TRANSITIONS - Call for Interns
20.04.2026. 00:00 — 20.5.2026 20:59TRANSITIONS plays a central role in regional and international cultural exchange.
In 2026–2027, we will stage five new performance productions featuring artists from India/the U.S., Poland, Germany, France, and Slovenia: Urvi Vora, Ludomir Franczak, Sergiu Matiș, Julien Daillière, and Alenka Marinič.
In connection with these productions, we are organizing a training and internship program at Tranzit House. The internship will offer both the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at one of the longest-running independent cultural spaces and a solid theoretical introduction to related fields essential for cultural workers. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to be part of a production team — alongside one of the aforementioned artists — and thus gain practical knowledge of cultural management and the work of a producer.
The program is developed in collaboration with institutions such as the National Dance Center Bucharest, MAGMA Contemporary Medium (Sfântu Gheorghe), City of Women (Ljubljana), Bombay Institute of Critical Thinking (Bombay), HowlRound (USA/international), and PAMPA Network (international), and includes workshops led by experienced professionals such as Alex Ciorogar, Ágnes-Evelin Kispál, Attila Kispál, Attila Seprődi, Corina Cimpoieru, Cosmin Koszor-Codrea, Csilla Könczei, Delia Mucică, Irina Bârca, Laura Trocan, Lorand Maxim, Petro Ionescu, Rohit Goel, Simina Corlat, Sonja Jokiniemi, and Zoltán Gálovits.
Throughout the project, theorists such as Rohit Goel, Claudia Marta, Urvi Vora, Ilinca Tudoruț, Claudiu Gaiu, Adrian Tătăran, Marcel Hosu, Bogdan Popa, Cristian Bodea, and many others will join us for consultations, key moments, and presentations.
All productions will be presented at their premieres and in the frame of a mini-festival accompanied by a symposium featuring the aforementioned theorists in November 2027.
DISCOVER THE ARTISTS:
❯ Urvi Vora (USA/India)
Urvi Vora is an artist, originally trained as a dancer, based in Providence, Rhode Island, and a PhD candidate and Presidential Fellow in Modern Culture and Media at Brown University. She studied philosophy and anthropology and following that, has been creating works in the overlaps between dance, film, and theatre. Her work focuses on the relationship between body and language, movement and text, deeply informed by her research in theoretical psychoanalysis. It has taken various forms — choreographies, short films, essays, and music videos — while always being rooted in conceptual inquiries and fundamental questions about how to move in the world.
Her writing has appeared in Contact Quarterly, Critical Collective, Indent: The Body and The Performative, and Steaua. Her choreographic works include S.K.U.M. Manifesto (2019), The Naked Lunch Series (2019), we were famous for fifteen minutes (2020), This is how you move them (2021) and in the dark, with a six-inch blade (2022). Her collaborative works include the dance performances Under the Influence (2020) and Attention: River Residents! (2021) with Alexandra Mihaela Dancs in Cluj, Romania, and videos for the electronic musician, Sijya, Stonefruit (2024) and Leather (2025) in New Delhi, India.
From 2020 till 2023, she worked as a mentor and facilitator for young practitioners at Aagaaz Theatre Trust. She is also a founding member of the performing arts space Khuli Khirkee in New Delhi.
❯ Ludomir Franczak (Poland)
Ludomir Franczak — anti-disciplinary artist and researcher working in the fields of visual arts, performance and theatre. His works are presented in theatres, galleries, public and private spaces. He cooperates with musicians (Marcin Dymiter, Robert Curgenven, Robert Piotrowicz), visual artists (Magdalena Franczak, Sebastian Buczek), and theatres (Schaubude/Berlin, Cross Attic/Prague, TATWERK/Berlin, Szwalnia/Lodz). Member of the collective creating the Polish exhibition at the Prague Quadrennial 2023.
His main focus is on issues of memory, identity and activism. Through intermedia actions he creates complex projects using visual and sound arts, history or literature. He is the author of several artistic publications and audio works. He is also active as a curator and cultural worker.
❯ Sergiu Matiș (Germany/Romania)
Sergiu Matiș is a Romanian choreographer living in Berlin since 2008. His work has been presented throughout Europe, including at ImPulsTanz (Vienna), Centre National de la Danse (Paris), PACT Zollverein (Essen), Trafó (Budapest) and the National Center for Dance Bucharest. His most recent performance, Earth Works, premiered in December 2024 at Radialsystem Berlin.
Sergiu was born in Cluj-Napoca. He studied dance at the Liceul de Coregrafie in Cluj from 1991 to 2000, and then at the Mannheim Academy of Dance as a recipient of the Birgit Keil Foundation scholarship. He began his professional career at Tanztheater Nuremberg, where he worked under the artistic direction of Daniela Kurz. Since 2009 he has been involved in several productions with Sasha Waltz & Guests, both as a performer and rehearsal director.
In 2014, Sergiu completed his masters in Solo/Dance/Authorship (SoDA) at the Inter- University Centre for Dance (HZT) Berlin. He was awarded a scholarship from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation for the duration of his studies.
Sergiu has been commissioned to create new works for various dance companies including the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company, Studio Contemporary Dance Company (Zagreb) and ŻfinMalta National Dance Company. He has led numerous teaching activities at universities and higher-education settings, most recently at SEAD – Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance and the Hollins University MFA Summer School in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). He also regularly conducts workshops and training in professional and pre-professional contexts. In 2024, Sergiu received the National Center for Dance Bucharest Award for his contribution to the development of contemporary dance in Romania.
❯ Julien Daillère (France)
Julien Daillère is a writer, actor, and director, associated with the theatre company La TraverScène. After fifteen years working in France on shows designed for traditional distribution channels, and after obtaining a doctorate in theatre studies from the University of Arts in Târgu-Mureș, Romania, he turned to hybrid theatrical forms in 2018. Conceived for non-dedicated spaces, but also adapted for equipped venues, his “cooperative solos” address powerful subjects with humor and tenderness. Throughout the performance, the audience takes control of certain stage effects (lighting, soundscapes, activation of devices, speaking).
During the 2020 lockdowns, he worked with telephone audio (teleperformance, voice servers, etc.). In 2022, he launched the Avoir Lieu research program with La Marge Heureuse, exploring alternative forms of live performance compatible with COVID-19 (in-person/remote). Most recently, after three years of regular artistic residencies in nursing homes, he created the show Voyage en terre de vieillesse (Journey to the Land of Old Age) in 2025. He is also working with healthcare professionals on a method for simulating neurodegenerative disorders to facilitate communication between caregivers and their affected loved ones.
His work is presented in both small, alternative venues and institutional venues such as Malraux scène nationale or Scène nationale Carré Colonnes. As a performer, he dances for the Komusin company, directed by choreographer Eun Young Lee. Alongside visual artist Maria Langraf, he is also co-artistic curator of the LBO Art Centre, located in a nursing home near Chambéry.
❯ Alenka Marinič (Slovenia)
Alenka Marinič is an independent theatre artist and one of the founders of collective Narobov (www.narobov.org) and Globus Hystericus (www.globus-hystericus.org). With Narobov she won the audience award for their performances De.Kons (2008), Call (2010) and Community (2019) at the Impronale festival (Halle, Germany), won the first place at the Improvaganza tournament (2008, Edmonton, Canada) and the prestigious Ježek award for their radio intervention Big Sister, to name some. Besides Narobov she is a co-founder of a physical theater company Globus Hystericus. Globus Hystericus produces shows and carries out pedagogical work in the fields of physical, street, mask, and clown theater. The company has performed and/or presented workshops in Slovenia, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, and the USA, and won Urbana Ljubljana prize for street theatre shows Road to Tadam (2020) and Busker’s Dream (2024). She is working as an actress and a writer on television (Štafeta mladosti, Kaj Dogaja, RTV Slovenija), in film (Nič novega nič pretresljivega, Podstrešje), on radio (Radio Slovenija, Radio Student) and in clown projects (Rdeči noski).
Alenka has been teaching workshops in improvisation, clown play and physical theater for a number of years in Slovenia and abroad (Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Ireland, USA, Croatia).
DISCOVER THE WORKSHOPS:
Series I. July 6–17, 2026:
❯ Introductory session and presentations;
❯ Workshop on independent cultural space management with Könczei Csilla and Lorand Maxim: We will focus on the functioning of Tranzit House as a cultural institution. The workshop will also include a guided tour of independent spaces in Cluj;
❯ Workshop on production & project management with Simina Corlat and Laura Trocan: The course introduces the basics of cultural project management, from team building and production to financial management, through a practical journey from idea to implementation;
❯ Workshop on the history & legislation of copyright with Delia Mucică and Alex Ciorogar: An introduction to debates on authorship and authorship rights, as well as the legal aspects of copyright (moral and economic rights, related rights), with a focus on Romanian legislation and copyright in the digital context.
Series II. December 7–18, 2026:
❯ Reflection and feedback session;
❯ Workshop on documentation, archiving, and archival collection management with Cosmin Koszor-Codrea: We will explore the Tranzit House Archive (spanning nearly three decades of activity) and examine documentation/archiving methodologies for our own productions;
❯ Workshop on the “Archive Fever” with Rohit Goel and Urvi Vora: A theoretical exploration of the concept of the archive and archival practices, based on the critical framework provided by Lacanian psychoanalysis;
❯ Workshop on Complex cultural mediation with Petro Ionescu and Irina Bârca: Introduction to cultural mediation, exploring ways of working with the public, facilitating understanding, and enhancing interpretations.
Series III. July 5–17, 2027:
❯ Reflection and feedback session;
❯ Workshop on audience studies with Gálovits Zoltán and Seprődi Attila: A workshop exploring cultural reception, investigating how we view, interpret, and are influenced by artistic experiences before, during, and after engaging with them, in relation to each individual’s social and educational context;
❯ Workshop on the Feedback Method with Sonja Jokiniemi: An introductory workshop on the feedback method inspired by DasArts (Amsterdam), which transforms feedback into a structured tool for observation, reflection, and support for the artistic process;
❯ Workshop off-site – visit to MAGMA, Sfântu Gheorghe: We will get to know an independent cultural space with extensive experience. We will learn about its archive and about the archives brought back into the public eye by MAGMA, such as the archive of the AnnART Performance Festival (1990–1999);
❯ Workshop and Field Trip – visit to the National Dance Center Bucharest (CNDB): We will get to know a public institution dedicated to contemporary dance. We will learn how the CNDB media library manages a heritage collection spanning approximately a century of contemporary dance history.
JOIN THE INTERNSHIP!
If you’re interested in joining the team of one of our guests’ productions, we invite you to apply. The program will include theoretical training as well as paid practical work.
The selection process takes place in two stages. It involves submitting an application using the form at the link. Subsequently, if your application is relevant to our program, we will contact you to schedule a short interview.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Application form: https://forms.gle/ztnFeJuxoc8ZssYbA
Application deadline: May 20, 2026
Interview period: May 22–24, 2026
Final selection announcement: June 5, 2026
↓↓↓ Application and participation requirements ↓↓↓
❯ The form can be completed in Romanian, Hungarian, or English, depending on your preference. The workshops will be conducted in Romanian, and some in English. Additionally, communication with some of the invited artists will require knowledge of English.
❯ The internship is paid at 4,500 RON gross. The stipend is contingent upon full participation in the training program and it is tied to the practical work period, which involves your participation in a production team and the organization of the final presentation and discussion events.
❯ The program is open to adults of legal age, with no upper age limit.
❯ Throughout the program, participants will receive mentorship from Zoltán Gálovits, co-curator of the program.
❯ The selection process will take place in two stages. In the first phase, please fill out this form. Subsequently, if your application is suitable for the program, we will contact you to schedule a short interview, set for one of the days of May 22, 23, or 24.
❯ The selection committee consists of the Tranzit Foundation team and the curators of the TRANZITIONS program, Lorand Maxim and Zoltán Gálovits.
❯ Please follow our Facebook page and the Tranzit House website, where we will regularly post details and updates about the program. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email us at tranzit.foundation@gmail.com.
❯ Since the internship requires full participation in the training workshops (offered free of charge), as well as involvement in one of the production teams and in organizing the final events, please carefully review the workshop schedule and the proposed production periods.
❯ Participation in the workshops requires physical presence in Cluj and the ability to travel to Bucharest and Sfântu Gheorghe. The cost of these two trips will be fully covered by the Tranzit Foundation.
❯ The production period is estimated. Production involves both preparatory activities and dialogue with the artists prior to their arrival in the country, as well as support during rehearsals and performances, and in the process of submitting the production to relevant festivals. The dates are tentative, but participants must be available, and able to prioritize participation during that time.
CALENDAR SUMMARY:
Series I. Workshops July 6–17, 2026;
Series II. Workshops December 7–18, 2026 ;
Series III. Workshops July 5–17, 2027.
Production I. August–September 2026, directed by Urvi Vora;
Production II. October–November 2026, directed by Ludomir Franczak;
Production III. February–March 2027, directed by Sergiu Matiș;
Production IV. March–April 2027, directed by Julien Daillière;
Production V. June–July 2027, directed by Alenka Marinič;
Final presentation event and symposium. November 2027.
Project co-financed by AFCN – Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the project or for how the results of the project may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the funding beneficiary.