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TheBulandra Theatre (Romanian:Teatrul Bulandra) inBucharest,Romania was founded in 1947 as Teatrul Municipal; its first director wasLucia Sturdza-Bulandra, one of the leading Romanian stage actresses of her generation.Liviu Ciulei was director between 1963 and 1972; one of the most important directors since then was Ștefan Iordănescu (1999–2002), who restructured the theatre management. From 2002 until his death in 2019, the theatre was directed byAlexandru Darie; as of 2020, the director isVlad Zamfirescu.[1]
Since 1991, the Bulandra Theatre has been a member of the Union of European Theatres, which was founded in March 1990. The theatre currently has two stages, located about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) apart from one another:Sala Liviu Ciulei, the formerSala Izvor (renovated 2002) near theDâmbovița River, not far from the southwest corner ofCișmigiu Gardens; andSala Toma Caragiu (renovated 2003), about half a kilometer southeast ofPiața Romană, just east of theGrădina Icoanei park.
OriginallyTeatrul Municipal, the theatre later acquired the nameTeatrul Lucia Sturdza Bulandra, now shortened toTeatrul Bulandra. The present Sala Liviu Ciulei (Izvor) was and remains the headquarters, housing offices as well as the actual theatre space. The main teatre building has been renamed in 2011 after the previous head of Bulandra Theatre, film and theatre director and actorLiviu Ciulei. BeforeCommunist times, the second hall, located by Grădina Icoanei and designed by architectIon Mincu, was theauditorium of a private school,Școala Centrală de Fete (Central Girls' School), located on Icoanei Street. Afternationalization, the hall was first renamed afterFilimon Sârbu, then later took its present name, in memory of actorToma Caragiu.
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