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November 27, 2011

  Ataraxia

Liviu Ciulei se-ntoarce acasa, la Bulandra

Intr-un interviu acordat cotidianului Adevarul la inceputul acestui an, Liviu Ciulei spunea ca cel mai important spectacol de teatru montat de el in Romania a fost Furtuna, iar dintre cele montate in strainatate – Hamlet. Desi indragostit iremediabil de Georg Buchner, Shakespeare a fost una dintre constantele vietii lui Ciulei, arhitectul, actorul, regizorul si profesorul in opinia caruia, pentru a fi un bun scenograf, regizor, ba chiar si actor, ai nevoie mai intai “de logica; in al doilea rand – de logica si in al treilea rand – de logica. Daca mai ai si talent, e bime; daca nu – ajunge  ...

  Ataraxia, English

Book Insider: The Baiut Alley Lads by Filip Florian and Mircea Florian

The Baiut Alley Lads is a “family album” kind of book in which both authors, the Florian brothers, place their own pictures and treasure their communist recollections. Although living under the communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu was not the funniest life experience a child could have, the reader will smile most of the time because the tales are full of ironical niceties and references to shoddy products (fake branded trainers or Cuban candies) and entertainers, comics (Rahan) or gadgets (Pif) popular in the ’70s or ’80s. Listed in alphabetical order, the miracles of childhood have a  ...

  Ataraxia, English

Cirque du Soleil @ Bucharest Romexpo – in February 2012

Cirque du Soleil fans will be thrilled to read this: Saltimbanco, its oldest and one of its largest shows, is touring in Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Austria, Italy and will reach Romania in February 2012. Without a horse or lion in sight, the Canadian circus based only on human acts will give the local audience a memorable experience portrayed by the organizers as a “celebration of life”. Fifty artists from over 20 different countries will perform seven shows in Bucharest Romexpo from 8 to 12 February as follows: Wednesday February 8, Thursday  ...