Classical theater Ioan Slavici

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The classical theater Ioan Slavici, 2006

The classical theater Ioan Slavici ( Romanian Teatrul Clasic "Ioan Slavici" ) is a theater in the western Romanian city of Arad . The venue is located at the confluence of Bulevardul Revoluției No. 103 with Avram-Iancu-Platz . The building was built between 1872 and 1874 in the classical style . From 1958 to 1960 the building was given its current appearance in the course of extensive renovation work.

history

In the first half of the 19th century, Arad experienced a great economic and cultural boom, which was accompanied by an extraordinary development of theater life. The old theater no longer met the requirements. Baron Bánhidy Béla saw the need for a new theater as early as 1862. In 1868 the city council made the decision to build two buildings, the town hall and the theater. A Viennese bank provided the 700,000 guilders that were needed to build the two buildings. The theater was built between 1872 and 1874 according to the plans of the architect Antal Skalnitzky . The opening ceremony took place on 21 September 1874 in the presence of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I instead.

At the beginning, the theater performances were in German and Hungarian . One of the most famous actresses who appeared here was the Hungarian actress Déryné Széppataki Róza (1793–1872). In 1945 the Romanian section of the theater was opened, the Romanian State Theater Arad was established in 1948 , and the Hungarian section was closed in 1949. Since 2006 the theater has had the current name with which the writer Ioan Slavici (1848–1925) is honored.

In 1957 the theater building was almost completely destroyed in a fire. The renovation work was entrusted to the architect Alexandru Iotzu from the Academy of Architecture Bucharest ( Romanian Academia de Arhitectură din Bucureşti ). The original plans were taken into account during the renovation. The building has had its current appearance since it was completed. In 1960 Arad had the most modern theater building in Romania.

Today the building houses the Classical Theater, the Romanian Writers' Union Arad and the editorial office of the ARCA magazine.

description

The theater building is built in neoclassical style and has three floors. The main entrance is on Bulevardul Revoluției. Six pilasters rise above the three-part entrance gate , ending in a Corinthian capital and carrying a triangular triptych . In the entrance hall there is a 19-meter-wide and 4-meter-high bas-relief made of mosaic stones that bears the name Construction of Socialism ( Romanian Construirea socialismului ).

The excellent acoustics that result from the round wall with fir wood cladding deserve a special mention . When it was completed in 1874, the hall had three floors, a gallery and 92 boxes . On the ground floor there were 276 chairs and 150 standing places, the boxes were on the first and second floors, and the third floor had a balcony with 72 seats and a gallery for 170 spectators.

The stage was 16 meters deep, had an opening of 10 meters and a height of 20 meters. Artists from Vienna , Budapest and Arad made the interior decoration. A 36-armed chandelier modeled on the Vienna Opera provided the interior lighting. This was replaced by an electric chandelier from Siemens after a fire . At the same time, the stage was equipped with an iron curtain weighing 80 tons .

During the renovation work after the fire of 1957, the entire building was transferred to the theater. The tenants and shops that were located in the building had to move out. The theater could thus be generously equipped. In addition to the large theater hall with 400 seats, in which mainly classical pieces are presented, there was also a small, so-called studio hall with 100 seats, in which modern art is performed.

ensemble

The ensemble under the direction of artistic director Laurian Oniga includes:

Award Bene Merenti

The theater organizes the Arad International Theater Festival every year , in which well-known ensembles from home and abroad take part. Since 2011 the organizers of the festival have been awarding the medal bene merenti donated by Valer Blidar . This year the award is given to the actor Victor Rebengiuc for his artistic achievement.

Festivals

The theater is the scene of the Festivalul Internațional de Teatru Clasic, Arad (FITCA; international festival of classical theater) and the Festivalul Internațional de Teatru Nou (FITN; international festival of new theater), which are held annually in November and May.

literature

  • Gheorghe Lanevschiș: Aradul vremurilor demult apuse 1834-1914 . Polis Publishing House, Cluj 2005.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Birgitta Gabriela Hannover Moser: Romania. Art treasures and natural beauties. 5th edition, Trescher Verlag, Berlin 2016, p. 70.
  2. primariaarad.ro , Primăria Municipiului Arad, Teatrul
  3. welcometoromania.ro , Teatrul vechi şi Teatrul nou
  4. a b c d e f teatrulclasic.ro , website of the Classical Theater Ioan Slavici

Coordinates: 46 ° 17 ′ 11.7 "  N , 21 ° 31 ′ 54.8"  E