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The Award Winners of the 5 High Schools - 5 Theatres Gala
High school students performed on the stage of the Odeon Theatre, in the 5 High Schools - 5 Theaters Gala, this year at its 8th edition. On Monday, December 10th, 2018, five theatre troupes from five other high schools in the capital presented their performances during the project that began in October. At the end of the Gala, a jury made up of theatre professionals nominated the winners of the 5 high schools - 5 theatres trophies.
ECDL Romania, together with UNITER, the Bucharest City Hall Bucharest, the School Inspectorate and the partner theatres, the IL Caragiale National Theatre of Bucharest, the Small Theatre, the Ion Creangă Theatre, the Jewish State Theatre and the Nottara Theatre, with the support of the Odeon Theatre, have organised this edition of 5 High Schools - 5 Theatres.
5 High Schools - 5 Theatres is an educational project of tradition, which supports the involvement of high school students in cultural activities, their access to institutions and plays, and at the same time challenges them to a performance contest.
Since October, five theatres have opened their season for 150 other pupils from five high schools in the capital, including members of school theatre troupes. They have watched free of charge plays from each of the partner theatres in the 5 High Schools - 5 Theatres project 2018: the IL Caragiale National Theatre of Bucharest, the Jewish State Theatre, the Ion Creanga Theatre, the Nottara Theatre and the Small Theatre.
The new schools participating in this edition of 5 High Schools - 5 Theatres were: the Ioan N. Socolescu Technical College of Architecture and Public Works, Roman Iosif Roman Catholic, the Cantemir Voda College, the Emil Racovita National College, the Dinu Lipatti National College of Art.
This time as well, the high school theatre troupes were coordinated by theatres in the staging of a short piece, written by Romanian authors. Their approach was finalized with the representations, judging and awarding of the five high school performances in the 5 High Schools - 5 Theatres Gala.
Last night, young people had the opportunity to climb the stage of an important theatre in Romania, be applauded by a broad audience and perform in front of a jury made up of professionals, including Aura Corbeanu - UNITER vice-president, Carmen Palcu Adam - actress of the Ion Creanga Theatre, Lamia Beligan - NTB actress, Mihai Prejban - actor of the Jewish State Theatre, Cristi Iacob - actor of the Small Theatre or Ion Haiduc - actor of the Nottara Theatre.
The jury deliberated, following the assessment of the following artistic performances: the best performance was awarded to the play Sanziana and Pepelea- the National College of Arts Dinu Lipatti, the special jury award for social impact to Leapsa - the troupe of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic College, the special jury prize for scenographic ingenuity for the play Paper Airplanes - the troupe of the National College Emil Racoviţă.
The awards for performance were bestowed as follows: lead female role ex aequo Ana Dumitriu, Danila Piritu, Maria Bistreanu - Cantemir Voda National College, supporting female role ex aequo - Angelina Burtea, Iselen Popa, Aurelia Trestianu, Andreea Beatrice Lazar from the National College of Arts Dinu Lipatti, Supporting Male - Andrei Hoha from the National Art College Dinu Lipatti, Roberto Uleia from the Technical College of Architecture and Public Works IN Socolescu.
The best audience diploma was awarded to the guests invited by Emil Racovita National College.
In turn, the audience voted for the most popular show, the play Sanziana and Pepelea - by the troupe of the National College of Arts Dinu Lipatti.
Since the first edition that started in 2011 at the initiative of ECDL Romania, 1,200 students from 35 different Bucharest high schools participated in the 5 High Schools - 5 Theatres Gala. Alternative education is essential for the development of young people, who must continue to focus on true and fair values, including cultural values. ECDL initiatives promote the balanced development of young people pursuing international IT & C careers and certifications, but also understand the act of culture as a complement to the knowledge and skills accumulated in the school.
You can find out more about the project 5 High Schools - 5 Theatres on www.ecdl.ro or www.facebook.com/5facee5teatre.
Translated by Simona Nichiteanu
