Treasure City // Reactor (Romania)

Reactor (Romania)

"The Treasure City" is a show that delves beneath Cluj’s five-star glamour and asks: who’s paying the bill? With a stand-up rhythm and plenty of irony, the show explores how former industrial sites are becoming luxury neighborhoods, how land is hunted like gold, and how, behind the facade of a “smart city,” public space is disappearing. In a city where the price per square meter is the highest in the country, and real estate developers seem to be the new world-builders, the average person can no longer find their place. “The Magnet City,” “the Five-Star City,” “the Smart City,” “the Treasure City” are just a few of Cluj’s superlatives—a source of pride, but also of criticism from those increasingly affected by the dynamics of the real estate market. Between promises of progress and the reality of suffocating price hikes, The Treasure City is a journey through the process of accelerated urbanization, told with humor, energy, and perhaps a touch of nostalgia.

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

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Directed by: David Schwartz
Text by: Petro Ionescu
Set design: Mihai Păcurar
Choregraphy: Dominik M. Iabloncic
Music and sound design: Mara Solomon
Director’s assistant: Roxana Țentea
Light and sound: Cătălin Filip și Alex Maftei

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

Duration: 2h, no break

Age restrictions: 14+

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