Sf. Gheorghe, 17-29th March 2009
Two theatrical seasons’ prominent plays, prize-winning performances of the theatrical cultures of Central-Eastern Europe will be seen on the REFLEX International Theatre Biennale in Sfântu Gheorghe. Through its representativeness and its system of selection – based on the values of contemporary theatre – the aim of this festival is to give a picture about the different theatrical cultures of the region, making it one that would express the present of the theatre. Besides presenting important performances from Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania, the first edition of the REFLEX Theatre Biennieal will host the Berlin Deutsches Theater’s first guest performance in Romania.
Performances invited to the festival:
The Trial – Divadlo Komedie, Prague (d. Dušan D. Parižek)
One of the Last Carnival Evenings by Goldoni – Katona József Theatre, Budapest (d. Zsámbéki Gábor)
The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt– József Attila Theatre, Budapest (d. Sándor Zsótér)
Oresteia by Aeschylus – National Stary Teatr, Krakow (d. Jan Klata)
Ionesco - Five Sketches – Odeon Theatre, Bucharest (d. Alexandru Dabija)
BL – Budapest (performed by Borlai Gergő and Ladányi Andrea)
Oresteia by Aeschylus – Deutsches Theater, Berlin (d. Michael Thalheimer)