The National Palace “Nicolae Sulac”
It is a concert and festival venue in the centre of Chisinau. The construction of the Palace was completed in 1972 and at that time it was called Sala de Sesiuni (Hall of Sessions), where theatre and entertainment performances were organized. It was renamed in honour of the folk singer...
National Theater ”Mihai Eminescu”
It was founded on October 10, 1920 on the initiative of several personalities led by Sergiu T. Niţă, (Minister of Bessarabia in the Romanian government), Stefan Ciobanu (member of the Romanian Academy), writers Nicolae N. Beldiceanu, Nicolae Beldiman, Leon Donici and director Gheorghe Mitu Dumitriu. The first season was opened...
National Opera and Ballet Theatre “Maria Bieșu”
On July 5, 1957, the Minister of Culture of the MSSR A. Lazarev signed the order for the establishment of the Moldovan State Theater of Opera and Ballet “A.S. Pushkin”, an epochal document for the further development of this leading institution of national culture. The historical evolution of the Moldavian...
Republican Theater “Luceafarul”
The Republican Theater “Luceafărul” was founded in 1960 as a theater for children and youth. On September 30, by order of the Minister of Culture of the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic, Arteom Lazarev and in accordance with the decision of the Bureau of the Central Committee and the College of...
Russian State Drama Theater “A. P. Cehov”
It was founded on November 5, 1934 in Tiraspol. The first show staged was “Hate” by S. Ialțev. In 1940 the theater was moved to Chisinau, where in the same year he presented the show “Unchaining”, by B. Lavreniov. During the Second World War, the theater was evacuated to Turkmenistan,...
Municipal Puppet Theatre “Guguță”
It first opened its doors on November 27, 1992. From the moment of its foundation, it was conceived as a theatre to educate children in the national spirit and to promote the cultural values of the nation. The idea of such a theatre belonged to a group of intellectuals of...
National Theatre “Eugene Ionesco”
It is one of the most famous theatres in Chisinau. It was founded on 11 September 1991. The theatre was created at the initiative of a team of actors, graduates of the B. Shchukin Theatre School in Moscow, headed by Petru Vutcărău. The playwright Eugène Ionesco personally agreed that the...
Republican Puppet Theatre “Licurici”/”Fireflies”
Founded in October 1945, immediately after the Second World War, the Republican Puppet Theater “Licurici” remains an exceptional cultural center, which presents shows for all ages. The theater began its activity with the show “The gazebo” by S. Marsak, within the Moldovan-Russian-Ukrainian cultural relations, established immediately after the war. Professionalism...
Geneza Art Theater
Geneza Art Theatre is one of the independent theatres in Moldova. The “debut” of the Theatre took place in January 2010 with the performance “Blue Flower”, a tribute to the great poet Mihai Eminescu’s “blond angel” poet Veronica Micle. The year 2017 is the year in which the 8th season...
National Theater “Satiricus”
The National Theater “Satiricus Ion Luca Caragiale” is a municipal drama theater in Chisinau, the capital of the Republic of Moldova. It was founded in 1990 on the initiative of the actor and director Sandu Grecu. The theater’s repertoire mostly includes satirical and humorous plays. It is certainly the first...
Municipal Drama Theatre of “On the Street of Roses”
The Russian Drama Theatre was founded in 1978 in Chisinau as a studio theatre. The theatre’s repertoire includes contemporary plays by Russian and European playwrights. The theatre has been noticed and loved by the audience thanks to its original repertoire and talented young actors. Many of the theatre’s leading actors...
