BUCHAREST
NATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL, 21st EDITION
28 October-6 November 2011
Friday, 28 October
10.30 Act Theater Teahouse – Divan
18.00 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall
Opening of the National Theater Festival
18.30 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – Three Sisters by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Andrei Şerban, Budapest National Theater – 3h 15min with intermission / Focus Andrei Şerban – Chekhovisions
19.00 and 22.00 Bucharest Odeon Theater, Great Hall – Mountainbikers by Volker Schmidt, directed by Radu Alexandru Nica, Timişoara German State Theater – 1h 30min without intermission / Thematic shows
19.00 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – Leonce and Lena by Georg Büchner, directed by Gábor Tompa, Cluj Hungarian State Theater – 1h 40min without intermission / Thematic shows
22.00 Bucharest Very Little Theater – Crazy Stories in the City, a show by Arcadie Rusu, Bucharest Little Theater – 1h without intermission / Dance in theater
BucharestVery Little Theater – Set design exhibition: Romanian presence at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2011 (Romanian Cultural Institute)
Saturday, 29 October
10.30 Act Theater Teahouse – Divan
17.30 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – Book launch – Camil Petrescu Cultural Foundation – The Russian Avant-garde. Drama, selected, translated, preface and notes by Leo Butnaru; Meyerhold. Writings about Theater, selected, translated, preface and notes by Sorina Bălănescu
17.30Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – Book launch – Romanian Cultural Institute Publishing House
18.00 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – Three Sisters by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Andrei Şerban, Budapest National Theater – 3h 15min with intermission / Focus Andrei Şerban – Chekhovisions
20.30 Bucharest National Theater, Atelier Hall – The Seagull by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Christian Benedetti, Théâtre-Studio, Paris, France – 2h without intermission / Foreign guest show
18.00 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – Leonce and Lena by Georg Büchner, directed by Gábor Tompa, Cluj Hungarian State Theater – 1h 40min without intermission / Thematic shows
18.00 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Toma Caragiu Hall – Notes of a Stranger, after F.M. Dostoyevsky, directed by Alexandru Darie, Bucharest Bulandra Theater – 3h 40min with intermission / Thematic shows
19.00 Radio Romania Cultural – Three Sisters by A.P. Chekhov, dramatized and directed by Dan Puican, Radio Romania Cultural – 86min / FNT On Air
20.30 Bucharest National Theater, Atelier Hall – The Seagull by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Christian Benedetti, Théâtre-Studio, Paris, Franţa – 2h without intermission / Thematic shows
20.30 Bucharest Little Theater – Contos em viagem – Cabo Verde, text selection and dramaturgy by Natália Luíza, directed by Miguel Seabra, Teatro Meridional, Lisbon, Portugal – 1h / Actors in the foreground
22.00 Bucharest ACT Theater – Absolutely!, after Ion Creangă, directed by Alexandru Dabija, Bucharest ACT Theater – 1h 30 min without intermission / Actors in the foreground
22.00 Bucharest Arca Theater, Club La Scena – The Emigrants by Slawomir Mrožek, directed by Lari Georgescu and Silvian Vâlcu, Bucharest Arca Theater, Club la Scena – 1h 20min without intermission / Actors in the foreground
BucharestVery Little Theater – Set design exhibition: Romanian presence at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2011 (Romanian Cultural Institute)
Sunday, 30 October
10.30 Act Theater Teahouse – Divan
18.00 Bucharest National Theater, Atelier Hall – The Seagull by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Christian Benedetti, Théâtre-Studio, Paris, Franţa – 2h without intermission / Foreign guest show
18.00 BucharestComedy Theater – The Bald Soprano and The Lesson by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Victor Ioan Frunză, Bucharest Comedy Theater – 2h 40min with intermission / Thematic shows
18.00 Bucharest ACT Theater – Absolutely!, after Ion Creangă, directed by Alexandru Dabija, Bucharest ACT Theater – 1h 30 min without intermission / Actors in the foreground
19.00 Radio Romania Cultural – The Cherry Orchard by A.P. Chekhov, adapted and directed by Dan Puican, Radio Romania Cultural – 84min 15 » / NTF On Air
20.30 Bucharest Odeon Theater, Great Hall – Uncle Vanya by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Andrei Şerban, Cluj Hungarian State Theater – 3h 10min with intermission / Focus Andrei Şerban – Chekhovisions
20.30 Bucharest Little Theater – Contos em viagem – Cabo Verde, text selection and dramaturgy by Natália Luíza, directed by Miguel Seabra, Teatro Meridional, Lisbon, Portugal – 1h / Foreign guest show
22.00 Bucharest Very Little Theater – Crazy Stories in the Cty, a show by Arcadie Rusu, Bucharest Little Theater – 1h without intermission / Dance in theater
22.00 Bucharest Arca Theater, Club La Scena – The Emigrants by Slawomir Mrožek, directed by Lari Georgescu and Silvian Vâlcu, Bucharest Arca Theater, Club la Scena – 1h 20min without intermission / Actors in the foreground
BucharestVery Little Theater – Set design exhibition: Romanian presence at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2011 (Romanian Cultural Institute)
Monday, 31 October
10.30 Act Theater Teahouse – Divan
15.00 Löwendal Foundation Bucharest – Album launch: Löwendal, the Artist Baron, with the participation of George Banu and Horia Roman Patapievici / Book launch
15.00NUTCA – Meeting with Christopher Wynn / Conferences
17.30 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – Book launch
18.00 and 22.00 Bucharest National Theater, Atelier Hall – TV for Dummies – a show for 100 remote controls by Mona Bozdog and Mihaela Michailov, directed by Ioana Păun, Iaşi Vasile Alecsandri National Theater – 1h 30 min without intermission / The theater of tomorrow
18.00 Bucharest Odeon Theater, Great Hall – Uncle Vanya by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Andrei Şerban, Cluj Hungarian State Theater – 3h 10min with intermission / Focus Andrei Şerban – Chekhovisions
18.00 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – Bury Me Behind the Baseboard, after Pavel Sanaev, dramatized and directed by Yuri Kordonsky, Bucharest Bulandra Theater – 3h 30min with intermission / Thematic shows
18.00 BucharestMetropolis Theater – The Merry Wives of Windsor by W. Shakespeare, directed by Alexandru Tocilescu, Bucharest Metropolis Theater – 3h with intermission / Dance in theater
19.00 Radio Romania Cultural – Uncle Vanya by A.P. Chekhov, adapted and directed by Dan Puican, Radio Romania Cultural – 89min 15 » / NTF On Air
20.00 Bucharest Nicolae Bălcescu UNESCO Cultural Center – The Tempest by W. Shakespeare, directed by Victor Ioan Frunză, Bucharest Nicolae Bălcescu UNESCO Cultural Center – 1h 30min without intermission / Thematic shows
22.00 Bucharest ACT Theater – 9 Degrees in Paris, a show by Peter Kerek, Bucharest ACT Theater – 56 min without intermission / The theater of tomorrow
BucharestVery Little Theater – Set design exhibition: Romanian presence at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2011 (Romanian Cultural Institute)
Tuesday, 1 November
10.30 Act Theater Teahouse – Divan
15.00 NUTCA – Conference with Yun Cheol Kim, Chris Ackerley, Manabu Noda, Monica Săvulescu, Dan C. Mihăilescu / Conference
17.30 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – Book launch
18.00 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – Caligula by Albert Camus, directed by László Bocsárdi, Craiova Marin Sorescu National Theater – 3h with intermission / Thematic shows
18.00 Bucharest National Theater, Atelier Hall – Purification by Petr Zelenka, directed by Alexandru Mâzgăreanu, Bucharest National Theater – 2h without intermission / The theater of tomorrow
18.00 Bucharest Metropolis Theater – The Merry Wives of Windsor by W. Shakespeare, directed by Alexandru Tocilescu, Bucharest Metropolis Theater – 3h with intermission / Dance in theater
19.00 Radio Romania Cultural – Platonov by A.P. Chekhov, adapted and directed by Dan Puican, Radio Romania Cultural – 56min / NTF On Air
20.30 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – Slices by Lia Bugnar, directed by Lia Bugnar, Sibiu Radu Stanca National Theater – 90min without intermission / Actors in the foreground
21.30 Bucharest Odeon Theater, Great Hall – Cries and Whispers by Ingmar Bergman, directed by Andrei Şerban, Cluj Hungarian State Theater – 2h without intermission / Focus Andrei Şerban – Chekhovisions
22.00 Bucharest ACT Theater – 9 Degrees in Paris, a show by Peter Kerek, Bucharest ACT Theater – 56 min without intermission / The theater of tomorrow
00.00 Radio Romania Cultural – Duel on the Wedding Day, after A.P. Chekhov, directed by Alexa Visarion (a radio show in memory of the actor George Constantin), Radio Romania Cultural / NTF On Air
Bucharest Very Little Theater – Set design exhibition: Romanian presence at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2011 (Romanian Cultural Institute)
Wednesday, 2 November
10.30 Act Theater Teahouse – Divan
15.00 NUTCA – Conference with Yun Cheol Kim, Chris Ackerley, Manabu Noda, Monica Săvulescu, Dan C. Mihăilescu / Conference
16.00 and 21.00 Bucharest Odeon Theater, Great Hall – Cries and Whispers by Ingmar Bergman, directed by Andrei Şerban, Cluj Hungarian State Theater – 2h without intermission / Focus Andrei Şerban – Chekhovisions
17.30 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – Book launch
18.00 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – Caligula by Albert Camus, directed by László Bocsárdi, Craiova Marin Sorescu National Theater – 3h with intermission / Thematic shows
18.00Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – Slices by Lia Bugnar, directed by Lia Bugnar, Sibiu Radu Stanca National Theater – 90min without intermission / Actors in the foreground
18.00 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Toma Caragiu Hall – Notes of a Stranger, after F.M. Dostoyevsky, directed by Alexandru Darie, Bucharest Bulandra Theater – 3h 40min with intermission / Thematic shows
19.00 Radio Romania Cultural – A Hunting Drama by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Titel Constantinescu, Radio Romania Cultural – 83min 51 » / NTF On Air
20.00 Bucharest National Theater, Atelier Hall – Purification by Petr Zelenka, directed by Alexandru Mâzgăreanu, Bucharest National Theater – 2h without intermission / The theater of tomorrow
22.00 Bucharest Nottara Theater – The Method, after The Grönholm Method by Jordi Galcerán, directed by Theodor Cristian Popescu, Bucharest Nottara Theater – 1h 35min without intermission / Thematic shows
00.00 Radio Romania Cultural – Duel on the Wedding Day, after A.P. Chekhov, directed by Alexa Visarion (a radio show in memory of the actor George Constantin), Radio Romania Cultural / NTF On Air
Bucharest Very Little Theater – Set design exhibition: Romanian presence at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2011 (Romanian Cultural Institute)
Thursday, 3 November
10.30 Act Theater Teahouse – Divan
15.00 NUTCA – Book launch: Reforms of Theater in the Century of Renewal, George Banu, followed by debate / Book launch
17.00 Bucharest Very Little Theater – Opening of set design exhibition: Romanian presence at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2011 (Romanian Cultural Institute)
17.30 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – Book launch
18.00 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – Macbeth (a study) by W. Shakespeare, directed by Radu Penciulescu, Bucharest National Theater (Ion Sava Center for Theatrical Research and Creation) – 2h 50min with intermission / Thematic shows
18.00 Bucharest Odeon Theater, Great Hall – First You’re Born by Line Knutzon, directed by Radu Afrim, Sfântu Gheorghe Andrei Mureşanu Theater – 2h 10min / Thematic shows
18.00 Bucharest Nottara Theater – The Method, after The Grönholm Method by Jordi Galcerán, directed by Theodor Cristian Popescu, Bucharest Nottara Theater – 1h 35min without intermission / Thematic shows
19.00 Radio Romania Cultural – The Seagull by A.P. Chekhov, dramatized and directed by Dan Puican, Radio Romania Cultural – 109min 20 » / NTF On Air
20.30 Bucharest Odeon Theater, StudioHall – Tickled Off by Gabriel Pintilei, directed by Alexandru Mihail, Bucharest Odeon Theater – 1h 10min without intermission / The theater of tomorrow
20.30 Bucharest National Opera – Carnival Scenes by I.L. Caragiale, directed by Silviu Purcarete, Sibiu Radu Stanca National Theater – 1h 45min without intermission / Thematic shows
22.00 Bucharest National Theater, Atelier Hall – Othello and His Beloved Desdemona, after W. Shakespeare, directed by Mihai Măniuţiu, Sfântu Gheorghe M Studio Movement Theater – 1h 20min without intermission / Dance in theater
00.00 Radio Romania Cultural – Duel on the Wedding Day, after A.P. Chekhov, directed by Alexa Visarion (a radio show in memory of the actor George Constantin), Radio Romania Cultural / NTF On Air
Bucharest Very Little Theater – Set design exhibition: Romanian presence at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2011 (Romanian Cultural Institute)
Friday, 4 November
10.30 Act Theater Teahouse – Divan
15.00 NUTCA – discussion with George Banu on The Cherry Orchard and film screening / Conferences
17.30 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – Book launch
18.00 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – Macbeth (a study) by W. Shakespeare, directed by Radu Penciulescu, Bucharest National Theater (Ion Sava Center for Theatrical Research and Creation) – 2h 50min with intermission / Thematic shows
18.00 Bucharest Odeon Theater, Great Hall – First You’re Born by Line Knutzon, directed by Radu Afrim, Sfântu Gheorghe Andrei Mureşanu Theater – 2h 10min / Thematic shows
18.00 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – The Merchant of Venice by W. Shakespeare, directed by László Bocsárdi, Sfântu Gheorghe Tamási Áron Theater – 3h 10min with intermission / Thematic shows
19.00 Radio Romania Cultural – The Wood Demon by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Dan Puican, Radio Romania Cultural – 80min / NTF On Air
20.30 Bucharest National Theater, Atelier Hall – Othello and His Beloved Desdemona, after W. Shakespeare, directed by Mihai Măniuţiu, Sfântu Gheorghe M Studio Movement Theater – 1h 20min without intermission / Dance in theater
20.30 Comedy Theater Bucharest – The Bald Soprano and The Lesson by Eugène Ionesco, directed by Victor Ioan Frunză, Comedy Theater Bucharest – 2h 40min with intermission / Thematic shows
21.30 Ţăndărică Theater Bucharest – The Švejk Galaxy, after Jaroslav Hašek, directed by Alexander Hausvater, Ţăndărică Theater Bucharest – 1h 45min without intermission / Thematic shows
22.00 Bucharest Odeon Theater, StudioHall – Tickled Off by Gabriel Pintilei, directed by Alexandru Mihail, Bucharest Odeon Theater – 1h 10min without intermission / The theater of tomorrow
00.00 Radio Romania Cultural – Duel on the Wedding Day, after A.P. Chekhov, directed by Alexa Visarion (a radio show in memory of the actor George Constantin), Radio Romania Cultural / NTF On Air
Bucharest Very Little Theater – Set design exhibition: Romanian presence at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2011 (Romanian Cultural Institute)
Saturday, 5 November
10.30 Act Theater Teahouse – Divan
11.00 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Toma Caragiu Hall – Conference with Andrei Şerban / Conferences
17.30 Ţăndărică Theater Bucharest – The Švejk Galaxy, after Jaroslav Hašek, directed by Alexander Hausvater, Ţăndărică Theater Bucharest – 1h 45min without intermission / Thematic shows
18.00 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – The Merchant of Venice by W. Shakespeare, directed by László Bocsárdi, Sfântu Gheorghe Tamási Áron Theater – 3h 10min with intermission / Thematic shows
18.00 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Toma Caragiu Hall – Ivanov by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Andrei Şerban, Bucharest Bulandra Theater – 3h 30min with intermission / Focus Andrei Şerban – Chekhovisions
19.00 Radio Romania Cultural – Live Merchandise by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Vasile Manta, Radio Romania Cultural – 87min 48 » / NTF On Air
19.30 Bucharest National Theater, Atelier Hall – Yerma by Federico Garcia Lorca, directed by László Béres, Piatra Neamţ Youth Theater – 1h 45min without intermission / Dance in theater
21.30 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – About Love in Man, after A.P. Chekhov, directed by Alexandru Dabija, Braşov Sică Alexandrescu Drama Theater – 1h 50min without intermission / Thematic shows
22.00 Bucharest Ion Dacian National Operetta Theater – Platonov by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Zsolt Harsányi, Târgu-Mureş National Theater, Tompa Miklós Company – 3h 10min with intermission / Thematic shows
00.00 Radio Romania Cultural – Duel on the Wedding Day, after A.P. Chekhov, directed by Alexa Visarion (a radio show in memory of the actor George Constantin), Radio Romania Cultural / NTF On Air
Bucharest Very Little Theater – Set design exhibition: Romanian presence at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2011 (Romanian Cultural Institute)
Sunday, 6 November
10.30 Act Theater Teahouse – Divan
17.30 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – Book launch – Camil Petrescu Cultural Foundation – With and about Mariana Mihuţ by Mircea Morariu / Book launch
17.30 Radio Romania Cultural – The Mirror of Nature – dialog with George Banu, Radio Romania Cultural (premiere) / The Trilogy of Distancing by George Banu (premiere)
17.30 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – Book launch
18.00 Bucharest National Theater, Great Hall – About Love in Man, after A.P. Chekhov, directed by Alexandru Dabija, Braşov Sică Alexandrescu Drama Theater – 1h 50min without intermission / Thematic shows
18.00 Bucharest National Theater, Atelier Hall – Yerma by Federico Garcia Lorca, directed by László Béres, Piatra Neamţ Youth Theater – 1h 45min without intermission / Dance in theater
18.00 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Izvor Hall – Bury Me Behind the Baseboard, after Pavel Sanaev, dramatized and directed by Yuri Kordonsky, Bucharest Bulandra Theater – 3h 30min with intermission / Thematic shows
18.00 Bucharest Nicolae Bălcescu UNESCO Cultural Center – The Tempest by W. Shakespeare, directed by Victor Ioan Frunză, Bucharest Nicolae Bălcescu UNESCO Cultural Center – 1h 30min without intermission / Thematic shows
20.00 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Toma Caragiu Hall – Ivanov by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Andrei Şerban, Bucharest Bulandra Theater – 3h 30min with intermission / Focus Andrei Şerban – Chekhovisions
20.00 Ion Dacian National Operetta Theater Bucharest – Platonov by A.P. Chekhov, directed by Zsolt Harsányi, Târgu-Mureş National Theater, Tompa Miklós Company – 3h 10min with intermission / Thematic shows
23.30 Bucharest Bulandra Theater, Toma Caragiu Hall – Closing of the festival
00.00 Radio Romania Cultural – Duel on the Wedding Day, after A.P. Chekhov, directed by Alexa Visarion (a radio show in memory of the actor George Constantin), Radio Romania Cultural / NTF On Air
Bucharest Very Little Theater – Set design exhibition: Romanian presence at Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space 2011 (Romanian Cultural Institute)