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The Here and Now Theatre
The Here and Now Theatre

Author(s): Ramona Iacobute
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Editura ARTES
Keywords: Romanian theatre; contemporary theatre; documentary theatre; dramAcum; Gianina Cărbunariu;

Summary/Abstract: Those who work in today’s theatre are extremely connected to reality. Everything is alive, in a constant change. Many artistic themes are carefully documented from reality, because documentary theatre is, in fact, a mirror of contemporary society. At the beginning of the 21st century, a new generation of theatre directors appeared in Romania, some of them very promising. They did not wait for celebrity and recognition to come get them, but instead they tried to find answers to the Romanian theatre of the future. And, it seems that a possible response was the building of the dramAcum movement. Among the founding artists of the dramAcum movement, the most active is Gianina Cărbunariu, director and playwright. The latest show directed by Gianina Carbunariu, Work in progress, a staging on the changing working conditions well documented from real cases, premiered in 2018.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 355-358
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English