by Vasile Alecsandri
„"Without a doubt, the show with «Arvinte și Pepelea» by V. Alecsandri, directed by Dan Alecsandrescu, is one of the most interesting that took place, in the last seasons, at the Puppet Theatre of Oradea. A text, not without the difficulty of stage transposition, was a good opportunity to capitalize on the possibilities of an artistic collective capable of special performances when there is the necessary professional incentive and when boldness takes precedence over the routine spirit confined to predictable formulas. Because «Arvinte și Pepelea», in the Oradea staging, is, above all, the fruit of a collaboration between an experienced director who is very knowledgeable about the classics, attentive to nuances but never losing sight of the ensemble and a set painter (Epaminonda Tiotiu) who, beyond his remarkable gift with the sense of chromatics, shows, in this show, an ingenious organization of the elements of the scenic setting in the image of a true print of the traditional rural universe both suggestive and functional. To which must be added the contribution of an excellent professional – Erasmus Minchevici – (from the Oradea State Philharmonic) with an original musical illustration, perfectly integrated into the structure of the performance. […]
