THE TREASURE CITY
14+
120 min
română
0 / 25 / 50 / 100 lei
Directed by: David Schwartz
Written by: Petro Ionescu
Set design: Mihai Păcurar
Choreography: Dominik M. Iabloncic
Music and Sound Design: Mara Solomon
Directing assistance: Roxana Țentea
Sound and lights: Cătălin Filip și Alex Maftei
With: Alexandra Caras, Zsolt Csepei, Cătălin Filip, Ana Maria Marin, Paul Sebastian Popa, Doru Taloș, Tavi Voina
Poster photo and video: Mihai Păcurar
Subject
from down to feathers
Genre
ballet and pointe shoes
Mood
faux-ornithological
Orașul comoară ("The Treasure City") is a show that digs through Cluj's five-star shine and asks: who's picking up the bill? To a stand-up rhythm and with plenty of irony, the show explores how former industrial sites become luxury neighbourhoods, how land is hunted like gold, and how, behind the "smart city" facade, public space disappears.
In a city where the price per square metre is the highest in the country, and real estate developers seem to be the new creators of the world, ordinary people no longer find their place. "The magnet city", "the five-star city", "the smart city", "the treasure city" are just some of the superlatives used for Cluj, an occasion for praise, but also for criticism from those increasingly affected by the dynamics of the property market.
Between promises of progress and the reality of suffocating price hikes, Orașul comoară is a journey through the process of accelerated urbanization, with humour, energy and, perhaps, a touch of nostalgia.
Cultural project co-financed by the National Cultural Fund Administration. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the National Cultural Fund Administration. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or how the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding beneficiary.
Photo gallery
Photo:
Ioana Groza Pop
