The longest theatrical event in the world is organized in Bucharest and brings together over 500 artists. It takes place over a period of 7 days.
The longest theatrical event in the world takes place in Bucharest PHOTO Papercuts
Horror Vacui, the longest theatrical event in the world, will take place at the Galateca Art Gallery in Bucharest, between February 15 and 22, being organized by the ART Fusion Association, under the umbrella of Papercuts, to discuss the abandonment, “a breaking point deeply in the history of Romania”given that over a million children were abandoned during the communist period, according to a press release quoted by Agerpres.
Horror Vacui is a large-scale artistic act, a durational theater performance supported by more than 500 actors 24 hours a day and will represent a world premiere.
The event aims to carry out an emotional mediation and call for the recognition of a part of Romania’s traumatic past, to shed light on the issue of child abandonment in our country and on the history of this phenomenon from the communist period, the release states.
Among the actors who will join are Maia Morgenstern, Ofelia Popii, Ada Galeș, Mihaela Sîrbu, Richard Bovnovski, Nicoleta Lefter, Tudor Cucu Dumitrescu, but also Kate Pendry, a British-Norwegian actress who won the Ibsen Award, as well as writers and journalists internationally renowned.
The public is invited to contribute testimonials or personal stories about abandonment, which can be included in the performance and interpreted by the actors, by accessing https://bit.ly/formular-papercuts. Also on the same form, volunteers can sign up to support the event on site, the cited source states.
Horror Vacui – ‘vacuum phobia’ – addresses the theme of abandonment, emptiness and collective responsibility.
The performance will take place for seven days non-stop, with an impressive artistic effort: 505 actors, three per hour, 505 texts about emptiness and the antonym of abandonment. These texts, half of which are based on testimonies and stories archived by the Abandonment Museum, outline a collective meditation on acknowledging the past and reconstructing the future.
Participation is free, and the detailed schedule will be announced soon on the project’s social networks.
Papercuts is a bilateral initiative financed by the EEA and Norwegian Grants – Bilateral National Fund within the RO-CULTURE Program.
