Director of Cluj-Napoca National Theatre and professor at the Faculty of Theatre and Television, Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj, Manager of "PUCK" Puppet Theatre of Cluj, MONA MARIAN was born on 17 August 1961, in Cugir. She graduated from the "I. L. Caragiale" Theatre and Cinema Institute in Bucharest in 1987, the class of Cătălina Buzoianu.
Ever since she was a student, she had a passion for challenging productions, from Matca by Marin Sorescu, to The feather dress, a Nō Japanese drama and to the productions for children, each one of them an artistic wonder. She participated in a workshop conducted by Peter Brook and his collaborators from Bouffes du Nord Theatre in Paris, a meeting which placed her among the few blessed ones who had the chance to study the game of the subtle energies of the human body.
She directed more than 40 productions, 25 of them in puppet theatres. She started her career as director at Constanţa Puppet Theatre, and those productions were highly praised by the critics and awarded numerous national prizes.
Her passion for the commedia dell’arte was used not only in the productions she directed but also in her PhD thesis.
Since 1996, she directed at Cluj-Napoca National Theatre, The Hungarian Theatre in Cluj, The Dramatic Theatre in Constanţa, Târgu-Mureş National Theatre and Oradea State Theatre, parallel to directing puppet theatre productions. The list of her important productions at Cluj-Napoca National Theatre started with The Queen Mother by Manlio Santanelli, The Overcoat, script by Mona Marian based on Gogol’s novel and his Death Souls and Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita; Ubucureşti, based on I.L. Caragiale and A. Jarry; Servant of Two Masters by Goldoni (her longest lasting production); Travesties by Tom Stoppard; How to explain the history of communism to the mental patients by Matei Vişniec; The Inspector General by N.V. Gogol; Zenobia based on Gellu Naum and Carnival by I.L. Caragiale.
Her collaboration with the Hungarian Theatre in Cluj started in 2000: The Marriage by N.V. Gogol; Blood wedding by F. Garcia Lorca; Nights of a thousand and one, script by Mona Marian; Carnival by I.L. Caragiale; Piazzetta by C. Goldoni and her last production at the Hungarian theatre, The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe.
Mona Marian had the great power of bringing together the energies of the actors she worked with. We will always remember her.
May God rest her soul!
Mona Marian has passed away today, 16 September, after a long sufferance. Director of many important productions, professor at the Faculty of Theatre and Television and manager of "Puck" Puppet Theatre, Mona Marian had the great power of bringing together the energies of the actors she worked with. We will always remember her.
We will say farewell to her on Thursday 19 September in the ground floor foyer of the theatre between 10am and 12:00pm.
The funeral will be at the Central Cemetery on Thursday 19 September at 1pm.
Our sympathy goes out to her family.
Starting today, the Season Passes are available at Cluj-Napoca National Theatre. The prices are attractive and the passes are available for 2013.
The JUNIOR, YOUNG and SENIOR Passes cost 30 RON, are designed for students and senior citizens and include 6 tickets for themselves and their guests to any performance scheduled in 2013, except for the openings. The SILVER and GOLD Passes cost 60 RON, respectively 90 RON, are addressed to all spectators and offer preferential seats in the Auditorium. The PLATINUM Pass costs 1.000 RON and allows unlimited access for 2 persons at any performances, including the openings, and guarantees the best seats in the Auditorium.
Please note that it is recommended to book the seats at least 24 h before the performance at the tickets agency.
The Season Passes can be purchased at the ticket agency: P-ţa Ștefan cel Mare nr. 14.
The Silver, Gold and Platinum Passes can also be purchased online, on biletmaster.ro.
More details here.
Cluj-Napoca National Theatre organizes a press conference on Monday 9 September at 1pm on the 2nd floor foyer of the theatre, on the occasion of the 2013/2014 season opening and the preview of The Aureliu Manea Trilogy by Aureliu Manea and A Hell of a Mess! by Eugène Ionesco.
The conference will be attended by Mihai Măniuţiu, the general manager of Cluj-Napoca National Theatre, Ștefana Pop-Curşeu, the Artistic Director of the theatre, Gábor Tompa, the director of The Aureliu Manea Trilogy by Aureliu Manea and Silviu Purcărete, the director A Hell of a Mess! by Eugène Ionesco.