FITS Recommends: June 24, the fourth day of FITS 2024: Exciting theatre, music and dance performances, six of which are free of charge

The fourth day of FITS brings exciting theatre, music and dance performances, six of which are free.

 

According to tradition, during the festival, which this year runs from June 21st till June 30th, FITS presents FITSRecommends - an informative column with the most exciting performances of the day.

 

 

- The Way of Spain - The show tells the story of some experiences and takes us on an adventurous journey through Spain.

 

- The Misunderstanding - One of Albert Camus' essential plays, in a captivating version

 

- ALICE - “JTI Encounters” - An unusual wonderland with an eerie and psychologically tense atmosphere

 

- Juliet - The story of Juliet, a woman full of experiences and the bizarre, who puts the many facets of old age under the magnifying glass

 

- Heart of a Carpenter: The Story of a Transylvanian Saxon - An adventure-romance about a 14th-century craftsman who transforms the lives of everyone he meets - including himself

 

 

Recommendations for free performances on June 24:

 

- We're guessing stories in your neighborhood? - The actors of the Abracadabra Foundation, together with the master students-actors of the ”Lucian Blaga” University Sibiu bring to the stage five stories shrouded in mystery

 

- Somewhere, in a theater of war - The story of a troop deployed in a village, in a poor device on the front line

 

- On Flamenco Rhythms - A flamenco band from Barcelona combining the elegance of classical Spanish music with the intensity of flamenco rhythms

 

- Peregrinus - A traveling theater performance inspired by the poetic universe of T. S. Eliot

 

- The Chatterboxes - A show that won't let you leave the auditorium indifferent

 

- Frida Kahlo - A show that, through Frida's story, urges us to turn our sufferings into our main source of inspiration

 

The Way of Spain - The show tells the story of experiences and takes us on an adventurous journey through Spain

De: De la Vega

Spain

 

Hispano is a cello-guitar duo from Barcelona that combines the elegance of Spanish classical music with the intensity and rhythmicity of flamenco, inspired by classical compositions such as the mystical “Concert de Aranjuez”. The two artists take us to the tangos, among the melodious notes of Isaac Albéniz, and uplift us with the sweet rhythms of flamenco music. The Hispanic culture has always stood out for its openness to the world and willingness to share its art, and is known for the passion with which it loves life, embracing joy and suffering in song. The show tells the story of experiences and takes us on an adventurous journey through Spain.

 

 

 

By: Albert Camus

Directed by: Bobi Pricop

Romania

 

The show brings one of the essential plays by Albert Camus to the public, in a captivating directorial version. We invite you to a new performance by Bobi Pricop, a metaphor about the “misunderstanding” between the members of a family that reflects the conflicts, but also the means of salvation, of a world in a state of emergency. "Misunderstanding is one of the seminal plays of the 20th century, a text more relevant today than ever, because it speaks of loneliness, alienation, the masks we wear in our various social roles and, above all, the impossibility of communicating authentically, especially with the people closest to us. The show also becomes valuable through the new emphases it emphasizes in Camus' text and is primarily an x-ray of the surface differences we allow to separate us, despite all the things we have, in depth, in common." - Bobi Pricop

 

 

 

Directed by Po-Cheng Tsai

China

 

Featuring impressive choreography, haute couture costumes and an elegant set design, “ALICE” lures us into an unusual world of wonders, with a strange and psychologically tense atmosphere. At the crossroads of Western and Eastern culture, the show weaves poetry with fairy tale, evoking a labyrinth of mirrors, artistic projections and black and white ink illustrations. Born from a collaboration between choreographer Po-Cheng Tsai's B.DANCE company and Kathleen McNurney's Luzerner Theater dance troupe, “ALICE” is a reimagining of the classic novel, where the fantastical world of wonder meets Zen art. Rarely has Lewis Carroll's novel been revisited with such bold artistic insight. Elegant, refined, masterly.

 

 

 

By: Gabriela Muñoz

Mexico, Germany

 

The show tells the story of Juliet, a woman full of experiences and the bizarre, and puts under the magnifying glass the many facets of old age. Influenced by her work at an old people's home and her close bond with her grandmother, Gabriela creates an alter ego in the winter of life. With an impetuous spirit and an unquenchable zest for life, Julieta shares with us slices of her life and invites us to step into her home, which has become her whole universe. And as her world becomes a house of memories, the protagonist finds new ways to adapt. A tender reconsideration of the artist's biography in a bold and surprising theatrical language. Gabriela Muñoz turns her own life into a true work of art.

 

 

 

By: Sarah Brown

Romania

 

 

Sarah Brown is a playwright, international performer, and a creator of unique and innovative performances that she has directed for theater festivals in Israel, Turkey and Sibiu, Romania.  IN THE HEART OF A TUNNER: The Story of a Transylvanian Saxon premiered at FITS in 2023 at St. Mary's Evangelical Church and A Secret of Joy, about the 1927 Jews of Sibiu, premiered at the Great Synagogue of Sibiu in FITS 2022. Sarah is also a composer, three-time Fulbright Scholar, and professor at the University of Memphis, USA. An adventure-romance about a 14th-century tunner who transforms the lives of everyone he meets - including his own! Set in the gothic St. Mary's Evangelical Church, this moving story with live music - about dreams lost and found - will make you laugh and cry and transport you to another time!

 

 

 

Directed by Marian Râlea

Romania

 

A series of interactive performances that bring Romanian folk tales to the forefront, but above all, their wisdom. The actors of the Abracadabra troupe together with the master students - actors of the Lucian Blaga Blaga University of Sibiu bring to the stage 5 stories shrouded in mystery. Children can meet their favorite heroes, but to enter fairytale land they will have to pass a series of tests. In each neighborhood, a different story, in each neighborhood a different challenge.

 

By: Cristina Blaga Tomuș

Romania

 

The performance brings to light the story of a troop deployed in a village, in a poor device on the front line. The country is unknown. The events presented in the show really happened, they are completely forgotten images and emotions of people united by the same things: the desire to live, to love, to enjoy, to find the courage and strength, from one moment to the next, to return home.

 

 

De la Vega

Spain

 

Featuring a cellist, a guitarist, a soloist and a dancer, Hispano is a flamenco band from Barcelona that combines the elegance of classical Spanish music with the intensity of flamenco rhythms. The artists take us to the tango chords of the mystical “Concierto de Aranjuez”, then introduce us to the Zapateo rhythm to the melodious notes of Isaac Albéniz's “Asturias”, and finally make us dance to the lively rhythms of flamenco music. The Hispanic culture has always been known for its openness to the world and its willingness to share its art, and for the passion with which it celebrates life, with its joys and sorrows, through song, music and dance. 

 

 

Directed by Jerzy Zoń

Poland

 

A traveling theater performance inspired by the poetic universe of T. S. Eliot, depicting a day in the life of contemporary man. With captivating visuals, a choreography to match, and a grotesque mode of presentation, “Our Everyday Hustle...” exposes the traps of contemporary life, in which many of us get caught, losing the uniqueness of our experiences. Will there be an end to this collective possession of ourselves as eternal pilgrims? Will we fall prey to lost spirits or will we become like them?

 

 

 

Choreography: Silvana Neda

Romania

 

The performance proposes to the audience an overview of the biography of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, an image that exposes the artist's mental degradation due to trauma, all this through the theatrical-choreographic discovery of the pictorial fantasy, supported by the invocation of the plastic universe of surrealism. The choreography captures the physical and psychological profile of the artist, embodying the fragility and at the same time the shattered reality of her fantasy. It is a performance that, through Frida's story, urges us to turn our suffering into our main source of inspiration.  An impressive choreographic portrait of one of the great figures of universal art.