Cluj-Napoca National Theatre’s 2009/2010 season closes on Tuesday, 29 June 2010, at 7pm, with the last performance of CLEANSED by Sarah Kane, directed by Andrei Şerban.
CLEANSED was performed 40 times, soldout every time, and it had been seen by more than 4.000 spectators.
It was invited to the National Theatre Festival in Bucharest in 2006, The International Theatre Festival in Sibiu in 2007, The International Theatre Festival in Plzeň, The Czech Republic, in 2007, The International Theatre Festival in Santander, Spain, in 2009.
Awards and nominations for CLEANSED at the UNITER Gala in 2007:
CLEANSED
by Sarah Kane
Translated to Romanian by Saviana Stănescu and Andrei Şerban
directed by Andrei Şerban
set and costume design: Adriana Grand
artistic consultant: Daniela Dima
literary secretaries: Roxana Croitoru, Eugenia Sarvari
music selection: Ana Marius Apan
Cast:
Graham - Cristian Grosu
Tinker - Hatházi András
Carl - Ionuţ Caras
Rod - Adrian Cucu
Grace - Andreea Bibiri ("L.S. Bulandra" Theatre, Bucureşti) / Anca Hanu
Robin - Silvius Iorga
Woman - Ramona Dumitrean
Child - Anca Hanu
stage manager: Estera Biro, Arhidiade Mureşan
technical assistance: Arhidiade Mureşan
light: Jenel Moldovan, Dorel Andmon, Alexandru Corpodean
sound: Marius Rusu
video projection: Vasile Crăciun
During the 2009 / 2010 season, Cluj-Napoca National Theatre presented 9 premieres:
3 October 2009 - WALPURGISNACHT or STEPS OF THE COMMODORE, by Venedikt Erofeev, stage adaptation by Mihai Măniuţiu, translated to Romanian by Maşa Dinescu and Letiţia Becherescu; directed by Mihai Măniuţiu;
29 October 2009 - THE CHERRY OCHARD SEQUEL by Nic Ularu; translated to Romanian by Eugen Wohl; director and designer: Nic Ularu;
21 November 2009 - THE DANCE OF DEATH by August Strindberg; translated to Romanian by Valeriu Munteanu; directed by Sorin Misirianţu;
6 March 2010 - MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by W. Shakespeare; translated to Romanian by Şt. O. Iosif; directed by Sorin Militaru;
7 April 2010 - INSECTS, stage adaptation by Eugen Wohl and Andreea Iacob, based on the Čapek brothers’ play; translated to Romanian by Tudor Muşatescu and Sanda Apostolescu; directed by Andreea Iacob;
4 May 2010 - THE INSPECTOR GENERAL by N.V. Gogol; translated to Romanian by Emil Iordache; directed by Mona Marian;
22 May 2010 - THE ASSASSIONATION OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE script by Marius Benţa; directed by Laszló Olivér;
13 June 2010 - SOMEBODY IS KNOCKING by Marius Benţa; directed by Dorin Boca;
27 June 2010 - EVERLASTING YOUTH AND NEVER-ENDING LIFE, script by Marian Râlea, based on Petre Ispirescu’s tale; directed by Marian Râlea.
Participation to festivals:
The International Theatre Festival, Santander, Spain - CLEANSED by Sarah Kane, directed by Andrei Şerban, 15-16 October 2009;
· THE BOLD SOPRANO by E. Ionesco, directed by Tompa Gábor, 1-2 November 2009
· 4.48 PSYCHOSIS by Sarah Kane, directed by Răzvan Mureşan, 4 November 2009
· 4.48 PSYCHOSIS by Sarah Kane, directed by Mihai Măniuţiu, 5 November 2009;
The 2010 / 2011 season will open on 2 October, with the premiere of THE COSMONAUT’S LAST MESSAGE TO THE WOMAN HE ONCE LOVED IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION by Davis Greig, directed by Radu Afrim, followed on 9 October by the premiere of BOSCH, script, choreography and direction by Marc Bogaerts. Both productions are part of the "2010 - The Year of Comedy" Program.
The team of Cluj-Napoca National Theatre sends its gratitude to all its collaborators and to its audience.
