The establishment of bessarabian scenographic art in the modern period

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From time immemorial by practicing customs and rites in their collective forms of manifestation, the inhabitants of the Mioritic space felt the need for theatrical representations, where rudimentary elements with a spectacular character can be discerned. This cultural spirituality background, emanating across centuries, favored the establishment of a dramatic art much cherished by the natives. Thereby, the distant origins of theatrical art are to be found in the depths of the mythological and folkloric substratum of our nation, the materialization of myths and magical rituals fueling its subsequent evolution. Namely, the popular theater has inscribed in the traditional Romanian culture an original species of folklore that leads to the discovery and knowledge of the evolution of the theatrical image, to the reconstruction of archaic theatrical visions and the valorization of this cultural heritage. All the performances could not but be dressed in the guise of a scenography, supported by the ensemble of stage costume. Although the performances were often played on improvised stages, they were not without scenery and stage arrangement. Gradually, these enactments evolve and acquire full-fledged forms and features of a professional scenography.