Starting Friday, Sibiu, the
\nTransylvanian city with the most visible Saxon legacy on Romania’s territory,
\nis for ten days an international capital of performing arts. More than 2000
\nartists from 38 countries will create hundreds of events at the 28th
\nInternational Theatre Festival. The program is rich and diverse, including
\ntheatre, dance, music and circus performances, which bring together famous
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The festival, whose theme this year
\nis We build hope together, is a
\ncelebration of performing arts and enjoys the participation of famous names,
\nsuch as Charlotte Rampling, Israel Galvan, Denis O’Hare, Helmut Sturmer and
\nYoshi Oida. I don’t want to use big words, but this year’s edition is close to
\nheroic, because we’ve organized it with extreme joy, but also with huge efforts,
\nactor Constantin Chiriac, the president of the Festival, told us. The fact
\nthat we can think together of a different type of normality, through which we
\ncan carry on our dreams and hopes, the power to create, to believe, and the joy
\nof seeing beauty in so many forms is the motivation for all that we do, the
\nactor also said. He thanked all those who participated in this effort and
\nunderstood what commitment to such a
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The 600 events that make up the
\nfestival program will be hosted by
\nhistorical sites, which are quite a plenty in Transylvania in general, and in
\nthe Sibiu area in particular. The festival will be held both onsite and online,
\nas well as in hybrid format. <\/p>\n
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Here is Constantin Chiriac with more:<\/p>\n
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The halls will be 70% occupied. We will
\nalso use a hybrid format, already used by many theatres around the world, which
\nmeans that some guests will be playing for us from their own home. I’m talking
\nhere about Tokyo Metropolitan, Batsheva, Deutsche Theatre, Israel Galvan, etc.
\nWe will also have online events, which will give the audience the possibility
\nto watch more than 100 performances from anywhere in the world, provided there
\nis internet connection. So, in total, there will be more than 600 events, and
\n2000 artists from 38 countries coming to Sibiu.<\/p>\n
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The festival will be attended by big
\nRomanian directors, such as Silviu Purc\u0103rete, Alexandru Dabija or Eugen
\nJebelean and will enjoy the participation of major Romanian artistic institutions,
\nincluding the National Opera of Timisoara, the Little Theatre, the Drama
\nTheatre in Galati and the local Radu Stanca Theatre. The international theatre
\nfestival played a major role in designating Sibiu a European Capital of Culture
\nin 2007, the year when Romania joined the European Union. (MI)<\/p>\n
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