MĂRIE, MĂRIE! (a tribute to Maria Tănase)

a performance by Gabriela Neagu

CAST / CHARACTERS: Maria: Gabriela Neagu; Angela: Denisa Pintiuță; SCENOGRAPHY: Alin Gavrilă; PROJECTIONS: Claudiu Mihăilescu; LIGHTS: Mihai Părău; SOUND: Cătălin Scheau; VIDEO CONCEPT: Radu Nechit and Anton Balint; MUSICAL ARRANGEMENT: prof. Gheorghe Stoica; accordion: Dumitru Mihăilescu

duration: 1h

tickets price: 25 lei / 20 lei

Maria Tănase was and will be a name, a personality, a phenomenon. Perhaps the only genuine Romanian diva. By my artistic approach, a tribute to her, I propose to make a reinterpretation of her songs, full of warmth and sincerity, adding my own artistic personality over the vibrant unmatched original message, to convey the poignant musicality of her creations, filled with tenderness and drama, to today’s generations.

Maria Tănase can stand anytime on the same artistic podium alongside the greatest singers of the world. Her life strikingly resembles the French singer Edith Piaf; both of them can walk on the level of genius. The passion with which she would gift herself to the audience, her sincere feelings, the charisma, her unmatched voice, how she used the message of love and turned into pure folk art all of which have gained me deep. This is an attempt to pass on “the miracle, tragic, and sadness of the music and love” of this genuine singer, which came to be a legend.
Gabriela Neagu

An hour on the life of the Romanian artist who defied beauty norms and won the hearts of her audiences with her blunt and genuine approach. A mix between the brightness of the scene, the sincerity of her interviews and authenticity of the domestic life of Maria Tănase, a multimedia show where live music blends with video projections.

In collaboration with the Department of Theatre Art of the Faculty of Letters and Arts of the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu.