Cluj-Napoca National Theatre organizes, on Friday, 27 March 2015, between 10:00 - 19:00, the sixth edition of its annual event DOORS OPEN DAY, on the occasion of the World Theater Day. Entrance is free, according to availability.
The special guest of the event will be the actor Marcel Iureş. Audiences will get the chance to see him on the main stage, in a dialogue with the director Mihai Măniuţiu, address questions and then, ask for autographs.
The event DOORS OPEN DAY is comprised of two main sections, one dedicated to children, from 10.00 to 14.00, which consists of a performance, face painting and moldable balloons, story reading and a creative theater workshop, and one dedicated to adults, from 14:00 to 19:00, consisting of fragments of a commedia dell’arte performance, a recital of old music from the Maramureş area, a debate on "Theater and Society", but also an open rehearsal, followed by discussions with the creators of the performance 12 Angry Men, by Reginald Rose, director Tudor Lucanu. At the same time, spectators will have the opportunity to participate in two Theatre trivia sessions, see a lighting and sound installation and admire living statues.
Spectators will be able to visit the stage and backstage areas of the theater in tours guided by the actors of the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre.
Throughout the event, the theater will host a theater photo exhibition, by Nicu Cherciu, as well as the Cluj-Napoca National Theater bookstore and Bookstory bookstore, an exhibition and sale with objects designed by disabled children and the Doamna T café.
The actors of the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre ANCA HANU and SORIN LEOVEANU are nominated for the UNITER Awards, for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" and "Best actor in a Leading Role" respectively. The Award ceremony will take place during the 23rd edition of the UNITER Gala, on Monday, 25 May 2015, in the main hall of the "I.L.Caragiale" National Theatre from Bucharest. The complete list of nominees is available here.
ANCA HANU is nominated for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" for her role in the one-woman show Amalia Takes a Deep Breath by Alina Nelega, director Tudor Lucanu.
SORIN LEOVEANU is nominted for "Best actor in a Leading Role" for the role of Hitler in the performance Mein Kampf by George Tabori, director Alexandru Dabija.
We wish them luck and hope they will be among the winners!
His Majesty King Michael I of Romania has decided to grant the Royal Decoration "Nihil Sine Deo" to the Cluj-Napoca National Theater.
The Cluj-Napoca National Theater is honored to receive this decoration, and the theater representatives will be present at the Award Ceremony, on 25 March 2015 at the Peleș Castle.
Together with the "King Michael I for Loyalty" Medal and the Cross of the Royal House of Romania, the Royal Decoration "Nihil Sine Deo" is a distinction granted by decision of the Chief of the Royal Family of Romania.
The Royal Distinction "Nihil Sine Deo" is offered to important personalities from the social, scientific, educational, cultural, spiritual, economic, political and military fields, privided they have reached a venerable age, have had outstanding achievements, have had extraordinary initiatives, have proven generous and responsible or have set an example in enriching the Romanian present.[...] The decoration can also be offered to institutions or organizations, provided their activity fulfills the above mentioned criteria. (source: www.familiaregala.ro)
Cluj-Napoca National Theatre will complete its program for February with a supplementary representation of MEIN KAMPF by Geoge Tabori, directed by Alexandru Dabija, on 10 February, at 5 PM, on the main stage. The representation will be attended by the members of the nomination jury of the UNITER Gala (The Romanian Theatre Union), an event which celebrates annually the best achievements in the field of theatre. Tickets are available at the theatre’s Ticket Agency or online at www.biletmaster.ro.
MEIN KAMPF is an exorcism, a huge laughter, a song of freedom in which the author, a victim of the Nazi terror, depicts horror in an unexpected manner. Shlomo Herzl, an old Jewish bookseller, lodges an untalented young man who wants to study at the Fine Arts Academy. The young man’s name is Hitler, an egocentric and rude character, paranoid and vain, a Nazi in the making. Shlomo could have foreseen the approaching danger, but all he sees in Hitler is just another fellow human being.
