Every person is unique and yet also like every other person. Our visible, external appearance is different from everyone else’s, of course, that is all well and good, but there is also something inside each and every one of us which belongs to that person alone—which is that person alone. We might call this their spirit, or their soul. Or else we can decide not to label it at all in words, just leave it alone.

But while we are all unlike one another, we’re alike too. People from every part of the world are fundamentally similar, no matter what language we speak, what skin color we have, what hair color we have. 

This may be something of a paradox: that we are completely alike and utterly dissimilar at the same time. Maybe a person is intrinsically paradoxical, in our bridging of body and soul—we encompass both the most earthbound, tangible existence and something that transcends these material, earthbound limits.

Art, good art, manages in its wonderful way to combine the utterly unique with the universal. It lets us understand what is different—what is foreign, you might say—as being universal. By doing so, art breaks through the boundaries between languages, geographical regions, countries. It brings together not just everyone’s individual qualities but also, in another sense, the individual characteristics of every group of people, for example of every nation.

The Csiky Gergely Hungarian Theatre in Timișoara is ready for the 15th edition of the Euroregional Theatre Festival TESZT, which will take place between May 19-26th 2024. the schedule is available on www.teszt.ro, with full descriptions coming soon. Early bird packs can be bought starting April 1st - 300 lei for 10 performances. 

This year, the TESZT selection focuses on the theme of ”The other perspective”, as a mirror for subjects and themes we do not usually think about or which oppose our own beliefs in an increasingly polarized world. The selected productions offer an opportunity for better understanding of the dynamics of human motivations. More than a decade ago, TESZT was born in order to promote multiculturalism and the newest theatre trends and it created a meeting place for theatre makers and the audience. This is why the schedule incorporates performances as well as Q&As, free artistic workshops and workshops for dramaturgy and theatre students.

The Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre in Timișoara is working on Shakespeare’s Pericles, which will open on March 8th 2024 in the Main Hall. The head of the artistic team is Philip Parr, director of the York International Shakespeare Festival, UK, an expert in William Shakespeare’s work.

The Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre in Timișoara is glad to announce that its production 1978, directed by Tomi Janežič, was nominated by the Romanian Theatre Union for two categories: Best theatre performance in 2023 and Best set design for theatre in 2023 (author: Branko Hojnik).

The Euroregional Theatre Festival Timișoara - TESZT, Romania, is an international festival which has been organised since 2008 by the Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre in Timisoara. The event aims to promote multiculturalism, works as a platform for cultural exchange and also as an invitation to dialogue with the artists and other professionals from Europe, with special attention to the Balkan region. You can find more information about previous editions at: www.teszt.ro . The 15th edition will be organized during May 19th-26th 2024.

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The 2023/2024 theatre season started with the 6th edition of the sports competition dedicated to cultural workers. Organized together with Proteszt Association, our event gathered about 150 participants from Romania, Serbia, Hungary and Ukraine.

The Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre in Timisoara will organise the 14th edition of the Euroregional  Theatre Festival TESZT during May 21st-28th. Indoor and outdoor performances from 15 countries will be presented at TESZT, which belongs to the Official Programe Timișoara – 2023 European Capital of Culture.

The PROTESZT association brings to Timisoara a parade of giant puppets especially created for the official launch of the Veszprém-Balaton Cultural Program 2023. The parade and the non-verbal performance will take place on February 19th, 2023 twice: starting at 12 o'clock on the Alba Iulia street - Libertății Square route, and starting at 6 pmin Dacia Park.

The Doctor, a play written by young British author Robert Icke, will be staged in Romania for the first time at Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre by renowned theatre director Andrei Șerban, who is working in Timisoara for the first time. The project is part of the Theatre’s repertoire for 2023, when Timisoara will be European Capital of Culture.

The Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre in Timișoara is preparing its third premiere of the 2022/2023 season for October 21st – „Caravaggio”, directed by Visky Andrej, text written by Visky András. Even though it is not an usual biographical piece, "Caravaggio” can reveal key-events from the life and work of the 16th century painter who redefined the chiaroscuro.

Csiky Gergely Hungarian State Theatre in Timișoara starts the new 2022/2023 season with two openings. The season begins this week with the performance „Parallel City: Fabric”, and the second premiere will take place in October – „Petőfi-Selfie”. During this time, the Hungarian Theater implemented the sale of tickets directly on the theater’s website. The opening of the season is also announced by the cultural-sports event Actor’s World Championships.