The National Theatre Festival (FNT), currently under way in Bucharest, is celebrating its<\/p>\n
36th edition this year. A major cultural initiative funded by Romania\u2019s Ministry of Culture, the festival is organised by the Romanian Theatre Union (UNITER).<\/p>\n
Running from 16 to 25 October, the ten-day event invites theatre enthusiasts to discover 36 productions selected from more than 150 shows staged during the 2025\u20132026 theatre season.<\/p>\n
Bringing together a wide range of artistic perspectives, theatrical approaches and themes, this year\u2019s programme revolves around the overarching theme \u201c[…] perfectly human\u201d. It invites audiences to reflect on perfection and imperfection, vulnerability, and the ways in which we define our relationships with others, society and technology in the contemporary world.<\/p>\n
The 36 productions in the official selection, however, form only the core of a much broader programme. The festival also features performances and events grouped into several strands, each exploring a distinct artistic direction. Altogether, 88 performances will take place across 24 venues in the Romanian capital.<\/p>\n
The Republic of Moldova is represented by two productions from Chi\u0219in\u0103u: Richard III<\/em>, adapted for the stage and directed by Petru Had\u00e2rc\u0103, a production of the Mihai Eminescu National Theatre, and Macbeth<\/em>, directed by Slava Sambri\u0219 and produced by the Luceaf\u0103rul Republican Theatre.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the FNT Educational programme, now in its fifth edition, offers schoolchildren and teenagers opportunities to engage with theatre. The programme also includes talks, workshops and discussions exploring the relationship between theatre and education.<\/p>\n Opera and operetta also have a place in the festival through its Dialogue of the Arts strand. The programme features productions by the Bucharest National Opera, including Georges Bizet\u2019s Carmen<\/em>, with stage direction and lighting design by Ada Lupu Hausvater, and L\u00e9o Delibes\u2019s Lakm\u00e9<\/em>, directed by Andrei \u0218erban.<\/p>\n The Ion Dacian National Operetta and Musical Theatre is also represented, with Romeo and Juliet<\/em>, directed by KERO, alongside The Elixir of Love<\/em>, directed by Laura Maria Vl\u0103doiu and hosted by the theatre.<\/p>\n The festival\u2019s international dimension is reflected in Migration Diary. New York City Edition<\/em>, a multimedia performance by Carmen Lidia Vidu, produced by New York\u2019s La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in partnership with the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York. The international programme also includes further events organised in collaboration with cultural institutes based in Bucharest.<\/p>\n Beyond the stage productions, this year\u2019s National Theatre Festival offers more than 50 additional events designed to encourage dialogue between artists and audiences.<\/p>\n These include staged readings of plays developed through a Romanian playwriting competition, as well as translations of contemporary dramatic works proposed by cultural institutes. The programme also encompasses debates, talks, exhibitions, book launches, performance installations, meetings with artists, radio drama productions and televised theatre performances.<\/p>\n Together, these events underline the festival\u2019s commitment to artistic diversity, cultural exchange and the continuing relevance of theatre in contemporary society. (MI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The National Theatre Festival (FNT), currently under way in Bucharest, is celebrating its 36th edition this year. A major cultural initiative funded by Romania\u2019s Ministry of Culture, the festival is organised by the Romanian Theatre Union (UNITER). Running from 16 to 25 October, the ten-day event invites theatre enthusiasts to discover 36 productions selected from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":1074213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37738],"tags":[],"coauthors":[115219],"class_list":["post-1074234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-today-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n