About Reactor

Reactor de creație și experiment is a cultural space dedicated to the performing arts, running since 2014 in the courtyard at number 4 Petőfi Sándor Street in Cluj-Napoca, like a bubble in the middle of a changing city, yet also deeply tied to it.

The belief that a rich cultural environment is essential to a city's development, and to the quality of life of its residents and audiences, is just one of the reasons the Reactor team believes in collaboration and exchange of ideas, keeping close ties with other members of the artistic community in Cluj-Napoca and across the country. Since opening in 2014, the Reactor space has become an important part of the cultural landscape in Cluj and nationally, an open space accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds.

This openness to people and ideas has turned Reactor into a catalyst for creative energies, a place that doesn't restrict freedom of expression and that encourages artistic experiment. A sense of responsibility toward one's own voice and curiosity for new artistic languages have brought together, around Reactor, a community of artists who work with care and commitment.

The space's main
lines of work are:

  • contemporary playwriting

  • artistic experiment and research

  • bringing audiences closer through cultural mediation practices

  • creating frameworks for reflection and dialogue around current themes (personal and recent histories, the future, our relationship with the city and the local community)

  • creating residency frameworks for artists

  • developing models for national and international collaboration and co-production

  • strengthening the community dimension of the space

Following these directions, Reactor has developed long-term platforms and programs, such as:

  • Drama 5– playwriting residency, from 2016 to the present

  • Fresh Start – creation residencies for young graduates, from 2016 to the present

  • Framework Reactor - platform for cultural mediation, from 2017 to the present

  • Practica la Reactor - artistic practice platform for students, active in various forms since 2021

  • LOC - online platform dedicated to investigating alternative housing models in Cluj-Napoca, from 2024 to the present

  • MiniReactor – platform dedicated to young audiences, active from 2014 to 2023.

As a producer of shows, Reactor has shaped its identity through productions built on original ideas and themes closely tied to social contexts, often filtered through the personal experiences of their creators. The Reactor team is made up of artists who test out collaborative ways of working, contemporary means of artistic creation, and new languages for communicating with audiences.

Reactor de creație și experiment is a cultural space dedicated to the performing arts, running since 2014 in the courtyard at number 4 Petőfi Sándor Street in Cluj-Napoca, like a bubble in the middle of a changing city
yet also deeply tied to it.

The space

Reactor de creație și experiment is located at 4 Petőfi Sándor Street, just 7 minutes from the city centre. Here you'll find:

Theatre studio (110 sqm), 60-80 seats

A foyer and a library

A foyer and a library

Theatre studio (110 sqm), 60-80 seats

A foyer and a library

A space for readings and rehearsals

An outdoor courtyard and the Reactor Garden

© 2026 Reactor de creație și experiment

Independent cultural space dedicated to the performing arts, running since 2014 in Cluj-Napoca.

© 2026 Reactor de creație și experiment

© 2026 Reactor de creație și experiment