Timișoara – The ninth edition of the Euroregional Theatre Festival TESZT was organised by the Hungarian State Theatre Csiky Gergely from 22nd to 29th of May. This festival of increasing importance for the entire region, opened officially with the performance „Hungarian” directed by Urbán András, a coproduction of the Hungarian State Theatre Csiky Gergely and Theatre „Kosztolányi Dezső“ from Subotica.

The events of the ninth Euroregional Theatre Festival TESZT, which ended on Sunday night with Bulgarian artist Ivo Dimchev’s performance “I cure”, gathered an audience of about 2800 people. The end of TESZT actually continued until Monday morning and the break of dawn, as participants, artists and spectators unwillingly parted with the festival atmosphere and stayed inside the theatre or nearby, sharing impressions and sensations after an incandescent week. From May 22^nd to May 29^th, TESZT presented the audience with plays from Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Portugal, Bosnia Herzegovina, Belgium, Macedonia and Romania, performed in three halls in Timișoara, which were full to the last seat for every performance: The Main Hall and Studio Hall of the Hungarian State Theatre Csiky Gergely and the hall inside the Military Circle.

Simon Judit – Erdélyi Riport
(2016)

So the 9. TESZT has come to an end on Sunday with three performances and the traditional “see you next year” goodbye speech. In this year’s edition we had some provocative, exciting and vapid shows, like any other festival, but the scales are turned towards the good rather than the bad things. Festival closing chronicle by Simon Judit.