Saturday, October 18
#involved. the Austrian micro-section in the FNT
11.00 ARCUB, Great Hall
Behind the curtain/camera: Franzi Kreis in dialogue with Irina Wolf
Artist-talk and video examples
unique way of developing photos on stage,
in the form of performance, combining theater and analogical processes
Producer: Austrian Cultural Forum
Duration: 1h 30min
FREE ENTRY within the limit of available places
The marathon of book launches in FNT
11.00 Cărturești Modul Bookstore (Str. Academiei, no. 18-20)
Identities. Anthology of plays Drama 5, IDEA publishing house
Birla
by Ion Moldovan, Ecou Transilvan Publishing House
Disappearances. Union Place. Alaska by Elise Wilk, Tracus Arte Publishing
The inheritance
by Mihai Mălaimare, RAO Publishing House
Insider’s diary. Behind the scenes of a festival by Oltița Cintec, Junimea Publishers
Narratives of the body. Illness and speech by Daniela Șilindean, West University Publishing House, Timișoara
In the solitude of the cotton fields and other texts by Bernard-Marie Koltès, ULBS Publishing House
FREE ENTRY
TNR to FNT
12.30 “IL Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Tapiserie Foyer
The passions after Job by Val Butnaru
preview audition
Artistic direction: Petru Hadârcă
Producer: National Radio Theater
In partnership with: National Theater “Mihai Eminescu” Chisinau
Duration: 2h
FREE ENTRY within the limit of available seats
Performance-reading mode
16.00 “IL Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Media Hall
Why the leaf vatman? by Anamaria Ferraru
Directed by: Mara Oprea
Co-Producers: Theater “Regina Maria” Oradea, UNITER and FNT35
Duration: 1h
14+
The performance-reading will be followed by a discussion with the audience
FREE ENTRY within the limit of available seats
#Guest performance
16.00 and 21.00
Bulandra Theatre, “Toma Caragiu” Hall
chop
A dance performance by: Andrea Gavriliu, Mădălina Dan, Stefan Lupu
Lights: Michal Stenzel Costumes: Ilona Binarsch
Production coordination: Monika Zembrzycka
Producer: Polski Teatr Tańca, Poland
Duration: 1h 40min (without break)
12+
Theater-dance show
BALANCE OUT
16.00 Masca Theatre, Great Hall
Journal of Romania #AiciSeViseazăLaChimbare
Text and direction: Carmen Lidia Vidu
Scenography:
Olivia Stoica / Pinkbull Vintage
Light design: Andrei Ignat
Producer:
The Mask Theatre, Bucharest
Duration: 1h 40min (without break)
14+
Tickets available https://www.bilet.ro/eveniment/jurnal-de-romania-fnt-16763-53176
16.00 Little Theater, Sala Atelier (Str. Constantin Mille, no. 16)
Breaths (Lungs) of
Duncan Macmillan
Translation: Mircea Sorin Rusu
Directed by:
Christian Ban
Scenography: Irina Chirilă
Light design: Alex Dancu
Producer:
Classical Theater “Ioan Slavici” Arad
Duration: 1h 20min (without break)
14+
Show in Romanian with English translation
BALANCE OUT
#Focus: RADU AFRIM
18.30 “IL Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, “Ion Caramitru” Hall
The house between the blocks by Radu Afrim
Translation: László Sándor
Directed by: Radu Afrim
Decor: Anna Kupás
Costumes: Orsolya Moldován
Choreography: Blanche Macaveiu
Light design: Radu Afrim, István Ádám
Video design: Samu Trucza
The sound universe: Radu Afrim
Sound design: Vince Oláh
Producer: Târgu-Mureș National Theater – “Tompa Miklós” Company
Duration: 4h (with break)
16+
Show in Hungarian with translation into Romanian and English
BALANCE OUT
18.30 Bulandra Theatre, “Liviu Ciulei” Hall
An enemy of the people by Henrik Ibsen
Translation: Radu Iacoban
Adaptation: Thomas Ostermeier and Florian Borchmeyer
Directed by: Radu Iacoban
Scenography: Tudor Prodan
Light design: Lucian Moga
Sound design: Aida Šošić
Producer: Theater “Regina Maria” Oradea – Troupe “Iosif Vulcan”
Duration: 2h 20min (with a break)
14+
Show in Romanian with English translation
BALANCE OUT
18.30 Nottara Theatre, “George Constantin” Hall
The Passions of the Fair Sex in the Golden Age (as seen on TV)
by Selma Dragos, Elena Morar
Dramaturgy: Selma Dragos
Directed by: Elena Morar
Decor and Light design: Ileana Zirra
Costumes: Miruna Croitoru
Choreography: Teodora Velescu
Original music: Cristina Juncu
Video operator: Daniel Păun
Producer:
Nottara Theater Bucharest
Duration: 2h 20min (no pause)
12+
Show in Romanian with English translation
BALANCE OUT
21.00 Metropolis Theatre, Small Hall
Air, after Charlotte Jones, with documentary texts by Roxana Piticari and Liliana Oprea
Translation: Corina Moise
Directed by:
Leta Popescu
Scenography: Bogdan Spătaru
Choreography: Mihai Mihalcea
Light design: Vlad Lăzărescu
Sound design: Andrei Raicu
Video collage: Irina Caraula (Alaska)
Producer:
Metropolis Theater Bucharest
Duration: 1h 40min (without break)
16+
Show in Romanian with English translation
BALANCE OUT
Studio FNT by Cinemaraton
11.00 – 12.00
Radu Afrim, associate director FNT 35
Dragos Buhagiar, president of the UNITER Association
Moderator: Octavian Szalad
12.00 – 13.00
István Teglas, actor
Mihaela Michailov, FNT Educational curator
Moderator: Zomir Dimovici
Live on Cinemaraton, www.fnt.ro and https://www.facebook.com/fntfestivalulnationaldeteatru/?locale=ro_RO and https://www.youtube.com/@UniterRomania
Event hosted in FNT
The story of a dream. Grivița53
(the inauguration
the Theater building Grivița53. The first theater built together)
An immersive journey in the privacy of birth of the Grivița Theater53
Installation of authentic objects, photo-video diary fragments, unconfessed testimonies, unspoken thoughts and emotions sedimented over a decade
Exhibition space of: Maria Miu and Iuliana Vilsan
Producer:
Grivița Theater53
The installation can be visited between October 17-26, 2025, between 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
#involved. the Austrian micro-section in the FNT
October 17-26 | “IL Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Marble Foyer
literature studies
(Video installation)
About what it means to be socially engaged through the exercise of writing and its democratic relevance
Video explanations by 12 important voices of contemporary Austrian literature:
Anna Baar, Bettina Balàka, Raphaela Edelbauer, Olga Flor, Valerie Fritsch, Susanne Gregor, Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker, Barbi Marković, Mieze Medusa, Karin Peschka, Robert Prosser, Ferdinand Schmalz
Manufacturers:
Austrian Cultural Forum, ORF, Austrian Literature Society
The installation can be visited between October 17-26, 2025
Event hosted in FNT
October 17-26 | National Museum of Contemporary Art – MNAC Bucharest
Costume / Sculpture / Body. Theatrical objects of director Tadeusz Kantor
(exposition)
Curators: Justyna Droń, Bogdan Renczyński
Coordination: Justyna Droń, Sandra Demetrescu, Nicoleta Coman
Organizers: Cricoteka, National Museum of Contemporary Art – MNAC Bucharest
The exhibition can be visited between 17-26 October 2025 (Wednesday – Sunday), between 11.00 and 18.30
TNR to FNT
October 17-26 | “IL Caragiale” National Theater in Bucharest, Foyer of Sălii Media
Nonstop imaginarium
(audio drama audition space)
recent TNR productions, organized thematically, can be accessed with a QR code from a mobile phone in the protected ambience of a radio theater audition.
Producer: National Radio Theater
The audition space is open to the public between October 17-26, 2025, between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
FNT On Air
05.00
– Radio Romania Cultural
Michael Sebastian: The story of the Great Bear.
(Part II)
Scenario: Constantine Venus Popa
Radio adaptation and artistic direction: Mihai Lungeanu
In distribution: Dan Puric, Radu Beligan, Mircea Rusu, George Mihăită, Virginia Mirea, Dorina Lazăr, Gelu Nițu, Mihai Bisericanu, Delia Seceleanu, Marius Florea Vizante, Florin Dobrovici, Radu Panamarenco, Adina Andrei, Sorin Gheorghiu, George Grigore
Studio direction: Milica Creiniceanu
Music Direction: Patricia Prundea
Editor and Producer: Magda Duțu
FNT On Air
17.00
– Radio Romania Cultural
A siren song
Of: Alexander Sincu
Radio adaptation and artistic direction: Attila Vizauer
In distribution: Alexandra Stroe and Attila Vizauer
Studio direction: Janina Dicu
Original music and sound design: Tom Brandus
Editor:
Oana Cristea Grigorescu
Registration from 2025.
