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In 1990, a group consisting of choreographers: Sergiu Anghel, Raluca Ianegic, composers: Corneliu Cezar, Maia Ciobanu, and ballet teachers: Anca Mândrescu, Magdalena Bălan, and Liliana Zărnescu laid the foundations of higher choreographic education in Romania by establishing the first choreography section within the I.L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest. Meanwhile transformed into a Department of the Faculty of Theatre, it promotes study programmes for the first cycle of a bachelor’s degree: choreographic creation; for the second cycle of a master’s degree: choreographic art, respectively choreography and performance in dance (pedagogical studies); and for the third cycle: doctoral studies in the field of Theatre and Performing Arts. The graduates of these programmes are the artists who have transformed the entire field of dance art in Romania over the past three decades through their spectacular creations, the dance companies and schools they have founded, or the dancers they have trained.
In 2025, the I.L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film is organizing the International Conference on Creativity in Dance, the first scientific event in Romania dedicated to the art of choreography, marking the thirty-five years since the establishment of higher education studies in choreography.
The purpose of this conference is to provide an opportunity, at an academic level, for researchers, professors, and students to communicate the results of their studies, to interact directly with their colleagues, and to establish partnerships between universities for the development of joint research projects in the field of choreographic art. To encourage and support a wide range of approaches that stimulate creativity, the conference proceedings will follow in several directions: pre-lectures, debates, workshops, book launches, student creation presentations, and exhibitions.
By organizing this conference year after year, we hope it will become a benchmark among internationally organized academic events, inspiring both the academic world and professional artists everywhere.
The organizing committee
Theatre Faculty
Prof. Bogdana Crețu Darie PhD – Dean of the Faculty
Choreography Department:
Assoc. Prof. Simona Șomăcescu PhD – Project Manager and curator of ICCD
Assist. Prof. Elena Zamfirescu PhD – Director of the Department
Assist. Prof. Valentina De Piante PhD
Students – organization volunteers
Directing Department:
Assoc. Prof. Mihaela Michailov PhD
Assist. Prof. Diana Istina Păcurar PhD – Pro-Rector for International Relations and Image
Doctoral School:
PhD student Teodora Velescu – website editor
Department of International Relations and Image:
Raluca Drăgan – Erasmus Programme Coordinator
Cătălin Sîrbu – IT specialist
Department of Public Relations and Communication:
Alek Ștefan – Photographer
Ana Maria Bănuță – Social Media Manager (collaborator)
Production Department
Andreea Burciu (MA student of Entrepreneurship and Management of Theatre Organizations)
Cătălin Stancu – Head of Department
Roxana Șufaru – Programming
Anthony Deaibes – lighting-design
Dan Popescu – sound-design
Mugur Geicu – machinists, set handlers
Film Faculty
Multimedia department: sound, editing
Alexandra Diaconu – teaser editor
Screenwriting, Filmology Department
Master’s student Tudor C. Popa – teaser images