Acting Dream Theater is the first independent musical theatre in Romania, founded in 2015. Although this a innovative initive, the project has managed to attract a team of professionals who put their talents at work for this idea. Acting Dream Academy, the musical theatre school, was born out of the desire to build something new, something that would represent them completely. The purpose of the school was to prepare children and teenagers, at a high level, and then to produce children’s theatre shows.

In 2016, the first production of the Acting Dream Academy came to life. The musical “Away from home”, exclusively interpreted by children, speaks about the true values in life, where human beauty is treasured as a virtue. It is the only show of this type in Romania, staged in a professional theatre. After that, the team produces musicals such as: White Lies, The Jungle Book, Heartbeat and Cinderella.

Auraco was founded in 2006 and is run by non-profit association Kuukulkurit ry. The touring company is based in Helsinki, Finland. Since 2010 Auraco is one of the most internationally touring Finnish dance companies, with 26 countries so far in Europe and Asia.

Auraco’s performances trust the performers’ presence and the vulnerability of the movement itself. With minimalistic or no décor, the performers fill the empty stage, creating a responsive atmosphere. The relationship with the audience is open and sensitive. The performances break boundaries between the performers and the audience. Audience development is a key element of Auraco’s work.

Founded in 1976, La Baracca has been producing and programming Theatre shows for Young Audiences for over 45 years. Since the early ‘80s, the company has administered and run a city theatre for children and young audiences, presenting, hosting, and organising shows, workshops, cultural and artistic activities for boys and girls, parents, and teachers.

The productions are centred on actors theatre and have an original theatrical style and dimension, aimed at generating amazement, pursuing simplicity and essentiality, always paying special attention to the relationship with the audience. Far from the concept of entertainment, it is a kind of theatre that supports the idea of competent and sensitive children, who can fully enjoy a high-quality artistic experience at any age.

Imaginart helps develop audiences and networks for artistic collaboration, builds international tours for the performing and visual arts. It produces singular creations and unique events. Through the living arts, it connects people, opening paths and perspectives.

Lola Solanilla (light artist and installation creator at Com un llum) and Hèctor Puigdomènech (dancer and choreographer at Brodas Bros urban dance company), accept the invitation of the creation centre LaSala to develop this idea during an artistic residence with no fears on the result to achieve a new relation between spectator, science and art.

The Comic Opera for Children (OCC) is a public cultural institution in Bucharesti with over 70 titles of opera, operetta, musical and ballet in its repertoire, OCC has over 450 performances annually, both at home and on tour. At the Comic Opera for Children, every detail of the show receives due attention, so that the line between education and play becomes so thin that children learn to love art without getting bored. Exceptional events, galas, opera, ballet, musical and operetta, performed at the highest level, interactive lessons, workshops, festivals, backstage tours, games, gifts – all reach the children’s soul through consistent effort.

The Comic Opera for Children also assumes the role of a debut scene for young people who complete their musical studies, providing them with the right environment to express their creativity, talent and knowledge in performing arts (soloists, instructors, stage designers, directors, choreographers).

Roseland musical is a company with 36 years of experience creating dance shows for children and young people to offer them performances with the artistic quality that enrich the childhoods of the who attends. Through the show Pinocchio and, thanks to the audiovisual contribution of the artist Franc Aleu (National Culture Award, Audiovisual category 2012), the company conceived a new artistic language incorporating technology and image as scenographic support.

This year 2023, with the help of The Grec Festival de Barcelona 2023, a new production, I am from here, will premiere. A show that makes visible on stage the cultural diversity of today's youth. Through different styles of dance and with the support of immersive projections, dance, and social transformation are conveyed in a dynamic and entertaining show. With this last show, Roseland seeks to approach pre-teens and teenagers, a public that often does not have many shows that address them.

"Gulliver" Theatre for Children and Youth from Galați was founded in 1952 and has become ever since one of the most prestigious performance institutions for children in Romania. The theatre is constantly trying to adapt to the cultural movements of the modern era, by offering an artistic program that aims to satisfy the cultural requirements of the public living in Galaţi in order to maintain a high level of competitiveness.

”Gulliver” Theatre has developed a vast repertoire, which currently covers over 20 performances for all ages: When I hold your hand, Look within yourself, Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, The Bear Tricked by the Fox, Cinderella, The Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Alice in Wonderland, Harap Alb – Play Again etc. "Gulliver" Theatre for Children and Youth has an important artistic activity by participating in cultural actions, national and international festivals, as well as local events, therefore it highly contributes to the promotion of Galați city’s image.

On May 4, 1965, the Ion Creangă Theatre welcomed its audience for the first time and delighted them with the story of Harap Alb - the first legendary hero who stepped on the Theatre's stage. Since that moment, the Ion Creangă Theatre continuously focused its efforts on innovation in terms of children's theatre, but also on forming a team that can carry forward this ideal of a theatre entirely dedicated to children.

Time went by and many artists, actors, dancers and directors, have influenced our history, from Marietta Sadova, to Ion Cojar and Cornel Todea - probably the most important figure of the theatre, after Ion Lucian - the one who laid the foundations of this theatre. Countless shows have delighted domestic audiences, as well as those abroad through tours in Italy, Germany, France, USA, Japan and many others.

Currently, the Theatre has taken on the mission of preparing the very young audience through performances that go beyond the idea of a conventional theatre show. The performances are specially designed so that the little spectators get used to the atmosphere of a theatre show, but at the same time they are invited to be an active part of it.

LaBú Theatre is an artistic contemporary performance creation and research project focusing on new visual narratives through the body in movement and the poetry of objects and the senses.

LaBú carves a path between ambiguity and suggestion through a unique language, building a universe in which the creation of atmospheres, textures, plasticity and music generates narratives in movement that evoke states of reflection for audiences of all ages.

Their work creates a space of freedom for the imagination and invites the audience to take an active part, generating meaning for all that their senses are interpreting. The sensory and emotional reverberations that originate from this connection is what we refer to as poetry of the senses.

Théâtre de la Guimbarde is a professional theatre company for young audiences, which has been roaming the Belgian and foreign roads for over 40 years. At the heart of the city of Charleroi, the company constantly opens up to the world. La Guimbarde’s creations are aimed at the imaginary of today’s children, in the hope to confront them to others, give them tools to build a better future, and offer them mixed views of society.

Théâtre de la Guimbarde initiated in Belgium the theatrical creation aimed at the very young (0 to 3 years old). The citizen approach taken by the theatre company has translated into numerous training and workshop projects, carried out all year long in nurseries, schools and associations.

The teatre is also involved in several international projects, including “Small Size” and for the next five years “Mapping”.

The Theatre of Youth is a public theatre. It supports emerging theatre creators since its inception, in 1958, and it has been a perfect host for young graduates and debutants to become some of the most important actors on Romanian stages or directors that influenced European and American theatre. The core coordinates of The Theatre of Youth in its current phase are: collaboration, community, contemporary, regional, national and international co-production. The artistic direction is focused on educational projects and contemporary dramaturgy, including performances inspired and developed from community narratives based on texts written specifically for the actors.

Țăndărică Theatre spawns a history of more than 76 years and it still remains a beacon for today's trends in animation and visual theatre. Yearly, the spectators can choose from a repertoire of over 30 plays, with 6 premieres each year.

Because the theatre addresses an array of themes, both current and of interest, it shapes productions and projects which lead to a continuous expansion of the target audience.

At the same time, collaborating with Romanian directors and writers makes Teatrul Țăndărică a promoter of the local culture. Simultaneously, The theatre has also an international component. By participating in international festivals, Țândărică Theatre encourages cultural exchanges and international projects.