Twelve national theaters of Moldova and Romania are taking part in the fourth Romanian National Theater Reunion during September 19-30. The event takes place in Chisinau and marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Union, IPN reports.
Director of the National Theater “Mihai Eminescu” of Chisinau Petru Hadârcă in the official opening of the event said the festival this year is a very important one, being dedicated to the Union Centenary, and all the plays that will be staged within the current edition were written by Romanian writers.
Secretary of state at the Ministry of Culture and National Identity of Romania Gheorghe Popa said the National Theater Reunion is a proof of the fact that our forerunners’ struggle for the Romanian ideals is appreciated.
“The National Theater Reunion is an event that started from a cultural exchange between two theaters, one from Romania and another one from the Republic of Moldova, and now we have all the national theaters of Romania and the Republic of Moldova coming together in Chisinau and this thing gladdens us a lot,” stated Andrei Chistol, secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research of Moldova.
The forth Romanian National Theater Reunion was inaugurated in the evening of September 19 with the play “The Carnival”, presented by actors of the National Theater “Mihai Eminescu” of Chisinau. This play will also be staged on September 20, starting at 6:30. On September 21, the National Theater “Ion Luca Caragiale” of Bucharest puts on the play “The Letter” starting at 7pm. On September 22, as of 5pm, the National Theater “Vasile Alecsandri” of Iasi presents “The story of a bird without nest”, while starting at 6:30pm “The War Theater”, directed by Cristian Hadji-Culea.
The theater lovers are invited to the play “See you tomorrow” produced by the National Theater “Mihai Eminescu” of Timișoara on September 23, as of 5pm, and to “Fools under the moonlight” staged by actors of the National Theater of Târgu-Mureș, at 7pm. On September 24, there will be put on “My father, priest” at 5pm and “Retro bird hits the block and falls on hot asphalt” at 7pm.
On September 25, the National Theater of Cluj-Napoca presents “Tzara is burning and Dada is combing” produced by Ion Pop, Ștefana and Ioan Pop-Curșeu, starting at 5pm, while the National Theater of Târgu-Mureș stages the play “Star without a name” at 7pm.
On September 26, actors of the National Theater Satiricus “Ion Luca Caragiale” put on “The girl from the 13th floor, or dear society” at 6pm. On September 27, the Musical Dramatic Theater “B. P. Hasdeu” of Cahul presents the play “Separator”, while the National Theater “Marin Sorescu” of Craiova “The other country” at 5pm.
On September 28, the National Theater “Mihai Eminescu” of Chisinau presents “Maria Tănase. I would die, but death does not come” at 5pm, while the National Theater “Marin Sorescu” of Craiova “The Jays” at 7pm. On September 29, the National Theater “Radu Stanca” of Sibiu puts on “Paper planes” at 5pm, while the National Theater “Vasile Alecsandri” of Balti “A stormy night” at 7pm.
On September 30, the National Theater of Târgu-Mureș presents “My father, priest” at 5pm and “Retro bird hits the block and falls on hot asphalt” at 7pm.
