Displaced and Discouraged: Bun de Export a Troubling, Beautiful Look at Romanian Diaspora
Photo thanks to the International Theatre Festival in Lasi, Romania
That the hallway beside the theatre is filled to its breaking point is a good sign; artists, critics, adults, and teenagers alike revel in a common ground of theatre-going, of festivity, and of imminent political discourse. We siphon ourselves into the newly-transformed Teatrul Luceafărul; once a large proscenium space, it has been modulated into a smaller, more intimate venue, with barely one hundred seats. Before us, two words are illuminated in a trendy, neon glow: import and export.
Darkness.
Four shadowy figures make their way to pre-set stools across the back of the playing space. …