Bucharest, the capital of street theater

The evening begins The B-FIT at the Street Festival, a large-scale event that will be held for four weekends from July 13 to August 5

The tenth edition of the festival, titled A Romanian History to The occasion of the Year of the Centenary brings to Bucharest four street theater performances on weekends and the program of the first weekend of the festival, which takes place in the center of Bucharest, includes a wide range of mobile shows, fixed shows and workshops by artists from Denmark, Slovakia, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and Romania.

The official opening of the festival took place last night on the University Square, which is also the focal point of the B-FIT in the street! Dumbbells, cabaret dancers, cubs, crazy artists and fantastic characters made their appearance in the B-FIT on the street! from the University Square, after which they invited the spectators to a tour to Bucharest until late at night

The program of the first weekend of the festival starts at 19:00, every day, with mobile shows on University Square, Piazza L 'Odeon Theater, Military Circle, National Theater and Smardan Streets, Lipscani and St. Anton Square in the Historic Center. Street performances last until 11 pm, except Saturday evening, July 14, when the program is extended with night shows and a parade in the city center.

Reserved for July 14 The highlight of the first weekend of the festival begins at 9:15 pm on George Enescu Square, with the world premiere of the aerial stunt show Sonics in Wish in Italy. Sonics' latest production features an exciting aerobatic performance on a twisted stage suspended ten feet above the crowd. Sonics in Wish was created in 2017 for the legendary feast of Santa Rosalia in Palermo. On a circular stage of 10 meters, Italian artists give life to a succession of aerial acrobatics of trapezes and elastic cords in a dance and light game that animates the nightlife of the city.

After the show, artists present in Bucharest first weekend B-FIT on the street! I leave George Enescu Square in a parade on Calea Victoriei, Regina Elisabeta Boulevard and stop at Cismigiu Park, where, from 22:35, begins the show of water fish in France. One of the first of the 2018 edition, Water Fools turns Lake Cismigiu Lake into a poetic show in the press in England, Russia, America, Australia, Singapore and Argentina. If Lewis Carroll had transposed his vision into street theater and was associated with Salvador Dali and Hieronymus Bosch, then he would have invented Water Fools, a strange, dreamlike, floating show created by the French company Ilotopie. It's a beautiful version of hell, "reads The Guardian.

In Water Fools, water serves as a stage for a poetic spectacle about the human condition. Actors on the water, floating cars, bikes and beds, original music and fireworks combine to create a show like a dream.

B-FIT on the street! expands in 2018 not only the area but also the type of shows present in the festival. One of the places of the anniversary edition, Cişmigiu Park hosts workshops and educational shows for children every weekend of the festival. On the weekend of July 13-15, the youngest festival audience is expected at the Cismigiu Walnut Bridge for a percussion workshop and a pantomime and actor workshop for the little ones.

Another premiere of the 2018 edition: University Square hosts for three weeks Collective Strings of Denmark, the first interactive installation presented at the street theater festival in Bucharest. Until July 29, the University Square will take more and more varied forms, will be constantly changing depending on how Bucharest and the tourists attending the festival choose to interact with him. Created from 300 kilometers of colorful rope, the collective plant develops gradually, depending on the interaction of the inhabitants with the network, the new connections that they create and the way they choose to recreate themselves in the kaleidoscopic jungle. The project was conceived in 2005 by the Danish artist Karoline H. Larsen as a way to allow people to change the public space in a creative and free way. Collective Strings has taken unpredictable forms and changed the urban spaces of Cape Town (2005), New York (2007), Bengaluru of India (2009), Marseille (2010), Zurich (2012), Stockholm (2013), Helsinki, Copenhagen (2015).

Bucharest International Theater Street Festival B-FIT on the street! continues with performances scheduled on the weekends of July 21 to 22, July 28 to 29 and August 4 to 5

Saturday, July 14 from 19:00 to 19:45 on the University Square: Batucada Timba – toboşari, Spain. At the same time, at St. Anthony Square, Sbandieratori di Alba – stegari, Italy. A prestigious group of artists and artists from the historic city of Alba brings to the FITSB the atmosphere of the medieval festival Palio di Astia. Flags, foggers and trumpets, as well as characters inspired by the tradition of the legendary festival, enliven the streets in medieval costumes.

From 19:00 to 19:40 and from 20:00 to 20:40 on Lipscani Street: Celebration Parade in Austria. Cat artists, acrobats, dancers, clowns on monocicles, jugglers in colorful costumes bring the atmosphere of the circus FITSB and lead the public to an outdoor party.

Li joins Mirror Family, a mobile circus in Slovakia. Starting from the fascination of Leonardo da Vinci for mirrors and his attempt to create the first human mirror, this group appeared in 2012 as a set of pantomime and dance. It's a new form of street theater, an interactive show and a lively animation. Mirror-covered bodies, from head to toe, illuminate all around. The Mirror family has been made in countries like the United Kingdom, Denmark, Singapore, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Monaco, Turkey, Kazakhstan, the United States. Azerbaijan, Canada, Spain, Thailand or Morocco

Orange Drummers – toboşari, Slovakia. An explosion of color and energy, the orange dangers stop passersby instead of a dynamic musical show for all tastes.

On the University Square, between 19:00 and 19:55: Collective Strings, Denmark

From 19:00 to 20:30 on the National Theater – Place de l & # 39; University – Odeon Piazza – Military Circle – University Square: Colorful People – Mobile Show, France. A show of more than 30 years, Colored People was created by chance, says François Léger who, with Bruno Schnebelin, has directed the company Ilotopie since 1980. The actors fully covered in bright colors were initially part of the show of 1985 C & # 39 is at Topies in Port Saint Louis. At the end of the show, the artists were forced to cross the city to the nearest shower, and the reaction of passers-by to see the colorful bodies was so sensational that Léger decided to turn the event into an artistic intervention in the public space. The Colored People show has taken place around the world, in Canada, in Brazil, in Europe or in Asia.

Between 19:00 and 21:00 in the Cismigiu Park – Walnut Bridge: Drum Up Circle – Children's Drum Workshop, Romania. Children and adults have the opportunity to play African drums and other percussion instruments in the Drum Up Circle studio designed by actor Orlando Petriceanu, specializing in children's programs, improvisation, theater and percussion

and 8:30 pm, you can also watch Parisian Street Cabaret – Cabaret danseur, France. The splendor of Parisian cabaret is brought to the streets by the enlightened costumes and the entertaining dance of the artists. Feathers, rhinestones, Doriss Girls, ceremonial masters and a mobile stage carried by acrobats are just some of the elements of the Paris Street Cabaret recreating the typical scenes of the Paris cancan on the streets

White World – mobile show, France is also held in the place of the University. With a strong visual impact, the appearance of White World cat and actors and catacombs captures the attention of others. The white world created by French artists in balloons, tulle, lights and a lot of creativity attracts the little ones with their fantastic characters who interact with the passers-by and the big thanks to the originality of the costumes

[19659003] Aquamarine – dancer The cabaret, in Spain, takes place simultaneously on St. Antonplatz. Recently diverted from the Latino National Contest in southern Spain, the Aquamarine group enlivens the streets of the city with Latin dances, cabaret arrangements and spectacular costumes.

From 20:00 to 20:50 Place de la Revolution: Between Two Worlds – Giant Doll Show, Portugal. The last production of PIU in Portugal, the Entre Mundos (Worldwide) show explores the real and fictional border between the world of the vine and the world of the spirits in a tale interpreted by large dolls. Founded in 2002, PIA – Artistic Intervention Projects provides artistic advice to the FIG – International Giant Festival and is responsible for the artistic direction of the International Festival of Arts and Sciences of Ciéncia na Rua in Portugal. During the 15 years of activity, performances of PIA have been performed at events such as the International Theater Festival of Bogotá (Colombia), FETA International Street and the Open Air Theater Festival of Gdansk (Poland) and the Cultural Institute of Macau (China). (19659003)

And, between 9:15 pm and 10:05 pm, on George Enescu Square: Sonics in Wish

Parada will take place on George Enescu Square – Calea Victoriei – Regina Elisabeta – Park Cismigiu: Holiday Parade, Mirror Family, Orange Drums, Battuada Timba, Aquamarine, White World, Cabaret Parisien Strett, Sbandieratori di Alba

Madmen show on the water, France | a single performance in Cismigiu (22:35 – 23:20)

Saturday, July 14 ends with a parade of artists present during the first weekend of the festival. The parade begins soon after the end of the show Wish, on the place George Enescu, it takes the road Calea Victoriei, the boulevard Regina Elisabeta and stops in the park Cismigiu. At the first weekend of B-FIT in the street, there are buffs, circuses, acrobats, fencers, cabaret dancers, cats, dancers and footers from Austria, Slovakia, Spain , France and Italy

On July 15, the events begin with the Batucada Timba (University Square, 19:00 – 19:45), Sbandieratori di Alba (St. Anton Square , 19:00 – 19:45), Celebration Parade (19 Lipscani Street: 00 – 19:40, 20:00 – 20:40), Orange Drums (Smârdan Street, 19:00 – 19:40, 20:00 – 20:40)

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: 00 and 21:00, in Cismigiu Park – Walnut Bridge: continually – acting and pantomime for children, Romania. The easiest and most enjoyable way to discover and be aware of yourself and its qualities is the game. In the continuous workshop, young people receive intensive lessons of improvisation and action based on the developmental techniques of communication, relationship, trust and consciousness of the environment and self

Collective Strings (19:00 – 19:55) , White World and Parisian Street Cabaret (7:45 pm – 8:30 pm) at St. Anton: Aquamarine (7:45 pm – 8:30 pm), and the Revolution Market: Between 2 Worlds (20:00 – 20:50)

Between 8 pm and 9 pm : 30, people of color unfold along the same route (National Theater – University Square – Odeon Square – Military Circle – University Square).

The lively street Batucada Timba Lipscani (21:00 – 21:45), Aquamarine animates the Smardan Street (21:00 – 21:45) between the University Square and the Military Circle, you can watch the Parade of Celebrations after which, again, on the University Square succeeds Orange Drums and Mirror Family (21:30 – 22:10), White World (21:30 – 22:15) and Parisian Street Cabaret (22:15 – 23:00)

The International Theater Festival of Bucharest is organized by ARCUB City Council