Producer: Laboratorul de Artă

Directed by: Antoaneta Cojocaru

Recommended age: 14+

Cast: Antoaneta Cojocaru and the band Beethoven Crisis (Maria Bucur, Andrei Mancaș, Răzvan Balașov, Vlad Ploeșteanu) with the participation of Adelina Baicu

Set Design: Vladimir Turturică

Costume Design: Iolanda Mutu Jr.

Choreography: Ioana Marchidan

Assistant Directors: Cristiana Ioniță, Daniel Pascariu

Original Music: Maria Bucur

Live Performance: Beethoven Crisis

Lighting Design: Alin Popa

Video Design: Dorel Mihăilă

Duration: 1h 45 min (no intermission)

Synopsis:

Ofelia.Afterlife is a concert-theatre piece created by Antoaneta Cojocaru, based on a text by Dan Coman, which gives voice to Ophelia to tell her own story. In the classic Hamlet, Ophelia represents a minority, often seen as too fragile and therefore insignificant. This very minority gains voice through this artistic discourse, speaking to the world with dignity about acceptance, deeper understanding, and kindness, feelings and intentions that transcend time but are especially vital now. Ophelia thus becomes both a strong female voice through her poetry and a profound artistic and social statement.

In an increasingly cynical and sterile world driven by the desire for power, control, or vengeance, Ophelia fades away, leaving behind the question: where is there still room for love?

Constructed as a fusion of arts, OFELIA.Afterlife brings together Dan Coman’s writing, the sensitive and raw performance of Antoaneta Cojocaru, the music of Beethoven Crisis, Vladimir Turturică’s set design, Iolanda Mutu Jr.’s costumes, Ioana Marchidan’s choreography, projections by Dorel Mihăilă, and lighting by Alin Popa. Together, these elements create a multisensory show blending realism with surrealism to offer a profound perspective on the female condition and its emotional complexity, as well as on the human condition of those who do not resemble victors but quietly underpin them.