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Maidan plays in Cluj

Over the next few weeks, there will be Maiden plays in Cluj. “Theatru in centrul Clujului.” These plays will feature an actor that you might know from the Romanian Theatre, and a character from Mircea Bravo, Radu Lărgeanu. He has … Continue reading

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Mircea Bravo’s dad protests against 8 hour work day

The actor who played the father of the Mircea Bravo character in Nunta pe Bani joined a protest, reported the Monitorul newspaper.  (Monitorul means “the monitor, so it feels redundant to call it “The Monitorul” but “The Monitor” would also … Continue reading

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Romanian is related to Norwegian

I know what some of you are thinking.  That lady in the green shirt is saying, “of course Romanian and Norwegian are related, they’re both Indo-European languages.”  And the guy straightening his tie is saying, in Norwegian, “Yes, I know … Continue reading

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12 angry men – review of Romanian theatre in Cluj

The Romanian Theatre in Cluj, now called Lucian Blaga, is such a beautiful building, it is worth going to a play just to see the internal architecture.  According to a guided tour, the building was controversial from its inception. The … Continue reading

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Expats love Cluj’s version of Mark Twain

In the film festival, we saw the screens of Cluj.  During the rest of the year, we have visited the three main theatres. The Hungarian Theatre is showing an adaptation of “Tom Sawyer” toward the end of every night.  Expats … Continue reading

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Banffy Castle

Have you been to Electric Castle?  Have you seen Metropolis or Nosferatu with live music at the film festival in the castle?  If so, you probably know what Banffy Castle looks like at night. The Banffy Castle in Bontida is … Continue reading

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Cluj Days 2023

Starting on Thursday the 18th (today), Cluj celebrates itself with a long festival weekend.  (Don’t worry, you can still go to work.  The long weekend doesn’t give you the day off, it just gives you something to do if you … Continue reading

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The show must go on

We were very impressed by the resilience and professionalism of the theatre troop from Porto who visited Cluj last weekend.   With a showing of The Crucible, the first thing I noticed is how the name of the play seems … Continue reading

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Portuguese language theatre, this weekend, in Cluj

Ezen a hétvégén, Kolozsváron, nyelven portugálul, A SALEMI BOSZORKÁNYOK van. Yes, Hungarian might be a hard language to understand at first, even harder than Portuguese.  So, unless you speak Hungarian, you might be reading the Romanian or English subtitles when … Continue reading

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