Dear viewers,

The musical "The Sound of Music" returns to the stage of the Regina Maria Theatre, after a break of more than a year, caused by the restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the SARS Cov-2 virus. The first performance is scheduled for June 25, at 7:00 PM, at the Great Hall, and tickets are already on sale.

Spectators who purchased tickets for the show on March 9, 2020 and have not returned or used them for other shows in the TRM program, already have their seats reserved. They just need to confirm their presence by email: [email protected]. Those who have lost their tickets and want to attend the show, must write a request to the email address: [email protected], mentioning how many tickets and the name under which they were purchased. They will receive a response with confirmation of participation and the exact seats.

The "Crișana" Folklore Workshops project, launched at the beginning of October 2020 by the "Crișana" Professional Artistic Ensemble, was a wonderful opportunity to meet people passionate about folklore and eager to learn or improve. The courses dance, folk song and folk instrument were supported throughout this period by Leontin Ciucur, as initiator and supporter of the project, and by the trainers Adrian Miescu, Valean Vlad, Claudiu Căbuța, Florin Bontu, Petrică Popa, Mihai Teodorescu and Otilia Haragoș Seghedi.

This project was born from the desire to train young artists who would proudly and responsibly promote traditions, customs, ancestral language, dances and folk costumes, thus contributing to preserving the values and cultural identity of the Romanian people.

During the meetings, the participants learned to coordinate their movements in the rhythm of an organized game, acquired physical endurance and the ability to be present on stage with ease and confidence, and these qualities can already be observed in the footage taken at rehearsals and posted on the Facebook page of the "Crișana" Professional Artistic Ensemble.

We invite you to follow the progress of some of the most involved members of the group of young artists formed within the "Crișana" Professional Artistic Ensemble, Maria Secan, Mădălina Markus, Alex Lucaciu, Vlad Popa, Denis Lezeu, Bogdan Toie, Réman Gergő, Marian Buzaș, Andrei Costa, Eric Cotca and Bogdan Coca: https://www.facebook.com/ansamblulcrisana

FIND THE REGISTRATION FORMS HERE: https://teatrulreginamaria.ro/ro/noutati/noutati-ansamblul-crisana/2501-ateliere-de-folclor-2 

THE SONG OF OUR PASSION
recital on verses by Octavian Goga, performed by actor Eugen Țugulea on the occasion of International Poetry Day

The Regina Maria Theater invites you on Sunday, March 21, from 7:00 PM, at the Arcadia Hall, to the recital performance on verses by Octavian Goga: "The Song of Our Passion", organized on the occasion of International Poetry Day. The recital will be given by actor Eugen Țugulea, laureate of the UNITER Awards Gala in 2016 with Special Award for a Life Dedicated to Theater and Poetry.

The choice of a Transylvanian poet, and in particular Octavian Goga, is not at all accidental and has both a historical and a personal motivation. First of all, this year marks the 140th anniversary of the birth of the poet Octavian Goga (April 1, 1881), and the date on which the recital will take place is very close to its anniversary, thus marking, in addition to celebrating International Poetry Day through a tribute to a valuable Romanian poet, this event as well.

The Regina Maria Theater and the "Crişana" Professional Artistic Ensemble are pleased to announce that the show scheduled for Wednesday, February 24, at 7:00 PM, at the Arcadia Hall, DOR DE DRAGOBETE, through which we celebrate one of the most beautiful ancient holidays of the Romanian people, is SOLD OUT.

solidarity action of Romanian theaters with Belarusian artists

15 theaters from Romania and one theater from the Republic of Moldova come together in an unprecedented solidarity action, joining the global reading program – Belarus(sia) Worldwide Reading Project, What is the song based on? INSULT BELARUS(IA) by Andrei Kureicik.

Context: 

The presidential elections of August 9, 2020, rigged by the incumbent president of Belarus (since 1994), Alexander Lukashenko, triggered a wave of protests in support of Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the candidate who, according to the parallel count, should have won them. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets, general strikes paralyzed the country for weeks, in what the Russian playwright Ivan Vyripaev calls it the "magical revolution."

In Belarus the protests continue to this day, the action being considered the largest political repression in Europe in the last 40 years, in which there were over 32,000 arrests, 83,000 days of imprisonment, 900 criminal cases, 169 political prisoners, 381 people beaten, 482 people hospitalized, 5 deaths. Among those arrested (or fired) are also numerous actors, playwrights, producers, critics and theater teachers. 

to National Theater "Yanka Kupala" in Minsk, the director Pavel Latuško (former Minister of Culture and Ambassador of Belarus to Poland and France) was dismissed for statements supporting the protesters. In a sign of solidarity, most of the employees resigned, and on August 26, just 20 days before the 100th anniversary of its foundation, the Minsk National Theater ceased to exist. Despite repeated attempts by the Ministry of Culture, a new troupe could not be formed, and the theater remained inactive. Instead, the resigned troupe reunited in a basement, where they continue to work, broadcasting their performances online.

In this context, playwright Andrei Kureicik He wrote, while going to the protests, a play about the reality he himself was living in along with the entire country, using the statements of Aleksandr Lukashenko and Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as a starting point. 

Dear viewers,

The performance of the show "…Escu", scheduled for January 31, is canceled due to medical reasons. The good news is that instead, the show "Moștenirea Norocului" will be performed, also at 6:00 PM, at the Great Hall. Tickets already purchased for "…Escu" are valid for "Moștenirea norocului".

Spectators who saw the show "Inheritance of Luck" can choose to either keep their ticket for when the show "...Escu" is rescheduled, or request a refund by sending an email to: [email protected].

In the coming period, the Regina Maria Theater aims to continue the "Theater and Education" project, through which it aims to achieve three main objectives: dynamizing school readings/projects through theatrical performance, the opportunity to get to know actors and what their profession entails, and a practical introduction to the world of theater, through applied theater exercises, which can significantly contribute both to the concretization of a vision about the actor's work and to personal development.

Our proposals are as follows:

1. Support materials for Romanian language and literature classes. At the request of teachers, actors can record materials that complement the information taught in class, whether it is about reading a text or a fragment of a text, or whether it is about information, additions to the course material.

2. Online meeting with favorite actors during guidance classes. During guidance or counseling classes, students' favorite actors can go live on Zoom or Facebook to have a discussion about theater, acting as a profession; a kind of career day, but with more personal, funnier notes. This way, students have the opportunity to get to know the actors in a way other than on stage.

3. Exercises in diction, intonation, etc. Also, using the same online platforms, theater courses can be held that contribute to the personal development of students, including exercises in diction, public speaking, concentration, warm-up games, etc.

All these activities proposed by the Regina Maria Theater can only be carried out in direct collaboration with the teachers, whom we invite once again, by virtue of the good collaborations in the past, to interdisciplinary dialogue. For more details about the project, please write to us at the e-mail address: [email protected]. 

Hats off!