The 5th edition of MultiArt festival for prisoners
National Administration of Penitentiaries Romania invites you to the 5th edition of the MultiArt Festival for Prisoners.
Encouraging inmates to assert themselves in the field of acting and to exploit their desire of social and moral recovery, the National Administration of Penitentiaries tries to present society another aspect of people who are in detention and thus trying to overcome the prejudices related to them.
Organised every fall since 2009, this unique event in Europe brings together artists and troupes of prisoners throughout the prison system, allowing the public to directly get in touch with the reality that otherwise they do not have access to.
In fact, the festival takes place throughout the whole year. In the first phase, the prison identifies the inmates and together with the representatives of the theatre world (directors and actors) establish the convenient artistic formula, inspired from the prison reality and from classic or contemporary theatre. Artistic performances are presented in the prison and after that on stage of the local theatre.
The final phase takes place in Bucharest on 19th and 20th November. The best theatre acts are staged at the Nottara Theatre, a well known theatre of the Romanian capital.