THE TREASURE CITY

14+

120 min

Romanian

0 / 25 / 50 / 100 RON

Directed by: David Schwartz

Dramaturgy: Petro Ionescu

Set Design: Mihai Păcurar

Choreography: Dominik M. Iabloncic

Music and Sound Design: Mara Solomon

Assistant Director: Roxana Țentea

Sound and lights: Cătălin Filip and Alex Maftei

Cast: Alexandra Caras, Zsolt Csepei, Cătălin Filip, Ana Maria Marin, Paul Sebastian Popa, Doru Taloș, Tavi Voina

Poster photo and video: Mihai Păcurar

Subject

the city and development

Genre

real estate stand-up

Mood

combative

The Treasure City is a show that digs beneath Cluj's five-star glitz and asks: who foots the bill? Set to the rhythm of stand-up and packed with irony, the show explores how former industrial platforms turn into luxury neighborhoods, how land is hunted like gold, and how, behind the "smart city" facade, public space disappears.

In a city where the square meter commands the highest price in the country, and real estate developers seem to be the new world-builders, regular people no longer find their place. "Magnet city," "five-star city," "smart city," "treasure city" are just a few of Cluj's superlatives—a source of praise, but also of criticism from those increasingly affected by the real estate market dynamics.

Between promises of progress and the reality of suffocating price hikes, The Treasure City is a journey through the process of accelerated urbanization, with humor, energy, and, perhaps, a touch of nostalgia.

David Schwartz - about theater, money, labor, and property

Cultural project co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the program or how the results of the program may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding

Premiere

4/9/25