Resilience of Theatrical Institutions in Pandemic Times. Excelsior Theatre in Bucharest – A Case Study

Authors

  • Maria Rotar Excelsior Theatre, Bucharest, Romania Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37130/w4e5x460

Keywords:

COVID-19 pandemic, theatrical institutions, cultural offer, online cultural content, cultural consumption, Excelsior Theatre in Bucharest

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic substantially changed the paradigm of creation and consumption of the cultural offer. New challenges rose for both the producers and the consumers. But like any other period of crises, it compelled both parties to transform the threats in opportunities, the weaknesses into strengths. It was time to put creativity and effort into the service of society and work together to overcome the greatest challenge that would permanently amend the theatre and its guild, its aesthetics, its utility and its mission.

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Author Biography

  • Maria Rotar, Excelsior Theatre, Bucharest, Romania

    Maria Rotar is a theatre director, translator and, since 2017, the artistic director of EXCELSIOR Theatre in Bucharest. She has a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Directing from The National University of Theatre and Film "I.L. Caragiale" in Bucharest, a Master degree in Theatrical Studies, Cultural Management and Marketing and an ongoing Phd in Theatre

    Management at the same university, as well as a bachelor degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures (Italian and Portuguese) from The University of Bucharest. Starting with 2011 she had numerous collaborations with different theatrical institutions from Romania and abroad, where she directed, translated or was the assistant director of different performances. She also coordinated various cultural conferences, as well as national or international theatre festivals.

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Published

2020-12-03

How to Cite

Rotar, M. (2020). Resilience of Theatrical Institutions in Pandemic Times. Excelsior Theatre in Bucharest – A Case Study. CONCEPT, 21(2), 4-12. https://doi.org/10.37130/w4e5x460