Alina Grigore
Actress
“At 13, I had the chance of joining the Teen-Act troupe of the Petru Rareș Highschool, founded and led by Erwin Shimsensohn.
There I learned to work by being confident in all I did.
My school results improved considerably; while at first I was an introvert child, I gradually managed to adapt to a world that looked chaotic to me. I grew up and continued to apply the acting exercises and games to everything I did, year after year.
I see my later results as consequences of my development in the troupe and the acting faculty. I had the chance to work in the US with specialists in the field, and now I understand: You are what you think.
Welcome to InLight!”
Cristina Casian
Actress
“It is a privilege to meet people who want to rediscover themselves.
The first step they take is fuelled by curiosity, then it all comes together: joy, courage, creativity, inspiration.
People come here with a thirst for being. I am honored that they welcome me as a part of their quest for rediscovery.”
Adrian Sitaru
Director
“I’ve always regarded my work as a trainer as an opportunity to meet people with whom I want to experiment professionally, people who are aware that they can learn something from me, but from whom I know I also learn.
In other words, the so-called ‘class’ is a mutual experience, always new and challenging.”
Ioana Flora
Actress
“Acting has always been a dream to me. Before I was even aware of it. I remember the first plays I saw, back when I was five or seven, sitting between my parents in the theatre, two heads below everyone else. I also remember how the colourful, fascinating world on that stage marked me forever, irrevocably.
It continues to be a dream, even though it has become reality, and it still gives me the joy you usually get from things you only aspire to. A while ago, I have discovered new joy in it – passing on everything I have learned, understood, observed, studied in this profession. I do it now and I solemnly promised to continue doing it with respect for the talent, wishes, passion, intelligence and imaginative powers of all InLight students.
The project with Adi Sitaru, a creative duo which would result in two plays with InLight students as actors, came as an unexpected gift. I never thought I would work with Adi in any other way than in the director-actor framework. Surprise, the unexpected has happened! Each class thrills me, and it gives me immense pleasure to discover how many minds put together gradually weave a story.
It’s fascinating. It’s theatre as an illusion. It’s a mind game. A permanent game, a challenge. A reality? All of the above.”