Tournaments in rural and small urban areas_February 2024
The Arcadia troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre performed, at the end of February, the show "Hansel and Gretel", directed by András Szőke Kavinszki, in Beiuș and Budureasa.
At Beiuș, the show was part of the activity extracurricular activity "In the Land of Fairy Tales", organized by the Extended Program Kindergarten No. 1 Beiuș, to emphasize the importance of traditional fairy tales, which "„can help children enormously to resolve many of their unidentified dilemmas and inner conflicts" Bruno Bettelheim, Psychoanalysis of fairy tales. Children from the "Floare de Colț" Extended Program Kindergarten and from GPP and GPN - "Nicolae Bolcaş" Vocational Pedagogical High School were also present at the show.
After the performance in Beiuș, the Arcadia Troupe stopped in Budureasa, where it performed the show "Hansel and Gretel", free of charge, for the children from Middle School No. 1, who greatly enjoyed the visit of our colleagues.
The tours in rural and small urban areas aim to facilitate access to theater events for children from culturally disadvantaged areas.
Congratulations to the Arcadia Troupe, to the children for their openness, for their desire to explore, and to the teachers and parents for their involvement!
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