The National Theatre of Operetta and Musical “Ion Dacian” presents
Butterflies
“Butterflies” is a dance performance that tells the story of a young woman who escapes from a hostile world to reach a dreamlike realm full of color. It is a story about metamorphosis and evolution, about self‑discovery but also about the search for perfect love. An initiatory journey, or perhaps just a dream. All of this is conveyed to the audience through different dance styles, through the music of composers such as P. I. Tchaikovsky or E. Grieg, as well as through arias from famous musicals, performed by Daniela Bucșan and Oana Rusu.
She – Cristina Popa
The Guide – Letiția Vlădescu
He – Arseni Gutovoi
The Countesses – Camelia Ghiță, Luminița Florescu, Oana Vâlceanu, Sabina Ioniță, Alexandra Borîia, Bianca Flueraș
The Counts – Andrei Ciobanu, Eduard Nanu, Vlad Tențu
The Lovers – Gabriela Pojoreanu, Arsenie Gurtovoi
Subtlety – Maria Rogojan
The Force – Marian Chirazi, Camelia Ghiță, Bianca Flueraș, Elena Dumitru, Ștefan Băloi, Merius Merdicos
Grace – Gabriela Pojoreanu, Evita Gurtovaia
Seduction – Elena Dumitru
Joy – Ștefan Băloi, Marius Merdicos
Trust – Marian Chirazi, Maria Rogojan
The Guide from Beyond Worlds – Sorina Micșunescu
The Spark – Sabina Ioniță
Butterflies – Sabina Ioniță, Alexandra Borîia, Maria Rogojan, Bianca Flueraș, Marina Stanciu, Evita Gurtovaia, Elena Dumitru, Jessica Micu, Merius Merdicos
She – Daniela Bucșan
The Guide – Oana Rusu
He – Relu Dobrin
The Countesses – Camelia Ghiță, Luminița Florescu, Oana Vâlceanu, Sabina Ioniță, Alexandra Borîia, Bianca Flueraș
The Counts – Andrei Ciobanu, Octavian Ștefănescu
The Lovers – Gabriela Pojoreanu, Relu Dobrin
Subtlety – Andreea Bârzescu
The Force – Marian Chirazi, Camelia Ghiță, Eugenia Stoian, Sabina Ioniță, Bianca Flueraș, Albertino Neagu, Marius Merdicos
Grace – Gabriela Pojoreanu, Oana Vâlceanu
Seduction – Eugenia Stoian
Joy – Albertino Neagu, Marius Merdicos
Trust – Maria Rogojan, Marian Chirazi
The Guide from Beyond Worlds – Sorina Micșunescu
The Spark – Sabina Ioniță
The Smoke – Gabriela Pojoreanu, Andreea Bârzescu, Eugenia Stoian, Maria Rogojan, Albertino Neagu, Marius Merdicos
The Young Counts – Vlad Tențu, Alexandra Borîia, Marina Stanciu, Eva Gurtovaia, Melis Ramazan, Elena Dumitru
Butterflies – Oana Vâlceanu, Gabriela Pojoreanu, Bianca Flueraș, Eugenia Stoian, Camelia Ghiță, Luminița Florescu, Sabina Ioniță, Andreea Bârzescu, Maria Rogojan, Marius Merdicos
She – Cristina Popa
The Guide – Letiția Vlădescu
He – Relu Dobrin
The Countesses – Camelia Ghiță, Luminița Florescu, Oana Vâlceanu, Sabina Ioniță, Alexandra Borîia, Bianca Flueraș
The Counts – Andrei Ciobanu, Octavian Ștefănescu
The Lovers – Gabriela Pojoreanu, Relu Dobrin
Subtlety – Andreea Bârzescu
The Force – Marian Chirazi, Camelia Ghiță, Eugenia Stoian, Sabina Ioniță, Bianca Flueraș, Albertino Neagu, Marius Merdicos
Grace – Gabriela Pojoreanu, Oana Vâlceanu
Seduction – Eugenia Stoian
Joy – Albertino Neagu, Marius Merdicos
Trust – Maria Rogojan, Marian Chirazi
The Guide from Beyond Worlds – Sorina Micșunescu
The Spark – Sabina Ioniță
The Smoke – Gabriela Pojoreanu, Andreea Bârzescu, Eugenia Stoian, Maria Rogojan, Albertino Neagu, Marius Merdicos
The Young Counts – Vlad Tențu, Alexandra Borîia, Marina Stanciu, Eva Gurtovaia, Melis Ramazan, Elena Dumitru
Butterflies – Oana Vâlceanu, Gabriela Pojoreanu, Bianca Flueraș, Eugenia Stoian, Camelia Ghiță, Luminița Florescu, Sabina Ioniță, Andreea Bârzescu, Maria Rogojan, Marius Merdicos
The Guide – Oana Rusu
The Princess – Cristina Popa
He – Relu Dobrin
The Lovers from the Dream – Gabriela Pojoreanu, Relu Dobrin
The Serpent – Andreea Bârzescu
The Force – Marian Chirazi, Eugenia Stoian, Sabina Ioniță, Camelia Ghiță, Luminița Florescu, Albertino Neagu, Ștefan Băloi / Marius Merdicos
Grace – Gabriela Pojoreanu, Oana Vâlceanu
Seduction – Eugenia Stoian
Joy – Albertino Neagu, Ștefan Băloi / Marius Merdicos
Trust – Maria Rogojan, Marian Chirazi
The Spark – Sabina Ioniță
The Guide from Beyond Worlds – Sorina Micșunescu
The Counts – Octavian Ștefănescu, Andrei Ciobanu
The Countesses – Oana Vâlceanu, Luminița Florescu, Sabina Ioniță, Camelia Ghiță, Alexandra Borîia, Bianca Flueraș
Butterflies – Eugenia Stoian, Oana Vâlceanu, Luminița Florescu, Gabriela Pojoreanu, Sabina Ioniță, Camelia Ghiță, Maria Rogojan, Andreea Bârzescu, Alexandra Borîia, Ștefan Băloi / Marius Merdicos, Albertino Neagu, Bianca Flueraș
The Smoke – Gabriela Pojoreanu, Eugenia Stoian, Andreea Bârzescu, Maria Rogojan, Ștefan Băloi / Marius Merdicos, Albertino Neagu
The Young Counts – Roberta Berceanu, Ina Postelnicu, Sabina Toma, Alexia Negoiță, Gologan Bianca, Tănase Yasmin, Tănase Melissa
The direction and choreography of the show are signed by Relu Dobrin, who explains that what he managed to stage is the vision and his own answers to questions such as:
“What does reality mean? Where does the concrete end and how can we overcome its barriers to go beyond, to that place where magic rules? How many times have we humans wondered if we would find what we are looking for, the meaning of all our turmoil, in the material world, in this palpable existence? And if we could go beyond, if we could transcend time and space to enter another dimension where there are no obstacles and where we find out that everything is different than we can understand, what do we have to give up? We would probably have to give up any fear of the unknown, leave behind any unworthy thoughts or maybe even give up the current form of our existence. And what would we look like after this metamorphosis?
Here are some of the questions I asked myself while working on the “Butterflies” show. Questions to which it is not at all easy to look for the answer and which also provoked the great thinkers. But until we get to solve these riddles, I propose a personal answer, a small gate imagined by me that I open to you for a moment of escape… a part of a dream that I invite you to live together with us.”
Relu Dobrin
!!! Access forbidden to spectators under the age of 5!
Artistic Team
- Direction and Choreography — Relu Dobrin
- Scenography — Daniel Tița
- Text — Monica Stoica
- Musical Arrangement — Marius Meragiu
- Video Projections — Andrei Duruș
Technical Team
- Head of Technical Workshop — Emil Popescu
- Delegated Producer — Corina Ștefan
- Stage Management — Cătălin Cocheș
- Lights — Cătălin Maican
- Sound — Dragoș Vișan
- Make-up — Adelina Bodnar
- Wig Department — Anca Dobrin
- Set Installers — Dumitru Papa, Ion Stoian, Gheorghe Iacob, Cătălin Stoian
- Dressing Rooms — Florentina Roibu, Negoița Chelaru, Corina Bucur, Alexandra Găman