Symphony of freedom
Sânziana Tarța
Solo performance by Sânziana Tarța
“Symphony of Freedom is the result of a journey I began when my mother found a notebook in which my grandmother had written both the lessons she taught in class, as she was a primary school teacher, and a personal diary. What I discovered there stayed with me and continued to work within me for four years. During that time, my grandfather published a memoir. There, I discovered other things as well, precious information about my family.
Freedom is a theme that has always concerned me and lived within me. Freedom in movement, in thought, in expression. How much freedom do we allow ourselves, and how much do we allow others to be free in our presence? How does a body move when it is limited from within? Limited by a certain way of thinking, of feeling.
A transgenerational inheritance that, through this artistic process, I am trying to analyse, understand and accept.
How much of my body still remembers my grandmother? How much does my voice still resemble hers? Sometimes, in the theatre, my voice seems to become her voice, and my reactions seem to be hers.
Memory and temporality. Remembrance. Stories that want to be told and bodies that need to be set free. For that, time is needed. And movement.” (Sânziana Tarța)
The performance is a production of OM Choreographic Center, funded by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund through the AFCN 2025 Session II, and produced with the support of Cluj-Napoca City Hall and Local Council, 2025.
Recommended age: 12+
- Solo performance by: Sânziana Tarța
- Technical direction: Vlad Negrea
- Created during the artistic residency fellowship awarded by OM Choreographic Center.
- Performance presented in partnership with the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre and the National Museum of Transylvanian History.
Sânziana Tarța
Sânziana Tarța is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice brings together theatre and movement, visual arts, and music. Born in Satu Mare, she began her artistic journey in fashion, graduating from the Faculty of Fashion at the University of Arts in Bucharest. She later studied acting at UNATC “I.L. Caragiale”, where she completed both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Since 2014, she has been an actress at the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre, where she has collaborated with prominent directors such as László Bocsárdi, Alexandru Dabija, Gábor Tompa, and Ada Milea. Her film work includes notable productions such as Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
She has received several awards since her student years and has been recognized for her versatility and artistic depth. Alongside her stage work, Sânziana explores drawing, music composition, and arts education, and has been a trainer at the Ideo Ideis Festival since 2011.
In partnership with the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre and the National Museum of Transylvanian History, and produced with the support of Cluj-Napoca City Hall and Local Council, 2025.
