotion in the moments with a profoundly sensitive charge. In the grand finale any bolt from the blue is allowed. From Shakespeare to Topârceanu, from Nichita, Marin Sorescu, Ion Caramitru responds with intelligence and subtlety to a volcanic partner, irresistible in comic roles, impressive in dramatic ones - Horațiu Mălăele. The seducers, with an irresistible humour and the profundity which made them legends, will confront each other in verses, a duel which will be moderated by the incredible music of the cellist Adrian Naidin. Adrian Naidin has always seduced his audience with a combination of musical styles, on a cello which reaches notes of a rare beauty and perfection.   Translated by: Izabella Feher MTTLC, Bucharest University