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Three NTB Shows at the National Theatre Festival
On Friday, 21 October 2016, the „I.L. Caragiale” National Theatre of Bucharest shall host the official opening of the 26th edition of the National Theatre Festival.
In the foyer of the NTB Grand Hall, as of 6 p.m., introducing the show in the festival opening, the varnishing of the exhibition-document dedicated to the great dancer and choreographer Gigi Căciuleanu shall be held.
As of 9.00 p.m., the audience is expected in the Painting Hall, where it shall watch The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, one of the three NTB shows shortlisted in the NTF. Each show shall have two representations within the festival. Thus, also on Saturday 22 October 2016, as of 5.00 p.m., you may witness this wonderful NTB show, inspired by a novel of Mark Haddon, directed by young Bobi Pricop and with the remarkable scenography of Adrian Damian, complemented by Liliana Cenean’s costumes. The show has been very successful, both at the headquarters and on tour, whereas the gifted performers - Ciprian Nicula, Emilian Oprea, Ana Ciontea, Carmen Ungureanu, Rodica Ionescu – were rewarded with prizes, nominations and applause. Recently, the show has received not less than three awards at the Short Theatre Festival of Oradea (FITO 2016), bestowed for Best Show, for Best Direction and upon Ciprian Nicula for Best Actor.
On Sunday 23 October, 7.00 p.m. and Monday 24 October (a premiere in its own way, because never before has the show been performed on a Monday!), as of 9.00 p.m., you can watch the exceptional show No Matter How Hard We Tried by Dorota Masłowska, directed by Radu Afrim, the fourth show of the director at NTB, after "The Avalanche", “Thieves" and "Scourge". The remarkable stage set of the show is courtesy of Irina Moscu. The cast features well-known actors, harder to recognise at first sight, in surprising creations: Dorina Chiriac, Marius Manole (UNITER 2016 Gala Award for Best Supporting Actor!), Liliana Ghiţă, Natalia Călin, Istvan Teglas, Cezar Antal, Florentina Ţilea. A memento, but also a serious alert, woven into the texture of a dark comedy of the highest quality, scenically spiced up through music-hall moments, travesties, compositions and reversals, aptly coordinated by the director.
On Saturday 29 October, as of 7.00 p.m. and on Sunday 30 October, as of 8.00 p.m., at the Black Box Hall, the programme of the festival gives you the opportunity to meet L'Om DAdA, the second choreographic show signed by renowned artist Gigi Căciuleanu at NTB, after Caragiale’s "Our Kind of Stuff". Two outstanding performers, actors and dancers, in a string of revelations and surprises; this time, the great artist and choreographer is on stage, an actor in the true sense of the word. The show is produced under the auspices of the „Ion Sava” Centre for Research and Theatrical Creation, in collaboration with the "Gigi Căciuleanu Romania Dance Company" and the "Art Production" Foundation, with the support of the Romanian Cultural Institute, representing a free and challenging artistic interpretation of the Dadaist spirit on the occasion of the centenary.
And, because almost all roads to NTB lead through the University passage, it is useful to know that starting with Monday, the University passage has become again, for two weeks, the NTF Passage. From here, you can get informed about everything happening at the Festival: performances, casts, producers, where tickets can be found and how they can be purchased, exhibition varnishings and book launches, addresses of theatres, as the organisers estimate, as well as other information to facilitate the spectator’s participation in the National Theatre Festival.
Translated by Simona Nichiteanu
