Events

In 1996, Mircea Patrichi publishes the volume “Gina Patrichi. The time of your life” at Unitex Publishing House. It is a volume of great biographical value about a unique artist of the stage.

On page three of this book, there lays a testimony belonging to Gina Patrichi that we will share with you and which we find to be revealing the meaning the public can give the theatre. The “Artists for artists” campaign that we have been organizing for several years, with the purpose of touching a chord in all of us when in front of art and the artist, can be represented by this testimony: “I believe in the general public’s capacity of understanding the meaning of art and appreciating the artist that wins over with his soul”.

In 1964, in William Saroyan’s “The time of your life”, directed by Liviu Ciulei, Gina Patrichi played Kitty Duval like no one else could. And she won over the public with her soul.

With the same sensitive touch, in 2015, another performance of “The time of your life” takes place. A performance that is an event of revelations, which joins together distinguished artists of the stage, artists who assure us with their souls that the theatre is more than just method, work and talent. It is a stupendous gift made to the public.

Victor Bucur, Corina Chiriac, Felicia Filip, Mirela Jienescu, Rodica Mandache, Teatrul Masca, Maia Morgenstern, Adrian Naidin, Ovidiu Niculescu, Ioan Gyuri Pascu, Margareta Pâslaru and „Divina Armonie” choir, Oana Pellea, Emilia Popescu, Victor Rebengiuc, Florin Zamfirescu.

The hosts: Maria Dinulescu and Ion Caramitru.

A onetime only performance: Monday, March 23^rd, 2015.

The “I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre of Bucharest, Studio Hall, at 19:30.

The performance “The time of your life” 2015 is dedicated to our elderly artists. It represents a sign of curtsy and remembrance of the artists that seem to act according to Gina Patrichi’s words: “... I had such a passion for theatre that all the love which I have received [...] was a great gift that I took and directed it to the theatre, to the people to whom I gave feelings, passion, love, hate, to the apogee, evening after evening...”

Join the campaign, buy tickets, enjoy the theatre and do a good deed! Every ticket represents not only a sign of curtsy for the work of the actors, but also an immense help. The tickets will be sold at the box office of the National Theatre of Bucharest and online, at www.bilet.ro

The sums collected from selling the tickets can be donated to the Theatrical Solidarity Fund (Account: RO40RZBR0000060007801286, opened at Raiffeisen Bank, Piața Amzei Agency).

Afterwards, the financial support offered to the elderly artists with health problems will be proof that this symbolic contract of theatrical solidarity was assumed and endorsed.

Sponsors:

UNITER – The Romanian Association of Theatre Artists

The “I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre of Bucharest

The Bucharest Municipality City Hall

ARCUB – The Cultural Centre of Bucharest Municipality

Translated by Ana-Maria Albu

MTTLC, University of Bucharest