Highlights

The Parallel City – producer and project director
The Parallel City – The Immersive Theatre Trilogy – http://orasulparalel.ro/en/
An immersive, site-specific theatre journey through the hidden stories of Timișoara’s neighbourhoods

Between 2021 and 2023, The Parallel City trilogy transformed three historical neighbourhoods of Timișoara—Iosefin/ Józsefváros, Fabric/ Gyárváros , and Elisabetin/ Erzsébetváros —into living stages. Directed by Ana Mărgineanu and written by Peca Ștefan, each part was developed through extensive local research and co-produced by Diogene Cultural Association the Hungarian State Theatre of Timișoara, among other partners.

• • Iosefin (2021) explored parallel lives and unseen histories, using multilingual performances and interactive walking routes across the train station, public courtyards, and riverside pontoons, reflecting also on the experience of Afghan refugees in Timișoara in 2021.
    • Trailer // making of
    • HU Theatre page

• Film adaptation in 2025 – trailer 

• Fabric (2022) focused on finding the mystery of a 20 years old disappearing mother, blending fiction with urban legends and audience-driven narratives an questioning the ethics of control, even when done for the good of our loved ones. Audiences navigated the story with the help of a custom mobile app, choosing paths in a labyrinthine cultural Hungarian centre .
  • Trailer // making of
  • HU Theatre page
• Party in Elisabetin (2023) offered a collective present, through five audio-guided routes converging in an immersive celebration hosted in a reimagined university hall. The format mixed dance, puppetry, and time-travel storytelling, culminating in a festive and surreal experience – AN IMMERSIVE THEATRICAL WANDERLAND.
  • Trailer // making of
  • HU Theatre page

Each part of The Parallel City rooted itself in real places, histories, and community testimonies, merging documentary material with fictional storytelling. Across three years, Part of the Timișoara 2023 Cultural Capital program, the trilogy drew thousands of  spectators, became a local cultural phenomenon, and was featured in national press and TV coverage.

In 2025, the project enters a new chapter: a TV adaptation with partners including the national TV station and ICR Budapest. This stage expands The Parallel City’s legacy across borders, sharing the layered heritage of Timișoara with new audiences.

CiviCultura (2019–ongoing)
A civic theater program engaging neighborhoods through participatory performances, public debates, and live-streamed cultural events.
Key components: Shine Your Light – The City’s Show, CivicTalk, CivicStream, City Stories.