 Famous artists of the time include Mihai Măniuţiu, Gelu Bogdan Ivaşcu, Maria Munteanu, Ileana Negru, Miriam Cuibus, Marius Bodochi, Petre Băcioiu, Dorin Andone.In this period, performances like "Săptămîna luminată" by M. Săulescu, "The Lesson" by Eugène Ionesco, and "Murder in the Cathedral" by T. S. Eliot were staged during several tours in England, France, Yugoslavia, Finland, the USA and Egypt.After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the performances became more diverse and modern.