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Young Theatre Micro-season at NTB
Between September 3 and 7, 2022, the performances in the official competition of the "Șerban Ionescu" Theatre and Film Festival can be seen at the Sala Mică of the "I.L. Caragiale" National Theatre in Bucharest. Admission is free of charge and is by online reservation at contactfestserbanionescu@gmail.com.
#FestivalulContinuă – the young generation award
The second edition of the "Șerban Ionescu" Theatre and Film Festival, held on 2 May, ended on 23 July 2022 with a gala award ceremony for young theatre and film creators. In addition to the two prizes offered by the three members of the jury - Andrei Huțuleac, Nicoleta Hâncu and Eugen Jebeleanu -, the "I.L. Caragiale" National Theatre, as a partner of the festival since the first edition, offered a special prize in the form of an experience: a micro-season of young theatre, composed of all the 5 shows in competition: The Sand Pit, The Institution, Romeo ± Juliet, Wasted and Disney Thriller.
Entitled #FestivalulContinuă, this event to support and promote the young generation of artists will take place from September 3rd to 7th 2022, at the Sala Mică of the NTB. Admission is free, and online reservations can be made by emailing contactfestserbanionescu@gmail.com, specifying the title of the show, the number of seats requested and the name of the person making the reservation.
Next. Now. After. - more than a slogan
Both this micro-season, organized at the initiative of Cristiana Gavrilă, coordinator of the 9G program at NTB, and the special prize offered by TIFF to director Paul Chirilă, whose short film - Caliban - we were able to see on May 2nd, come as a crowning achievement of the effort that our team has made in recent months. With the birth of this festival, we took on the mission of helping those younger or even of an age with us to have contexts in which to present their creations and find opportunities for new projects.
That's why the slogan of the second edition - Before. Now. After. - does not refer exclusively to the time bridge between generations of artists or to historical periods in Romania's social and cultural reality, but also expresses our desire to create cultural events outside the festival period itself. And this continuity can only be ensured through solid partnerships with traditional institutions and structures in the field of cinema and performing arts. We are therefore deeply grateful to Cristiana Gavrilă and Tudor Giurgiu, people who have chosen to invest part of their time and energy in the future of Romanian theatre and film. We would also like to thank all our partners and sponsors and invite them to the #FestivalulContinuă micro-season!
– Edda Coza, PR & Communication Director, Șerban Ionescu Theatre and Film Festival.
Programme and details about the performances
September 3rd, at 8 pm - The Sand Pit by Michał Walczak, directed by Bianca Oprea
September 4th, at 8 pm - The Institution (devised theatre), directed by Florin Liță
September 5th, at 8 pm - Romeo ± Julieta by William Shakespeare, directed by Mihaela Sîrbu
September 6th, at 8 pm - Wasted by Kae Tempest, directed by Vlad Isăilă
September 7th, at 7 pm - Disney Thriller by Philip Ridley, directed by Monica Stoica
Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu
