| Treasuryget up roma – giuvlipenGet up romaIn the Romanian performance Giuvlipen Theatre Company, humor becomes a tool of resistance and a platform for self-expression, cultural pride, and political commentary. It is a celebration of the diversity of identities, questioning the ruling order, and a call to rethink who gets to tell the joke and who has been the target …
Caliban and the Witch
| TreasuryCaliban and the Witch – Giuvlipen Theater Company, „Marin Sorescu” National Theater of Craiova Caliban and the witchCaliban și vrăjitoareaA spectacular, futuristic performance that radically rethinks Shakespeare’sThe Tempest The power balance is reversed: the Romani people conquer Western Europe, and Prospero, as a Romani Christian ruler, subjugates white Europeans in the name of „civilization.” Sycorax, the witch displaced from …
Viral on Tiktok
| TreasuryViral on tiktok – Giuvlipen Theater Companyviral on tiktokvirală pe tiktokIn the performance by Giuvlipen Theater Company, we witness a deeply moving overview of the lack of sexual education affecting Romanian society, particularly the Roma communities, and its tangible societal consequences. TikTok, as the currently most popular social media platform, provides an excellent framework for the play. The production, …
Who Killed Szomna Grancsa?
| TreasuryWho Killed Szomna Grancsa? – GiuvlipenWho Killed Szomna Grancsa?Cine a omorât-o pe Szomna Grancsa?The play tells the story of a young Roma girl who believes in the importance of education and does everything she can to keep going to school. But she encounters a lot of difficulties. What can a young student do if her family does not support …
Romacen
| TreasuryROMACEN – Giuvlipen and Andrei Mureșanu TheaterRomacen, The Age of the WitchesRomacen, Vremea VrăjitoarelorThis performance marks the birth of a new artistic trend – Roma Futurism, which we hope many Roma artists will take over from us to make it to the next level, where we can imagine a future free of the historical cycle of oppression against us. …
Drăgan, Mihaela
| STARSMIHAELA DRĂGANMIHAELA DRĂGANactress, playwright, video artist Born: 1986, Buzău, Romania Place of living: Bucharest, Romania Height: 160 cm Spoken languages: English, Spanish, Romanian, RomaniAWARDS2020Special British Council Romania Award at UNITER Awards Gala for the Giuvlipen Company for our work in promoting and supporting social inclusion and encouraging civic engagementThe Gilder / Coigney International Theater Award, Special Award, New York2019Highly …
Tell Them About Me
| TreasuryTell Them About Me – Giuvlipen Theater CompanyTell Them About MeDel DumaThe monodrama is based on conversations with Roma women and on the own experiences of the playwright, Mihaela Drăgan. The play presents the diversity of the Romanian Roma society, and shows the possibilities and difficulties, the joys and struggles from a female point of view, through the eyes …
Giuvlipen
| TROUPESGiuvlipenGiuvlipen Theater CompanyCompania de teatru Giuvlipen Year of foundation of the theater2015 Place:Bucharest, Romania Leader of the theater: Mihaela Drăgan Main artists:Mihaela Drăgan – actress, playwright Ema Zita Moldovan – actress, costume designer Oana Rusu – actress Bety Pisică – actress, interdisciplinary artist Nicoleta Ghiță – actress, singer Andrei Șerban – actor Ninel Petrache – actor Claudiu Dumitru – …