15.00 I Carturesti Victoriei Square
Telling stories| Independent initiatives
Participants: Christine Cizmaș (AUĂLEU) & Lavinia Urcan (Unfold Motion)
Moderated by Otilia Galescu.
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18.00 I Iulius Town
Get out of the sun – director: Leta Popescu | Reactor of creation and experiment
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20.00 I AUĂLEU
Sun with teeth – coordinator: Ionuț Oprea | Ferentari Studios
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20.00 I Teatru Basca
In Search of Dance – concept: Alexandra Mihaela Dancs
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21.00 I Iulius Town
A happy family – by: Alina Berzunțeanu and István Téglás | unteatru
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12.00 – 15.00 I FITT – Round Hall
Contemporary dance workshop by Jonas Øren
Event in English.
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15.00 I Carturesti Victoriei Square
Collective gestures | Artistic and social solidarity
Participants: Ana Maria Ursu (Basca Theatre) & Marian Tătaru (social and solidarity economy expert)
Moderated by Otilia Galescu.
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18.00 I Iulius Town
Gliese 445 – director: Raul Coldea | co-production Reactor of creation and experiment & Andrei Mureșanu Theatre
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20.00 I AUĂLEU
The spring tides of a good girl – concept: Alexandra Bălășoiu | Indie Box
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20.00 I Basca Theatre
Zambara Kabarett – director: Ana Maria Ursu | Basca Theatre
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12.00 – 15.00 I FITT – Round Hall
KOMOREBI. The light that is filtered through the trees – concept: Denisa Nicolae and Liviu Romanescu | Vanner Collective
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12.00 – 15.00 I FITT – Round Hall
A surprised body I Contemporary dance workshop by Francesco Scavetta
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15.00 I Cărturești Victoriei Square
Art and well-being | The critical role of art in individual and collective health and well-being
Participants: Rarița Zbranca (Cluj Cultural Center) & Diana Orha (clinical psychologist and psychotherapist)
Moderated by Otilia Galescu.
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20.00 I Iulius Town
HYBRIS: Choreographing Whiteness – choreography: Jonas Øren
Event in English
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20.00 I AUĂLEU
HUOOOOO!!! – director: Ovidiu Mihăiță | AUĂLEU
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20.00 I Basca Theatre
House with monkeys – director: Alex Mihăescu | Basca Theatre
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15.00 I Carturesti Victoriei Square
International contexts | Invited guests in focus
Participants: Francesco Scavetta (choreographer) & Jonas Øren (choreographer)
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Moderated by Otilia Galescu.
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18.00 I Iulius Town
MASS – directors: Andrei and Andreea Grosu | unteatru
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20.00 I AUĂLEU
AutoPsy&Co – director: Ofelia Popii | co-production: Theatrical Art Department of the Faculty of Letters and Arts of ULBS & Philogen Cultural Association
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20.00 I Basque Theatre
Dead Poets Society – project coordinator: Cristina Drăghici | Brightside Drama
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21.00 I Iulius Town
Miss Iulia – directors: Andrei and Andreea Grosu | unteatru
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15.00 I Cărturești Victoriei Square
The independent cultural sector | Projects and funding
Participants: Ana Maria Ursu (Basca Theater) & Teodora Borghoff (Timișoara Project Center)
Moderated by Otilia Galescu.
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19.00 I AUĂLEU
Grand Hostel Timișoara – director: Ovidiu Mihăiță | AUĂULEU
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20.00 I Basca Theatre
We did what was doable – director: Matei Lucaci-Grünberg | co-production Ideo Ideis & Jamais-Vu
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20.00 I Iulius Town
Hardly ever – choreography: Francesco Scavetta | WEEE
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Available throughout the festival
More or Less – by Sööt/Zeyringer – performative audio walk | co-production Sööt/Zeyringer & brut Wien
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Improbable Theater – Seasons I and II
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Since its beginnings in 2015 Caleido Festival has developed as a platform of intercultural dialogue, with stakes in the constructive debate of ideas, in cultural education and in the plurality of artistic voices. Promoting diversity, empathy, non-conformity as core values, probing current social and cultural issues and continuously questioning dominant narratives, Caleido has made a commitment to build for artists and audiences inclusive, open and diverse spaces.
Now in its fifth edition, Caleido will take place in 2023 in Timișoara and will include independent theater and dance productions from the country, international performances, debates and workshops. Together, they create a curatorial approach that integrates recent performative proposals on relevant topics, framed by a series of complementary discussions to the performative approaches in which the public is invited to actively participate, and dance and performance workshops for the local community.
The concept of this year’s festival – togetherness – starts from affirming the need for connection, support and meaningful relationships, especially in a global socio-political context dominated by climate, economic, humanitarian crises, unbalanced power relations and flagrant inequalities. Translated artistically, togetherness reflects the need for solidarity in the face of continuous challenges, for artistic contexts, common spaces or ethical and empathetic communities, for tonic, satisfying, restorative interactions.