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New Youth Theater Offers Unkown Young Actors Chance to Shine

Andreea Tincea

Although the formal opening is not until September 27, the Metropolis Youth Theater at No. 89 on Mihai Eminescu Street is already a happening place.

Bucharest is about to open the country’s first youth theater which will offer young and unknown artists the chance to perform at the highest level in a facility boasting top grade management and all the latest technical equipment.

Director George Ivascu calls it “a hypermarket-like theater, whose main value is sincerity and supporting the creative energies of those who have a young spirit, who sparkle.” The space has been cleaned and rearranged to host actors, directors, choreographers, set designers and other professionals. The city of Bucharest supported the reconstruction of the premises and financed all the technical equipment. The rest, “just like it happens in love, came step by step,” said Ivascu.

Even before the official inauguration, the theater opened its gates to host the Independent Theater section within the B-FIT Festival. For the grand opening this autumn, 220 artists are working hard on the repertory. They include young actors getting their first big chance on the professional stage as well as more famous veterans. The only qualification is to be young at heart, Ivascu said.

“Metropolis Youth Theater is a place where people feel comfortable,” said Monica Iancu, the theater’s public relations consultant. The director feels strongly that artists should not have to feel like “subway beggars.” That’s why Metropolis Youth Theater is the first in the country functioning on projects basis. Each play becomes a separate project that stands on its own financial feet.

As well as traditional plays, the program includes audio-visual contemporary art and a phonic-café where visitors will be able to choose radio plays to listen to from an international menu.

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