Saturday, October 4, 2025 | 11 AM & 5 PM

𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 is an outdoor performance that combines dance and sound. It invites audiences and passers-by to see their city and the people around them in a new way. Together with choreographers Pascal Merighi and Thusnelda Mercy, six local performers from Bucharest – Cristina Lilienfeld, Eva Danciu, Ema Alexandrescu, Tamara Găgeatu, Robert Popa și Cosmin Manolescu – guide the audience on a sound-walk dance journey through the streets of Bucharest.

The show is based on a special sound composition created by the artist Mikel. R.Nietto (Spain) and takes place on the route – departure Goethe Institute Bucharest, Calea Dorobanti 32, Str. Ernest Broșteanu, Str. Polonă, Bdul. Dacia, Parcul Ioanid, Parcul Gradina Icoanei. At the end, everyone gathers in the courtyard of Rezidența9, str. I.L.Caragiale no. 32, for a glass of wine and a discussion session. Here, the artists and the audience can exchange impressions, feelings and questions.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸
To participate, people only need headphones, a smartphone with internet and geolocation, and the event’s QR code. Through a simple app, the city of Bucharest is displayed on a map with different sound zones. When participants enter one of these zones, a specific sound begins to be heard. In this way, the route from the Goethe Institute Bucharest to Rezidenţa9, two emblematic cultural institutions of Bucharest, becomes a special listening and walking experience.

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Emotional Sound Walk will premiere on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟴 with two performances 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝗠 & 𝟱 𝗣𝗠.
We meet on the platform in front of the Goethe Institute Bucharest, Calea Dorobanti 32, where the technical and artistic team provides technical assistance and guidance. For approximately 60 minutes, each spectator present on the journey can create their own sound and spatial experience and become part of the show. Passers-by also have a surprising and creative encounter with the dance and sound of the city. No reservation is required for this show. If you have any questions, you can contact us at cosmin@arealcolectiv.ro, mobile 0722 322 366.

A second series of performances will take place on October 4th, at 11:00 and 17:00 on the same performance route.

𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸
concept: Thusnelda Mercy & Pascal Merighi (Germany)
choreography: Pascal Merighi together with the performers
performers: Cristina Lilienfeld, Eva Danciu, Ema Alexandrescu, Tamara Găgeatu, Robert Popa, Cosmin Manolescu
sound universe: Mikel. R.Nieto (Spain)
management: Cosmin Manolescu
production: Sabina Popescu
photo: Cornel Brad
visual layout: Bogdan Ceaușescu
duration: approx. 60 – 70 minutes

𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 is a performance by AREAL and Tanz Station Barner Bahnoff Wuppertal as part of the choreographic exchange program “Moving Encounters Wuppertal- Bucharest”, a component of the AREAL European Choreographic Program, a project co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund and realized with the support of the Bucharest City Hall through ARCUB – the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Bucharest and Rezidenta9. 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 for the way in which the results of the program may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding beneficiary. Media partner: Zile si Nopti.

a lecture-performance by Giselda Ranieri (IT)

20 February, 19:00 

I SCREAM – Performative Methodology is the final presentation of a three-week residency in Bucharest. This event will take the form of a lecture-performance, where Italian choreographer Giselda Ranieri will share her artistic research on the relationship between body and voice within the spectrum of laughter and crying. Through a combination of videos, images, and live performative demonstrations, she will illustrate her technique and methodology, offering the audience an immersive experience into her creative process. This evening is not just a presentation but an invitation to witness and engage with a practice that explores the fluidity of emotional states, the plasticity of the body-voice, and the transformative power of movement. 

The lecture-performance is free of charge, all people interested should book their place by making a reservation by email at areal@arealcolectiv.ro or WhatsApp number 0722.322.366

Giselda Ranieri is an eclectic and expressive dancer and choreographer specialised in Multimedia Production/Live Performing Arts and instant composition. Her creations often play between real/ fake autobiography with irony on live and digital stages. In Italy, she received support from different festivals, National theatres, MIBAC and she is Associate Artist at Gruppo E-Motion. She studied MA Performing Arts and Dance at DAMS in the historical Alma Mater Studiorum University (Bologna). Since 2010 she collaborates as dancer with ALDES/ Roberto Castello. She collaborates with Cosmin Manulescu for the triennial european project EMOTIONAL Rethinking Dance and the piece Fragile that toured in Europe and United States. Interested in public spaces project she co-created the participatory HO(ME) with the ItalianTunisian collective Corps Citoyen and her instant composed dance and music based project BLIND DATE toured in venues like Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence). She teaches in academies and institutions such as, Brera (Milan), Alma Artis Academy (Pisa), Accademia Nazionale di Roma, Balletto di Roma, CCNN Nantes. She is interested in embodied memories, poetry of gesture and real/fake autobiography. In December 2024, her last dance and voice production duet ICE_SCREAM premiered in Rome at Teatri di Vetro Festival. This production deepens Ranieri’s interest in an integration of the body, voice and the emotional in dance art and performance practice. https://giseldaranieri.com

The lecture-performance I SCREAM is organised part of the AREAL residencies 2025, offered in partnership by AREAL and Italian Cultural Institute Bucharest in the frame of the project European Choreographic AREAL, project co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The programme does not necessarily represent the standpoint of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN cannot be held liable for the content of the programme or the manner in which the outcomes of the programme may be used. These shall devolve entirely on the beneficiary of the financing. 

The I SCREAM residency in Bucharest is organised with the financial support of Cultures Moves Europen, program co-funded by European Union. This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union. 

with the participation of: Adora Tănăse, Alexandra Petcu, Alexandra Alina Popa, Alina Tofan, Alis Nina,  Andreea Ionela, Ana Maria Cononovici, Catalin Munteanu, Catrina Prager, Catrinel Teodora Lazar, Cristina Antochi, Diana Bratu, Diana Zavalaș, Eliza Marin, Maia Axinte, Raluca Nancu, Sara Ciolpan, Octavian Preda

What brings us together? 
How do bodies meet?
What drives us beyond the body?

Vibrant center of our sensory experience, the body responds to the environment and is shaped by it, weaving a unique intelligence. Treasure chest of personal memory that intertwines with the collective one is a kaleidoscope of lived moments revealed through the dance.

The two Italian choreographers – Maruska Ronchi & Ilaria Verga – will present a restitution of the creative process of a collective and participatory creation with a group of 18 people with different ages, genders, and background in the frame of an artistic residency AREAL 2024. The residency Corpo Vivo, who took place in Bucharest between November 2-14, will end with a informal presentation & performance on 15 November, 19.00 at the Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest, Aleea Alexandru street 41. The participation to the performance is free of charge, reservation is compulsory, please book your place at email areal@arealcolectiv.ro.

Corpo Vivo | Corp Viu is a research project supported by AREAL in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest in the frame of AREAL Residencies 2024, project co-funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN cannot be held liable for the content of the programme or the manner in which the outcomes of the programme may be used. These shall devolve entirely on the beneficiary of the financing.

Mădălina Dan is a choreographer and performer, one of the established creators of contemporary dance in Romania, active on international stages, but also very present and involved in the local choreographic context, in which she generously invests time, energy and knowledge. The artist creates complex contents and sophisticated working methodologies that she shares in contexts that become spaces of communication, being a true explorer and connector between people, collectives and ideas.
She is a graduate of the “Floria Capsali” Choreography High School in Bucharest and of the National University of Theatrical and Cinematographic Arts in Bucharest – Choreography section; she also graduated from UNATC with a Master in dramatic writing. Between 1998 and 2003 she was a member of the dance company “Oleg Danovski” in Constanta. Between 2014-2016 she studied in Berlin at HZT (Hochschulübergreifende Zentrum Tanz Berlin) in the SoDA (Solo/Dance/Authorship) master program. In 2015 she received the CNDB Award, and in 2016 she is Associate Artist of the National Center for Dance Bucharest. She is involved in mentoring program within the Dance and Performance Academy, an intensive education and training program in contemporary dance, run at the National Dance Center. Since January 2024 is an AREAL associated artists.

Her work has been presented at Springdance Festival Utrecht, Balkan Dance Platform – Novi Sad, eXplore Dance Festival – Bucharest, Temps d’Images – Cluj, SouthBank Center & Chisenhale Dance Space – London, Fabrik Potsdam, Hebbel am Uffer – Berlin, TanzFabrik-Berlin, Tanzquartier Wien, Dance Theater Workshop – New York, Firkin Crane-Cork, Alta Theater – Prague, Art Stations Foundation – Poznan, Sophien Saale – Berlin, FFT Düsseldorf, Impulse Festival- Mulheim, Lyon Dance Biennale, Schauschpiel Leipzig, Hellerau – Dresden, Bozar- Brussels, Sarralves Museum of Contemporary Art- Porto etc.

Photos: Alina Ușurelu

Andreea Novac is a choreographer and performer based in Bucharest, Romania. Born in 1981, she
graduated Psychology (BA) and Choreography (BA, MA, PhD) at National University of Theatre and Film,
Bucharest. She started making her own work in 2008 and some of her performances were presented in
various national and international contexts. She participates regularly in dance, research, composition,
and improvisation workshops in Europe. Artistic residencies in Great Britain, Estonia, Netherlands, Italy,
Hungary, Luxembourg, France, Ireland, and Romania. She received a series of scholarships to participate
in the movement research workshops in Italy and Germany. She regularly teaches classes for
professional and amateur dancers, actors and works in theatre and film.

She is the co – founder of Developing Art Association and worked as an artistic consultant within National Dance Centre
Bucharest, co-curated Bucharest International Dance Film Festival in 2020 and was the artistic director of Caleido Festival in 2020, 2021, 2023. Since 2022 she is an associated artist at Areal.

She received the best choreography award for her MA graduation work offered by the National University of Theatre and
Film Bucharest and The Excellence Award offered by National Dance Centre Bucharest fort her
contribution to the development of contemporary dance in Romania.

portrait photo: Alberto Groșescu (portrait) | A truth and lie – photo Alina Ușurelu

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