Theater made for kids has deep roots here, from puppet stages to opera written for young audiences. These are the venues we'd look at first when planning a show with the kids. Many performances are in Romanian, so with younger kids, puppet and music-led shows are the easy start: the story carries without the words.
The Romanian Athenaeum is a domed, circular concert hall from 1888 and home of the George Enescu Philharmonic. Visitors can walk into the auditorium, where a 75-meter fresco runs around the wall showing scenes from Romanian history, from Trajan's conquest of Dacia to 1918. Below it sits an ornate conference hall as large as the auditorium. In front, a small park holds a statue of the poet Mihai Eminescu.
Opera Comică pentru Copii is the country's only opera and ballet company made for young audiences, founded in 1950 in Giulești. The repertoire mixes classic operas adapted for kids, such as Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, with original productions.
The Bebe OCC program runs short sensory music shows for babies and toddlers in the Undergrant hall, and the theater also hosts workshops and birthday parties.
Opened in 1965, Teatrul Ion Creangă was Romania's first theater with a repertoire made only for young audiences, and it still plays exclusively to kids under 12. The Sala Mare stage runs Romanian classics like Harap Alb alongside Peter Pan, Pinocchio and Puss in Boots.
It was also the first to program shows for under-3s, and runs music, painting and science workshops for the youngest.
Țăndărică is a puppet and marionette theater that has been staging shows since 1945. Puppet theater lets characters fly, grow or change shape in an instant, and the shows here lean on that, with trained actors working the puppets and marionettes.
Theater made for kids has deep roots here, from puppet stages to opera written for young audiences. These are the venues we'd look at first when planning a show with the kids. Many performances are in Romanian, so with younger kids, puppet and music-led shows are the easy start: the story carries without the words.
The Romanian Athenaeum is a domed, circular concert hall from 1888 and home of the George Enescu Philharmonic. Visitors can walk into the auditorium, where a 75-meter fresco runs around the wall showing scenes from Romanian history, from Trajan's conquest of Dacia to 1918. Below it sits an ornate conference hall as large as the auditorium. In front, a small park holds a statue of the poet Mihai Eminescu.
Opera Comică pentru Copii is the country's only opera and ballet company made for young audiences, founded in 1950 in Giulești. The repertoire mixes classic operas adapted for kids, such as Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, with original productions.
The Bebe OCC program runs short sensory music shows for babies and toddlers in the Undergrant hall, and the theater also hosts workshops and birthday parties.
Opened in 1965, Teatrul Ion Creangă was Romania's first theater with a repertoire made only for young audiences, and it still plays exclusively to kids under 12. The Sala Mare stage runs Romanian classics like Harap Alb alongside Peter Pan, Pinocchio and Puss in Boots.
It was also the first to program shows for under-3s, and runs music, painting and science workshops for the youngest.
Țăndărică is a puppet and marionette theater that has been staging shows since 1945. Puppet theater lets characters fly, grow or change shape in an instant, and the shows here lean on that, with trained actors working the puppets and marionettes.
