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Theatrology (Theatre Journalism)

The THEATROLOGY (Theatre Journalism) bachelor's degree program offers interdisciplinary training, combining theoretical and practical training. The study program prepares specialists in the fields of theater criticism and cultural journalism, respectively the theory and aesthetics of theater and performing arts, who also have the ability to put theoretical knowledge into practice, as an active member of the creative teams of theatrical performances, as well as in the organizational structure of a theater or any other type of performance institution.


In the sense of this double training of the active theater scholar, the studies of History, Theory and Aesthetics of Theater, as well as the disciplines of Spectacology and Theory and Practice of the Press are complemented with disciplines in the fields of artistic creation process management and cultural project management. The active theater scholar participates, as a member of the creative team of the theatrical performance, from the documentation phase to the production and critical reflection of the performance.


The curriculum offers students the opportunity to acquire and deepen theatrical and cultural knowledge, in accordance with the standards of scientific research in the field of performing arts.
It also includes disciplines such as Dramaturgy, Screenwriting, and Creative Writing, which provide the skills training of a playwright who specializes in adapting and processing dramatic text.


This type of training allows our graduates to work in the country and abroad, in a multitude of professional spaces: public cultural institutions - theater, opera, museums, libraries; mass media - written press, online, radio, television; independent theater; book publishing houses; advertising companies; university and pre-university education. Our graduates also work in government institutions (Ministry of Culture, Romanian Cultural Institute, Romanian cultural institutes abroad) or within non-governmental organizations in the cultural and educational field. The employability rate of graduates of this bachelor's program is over 80%.

Our students' specialized practice takes place:

  • within UNATC, through collaboration with the other specializations of the Faculty of Theatre (Acting, Directing, Scenography, Puppets and Marionettes, Choreography) within research and creation workshops
  • in partner theaters in Bucharest (Excelsior Theater, Odeon Theater, Nottara Theater, Bucharest National Opera, Comic Opera for Children, etc.)
  • in editorial teams in the specialized written press (magazines Teatru azi, Scena.ro), radio, TV, online
  • within well-known theatrical events such as the National Theater Festival, the International Shakespeare Craiova Festival, the HOP Gala, the International Radio Theater Festival, the International Theater Schools Festival, etc.

Occupations:

  • Journalist specializing in theater and performing arts
  • Artistic consultant, communication and public relations specialist, literary secretary in theaters and other performance institutions
  • Radio and TV show producer
  • Researcher in the history, theory and aesthetics of theatre and performing arts
  • Copywriter in advertising agencies
  • Script editor
  • Cultural project manager
  • Teaching staff

STAGE I

Eliminatory
The test is marked as passed/failed.

Written test

duration: 2 hours

Analysis of a fragment of a play (from the competition bibliography).

STAGE II

Oral, practical colloquium
The test is scored from 1 to 10.

Oral, practical colloquium

10 – 15 minutes / candidate


Watching a theater performance or a film based on the plays in the competition bibliography (in full or in part, on video, at the committee's choice)

  • duration: max. 3 hours – followed by:
    • the commentary on the theater performance or film watched in the exam;
    • interview.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

THEATRE PLAYS (STAGES I AND II)

  • AP Chekhov: Pescăruşul
  • Camil Petrescu: The game of the iles
  • Geanina Cărbunariu: Stop the Tempo!
  • Euripides: Antigone 
  • Eugene Ionescu: Lesson
  • Ion Luca Caragiale: A lost letter
  • JBP Molière: Truffles 
  • Michael Sebastian: The nameless star
  • William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
  • Edward Albee: Who gives a damn about Virginia Woolf?

Consultative (STAGE I):

  • Drimba, Ovidiu – History of Universal Theatre, Saeculum IO Publishing House, 2005
  • Ghitulescu, Mircea – History of Romanian Literature. Dramaturgy, Tracus Arte Publishing House, Bucharest, 2008
  • Pandolfi, Vito – History of Universal Theatre, vol. 1-4, Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1971

CLAIMS:

  1. The final grade is the arithmetic average of the grades without rounding;
  2. The minimum admission average for places financed from the budget and for those with a fee cannot be less than 5,00 (five).

DIVISION CRITERIA IN CASE OF EQUAL AVERAGES:

  • Criterion 1: Baccalaureate exam average.
  • Criterion 2: Overall average during high school