Three premieres on the Digital Stage in March

The Digital Stage, the online theatre, film, music, and dance platform of the "Radu Stanca" National Theatre in Sibiu (TNRS) comes with a surprise for the public in March. Theatre enthusiasts will be able to watch online three exceptional performances from the Sibiu International Theatre Festival: "Le Porteur d’Histoire" by Alexis Michalik, "A Cathedral Full of Organs" - the opening performance of FITS and "FAUST. A Confession".

 

Awarded with two Molière awards, Alexis Michalik's show " Le Porteur d’Histoire" is a unique exploration of how humanity is dependent on fiction. On a rainy night, deep in the Ardennes, Martin Martin must bury his father. Little does he know that the discovery of a handwritten notebook will lead him on a dizzying quest through history and continents. Fifteen years later, in the heart of the Algerian desert, a mother and her daughter mysteriously disappear. They have been led by the story of an unknown man, in search of a heap of books stamped with a strange chalice, and of a colossal treasure, accumulated through the ages by a legendary secret society.

 

"FAUST. A Confession", directed by Akihiro Yamamoto, a performance by the Yamamoto Noh Theater company, was created as a tribute to Faust from Sibiu, directed by Silviu Purcărete.

Upon visiting Goethe’s grave, a priest finds an old man sitting on top of it. He scolds him and asks him to go away. The old man replies that he has always lived a life of freedom and has never bowed to any authority. However, once he failed to resist the devil’s influence, and now he is haunted by the memories of that time. After asking the priest to pray for him, the old man disappears. The priest starts chanting and the ghost of Faust appears before him to express his gratitude. Suddenly Margarete’s ghost also appears and urges Faust to confess his sins. Will Faust’s soul ever find peace? Seldom has one of the most iconic stories of the Western spirit vibrated with such intensity in the rigorous forms of Noh theatre!

 

"A cathedral full of organs" was the opening event of the Sibiu International Theatre Festival, Edition 30, directed by Brita Falch Leutert, Jürg Leutert and Jean-Christophe Geiser.

There are at least seven different organs in the St. Mary Lutheran Cathedral. Four organ players will present a special for this constellation designed collage. In the very centre of the city, for 35 minutes, different musical elements and styles will interweave to create familiar and unfamiliar sounds and elicit a broad spectre of associations and emotions within the old walls of the Cathedral, on monumental and small instruments, all called organs – as solo instruments and as part of an ensemble. 

 

Digital Stage tickets and subscriptions

 

On the Digital Stage, monthly, quarterly, and annual subscriptions include all the 60+ shows available, plus two premiere productions every month. Lovers of theatre, film, dance, and music can choose a 12-month subscription for 6 months price (299 lei) and a 3-month subscription for 2 months price (89 lei). The monthly subscription costs 49 lei. Spectators can also choose the individual ticket, for a specific performance for 30 lei. During the subscription period, performances can be seen anytime, anywhere and as many times as you like.  The individual ticket is available four hours after activation and choice of viewing time. 

The video-on-demand platform Digital Stage, awarded with the UNITER special prize, can be accessed on www.scena-digitala.ro.

All Digital Stage shows also provide English subtitles.