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Two NTB performances are played in Chisinau with and they are sold out!
The "I.L. Caragiale" National Theatre from Bucharest participates again this spring in the project Romanian Theatre in Bucharest, Iasi and Chisinau, which has reached its 9th edition. On March 28 and 29, 2023, two of NTB's recent productions will be presented on the stage of the National Theatre "Mihai Eminescu" from Chisinau: the interwar comedy Titanic Waltz by Tudor Musatescu and Albert Camus' play The Just Assassins.
Initiated since 2014 by Ion Caramitru as a "Unification Tour", the project linking the Romanian national theatres with the "Mihai Eminescu" National Theatre across the River Prut, brought this year the theatre company from Chisinau on the stage of the Studio Hall of NTB, where it presented, on January 21 and 22, 2023, the performances "The Trap" after Mihail Bulgakov's "The Flight" directed by Petru Hadarca and "Leaves of longing" after Ion Druta, directed by Alexandru Cozub.
The requirement of the current edition of the Unification Tour was that each theatre should present a famous comedy from the national interwar repertoire and a performance of a pressing topicality from the great texts of dramatic literature.
On the evening of March 28, 2023 (at 18.00) on the Main Stage of MENT, the "I.L. Caragiale" National Theatre from Bucharest will present the play Titanic Waltz by Tudor Musatescu, considered as the most successful comedy in the history of the Romanian theatre (performed almost 100 times in the debut season 1932-1933 on the stage of the National Theatre). A comedy with a twist, directed by Dan Tudor, an extraordinary opportunity to meet Dan Puric again, in a true acting recital of virtuoso acting, in the part of Spirache - an authentic character of a special charm, woven from humour and sadness, exuberance and gentleness. Joining him on stage, Adela Marculescu, Amalia Ciolan, Irina Cojar, Alexandra Salceanu, Afrodita Androne, Oana Constantinescu, Armand Calota, Lari Giorgescu, Ionut Toader, Mihai Muntenita, Dragos Ionescu, Axel Moustache, Daniel Badale, Dan Tudor, in a "well-rounded cast, well put together and suited to the parts performed, offering audiences of all ages a new encounter with the theatre of Tudor Musatescu", as the critics appreciate. The scenographers Stefan Caragiu (set design), Liliana Cenean (costumes) and choreographer Florin Fieroiu (stage movement) contribute to the success of the production.
On March 29, 2023 (18.00), in the same hall of the National Theatre from Chisinau, the play The Just Assassins by Albert Camus, directed by Mihai Maniutiu, will be presented. Set design by Adrian Damian, costumes by Luiza Enescu, music by Mihai Dobre. "A disturbing play, with multiple facets, which combine in a fascinating alloy: fire and ice, in the same magical twist of the stage. A play about love, about an impossible love. A play about the mystical, poisoned illusions of terrorism. A play about the irretrievable loss of innocence. About sacrifice and violence. About hope and moral catastrophe. About the crime that turns the "just" into their own killers. About beauty and horror. About the way history distorts and shatters destinies". This directorial "reading" has attracted the appreciation of audiences and critics since the first performance, The Just Assassins is one of the performances of NTB that is always performed sold out. A wonderful cast draws the audience into the theatre like a magnet: Marius Manole, Raluca Aprodu, Marius Bodochi, Mirela Oprisor, Maia Morgenstern, Ciprian Nicula.
Both performances of the Bucharest National Theatre are "sold out" at this time and in Chisinau!
Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu
