Double bill: Telemachus & Good Vibes Only (beta test) | Ioana Marchidan & Francesca Santamaria

A double bill of dance and performance on 10 November at 19:30 at the Centrul Național al Dansului București, in the "Stere Popescu" Hall, as part of the Iridescent festival (1–30 November 2026). Recommended age: 12+. The festival programme is at cndb.ro/festival/2026.

Telemachus, by Ioana Marchidan (concept, performer), is a performative lecture on the impact of parental abandonment and absence on the child, seen from a biological, psychological and emotional perspective, with scientific discourse, movement and text. Music: Alexandru Suciu. Light design: Arcadie Rusu. Scenography and video projections: Yasmin Asan.

GOOD VIBES ONLY (beta test), by Francesca Santamaria, is the first chapter of a larger project. It takes the form of a beta test and explores scrolling and the relationship between performativity and consumption. Dramaturgical collaboration: Pietro Angelini. Sound design: Ramingo. Voice: Michela De Rossi. Movement coaching: Beatrice Pozzi. Outside eye: Daniele Ninarello. Costumes: Elena Luca. Executive production: CODEDUOMO ETS. The artist is Aerowaves #Twenty26, and the performance is presented in the Aerowaves Programme, co-funded by Creative Europe. Special thanks to the Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest.

Tickets: full price 55 RON; reduced ticket (pupils, students, seniors, professionals and First time at CNDB) 25 RON. Link: bilet.ro/eveniment/double-bill-telemachus-good-vibes-only-b…