The Volunteer Programme developed within FITS is perhaps the largest non-formal educational programme based on selection, volunteering and training in the field of performing arts and cultural management.The FITS Volunteer Programme was born within the framework of the Sibiu European Capital of Culture 2007 Programme.
Every year, around 500 volunteers from all over the world, trained and matched according to personal and professional preferences, take part in organising and streamlining festival events. In addition to local and national volunteers, international volunteers join in year after year, building a community of over 200 volunteers from countries such as Bulgaria, Canada, Iran, Japan, France, Georgia, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey and Hungary. In this enterprise, FITS has collaborated with a number of partners for recruiting them, such as European Capitals of Culture, SPAF (Seoul Performing Arts Festival, the most important performing arts scholarship in Asia), Eu-Japan Fest or Takayama City Hall (twinned city with Sibiu since 2012), through STEP project (Sibiu - Takayama Exchange Project). In 2023 Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan became a partner of the programme, facilitating the access of Japanesse volunteers to the experience offered by both the festival and the city of Sibiu.
The structure associated with the festival operates in accordance with the stipulations of the law no. 78/2014 on the regulation of voluntary activity in Romania; at the end of the period, each participant receives a certificate attesting to the achievement of certain specific professional skills, as a result of the participation in theoretical and practical courses, designed by the programme coordinators.
Profile of a Volunteer:
+16 years
excited to learn, discover and meet people
dedicated, trustworthy
assertive and respectful
empathic and positive
observant
flexible, polite
Departments
Advertising
Responsibilities:
Checking the FITS posters for each event/performance
Organizing and managing FITS posters
Delivering posters and programs to FITS partners and locations
PERFORMING ARTS MARKET
Responsibilities:
Communicating with different guests
Assisting the coordinator in various daily tasks
Spreading promotional materials throughout the venues
THE CRISIS CELL
Responsibilities:
Managing unforeseen events that may occur during FITS
Assisting other coordinators or volunteers
Collaborating with other departments to help them fulfill their tasks
May have to solve another department’s task, so these volunteers should be familiar with the responsibilities of all departments
May have to work over the pre-established schedule
Companies
Responsibilities:
Ensuring the communication between the companies’ members and FITS’ staff
Keeping in touch with the logistic department regarding the designated company
Assisting the members of the company throughout their staying at the festival (assembly, rehearsals, show, dismantle)
Special Conferences and Book Launches
Responsibilities
Communicating with the guests
Assisting the coordinator in various daily tasks
Spreading promotional materials throughout the venues
Exhibitions
Responsibilities
Communicating with the invited artists
Assisting the coordinator in various daily tasks
Spreading promotional materials throughout the venues
Info Desk
Responsibilities
Offering informations regarding the festival in the InfoPoint desk
Daily reviewing the festival’s schedule and notifying the errors
Printing the badges for the FITS’ participants
Spreading promotional materials throughout the InfoPoint desk
Logistics
Responsibilities
Assisting the coordinator in various daily tasks
Ensuring the communication between the festival’s members and the participants
Outdoor
Responsibilities
Assisting the coordinator in various daily tasks
Spreading promotional materials
Ensuring the communication between the festival’ staff and the members of the outdoor companies
Pr and Communication
Responsibilities
Participating at the special events
Writing presentations, short texts regarding the events
Communicating with various guests of the festival
Assisting the coordinator in various daily tasks
Protocol
Responsibilities
Ensuring the protocol in all the venues of the festival
Assisting the coordinator in various daily tasks
Sponsors
Responsibilities
Spreading promotional materials throughout the venues
Assisting the coordinator in various daily tasks
Technic
Responsibilities
Technical assistant (working in PowerPoint and video projections)
Ensuring the translation, if needed, between FITS’ staff and the technicians from the invited companies
Ticketing
Responsibilities
Checking/Scanning the tickets at the venues
Helping the audience to their seats
Offering details regarding the performances
Video
Responsibilities
Assisting the video team in recording the performances
Assisting the staff in the process of video editing
Handling the technical equipment
TEAM
Violeta Buduleci - General Coordinator FITS Volunteer Program - voluntari@sibfest.ro
Ioan-Bogdan Mînzat - Executive Assistant for National Volunteer Training & Program Coordination FITS
Daniela Maria Gorduban - Executive Assistant for International Volunteer Training & Program Coordination FITS
Rareș Ștefan Bănică - Crisis Cell Coordinator & Volunteer Program Assistant FITS
THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME IS AN ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE TO THE SIBIU INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL AND IS ORGANIZED BY THE “RADU STANCA” NATIONAL THEATRE SIBIU.
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
