Molière Award-winning show on the Digital Stage in September
September’s premieres on the Digital Stage, the online platform for theatre, film, music and dance of the National Theatre Radu Stanca Sibiu, are two extraordinary shows from the 2024 Sibiu International Theatre Festival, one of them having won a Molière Award.
“The Digital Stage’s premieres in September are The Ice Hole and Afrique en Cirque, two of the shows presented to a sold-out crowd at this year’s FITS. Now, we wish to offer a chance to enjoy these great creations even to those who did not manage to purchase a ticket during the Festival,” said Constantin Chiriac, General Director of TNRS and FITS President.
Starting on September 1st, theatre lovers can purchase tickets to the French company’s 2022 Molière Award-winning production, ”Les Gros patinent bien / The Ice Hole,” by Pierre Guillois & Olivier Martin.
In a kind of English that no one can understand – not even an inhabitant of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564, an imposing Shakespearean actor narrates the centuries-long, incredible epic journey of a man – maybe his ancestor. On the shores of a fjord in the Faroe Islands, in an unknown and, no doubt, long-forgotten era, the man is cursed by a mermaid he caught by chance in the frozen and salty waters, under the magnificent auspices of the northern lights, which at that very moment were being crossed by a late flock of cranes in flight to Africa.
The second September premiere is “Afrique en Cirque” by Canadian company Cirque Kalabanté, directed by Yamoussa Bangoura.
The show by Yamoussa Bangoura is inspired by daily life in Guinea and shows off the beauty, youth and artistry of African culture. Beyond the multi-coloured set and costumes which pay homage to Guinean culture, “Afrique en Cirque” is a show capable of breathing life into any theatre and which symbolizes the power, agility and joy of living of young people in Africa. To the tune of melodic afro-jazz beats, percussion and kora, the public will enjoy gravity-defying acrobatics and human pyramids. We invite you to go on an unforgettable journey in the universe of Kalabanté Productions!
For the Digital Stage, the monthly, quarterly and annual subscriptions include all of the 80+ available performances, along with two show premieres every month. Lovers of theatre, film, dance and music can choose the 12-month subscription for the price of 6 months, paying 299 lei, or the subscription for 3 months at the price of 2 months, paying 89 lei. The one-month subscription costs 49 lei/a month. Spectators can also opt for an individual ticket, which allows for the viewing of a specific performance for the price of 30 lei. For the duration of one’s subscription, the shows may be viewed anytime, anywhere, and any number of times. The individual ticket is available for four hours after activation and choice of viewing time.
The on-demand UNITER special prize-winning video platform Digital Stage, can be accessed on the www.scena-digitala.ro website.
All performances on the Digital Stage offer English subtitles.
The online subscription is valid for the entire duration of the the Sibiu International Theater Festival, 20 June - 29 June 2025
The online single ticket can be purchased until the start time of the online event and is valid until the end of its broadcast.
Online performances are available for 24 hours from the broadcast time. If you purchase your ticket after the start of the broadcast, access will only be available until 24 hours after the start time. For example: if your performance started at 17:00, you will be able to purchase your ticket until 15:00 the following day.
After the first access of each performance, the viewing code is valid for 4 hours.
Steps to follow for viewing online events during the 31st edition of the Sibiu International Theater Festival:
Go to www.sibfest.ro In the menu at the top of the page, press the "PROGRAMME & TICKETS" button
Select the BY CATEGORY button, and at the All Events button, select Online
Scroll to the desired event and access the event
Press the View Stream
Enter the access code in the newly opened window
Scroll to the video player and press the "play" (triangle) button
Enjoy!
Situations of non-functionality can be reported at any time to the e-mail address scena@sibfest.ro or by phone, between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., on the phone number: 0728048945